Bear Country Jubilee
The Bear Country Jubilee was one of Creative Engineering's first full animatronic shows. It was the predecessor to The Hard Luck Bears and The Rock-afire Explosion. The show was built between 1977 and 1978 and is based on Disney's "Country Bear Jamboree".[1]
Characters
The center stage band's name was the "Four Seasoned Bears" (after Country Bear Jamboree's Five Bear Rugs).[1]
Pierre
One of the hosts of the show, Pierre spoke with a french accent and was located on stage left.
Waldo
One of the hosts of the show, and was located on stage left.
Fingers Dan
A bear who played the piano and was a member of the Four Seasoned Bears on middle stage.
Chet Faddikins
A bear who played guitar and was a member of the Four Seasoned Bears on middle stage.
Buddy Crash
A bear who played the drums and was a member of the Four Seasoned Bears on middle stage.
Boom Boom Bosco
A bear who played the bass and was a member of the Four Seasoned Bears. Waldo mentions that he's the coolest member of the band.
Beatrice
An elderly female bear. She was located on stage right.
Installed Locations
Americana Amusment Park
Stage was located at Monroe, OH from 1978 to 1993. It was then sent to Jungle Jim's International Market before being destroyed at an unknown date.[1]
Morey's Peirs
Stage was located at Wildwood, NJ from roughly 1978 to 1984. Eventually it was bought back by CEI. Sat in warehouse until 2023 when was moved to the CEI museum.[1]
Videos
| Link | Description | Date Filmed |
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| Link | Chet Faddikins, Buddy Crash's drum head, and Boom Boom Bosco's double bass can barely be seen. | Late 70s |
| Link | Segment of a showtape for Bear Country Jubilee | 1978 |
Gallery
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Pierre and Waldo (1978)
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Chet Faddikins (1978)
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Boom Boom Bosco (1978)
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Fingers Dan (1978)
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Buddy Crash (1978)
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Beatrice (1978)
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Concept Art
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Americana Amusement Park's Stage
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Americana's Center Stage
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Fingers Dan at Americana
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Chet at Americana, notably with cowboy hat and missing vest
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Beatrice at Americana
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Only known footage of show
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Americana's stage still with benches and stage valance
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Americana's Stage (2018)
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Americana's Show Building (2018)
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Morey's Piers Left Stage
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Morey's Piers Center Stage
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Morey's Piers Right Stage
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Ratzo
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Morey's Piers Opera House
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August 1978
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Morey's Piers 1978
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Morey's Piers 1983
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Ditto
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Opera house can be seen under slide next to striped dome
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Sign at Morey's Piers
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Fingers Dan at CEI warehouse after being returned from Morey's Pier (1984)
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Ditto
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Morey's Piers show at CEI warehouse
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Prop skunk
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Prop beaver
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Prop bear
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Prop raccoon
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Chet (2001)
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Buddy Crash (2003)
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Beatrice/Mama Granbags (2003)
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Pierre (2003)
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Chet (2005)
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Buddy Crash (2005)
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Beatrice/Mama Granbags (2005)
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Pierre (2005)
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Waldo behind shelves (2005)
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Pierre
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Waldo
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Chet
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Boom Boom Bosco
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Fingers Dan and Buddy Crash
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Beatrice/Mama Granbags
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Boom Boom Bosco loaded onto a trailer, heading for the CEI museum (2023)
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Fingers Dan during move to CEI museum (2023)
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Prop Bear being moved to CEI museum (2023)
