"Aside from his best friend Bill Badger, some of the most enduring pals are an elephant (Edward Trunk), a mouse (Willie), Pong-Ping the Pekingese, Algy Pug (who actually pre-dates Rupert), Podgy Pig, Bingo the Brainy Pup, Freddie and Ferdy Fox, the identical twins Reggie and Rex Rabbit, and Ming the dragon. The kindly Wise Old Goat also lives in Nutwood, and helps Rupert in some of his adventures. One of the most unusual and evocative characters is Raggety, a woodland troll-creature made from twigs, who is often very grumpy and annoying. In the 2006 television revival of the series, Raggety"
"Tourtel, an assistant editor of the ""Daily Express"". Tourtel devised Rupert Bear shortly after the end of World War I, in 1920, when the ""Daily Express"" was in competition with ""The Daily Mail"" and its then popular comic strip “Teddy Tail” (featuring a mouse called “Teddy Tail”), as well as with the comic strip “Pip, Squeak and Wilfred” (respectively, these are the names of a dog, penguin, and rabbit) in the ""Daily Mirror"". Each panel of Tourtel's comic strip story was accompanied by a narrative in rhymed verse. These are the very first (""Daily Express"", 8 November 1920): The title"
"of the war, practices were changing for the worse across all sides; a rebellious Leicester was retaken by the Prince in May 1645, and no attempt was made to limit the subsequent killing and plunder. Rupert was accordingly a prominent figure in Parliamentary propaganda. He faced numerous accusations of witchcraft, either personally or by proxy through his pet dog. Boy, sometimes called Pudel; a large white hunting poodle, accompanied Rupert everywhere from 1642 up until the dog's death at Marston Moor and was widely suspected of being a witch's familiar. There were numerous accounts of Boy's abilities; some suggested that"
"of this very first “Rupert Bear” newspaper comic strip was “Little Lost Bear”. It also had a short explanatory subtitle: “Mrs. Bear sends her little son Rupert to market”. Rupert Bear had the body of a human boy, and the head of a bear. Many of his friends had human bodies and animal heads, although other characters included humans, dwarves, ogres, and talking birds. Although Rupert, his family, and neighbourhood friends, live in Nutwood, an otherwise ordinary English village, Rupert often found himself stepping into fairy tale regions or distant lands. When Tourtel retired from creating Rupert Bear stories in"
"the series The Two Ronnies (Season 7: 1978-1979) showed a parody sketch of Rupert Bear. It was titled ""Rupert Baird"" with Ronnie Corbett playing the part of Rupert and Ronnie Barker playing the role of a journalist/newsreporter. The whole of the dialogue in the sketch was composed of the rhyming prose that appears in the stories. The sketch also included the ""Tell 'em about the honey Mummy"" monster which at the time was a television advert. Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is a children's comic strip character created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the ""Daily Express"""
"video starring Rupert called ""Rupert and the Frog Song"". The short film, produced by McCartney won the British Academy Award. Tourtel's home was in Canterbury in Kent, and the Rupert Bear Museum, part of the Museum of Canterbury, has collections that cover much of the history of Rupert and his friends, as well as Tourtel and other illustrators. The museum is geared toward families and those interested in the general history of Rupert. On 31 October 2005, UK Media Group Entertainment Rights (which was later bought by Boomerang Media and then DreamWorks Animation) purchased a majority interest in the Rupert"
"Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is a children's comic strip character created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the ""Daily Express"" newspaper on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initial purpose was to win sales from the rival ""Daily Mail"" and ""Daily Mirror"". In 1935, the mantle of Rupert artist and storyteller was taken over by Alfred Bestall, who was previously an illustrator for ""Punch"" and other glossy magazines. Bestall proved to be successful in the field of children's literature and worked on Rupert stories and artwork into his 90s. More recently, various other artists and writers have continued"
"8 November 1920. The early strips were illustrated by Mary and captioned by her husband, and were published as two cartoons a day with a short story underneath. Rupert was originally a brown bear until the ""Express"" cut inking expenses giving him his iconic and characteristic white colour. In 1931 Herbert Tourtel died in a German sanatorium, and Mary retired four years later in 1935 after her eyesight and general health deteriorated. The Rupert Bear strips were continued by a ""Punch"" illustrator, Alfred Bestall. Mary Tourtel died on 15 March 1948, aged 74, at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital and"
