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Genre | Animation |
Created by | Phil Mendez [1] |
Voices of | Ed Gilbert Marilyn Lightstone Tress MacNeille Terence McGovern Max Meier Stu Rosen Neil Ross Susan Silo Russi Taylor B.J. Ward Lennie Weinrib Frank Welker R.J. Williams |
Composers | Haim Saban Shuki Levy |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Executive producers | Jean Chalopin(season 1) Andy Heyward |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | NBC Productions DIC Animation City Saban Entertainment (1988) [1] |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | September 13, 1986 – December 3, 1988 [1] |
Kissyfur is an American animated children's television series which aired on NBC. [2] Created by Phil Mendez, the series was produced by NBC Productions in cooperation with DIC Animation City. The series was based on a half-hour NBC special called Kissyfur: Bear Roots and was followed by three more specials until its Saturday morning debut. The show ran for two seasons between 1986 and 1988. [3]
The show follows the adventures of Gus and Kissyfur, a father and son bear who had joined the circus. [4] One day, the circus train derails and the bears escape to a new life in the swamps of Paddlecab County, somewhere in the Southeastern United States. There, they protect the local swamp's inhabitants from the hungry, bumbling alligators Floyd and Jolene. Kissyfur and his father use the skills they have acquired from the human world to create a boat tour business, transporting other animals and their products down the river. [5]
The first four episodes were primetime specials aired between 1985 and 1986. [6]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
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1 | "Bear Roots" | Unknown | Unknown | December 22, 1985 [7] | 101 |
Kissyfur is a circus bear cub who recently lost his mother, who was tragically killed during a circus performance. After a particularly taxing night performing in the circus, Kissyfur and his father, Gus escape captivity in order to live a better life in a swamp, far away from human civilization. However, instead of living peacefully, the two soon discover that their new home (the swamp), while much more friendly than the circus, has its shares of dangers... namely the local alligators, when a famine hits the swamp. Will Kissyfur and Gus be able to adjust to swamp life, or are they set to be a gator's meal? | |||||
2 | "The Birds & The Bears" | Unknown | Unknown | March 30, 1986 | 104 [8] |
The arrival of a new, female swamp cub has the boys making a serious personality change (except Toot)! Is there a way to snap them out of this new (and unpleasant) demeanor, or are the kids doomed to be troublemakers and thugs for the rest of their lives? | |||||
3 | "The Lady is a Chump" | Unknown | Unknown | June 1, 1986 | 105 |
Gus hires a seemingly reputable nanny to care for Kissyfur. but, the "nanny" is really Floyd in disguise! | |||||
4 | "We are the Swamp" | Unknown | Unknown | July 6, 1986 | 112 |
A massive drought has turned the swamp into a veritable wasteland, but what will happen when a buzzard tells the cubs about a verdant oasis which is on top of the clouds? | |||||
5 | "Here's the Beef/Jam Wars" | Unknown | Unknown | September 13, 1986 | 102 |
Kissyfur and the others have difficulty finding a good tree to construct a treehouse, but when Brutus the bull attacks... / Paddlecab's population take refuge in a dilapidated mansion during a flood. | |||||
6 | "The Humans Must Be Crazy/To Tell the Tooth!" | Unknown | Unknown | September 20, 1986 | 110 |
Kissyfur and the Cubs befriend a robot, which they utilize to make their lives easier. / Gus tries to hide a toothache from Kissyfur, but when Kissyfur overhears Shelby's diagnosis about the problem, he thinks it means his father wants to disinherit him and runs away. | |||||
7 | "Whale of a Tail/Kissyfur P.I." | Unknown | Unknown | September 27, 1986 | 106 |
The cubs tend to a sick, beached whale. / When various items go missing, Kissyfur leads the cubs to find the culprit, but the spotlight of suspicion is on Ralph Packrat. | |||||
8 | "Home Sweat Home/Pooped Pop" | Unknown | Unknown | October 4, 1986 | 103 |
Tired of seemingly endless chores and grueling homework, the cubs sneak off to build a club house on an island away from grown-ups, but encounter trouble from gators and the island's dangerous elements. / Gus' constant sleeping interrupts life in the swamp. When Shelby realizes Gus is hibernating, the cubs need to make Spring arrive quickly. | |||||
9 | "Bear Who Cried Wolf!/Egg McGuffin" | Unknown | Unknown | October 11, 1986 | 108 |
Kissyfur and Howie's practical jokes put them in danger. / Kissyfur raises and hatches a doofus bird, which causes more mayhem than necessary for all involved. | |||||
10 | "Drop Me a Lion/The Wishing Box" | Unknown | Unknown | October 18, 1986 | 113 |
A circus friend of Gus, a lion visits the swamp. / Kissyfur and Toot find what they think is a magic box that can grants wishes. | |||||
11 | "Gatoraid/Basket Case" | Unknown | Unknown | October 25, 1986 | 109 |
A Gargantuan Gator who is more menacing than Floyd or Jolene goes to defeat Gus. / During a hike, the Cubs find a human baby while trying to escape the gators and avoid being spotted by the baby's family. | |||||
12 | "The Incredible Hunk/Double Dare Bear" | Unknown | Unknown | November 1, 1986 | 108 |
