South Korea Synopsis
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.
The 2005–2007 South Korea Window
122 South Korea seriess released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Bernard sits at position #102.
Other Titles From Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS)
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Bernard premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,198 of 1,397 South Korea seriess indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Animation productions specifically: #37 of 50 (top 74%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 5 / 261 |
| Release Date | December 18, 2006 |
| Official Site | www.bernardbear.com |