"by Mark Twain. Hanna and Barbera almost named Yogi Bear ""Huckleberry Bear"". He was voiced in the original cartoons in 1957 by Daws Butler, who had given a similar voice and characterization to the dog character in ""Ruff and Reddy"". The voice for Huck was actually inspired by a neighbor of Butler's wife, Myrtis Martin, in Albemarle, North Carolina, her hometown. Butler would visit Myrtis and her family, and would talk to the neighbor who was a veterinarian. Butler found the man's voice amusing, and would remember it when it came time to voice Huck. The voice bore similarities to"
"he was the Devil in disguise, come to help Rupert. Pro-Royalist publications ultimately produced parodies of these, including one which listed Rupert's dog as being a ""Lapland Lady"" transformed into a white dog; Boy was able, apparently, to find hidden treasure, possessed invulnerability to attack, could catch bullets fired at Rupert in his mouth, and could prophesy as well as the 16th century soothsayer, Mother Shipton. Similar stories from the period relate to Rupert's pet monkey. Like his dog, the monkey was featured in newsprint of the day and was also reputed to have shape shifting powers, being able to"
"Luke the Dog Luke the Dog (1913-1926) was a Staffordshire Bull Terrier that performed as a recurring character in American silent comedy shorts between 1914 and 1920. He was also the personal pet of actress Minta Durfee and her husband, the comedian and director Roscoe ""Fatty"" Arbuckle. Although Luke never attained the stardom of the various dogs that portrayed Rin Tin Tin, Pete the Pup, or Lassie, he accomplished stunts on camera that those later canine colleagues may have found difficult or impossible to duplicate. Luke for six years gained widespread popularity among movie audiences, appearing in one- and two-reelers"
"of Princess Paw Paw's Mystic Moonstone, which she wore around her neck, to defend the village. Much like other Hanna-Barbera programs of ""The Smurfs"", ""The Biskitts"", ""Shirt Tales"", ""Snorks"" or ""Pound Puppies"", the bears had names that denoted their personalities—Laughing Paw, Medicine Paw, Bumble Paw, etc. Brave Paw and Princess Paw Paw tended to be the leads, riding into adventures on their magical flying ponies, while aging Wise Paw served as tribal advisor. The mascot of the group was a tiny dog by the name of PaPooch. The cartoon featured the vocal talents of Don Messick, Frank Welker, Scatman Crothers,"
"The Adventures of Rupert Bear The Adventures of Rupert Bear (My Little Rupert in the US) was a live-action puppet television series, based on the Mary Tourtel character Rupert Bear, produced by ATV. It aired from 28 October 1970 to 24 August 1977 on the ITV network, with 156 11-minute episodes produced over four series. The characters were all puppets, although the opening sequence featured a toy version of Rupert Bear sitting in a live-action child's bedroom. Rupert's friends and flying chariot appeared just as they had in the pages of the ""Daily Express"", although he was joined by some"
"Bear character from the ""Daily Express"". There are plans for a film, books, Limited Edition Prints and DVDs that will see Rupert joined by new friends in addition to established characters. Every year since 1936, a Rupert Bear annual has been released, even during the years of World War II, during a paper shortage. All of these books were written and illustrated by Mary Tourtel and originally published from 1928–1936, by Sampson Low. There were 46 books in the original series. Some of the titles were later published for the Woolworth's retail chain, with only 18 of the original titles."
"Rupert (TV series) Rupert is an animated television series based on the Mary Tourtel character ""Rupert Bear"", which aired from 1991 to 1997 with 65 half-hour episodes produced. Rupert is a very intelligent and witty white bear, and he has many friends from every corner of the world. Although he lives in a small medieval origins village called Nutwood, he enjoys traveling around the world, discovering new cultures, living great adventures, unraveling mysteries and unmasking villains. The Nordic culture of the European countries, influences the visual of the cartoon, with many castles, citadels and clothes, besides personages, like elves and"
"enjoyed hunting and greyhounds and had cared ably for Custer's own dogs, Custer gave him a parting gift from the Army: a dozen greyhounds. Once in Dodge City, often called simply ""Dodge"" but not to be confused with ""Fort Dodge"" some five miles to the southeast, Kelley raced his dogs in the open gambling culture of the frontier. Kelley also had a tame bear that he named ""Paddy"", which for a time became the town pet in Dodge City. As the animal grew larger and more rowdy, cowboys often tormented Paddy, and the creature was exterminated in 1883 and served"
"lives with his parents in a house in Nutwood, a fictional idyllic English village. He is drawn wearing a red jumper/sweater and bright yellow checked trousers, with matching yellow scarf. Originally depicted as a brown bear, his colour soon changed to white to save on printing costs, though he remained brown on the covers of the annuals. Most of the other characters in the series are also anthropomorphic animals (animals with humanoid forms). They are all scaled to be about the same size as Rupert, regardless of species. Rupert's animal friends are usually referred to as his ""chums"" or ""pals."""
