The Rookie Bear

Name: The Rookie Bear
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Released: 1941-11-01
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Gayne Whitman, Rudolf Ising

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1941

Release Year

8 min

Runtime

Animation

Comedy

Family

Overview

In a humorous report, "Strife" magazine follows a bear who gets drafted and goes through the rigors of Army basic training.

Keywords

hibernation

boot camp

basic training

cartoon bear

draft notice

military draft

u.s. army

wwii

Cast

Gayne Whitman

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Rudolf Ising

Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)

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@Geronimo1967

July 11, 2025

6/10

“Barney” ought to have known better than to have opened his door during his hibernating season, for when he does he finds he has been invited to his military medical. The only thing is, the telegram is disguised as something altogether friendlier and so off he sets replete with fishing rod and tenni…

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