List of fictional bears

Table of contents

1 Bears in books
2 Bears in plays
3 Animated bears
4 Bears in film
5 Puppet bears
6 Bears in advertising
7 Bears in poetry
8 Bears on Television
9 Miscellaneous
10 See also

Bears in books

Baloo from The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
the Berenstain Bears
Brer Bear, from the Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris.
Paddington Bear
the Three Bears
Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
Little Bear by Maurice Sendak
Crow of the Bear Clan, barbarian comic book bear
Shardik, the ursine protaganist of Richard Adams' novel of the same name
Iorek Byrnison, the armoured bear in Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials

The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare famously includes the stage direction "Exit, pursued by a bear".

Cool, stylish bear in British Hofmeister Beer commercials of the 1970s. "For great lager, follow the bear".
the Hamm's Beer bear
Talking polar bear from British Fox's Glacier Mint commercials
Talking polar bear from British Cresta soft drink commercials of the 1970s
Polar bears from international Coca-Cola commercials
the Labatt's Blue bear
Grizzly bear in ad for Charmin toilet paper
"There's a bear in the woods. . ." Presumably representing the Soviet Union, this bear appeared in Ronald Reagan's campaign advertising.
Sugar Bear, mascot for General Foods Corporation's Post Sugar Crisp cereal.

Smokey the Bear, mascot of the U.S. Forest Service, who insist that his correct name is Smokey Bear. No the. "Remember, only YOU can prevent forest fires." (He is also only semi-fictional, as he was based on a "real" Smokey Bear.)
Gladly, the Cross-Eyed Bear, a mondegreen created from the misheard lyrics of a hymn (Gladly, the Cross I'd bear. . .). Used as the name of Baby Grumpling's teddy bear in British comic strip The Perishers.
Pooky, Garfield's cute huggable teddy bear.