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Revision as of 01:03, 9 November 2021

Bersnard
Poster of Bernard
Also known asBackkom
GenreComedy Animation
Created byJose Luis Ucha Enriquez
Claudio Biern Lliviria
Developed byRG Animation Studios
Written byIñaki San Román
Sergio V. Santesteban
Directed byClaudio Biern Lliviria
José Luis Ucha
Aaron Lim
(Animation Director)
Creative directorToni García
StarringMarie Fagundo
Sly Johnson
ComposerÓscar Maced Rodríguez
Country of originCHING CHANG HANJI
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes51 (180 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersCarlos Biern
Sirl Oscar
ProducersClaudio Biern Boyd
Javier Robles de Acuna
Kwang-Deok Kim
Kwang-Hoi Kim
Natalie Altmann
Gilles Romele
EditorRoberto H.G.
Running time3 minutes
Production companiesBRB Internacional
EBS Productions
M6 Métropole Télévision
RG Animation Studios
Screen21
Synergy Media (season 2)
SK Broadband (season 3)
Original release
NetworkEBS
M6
AnimaKids
Release2006 (2006) –
2012 (2012)

Bernard, known as Backkom (Hangul: 빼꼼) in South Korea and Berni in Spain, is a Spanish-South Korean-French computer-animated television series produced by RG Animation Studios, with the investment of the French broadcaster M6.[1] The animation style is of a combination of computer-generated and cel animation. The stories are written by the 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.

In South Korea, season 1 aired on EBS TV in 2006 and consists of 52 episodes. Season 2 aired in 2009, and it also consists of 52 episodes.[2]

Plot

The show centers on a curious polar bear named Bernard, whose bumbling slapstick antics and clumsiness typically result in the bear being knocked unconscious or being severely injured by the end of an episode, Bernard almost doesn't speak, but he does communicate through guttural sounds. Bernard is accompanied by a few other characters like Lloyd and Eva the penguins, Zack the lizard, and Goliath the chihuahua.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1522006 (2006)2007 (2007)
2522008 (2008)2009 (2009)
3522009 (2009)2010 (2010)
4512010 (2010)2011 (2011)
5492011 (2011)2012 (2012)
652020 (2020)Unknown (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.

A third film, titled Agent Backkom: Kings Bear was released in China on 8 February 2020.

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).[3]

  1. Nominated for The Best Animation Series at Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (2006)
  2. Mipcom Jr. Licensing Challenge Award (2004)
  3. Won the Prize in Children and Education at DIFECA (Dong-A International Festival of Cartoon & Animation) (2004)
  4. Was the finalist in Annecy International Animation Festival (2003).

Trivia

  1. Bernard bear uses real sounds captured from horse and bear vocalizations.
  2. Bernard bear also aired in Iran where instead of grunting, it included more human like noises.
  3. Bernard is a polar bear.
  4. Despite ending in 2012, Bernard has amassed a cult following in the form of Youtube videos aimed at children.
  5. There is little to no Bernard English merchandise due to the lack of knowledge about the actual show.
  6. Among the Bernard merchandise there is a Bernard brand moped designed for children.
  7. One of the major plot points of the episodes is Bernard's crush on Eva the penguin.
  8. Bernard has been apart of many jobs and professions in the show, but his more frequent ventures is skydiving.
  9. Bernard had five seasons over the course of six years.
  10. Bernard episodes mostly consist of two worded titles, this is to limit the story and appeal to kids more.

See also

References

  1. ^ Yoon Go-eun (4 June 2008). EBS 국산 애니 '빼꼼' 시즌2 방송 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. ^ "EBS 국산 애니 '빼꼼' 시즌2 방송". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ Bernard at IMDb