Misery Bear

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Misery Bear is an English comedy character created by Chris Hayward and Nat Saunders. It is a depressive teddy bear with a tendency to excessive alcohol consumption , who constantly fails both at work and in his search for love.

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Since 2009, more than 20 video clips have been made and published on the Internet by the British Broadcasting Corporation . The figure of the Misery Bear is a toy stuffed animal about 25 to 30 cm in size that is moved from outside the picture using real film technology . Computer animation is rarely used, stop-motion or animation are not used. Some of these clips were produced for the benefit of nonprofit organizations such as Comic Relief , Children in Need, Sport Relief, and Amnesty International . Kate Moss , Geri Halliwell , Mo Farah and Lionel Richie appeared as guest stars . Viral marketing in social media also contributes to the figure's popularity , Misery Bear has over 50,000 friends on Facebook and over 30,000 followers on Twitter .

In October 2011, the book Misery Bear's Guide to Love & Heartbreak ( ISBN 1-4447-2805-9 ) was published by Hodder & Stoughton , a German translation provided by Christoph Bausum was published by Rowohlt in December 2012 under the title Misery Bear's Guide to Love ( ISBN 3-499-62529-6 ) published.

Episode list

List of Misery Bear episodes
# publication title content comment
1 October 13, 2009 Misery Bear Goes To London Misery Bear's visit to London turns into an adventure.
2 0October 1, 2011 Misery Bear's Amnesty After Misery Bear insulted the government on the Internet, his life situation worsened. Episode against Torture, in aid of Amnesty International
2 October 13, 2011 The Making of Love & Heartbreak Misery Bear is trying to write a book. Episode for the English book publication.
4th November 22, 2011 Misery Bear Prepares For A Date Misery Bear is preparing for a rendezvous.
5 November 29, 2011 New Friend Misery Bear bought a friend.
6th November 29, 2011 The Wedding The world's most desirable furry bachelorette is getting married!
7th November 29, 2011 At the seaside Misery Bear tries to cheer up on vacation.
8th November 29, 2011 At work Misery Bear probably hates his job more than his life.
9 November 29, 2011 Day off Misery Bear is a little run down on his day off.
10 November 29, 2011 World cup Misery Bear has his ticket and is traveling to South Africa for the World Cup!
11 November 29, 2011 Dawn of the Ted As Misery Bear prepares for Halloween, things turn nasty. Misery Bear in a zombie apocalypse
12 November 29, 2011 Comic Relief Starring Kate Moss Misery Bear tries to give meaning to his life with his commitment to a charity. Guest star Kate Moss . In aid of the British charity Comic Relief
13 November 29, 2011 Valentine's Day Is it going to be another lonely Valentine's Day for Misery Bear?
14th 0December 2, 2011 The Teddynator Misery Bear takes desperate measures to lighten his mood.
15th December 21, 2011 Christmas Misery Bear is getting ready for a Merry Christmas by writing his letter to Santa Claus.
16 September 18, 2012 Misery Bear's Night Out Misery Bear goes out in town and it hits him back.
17th 2012 Misery Bear Goes To Germany Misery Bear take a trip to Germany. Episode for the German book publication.
18th 2012 How Pudsey Got His Bandana Misery Bear and best friend Pudsey Bear fall out over guest star Geri Halliwell . In aid of the UK charity Children in Need
19th 2012 Misery Bear & Bond: Last Christmas Goes Misery Bears WeihanGuest Stars: Bond (band) . In favor of Save the Children .
19th 2012 Misery Bear's Sport Relief Misery Bear fails to win the charity run against Mo Farah despite a stop at Lionel Richie's Pub. In aid of UK charity event Sport Relief.
20th 20th November 2013 Behind the scenes Making of with a moody misery bear.
21st May 21, 2015 Put A Nose On It Misery Bears contribution to Red Nose Day USA. In favor of Red Nose Day

Awards

On February 9, 2012, the Misery Bear series was named "Best Internet Viral Show" (German: Best Show Published on the Internet) by the Latfas Comedy Awards, the British men's lifestyle magazine Loaded.

literature

  • Chris Hayward, Nat Saunders: Misery Bear's Guide to Love: The Experiences of the Lonely Bear in the World & Heartbreak (=  Rororo . No. 62529 ). Rowohlt, Reinbek 2012, ISBN 978-3-499-62529-9 (English: Misery Bear's Guide to Love & Heartbreak . 2011. Translated by Christoph Bausum).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tim Vine wins the funniest joke award at Loaded Laftas. In: BBC newsbeat. February 9, 2012, accessed December 23, 2019 .

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