We Baby Bears

We Baby Bears is an American animated television series developed by Manny Hernandez for Cartoon Network. It is a spin-off prequel of the animated series We Bare Bears, which was created by Daniel Chong. Produced by Cartoon Network Studios, it premiered on January 1, 2022. On January 31, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.[1]

We Baby Bears
Genre
Based onWe Bare Bears
by Daniel Chong
Developed byManny Hernandez
Voices of
  • Connor Andrade
  • Amari McCoy
  • Max Mitchell
Narrated byDemetri Martin
Theme music composerAndy Sturmer
Opening theme"The Bha Bha Song" performed by Tri.be
ComposerKrandal Crews
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Keith Mack
  • Carrie Wilksen
Running time11 minutes
Production companyCartoon Network Studios
DistributorWarner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original networkCartoon Network
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Original releaseJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01) –
present
Chronology
Related showsWe Bare Bears

Premise

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

Voice cast

Celebrity guest stars include: Anjali Bhimani, Rhys Darby, Janeane Garofalo, Young M.A., Jason Mantzoukas, Stephen Oyoung, Willow Smith, and Bernardo Velasco.[2]

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.[3][4] A trailer was released on November 25, 2021,[5] and the series premiered its first 10 episodes in a marathon on New Year's Day 2022. The series is rendered in an anime-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.[6]

Episodes
No.Title [7][8]Written and directed byStoryboard byOriginal air date [7][8]Prod.
code [7]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Magical Box"Manny HernandezManny Hernandez & Chana KimJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1010.28[9]
2"Bears and the Beanstalk"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Sooyeon Lee & Geno RodriguezJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1020.24[9]
3"BooDunnit"Written by : Shawn Pearlman
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Andrew Stewart & Chana KimJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1030.22[9]
4"The Little Mer-Bear"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Kris Stanton & Sarah SoboleJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1040.22[9]
5"Modernish Stone Age Family"Written by : Kris Mukai
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Sarah Sobole & Kris StantonJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1050.23[9]
6"Excalibear"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : Christina Chang		Christina Chang & Yvonne Hsuan HoJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1060.26[9]
7"Meathouse"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : Christina Chang		Geno Rodriguez & Yvonne Hsuan HoJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1070.27[9]
8"The Pirate Parrot Polly"Written by : Kris Mukai
Directed by : Christina Chang & George Kaprielian		Sooyeon Lee & Nora MeekJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1080.28[9]
9"Baby Bear Genius"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : Christina Chang		Yvonne Hsuan Ho & Chana KimJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1090.27[9]
10"Bug City Sleuths"Written by : Dick Grunert
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Sarah Sobole & Kris StantonJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1100.27[9]
11"Hashtag Number One Fan"Written by : Kris Mukai
Directed by : Christina Chang		Gladyfaith Abcede & Sooyeon LeeJanuary 3, 2022 (2022-01-03)1110.17[10]
12"Snowplace Like Home"Written by : Kris Mukai
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Kris Stanton & Sarah SoboleJanuary 3, 2022 (2022-01-03)1120.16[10]
13"Fiesta Day"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : George Kaprielian		André Lamilza & Geno RodriguezJanuary 10, 2022 (2022-01-10)1130.18[11]
14"Baba Yaga House"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : Christina Chang		Yvonne Hsuan Ho & Chana KimJanuary 10, 2022 (2022-01-10)1140.15[11]
15"Bears in the Dark"Written by : Shakira Pressley
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Sarah Sobole & Kristin StantonJanuary 17, 2022 (2022-01-17)1150.13[12]
16"Big Trouble Little Babies"Written by : Shawn Kenji Pearlman
Directed by : George Kaprielian		André Lamilza & Geno RodriguezJanuary 17, 2022 (2022-01-17)1160.13[12]
17"Triple T Tigers"Written by : Charley Feldman
Directed by : Christina Chang		Yvonne Hsuan Ho, Kris Stanton & Chana KimJanuary 24, 2022 (2022-01-24)1170.16[13]
18"Panda's Family"Written by : Kris Mukai
Directed by : Christina Chang		Christina Chang, Melissa Sheng & Sooyeon LeeJanuary 24, 2022 (2022-01-24)1180.15[13]
19"A Tale of Two Ice Bears"Written by : Mikey Heller & Kris Mukai
Directed by : George Kaprielian		André Lamilza & Geno RodriguezJanuary 31, 2022 (2022-01-31)1190.17[14]
20"Unica"Written by : Mikey Heller & Kris Mukai
Directed by : Christina Chang		Sooyeon Lee, Melissa Sheng & Gladyfaith AbcedeJanuary 31, 2022 (2022-01-31)1200.20[14]
21"Sheep Bears"Written by : Charley Feldman
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Sarah Sobole & Kris StantonMay 2, 2022 (2022-05-02)TBA0.10[15]
22"Ice Bear's Pet"TBATBAMay 3, 2022 (2022-05-03)121TBD
23"Dragon Pests"TBATBAMay 4, 2022 (2022-05-04)122TBD
24"No Land, All Air!"TBATBAMay 5, 2022 (2022-05-05)123TBD
25"Tooth Fairy Tech"TBATBAMay 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)124TBD

References

Works cited
  • ^ "Ep." is shortened form for episode and refers to an episode number of the We Baby Bears television series.

Other references
  1. Michael Schneider (January 31, 2022). "We Baby Bears Picked Up for Season 2 on HBO Max and Cartoon Network (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  2. Perine, Aaron (December 1, 2021). "We Baby Bears Announces Premiere Date With Theme Song". Comicbook.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  3. Manny Hernandez [@mannymator] (May 30, 2021). "Sorry, the release is taking a bit longer than anticipated..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "Keynote: WarnerMedia's Tom Aschiem". World Screen Events. June 8, 2021.
  5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Cartoon Network. "We Baby Bears Official Trailer". YouTube.
  6. Mulligan, Mercedea (October 6, 2020). "Li'l Bros Return in Magical New CN Series We Baby Bears". Animation Magazine. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  7. "We Baby Bears Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
  8. "We Baby Bears Episode Guide". Zap2it.
  9. Mitch Metcalf (January 5, 2022). "Saturday 1.1.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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  12. Mitch Metcalf (January 19, 2022). "Monday 1.17.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  13. Mitch Metcalf (January 25, 2022). "Monday 1.24.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  14. Mitch Metcalf (February 1, 2022). "Monday 1.31.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
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