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1''Gemma and the Bear'' is a live-action sitcom-style web series about a timid white woman (Gemma) who turns into an exuberant gay black man (the Bear) when she falls asleep. Bear's goal in life is to help Gemma (and himself) find a man. Gemma just wants to get rid of him.
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3Starring Kevin R. Free and Eevin Hartsough, it debuted and completed its first season in 2015.
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5Episodes can be watched on the [[http://www.gemmaandthebear.com/ website]] or Platform/{{Vimeo}} [[https://vimeo.com/user33371217 here]]. You can read more about the series itself [[http://snobbyrobot.com/2015/07/13/gemma-and-the-bear-half-woman-half-bear-sort-of/ here]].
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8!!This series provides examples of:
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10* AmnesiacLover: Gemma has no knowledge of anything Bear does, which makes for some awkward mornings.
11* BelligerentSexualTension: Between Gemma and Tom, Zach's old sidekick.
12* CampGay: Despite his straitlaced appearance, Bear's personality can be quite flamboyant.
13* CoolOldGuy: Gemma's dad Hank likes to hang out and drink with Bear.
14* {{Fratbro}}: Gemma's childhood nemesis Zach.
15* GollumMadeMeDoIt: PlayedForLaughs. Gemma often wakes up to Bear's various messes.
16* GuardianEntity: Bear aspires to this.
17* JekyllAndHyde: A non-villainous example.
18* MagicalNegro: Subverted. Although Bear's primary purpose in life seems to be to help Gemma, he is such a bumbling oaf with plenty of his own problems that he tends to only make things worse. Gemma, for her part, just wants him to ''go away''. Also inverted in that Gemma and Bear are essentially aspects of the same person.
19* ManicPixieDreamGuy: Bear is essentially a gay, platonic version. (Or he tries to be.)
20* MistakenConfession: In the season finale, [[spoiler: Gemma thinks the FBI agents are there about Bear kidnapping Tom and locking him in a closet and quickly proclaims she had nothing to do with it]].
21* ObsessedWithFood: Bear is very disappointed with Gemma's fridge of healthy food and devours most of her candy stash.
22--> Gemma: "Well. Now you're just going to get ''fat''. TER."
23* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Gemma's boss Karen.
24* ScaryBlackMan: To Tom and Zach, who apparently referred to Bear as "The Boogeyman."
25* TheShrink: Gemma has one. Apparently he was actually pretty good - until Bear's appearance throws him for a loop.

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