Paddington Brown

Paddington Brown is the title character of the Paddington Bear books, films, and various TV shows.

His very first appearance was in the children's book A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond, published on October 13, 1958.

Friends and Allies[]

Enemies[]

History[]

Paddington comes from Darkest Peru, with his only known living relative being his Aunt Lucy, who receives letters from him at the Home for Retired Bears in Lima. not including his Uncle Pastuzo, who gave him his old stained bucket hat. Paddington stowed away in a lifeboat on the Samskip Innovator.^{[citation needed]} He was found in Paddington Station in London and the Browns adopted him, thus giving him the full name "Paddington Brown."

Paddington (2014)[]

Paddington lived with his Aunt Lucy and Uncle Pastuzo in Darkest Peru. On Marmalade Day, he spends the day making marmalade with his aunt and uncle. On the night of Marmalade Day, an earthquake starts, forcing them to flee to an emergency earthquake bunker shelter on the forest floor. However, Pastuzo does not make it to the bunker in time and is killed by a falling tree. Heartbroken by the loss of Pastuzo, Paddington and Lucy leave the forest. He is sent away in London while on Lucy moves into the Home for Retired Bears.

Finding himself lost and alone in Paddington Station, Paddington meets the Browns who invite him to live in their home. While inside their home, Paddington causes chaos in the bathroom, frustrating risk analyst and father Mr. Henry Brown. By the end of the film, the Browns have adopted him into their family.

Personality[]

Paddington means well when he tries to help, but he occasionally makes mistakes that get him into trouble. He is very fond of marmalade and often keeps a sandwich containing it under his hat for emergencies. His adopted family loves him dearly and they always try to keep him out of trouble. When he is displeased with someone, he gives them a "hard stare" that his Aunt Lucy taught him if someone forgot their manners.

He is an accident-prone but well-meaning bear from Darkest Peru. He was named Paddington Brown by the Browns after they found him at Paddington Station as his Peruvian name was difficult to pronounce. He is initially found to be wearing a luggage label around his neck bearing the words "Please look after this bear. Thank you." He is also very polite, never addressing someone by their first name but always by their title (Mr., Mrs., Master or Miss).

However, he is kind, optimistic, friendly, charismatic, young, polite, well-mannered, lovable, heroic, curious, intelligent, and trusting.

Appearance[]

"It seemed a very unusual kind of bear. It was brown in colour, a rather dirty brown, and it was wearing a most odd-looking hat, with a wide brim, just as Mr Brown had said. From beneath the brim two large, round eyes stared back at her."

— A Bear Called Paddington

Paddington is a small spectacled bear that came to London with only his suitcase and his red hat, given to him by his Uncle Pastuzo. When the Browns found Paddington and took him in, they gave him a blue duffle coat to keep him warm.

Over the years, Paddington's popularity resulted in many manufacturers trying to recreate his likeness. Gabrielle Designs - the first to make Paddington Bear toys - gave their toys Wellington Boots so the bears could stand up without falling over. Since then, most Paddington toys have worn boots. The company Eden Toys in the USA dressed their Paddington Bears in yellow hats and pale blue coats. The most common outfit and colour combinations are red hat, blue coat and red boots, or blue hat, red coat and black boots. In the first television series, Paddington wore a black hat and blue coat and occasionally, red Wellington boots. In the current films and most books, Paddington has a red hat and blue coat.^[1]

Filmography[]

Films[]

Paddington Bear: The Movie (1989)
Paddington (2014)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Paddington in Peru (2024, upcoming film)

TV series[]

Paddington (1975-1986)
Paddington Bear (1989-1990)
The Adventures of Paddington Bear (1997-2000)
The Adventures of Paddington (2019-Present)
Paddington Bear (2020-Present)
His Dark Materials (cameo)^[2]

Actors[]

Below is a list of all the actors who have voiced Paddington:

Charlie Adler in Paddington Bear (TV series) (1989-1990) And Paddington Bear (2020-Present)
Jonathan Kydd in The Adventures of Paddington Bear (1997-2000)
Ben Whishaw in Paddington (film), Paddington 2 and The Adventures of Paddington (2019-Present)

Trivia[]

In Paddington (1975 TV Series) The Adventures of Paddington Bear, Paddington is seen wearing his duffle coat while sailing to London, but in the live-action movie when he's sailing, he's not wearing his duffle coat because Mrs. Bird and the whole Brown Family gives him his duffle coat.
In The Adventures of Paddington Bear, Paddington is never seen crying throughout the series but in the live action movie such as Paddington 2, he's seen crying a couple times.
In The Adventures of Paddington Bear, Paddington is voiced by Jonathan Kydd, but in live action he's voiced by Ben Whishaw.
In the 2002 PC game Paddington: The World Mystery Tour, Paddington is still voiced by Jonathan Kydd.
His favorite color is red.
Paddington also appears in the TV series His Dark Materials as a cameo, when Lyra and Will are at the cinema watching Paddington.
In the Ukrainian dubs of the Paddington live-action film and Paddington 2, Paddington is voiced by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who would later become the president of Ukraine in 2019.

Quotes[]

"Excuse me? Does anyone know where I could find a home?" - Paddington (2014)
"Mrs. Brown says that in London everyone is different, and that means anyone can fit in. I think she must be right - because although I don't look like anyone else, I really do feel at home. I'll never be like other people, but that's alright, because I'm a bear. A bear called Paddington." - Paddington (2014)
"You're not using those ear brushes to clean your mouth are you, Mr Brown?" - Paddington (2014)
"It's called a hard stare. My aunt taught me to do them when people had forgotten their manners." - Paddington (2014)
[hearing Mr. Brown's voice] "Is that you, God?" - Paddington (2014)
"If we're kind and polite, the world will be right" - Paddington 2 (2017)
"What's "Pancake Day"?" - The Adventures of Paddington
"Hundreds stuck in underground!" - The Adventures of Paddington Bear