"Rupert Bear, Follow the Magic... Rupert Bear: Follow the Magic... is a children's television series based on the Mary Tourtel character, Rupert Bear. Aimed at pre-school children, the show is part stop motion, part computer-generated imagery. Rupert Bear still wears his trademark bright yellow plaid trousers and matching scarf, with a red jumper. Rupert has brown fur once again, just as he was originally drawn in 1920: when he appeared as a cartoon character in the Daily Express, they economised on ink by printing him white. It was broadcast on Five from 8 November to 20 November 2006, as part"
"the series. About 50 million copies have been sold worldwide. The comic strip was, and still is, published daily in the ""Daily Express"", with many of these stories later being printed in books, and every year since 1936 a Rupert annual has also been released. Rupert Bear has become a well-known character in children's culture in the United Kingdom, and the success of the Rupert stories has led to the creation of several television series based on the character. The character also has a large fan following, with such groups as ""The Followers of Rupert"". Rupert is a bear who"
"Bobby Bear Bobby Bear was a British comics character in the ""Daily Herald"" newspaper starting in 1919. He was a young male bear character based on the Steiff teddy bear that was popular at the time. His friends were Ruby Rabbit and Maisie Mouse. Later Percy Porker the pig became a regular character as well as Freddy Fox on occasion. He was the first bear to appear as a cartoon character, pre dating Rupert Bear by a year. There were annuals issued from the early 1920s, in small format thin paperback volumes which collected their adventures. These are known to"
"bear cub for $20 at a train stop in White River, Ontario. The bear's mother was probably killed in the spring of 1914 when the cub was very young and could most easily have become socialized to humans. The name of the hunter who sold the bear and who presumably provided the bear's early socialization is undocumented. Colebourn named the bear ""Winnipeg"", ""Winnie"" for short, after his home city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Winnie accompanied him to Valcartier and all the way to England, becoming the mascot of the CAVC and a pet to the Second Canadian Infantry Brigade Headquarters. Before"
"Rupert and the Frog Song Rupert and the Frog Song is a 1984 animated film based on the comic strip character Rupert Bear, written and produced by Paul McCartney and directed by Geoff Dunbar. The making of ""Rupert and the Frog Song"" began in 1981 and ended in 1983. The film was released theatrically as an accompaniment to McCartney's feature film ""Give My Regards to Broad Street"". The song ""We All Stand Together"" from the film's soundtrack reached No. 3 when released in the UK Singles Chart. It was released in 2004 as one of the segments of """". Rupert"
"Pete the Pup Pete the Pup (original, 1924 – June 1930; second Pete, September 9, 1929 – January 28, 1946) was a character in Hal Roach's ""Our Gang"" comedies (later known as ""The Little Rascals"") during the 1930s. Otherwise known as ""Pete, the dog with the ring around his eye"", or simply ""Petey"". He was well known for having a circled eye which was added by Hollywood make-up artist Max Factor and credited as an oddity in ""Ripley's Believe It or Not"". The original Pete (sired by ""Tudor's Black Jack"") was a UKC registered American Pit Bull Terrier named ""Pal,"
"puppies helps Travis get over Old Yeller's death. They take in the new dog and try to begin a fresh start. The inspiration for the dog Old Yeller was based on a dog named Rattler from Mason Texas. The new puppy becomes the title character of the follow-up book ""Savage Sam"" (1962) and 1963 movie. A third book, ""Little Arliss"" (1978), is set after the first two and features Travis' younger brother. Old Yeller Old Yeller is a 1956 children's novel written by Fred Gipson and illustrated by Carl Burger. It received a Newbery Honor in 1957. The title is"
"In some stories he dates Clarabelle Cow while other times he is shown as a single parent. His original name was Dippy Dawg. Pluto is Mickey Mouse's pet dog who was first introduced in 1930 as Minnie's dog Rover and in 1931 as Mickey's dog. Unlike the anthropomorphic Goofy, Pluto is characterized as a normal dog who walks on four legs, and almost never speaks. Clarabelle Cow is a tall, anthropomorphic cow who is Minnie Mouse's friend and is introduced in 1928. She is prone to gossip and occasionally plays a well-meaning but ineffective parent figure to Donald Duck. She"
