▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁P adding ton ▁Bear ▁series ▁on ▁DVD . ▁The ▁ 3 - dis c ▁set ▁also ▁featured ▁three ▁half - hour ▁television ▁spe ci als , ▁" P adding ton ▁B irth day ▁Bon anza ", ▁" P adding ton ▁Go es ▁To ▁School " ▁and ▁" P adding ton ▁Go es ▁to ▁the ▁Mov ies " ▁along ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁bonus ▁episodes ▁of ▁The ▁W omb les ▁and ▁H ux ley ▁P ig . ▁It ▁also ▁had ▁special ▁features ▁for ▁children ▁on ▁DVD - ROM . ▁ ▁P adding ton ▁Bear ▁( 1 9 8 9 ) ▁▁ ▁P adding ton ▁Bear ' s ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁television ▁series ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁by ▁a ▁North ▁American ▁company , ▁H anna - Bar ber a , ▁a ▁co - production ▁with ▁Central ▁Independent ▁Television . ▁This ▁series ▁was ▁traditional ▁two - dimensional ▁animation ▁and ▁featured ▁veter an ▁voice ▁actor ▁Charlie ▁Ad ler ▁as ▁P adding ton ▁and ▁Tim ▁Cur ry ▁as ▁Mr ▁Cur ry . ▁The ▁character ▁of ▁an ▁American ▁boy ▁named ▁David , ▁Jonathan ▁and ▁Jud y ▁Brown ' s ▁cousin ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁P adding ton , ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁stories ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁cart oon . ▁ ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁P adding ton ▁Bear ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁▁ ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁series , ▁produced ▁by ▁Cin ar ▁Films , ▁was ▁first ▁broadcast ▁in ▁ 1 9 9