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25 de jun. de 2024 · Paddington Bear has become an iconic figure in popular culture, with his image featuring on merchandise, toys, and even a Paddington-themed attraction at the famous Madame Tussauds wax museum in London.
- It Started with A Lonely Teddy Bear.
- Paddington Isn't His Real name.
- He Wasn't Always from Peru.
- It Took Seven Years For Michael Bond to Quit His Day Job.
- Bond Was Surprised by Paddington's Success.
- There's A Statue of Paddington at Paddington Station.
- Paddington Faced Immigration Issues in 2008.
- He Once Traded in Marmalade For Marmite.
- It Took 15 Years For Paddington's Wellies to Become Famous.
- The Rest of His Signature Outfit Has Its Own History, too.
Have you ever seen a neglected toy abandoned on a store shelf or tossed aside, unwanted, and felt oddly sorry for it? That's exactly how Paddington Bear came about. Author Michael Bond was roaming Selfridges department store on Christmas Eve in 1956 looking for a gift for his wife when he came across a lonely teddy bear all alone on a shelf. “I fel...
Paddington isn't this beloved bear's real name. He has a Peruvian name, but tells his adoptive family that no one would be able to understand it (we find out much later that it's "Pastuso"). They decide to call him Paddington, which is the name of the railway station where he was discovered. The bear Bond took home from the department store on Chr...
Originally, Paddington wasn't going to be from Darkest Peru. First drafts had Paddington calling "darkest Africa" home. But after Bond got an agent, the agent informed him no bears exist in Africa. Peru, however, does have spectacled bears.
It took about seven years from the time the first book was published in 1958, but eventually the sales of Paddington books allowed Bond to retirefrom his job as a cameraman for the BBC.
Paddington books have sold more than 35 million copies and have been translated into over 40 languages, which surprised Bond. "I am constantly surprised by all the translations because I thought that Paddington was essentially an English character," he once said. "Obviously Paddington-type situations happen all over the world."
There's a little statue of Paddington Bear at Paddington Station. He's just the size you would expect him to be. When you're done snapping a photo with him, you can march yourself over to the Paddington shopat the station, which sells nothing but Paddington Bear gear.
Poor Paddington faced a rather grown up situation in 2008. When P.B. goes to report his stolen shopping cart, the police discover that he's in London illegally from Darkest Peru and immigration issues ensue. "There is this side of Paddington the Browns don't really understand at all," Bond said. "What it's like to be a refugee, not to be in your ow...
Of course Paddington adores marmalade, and no reason is ever given for that ("Bears love marmalade" is all we get). But in 2007, he decided to give Marmite a try instead. Although he had been enjoying marmalade for the 49 years prior (always keeping an emergency sandwich under his hat, just in case), it was apparently the right time to try somethi...
Paddington's famous Wellies weren't that famous until the plush version of him came out in 1972. The owner of a small business called Gabrielle Designs decided to make a Paddington stuffed animal for her children because there wasn't one on the market yet. Although the bear had received a pair of Wellington boots in 1964's Paddington Marches On, he...
Speaking of Paddington's clothes, here's where the rest of the famous outfit came from: The blue duffle coat was purchased for him by the Browns soon after he came to live with them. The old hat was handed down to him from his uncle, who is still in Darkest Peru with Aunt Lucy. Aunt Lucy is the one who placed the "Please Look After This Bear" tag ...
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29 de mar. de 2022 · Settle in and let's learn about everyone's favorite marmalade-loving bear with these 'Paddington Bear' facts, from his origins to his recent movie adaptations!
Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the children's book A Bear Called Paddington and has been featured in more than twenty books written by British author Michael Bond, and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum, David McKee, R. W. Alley and other artists.
Paddington Bear is from Darkest, Peru. His Aunt Lucy made him stow-away on a ship heading for England. He also enjoys Marmalade Sandwiches, and almost always has one of them under his hat.
Marmalade sandwiches are Paddington Bear's favorite food in the world. Paddington's Aunt Lucy taught him how to make marmalade sandwiches back in the jungles of Darkest Peru. His Uncle Pastuzo always kept a marmalade sandwich under his red bucket hat 'in case of emergency'.
Paddington Bear: A friendly, charismatic and polite bear from Darkest Peru. Paddington was taken in by Aunt Lucy and Uncle Pastuzo after his parents died in an earthquake when he was very young. Paddington moves in with the Browns after Aunt Lucy moves into the Home for Retired Bears. Paddington is usually in some sort of trouble.
