Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
Animated series centering on three bears who live in a zoo. Every now and then they try to sneak out of the zoo. So the zoo keeper and his assistant try to stop them or apprehend them when they do. They also have schemes which the zoo keeper has to take care of.
- 1971-1972
- 1 season
- CBS
- Animation, Comedy, Family
- TV-G
Animated series centering on three bears who live in a zoo. Every now and then they try to sneak out of the zoo. So the zoo keeper and his assistant try to stop them or apprehend them when they do. They also have schemes which the zoo keeper has to take care of.
Season 1 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 1971 - 1972
Episode 1
Keep Your Keeper
Sat, Sep 11, 1971 20 mins
The Hair Bears introduce Peevly to an imaginary 10-foot rabbit named Arnie to convince him that he is overworked and needs a vacation.
Episode 2
Rare Bear Bungle
Sat, Sep 18, 1971 20 mins
The Hair Bears fall short on southern hospitality when they wrongly conclude their new roommate is a spy for Peevly and ship the bear out of the zoo on a tourist bus.
Episode 3
Raffle Ruckus
Sat, Sep 25, 1971 19 mins
Hair Bear rigs a raffle and wins the Wonderland Zoo as the prize, but his dream turns into a nightmare. Mr. Peevly's job isn't the plum position it promised to be. But Hair has a scheme to set things right - that of course goes wrong.
Episode 4
Bridal Boo Boo
Sat, Oct 2, 1971 20 mins
In order to get Peevly out of their hair, the Hair Bears hit on a plan to get him romantically involved.
Episode 5
No Space Like Home
Sat, Oct 9, 1971 20 mins
The Hair Bears' dream of travel to the outside world skyrocket when they answer a help-wanted ad from Professor Neilsen Rockabuilt, offering a job for three persons who seek good pay, adventure, and fame.
Episode 6
Love Bug Bungle
Sat, Oct 16, 1971 20 mins
The Hair Bears resort to playing cupid after Peevly transfers Arnie, a lovesick gorilla, to their cage as punishment.
Episode 7
I'll Zoo You Later
Sat, Oct 23, 1971 19 mins
The Hair Bear Bunch engineer a zoo break and head for the hills. The lonely forest cabin they call home is actually the hideout for a pair of bank robbers.
Episode 8
Ark Lark
Sat, Oct 30, 1971 19 mins
When the animals are told by Peevly to come up with suggestions on how to make the zoo more popular, Hair Bear has the brainstorm of building an ark in the park to re-enact the story of Noah.
Episode 9
Gobs of Gabaloons
Sat, Nov 6, 1971 19 mins
The Hair Bear Bunch discover Redbeard the pirate's treasure map. Undreamed of wealth awaits them in a treasure chest - buried under Peevly's house. Hair hatches a harebrained scheme to dig up the treasure without Peevly ever suspecting.
Episode 10
Panda Pandamonium
Sat, Nov 13, 1971 19 mins
The Hair Bear Bunch have their paws full babysitting Percy Panda, a mischievous little bear cub who tumbled off the train taking him to the St. Louis Zoo.
Episode 11
Closed Circuit TV
Sat, Nov 20, 1971 19 mins
Peevly becomes a Big Brother to the animals when he installs a closed circuit television system throughout the zoo to scan any shenanigans.
Episode 12
The Bear Who Came to Dinner
Sat, Nov 27, 1971 19 mins
In order to prevent being deported to the National Park, Square Bear feigns a broken bone while his companions carry through with the act of convincingly accusing Peevly of criminal neglect.
Episode 13
Unbearable Peevly
Sat, Dec 4, 1971 20 mins
Peevly and Botch make strange bedfellows when they don bear costumes and invite themselves over for a stay in the Hair Bears' cave.
Episode 14
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Sat, Dec 11, 1971 20 mins
While auditioning for the parts of the three bears in Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Peevly catches up with them.
Episode 15
The Diet Caper
Sat, Dec 18, 1971 19 mins
In an effort to complement their daily rations of bear food, the Hair Bears attempt to tunnel out of the zoo, but Peevly and Botch discover the escape and give chase.
Episode 16
Kling Klong versus the Masked Marvel
Sat, Jan 8, 1972 19 mins
In a scheme to win $500, the hair Bears match Bananas against the Masked Marvel in a wrestling contest.