Kissyfur

Kissyfur
Genre	Animation
Created by	Phil Mendez
Voices of	Ed Gilbert Frank Welker Russi Taylor Stu Rosen Neil Ross Terence McGovern R.J. Williams Doug Parker
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	46
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jean Chalopin Andy Heyward
Production company(s)	DIC Entertainment NBC Productions Saban International (1988)
Broadcast
Original channel	National Broadcasting Company
Original run	September 13, 1986 – August 25, 1990

Kissyfur is a 1980s animated children's television series which aired on NBC. It was produced by Jean Chalopin & Andy Heyward and created by Phil Mendez for DIC. The series was based on a half-hour NBC prime-time special called Kissyfur: Bear Roots and was followed by three more specials until its Saturday morning debut. The show ran for two seasons.

The show follows the adventures of Gus and Kissyfur, a father and son bear duo who had joined the circus. One day on a circus trip, the train they are riding in derails and the bears escape to a new life in the swamps of Paddlecab County. There, they protect the local swamp's inhabitants from the local bumbling alligators Floyd and Jolene. Kissyfur and his father use the skills they have acquired from the human world to create a boat tour business transporting other animals and their products down the river.

Adults

• Gus (voiced by Ed Gilbert) - Kissyfur's father, who owns a paddlecab company and taxis the animals from one side of the swamp to the other. He can be a bit bumbling at times, but is a good father.
• Miss Emmie Lou (voiced by Russi Taylor) - A blue bear who wears a flower behind one ear. Is the schoolteacher in the swamp and has a southern accent. She has a cousin named Ernie. Is also sweet on Gus.
• Charles - A warthog and Lenny’s Dad, Charles thinks he has everything figured out most of the time, but is usually more brawn than brains.
• Ralph - A packrat who has a bad habit of stealing things from the residents of Paddlecab County.
• Howie - A mocking bird who can throw his voice and can mimic anything and everyone. This talent often gets him into trouble.
• Uncle Shelby (voiced by Frank Welker) - A wise turtle who is the elder of the swamp
• The Cackle Sisters - Two chicken sisters. One of them talks and is very prim and proper, while the other one just clucks, usually agreeing with whatever her sister says. She is referred to as Claudette.
• Floyd (voiced by Stu Rosen]]) - An alligator who along with Jolene is always hatching a plan to try and capture the swamp cubs so they can eat them for dinner. Isn’t the brightest, often making dim-witted remarks.
• Jolene (voiced by Terry McGovern (actor)|Terence McGovern]]) - An alligator who wears a red wig. Her and Floyd are always trying to capture the swamp cubs so they can eat them for dinner. She would be considered the brains between the two, but not by much. Has a low tolerance for Floyd’s dim-wittedness, which usually results in her smacking him with her wig.
• Flo (voiced by Marilyn Lightstone) - A smug buzzard.

Swamp Cubs

• Kissyfur (voiced by R.J. Williams) - Gus’s son and the title character of the series. He and his Dad are the newest residents of Paddlecab County. He is an eight year old bear cub who loves to pretend and occasionally gets into trouble with the rest of the cubs.
• Stuckey (voiced by Stu Rosen) - A purple porcupine who is very gloomy. He talks slowly and is the quiet one of the group.
• Beehunnie (voiced by Russi Taylor) - A white bunny who has a crush on Kissyfur, she is the only female swamp cub and tends to act as the voice of reason at times
• Duane (voiced by Neil Ross) - A pig who loves to clean and freaks out if he gets dirty.
• Toot (voiced by Russi Taylor) - A six year old beaver, Toot is the youngest of the swamp cubs. He looks up to and idolizes Kissyfur.
• Lenny (voiced by Lennie Weinrib) - Charles son, Lenny would technically be the bully of the group. He tries to act tough, though this sometimes fails if he’s really scared of something. Enjoys being bossy and pushing the other cubs around. Refers to Kissyfur as “Kissyface.”
• Donna (voice by Russi Taylor) - Miss Emmy Lou's niece.

Episode list

Specials

1. Kissyfur: Bear Roots
2. Jam Wars
3. The Humans Must Be Crazy
4. To Tell the Truth

Season 1

1. A Whale of a Tale
2. Kissyfur P.I.
3. Double Dare Bear
4. The Lady is a Chump
5. Home Sweet Home
6. Drop Me A Lion
7. G'Day Gator and G'Bye
8. The Bear Who Cried Wolf
9. My Fair Lennie
10. Pooped Pop
11. The Duck Who Came to Dinner
12. Three's A Crowd
13. The Great Swamp Swami
14. We Are the Swamp
15. Just in Time
16. The Incredible Hunk
17. Gatoriod
18. The Wishing Box
19. A Basket Case
20. Here's the Beef
21. Egg McGriffin
22. Bearly A Bodyguard
23. Totti's Treasure
24. Cub's Club
25. Berried Alive
26. Stuck with Stuckey
27. Weight Not, Want Not
28. The Birds and the Bears

External links

• Kissyfur Online
• Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Kissyfur
• Kissyfur at the Internet Movie Database
• Kissyfur at TV.com