Bernard (TV series)
South Korean animated television series
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Bernard in the United Kingdom, known as Backkom (Korean: 빼꼼) in South Korea and Berni in Spain, is a British-Spanish-South Korean-French CGI animated television series produced by Aardman Animations, BRB Internacional (season 1), EBS Productions, RG Animation Studios, Screen21 (season 1), Synergy Media (season 2) and SK Broadband (season 3), with the investment of the French broadcaster M6 and CBBC.[1] The animation style is of a combination of computer-generated and cel animation. The stories are written by the creative studio Screen21 and Aardman Animations, the directors are José Luis Ucha Enríquez, Seo Kang-Joon, Kim Soo-hyun and Claudio Biern Lliviria. The music was written by Oscar Maceda Rodríguez and Aaron Lim. Bernard also was a part of Cartoon Network's Sunday Pants.
Claudio Biern Lliviria
Seo Kang-Joon
Kim Soo-hyun
| Bernard | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Backkom |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Jose Luis Ucha Enriquez Claudio Biern Lliviria Seo Kang-Joon Kim Soo-hyun |
| Developed by | RG Animation Studios |
| Written by | Iñaki San Román Sergio V. Santesteban Ian Carney |
| Directed by | Claudio Biern Lliviria José Luis Ucha Aaron Lim (animation director) |
| Creative director | Toni García |
| Voices of | Marie Fagundo Sly Johnson |
| Composers | Óscar Maced Rodríguez Aaron Lim |
| Countries of origin | South Korea Spain (season 1) United Kingdom France China |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 156 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Carlos Biern Sirl Oscar |
| Producers | Claudio Biern Boyd Javier Robles de Acuna Kwang-Deok Kim Kwang-Hoi Kim Natalie Altmann Gilles Romele |
| Editor | Roberto H.G. |
| Running time | 3 minutes |
| Production companies | Aardman Animations BRB Internacional (season 1) EBS Productions RG Animation Studios Screen21 Synergy Media (season 2) SK Broadband (season 3) |
| Original release | |
| Network | EBS M6 CBBC Clan La 2 |
| Release | 18 December 2006 – 25 March 2010 |
| Related | |
| Pucca | |
In South Korea, Season 1 aired on EBS TV on December 18, 2005 and consists of 52 episodes. Season 2 aired in 2008, and it also consists of 52 episodes. In the UK, the show aired on CBBC. A Welsh version of the show aired on S4C in 2014, and ended in 2021.
The modeling, animation, and sound processing were handled by Aardman, while the voice acting was done by RG Animation Studios and BRB Internacional,
Plot
The show focuses on a curious polar bear named Bernard, whose bumbling slapstick antics and clumsiness typically result in him being knocked unconscious or injured near the end of an episode. Bernard does not speak, but sometimes communicates through guttural sounds. He is joined with Lloyd and Eva the penguins, Zack the lizard, as well as Goliath the chihuahua.
Episodes
Season 1 (2006–07)
| No. | Title | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 1–6 | "The Gym/Golf/Ice Climbing/The Swing/Security Guard/The Vending Machine" | 18 December 2006 | 101 |
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The Gym: Bernard goes to the gym bathroom and quickly turns a simple task of exercising into a complicated challenge. Golf: Bernard experiences the powerful attraction of the golf course and pull of gravity. Ice Climbing: Once Bernard has found all his equipment, he sets off to climb the highest peak. However, the closer he gets to the summit, the trickier it becomes. The Swing: Bernard finds a tree with a swing which Lloyd wants got there first. Security Guard: Bernard gets a job at the museum to exhibit his arts. The Vending Machine: Bernard struggles to learn sportsmanship he fights with Zack over a drink in the vending machine. | |||
| 7–12 | "Diving Board/Watching TV/Hitchhiking/Sky Diving/At the Theme Park/A Day in the Country" | 3 January 2007 | 102 |
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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!. Watching TV: Bernard is completely hooked on television until the shop closes and shutters come down. Hitchhiking: Bernard stops to pick up Zack and reminds him to have a lift someday. Skydiving: Bernard is bound to forget his parachute. At the Theme Park: While Bernard is having a good time at the theme park, a balloon appears when someone asks for a photo. A Day in the Country: Bernard has gone to the mountain while the mountain comes to him. | |||
