The Upstairs Downstairs Bears facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Upstairs Downstairs Bears |
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| Created by | Carol Lawson |
| Voices of | Sonja Ball Kathleen Flaherty Oliver Grainger Harry Hill Emma Taylor-Isherwood Sally Taylor-Isherwood Michael Lamport Erik Wilstrup |
| Theme music composer | Mark Giannetti |
| Composer(s) | Jeff Fisher |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Elizabeth Partyka Poul Kofod David Ferguson |
| Producer(s) | Charlotte Damgaard Cassandra Schafhausen Kath Yelland |
| Running time | 18 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CINAR Corporation Egmont Imagination Scottish Television Enterprises |
| Distributor | CINAR Egmont Imagination |
| Release | |
| Original network | Teletoon (Canada) ITV1 (United Kingdom) |
| Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround |
| Original release | September 3 – December 7, 2001 |
The Upstairs Downstairs Bears is a fun Canadian animated series about a group of teddy bears. These special bears live in a big, old house from the Edwardian period, which was a time long ago, around the early 1900s. The show was created by Carol Lawson. It was made by Cinar, Egmont Imagination, and Scottish Television Enterprises. The idea for the show came from a grown-up TV drama called Upstairs, Downstairs. This animated show first aired on Teletoon in Canada on September 3, 2001.
Meet the Bears and Their Home
The series follows a group of teddy bears who live in a grand Edwardian house. This means the house looks like homes from the early 1900s, with lots of fancy details. Some bears live "upstairs" and act like the owners of the house. Other bears live "downstairs" and act like the staff who help run the house.
Inspired by a Classic Show
The show's name and idea come from a famous British TV drama called Upstairs, Downstairs. That show was about a human family and their servants living in a large house in London. The Upstairs Downstairs Bears takes this idea and makes it kid-friendly with cute teddy bears. It shows how different bears live and work together in the same house.
Episodes
The series has one season with 13 episodes. Each episode is about 18 minutes long. Many episodes are split into two shorter stories. Here is a list of the episodes:
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Canadian air date |
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| 1a | "The Magic Hat" | Unknown | Unknown | September 3, 2001 |
| 1b | "The Lost Kite" | Unknown | Unknown | September 3, 2001 |
| 2a | "Mrs. Bumble's Birthday" | Unknown | Unknown | September 4, 2001 |
| 2b | "Henrietta's Cleaning Day Story" | Unknown | Unknown | September 4, 2001 |
| 3a | "Bears That Go Bump in the Night" | Unknown | Unknown | September 5, 2001 |
| 3b | "The Family Portrait" | Unknown | Unknown | September 5, 2001 |
| 4a | "The Telephone" | Unknown | Unknown | September 6, 2001 |
| 4b | "The Chimney Sweep" | Unknown | Unknown | September 6, 2001 |
| 5a | "The Lovely Day Outing" | Unknown | Unknown | September 7, 2001 |
| 5b | "The Music Lesson & Missing Things" | Unknown | Jeanne Willis | September 7, 2001 |
| 6a | "The Treasure Hunt" | Unknown | Mike James | September 10, 2001 |
| 6b | "An Abundance of Peas" | Unknown | Jennifer Lupinacci | September 10, 2001 |
| 7a | "Wash Day" | Unknown | Unknown | September 11, 2001 |
| 7b | "Arthur's Art Attack" | Unknown | Unknown | September 11, 2001 |
| 8a | "A Visit from Aunt Agatha" | Unknown | Mike James | September 12, 2001 |
| 8b | "Fix-It Freddy" | Unknown | Peter Hynes | September 12, 2001 |
| 9a | "The Bring and Buy Sale" | Unknown | Unknown | September 13, 2001 |
| 9b | "The Last Card" | Unknown | Unknown | September 13, 2001 |
| 10a | "Who's Calling" | Unknown | Mike James | September 14, 2001 |
| 10b | "Jumping to Conclusions" | Unknown | Peter Hynes | September 14, 2001 |
| 11a | "The Singing Contest" | Unknown | Unknown | September 17, 2001 |
| 11b | "Starmaker" | Unknown | Unknown | September 17, 2001 |
| 12a | "The Pantomime at No. 49" | Unknown | Unknown | November 19, 2001 |
| 12b | "Babysitting Baby Arthur" | Unknown | Unknown | November 19, 2001 |
| 13a | "A Winter's Day" | Unknown | Unknown | December 7, 2001 |
| 13b | "Christmas Bears" | Unknown | Unknown | December 7, 2001 |
Where It Was Shown
The Upstairs Downstairs Bears was shown in several countries around the world.
- In Canada, you could watch it on Télétoon.
- In the United Kingdom, it was on CITV.
- In Hungary, it aired on Minimax.
- In the United States, it was broadcast on Smile of a Child TV.
