Trivia / Adventures of the Gummi Bears

• Channel Hop: The show was on NBC from 1985 to 1989, then switched to ABC from 1989 to 1990; the season on ABC saw it paired up with The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh as the Gummi Bears/Winnie the Pooh Hour. And a year earlier, it had debuted in syndication as part of the first season of The Disney Afternoon, lasting on that block until 1991.
• The Danza: Princess Marie is voiced in the Mexican Spanish dub by Maria Fernanda Morales (Marie is the French form of the Spanish name Maria).
• Died During Production: Bill Scott, who voiced several characters in the first season, died days after the eighth episode aired.
  • Roger C. Carmel, who replaced Scott as the voice of Sir Tuxford in season 2, died while that season was still airing new episodes.
• Inspiration for the Work: Michael Eisner is said to have come up with the idea for the series when his son asked him for the gummy bear candies.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: Only the first three seasons (a total of 29 episodes) were released on DVD in the United States. However, the rest of the series was released across 7 DVD volumes in Australia. As of 2019, the entire series is available on Disney+.
• Kids' Meal Toy: Wendy's sold plastic cups, lenticular medallions, and promotional posters in their Kids' Meals in 1985.
• The Other Darrin:
  • Bill Scott was the original voice of Gruffi, Toady, and Sir Tuxford. After he passed away, Corey Burton voiced Gruffi and Toady for the rest of the series. Scott would continue to be credited as a voice actor through season 4.
  • Roger C. Carmel voiced Sir Tuxford in Season 2, while Brian Cummings voiced him starting in Season 3.
  • Paul Winchell left the series after Season Five, so Jim Cummings took over as the voice of Zummi.
    • Because of the international order putting "Never give a Gummi an Even Break" in Season Six there is one last episode with Winchell as Zummi.
  • Also, the voice artist for Cavin has changed regularly during the course of the show's run as the artist in question grew up and his voice broke and had to be replaced. In this case, Christian Jacobs first voiced Cavin during season 1, then Brett Johnson did the honors in season 2, followed by David Faustino in season 3, then Jason Marsden in seasons 4 and 5, and finally R.J. Williams in season 6.
• What Could Have Been: According to the creative team, if the show had continued for another season, new gummi bears from across the sea would've been introduced.

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