"BBC did not like Peter's first character, a man in top hat made from black Irish bog oak called ""Professor Bogwood"". They thought it was too frightening and asked for a non-human instead. Bagpuss is now retired. First he lived with Rupert Bear in the Rupert Bear Museum in Canterbury, part of the Canterbury Heritage Museum. After its closure at the end of 2017, he and Rupert Bear moved to the Beaney House of Art and Knowledge in Canterbury. Most of the stories and songs used in the series are based on folk songs and fairy tales from around the"
"apples in the trees. Playhouse Disney has also aired Rupert in the early 2000s in the United States, but used the original intro. According to BBC News, in 2000 Nelvana made plans to produce a feature film about Rupert at Hollywood studios but the project was not implemented. The film would be released possibly between 2001 and 2002. Rupert (TV series) Rupert is an animated television series based on the Mary Tourtel character ""Rupert Bear"", which aired from 1991 to 1997 with 65 half-hour episodes produced. Rupert is a very intelligent and witty white bear, and he has many friends"
"he was planning to write a book on the raid, 9 out of 10 replied ""What are you going to call the dog?"". He found that the three characters connected with the raid that most people had heard of were Guy Gibson, Barnes Wallis and Nigger the dog. Nigger (dog) Nigger was a male black labrador retriever belonging to Wing Commander Guy Gibson of the Royal Air Force, and the mascot of No. 617 Squadron. Gibson owned the dog when he was previously a member of 106 Squadron. Nigger often accompanied Gibson on training flights and was a great favourite"
"Muttley/Mumbly character appears in the 1964 Hanna-Barbera feature film ""Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!"". This prototype Muttley (""Mugger"") is a mean-spirited dog with a travelling circus who has a penchant for biting his owners on the leg. The character may also have been inspired by the Atom Ant show's ""Precious Pupp"", who was known for laughing the same way. Muttley and his master returned in the Wacky Races video game with Billy West voicing the dog. Muttley Muttley is a fictional character originally voiced by Don Messick. In the 2000 ""Wacky Races"" videogame, he was voiced by Billy West. The"
"Mary Tourtel Mary Tourtel (born Mary Caldwell on 28 January 187415 March 1948) was an English artist and creator of the comic strip Rupert Bear. Her works have sold 50 million copies internationally. Tourtel was born Mary Caldwell, the youngest child of Samuel Caldwell, a stained-glass artist and stonemason, and his wife Sarah. Mary studied art under Thomas Sidney Cooper at the Sidney Cooper School of Art in Canterbury (now the University for the Creative Arts), and became a children's book illustrator. In 1900 she married an assistant editor of ""The Daily Express"", Herbert Bird Tourtel, at Eton. Rupert Bear"
"to make the toy when he came across a cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt refusing to shoot an American black bear cub tied to a tree. The fictional character Winnie-the-Pooh was named after Winnipeg, a female American black bear cub that lived at the London Zoo from 1915 until her death in 1934. An American black bear cub, who in the spring of 1950 was caught in the Capitan Gap Fire, was made into the living representative of Smokey Bear, the mascot of the United States Forest Service. Terrible Ted was a de-toothed and de-clawed American black bear who was trained"
"Boy (dog) Boy (also Boye), was a white hunting poodle belonging to Prince Rupert of the Rhine in the 17th century. Parliamentarian propaganda alleged that the dog was ""endowed"" with magical powers. Boy accompanied his master into battle and was killed at the battle of Marston Moor on 2 July 1644. Boy was first given to Prince Rupert when he was imprisoned in the fortress of Linz during the Thirty Years War. The Earl of Arundel, an Englishman who had grown concerned about Rupert's plight, gave him the animal to keep him company during his confinement. The dog was a"
"suggested that Boy was a ""Lapland Lady"" who had been transformed into a white dog. Boy was also ""able"" to find hidden treasure, was invulnerable to attack, could catch bullets fired at Rupert in his mouth, and prophesy as well as the 16th century soothsayer, Mother Shipton. Royalist soldiers also promoted Boy, as their adopted mascot, to the rank of Sergeant-Major-General. Reportedly, Boy had other endearing attributes, such as cocking his leg when he heard the name of John Pym, leader of the Parliamentarian forces. He was also alleged to have performed for Charles I, slept in Prince Rupert's bed,"