Paddington Bear (TV Series 1976 - 1987)





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Plot

He comes from Darkest Peru, where he lived with his Aunt Lucy. At an early age he was orphaned after an earthquake. When Aunt Lucy had to go into a Home for Retired Bears (in Lima), he decided to emigrate to England. He stowed away on a ship, where he lived in the lifeboat (eating Marmalade). When he reached England, he found himself at a Railway Station where he was discovered by Mr & Mrs Brown. He was named after the station that he was found in - 'Paddington', which is a station in London.  He is very good at giving 'Hard Stares' to people who are grumpy to Paddington or are just plain rude. It normally does the trick as they go red and normally back down and apologise. He doesn't like baths, as he nearly drowned in one once, and I don't think wearing his hat and coat at the same time helped. He much prefers dry baths.  He is an innocent bear and takes most things literally and most things never turn out as he hopes. One time he went shopping in Barkridges and went to try on a pair of pyjamas, but he made a wrong turn and ended up in the shop window. He thought the changing room were quite posh, it even had a bed in it. So once in his pyjamas, he hopped into the bed, had a snack and fell straight to sleep. When he woke up he then realised he was in the shop window.  The Manager was happy, as he had sold all their pyjamas (which hadn't been selling well) and said he could have anything he wanted in the store for free. Paddington thought carefully and eventually chose some Wellington Boots.In his haste to be helpful, he can have the opposite effect and become a hindrance. One tip is, never ask him to do any DIY for you, as you WILL regret it. 

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Episode Guide

Series 1 (1975) 

1. Please Look After This Bear

2. A Bear in Hot Water

3. Paddington Goes Underground

4. A Shopping Expedition

5. Paddington and the 'Old Master'

6. A Spot of Decorating

7. A Family Group

8. Paddington Makes a Bid

9. Do-it-Yourself

10. A Disappearing Trick

11. Something Nasty in the Kitchen

12. Trouble at the Launderette

13. Too Much Off the Top

14. A Visit to the Dentist

15. Paddington Cleans Up

16. Trouble at Number Thirty Two

17. Paddington and the Christmas Shopping

18. Christmas

19. Mr. Curry Takes a Bath

20. Paddington Turns Detective

21. Paddington and the Cold Snap

22. Trouble at the Waxwork

23. Paddington Makes a Clean Sweep

24. A Sticky Time

25. Paddington Hits the Jackpot

26. Paddington Hits Out

27. A Visit to the Hospital

28. Paddington Recommended

29. Fortune Telling

30. An Unexpected Party  

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​Series 2 (1979)  

1. Paddington in Court

2. Paddington Bakes a Cake

3. A Picnic on the River

4. Paddington's Patch

5. In and Out of Trouble

6. Paddington at the Tower

7. A Visit to the Bank

8. Paddington Clears the Coach

9. Picture Trouble

10. Trouble at the Beach

11. Keeping Fit

12. Paddington in the Hot Seat

13. Paddington and the Mystery Box

14. Paddington's Puzzle

15. Paddington Weights in

16. Paddington Takes a Snif

17. A Visit to the Theatre

18. Paddington Buys a share

19. Paddington in a Hole

20. Paddington and the Finishing Touch

21. Trouble in the Bargain Basement

22. An Outing in the Park

23. Paddington Dines Out

24. Paddington Takes the Stage

25. Paddington in Touch

26. Comings and Goings at Number Thirty-Two  

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Specials (1984) 

1. Paddington's Birthday Bonanza

2. Paddington goes to School

3. Paddington goes to the Movies

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Season 4

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Season 4, Episode 1: Paddington Dines Out

Season 4, Episode 2: Paddington Buys a Share

Season 4, Episode 3: Trouble in the Bargain Basement​

Season 4, Episode 4: Paddington in Touch

Season 4, Episode 5: Comings and Goings at No 32





Characters



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Paddington

He comes from Darkest Peru, where he lived with his Aunt Lucy. At an early age he was orphaned after an earthquake. When Aunt Lucy had to go into a Home for Retired Bears (in Lima), he decided to emigrate to England. He stowed away on a ship, where he lived in the lifeboat (eating Marmalade). When he reached England, he found himself at a Railway Station where he was discovered by Mr & Mrs Brown. He was named after the station that he was found in - 'Paddington', which is a station in London.  He is very good at giving 'Hard Stares' to people who are grumpy to Paddington or are just plain rude. It normally does the trick as they go red and normally back down and apologise.He doesn't like baths, as he nearly drowned in one once, and I don't think wearing his hat and coat at the same time helped. He much prefers dry baths.  He is an innocent bear and takes most things literally and most things never turn out as he hopes. One time he went shopping in Barkridges and went to try on a pair of pyjamas, but he made a wrong turn and ended up in the shop window. He thought the changing room were quite posh, it even had a bed in it. So once in his pyjamas, he hopped into the bed, had a snack and fell straight to sleep. When he woke up he then realised he was in the shop window.  The Manager was happy, as he had sold all their pyjamas (which hadn't been selling well) and said he could have anything he wanted in the store for free. Paddington thought carefully and eventually chose some Wellington Boots.In his haste to be helpful, he can have the opposite effect and become a hindrance. One tip is, never ask him to do any DIY for you, as you WILL regret it.He keeps his favourite snacks under his hat - Marmalade Sandwiches





Henry Brown

He lives at 32 Windsor Gardens, London, with his wife and two children. He was unsure whether Paddington should come to live with them and I think he's still unsure.He is always hesitant when he's around Paddington, because he's wondering what trouble he will get into next. Also he's a bit grumpy. He likes reading the paper called 'Westminster Snores'.  He wanted to decorate the attic to have his own room to get away from everyone, but as usual he only half finished it. He wish he had finished it, as Paddington decided to finish the job, but made a mess of it and papered himself in the room and couldn't find the door. To tidy up the mess, they had to get a real decorator in, which suited Mr Brown.He gives Paddington a weekly allowance, like the rest of his children.    ​

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Mary Brown

She is married to Henry Brown and it very kind hearted. It was her suggestion that Paddington came to live with them.Now I'm not sure who chose this arrangement, but Mary and Henry Brown sleep in two single beds in the same room. Strange eh?   

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Mrs Bird

She is the Brown's housekeeper and knows everything about everything. She even knew that bears from Darkest Peru like Marmalade!!    Judy Brown She is the Daughter of Mr & Mrs Brown and she loves Paddington dearly.    

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Johnathan Brown 

He is the Son of Mr & Mrs Brown and is always waiting to find out what silly thing Paddington will get up to next.    

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​Mr Gruber

He is one of Paddington's friends, who owned an Antiques Shop on the Portobello Road. They also like to share their elevenses together. He doesn't call him Paddington and instead calls him Mr Brown. When they went to an Antiques Auction, he found out that it can be quite expensive for him if Paddington comes along, as he accidentally bids for things and poor Mr Gruber has to pay for them.   

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Mr Curry

He is the grumpy next door neighbour of the Browns. He likes nothing better to look over the back fence into the Brown's garden and observe what Paddington is doing. But he never calls him Paddington and instead say "Bear, what are you doing?", now that's not very pleasant! He did the silly thing of letting Paddington use his table to lean on when making a magazine rack, and Paddington accidentally sawed it in two. But Mr Curry doesn't learn from this and still keeps on giving Paddington things to do, and once he's done them Mr Curry gets frightfully upset at the outcome.