All 29 Available Bears

Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear ("Lotso" for short) is the main antagonist of Toy Story 3. He is a large, pink strawberry-scented teddy bear who used to rule Sunnyside Daycare like a prison with his former minions.

Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 and was subsequently featured in more than twenty books written by Michael Bond and first illustrated by Peggy Fortnum.

Rupert Bear is a children's comic strip character created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the Daily Express newspaper on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initial purpose was to win sales from the rival Daily Mail and Daily Mirror. In 1935, the mantle of Rupert artist and storyteller was taken over by Alfred Bestall, who was previously an illustrator for Punch and other glossy magazines. Bestall proved to be successful in the field of children's literature and worked on Rupert stories and artwork into his 90s. More recently, various other artists and writers have continued the series.

Smokey Bear (also called Smokey the Bear) is the mascot of the U.S. Forest Service. He is also only semi-fictional, as he was based on a real orphaned bear cub also named Smokey.

The only bear on this list who drinks beer, smokes cannabis, parties with prostitutes and gets caught having fuzzy sex in a supermarket. At least, as far as we know. Seth MacFarlane's 2012 directorial debut is the sweet-but-sweary tale of a lonely boy who gets a teddy bear for Christmas, wishes it could come to life – and gets his dream granted by a falling star. Fast forward three decades and the pair are still best buddies, getting stoned in front of the TV. Starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis, this "romance v bromance" story became the highest-grossing live-action comedy of all time.

The teddy bear is a soft toy in the form of a bear. Developed apparently simultaneously by toymakers Morris Michtom in the US and Richard Steiff in Germany in the early years of the 20th century, and named after President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Jr., the teddy bear became an iconic children's toy, celebrated in story, song, and film.

This bear family, The Three Bears which debuted in Goldilocks several hundred years ago is still with us today. They may just have been the bears that started it all.

Winnie-the-Pooh*, also called Pooh Bear, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by A. A. Milne. The first collection of stories about the character was the book Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), and this was followed by The House at Pooh Corner (1928).

Yogi Bear is a cartoon character who has appeared in numerous comic books, animated television shows and films. He made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in The Huckleberry Hound Show.