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.
Audience Engagement
33 audience reviews — more than 61% of South Korea seriess in our index.
Popularity (95th percentile) outruns review volume (61th) — a trending, discussed title among South Korea seriess.
Other Titles From Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS)
The 2005–2007 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2005-2007 South Korea release window, Bernard sits at #102 of 122. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 46 titles released, including Bernard. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (321 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 45 other South Korea seriess in 2006.
The 271st South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (466 seriess).
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 |