Adventures of the Gummi Bears

Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Premiere	September 14, 1985
Finale	February 22, 1991
Creator	Jymn Magon & Art Vitello
Network/Provider	NBC (seasons 1-4) ABC (season 5) syndication (season 6) (The Disney Afternoon)
Style	30-minute animated fantasy
Company	Walt Disney Television Animation
Seasons	6
Episodes	65
Origin	USA

Adventures of the Gummi Bears is an animated fantasy series that aired on NBC for four season, on ABC for one season, and in first-run syndication for one season. Alongside Wuzzles, it was the first show produced by Walt Disney Television Animation.

Premise

The series focuses on the escapades of the eponymous "Gummi Bears", anthropomorphic bears who are the last remnants of a once-great civilization of Gummis that fled the land centuries ago when humans, jealous of the advancements and magical skills of the Gummi Bears, forced the species into exile. Now regarded by most of humankind as fairytales, the show's main cast of Gummi Bears (six in number at the outset of the series, with additional ones added throughout the series) live in the vast subterranean warren of Gummi Glen in the medieval kingdom of Dunwyn, thus suggesting that the show takes place somewhere in Europe, most likely England.

The Gummis' modern adventures begin when they are discovered by a human boy named Cavin who happens to have a Gummi Medallion, found by his grandfather many years earlier. After he accidentally enters the colony's underground home of Gummi Glen, they capture and interrogate the boy as to how he gained the medallion. During the questioning, Cavin escapes after Tummi inadvertently gives him Gummiberry Juice to drink, but refuses to cause any harm and attempts to befriend the reclusive bears. Impressed by this civilized behavior, they make him swear to keep their confidence and make him a privileged friend of the colony. The medallion magically unlocks the colony's Great Book of Gummi, an essential reference guide to the forgotten knowledge of the Gummi Bears. Inspired by its writings, the colony resolves to rediscover their heritage and help defend Dunwyn against evil. Later, another human from Dunwyn accidentally learns that the Gummi Bears are real: the young daughter of the king, Princess Calla. She also promises to keep the Gummis' existence a secret. In subsequent seasons the Gummis would befriend or be discovered by other friendly humans.

The main antagonist of both Dunwyn and the Gummis is Duke Sigmund Igthorn, a renegade noble with an army of ogres, from the neighboring province of Drekmore. Unfortunately, in stopping Igthorn's attempt to bombard his enemies with a grand catapult, the Gummi Bears alert him to their presence. Igthorn will stop at nothing to discover and exploit their secrets to become invincible and capture Dunwyn Castle. Chief among his primary goals is gaining a reliable supply of the Gummi Bears' vital strategic substance, Gummiberry Juice, a magic potion that endows Gummi Bears with bouncing abilities, but gifts humans or ogres with momentary super-strength as well as other numerous uses, including serving as fuel for machines.

In addition to combating Igthorn's ambition, the Gummis regularly encounter other evil humans and magical beings ranging from wizards to gods, all the while attempting to hide their existence from the world at large. One of the show's main recurring storylines outside the schemes of Igthorn is the mystery of the ancient Gummis, who are now scattered all across the world, but who have left advanced technology behind them.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6
Corey Burton	Gruffi Gummi		*	*	*	*	*
	Toadie		o	o	o	o	o
	Clutch the Troll		o	o	o	o	o
Jim Cummings	Zummi Gummi						*
	Additional voices		o	o	o
June Foray	Grammi Gummi	*	*	*	*	*	*
Katie Leigh	Sunni Gummi	*	*	*	*	*	*
Lorenzo Music	Tummi Gummi	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noelle North	Cubbi Gummi	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Princess Calla	o	o	o	o	o	o
Bill Scott	Gruffi Gummi	*
	Toadie	o
	Sir Tuxford	o
Paul Winchell	Zummi Gummi	*	*	*	*	*
Orange/Red/o indicates a recurring or guest role during that season. Dark Green indicates top billing during that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6
Will Ryan	Gad	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Zook	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Unwin	*	*		*
	King Carpy	*					*
Michael Rye	Duke Sigmund Igthorn	*	*	*	*	*	*
	King Gregor	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Sir Gawain		*		*
	Sir Victor Igthorn				*		*
Christian Jacobs	Cavin	*
Rob Paulsen	Gusto Gummi		*	*	*	*	*
Roger C. Carmel	Sir Tuxford		*
Brett Johnson	Cavin		*
Brian Cummings	Sir Tuxford			*	*	*	*
	Artie Deco			*	*	*	*
Frank Welker	Additional voices			*	*		*
Tress MacNeille	Additional voices			*
	Lady Bane					*	*
Chuck McCann	Additional voices			*			*
Peter Cullen	Additional voices				*
	Gritty Gummi					*	*
Jason Marsden	Cavin				*	*	*
Andre Stojka	Additional voices				*	*
Hamilton Camp	King Jean-Claude					*	*
Townsend Coleman	Additional voices					*	*
Walker Edmiston	Sir Thornberry Gummi					*	*
Dana Hill	Buddy Gummi					*	*
Pat Musick	Ursa Gummi					*	*
Kath Soucie	Princess Marie					*	*
R.J. Williams	Cavin						*
		1	2	3	4	5	6

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
NBC
Season One	September 14, 1985	December 21, 1985				13
Season Two	September 13, 1986	December 6, 1986				8
Season Three	September 12, 1987	December 19, 1987				8
Season Four	September 10, 1988	December 17, 1988				10
ABC
Season Five	September 9, 1989	January 6, 1990				8
Syndicated
Season Six	September 10, 1990	February 22, 1991				18

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

There are no DVD releases for this show.

External Links

• opening creditson YouTube