Bernard (TV series)

Bernard
Poster of Bernard
Also known asBackkom
GenreComedy
Created byJose Luis Ucha Enriquez
Claudio Biern Lliviria
Developed byRG Animation Studios
Written byIñaki San Román
Sergio V. Santesteban
Directed byClaudio Biern Lliviria
José Luis Ucha
Aaron Lim
(animation director)
Creative directorToni García
Voices ofMarie Fagundo
Sly Johnson
ComposerÓscar Maced Rodríguez
Country of originSouth Korea
Spain
France
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes60 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersCarlos Biern
Sirl Oscar
ProducersClaudio Biern Boyd
Javier Robles de Acuna
Kwang-Deok Kim
Kwang-Hoi Kim
Natalie Altmann
Gilles Romele
EditorRoberto H.G.
Running time3 minutes
Production companiesBRB Internacional
EBS Productions
RG Animation Studios
Screen21
Synergy Media (season 2)
SK Broadband (season 3)
Original release
NetworkEBS
M6
CBBC
AnimaKids
Release3 January 2006 (2006-01-03) –
2020 (2020)

Bernard, known as Backkom (Korean빼꼼) in South Korea and Berni in Spain, is an animated television series produced by BRB Internacional, EBS Productions, RG Animation Studios, Screen21, Synergy Media (season 2) and SK Broadband (season 3), with the investment of the French broadcaster M6.[1] The animation style is of a combination of computer-generated and cel animation. The stories are written by the creative studio Screen21, the directors are José Luis Ucha Enríquez and Claudio Biern Lliviria. The music was written by Oscar Maceda Rodríguez. Bernard also was a part of Cartoon Network's Sunday Pants.

In South Korea, the first season aired on EBS TV from January 2006 to December 2007, the second season aired from May 2008 to December 2009,[2] while the third season premiered on 21 November 2009 and consisted of sports-related episodes.

Plot

The show focuses on a curious polar bear named Bernard, whose bumbling slapstick antics and clumsiness typically result in him being knocked unconscious or injured near the end of an episode. Bernard does not speak, but sometimes communicates through guttural sounds. He is joined with Lloyd and Eva the penguins, Zack the lizard, as well as Goliath the chihuahua.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
152January 3, 2006 (2006-01-03)December 30, 2007 (2007-12-30)
252May 2008 (2008-05)December 2009 (2009-12)
352November 2009 (2009-11)2010 (2010)
4512010 (2010)2011 (2011)
5492011 (2011)2012 (2012)
652020 (2020)TBA
SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
152January 3, 2006 (2006-01-03)December 30, 2007 (2007-12-30)
252May 2008 (2008-05)December 2009 (2009-12)
352November 2009 (2009-11)2010 (2010)
4512010 (2010)2011 (2011)
5492011 (2011)2012 (2012)
652020 (2020)TBA

Season 1 (2006–07)

No.TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
1–6"The Gym/Golf/Ice Climbing/The Swing/Security Guard/The Vending Machine"January 3, 2006 (2006-01-03)101

The Gym: Bernard goes to the gym bathroom and quickly turns a simple task of exercising into a complicated challenge.

Golf: Bernard experiences the powerful attraction of the golf course and pull of gravity.

Ice Climbing: Once Bernard has found all his equipment, he sets off to climb the highest peak. However, the closer he gets to the summit, the trickier it becomes.

The Swing: Bernard finds a tree with a swing which Lloyd wants got there first.

Security Guard: Bernard gets a job at the museum to exhibit his arts.

The Vending Machine: Bernard struggles to learn sportsmanship he fights with Zack over a drink in the vending machine.
7–12"Diving Board/Watching TV/Hitchhiking/Sky Diving/At the Theme Park/A Day in the Country"January 3, 2006 (2006-01-03)102

Diving Board: Bernard desperately tries to copy all the things that Lloyd the penguin enjoys doing at the swimming pool, including diving from the highest springboard!.

Watching TV: Bernard is completely hooked on television until the shop closes and shutters come down.

Hitchhiking: Bernard stops to pick up Zack and reminds him to have a lift someday.

Skydiving: Bernard is bound to forget his parachute.

At the Theme Park: While Bernard is having a good time at the theme park, a balloon appears when someone asks for a photo.

