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* Coca-Cola's famous commercials featuring polar bears that they bring out every year around the holidays.

** In late 2011, they even released special-edition red-on-white cans (instead of the traditional white-on-red) as part of a "Save the Polar Bears" campaign.

* ''[[Shirokuma Cafe]]'' has Panda and Polar Bear as two of its core characters. Polar Bear is the owner of the titular cafe and is a [[Pungeon Master]]. Panda is a rather lazy [[Cloudcuckoolander]] who is a regular patron.

 

* In the French graphic novel ''[[Pyrenee]]'' the [[Wild Child]] title character is a girl raised by a bear in the mountains. The bear is mostly seen as a big furry dope, but there's one scene where they get into a serious argument and he only ''just'' manages to hold back from killing her.

 

* Baloo in ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|The Jungle Book]]'' epitomizes the "lovable lug" archetype for bears. Baloo was also friends with Mowgli in the original Kipling story, but his Disney version is [[Adaptation Displacement|probably the most well-known.]]

* Little John in Disney's ''[[Robin Hood (Disney film)|Robin Hood]]'', practically an [[Expy]] of Baloo.

* Zozi from ''[[Bartok the Magnificent]]''.

* The second half of the upcoming film ''[[Brave]]'' apparantly had the entire royal family save Merida (whether King Fergus is affected by this or not is debatable) being turned into bears.

* In ''[[Sadko]]'', [[The Big Guy]] proves his strength by wrestling a bear. When the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' crew riffed on the film, they turned this scene into the bear staging an intervention and giving the guy a hug.

 

* ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'', being based upon a teddy bear, is [[The Ditz|lovably dim]] and goodhearted, and is often thinking about honey.

* ''[[wikipedia:Gentle Ben|Gentle Ben]]''

* While the ''[[Hoka]]'' can be bad for the mental health of those dealing with them, they're very well-meaning, kind-hearted beings.

 

* Cookie Bear from ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]''.

* [[Gentle Ben]].

* Kintaros of ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' is partially based on a bear; for the most part he [[Does Not Know His Own Strength]], a bit [[The Klutz|clumsy]], and a [[Gentle Giant]] all in one package.

 

* ''[[The Far Side]]'' depicted bears sympathetically, even (or especially) when they go after humans.

* ''[[Non Sequitur]]'' also tends to combine this Trope with [[Bears are Bad News]].

 

* Fozzie Bear from ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.

** Bobo from ''[[Muppets Tonight]]''. Although larger and with a more intimidating role as security guard, he's just as big a softie as Fozzie, if not more so.

* The Bear in the Flying Carousel from ''[[The Teletubbies]]'', unlike [[Everything's Worse with Bears|that other bear from that show.]]

 

* The ''[[wikipedia:Country Bear Jamboree|Country Bear Jamboree]]'' at [[Disneyland]] and Disney World. Bears playing musical instruments! And singing!

 

* Tae the Bear God of ''[[Lusternia]]''. He has a [[Little Guy, Big Buddy]] relationship with his (much brighter) friend Bollikin, and spends most of his time playing with his bear creations and [[Winnie the Pooh|eating honey]]. He still [[Boisterous Bruiser|shouldn't be messed with, though]].

* Teddie in ''[[Persona 4]]''.

* Banjo from ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''.

 

* ''[[Sore Losers]]'' has a blue midget bear named Coleman as its [[Animal Mascot]]. While Coleman still can be vicious, he's also a constant source of comic relief, [[Speech-Impaired Animal|talks in half-growls]], and is small enough to pass for a teddy bear when standing still.

* When some bar-bear-ian Were-bears turned up in ''[[Exiern]]'' they unleashed a [[Hurricane of Puns]], utterly un-bear-able in the watching crowd.

 

* Beary, [[Benzaie]]'s son/brother who also happens to be a plush polar bear, and usually winds up as [[The Woobie]] thanks to the way Benzaie treats him.

* [http://everything2.com/title/The+Bear+FAQ The Bear FAQ]

* Juuichi from ''[[Morenatsu]]'', despite his [[Grumpy Bear|usual expression]].

 

* Baloo again in ''[[Tale Spin]]'', as well as Rebecca, Molly, and Kit.

* [[Yogi Bear]], Boo Boo, and Cindy Bear, although Yogi ''is'' [[Theme Song|always getting in the Ranger's hair.]]

* Breezly Bruin, a Hanna-Barbera character from 1964 who always tried to get into an arctic army base.

 

* Trained bears are common performers at circuses, enough so [[Dancing Bear|that they named a trope.]]

* And, of course, [[Pandaing to the Audience|pandas]] have always been immune to [[Everything's Worse with Bears|the usual depiction of bears]], even though they're really just as dangerous as other bears are.