Bamse, most known as the world's strongest bear like in this title screen, has also always been the kindest.

Bamse – Världens starkaste och snällaste björn ("The world's strongest and kindest bear") is a Swedish fictional cartoon character created by Rune Andréasson. The highly popular children's cartoon first emerged as a series of television short films, the first in 1966, before being published periodically in its own magazine since 1973. Image File history File linksMetadata Bamse. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Bamse. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of art, with varied meanings that evolved from one to another. ... Rune Andréasson (1925-1999) was a Swedish comic creator. ... Short subject is an American film industry term that historically has referred to any film in the format of two reels, or approximately 20 minutes running time, or less. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ...

Characters and setting

The name Bamse, comes from a Scandinavian word, meaning "bear" or "teddybear", but also "giant" (which is something of a misnomer, since Bamse is rather diminuitive in size compared to many of the other characters). Bamse, the main character, is a brown bear who gains super strength by eating a batch of honey called dunderhonung ("thunder honey"), specially prepared for him by his grandmother. Most other people will only get a three days' long stomach-ache from eating it. The North Germanic languages (also Scandinavian languages or Nordic languages) is a branch of the Germanic languages spoken in Scandinavia, parts of Finland and on the Faroe Islands and Iceland. ... Genera Ailuropoda Ursus Tremarctos Arctodus(extinct) A bear is a large mammal of the order Carnivora, family Ursidae. ... Honey honey comb A capped frame of honeycomb Honey is a sweet and viscous fluid produced by bees and other insects from the nectar of flowers. ...

Bamse's best friends are Lille Skutt ("Little Hop"), a very fast but notoriously frightened white rabbit, and Skalman ("Shellman"), an ingenious tortoise who invents all sorts of machines, including spacecraft and time machines, and stores just about anything in his carapace. According to himself, Skalman's best invention is the food-and-sleep clock, whose calls he follows slavishly, even at times when sleep seems highly inappropriate. To this date, he has only ignored the alarm call a few times, including the discovery of a dragon's egg, the birth of Bamse's children, and a state of deep depression (due to the (false) belief that his carelessness had caused the death of Bamse's children). Skalman seems to be a polyphasic sleeper and is sometimes seen playing chess with himself. Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. ... Genera Chersina Dipsochelys Furculachelys Geochelone Gopherus Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria Psammobates Pyxis Testudo The tortoise is a land-dwelling reptile which is of the order Testudines. ... An Ariane 5 expendable launch vehicle lifts off with the Rosetta spacecraft on March 2, 2004. ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ... The term carapace refers to a dorsal section of an exoskeleton or shell, in a number of animal groups. ... Saint George versus the dragon, Gustave Moreau, c. ... Clinical depression is a state of sadness or melancholia that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individuals social functioning and/or activities of daily living. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ...

Moral values and criticism

The magazine takes an effort at being educational, and has indeed been a teacher of a generation of Swedes. On special "school" pages, the characters tell about animals, foreign cultures, the Universe, and other subjects. They often deal with superstition, and Skalman's skeptical views ("I only believe what I know") wins over those of his more naive friends. On the other hand, beings like trolls, tomtar and dragons exist on a very real plane in many of the stories. The deepest visible-light image of the cosmos. ... A common European superstition dictates that it is bad luck for a black cat to cross ones path. ... Trolls with an abducted princess (John Bauer, 1915). ... One of Jenny Nyströms Christmas-themed tomte paintings, a popular image of the modern tomte A tomte or nisse is a mythical creature of Scandinavian folklore, believed to take care of a farmers home and barn and protect it from misfortune, in particular at night, when the... Saint George versus the dragon, Gustave Moreau, c. ...

