Line #9 Trivia/RupertBear


1	* AdoredByTheNetwork: For the longest time in the mid-90s, Nick Jr, in addition to its regular timeslot, would put Rupert on any time there was a hole in their schedule. This changed once ''Blue's Clues'' came around.
2	* ChannelHop: After that, Nelvana arranged a swap of programs between Nick Jr. and Creator/{{CBS}}: ''WesternAnimation/{{Franklin}}'' would now air on CBS's Saturday morning lineup (which was programmed by Nelvana at that point; reruns of this show were part of it), while ''Rupert'' would move to Nick Jr. again. ''Franklin'' ended up being the only show held over for the succeeding ''Nick Jr. on CBS'' block starting in 2000.
3	** For a brief time (specifically from late 2000 to early 2001) the show was actually aired on Playhouse Disney, Nick Jr.’s rival programming block. (This run was so short that for a time, virtually no information existed online about it). What’s more, it was given a timeslot that it had also had on Nick Jr. However, the intro user wasn’t the Nick Jr. one, but the Canadian instrumental one.
4	* BeamMeUpScotty: Despite what you may have heard, the character's official name is Rupert Bear, not Rupert '''the''' Bear. The latter came from the title song to the original 70s TV adaptation.
5	* CrossDressingVoices: Creator/JulieLemieux replaces child voice actor Ben Sanford as the title character in the second season.
6	* DawsonCasting: A lot of the child characters in the Nelvana animated series were played by adults.
7	* FakeBrit: Although most of the characters speak with British accents, all the show's actors are Canadians.
8	* TheOtherDarrin: Rupert Bear was voiced by Ben Sanford in the first season of the Nelvana series, with Julie Lemieux voicing him for the rest of the series.
9	* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Luckily averted for the show. [[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rupert-bear-dragged-into-court/article1014930/ In 2003]], Nelvana was sued by The Daily Express (the franchise's then owner) for neglecting the property (in spite of owning exclusive commercial rights to it since 1989) after the show was cancelled in 1997 (at the same year the companies extended the licensing deal to 2004). Some months later, The Daily Express won back all rights to Rupert; [[http://www.toonhound.com/sept2003.htm however, they allowed Nelvana to retain ownership and distribution rights to their cartoon series]].
10	* TitleSequenceReplacement: Like ''WesternAnimation/LittleBear'', the show had two seperate theme tunes: an instrumental one used in Canada, and one with vocals used on Nick Jr. airings in the U.S. However, during the brief period where Playhouse Disney syndicated the show in the U.S., the Canadian opening was used!
11	* UncreditedRole: Only voices of the principal voice cast (Rupert and his parents, Bill, Podgy, and Professor) are listed in the end credits, with all supporting and guest voice performers uncredited.
12	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In 2000, Nelvana had plans to make a feature-length movie with the character, but it ultimately never got off the ground.

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