Bamboo Bears is a Dutch-French-German-Japanese-Spanish animated television series, broadcast from 25 March to 30 November 1996. The series production was supported by World Wildlife Fund.
Each episode is dedicated to one animal species. Most of the species are either endangered or their habitat is suffering from human activity. Some of the animals featured in the series are already extinct.
The series aims to make children interested in nature and animals. It teaches viewers about human activity, environmental problems and wildlife conservation.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | ||
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| Bamboo-Lee | Frank Schaafsma | ||
| Dah-Lin | Anne-Mieke Ruyten | ||
| Slo-Lee | Eric van Sauers | ||
| Ai-Ai | Annick Boer | ||
| No-How | Bram van der Vlugt | ||
| Rat One | Johnny Kraaijkamp jr. | ||
| Rat Two | Koos van der Knaap | ||
| Rat Three | Stan Limburg | ||
| Rataleone / No-Ok | Tim Meeuws |
International versions[]
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Arabic | حماية المدينة والبيئة[1] | YouTube |
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Arabic | باهر وهديل | Al-Majd (formerly) |
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Croatian | Bambu Medvjedići | direct-to-DVD |
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Danish | Bambusbjørnene | TV3 (formerly) |
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English | Bamboo Bears | Channel 5 (formerly) YouTube[2] |
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Finnish | Bambukarhut | MTV3 (formerly) |
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French | Bambou et coompagnie | Canal J (formerly) TF1 (formerly) |
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German | Die Bambus-Bären-Bande | ZDF (formerly) ARD (formerly) KiKA (formerly) ORF 1 (formerly)[3] |
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Greek (ERT1) |
Bamboo Bears Επιχείρηση Μπαμπού |
ET1 (formerly)[4] |
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Greek (The Art Factory) |
Bamboo Bears Επιχείρηση Μπαμπού |
direct-to-VCD |
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Icelandic | Bambusbirnirnir | RÚV (formerly) |
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Italian | Quattro amici per una missione intorno al mondo | Italia 1 (formerly) |
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Japanese | バンブー・ベアーズ | unknown |
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Mandarin | 竹子熊 | various TV Channels in China |
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Polish | Panda i banda | direct-to-DVD |
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Spanish | Los Osos del Bambú | TVE (formerly) |
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Spanish (Latin America) | Bamboo Bears | Funbox (formerly) ZAZ (formerly) América Televisión (formerly) |
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Swedish | Bambubjörnarna | TV1000 (formerly) TV3 (formerly) Kanal 5 (formerly) Youtube[5] Some episodes are also with Norwegian Dub |