Bamse and his friends are very clear about their values. They are strongly opposed to racism, bullying and violence. Bamse is not only the strongest bear in the world, but also the kindest, often repeating his slogan "Nobody becomes better by being beaten". The original villain, a black wolf simply called Vargen ("The Wolf"), became a friend of Bamse after consistently being treated kindly. (He occasionally falls back into crimes though, and Lille Skutt never trusts him.) The only villain that is depicted as unhelpable is Krösus Sork ("Croesus Vole"), a crude capitalist who will do practically anything for money. This, together with the overall focus on sharing and some of the "school" pages making pro-Chinese and Vietnam statements, has led some people to the conclusion that the series promotes communism. The quarrel reached its climax as Sweden's former prime minister Carl Bildt (liberal-conservative party) handed over a tie with the popular bear on a visit to the White House during Bill Clinton's presidency. Value is worth in general, and it is thought to be connected to reasons for certain practices, policies, actions, beliefs or emotions. ... It has been suggested that Racism in Mass Media be merged into this article or section. ... A bully is an individual who tends to torment others, either through verbal harassment or physical assaults, or through more subtle methods of coercion. ... Violence refers to acts of aggression and abuse which causes or intends to cause criminal injury or harm to persons, and (to a lesser extent) animals and property. ... Wolf Wolf Man Mount Wolf Wolf Prizes Wolf Spider Wolf 424 Wolf 359 Wolf Point Wolf-herring Frank Wolf Friedrich Wolf Friedrich August Wolf Hugo Wolf Johannes Wolf Julius Wolf Max Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf Maximilian Wolf Rudolf Wolf Thomas Wolf As Name Wolf Breidenbach Wolf Hirshorn Other The call... In economics, a capitalist is someone who owns capital, presumably within the economic system of capitalism. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister A Prime Minister is a politician who serves as the head of the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Carl Bildt Nils Daniel Carl Bildt â–¶(?) (born July 15, 1949) is a Swedish politician and diplomat. ... The Moderate Coalition Party or Moderata samlingspartiet (commonly referred to as Moderaterna) is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...

The series somewhat changed direction when Bamse had children, specifically triplets, in 1982. In 1986, he had a fourth child, Lille Skutt having one at the same time. (Skalman remains single, though.) Much focus now lies on the family life, and here also the basic values shine through, like that of sex equality. In 1989 Skalman noticed that Bamse's forth child ("Brumma") was intellectually handicapped, this once again brought up the aspect of equality. The children did develop in real-time (within the magazine), but seem to have been fixed in age since Andréasson left the magazine, a process that began in 1990. They are now around seven years old, in a narratively advantageous eternal state as first-graders. Human multiple birth: identical triplet sisters Twins, triplets and other multiple births occur with to varying degrees in most animal species, although the term is most applicable to species in the Placentalia subclass. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Feminism is a diverse collection of social theories, political movements, and moral philosophies, largely motivated by or concerning the experiences of women, especially in terms of their social, political, and economic situation. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about the year. ...

Miscellaneous

In 1998, the themepark Bamses Värld ("Bamse's World") started as an attraction at the Kolmården Zoo. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This is a map of the old border forests between Swedes and Geats. ...

In 1993, LaserBeam/Beam International published a Game Boy game, loosely based on the Bamse characters. The game received generally poor reviews, and was mostly considered a blatant Wonder Boy ripoff. The game hasn't been officially released outside Sweden. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The original Game Boys design set the standard for handheld gaming consoles. ... Screenshot Wonder Boy on Sega Master System Wonder Boy was a series of video games made by SEGA and Westone. ...

Allegedly, there were a few translations of the series "Bamse's skola" in the 60's, where the characters were given English names:

"Bamse" - "Bamsy" "Skalman" - "Professor Shellback" "Lille Skutt" - "Little Frisky" "Katten Janson" - "Sooty Johnson"

In this translation the dunderhonung was given the name "magic honey", in the 80's though, Andréasson did refer to it in as "thunder honey" in English (which is the literal translation).

Bamse should not be confused with the other bear of the same name that appears on Danish television (Bamses Billedbog, Bamse og Kylling).

External links

• Bamse - Official site
• Bamses Värld - Official site