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Bobby Bear
Bobby Bear as he appears in the opening sequence.
Bobby Bear as he appears in the opening sequence.
Information
Species Bear
Gender Male
First Appearance "Welcome to Maple Town"
Voiced By Yoku Shioya (Japanese)
Barbara Goodson (English

Bobby J. Bear (JP last name: Kumanoff) is Patty Rabbit's best friend and one of the main characters in the original Maple Town anime. He is 10 years old. He is also the eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Bear (JP: Nicolai and Natasha). He has three younger brothers named Billy, Buddy, and Bertie Bear (JP: Kin, Kon, and Kan), as well as a sister named Bonny (JP: Lily).

In his debut appearance, "Welcome to Maple Town", he first meets Patty Rabbit in the woods after he takes the mailbag from Wilde Wolf. Patty demands him to return the bag, thinking that he works for Wilde, but Bobby tells her otherwise. After they defeat Wilde and return the mail bag to Papa Rabbit, Patty and Bobby's friendship begins to blossom. 

Bobby often skips school to catch insects and fish in the wilderness. His family runs the Maple Town General Store. He is also physically strong and can make sleds and fishing rods, although he is not good at knitting. He dislikes studying and math.

Appearance[]

Bobby is a brown bear with a sand-colored muzzle. He wears a red and white striped shirt, denim overalls with blue buttons, and orange-brown ankle boots. In the winter, he wears a yellow sweater with a red stripe. However, some merchandising and promotional artwork have him barefoot.

There are more red and white stripes on his shirt in his toy version and are thinner. Like Patty Rabbit, his head and muzzle are slightly rounder. Also, his inner ears are brown instead of tan.

In the Maple Town Stories movie, he wears yellow-green overalls and wears a straw hat in the first scene.

Personality[]

Bobby is cheerful, caring, and adventurous, although he can be stubborn.

Bobby Bear Toy

Bobby Bear's toy version as it appeared on a 1987 commercial for MT Toys.

Trivia[]

  • His middle initial "J" in the English dub was revealed in "Teacher, Please Don't Go!".
  • He and Patty Rabbit make a cameo in Hamtaro as masks for the summer festival.
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