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{{Short description|American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera}}

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| image = The Hair Bear Bunch.jpg

| alt = Three bears wearing shirts wave to the viewer amidst a purple background with the name of the television series in the upper left corner.

| caption = The series' titleTitle card

| runtime = 30 minutes

| creator = [[Joe Ruby]]<br />[[Ken Spears]]

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| num_episodes = 16

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'''''Help! ... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!''''' is an American Saturday morning [[List of animated television series|animated]] television series,]] created by [[Joe Ruby]] and [[Ken Spears]] and produced by [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]], which aired foron one season[[CBS]] on [[CBSSaturday morning cartoon|Saturday mornings]] from September 11, 1971, to January 8, 1972, for 16 episodes. [[Daws Butler]], [[Paul Winchell]] and [[William Callaway]] voice the three bears that comprise the Hair Bear Bunch, while [[John Stephenson (actor)|John Stephenson]] and [[Joe E. Ross]] voice Mr. Eustace P. Peevly and Lionel J. Botch, respectively, the two individuals who patrol the zoo in which the bears live. The series' producer was [[Charles August Nichols|Charles A. Nichols]], with [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]] directing, and [[Hoyt Curtin]] serving as the composer.

A 13-issue comic book series was created by [[Gold Key Comics]] and began distribution in November 1971. Many television critics compared the premise of the show to other Hanna-Barbera productions, such as ''[[Wally Gator]]'', ''[[Top Cat]]'' and ''[[The Yogi Bear Show|Yogi Bear]]''. While in syndication, the series aired on multiple television networks in the United States, including [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]], [[Cartoon Network]], and the [[USA Network]]. In total, ''Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!'' contained sixteen 30 minute-long episodes. It has also been released digitally to the [[Google Play Store]] and [[iTunes Store]] and physically on DVD as part of [[Warner Bros.]]' [[Warner Archive Collection|Archive Collection]] on a four-disc set.