Bear Up!

Bear Up! is the thirty-seventh animated theatrical short of the Loopy De Loop series. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures on November 7, 1963. It was written by Michael Maltese and was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Loopy attempts to save Junior from dangerous situations, but John Bear sees it the other way around.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Loopy De Loop
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Bear
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Marsha Bear
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Junior Bear
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Junior Bear
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Three Bears' residence

Vehicles

 * None

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Crew credits

 * Story sketch: Lew Marshall and Charles A. Nichols
 * Production supervisor: Howard Hanson
 * Animation: Jerry Hathcock and Kenneth Muse
 * Layout: Jack Huber
 * Backgrounds: F. Montealegre
 * Film editor: Donald A. Douglas
 * Eastman color by: Pathé

Behind the scenes

 * Michael Maltese is credited as Mike Maltese.
 * This is the second appearance of John, Marsha and Junior Bear, all of whom, previously appeared in "Bearly Able."

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * September 9, 2014: Warner Archive Collection releases Loopy De Loop: The Complete Collection on DVD.