| 13–17 | "Learning to Fly/Close Encounters/The Intruder/Basketball/The Cart" | 6 January 2007 | 103 |
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Learning to Fly: Bernard learns to fly. Close Encounters: Bernard is delighted to receive a visit from a small extraterrestrial, but his visitor is less than delighted by his limited technological skills. The Intruder: Bernard's dinner is interrupted by an intruder. Basketball: Bernard plays basketball against Zack. The Cart: Bernard tries to cross a motorcycle with a supermarket cart. | |||
| 18–22 | "The Supermarket/The Mosquito/Oasis/The Treasure/The Window Cleaner" | 16 October 2007 | 104 |
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The Supermarket: Bernard is delighted with all the bargains he has bought. However, Bernard struggles to get them all home through a single revolving door. The Mosquito: Bernard feels very tired and wants to sleep for hours, but there's a mosquito about with other ideas. 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. The Treasure: Bernard finds a map that may lead him to the hidden treasure, but does not always tell him about the hidden dangers. Even Indiana Jones would have had trouble here. The Window Cleaner: Bernard is cleaning the windows of a skyscraper, when he disturbs two birds trying to protect their fledgling. | |||
| 5 | "Street Racing/The Desert Island/Baseball/The Car/The Flower" | 10 November 2007 | 105 |
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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. The Desert Island: Bernard finds himself on a desert island where all existing forces of nature try to make him feel welcome in their own special way. Baseball: Bernard 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. The Car: Bernard is proud of his small convertible, but cannot get everything in the boot, which leads to a more complicated life than he would imagine. The Flower: Bernard loves his flower and is determined to do whatever is necessary to protect it from danger, regardless of the cost. | |||
| 6 | "Sleepwalker/The Pizza/The Unicycle/The Motorboat/The Prisoner" | 10 November 2007 | 106 |
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Sleepwalker: Even when he is asleep, Bernard is capable of anything, as he finds out when he wakes up in the morning. The Pizza: Bernard has to deliver a pizza to a haunted house to feed its starving owner. The Unicycle: Much to Zack's surprise, Bernard discovers he has some performing unicycle skills which he never knew he had. The Motorboat: Although Bernard has been shipwrecked, his real problems begin when he finds an abandoned motorboat which could get him back to shore. The Prisoner: Bernard makes a daring escape from prison. | |||
| 7 | "Bowling/Taekwondo/Scuba Diving/Doors/At the Museum" | 10 November 2007 | 107 |
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Bowling: Bernard plays bowling against Lloyd. Taekwondo: Wanting to recover his property from Zack, Bernard takes up taekwondo. He develops awesome skills, but the result is not quite what he had planned. Scuba Diving: Bernard goes scuba diving, but soon realizes that not everything is quite what it seems under the sea. Doors: Bernard struggles to be able to negotiate revolving doors, even when they have their arms full of packages. At the Museum: Bernard visit museums containing thousands of priceless exhibits that have been carefully preserved for 100 years. | |||
| 8 | "A Lucky Day/The Storm/The Robot/The Vacuum Cleaner/A Day In The Country 2" | 21 November 2007 | 108 |
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A Lucky Day: Bernard wants to have a lucky day. 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. 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. The Vacuum Cleaner: When the vacuum cleaner finishes its work, there is no speck of dust anywhere, and no sign of Bernard's winning lottery ticket either!. A Day In The Country 2: Bernard wants to enjoy nature, but the fauna and flora want to enjoy him at the same time. | |||
| 9 | "Marathon/The Fumigator 1/The Fumigator 2/Close Encounters 2/The Little Dog" | 27 November 2007 | 109 |
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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. The Fumigator: Bernard, who dislikes cockroaches, is determined to get them out of his house somehow. The Fumigator 2: Continuing from the first part, the cockroaches are taking over Bernard's house despite his efforts, until his patience runs out. Close Encounters 2: When another UFO appears on Bernard's radar, he is desperate to see what is inside the strange carapace, but the extraterrestrial is impatient show himself. The Little Dog: Goliath the Chihuahua packs a charge of aggression and bad temper equivalent to someone several times his size as Bernard discovers. | |||
