We Baby Bears
We Baby Bears logo.png
Genre
Based onWe Bare Bears
by Daniel Chong
Developed byManny Hernandez
Voices of
  • Connor Andrade
  • Amari McCoy
  • Max Mitchell
Narrated byDemetri Martin[1]
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 episodes38
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
RelatedWe Bare 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4][5] A trailer was released on November 25, 2021,[6] 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.[7]

The series had a crossover Halloween special with Summer Camp Island, which premiered on October 8, 2022.[8]

Episodes

No.Title [9][10]Written and directed byStoryboard byOriginal air date [9][10]Prod.
code [9]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Magical Box"Manny HernandezManny Hernandez & Chana KimJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1010.28[11]
2"Bears and the Beanstalk"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Sooyeon Lee & Geno RodriguezJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1020.24[11]
3"BooDunnit"Written by : Shawn Pearlman
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Andrew Stewart & Chana KimJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1030.22[11]
4"The Little Mer-Bear"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Kris Stanton & Sarah SoboleJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1040.22[11]
5"Modernish Stone Age Family"Written by : Kris Mukai
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Sarah Sobole & Kris StantonJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1050.23[11]
6"Excalibear"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : Christina Chang		Christina Chang & Yvonne Hsuan HoJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1060.26[11]
7"Meathouse"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : Christina Chang		Geno Rodriguez & Yvonne Hsuan HoJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1070.27[11]
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[11]
9"Baby Bear Genius"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : Christina Chang		Yvonne Hsuan Ho & Chana KimJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1090.27[11]
10"Bug City Sleuths"Written by : Dick Grunert
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Sarah Sobole & Kris StantonJanuary 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)1100.27[11]
11"Hashtag Number One Fan"Written by : Kris Mukai
Directed by : Christina Chang		Gladyfaith Abcede & Sooyeon LeeJanuary 3, 2022 (2022-01-03)1110.17[12]
12"Snowplace Like Home"Written by : Kris Mukai
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Kris Stanton & Sarah SoboleJanuary 3, 2022 (2022-01-03)1120.16[12]
13"Fiesta Day"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : George Kaprielian		André Lamilza & Geno RodriguezJanuary 10, 2022 (2022-01-10)1130.18[13]
14"Baba Yaga House"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : Christina Chang		Yvonne Hsuan Ho & Chana KimJanuary 10, 2022 (2022-01-10)1140.15[13]
15"Bears in the Dark"Written by : Shakira Pressley
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Sarah Sobole & Kristin StantonJanuary 17, 2022 (2022-01-17)1150.13[14]
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[14]
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[15]
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[15]
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[16]
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[16]
21"Sheep Bears"Written by : Charley Feldman
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Sarah Sobole & Kris StantonMay 2, 2022 (2022-05-02)1210.10[17]
22"Ice Bear's Pet"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Melissa Sheng & Sooyeon LeeMay 3, 2022 (2022-05-03)1220.15[18]
23"Dragon Pests"Written by : Shawn Kenji Pearlman
Directed by : George Kaprielian & Caroline Director		André LaMilza & Geno RodriguezMay 4, 2022 (2022-05-04)1230.12[19]
24"No Land, All Air!"Written by : Kris Mukai
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Chana Kim & Yvonne Hsuan HoMay 5, 2022 (2022-05-05)1240.15[20]
25"Tooth Fairy Tech"Written by : Lindsay Kerns
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Kris Stanton & Sarah SoboleMay 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)1250.15[21]
26"High Baby Fashion"Written by : Jen Bardekoff
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Melissa Sheng & Sooyeon LeeJuly 18, 2022 (2022-07-18)1260.08[22]
27"Teddi Bear"Written by : Kris Mukai
Directed by : George Kaprielian		André LaMilza & Geno RodriguezJuly 19, 2022 (2022-07-19)1270.10[23]
28"A Gross Worm"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : George Kaprielian & Caroline Director		Chana Kim & Yvonne Hsuan HoJuly 20, 2022 (2022-07-20)1280.09[24]
29"A Real Crayon"Written by : Kris Mukai
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Sarah Sobole & Kris StantonJuly 21, 2022 (2022-07-21)1290.15[25]
30"Witches"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Melissa Sheng & Sooyeon LeeOctober 8, 2022 (2022-10-08)1300.15[26]
31"Happy Bouncy Fun Town"Written by : Lorraine Degraffenreidt
Directed by : George Kaprielian		André Lamilza & Geno RodriguezOctober 8, 2022 (2022-10-08)1310.13[26]
32"Back to Our Regular Time Period"Written by : Karen Joseph Adcock
Directed by : Caroline Director		Chana Kim & Yvonne Hsuan HoOctober 15, 2022 (2022-10-15)1320.12[27]
33"Bath on the Nile"Written by : Kris Mukai
Directed by : George Kaprielian		Sarah Sobole & Kris StantonOctober 22, 2022 (2022-10-22)1330.23[28]
34"Bubble Fields"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : Caroline Director		Melissa Sheng & Sooyeon LeeOctober 29, 2022 (2022-10-29)1340.12[29]
35"Who Crashed the RV"Written by : Mikey Heller & Kris Mukai
Directed by : George Kaprielian		André Lamilza & Geno RodriguezJanuary 7, 2023 (2023-01-07)1350.07[30]
36"Temple Bears"Written by : Mikey Heller
Directed by : George Kaprielian		André Lamilza & Geno RodriguezJanuary 14, 2023 (2023-01-14)1360.16[31]
37"Lighthouse"Written by : Lorraine Degraffenreidt
Directed by : Caroline Director		Sarah Sobole & Caroline DirectorJanuary 21, 2023 (2023-01-21)1380.09[32]
38"Doll's House"Written by : Kris Mukai
Directed by : Caroline Director		Chana Kim & Yvonne Hsuan HoJanuary 28, 2023 (2023-01-28)1370.12[33]

Home media

We Baby Bears had its first DVD release on October 25, 2022, consisting of the first 20 episodes from the first season.[34]

References

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