Big Band Big Belly Boogie Bear was made in 2002 and is part of the Really Wild Wildlife series. He wears a black bowler hat, a red necktie with a white polka dot pattern on it and blue pants with red straps on them. He moves his belly up and down, wiggles his arms, taps his right foot, twists side to side and moves his mouth as he sings "It Don't Mean a Thing" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and says 3 different phrases.
Gallery[]
Big Band Big Belly Boogie Bear's box
plain version
UK version
Big Band Big Belly Boogie Bear clothes and no clothes version seen in the NY Toy Fair Showroom 2003 along with an unreleased mini version
Trivia[]
- Originally, this item was intended to be based on the character "Baloo" from the Disney film "The Jungle Book", and it would've played "The Bear Necessities", but it had to be an officially licensed item, and since Gemmy didn't have the Disney license at the time, the concept was scrapped.
Videos[]
Gemmy - Big Band Big Belly Boogie Bear
Big Band Big Belly Boogie Bear in action
Gemmy Really Wild Wildlife Creation Story
Big Band Big Belly Boogie Bear's development story