Bear Feat

The bears practice for a trick bear act for the circus.

Henry Bear, Mama Bear, Junior

In a production error, Junior Bear's head appears to "detach" momentarily when he rolls Pa in the air with his legs!

Mel Blanc is said to have filled in for Billy Bletcher for a few of Papa Bear's lines.

This cartoon is rarely seen on TV because it ends in Papa Bear's attempt at a speedy suicide.

The Blue Ribbon release featured orange rings. This release also features the original title cards and includes credits.

In September of 1943, beginning with A Feud There Was, Warner Bros. began re-releasing select color cartoons in their Blue Ribbon program. Typically the Blue Ribbon reissues received new opening sequences with Blue Ribbon title cards and standardized music. Cartoon production credits were also removed. Between ten and fifteen cartoons were released in any given year, with cartoons coming from as far back as 1935. The reissues continued until the close of the studio in the 1960's.

All Blue Ribbon cartoons were released as "Merrie Melodie" cartoons regardless of the original series. The first "Looney Tunes" short to be included in the Blue Ribbon series was The Hep Cat, which was added in 1949. The only current prints of many of these cartoons are the Blue Ribbon releases, although restoration of these cartoons with original elements and titles is always ongoing.