Bernard (TV series)
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Bernard | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Jose Luis Ucha Enriquez Claudio Biern Lliviria |
Developed by | RG Animation Studios |
Written by | Iñaki San Román Sergio V. Santesteban |
Directed by | Claudio Biern Lliviria José Luis Ucha Aaron Lim (Animation Director) |
Creative director | Toni García |
Starring | Marie Fagundo Sly Johnson |
Composer | Óscar Maced Rodríguez |
Country of origin | South Korea Spain France |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 156 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Carlos Biern Sirl Oscar |
Producers | Claudio Biern Boyd Javier Robles de Acuna Kwang-Deok Kim Kwang-Hoi Kim Natalie Altmann Gilles Romele |
Editor | Roberto H.G. |
Running time | 3 minutes |
Production companies | BRB Internacional S.A. EBS Productions M6 Métropole Télévision RG Animation Studios Screen21 BRB Internacional BBC Worldwide Miramax Films |
Original release | |
Network | EBS M6 BBC AnimaKids |
Release | 2006 2012 | –
Related | |
Bunn&Bunny Strange Hill High |
Bernard, known as Backkom (Hangul: 빼꼼) in South Korea, is a Spanish-South Korean-French computer-animated television series produced by RG Animation Studios, with the investment of the South Korean broadcaster EBS, the Spanish BRB Internacional and the French M6,[1] the animation style is of a combination of computer-generated and cel animation. The stories are written by the Spanish creative studio Screen21, the directors are José Luis Ucha Enríquez and Claudio Biern Lliviria. The music was written by Oscar Maceda Rodríguez. Bernard also was a part of Cartoon Network's Sunday Pants.
Plot
The show centers on a curious polar bear named Bernard, whose bumbling slapstick antics typically result in the bear being knocked unconscious or being seriously injured by the end of an episode. Bernard almost doesn't speak, but he does communicate through guttural sounds. Bernard is accompanied by penguins Lloyd and Eva, Zack the lizard, Goliath the chihuahua, Sam the baby, Pilot the dog, Pokey the porcupine and Santa Claus.
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 52 | 2005 | 2007 | |
2 | 52 | 2008 | 2009 | |
3 | 52 | 2009 | 2010 | |
4 | 51 | 2010 | 2011 | |
5 | 49 | 2011 | 2012 | |
6 | 5 | 2020 | Unknown |
Films
A feature film based on Bernard, titled Mug Travel in South Korea and My Friend Bernard in English, was first released in South Korea on 22 March 2007. It was directed by Lim Ah-ron and produced at RG Animation Studios.
Another film, titled Backkom Bear: Agent 008 was released in China on 13 January 2017.
Award history
Bernard has been nominated for a number of awards, including Best Animation series at the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (2006), Mipcom Jr. Licensing Challenge Award (2004), Prize in Children and Education at the Dong-A International Festival of Cartoon & Animation (2004) and was a finalist at the Annecy International Animation Festival (2003).[2]
- Nominated for The Best Animation Series at Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (2006)
- Mipcom Jr. Licensing Challenge Award (2004)
- Won the Prize in Children and Education at DIFECA (Dong-A International Festival of Cartoon & Animation) (2004)
- Was the finalist in Annecy International Animation Festival (2003).
See also
References
- ^ Yoon Go-eun (4 June 2008). "EBS 국산 애니 '빼꼼' 시즌2 방송" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ Bernard at IMDb
External links
- 2010s South Korean animated television series
- 2000s South Korean animated television series
- Computer-animated television series
- Fictional polar bears
- French children's animated comedy television series
- 2006 French television series debuts
- 2012 French television series endings
- 2000s French animated television series
- 2010s French animated television series