| 10 | "The Medallion/The Moth/Bullfighter/At the North Pole/The Package" | 30 December 2007 | 110 |
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The Medallion: Bernard finds a medallion which is soon revealed to bring bad luck. He tries to throw it away, but to no avail. The Moth: When Bernard tries to get rid of an annoying moth, his kitchen becomes a dangerous place. Bullfighter: Bernard finds himself in a field full of bulls, and despite his lack of experience, he decides to try his hand at bull-fighting. 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. The Package: Zack tries to steal a parcel which Bernard is carrying. At first he succeeds, but Bernard doesn't give up that easily .... | |||
Season 2 (2008-09)
| No. | Title | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Football" | June 9, 2008 | 237 |
| 2 | "The Fossil" | June 9, 2008 | 241 |
| 3 | "Boxing" | June 10, 2008 | 220 |
| 4 | "Kendo" | June 10, 2008 | 206 |
| 5 | "Boy Scout" | 23 November 2008 | 223 |
| 6 | "The Little Dog 2" | 23 November 2008 | 214 |
| 7 | "The Magic Lamp" | 14 December 2008 | 209 |
| 8 | "The Olympic Torch" | 14 December 2008 | 226 |
| 9 | "Saving Eva" | 25 December 2008 | 204 |
| 10 | "Ice Cream" | 25 December 2008 | 208 |
| 11 | "Fishing" | 12 September 2009 | 221 |
| 12 | "The Gym 2" | 12 September 2009 | 213 |
| 13 | "A Leap in the Dark" | 30 October 2009 | 219 |
Season 3 (2009-10)
| No. | Title | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Football" | 21 November 2009 | 301 |
| 2 | "The Fossil" | 21 November 2009 | 302 |
| 3 | "Boxing" | 21 November 2009 | 303 |
| 4 | "Kendo" | 28 November 2009 | 304 |
| 5 | "Boy Scout" | 28 November 2009 | 305 |
| 6 | "The Little Dog 2" | 12 December 2009 | 306 |
| 7 | "The Magic Lamp" | 12 December 2009 | 307 |
| 8 | "The Olympic Torch" | 19 December 2009 | 308 |
| 9 | "Saving Eva" | 19 December 2009 | 309 |
| 10 | "The Ice Cream" | 8 January 2010 | 310 |
| 11 | "Fishing" | 8 January 2010 | 311 |
| 12 | "The Gym 2" | 22 January 2010 | 312 |
| 13 | "A Leap in the Dark" | 22 January 2010 | 313 |
| 14 | "Beach Volleyball" | 5 February 2010 | 314 |
| 15 | "Motorcycling" | 5 February 2010 | 315 |
| 16 | "Tennis" | 10 February 2010 | 316 |
| 17 | "Basketball Wheels" | 10 February 2010 | 317 |
| 18 | "Horse Training" | 14 February 2010 | 318 |
| 19 | "Basketball 2" | 14 February 2010 | 319 |
| 20 | "Judo" | 21 February 2010 | 320 |
| 21 | "Mountain Bike" | 21 February 2010 | 321 |
| 22 | "Kayak" | 25 February 2010 | 322 |
| 23 | "Paragliding" | 25 February 2010 | 323 |
| 24 | "Olympic Handball" | 25 February 2010 | 324 |
| 25 | "Skiing" | 4 March 2010 | 325 |
| 26 | "Hammer Throw" | 4 March 2010 | 326 |
| 27 | "Fencing" | 7 March 2010 | 401 |
| 28 | "Handball" | 7 March 2010 | 402 |
| 29 | "Alpine Skiing" "(Skiing 2)" | 12 March 2010 | 403 |
| 30 | "Pole Vault" | 12 March 2010 | 404 |
| 31 | "Table Tennis" | 13 March 2010 | 405 |
| 32 | "Weightlifting" | 13 March 2010 | 405 |
| 33 | "Archery" | 13 March 2010 | 406 |
| 34 | "Karate" | 15 March 2010 | 407 |
| 35 | "Paddle" | 15 March 2010 | 408 |
| 36 | "Chess" | 16 March 2010 | 409 |
| 37 | "Walk" | 16 March 2010 | 410 |
| 38 | "Badminton" | 17 March 2010 | 411 |
| 39 | "Goalball" | 17 March 2010 | 412 |
| 40 | "Indoor Football" | 18 March 2010 | 413 |
| 41 | "Triathlon" | 18 March 2010 | 501 |
| 42 | "High Jump" | 19 March 2010 | 502 |
| 43 | "Marathon 2" | 19 March 2010 | 503 |
| 44 | "Rugby" | 20 March 2010 | 504 |
| 45 | "Motor Racing" | 20 March 2010 | 504 |
| 46 | "Sprint" | 21 March 2010 | 505 |
| 47 | "Snowboard" | 21 March 2010 | 506 |
| 48 | "Gymnastics" | 22 March 2010 | 507 |
| 49 | "Hockey" | 22 March 2010 | 508 |
| 50 | "Aerobics" | 24 March 2010 | 509 |
| 51 | "Swimming" | 24 March 2010 | 510 |
| 52 | "Windsurfing" | 25 March 2010 | 511 |
Film (2007)
| Title | Original release date | |
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| Mug Travel | 22 March 2007 | |
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Bebe, a little girl who is alone on Christmas Eve, is given a magical pendant from Santa Claus and embarks on a fantastical adventure. Travelling in a mug with the power of teleportation, she explores various exotic locations from the desert to the North Pole, accompanied by a Bernard and Lloyd. | ||