History WesternAnimation / BarneyBear

* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: In "Barney's Hungry Cousin", his cousin steps out of a [[ItMakesSenseInContext falling phone booth]] ''just'' as it smashes into the ground, and is not hurt at all--[[YouFailPhysicsForever completely defying all laws of inertia in the process.]]

* ShoutOut: "The Unwelcome Guest" features a nod to "RedHotRidingHood", via a book Barney is reading.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Rudy Ising based Barney's grumpy yet pleasant disposition on himself, and derived many of his mannerisms from screen actor Wallace Beery.

'''''Barney Bear''''' is a series of [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer [=MGM=]]] cartoons that ran through [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1939 to 1954]], initially created and directed by Rudy Ising of the Creator/HarmanAndIsing duo, but direction duties were later given to animators George Gordon, Michael Lah and Preston Blair, and finally Dick Lundy.

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On a side note, he recieved many comic books over the years, some of which were even made by comic legend CarlBarks. In 2011, Craig Yoe Books released a compilation of all of Barks' Barney Bear stories.

While the cartoons were fairly good on their own terms, they were [[OvershadowedByAwesome generally overlooked]] in favor of the studio's WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry and [[TexAveryMGMCartoons Tex Avery cartoons]], which is probably why the series didn't have much output, only lasting 26 cartoons over a 14 year period.

* NuttySquirrel: The squirrel in "Sleepy-Time Squirrel".

'''''Barney Bear''''' is a series of [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer [=MGM=]]] cartoons that ran through [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1939 to 1954]], initially created and directed by Rudy Ising of the Creator/HarmanAndIsing duo, but direction duties were later given to animators George Gordon, Michael Lah and Preston Blair, and finally Dick Lundy.

* CanonImmigrant: Benny Burro is generally considered to be the same donkey seen in the MGMOneshotCartoon "Little Gravel Voice", since they both share identical designs.

* KarmaHoudini: Barney's hungry cousin, from the short of the same name, who for ''no given reason'', gets Barney jailed in the end, via [[MadeOutToBeAJerkass by putting the signs saying not to feed the bears he took down back up, summoning the police, and telling them that Barney tried to feed him]], ''even though the guy spent the whole short trying to steal food from Barney, and Barney offered him his last sandwich in defeat''. [[YankTheDogsChain He doesn't even give Barney the pleasure of having his stashed lollipop as he's dragged off!]]

* AllJustADream: The ending of "The Rookie Bear".

* CutASliceTakeTheRest/ TaxmanTakesTheWinnings: At the end of "Heir Bear", the taxman comes to take "Uncle Sam's share" from the treasure Barney had just uncovered. He takes a coin... for Barney to keep while he collects the rest.

* KarmaHoudini: Barney's hungry cousin, from the short of the same name, who for ''no given reason'', gets Barney jailed in the end, via posting signs saying not to feed the bears and pointing to the police that Barney tried to feed him, ''even though the guy spent the whole short trying to steal food from Barney, and Barney offered him the sandwich in defeat''. [[YankTheDogsChain He doesn't even give Barney the pleasure of having his stashed lollipop as he's dragged off!]]
* KidsAreCruel / CatsAreMean: In "Wee-Willie Wildcat".

* TwistEnding: "Half-Pint Palomino" ends with Barney capturing the tiny horse and turning him in for the money reward--only for the horse to summon his son, a horse even ''tinier'' than he is, so he can collect the reward instead of Barney.

* TwistEnding: "Half-Pint Palamino" ends with Barney capturing the tiny horse and turning him in for the money reward--only for the horse to summon his son, a horse even ''tinier'' than he is, so he can collect the reward instead of Barney.

* TwistEnding: The end of Half-Pint Palamino, where Barney captures the tiny horse and turns him in for the reward--only for the horse to summon his son, a horse even ''tinier'' than he is, so he can collect the money reward instead of Barney.

* AscendedExtra: Barney's donkey from "The Prospecting Bear" (an Ising-era cartoon) later returned in "Half-Pint Palomino" (a Lundy-era cartoon) and became a recurring friend of Barney's in the comics, where he was given the name of Benny Burro.

* AscendedExtra: Barney's donkey from "The Prospecting Bear" (an Ising-era cartoon) would return in "Half-Pint Palomino" (a Lundy-era cartoon) and become a recurring friend of his in the comics, where he was given the name of Benny Burro.

* AscendedExtra: Barney's donkey from "The Prospecting Bear" (an Ising-era cartoon) would return in "Half-Pint Palomino" (a Lundy-era cartoon) and become a recurring friend of his in the comics, and even given the name of Benny Burro.

The cartoons are centered around the eponymous bear, a grumpy, lazy being who is usually just trying to do his own thing, like going fishing or taking a nap, only to have the world get the better of him and cause him trouble, [[TheChewToy even if he did nothing to bring such a fate on himself]]. Essentially, he was MGM's answer to WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck, minus the latter's explosive temper.

The cartoons are centered around the eponymous bear, a grumpy, lazy being who is usually just trying to do his own thing, like going fishing or taking a nap, only to have the world get the better of him and cause him trouble, [[TheChewToy even if he did nothing to bring such a fate on himself]]. Essentially, he was MGM's answer to WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck.

While the cartoons were fairly good on their own terms, they were [[OvershadowedByAwesome generally overlooked]] in favor of the WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry and [[TexAveryMGMCartoons Tex Avery cartoons]], which is probably why the series didn't have much output, only lasting 26 cartoons over a 14 year period.

* DraggedIntoDrag: While there's no actual clothing involved, "Half-Pint Palomino" has Barney make his mule over into a female horse to the latter's great chagrin.

* DraggedIntoDrag: No actual clothing involved, but "Half-Pint Palomino" has Barney make his mule over into a female horse to the latter' great chagrin.

* AllJustADream: The ending of ''The Rookie Bear''.

'''''Barney Bear''''' is a series of [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer [=MGM=]]] cartoons that ran through [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1939 to 1954]], initially created and directed by Rudy Ising of the HarmanAndIsing duo, but direction duties were later given to animators George Gordon, Michael Lah and Preston Blair, and finally Dick Lundy.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The earlier shorts, besides Barney's drastically different design, are more juvenile and sentimental in tone, having far more in common with Disney shorts.

* SuperNotDrowningSkills: The endings of both "Bah Wilderness" and "Busybody Bear", where the whole forest is flooded, with a disgruntled Barney laying underwater.