The Little Flying Bears is an animated television series produced by CinéGroupe and Zagreb Film. It was a Canadian production which originally aired in 1990. This cartoon helps children realize the importance of protecting the environment. The series shows the harmful effects of pollution and fires as well as the important role of the ecosystem.

Plot

The series focuses on a rare species of little bears with wings that live in the magical forest in a utopian cooperative community. The little flying bears together with their friends, took on themselves the task to defend their forest from pollution. However, their efforts, very often, are disturbed by two weasels, Skulk and Sammy, who strive to pollute the forest. Every so often the weasels receive help from Slink the snake. The three always strive to find new ways to disturb the harmony of the forest but their plans are destroyed always by the bears. The bears are always attentive to the advice of the old bear, Plato (who is too old to fly) and his friend Ozzy the owl.

Characters

Protagonists

Other notable inhabitants of the forest include: blue rabbits, orange squirrels, pink bobcat or lynx, raccoon, skunk and blue and green birds (both males and females of all these species are shown, but most of them remain unnamed).

Antagonists

Humans

Episodes (1990-1991)

Theme song

The theme song was composed by Julie Villandré. The lyrics were written by Jean-Pierre Liccioni and sung by voice actress Sonja Ball.

Awards

The Little Flying Bears had won the coveted first prize for best animated children's series for 1990 at the FIMAJ International Festival in France.

Global broadcasting

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