A Day in the Country: Bernard has gone to the mountain while the mountain comes to him.
13–17"Learning to Fly/Close Encounters/The Intruder/Basketball/The Cart"January 6, 2006 (2006-01-06)103

Learning to Fly: Bernard learns to fly.

Close Encounters: Bernard is delighted to receive a visit from a small extraterrestrial, but his visitor is less than delighted by his limited technological skills.

The Intruder: Bernard's dinner is interrupted by an intruder.

Basketball: Bernard plays basketball against Zack.

The Cart: Bernard tries to cross a motorcycle with a supermarket cart.
18–22"The Supermarket/The Mosquito/Oasis/The Treasure/The Window Cleaner"October 16, 2007 (2007-10-16)104

The Supermarket: Bernard is delighted with all the bargains he has bought. However, Bernard struggles to get them all home through a single revolving door.

The Mosquito: Bernard feels very tired and wants to sleep for hours, but there's a mosquito about with other ideas.

Oasis: In the middle of the desert, Bernard stumbles across an oasis. The palm trees look real enough, and that cool water is just too tempting.

The Treasure: Bernard finds a map that may lead him to the hidden treasure, but does not always tell him about the hidden dangers. Even Indiana Jones would have had trouble here.

The Window Cleaner: Bernard is cleaning the windows of a skyscraper, when he disturbs two birds trying to protect their fledgling.
5"Street Racing/The Desert Island/Baseball/The Car/The Flower"November 10, 2007 (2007-11-10)105

Street Racing: When Zack lines up alongside him at the traffic lights, it gives Bernard the perfect excuse to start a race through the city streets.

The Desert Island: Bernard finds himself on a desert island where all existing forces of nature try to make him feel welcome in their own special way.

Baseball: Bernard figures out how the baseball pitching machine works, until the machine steps up a gear and shows it has a few more tricks up its sleeve.

The Car: Bernard is proud of his small convertible, but cannot get everything in the boot, which leads to a more complicated life than he would imagine.

The Flower: Bernard loves his flower and is determined to do whatever is necessary to protect it from danger, regardless of the cost.
6"Sleepwalker/The Pizza/The Unicycle/The Motorboat/The Prisoner"November 10, 2007 (2007-11-10)106

Sleepwalker: Even when he is asleep, Bernard is capable of anything, as he finds out when he wakes up in the morning.

The Pizza: Bernard has to deliver a pizza to a haunted house to feed its starving owner.

The Unicycle: Much to Zack's surprise, Bernard discovers he has some performing unicycle skills which he never knew he had.

The Motorboat: Although Bernard has been shipwrecked, his real problems begin when he finds an abandoned motorboat which could get him back to shore.

The Prisoner: Bernard makes a daring escape from prison.
7"Bowling/Taekwondo/Scuba Diving/Doors/At the Museum"November 10, 2007 (2007-11-10)107

Bowling: Bernard plays bowling against Lloyd.

Taekwondo: Wanting to recover his property from Zack, Bernard takes up taekwondo. He develops awesome skills, but the result is not quite what he had planned.

Scuba Diving: Bernard goes scuba diving, but soon realizes that not everything is quite what it seems under the sea.

Doors: Bernard struggles to be able to negotiate revolving doors, even when they have their arms full of packages.

At the Museum: Bernard visit museums containing thousands of priceless exhibits that have been carefully preserved for 100 years.
8"A Lucky Day/The Storm/The Robot/The Vacuum Cleaner/The Package"November 21, 2007 (2007-11-21)108

A Lucky Day: Bernard wants to have a lucky day.

The Storm: Once Bernard had a polar home on the ice cap, but a lightning strike during a polar thunderstorm forces him to leave it all behind.

The Robot: A robot seems to offer Bernard a simple solution to the problem of cleaning his house. The trouble is that the robot is literally crazy about his job.

The Vacuum Cleaner: When the vacuum cleaner finishes its work, there is no speck of dust anywhere, and no sign of Bernard's winning lottery ticket either!.

The Package: Zack tries to steal a parcel which Bernard is carrying. Zack initially succeeded, but Bernard does not give up that easily.
9"Marathon/The Fumigator 1/The Fumigator 2/Close Encounters 2/The Little Dog"November 27, 2007 (2007-11-27)109

Marathon: Bernard, Zack and Lloyd are competing in a marathon. The winner will not be the one who runs the fastest, but the one who survives the longest.

