Bernard (TV 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.

Also known asBackkom
GenreComedy
Created byJose Luis Ucha Enriquez
Claudio Biern Lliviria
Seo Kang-Joon
Kim Soo-hyun
Developed byRG Animation Studios
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Bernard
Also known asBackkom
GenreComedy
Created byJose Luis Ucha Enriquez
Claudio Biern Lliviria
Seo Kang-Joon
Kim Soo-hyun
Developed byRG Animation Studios
Written byIñaki San Román
Sergio V. Santesteban
Ian Carney
Directed byClaudio Biern Lliviria
José Luis Ucha
Aaron Lim
(animation director)
Creative directorToni García
Voices ofMarie Fagundo
Sly Johnson
ComposersÓscar Maced Rodríguez
Aaron Lim
Countries of originSouth Korea
Spain (season 1)
United Kingdom
France
China
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes156 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersCarlos Biern
Sirl Oscar
ProducersClaudio Biern Boyd
Javier Robles de Acuna
Kwang-Deok Kim
Kwang-Hoi Kim
Natalie Altmann
Gilles Romele
EditorRoberto H.G.
Running time3 minutes
Production companiesAardman Animations
BRB Internacional (season 1)
EBS Productions
RG Animation Studios
Screen21
Synergy Media (season 2)
SK Broadband (season 3)
Original release
NetworkEBS
M6
CBBC
Clan
La 2
Release18 December 2006 (2006-12-18) 
25 March 2010 (2010-03-25)
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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

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15218 December 2006 (2006-12-18)30 December 2007 (2007-12-30)
25214 May 2008 (2008-05-14)30 October 2009 (2009-10-30)
35221 November 2009 (2009-11-21)25 March 2010 (2010-03-25)
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Season 1 (2006–07)

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1–6"The Gym/Golf/Ice Climbing/The Swing/Security Guard/The Vending Machine"18 December 2006 (2006-12-18)101

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 (2007-01-03)102

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 (2007-01-06)103

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 (2007-10-16)104

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 (2007-11-10)105

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 (2007-11-10)106

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 (2007-11-10)107

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 (2007-11-21)108

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 (2007-11-27)109

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 (2007-12-30)110

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 ....
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Season 2 (2008-09)

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1"Football"June 9, 2008 (2008-06-09)237
2"The Fossil"June 9, 2008 (2008-06-09)241
3"Boxing"June 10, 2008 (2008-06-10)220
4"Kendo"June 10, 2008 (2008-06-10)206
5"Boy Scout"23 November 2008 (2008-11-23)223
6"The Little Dog 2"23 November 2008 (2008-11-23)214
7"The Magic Lamp"14 December 2008 (2008-12-14)209
8"The Olympic Torch"14 December 2008 (2008-12-14)226
9"Saving Eva"25 December 2008 (2008-12-25)204
10"Ice Cream"25 December 2008 (2008-12-25)208
11"Fishing"12 September 2009 (2009-09-12)221
12"The Gym 2"12 September 2009 (2009-09-12)213
13"A Leap in the Dark"30 October 2009 (2009-10-30)219
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Season 3 (2009-10)

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1"Football"21 November 2009 (2009-11-21)301
2"The Fossil"21 November 2009 (2009-11-21)302
3"Boxing"21 November 2009 (2009-11-21)303
4"Kendo"28 November 2009 (2009-11-28)304
5"Boy Scout"28 November 2009 (2009-11-28)305
6"The Little Dog 2"12 December 2009 (2009-12-12)306
7"The Magic Lamp"12 December 2009 (2009-12-12)307
8"The Olympic Torch"19 December 2009 (2009-12-19)308
9"Saving Eva"19 December 2009 (2009-12-19)309
10"The Ice Cream"8 January 2010 (2010-01-08)310
11"Fishing"8 January 2010 (2010-01-08)311
12"The Gym 2"22 January 2010 (2010-01-22)312
13"A Leap in the Dark"22 January 2010 (2010-01-22)313
14"Beach Volleyball"5 February 2010 (2010-02-05)314
15"Motorcycling"5 February 2010 (2010-02-05)315
16"Tennis"10 February 2010 (2010-02-10)316
17"Basketball Wheels"10 February 2010 (2010-02-10)317
18"Horse Training"14 February 2010 (2010-02-14)318
19"Basketball 2"14 February 2010 (2010-02-14)319
20"Judo"21 February 2010 (2010-02-21)320
21"Mountain Bike"21 February 2010 (2010-02-21)321
22"Kayak"25 February 2010 (2010-02-25)322
23"Paragliding"25 February 2010 (2010-02-25)323
24"Olympic Handball"25 February 2010 (2010-02-25)324
25"Skiing"4 March 2010 (2010-03-04)325
26"Hammer Throw"4 March 2010 (2010-03-04)326
27"Fencing"7 March 2010 (2010-03-07)401
28"Handball"7 March 2010 (2010-03-07)402
29"Alpine Skiing"
"(Skiing 2)"
12 March 2010 (2010-03-12)403
30"Pole Vault"12 March 2010 (2010-03-12)404
31"Table Tennis"13 March 2010 (2010-03-13)405
32"Weightlifting"13 March 2010 (2010-03-13)405
33"Archery"13 March 2010 (2010-03-13)406
34"Karate"15 March 2010 (2010-03-15)407
35"Paddle"15 March 2010 (2010-03-15)408
36"Chess"16 March 2010 (2010-03-16)409
37"Walk"16 March 2010 (2010-03-16)410
38"Badminton"17 March 2010 (2010-03-17)411
39"Goalball"17 March 2010 (2010-03-17)412
40"Indoor Football"18 March 2010 (2010-03-18)413
41"Triathlon"18 March 2010 (2010-03-18)501
42"High Jump"19 March 2010 (2010-03-19)502
43"Marathon 2"19 March 2010 (2010-03-19)503
44"Rugby"20 March 2010 (2010-03-20)504
45"Motor Racing"20 March 2010 (2010-03-20)504
46"Sprint"21 March 2010 (2010-03-21)505
47"Snowboard"21 March 2010 (2010-03-21)506
48"Gymnastics"22 March 2010 (2010-03-22)507
49"Hockey"22 March 2010 (2010-03-22)508
50"Aerobics"24 March 2010 (2010-03-24)509
51"Swimming"24 March 2010 (2010-03-24)510
52"Windsurfing"25 March 2010 (2010-03-25)511
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Film (2007)

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Mug Travel22 March 2007 (2007-03-22)
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.
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