C Bear and Jamal

C Bear and Jamal was an animated series that aired on Fox Kids between 1996 and 1997. It starred 9-year-old Jamal, who has a singing bear named C Bear (voiced by rapper Tone Loc), who would often dole out advice to his somewhat gullible friend.

The show only lasted 13 episodes, and received a few VHS releases.

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Tropes used in C Bear and Jamal include:

• Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune: Tone Loc sings the theme song, being a rapper and all.
• Five-Bad Band:
  • The Leader - Jamal
  • The Lancer - C Bear
  • The Smart Guy - Kwame
  • The Big Guy - Big Chill
  • The Chick - Maya
  • Sixth Ranger - Kim
  • The Heart - Chipster
  • Tagalong Kid - Javier
  • Team Pet -Sooner
• Friendly Tickle Torture - C-Bear tickles Jamal's bare feet with a feather during his karate training.
• Once per Episode - Each episode features at least one song.
• Short-Runners - C Bear and Jamal lasted for only 13 episodes of two season.
• The Smurfette Principle - Maya is only girl in the group in the first season, until Kim added to the main cast of the second season.