Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!

Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
Three bears wearing shirts wave to the viewer amidst a purple background with the name of the television series in the upper left corner.
The series' title card
Created byJoe Ruby
Ken Spears
Directed byWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Voices ofDaws Butler
Paul Winchell
William Callaway
John Stephenson
Joe E. Ross
Theme music composerHoyt Curtin
ComposerHoyt Curtin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producersWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
ProducerCharles A. Nichols
Running time30 minutes
Production companyHanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 11, 1971 (1971-09-11) –
January 8, 1972 (1972-01-08)
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Help! ... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! is an American animated television series, created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera, which originally aired for one season on CBS from September 11, 1971, to January 8, 1972. Daws Butler, Paul Winchell and William Callaway voice the three bears that comprise the Hair Bear Bunch, while John Stephenson and Joe E. Ross voice Mr. Eustace P. Peevly and Lionel J. Botch, respectively, the two individuals who patrol the zoo in which the bears live. The series' producer was Charles A. Nichols, with William Hanna and Joseph Barbera directing, and Hoyt Curtin serving as the composer.

A 13-issue comic book series was created by Gold Key Comics and began distribution in November 1971. Many television critics compared the premise of the show to other Hanna-Barbera productions, such as Wally Gator, Top Cat and Yogi Bear. While in syndication, the series aired on multiple television networks in the United States, including Boomerang, Cartoon Network, and the USA Network. In total, Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! contained sixteen 30 minute-long episodes. It has also been released digitally to the Google Play Store and iTunes Store and physically on DVD as part of Warner Bros.' Archive Collection on a four-disc set.