A collection of animated shorts featuring the fictional polar bear and titular protagonist. Each three-minute installment highlights the bear's inquisitive nature and includes numerous slapstick sequences. Bernard remains silent throughout, producing only unintelligible sounds. He is joined in the cartoons by several other characters: Lloyd and Eva the penguins, Zack the lizard, Goliat(h) the chihuahua, Sam the baby, Pilot the dog, Pokey the porcupine, and Santa Claus. He typically ends up knocked unconscious or badly injured at the conclusion of an episode, as a result of some disaster triggered by his clumsiness.