Bernard
Bernard is a series of animated shorts centered on the fictional polar bear and main character of the same name. It is a Korean-Spanish-French co-production. Each three-minute episode focuses on the bear's curiosity and have many moments of slapstick. Bernard never speaks with the exception of unintelligible noises Bernard is accompanied in the cartoons by a few other characters: Lloyd and Eva the penguins, Zack the lizard, Goliat the chihuahua, Sam the baby, Pilot the dog, Pokey the porcupine and Santa Claus. He usually gets knocked unconscious or severely injured at the end of an episode, due to some calamity caused by his bumbling
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Season 1
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E1
The Gym
Bernard goes to the gym and starts training enthusiastically... until he discovers that each piece of equipment has a life of its own
Dec 18, 2006 · 19m -
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E2
Golf
Bernard goes to the gym and starts training enthusiastically... until he discovers that each piece of equipment has a life of its own
Dec 18, 2006 -
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E3
Ice Climbing
Once he has found all his equipment, Bernard sets off to climb the highest peak. But the closer he gets to the summit, the trickier it becomes...
Dec 18, 2006 · 15m -
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E4
The Swing
Bernard finds a beautiful tree with a beautiful swing. The only problem is that someone else has got there first!
Dec 18, 2006 · 15m -
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E5
Security Guard
Bernard is very familiar with the exhibits in the museum where he works, so why is that moving sculpture carrying a canvas in its hand?
Dec 18, 2006 · 16m -
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E6
The Vending Machine
Sportsmanship is about knowing how to win and how to lose... and sometimes about how to share a refreshing drink with your opponent after the game...
Dec 18, 2006 · 16m -
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E7
Diving Board
Bernard desperately tries to copy all the things that Lloyd (the penguin) enjoys doing at the swimming pool... including diving from the highest springboard!
Jan 3, 2007 · 16m -
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E8
Watching TV
Whatever the time, wherever he is, Bernard is completely hooked on television... that is until the shop closes and the shutters come down
Jan 3, 2007 · 16m -
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E9
Hitchhiking
Picking up hitchhikers can often be very dangerous. So when Bernard stops to pick up Zack, he should remember that one day he may need a lift
Jan 3, 2007 · 16m -
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E10
Sky Diving
If Bernard ever jumps out of the plane, he's bound to forget his parachute
Jan 3, 2007 · 17m -
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E10
Sky Diving
If Bernard ever succeeds in jumping out of the plane, he's bound to forget his parachute. Is there any other way he would want to do it?
Jan 3, 2007 · 19m -
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E11
At the Theme Park
Bernard just wants to have a good time at the theme park. The trouble is that someone else wants to be in his photo and then that balloon appears...
Jan 3, 2007 -
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E12
A Day in the Country
Bernard has gone to the mountain, while the mountain comes to Bernard! It may look like rain, but Bernard's not worried because he's got his umbrella
Jan 3, 2007 -
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E13
Learning to Fly
Bernard is learning to fly, and may not have chosen the best day... But once you are airborne, the important thing is not how you land, but where you land!
Jan 6, 2007 -
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E14
Close Encounters
Bernard is delighted to receive a visit from a small extraterrestrial, but his visitor is less than delighted by Bernard's limited technological skills
Jan 6, 2007 · 19m -
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E15
The Intruder
One night Bernard's supper is interrupted by an intruder. Can a lone polar bear deal with the darkness, his own deep-seated fears and... a little mouse?
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E16
Basketball
There's nothing Bernard likes better than a challenge, and when it comes to playing basketball against Zack, winning means winning at all costs
Jan 6, 2007 -
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E17
The Cart
What do you get when you cross a motor scooter with a supermarket cart? The answer - as Bernard finds out the hard way – is a highly dangerous vehicle
Jan 6, 2007 -
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E18
Bowling
Bernard the bowling champ takes on Lloyd. It should be easy for Bernard, but in sport there are three kinds of luck – good luck, bad luck and... Bernard's luck
Dec 10, 2007 -
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E19
Taekwondo
In order to recover his property from Zack, Bernard takes up taekwondo. He develops awesome skills, but the result is not quite what he had planned
Dec 10, 2007 -
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E20
Scuba Diving
Bernard looks forward to a day's scuba diving. At first all goes swimmingly, but he soon realises that not everything is quite what it seems under the sea
Dec 10, 2007 -
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E21
Doors
Most people can negotiate revolving doors, even when they have their arms full of packages. But Bernard is not quite like everyone else
Dec 10, 2007 -
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E22
At the Museum
Museums contain thousands of priceless exhibits carefully preserved for hundreds of years. Then Bernard pays a visit...
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E23
Street Racing
When Zack lines up alongside him at the traffic lights, it gives Bernard the perfect excuse to start a race through the city streets. But what about other road users?
