When a particular episode would come on, and they didn't play the theme (some do, and some don't, and I can't quite figure out the logic of that), they were extremely disappointed. I tried to talk to them about why they liked it, but after an encouraging start, my five-year-old's conversation suddenly shifted to why the moon wouldn't talk to her, so I gave up.įirst of all, as with most of these types of shows, the kids loved the theme song.
My eight-year-old faded fast, but my five and three-year-olds absolutely freaked out while they watched Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears. So I grabbed some of my kids, and had them watch with me. But with any show like this - a show that's specifically designed to be watched by kids (as opposed to the Looney Tunes, which were designed for adults, as well) - an adult critical opinion is fairly meaningless.
I mean, I wouldn't want to watch it again.
So I came to Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears totally fresh, with no preconceived notions. It's obviously a kid show, and I was long out of the habit of watching Saturday morning cartoons in 1985. I have no Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears experience whatsoever.
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It proved to be a huge success with kids, running for six years of original episodes (fairly unheard of in TV animation), while stirring countless imitations. Animation historians agree that indeed, it was a well-drawn, well-executed cartoon. At this point in history, Eisner was still concerned with the Disney image, so he was careful that this first Disney TV cartoon was animated in a style that would be an example of the usual Disney excellence. It was a first for Disney: their first weekly network TV animated series. He employs his ogre army to frequently attack the castle, but he is always thwarted by Cavin and the Gummi Bears.īy 1985, Michael Eisner was the head honcho over at Disney, and one of the projects he kicked into high gear was Adventures of the Gummi Bears, based on the popular kids' candy. Princess Calla's father, King Gregor, is unaware of the Gummi's existence, so often he thinks that Cavin is responsible for the many times his kingdom is saved from the evil clutches of Duke Igthorn, who covets Dunwyn Castle. But the Gummiberry juice only works once a day for humans - which can get Cavin and Princess Calla in trouble.
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Now when humans drink it, they become super-strong, which aids Cavin enormously when he's trying to free his Gummi friend who's in the grip of a vicious ogre. And the way they help is quite unique: they drink their Gummiberry juice. He wears a necklace with the Gummi symbol, so when they spy that he is in trouble with ogres, they move quickly to help. One day, the Gummies come upon Page Cavin, who hopes one day to become a knight. The six Gummies who hide out in Gummi Glen are Zummi (who keeps the magic - if he can remember it), Grammi (the matriarch of the clan, who cooks the Gummiberry juice), Gruffi (the take-charge, tough-guy Gummi), Tummi (the big, hungry simpleton Gummi), Sunni (the post-modern Gummi), and Cubbi (the youngest Gummi who wants to be a knight). Unknown to the humans of Dunwyn Castle, the Gummi Bears continue to practice their magic, while hiding from the Ogres and dragons that roam the land.
In mystical medieval times, in the forested Gummi Glen, six magical Gummi Bears hide away from a world that no longer believes in them (I can't believe I'm writing this - press on, dear fellow, press on.).
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