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The Bear's Tale

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The Bear's Tale
Original title card
Directed byFred Avery
Story byJ.B. Hardaway
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringSara Berner
Bernice Hansen
Fred Avery
Mel Blanc[1]
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byRod Scribner
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • April 13, 1940 (1940-04-13)
Running time
9 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Bear's Tale is a 1940 American animated comedy short film directed by Fred Avery.[2] The short was released on April 13, 1940. It is part of the Merrie Melodies series. It is a comical re-creation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears mixed with Little Red Riding Hood. It was re-released as a "Blue Ribbon" reissue in 1944.[3]

Plot

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In the opening sequence, the Cast frame quotes "Miss Goldilocks appears through the courtesy of The Mervin LeBoy Productions". This is in reference to Mervyn LeRoy, the film producer.

The Three Bears, Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Junior eat their porridge, only to realize it is too hot, especially Papa Bear who burns his tongue after multiple sips but laughs it off after drinking hot water by accident. They decide to bike near their house until the porridge cools, with Junior pedaling hard due to his parents relaxing their feet.

Goldilocks is lost in the woods and walks into Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's house, where the Big Bad Wolf had eaten Red's grandmother and lies on her bed in disguise to lure Red, only to be disappointed by Goldilocks' presence. He directs Goldilocks to the Three Bears' house and changes his plan to abduct her instead, taking a taxi to the house where he hides in Junior's bed after reading the tale.

The Three Bears return home after Papa Bear is slapped for mocking a police siren. Little Red Riding Hood arrives at her grandmother's house and discovers that she was eaten by the Wolf, who left behind a note explaining everything. She calls the Three Bears, with Goldilocks listening after eating all of the porridge offscreen before she would have walked into Junior's bed for a nap. She is notified of the truth, handed the note and leaves the premises, but not before she searches the Bears' telephone for spare change. The Three Bears find their porridge eaten, with Papa Bear mistaking the wolf for Goldilocks. Horrified, they flee the premises to avoid being eaten, including Junior whose pants come off loose.

Voice cast

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Home media

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References

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  1. ↑ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 40. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
  2. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 101. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 147. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ Lambert, David (August 5, 2007). "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour - Complete Disc-by-Disc Details of Golden Collection Vol. 5 Cartoons, Extras". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
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