The Beary Family

6min

Animation

Comedy

Kids

Drama

The Beary Family (also known as The Beary's Family Album) is an American animated series and funny animal theatrical cartoon series made by Walter Lantz Studios. Twenty eight shorts were made from 1962 to 1972, when the studio closed.

Episodes

Cast

Fowled-Up Birthday

1. Fowled-Up Birthday

6min

1st Apr 1962

Charlie buys a goose for dinner, but it becomes the family pet.

Mother's Little Helper

2. Mother's Little Helper

6min

1st Jun 1962

Bessie Beary complains she is tired of always having to do the housework. Charlie offers to take care of things while she goes to the beauty parlor.

Charlie's Mother-In-Law

3. Charlie's Mother-In-Law

6min

1st Apr 1963

Bessie's mother comes to a visit at Beary House and immediately began to give orders to Charlie.

Goose In The Rough

4. Goose In The Rough

6min

1st Aug 1963

It's spring! All the birds are nesting- that is, all but Goose Beary. She just sits, gazing longingly out the window at happy birds. Charlie leaves his hatful of golf balls on a chair as he gets his clubs. Goose finds them and happily sits on them, mistaking them for goose eggs.

Goose Is Wild

5. Goose Is Wild

6min

1st Oct 1963

Charlie Beary, furiously plowing through a mountain of bills, vows that he's going to cut expenses.

Rah Rah Ruckus

6. Rah Rah Ruckus

6min

1st Jun 1964

Junior and Suzy both become cheerleaders and continually practice at home, driving Charlie out of his mind.

Roof Top Razzle-Dazzle

7. Roof Top Razzle-Dazzle

6min

1st Oct 1964

Not wanting to spend the money to hire a professional TV repairman to set up the TV antenna, Charlie Beary tries to set up the antenna himself. But his efforts are none too successful.

Guest Who?

8. Guest Who?

6min

1st Mar 1965

Junior wins a dance contest at the Pepper Pot nightclub. His prize is a live monkey, which he names Bunky. On the way home, Junior warns Bunky to be quiet, and not to disturb his sleep. He hides his new friend in a closet, but Bunky escapes and promptly goes ape.

Davey Cricket

9. Davey Cricket

6min

1st May 1965

Charlie Beary tries to relax but is unaware of a cricket loose in the house. He hears a squeak coming from Bessie's vacuum cleaner, Suzy's doll, and Junior's saxophone.

Foot Brawl

10. Foot Brawl

6min

1st Jan 1966

Charlie Beary, rummaging through a trunk in the attic, reminisces about his college football days. Chided by his wife for being "just the waterboy," Charlie's determined to prove his athletic prowess by coaching Junior in the finer points of gridiron play. (Air date is estimated)

Window Pains

11. Window Pains

6min

1st Jan 1967

Charlie decides not to pay a professional to wash his windows, convinced he can do things just fine by himself. (Air date is estimated)

Mouse In The House

12. Mouse In The House

6min

1st Jan 1967

The domestic tranquility of the Beary household is shattered by a screaming Bessie when a mouse starts playing around on her slippers. When an exterminator quotes a price of $25 to dispose of it, Charlie balks and take on the job himself. (Air date is estimated)

Jerky Turkey

13. Jerky Turkey

6min

1st Jan 1968

Charlie Beary buys a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. Junior doesn't want the turkey cooked for the holiday meal, so he tries to prevent his parents from killing the bird. (Air date is estimated)

Paste Makes Waste

14. Paste Makes Waste

6min

1st Jan 1968

Charlie, all set for a day's golf game, is horrified to discover it is pouring rain outside. Bessie suggests that since he can't play golf, he can help wallpaper the house instead. (Air date is estimated)

Bugged In A Rug

15. Bugged In A Rug

6min

1st Jan 1968

Charlie trips on a hole in his carpet and decides the family needs a new one. He buys one but decides to install it himself (rather than hiring a professional). (Air date is estimated)

Gopher Broke

16. Gopher Broke

6min

1st Jan 1969

Charlie Beary tries to chase a gopher from his yard. (Air date is estimated)

Charlie's Campout

17. Charlie's Campout

6min

1st Jan 1969

Charlie buys a camping trailer from a friend and he and Junior surprise Bessie with it. (Air date is estimated)

Cool It, Charlie

18. Cool It, Charlie

6min

1st Jan 1969

When the temperature reaches 110 degrees, Bessie decides to buy an air conditioner. After being threatened with a rolling pin, Charlie agrees, but decides to install it himself to save money. (Air date is estimated)

Charlie In Hot Water

19. Charlie In Hot Water

6min

1st Jan 1970

Not wanting to pay the professional, Charlie decides to fix the hot water tank himself. However, he ended up making the tank worse. (Air date is estimated)

Charlie's Golf Classic

20. Charlie's Golf Classic

6min

1st Jan 1970

In order to save money on golf lessons, Charlie Beary tries to teach his wife Bessie how to play the game. But his teaching methods are useless and the lessons are turned into a hilarious disaster. (Air date is estimated)

The Unhandy Man

21. The Unhandy Man

6min

1st Jan 1970

On a rainy afternoon, exasperated Bessie is fed up with getting soaked opening and closing the garage door, and tells Charlie to buy her an automatic door opener. However, Charlie insists on making one himself and does just that. (Air date is estimated)

Charlie The Rainmaker

22. Charlie The Rainmaker

6min

1st Jan 1971

While Charlie was watering his lawn, Bessie tells him she ordered a sprinkler. Not wanting to spend money on installing, Charlie decides to install it himself. (Air date is estimated)

The Bungling Builder

23. The Bungling Builder

6min

1st Jan 1971

Bessie wants to hire a builder to make a sewing room, but Charlie and Junior decide to build it themselves. This, of course, is a mistake. (Air date is estimated)

Moochin' Pooch

24. Moochin' Pooch

6min

1st Jan 1971

Charlie agrees to babysit his boss's dog while he's out of town. The dog wreaks havoc over his house, and the situation gets even worse when his boss calls and says that he'll be gone for a month. (Air date is estimated)

Let Charlie Do It

25. Let Charlie Do It

6min

1st Jan 1972

The kitchen sink is clogged, and Bessie insists that Charlie call a plumber to fix it. However, Charlie refuses to hire a plumber and proceeds to unclog the sink with the help of Junior. (Air date is estimated)

A Fish Story

26. A Fish Story

6min

1st Jan 1972

Charlie's doctor claims that Charlie is nervous, and suggests that he gets a pet fish to calm him down. (Air date is estimated)

Rain, Rain, Go Away

27. Rain, Rain, Go Away

6min

1st Jan 1972

Nothing goes right for Charlie. First his golf game is rained out, then the TV won't start, then Junior is too busy to play. (Air date is estimated)

Unlucky Potluck

28. Unlucky Potluck

6min

1st Jan 1972

After Charlie, Bessie, and Junior fall victim to a loose board in the front steps, he tells Junior to fix and paint the steps. Junior paints both the front and back steps, thinking it will make Charlie happier when he comes home from work. (Air date is estimated)

First air date

1st Apr 1962

Last air date

1st Jan 1972

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks