Little Charley Bear

{{Infobox television

| runtime = 7 minutes

| creator = Daniel Pickering

| director = Mark Woollard
(episodes 52 / seasons 1-4)

| company = Chapman Entertainment
Annix Studios{{cite web |title=Our Creations - Annix Studios |url=http://www.annix.com/what.htm |website=www.annix.com}}

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| num_episodes = 52

| num_seasons = 4 x 13

| opentheme = "You Gotta Love That Bear!",
sung by Chris Madin

| network = CBeebies

| first_aired = {{start date|2011|1|10|df=yes}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2015|5|20|df=yes}}

}}

Little Charley Bear is a British CGI-animated television series created by Daniel Pickering. Narrated by James Corden, Little Charley Bear takes viewers on a journey into the world of let's pretend, where anything is possible.{{cite news|title=Comments James Corden to narrate pre-school series|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/james-corden-to-narrate-pre-school-series-173549|access-date=17 December 2013|newspaper=Mirror (UK)|date=3 Jan 2011}} Little Charley Bear made its television debut in January 2011 on CBeebies.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xlx1l |title=CBeebies Programmes - Little Charley Bear |publisher=BBC |date= |access-date=5 January 2011}} The show has been sold into more than 80 territories.{{cite web|title=Charley Bear enters 80th territory|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/international/charley-bear-enters-80th-territory/5040816.article|work=Broadcast|access-date=17 December 2013|date=24 April 2012}}

In 2012, a one off stage version was made, Little Charley Bear and His Christmas Adventure written and directed by Brian Herring.{{cite web|title=Little Charley Bear and His Christmas Adventure|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/little-charley-bear-and-his-christmas-adventure|work=Time Out (London)|access-date=17 December 2013|date=5 Oct 2012}}

In 2013, DreamWorks Animation bought the rights to Chapman Entertainment's library and children's shows.{{cite web|title=DreamWorks Animation Buys Chapman Entertainment Library|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/dreamworks-animation-buys-chapman-entertainment-library-1200616294/|work=Variety|access-date=17 December 2013|date=18 September 2013}}

In 2020, Little Charley Bear's official YouTube channel was launched with all 52 episodes available.

Characters

All characters appear as toys in the series, and they are silent instead of being voiced by actors.

Little Charley Bear – A stuffed toy bear.
Caramel – A wooden pop-up cow.
Nibblit – A stuffed toy rabbit.
Midge – A stuffed toy bear.
Bellarina – A ballerina peg wooden doll.
Frozo – A squeaky toy penguin.
Rivert – A toy robot.

Home Media

HIT Entertainment released four DVDs of the series in the United Kingdom between 2011 and 2012, each containing seven episodes - "Are You There, Charley Bear?", "Ready Teddy Go!", "Antarctic Charley", and "Charley on Safari".

The series was also released on DVD in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment.

Toyline

A toyline produced by Vivid Imaginations was released in late 2011.{{cite web | url=https://www.licenseglobal.com/archive/chapman-signs-vivid-little-charley-bear | title=Chapman Signs Vivid for "Little Charley Bear" | License Global }}