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.
Tropes used in C Bear and Jamal include:
- 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.