Barney Bear prepares to go hunting, but first he needs a bird dog. The dog he gets, though (Harry Hound), turns out to be a bird lover.Barney Bear prepares to go hunting, but first he needs a bird dog. The dog he gets, though (Harry Hound), turns out to be a bird lover.Barney Bear prepares to go hunting, but first he needs a bird dog. The dog he gets, though (Harry Hound), turns out to be a bird lover.
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Paul Frees
- Barney Bear
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- TriviaLast appearance of Barney Bear.
- GoofsThe length of Barney Bear's gun keeps changing. When it is first shown his gun is very short but it gets longer in subsequent shots.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Toon in with Me: National Hunting & Fishing (2021)
- SoundtracksThe Dickey Bird Song
Music by Sammy Fain
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Barney Bear's last theatrical appearance
While not one of my favourite cartoon characters, Barney Bear was a very funny and likable character where his sluggishness was a huge part of his charm. He was also interesting for being modelled on both his creator Rudolf Ising (who also was his first voice actor until 1941) and the mannerisms of Wallace Beery.
After the Preston Blair and Michael Lah unit stopped after just three (and pretty good too) cartoons, 'The Bear and the Bean', 'The Bear and the Hare' and 'Goggle Fishing Bear', Dick Lundy was the fourth director to take over the Barney series after Ising (10 cartoons), George Gordon (3) and Blair/Lah, and turned out to be the joint-longest-serving director after Ising with 10 contributions to the series. 'Bird-Brained Bird Dog' is Lundy's last Barney cartoon and also Barney's final theatrical cartoon appearance. It is sad saying goodbye to this character, but 'Bird-Brained Bird Dog' is fortunately a very good note to end on.
There is a slower pace than the usual frenetic energy one and Barney over time developed a simplified design and nicer and less gruff character than those in the Ising and Gordon cartoons. The story is slight and formulaic but very amiable and charming.
Barney is very easily watchable, lots of fun and is adorable, his frustration rootable. There is just a preference personally for his more nuanced and detailed original character design and his crankiness and gruffness made his frustration easier to empathise with (there is evidence of that here but it came through stronger before). Support is a lot of fun and turn out to be conflict worthy of Barney.
Animation is nicely drawn and colourful, if slightly lacking the finesse and meticulousness of the earlier entries of the Barney Bear series. The music, courtesy of Scott Bradley, is lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms and fits very well indeed, even enhancing the impact of actions and gestures.
'Bird-Brained Bird Dog' is amusing, hilarious even at its best and the timing, even with the not as frenetic and more laconic pace, is still spot on. Really liked the characteristic silly charm that makes the series so likable.
Overall, a very good cartoon to end the Barney Bear series on. 8/10 Bethany Cox
After the Preston Blair and Michael Lah unit stopped after just three (and pretty good too) cartoons, 'The Bear and the Bean', 'The Bear and the Hare' and 'Goggle Fishing Bear', Dick Lundy was the fourth director to take over the Barney series after Ising (10 cartoons), George Gordon (3) and Blair/Lah, and turned out to be the joint-longest-serving director after Ising with 10 contributions to the series. 'Bird-Brained Bird Dog' is Lundy's last Barney cartoon and also Barney's final theatrical cartoon appearance. It is sad saying goodbye to this character, but 'Bird-Brained Bird Dog' is fortunately a very good note to end on.
There is a slower pace than the usual frenetic energy one and Barney over time developed a simplified design and nicer and less gruff character than those in the Ising and Gordon cartoons. The story is slight and formulaic but very amiable and charming.
Barney is very easily watchable, lots of fun and is adorable, his frustration rootable. There is just a preference personally for his more nuanced and detailed original character design and his crankiness and gruffness made his frustration easier to empathise with (there is evidence of that here but it came through stronger before). Support is a lot of fun and turn out to be conflict worthy of Barney.
Animation is nicely drawn and colourful, if slightly lacking the finesse and meticulousness of the earlier entries of the Barney Bear series. The music, courtesy of Scott Bradley, is lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms and fits very well indeed, even enhancing the impact of actions and gestures.
'Bird-Brained Bird Dog' is amusing, hilarious even at its best and the timing, even with the not as frenetic and more laconic pace, is still spot on. Really liked the characteristic silly charm that makes the series so likable.
Overall, a very good cartoon to end the Barney Bear series on. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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- Nov 9, 2017
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- Птицелюбивая охотничья собака
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- Runtime7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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