Humphrey B. Bear is an Australian children's television series, and its fictional character namesake is an icon of Australian children's television. Humphrey B. Bear first aired on Adelaide's NWS-9 on Monday, 24 May 1965. The show became one of the most successful programs for pre-schoolers in Australia. Edwin "Ted" Duryea, (c.1930-2009) an actor, singer and dancer whose human identity was unknown, first played the part of Humphrey. The character of Humphrey is a tall, shaggy honey-loving brown bear with a large, round, shining, glossy black nose, straw boater hat, tartan waist-coat and oversized yellow bow-tie. His television show always features a companion who assists and narrates Humphrey's various adventures in the "magic forest" including his brightly coloured treehouse. In the early days, the character was known as Bear Bear and was named Humphrey B. Bear as the result of an on-air competition.
Humphrey B. Bear es una serie de televisión australiana para niños, y su nombre de personaje ficticio es un icono de la televisión australiana para niños. Humphrey B. Bear se emitió por primera vez en la NWS-9 de Adelaide el lunes, 24 de mayo de 1965. El programa se convirtió en uno de los programas más exitosos para niños preescolares en Australia. Edwin "Ted" Duryea, (c.1930-2009) un actor, cantante y bailarín cuya identidad humana era desconocida, jugó por primera vez la parte de Humphrey. El personaje de Humphrey es un oso marrón alto, amante de la miel con un gran, redondo, brillante, nariz negra brillante, sombrero de barro, sombrero de barro, collar de tartán y sobrecarga amarilla. Su programa de televisión siempre presenta a un compañero que asiste y narra las diversas aventuras de Humphrey en el "mágico bosque" incluyendo su árbol de colores brillantes. En los primeros días, el personajefe de Bear