Storyline
Discover the story behind the screen.
Bernard is a series of animated shorts centered on the fictional polar bear and main character of the same name. It is a Korean-Spanish-French co-production. Each three-minute episode focuses on the bear's curiosity and have many moments of slapstick. Bernard never speaks with the exception of unintelligible noises Bernard is…
Episodes
Episode 1 · The Gym
Bernard goes to the gym and starts training enthusiastically... until he discovers that each piece of equipment has a life of its own
Episode 2 · Golf
Bernard goes to the gym and starts training enthusiastically... until he discovers that each piece of equipment has a life of its own
Episode 3 · Ice Climbing
Once he has found all his equipment, Bernard sets off to climb the highest peak. But the closer he gets to the summit, the trickier it becomes...
Episode 4 · The Swing
Bernard finds a beautiful tree with a beautiful swing. The only problem is that someone else has got there first!
Episode 5 · Security Guard
Bernard is very familiar with the exhibits in the museum where he works, so why is that moving sculpture carrying a canvas in its hand?
Episode 6 · The Vending Machine
Sportsmanship is about knowing how to win and how to lose... and sometimes about how to share a refreshing drink with your opponent after the game...
Episode 7 · Diving Board
Bernard desperately tries to copy all the things that Lloyd (the penguin) enjoys doing at the swimming pool... including diving from the highest springboard!
Episode 8 · Watching TV
Whatever the time, wherever he is, Bernard is completely hooked on television... that is until the shop closes and the shutters come down
Episode 9 · Hitchhiking
Picking up hitchhikers can often be very dangerous. So when Bernard stops to pick up Zack, he should remember that one day he may need a lift
Episode 10 · Sky Diving
If Bernard ever succeeds in jumping out of the plane, he's bound to forget his parachute. Is there any other way he would want to do it?
Episode 11 · At the Theme Park
Bernard just wants to have a good time at the theme park. The trouble is that someone else wants to be in his photo and then that balloon appears...
Episode 12 · A Day in the Country
Bernard has gone to the mountain, while the mountain comes to Bernard! It may look like rain, but Bernard's not worried because he's got his umbrella
Episode 13 · Learning to Fly
Bernard is learning to fly, and may not have chosen the best day... But once you are airborne, the important thing is not how you land, but where you land!
Episode 14 · Close Encounters
Bernard is delighted to receive a visit from a small extraterrestrial, but his visitor is less than delighted by Bernard's limited technological skills
Episode 15 · The Intruder
One night Bernard's supper is interrupted by an intruder. Can a lone polar bear deal with the darkness, his own deep-seated fears and... a little mouse?
Episode 16 · Basketball
There's nothing Bernard likes better than a challenge, and when it comes to playing basketball against Zack, winning means winning at all costs
Episode 17 · The Cart
What do you get when you cross a motor scooter with a supermarket cart? The answer - as Bernard finds out the hard way – is a highly dangerous vehicle
Episode 18 · Bowling
Bernard the bowling champ takes on Lloyd. It should be easy for Bernard, but in sport there are three kinds of luck – good luck, bad luck and... Bernard's luck
Episode 19 · Taekwondo
In order to recover his property from Zack, Bernard takes up taekwondo. He develops awesome skills, but the result is not quite what he had planned
Episode 20 · Scuba Diving
Bernard looks forward to a day's scuba diving. At first all goes swimmingly, but he soon realises that not everything is quite what it seems under the sea
Episode 21 · Doors
Most people can negotiate revolving doors, even when they have their arms full of packages. But Bernard is not quite like everyone else
Episode 22 · At the Museum
Museums contain thousands of priceless exhibits carefully preserved for hundreds of years. Then Bernard pays a visit...
Episode 23 · Street Racing
When Zack lines up alongside him at the traffic lights, it gives Bernard the perfect excuse to start a race through the city streets. But what about other road users?
Episode 24 · The Desert Island
Bernard finds himself on a desert island where all the inhabitants try to make him feel welcome... in their own special way
Episode 25 · Baseball
Bernard soon figures out how the baseball pitching machine works, until the machine steps up a gear and shows it has a few more tricks up its sleeve
Episode 26 · The Car
Bernard is proud of his small convertible. The only trouble is that he can't get everything in the boot, which complicates life more than you would imagine
Episode 27 · The Flower
Bernard loves his flower, and is determined to do whatever is necessary to protect it from danger – no matter what the cost
Episode 28 · The Medallion
Bernard finds a medallion, but soon discovers that it brings bad luck. So he tries to throw it away, but unfortunately for him, it keeps on coming back
Episode 29 · The Moth
When Bernard tries to get rid of an annoying moth, something unexpected happens and his kitchen becomes a very dangerous place
Episode 30 · Bullfighter
Bernard finds himself in field full of bulls, and despite his lack of experience, decides to try his hand at bull-fighting
Episode 31 · At the North Pole
Bernard gets bored trekking across the frozen Arctic wastes. Some abandoned equipment becomes a source of great entertainment, but not for long...
Episode 32 · The Package
Zack tries to steal a parcel which Bernard is carrying. At first he succeeds, but Bernard doesn't give up that easily...
Episode 33 · Sleepwalker
Even when he's asleep, Bernard is capable of anything – as he finds out when he wakes up in the morning
Episode 34 · The Pizza
Bernard has to deliver a pizza to a haunted house... and to its starving owner. But how is he going to get paid?
Episode 35 · The Unicycle
To the amazement of Zack, Bernard discovers he has some performing skills which he never knew he had
Episode 36 · The Motorboat
Although Bernard has been shipwrecked, his real problems begin when he finds an abandoned motorboat which could get him back to shore
Episode 37 · The Prisoner
Bernard makes a daring escape from prison, but once he's out, he realises that perhaps life inside wasn't so bad after all
Episode 38 · The Supermarket
Bernard is delighted with all the bargains he has bought. Now the only problem is how to get them all home
Episode 39 · The Mosquito
Bernard feels very tired and wants to sleep for hours... But there's a mosquito about with other ideas. He just has to get rid of that mosquito
Episode 40 · Oasis
In the middle of the desert Bernard stumbles across an oasis. The palm trees look real enough, and that cool water is just too tempting