History WesternAnimation / Paddington

''Paddington'' is a TV series of 5 minute shorts that ran from 1975 to 1986. The unique visual style (Paddington himself is a stuffed bear filmed in stop-motion, the backgrounds are black-and-white line drawings and the other characters are 2D paper cutouts) and catchy theme tune led to it becoming a well-loved childhood favorite.

* TheDitz: Guess who?

* FishOutOfWater: One of the main sources of humor and plot. Paddington emigrated from Darkest Peru and thus is very unfamiliar with British life.

* LastNameBasis: Mr. Gruber always addresses Paddington as "Bear".

** In the episode where the Browns take Paddington to a posh restaurant to celebrate the anniversary of his arrival, the restaurant has a menu in French (though the chef, oddly enough, sounds Italian -- probably because it's one person doing all the voices and he only had one French accent).

* AccidentalBid: Paddington Bear once went to an auction. He found it a very friendly place. People kept on waving at him, so naturally he waved back... [[note]He did end up getting a marmalade serving set for sixpence.[[/note]]

''Paddington'' is a TV series of 5 minute shorts that ran from 1975 to 1986. The unique visual style (Paddington himself is a stuffed bear filmed in stop-motion, the backgrounds are black-and-white line drawings and the other characters are 2D paper cutouts) and catchy theme tune led to it becoming a well-loved childhood favourite.

* AccidentalBid: Paddington Bear once went to an auction. He found it a very friendly place. People kept on waving at him, so naturally he waved back...
* AmbiguousSyntax: In the episode where Paddington helps Mr. Curry with his plumbing, they hit a problem with a stuck valve. Mr. Curry has the solution: "Take hold of the mallet, and when I nod my head, you hit it."

* BearsAreBadNews: Averted, yet also played straight in a mild way. Paddington is courteous, completely non-violent, and ''freaking adorable'', yet has quite a knack for getting into all sorts of trouble, whether it's accidentally destroying his neighbor's hammock, letting a marmalade sandwich slip inside a film projector, or trashing the kitchen with one of his sloppy baking attempts.

* BlandNameProduct: Floyds Bank, in the episode in which Mrs Bird opens a bank account for Paddington. Also Barkriges (a compound of Barker's of Kensington and Selfriges) where he is taken to buy clothes.
* CameraObscurer: When Paddington tries to take a photograph of the Brown family, he is suddenly attacked at the crucial moment by a bee he'd annoyed earlier while trying to take a photograph of it. To everyone's surprise, the result is a perfectly composed and focussed picture -- of the bee.

* DoorstopBaby: The Browns found him sitting on the platform of Paddington Station, near the lost property office, with a label round his neck bearing the words "Please Look After This Bear. Thank You."
* FaceFault: The "flip-take" variant is Paddington's standard reaction to receiving a large shock (often in the nature of realising he's done something he's about to get in big trouble for).

** Paddington appears on a quiz show called ''Lucky For Some''. He wins (by giving outside-the-box answers that, although different from the ones on the card, are technically correct), but the status quo is preserved when he decides to donate the winnings to the retirement home in Peru where his Aunt Lucy lives.
** In another episode, Paddington appears on a quiz show called ''Sage of Britain'' (a parody of ''Series/{{Mastermind}}''), by mistake: he'd only intended to be in the audience, but he got lost and ended up in the contestants' waiting area. His special subject is, of course, marmalade sandwiches.

* HypocriticalHumor: In a 1990 episode, Paddington comes to the Royal Geographical Society for an expedition, and then a blind old man appears and greets him. Before the protagnist could introduce himself, the man interrupts and says "Of course you are! Got eyes, haven't I?"
* LastNameBasis: Mr. Gruber always addresses Paddington as "Mr. Brown".

* NobodyHereButUsStatues: When Paddington visits a waxwork museum, he inadvertantly offends an attendant and hides by pretending to be one of the waxworks.

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There have been three other AnimatedSeries based off Paddington since, first by Creator/HannaBarbera in 1989, ''The New Adventures of Paddington Bear'' by Creator/{{Cinar}} in the late 90s, and ''The Adventures of Paddington'' in 2020.

There have been two other AnimatedSeries based off Paddington since, first by Creator/HannaBarbera in 1989, and another ''The New Adventures of Paddington Bear'' by Creator/{{Cinar}} in the late 90s.

There have been two other AnimatedSeries based off Paddington since, first by Creator/HannaBarbera in 1990, and another ''The New Adventures of Paddington Bear'' by Creator/{{Cinar}} in the late 90s.

->Please Look After This Bear. Thank You.

A ''Film/{{Paddington}}'' live-action movie was released at the end of 2014, with Creator/BenWhishaw as the voice of Paddington.
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''Paddington'' is a TV series of 5 minute shorts that ran from 1975 to 1986. The unique visual style (Paddington himself is a stop-motion figure, the backgrounds are black-and-white line drawings and the other characters are 2D paper cutouts) and catchy theme tune led to it becoming a well-loved childhood favourite.

* BlandNameProduct: Floyds Bank, in the episode in which Mrs Bird opens a bank account for Paddington. Also Barkriges (a compound of Barker's of Kensington and Selfriges.

* BlandNameProduct: Floyds Bank, in the episode in which Mrs Bird opens a bank account for Paddington.

* DeathGlare: Paddington's "hard stare"

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Paddington is looks nothing less than the cutest bear cub you'll ever see in stop-motion animation.

There have been two other AnimatedSeries based off Paddington since, first by Hanna-Barbera in 1990, and another ''The New Adventures of Paddington Bear'' by Creator/{{Cinar}} in the late 90s.

* MistakenForSpecialGuest: Paddington goes to visit a newly-opened restaurant and makes a comment that leads the staff to believe he is a famous food critic, resulting in him being offered a meal on the house. When the truth is realised, the restaurant owner waives the bill anyway, because the spectacle of Paddington enjoying his meal has created so much walk-in custom.

The series is narrated, including all the character voices, by Michael Hordern.

The series was spun off into an AnimatedSeries twice, first by Hanna-Barbera in 1990, and again as ''The New Adventures of Paddington Bear'' by Creator/{{Cinar}} in the late 90s.

* FaceFault: Paddington's reaction to receiving a large shock (often in the nature of realising he's done something he's about to get in big trouble for).

* DarkerAndEdgier: purportedly, TheMovie. It now has an antagonist in the form of a "seductive" taxidermist. [[BodyHorror No guessing into why she wants Paddington]].

Episodes previously streamed in rotation on the now-defunct Jaroo. TheFilmOfTheSeries is expected to be released at the end of 2014, with ColinFirth [[CelebrityVoiceActor formerly cast as the voice of Paddington]], the new voice to be Creator/BenWhishaw.

* DarkerAndEdgier: purportedly, TheMovie. It now has an antagonist in the form of a "seductive" taxidermist. [[BodyHorror No guessing into why he wants Paddington]].