Podcast appearances and mentions of Ted E Bear

What's up, dudes? It's another minisode! Today we're celebrating Halloween and Christmas with the John Barrett penned Ted E. Bear story "Christmas Comes to Monster Mountain!" It's a the literary sequel to “The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas” and “The Great Bear Scare.”John Barrett came up with the story to “The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas” and developed the teleplay for the special which was subsequently produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises in 1973. The special stars Ted E. Bear as a curious bear who yearns to discover and experience Christmastide, even as he endures ridicule from the entire bear community. Barrett also wrote several sequels to the special, including “The Great Bear Scare.” In this adventure, the bears of the city of Bearbank hear rumors that Count Dracula and the other monsters from Monster Mountain are going to invade and conquer Bearbank on Halloween. Teddy believes he has found a way to deter and repel the creatures, and indeed he does save the day. In fact, “The Great Bear Scare” was turned into a special layer in 1983, though the animation is stilted and incomplete. Dracula also has trouble turning into a bat for some reason.That now brings us to “Christmas Comes to Monster Mountain.” Developed by the LeFave Company, it was published in 1981 by Children's Press. The illustrations were done by Rick Reinert Productions in the style of the original special. Dracula, the leader of the monsters, is running for re-election, and needs a scheme so vile that it secures his victory. His diabolical plot: kidnap Santa. I wonder if Jack Skellington took notes from this book. He writes a letter to Santa pretending to be a young boy so that the good saint will visit him. Sure enough, on Christmas Eve, Santa comes down Dracula's chimney and is caught in his trap. When Santa doesn't come back up the chimney, his reindeer fly off to get help. Enter Ted E Bear! He agrees to help, and since he can't rescue Santa from Dracula, he delivers all the presents in Santa's stead. On Christmas morning, as Dracula revels in his success, Ted shows up and reveals that the ploy failed because he himself delivered the presents. Dracula is sure he will lose the election; however, Santa always brings extra gifts on his trip. Ted E Bear handed them out to all the monsters for Christmas. The monsters are so overcome with joy that Dracula wins in a landslide. He brought Christmas to Monster Mountain.Scary monsters? Check. Undaunted protagonist? Got it. Learning to fly Santa's sleigh in no time? For sure! So grab your flight map, hop on the sleigh, and deliver presents to this episode!Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!

A very special episode of Hey Hey It's The Podcast is here! Join Criss Fresh, Mitch as they interview the legendary David Strassman.   David entertained Australia so many times with his multiple appearances on Hey Hey It's Saturday and Ted E Bear and Chuck Wood became household names and beloved by all.   David is currently touring Australia with the Chocolate Diet Tour. You dont want to miss seeing David and the crew live, you can find more info at     Please subscribe to us on iTunes and you can find us at: Twitter: @heyheypodcast Instagram: @heyheypodcast   and you can find David at: Facebook:   Twitter: @David_Strassman @PaleoNerds  

The holidays mean holiday specials--or they used to--and we present second one. Tommy Smothers plays nonconformist Ted E. Bear in "The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas." While the rest of bear society hibernates, Ted wants to stay awake and go to Christmas. Does his dream come true, or does he succumb to the norms of bear society and biology? We get to the bottom of this and risk the ire of the Big Bear lobby by blowing the roof off its secret plans. Listen if you dare!

An all new episode of Hey Hey It's The Podcast is here. Join Criss Fresh, Mitch and Jonsey as they recap episodes of Australian TV institution Hey Hey It's Saturday. This episode looks at the 24th Hey Hey of 1994. This episode features Roachford, David Strassman and Ted E. Bear, Marcella Detroit and more. A fun episode so check it out. Subscribe to us on itunes and you can find us @: Twitter: @heyheypodcast

In which I play some Irish music that was in a big budget videogame! Intro music by Barry Leitch from Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 by Magnetic Fields; Breakbt2 by Tom Bible from Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death by Rebellion Developments; Just You And Me (And Ted E. Bear) by Jared Emerson-Johnson from Sam & Max Save the World: Episode 3: The Mole, the Mob, and the Meatball by Telltale Games; and The Best is Yet to Come by Rika Muranaka (sung by Aoife Ní Fhearraigh) from Metal Gear Solid by Konami.