C Bear and Jamal

C Bear and Jamal was an German-American animated series that aired on Fox Kids between 1996 and 1997. It starred 9-year-old Jamal, who has a singing bear named C Bear (voiced by rapper Tone Loc), who would often dole out advice to his somewhat gullible friend.

The show only lasted 13 episodes, and received a few VHS releases.


 * Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune: Tone Loc sings the theme song, being a rapper and all.
 * Five-Man Band:
 * The Leader - Jamal
 * The Lancer - Chipster
 * The Smart Guy - Kwame and Javier
 * The Big Guy - Big Chill
 * The Chick - Maya and Kim
 * Team Pet - C Bear
 * Friendly Tickle Torture: C-Bear tickles Jamal's bare feet with a feather during his karate training.
 * Once Per Episode: Each episode features at least one song and one Imagine Spot.
 * Short-Runners: C Bear and Jamal lasted for only 13 episodes of two season.
 * The Smurfette Principle: Maya is only girl in the group in the first season, until Kim added to the main cast of the second season.
 * That Reminds Me of a Song: Once Per Episode.