After Gus and Emmy Lou fight, Kissyfur, Toot, and Stuckey see her with another bear, so they try to break them up. / With the circus returning to the swamp, Lenny double dares Kissyfur to take the cubs and show them his old tricks. | |||||
13 | "Bearly a Bodyguard/The Duck Who Came to Dinner" | Unknown | Unknown | November 8, 1986 | 111 |
Tired of Lenny bullying the cubs, Kissyfur hires Howie to act like his bodyguard. / A freeloading duck moves in with Kissyfur and Gus after he fakes an injury. |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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1 | "The Great Swamp Swami/The Shell Game" | Unknown | Unknown | September 10, 1988 | |
When Kissyfur learns of the legend of the Great Swamp Swami, Howie and the gators decide to get in on the fun. / When Shelby's shell goes missing, it's up to Kissyfur to figure out who the thief is. | |||||
2 | "Just in Time/Three's a Crowd" | Unknown | Unknown | September 17, 1988 | |
Charles discovers an alarm clock and appoints himself timekeeper. / The warthog family's house catches fire, so Kissyfur invites then to stay with him and Gus. | |||||
3 | "My Fair Lenny/G'Day Gator and G'Bye" | Unknown | Unknown | September 24, 1988 | |
Lenny tries to impress a girl warthog by being charming, and at the same time is being considered for his father's club "The Slobs". / When Shelby leads the cubs on a hike, They encounter a Gator-fighting wallaby from Australia. | |||||
4 | "Fork-Tongued Frog/Like Father, Like Son" | Unknown | Unknown | October 1, 1988 | |
A frog convinces Beehonie that he's really a prince / Kissyfur and Gus trade places for a day. | |||||
5 | "Berried Alive/Toot's Treasure" | Unknown | Unknown | October 8, 1988 | |
Kissyfur and Beehonie go into the berry juice business, but difference of opinion splits the partners, and the rest of the cubs. / Floyd and Toot both separately discover an abandoned ship full of candy. Lenny convinces Toot to show him where the treasure is. | |||||
6 | "Cub's Club/You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog" | Unknown | Unknown | October 15, 1988 | |
Duane and Lenny have a contest to determine who will be their club's official interior decorator. / Kissyfur and the others help a hunter's elderly dog avoid going to the pound. | |||||
7 | "Stuck with Stuckey/Flipzilla" | Unknown | Unknown | October 22, 1988 | |
Stuckey is hired to babysit Lenny's twin cousins. / While Emmy Lou watches over Kissyfur for a week, Flip gains superpowers, from a meteorite. | |||||
8 | "The New Cub/Comrade Kissyfur" | Unknown | Unknown | October 29, 1988 | |
Randolph the mole joins the cubs, but the others are hesitant to hang out with him because he can't see in daylight. / A Monkey cosmonaut from the Soviet Union finds His way to Paddlecab County. | |||||
9 | "See You Later, Annie Gator/Evilfur" | Unknown | Unknown | November 5, 1988 | |
The cubs and the gators object to the new friendship of Toot and Jolene's niece. / When Kissyfur and Gus go on vacation, Two bears who escaped from a zoo, take their place and cause havoc in the swamp. | |||||
10 | "Swarm Outside/Halo & Goodbye" | Unknown | Unknown | November 12, 1988 | |
Charles and Lenny's garbage dump in the stream results in a chain reaction of events. / The cubs think Lenny is dead after an accident, so he pretends to be a ghost to get the cubs to do his bidding. | |||||
11 | "The Ballad of Rebel Racoon/Somethin' Cajun's Cookin'" | Unknown | Unknown | November 19, 1988 | |
Thinking Beehonie is interested in a free-spirited Raccoon, Kissyfur begins acting reckless to regain her friendship. / Emmy Lou's sister Jenny Lou comes for a visit, so Miss Emmy opens a restaurant in order to impress her. | |||||
12 | "Got Those Baby Blues/Home Sweet Swamp" | Unknown | Unknown | November 26, 1988 | |
Kissyfur's aunt Julia visits the swamp and gives birth to a son, and feeling ignored, Kissyfur goes to get their attention. / Due to a misunderstanding, when Julia and Bud along with their son are just about ready go back to the Circus, Kissyfur considers returning to the circus. | |||||
13 | "The Great Swamp Taxi Race/Weight Not Want Not" | Unknown | Unknown | December 3, 1988 | |
Charles gets a gas-powered boat in order to compete with Gus' paddle cab business. / Thinking Emmy Lou wants him to lose weight, Gus resorts to hypnosis, but accidentally becomes afraid of food, thanks to Charles’ involvement. |
The show also aired on the BBC as part of its But First This lineup, TCC and Nickelodeon in the UK, TRT in Turkey, ATV World in Hong Kong, SABC1 and SABC2 in South Africa, TVP in Poland, TV3 in New Zealand, Sirasa TV and Channel One (formerly MTV) in Sri Lanka, SBT in Brazil, MediaCorp Channel 5 and Prime 12 in Singapore, JBC, SSTV (Super Supreme Television) and Television Jamaica in Jamaica, RTB in Brunei, Namibian Broadcasting Corporation in Namibia, GMA Network in the Philippines, Armed Forces Network in Germany, Canal+ in France, Israeli Educational Television in Israel, NCRV in the Netherlands and Seven Network in Australia.
Charles Solomon of the Los Angeles Times observed that "the lush backgrounds and some of the character designs owe a lot to Walt Kelly's "Pogo"; all that's missing is the imagination, wit and draftsmanship". He criticized that "the directors time the comedy material so badly that the jokes land with a thud". [5] In 2014, Rob Bricken of io9 included Kissyfur in his list of a "dozen '80s cartoons that don't deserve to be remembered at all, let alone fondly". [9]
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