Nov 10, 2007 -
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E24
The Desert Island
Bernard finds himself on a desert island where all the inhabitants try to make him feel welcome... in their own special way
Nov 10, 2007 -
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E25
Baseball
Bernard soon figures out how the baseball pitching machine works, until the machine steps up a gear and shows it has a few more tricks up its sleeve
Nov 10, 2007 -
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E26
The Car
Bernard is proud of his small convertible. The only trouble is that he can't get everything in the boot, which complicates life more than you would imagine
Nov 10, 2007 -
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E27
The Flower
Bernard loves his flower, and is determined to do whatever is necessary to protect it from danger – no matter what the cost
Nov 10, 2007 -
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E28
The Medallion
Bernard finds a medallion, but soon discovers that it brings bad luck. So he tries to throw it away, but unfortunately for him, it keeps on coming back
Dec 30, 2007 -
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E29
The Moth
When Bernard tries to get rid of an annoying moth, something unexpected happens and his kitchen becomes a very dangerous place
Dec 30, 2007 -
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E30
Bullfighter
Bernard finds himself in field full of bulls, and despite his lack of experience, decides to try his hand at bull-fighting
Dec 30, 2007 -
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E31
At the North Pole
Bernard gets bored trekking across the frozen Arctic wastes. Some abandoned equipment becomes a source of great entertainment, but not for long...
Dec 30, 2007 -
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E32
The Package
Zack tries to steal a parcel which Bernard is carrying. At first he succeeds, but Bernard doesn't give up that easily...
Nov 21, 2007 -
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E33
Sleepwalker
Even when he's asleep, Bernard is capable of anything – as he finds out when he wakes up in the morning
Nov 10, 2007 -
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E34
The Pizza
Bernard has to deliver a pizza to a haunted house... and to its starving owner. But how is he going to get paid?
Nov 10, 2007 -
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E35
The Unicycle
To the amazement of Zack, Bernard discovers he has some performing skills which he never knew he had
Nov 10, 2007 -
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E36
The Motorboat
Although Bernard has been shipwrecked, his real problems begin when he finds an abandoned motorboat which could get him back to shore
Nov 10, 2007 -
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E37
The Prisoner
Bernard makes a daring escape from prison, but once he's out, he realises that perhaps life inside wasn't so bad after all
Nov 10, 2007 -
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E38
The Supermarket
Bernard is delighted with all the bargains he has bought. Now the only problem is how to get them all home
Oct 16, 2007 -
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E39
The Mosquito
Bernard feels very tired and wants to sleep for hours... But there's a mosquito about with other ideas. He just has to get rid of that mosquito
Oct 16, 2007 -
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E40
Oasis
In the middle of the desert Bernard stumbles across an oasis. The palm trees look real enough, and that cool water is just too tempting
Oct 16, 2007 -
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E41
The Treasure
A map may lead you to the hidden treasure, but does not always tell you about the hidden dangers... Even Indiana Jones would have had trouble here
Oct 16, 2007 -
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E42
The Window Cleaner
Bernard is cleaning the windows of a skyscraper, when he disturbs two birds trying to protect their fledgling
Oct 16, 2007 -
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E43
Marathon
Bernard, Zack and Lloyd are competing in a marathon. The winner will not be the one who runs the fastest, but the one who survives the longest
Nov 27, 2007 -
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E44
The Fumigator
Do you like cockroaches? No? Well, nor does Bernard, and he is determined to get them out of his house somehow
Nov 27, 2007 -
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E45
The Fumigator 2
Despite all Bernard's efforts, the cockroaches are taking over Bernard's house, but his patience is running out
Nov 27, 2007 -
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E46
Close Encounters 2
Another UFO appears on Bernard's radar. He is desperate to see what is inside the strange carapace, but the extraterrestrial is in no hurry to show himself
Nov 27, 2007 -
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E47
The Little Dog
Goliath may be tiny but he packs a charge of aggression and bad temper equivalent to someone several times his size... as Bernard discovers
Nov 27, 2007 -
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E48
A Lucky Day
Is it really possible for our walking disaster of a polar bear to have a lucky day? Bernard... lucky... for a whole day?
Nov 21, 2007 -
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E49
The Storm
Once Bernard had a polar home on the ice cap, but a lightning strike during a polar thunderstorm forces him to leave it all behind
Nov 21, 2007 -
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E50
The Robot
A robot seems to offer Bernard a simple solution to the problem of cleaning his house. The trouble is that the robot is literally crazy about his job
Nov 21, 2007 -
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E51
The Vacuum Cleaner
When the vacuum cleaner finishes its work, there's not a speck of dust anywhere, and no sign of Bernard's winning lottery ticket either!
Nov 21, 2007 -
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E52
A Day in the Country 2
Bernard wants to enjoy nature. The only problem is that the fauna and flora want to enjoy him at the same time
Dec 30, 2007