Winter has come at the park that Donald Duck manages, so, he sends his bears to hibernate for the season. But, the always slow and chaotic Humphrey the Bear gets kicked out of his own den by the others because of his constant snoring and talking-in-his-sleep. He then tries to bunk in with Donald, with his frustrating and fiery personality drives Humphrey out.
The cartoon mostly centers on Humphrey being his panicky, frantic and annoying self - not a very funny one, but, with all the running around and slapstick action, it's probably amusing for little kids.
Grade C+
Bearly Asleep
1955
Action / Animation / Comedy / Family
Bearly Asleep
1955
Action / Animation / Comedy / Family
7.0Keywords: short filmhumphrey the bear
Plot summary
Park ranger Donald is pleased the tourist season is over, now he can send those bears he hate out of his sight to hibernate, but Humphrey not only needs a good kick in the backside to get him out of a hammock and into the cave, his shenanigans and snoring inside lead to his eviction by his better-behaved bear brethren. Being too weak and yellow to chase even a rabbit, he can find no natural dwelling, so he tries his luck at the ranger's station, but can't hide his huge self and Donald proves his worth at bear-chasing with a spiked bat to batter Humprey's butt trough the cat-trap. Finally a very human attribute inspires his roguish return to the bear cave...
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1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Movie Reviews
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Annoying Humphrey again!
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Why don't they just eat the duck?!
I noticed that the new Disney+ channel has a couple Humphrey the Bear cartoon shorts. Unfortunately, it doesn't have all of them....and hopefully that will change in the future.
In an odd move, the story tellers have replaced the usual park ranger in this story (voiced by Bill Thompson) with Donald Duck! Why he's a ranger and why bears listen to him, I have no idea! But Donald's job is to make sure all the bears bed down to hibernate for the winter. However, Humphrey gets kicked out of the cave that the other bears are using....and soon he decides to take up residence in Donald's house!
This is cute but not among the best in the series. Enjoyable, of course, as all the Humphrey shorts are fun....but not as memorable as a few of the others. You do, however, feel quite sorry for Humphrey....as Donald is quite a jerk (what else is new?!).
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Worth watching for Donald and Humphrey
The story is routine, and it is not until about just under half-way through that something funny happens. And when that happens, while more amusing than hilarious(the HUMPHREY PINCHED ME line is an example of the latter though) the gags are still plentiful and imaginative. The animation is colourful and vibrant, even the lagging lip-sync and scratchy picture quality of the Youtube video couldn't hide that, and the music has great energy and beauty. But Bearly Asleep is worth watching for Donald and Humphrey. Donald is wonderfully temperamental, but I found the scene-stealer to be Humphrey. I find him adorable and very lovable, and on several occasions here I felt sorry for him especially when he was out in the cold looking for somewhere to hibernate, and was glad when he got a happy ending.
Overall, not amazing but amusing and worth watching for the two lead characters. 8/10 Bethany Cox