The Fumigator: Bernard, who dislikes cockroaches, is determined to get them out of his house somehow.

The Fumigator 2: Continuing from the first part, the cockroaches are taking over Bernard's house despite his efforts, until his patience runs out.

Close Encounters 2: When another UFO appears on Bernard's radar, he is desperate to see what is inside the strange carapace, but the extraterrestrial is impatient show himself.

The Little Dog: Goliath the Chihuahua packs a charge of aggression and bad temper equivalent to someone several times his size as Bernard discovers.
10"The Medallion/The Moth/Bullfighter/At the North Pole/A Day in the Country 2"December 30, 2007 (2007-12-30)110

The Medallion: Bernard finds a medallion which is soon revealed to bring bad luck. He tries to throw it away, but to no avail.

The Moth: When Bernard tries to get rid of an annoying moth, his kitchen becomes a dangerous place.

Bullfighter: Bernard finds himself in a field full of bulls, and despite his lack of experience, he decides to try his hand at bull-fighting.

At the North Pole: Bernard gets bored trekking across the frozen Arctic wastes. Some abandoned equipment becomes a source of great entertainment, but not for long.

A Day in the Country 2: Bernard wants to enjoy nature, but the fauna and flora want to enjoy him at the same time.

Season 2 (2008–09)

No.TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
11"Football"2008 (2008)201
12"The Fossil"2008 (2008)202
13"Boxing"2008 (2008)203
14"Kendo"2008 (2008)204
15"Boy Scout"2008 (2008)205
16"The Little Dog 2"2009 (2009)206
17"The Magic Lamp"2009 (2009)207
18"The Olympic Torch"2009 (2009)208
19"Saving Eva"2009 (2009)209
20"The Ice Cream"2009 (2009)210
21"Fishing"2009 (2009)211
22"The Gym 2"2009 (2009)212
23"A Leap in the Dark"2009 (2009)213

Season 3 (2009–10)

No.TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
24"Beach Volleyball"2009 (2009)301
25"Motor Racing"2009 (2009)302
26"Tennis"2009 (2009)303
27"Basketball Wheels"2009 (2009)304
28"Horse Training"2009 (2009)305
29"Basketball 2"2009 (2009)306
30"Judo"2009 (2009)307
31"Mountain Bike"2009 (2009)308
32"Kayak"2010 (2010)309
33"Paragliding"2010 (2010)310
34"Handball"2010 (2010)311
35"Skiing"2010 (2010)312
36"Hammer Throw"2010 (2010)313

Season 4 (2010–11)

No.TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
37"Fencing"2010 (2010)401
38"Handball (Pelota Court)"2010 (2010)402
39"Alpine Skiing"
"Skiing 2"
2010 (2010)403
40"Pole Vault"2010 (2010)404
41"Weightlifting"2010 (2010)405
42"Archery"2010 (2010)406
43"Karate"2010 (2010)407
44"Paddle Tennis"2010 (2010)408
45"Chess"2010 (2010)409
46"Walk"2010 (2010)410
47"Badminton"2011 (2011)411
48"Goalball"2011 (2011)412
49"Indoor Football"2011 (2011)413

Season 5 (2011–12)

No.TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code
50"Triathlon"2011 (2011)501
51"High Jump"2011 (2011)502
52"Marathon 2"2011 (2011)503
53"Rugby"2011 (2011)504
54"Sprint"2011 (2011)505
55"Snowboard"2011 (2011)506
56"Gymnastics"2011 (2011)507
57"Hockey"2011 (2011)508
58"Aerobics"2012 (2012)509
59"Swimming"2012 (2012)510
60"Windsurfing"2012 (2012)511

Film (2007)

TitleOriginal release date
Mug TravelMarch 22, 2007 (2007-03-22)
Bebe, a little girl who is alone on Christmas Eve, is given a magical pendant from Santa Claus and embarks on a fantastical adventure. Travelling in a mug with the power of teleportation, she explores various exotic locations from the desert to the North Pole, accompanied by a Bernard and Lloyd.

See also

References

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  2. ^ EBS 국산 애니 '빼꼼' 시즌2 방송. Naver News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.