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Curtain Call for Paddington
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Premiere date	December 9, 1989
Starring	Charlie Adler; John Standing; B.J. Ward; Cody Everett; Katie Johnson; R.J. Williams; Georgia Brown; Tim Curry
Writer(s)	Gordon Kent
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"Calling Dr. Paddington" is the third episode of Paddington Bear season one. It aired on December 9, 1989 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Gordon Kent.

Paddington offers to wash the family's dirty clothes before they see Sir Sealy's play. The only problem is, he didn't tell them he was taking all their clothes out to the laundromat, leading the family to report a robbery which leads to Paddington's arrest. Then, after mistaking Sir Sealy's play for real life, Paddington helps with Sir Sealy's lines.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Henry Brown	John Standing
Mary Brown	B.J. Ward
Judy Brown	Katie Johnson
David Russell	R.J. Williams
Jonathan Brown	Cody Everett
Paddington Brown	Charlie Adler
Mrs. Bird's sister
Mr. Gruber
Pedastrian	Unavailable
Traffic officer	Unavailable
Launderette clerk	Unavailable
Little girl	Unavailable
Mother	Unavailable
Desk sergeant	Unavailable
Mrs. Bird	Georgia Brown
Mr. Curry	Tim Curry
Cop #1	Unavailable
Cop #2	Unavailable
Usher	Charlie Adler
Theater patron	Unavailable
Sir Sealy Bloom	Unavailable
Sarah McKinney	Unavailable
Stagehand	Unavailable

Locations

England
- London
  - Windsor Gardens
- Angel's Antiques
- Launderette
- Police station
Africa (indirectly mentioned)
- Peru (mentioned)

Objects

Vehicles

None

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Tom Worrall. The director of music supervision was Joanne Miller.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: December 9, 1989 in syndication

Behind the scenes

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- 1989: Castle Vision releases Paddington Bear: Curtain Call for Paddington/Paddington's Sticky Situation on VHS. The intros and outros have both been removed.
In the United States:
- August 4, 2020: Warner Archive Collection releases Paddington Bear: The Complete Series on DVD.

References

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 |premiere= [[December 9]], [[1989]]
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 |writers= [[Gordon Kent]]
-|directors= [[Don Lusk]]<br />[[Paul Sommer]]<br />[[Oscar Dufau]]<br />[[Art Davis]]
+|directors=
 |previous= Calling Dr. Paddington
 |next= Paddington's Sticky Situation
 |title_card= [[File:PB 103 title card.png|300px]]
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-'''"Calling Dr. Paddington"''' is the third episode of ''[[Paddington Bear]]'' season one. It aired on [[December 9]], [[1989]] in syndicated markets that featured ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (syndication block)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]'' programming blocks. It was written by [[Gordon Kent]], and directed by [[Don Lusk]], [[Paul Sommer]], [[Oscar Dufau]], and [[Art Davis]].
+'''"Calling Dr. Paddington"''' is the third episode of ''[[Paddington Bear]]'' season one. It aired on [[December 9]], [[1989]] in syndicated markets that featured ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (syndication block)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]'' programming blocks. It was written by [[Gordon Kent]].
 Paddington offers to wash the family's dirty clothes before they see Sir Sealy's play. The only problem is, he didn't tell them he was taking all their clothes out to the laundromat, leading the family to report a robbery which leads to Paddington's arrest. Then, after mistaking Sir Sealy's play for real life, Paddington helps with Sir Sealy's lines.
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 ===Filming===
 ==Music==
-The score was composed by [[Tom Worrall]].
+The music was composed by [[Tom Worrall]]. The director of music supervision was [[Joanne Miller]].
 ==Release==
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 ==Home availability==
-* In the United Kingdom:
+* In the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]:
 ** 1989: [[Castle Vision]] releases ''[[Paddington Bear: Curtain Call for Paddington/Paddington's Sticky Situation]]'' on VHS. The intros and outros have both been removed.
 * In the United States:
-** [[August 2]], [[2020]]: The [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''[[Paddington Bear: The Complete Series]]'' on DVD.
+** [[August 4]], [[2020]]: [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''[[Paddington Bear: The Complete Series]]'' on DVD.
 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:1989]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
 [[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
 [[Category:Paddington Bear episodes]]
+[[Category:Paddington Bear]]
+[[Category:Written by Gordon Kent]]