Barney's going fishing, but just as he's getting ready to hook a whole school of trout, a rather persistent duck keeps getting in the way.Barney's going fishing, but just as he's getting ready to hook a whole school of trout, a rather persistent duck keeps getting in the way.Barney's going fishing, but just as he's getting ready to hook a whole school of trout, a rather persistent duck keeps getting in the way.
- Director
- Writer
- Star
Photos
Rudolf Ising
- Barney Bear
- (uncredited)
- …
- Director
- Rudolf Ising(uncredited)
- Writer
- William Hanna(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOn the box of Trouties, you could become a Junior G-Trout by sending 18,000 box tops to J. Edgar Poorfish (a take-off of Hoover) in Washington, DC.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Toon in with Me: Gone Ice Fishin' (2024)
- SoundtracksBy the Waters of Minnetonka: an Indian Love Song
(1914) (uncredited)
Music by Thurlow Lieurance
Lyrics by J.M. Cavanass
Featured review
Barney goes fishing
While not one of my favourite cartoon characters, Barney Bear was a very funny and likable character where his sluggishness was a huge part of his charm. He was also interesting for being modelled on both his creator Rudolf Ising (who also was his first voice actor until 1941) and the mannerisms of Wallace Beery.
After a great debut cartoon in 'The Bear That Couldn't Sleep', Barney's second cartoon is nearly as good. There is not much wrong here actually in 'The Fishing Bear', though it is not hard to figure out where it's all going in a cartoon that is on the light side when it comes to the story. 'The Fishing Bear' is an example of a cartoon that does everything very well, if just lacking the extra something. Barney's personality again is very well established and he proves again why he was deserving of his own series and it was sad he didn't last longer.
The animation is colourful and beautifully drawn with fluid movements and meticulous attention to detail. The amount of detail given to Barney's character design was incredibly and it was a shame that it became simplified later on and lost its special uniqueness. The music, courtesy of Scott Bradley, is lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms and fits very well indeed, even enhancing the impact of actions and gestures.
It's a beautifully timed and very funny cartoon too and it is easy to feel for Barney in an increasingly bizarre situation.
Barney is easy to like, even when a little crankier than usual, and one is with him every step of the way in his frustration, but it is the duck that steals the cartoon. Ising does a great job voicing Barney.
Overall, very good. 8/10 Bethany Cox
After a great debut cartoon in 'The Bear That Couldn't Sleep', Barney's second cartoon is nearly as good. There is not much wrong here actually in 'The Fishing Bear', though it is not hard to figure out where it's all going in a cartoon that is on the light side when it comes to the story. 'The Fishing Bear' is an example of a cartoon that does everything very well, if just lacking the extra something. Barney's personality again is very well established and he proves again why he was deserving of his own series and it was sad he didn't last longer.
The animation is colourful and beautifully drawn with fluid movements and meticulous attention to detail. The amount of detail given to Barney's character design was incredibly and it was a shame that it became simplified later on and lost its special uniqueness. The music, courtesy of Scott Bradley, is lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms and fits very well indeed, even enhancing the impact of actions and gestures.
It's a beautifully timed and very funny cartoon too and it is easy to feel for Barney in an increasingly bizarre situation.
Barney is easy to like, even when a little crankier than usual, and one is with him every step of the way in his frustration, but it is the duck that steals the cartoon. Ising does a great job voicing Barney.
Overall, very good. 8/10 Bethany Cox
helpful•20
- TheLittleSongbird
- Oct 30, 2017
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Barney Bear #2: The Fishing Bear
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime8 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content