v ly ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Bot ch , ▁including ▁trying ▁to ▁" im pro ve ▁their ▁living ▁conditions " ▁and ▁wanting ▁to ▁" emb ark ▁on ▁get - rich - quick ▁schemes ". ▁The ▁be ars ▁also ▁wore ▁clothes ; ▁according ▁to ▁author ▁Christ oper ▁P . ▁Le h man , ▁H anna - Bar ber a ▁" d ress [ ed ] ▁the ▁be ars ▁in ▁counter c ulture ▁app arel " ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁stay ▁on ▁track ▁with ▁the ▁" main stream " ▁fashion ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁features ▁the ▁following ▁five ▁main ▁characters ▁throughout ▁its ▁run : ▁ ▁D aws ▁Butler ▁as ▁H air ▁Bear , ▁the ▁af ro - we aring ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁H air ▁Bear ▁B unch . ▁While ▁developing ▁a ▁voice ▁for ▁H air ▁Bear , ▁Butler ▁" appro xim ated ▁his ▁voice " ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Phil ▁Sil vers ▁as ▁Serge ant ▁Bil ko ▁in ▁CBS ' s ▁The ▁Phil ▁Sil vers ▁Show ▁( 1 9 5 5 – 1 9 5 9 ). ▁ ▁Paul ▁Win ch ell ▁as ▁B ub i ▁Bear , ▁the ▁" more ▁level - head ed ▁conf eder ate " ▁to ▁H air ▁Bear . ▁ ▁Bill ▁Cal la way ▁as ▁Square ▁Bear , ▁the ▁most ▁id i otic ▁and ▁" dim w itted " ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁be ars . ▁His ▁person ality ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" do pe y " ▁and ▁" la id - back ". ▁