''We Baby Bears'' is an American

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developed by Manny Hernandez for

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. It is a spin-off prequel of the animated series ''

We Bare Bears ''We Bare Bears'' is an American animated sitcom created by Daniel Chong for Cartoon Network. The show follows three bear brothers, Grizzly, Panda, and Ice Bear, and their awkward attempts at integrating with the human world in the San Francisco ...

'', which was created by

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. Produced by

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, it premiered on January 1, 2022. On January 31, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.

Premise

''We Baby Bears'' follows Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear as babies searching for a new home in a magical teleporting box.

Voice cast

* Connor Andrade as Baby Grizz * Amari McCoy as Baby Panda * Max Mitchell as Baby Ice Bear *

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as Carrot / Castle Guard *

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as the Narrator Celebrity guest stars include:

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, Young M.A.,

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, and Bernardo Velasco.

Production

The series was first announced on May 30, 2019, which was slated to premiere on Cartoon Network in spring 2021 but was delayed to January 2022. A trailer was released on November 25, 2021, and the series premiered its first 10 episodes in a marathon on

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2022. The series is rendered in an

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-esque style and features the bears going on various adventures in their magical box. Manny Hernandez, who served as supervising director on the original series, serves as the showrunner while Daniel Chong is involved as an executive producer. The series had a crossover Halloween special with ''

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'', which premiered on October 8, 2022.

Episodes

Home media

''We Baby Bears'' had its first DVD release on October 25, 2022, consisting of 20 episodes from the first season.

References

External links

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