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1699:Billy Possum
1656:Naughty Bear
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1673:Gummy bears
1614:Big Huggin'
1585:Video games
1459:Little Bear
1350:(TV series)
1260:(TV series)
1244:Misery Bear
1230:Little Bear
1003:Pudsey Bear
899:Fozzie Bear
889:Costco bear
739:Boyds Bears
661:Chad Valley
636:Teddy bears
594:Discography
445:Kent, David
380:Diana Trask
152:Producer(s)
1860:1972 songs
1834:Categories
1704:Peter Bull
1683:Tiny Teddy
1593:Ah Diddums
1515:Uppo-Nalle
1371:Teddybears
1364:Teddy Bear
1299:"Rosebud"
1266:Paddington
1258:Paddington
1103:television
1030:Family Guy
959:Mr Whoppit
779:Punkinhead
744:Care Bears
395:References
245:teddy bear
212:Nick Nixon
144:Nick Nixon
1508:Undertown
1209:Issi Noho
1202:Imaginary
1018:Rilakkuma
820:Fictional
784:WereBears
674:(defunct)
668:(defunct)
652:(defunct)
563:Kid Stuff
347:Canadian
335:Canadian
323:Canadian
301:Billboard
289:Billboard
282:position
230:Billboard
192:Kid Stuff
89:June 1972
1445:Corduroy
1322:SuperTed
1216:Kissyfur
1181:Colargol
1174:Corduroy
1101:Film and
1073:Mr. Bean
1057:SuperTed
1028:Rupert (
954:Monokuma
914:Gummibär
884:Corduroy
830:Aloysius
650:Applause
473:Allmusic
447:(1993).
429:(2004).
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303:Hot 100
141:Don Earl
128:Columbia
86:Recorded
78:Released
1692:Related
1286:The Pit
1071:Teddy (
1062:Teddy (
949:Uszatek
860:Berlino
822:teddies
793:Museums
729:AG Bear
708:Ty Inc.
587:Related
541:Singles
232:Hot 100
196:(1973)
187:(1972)
178:(1972)
100:Country
1666:Snacks
1522:Winkie
1042:Smokey
1023:Rupert
1008:Rasmus
964:Nassur
870:Bobo (
533:(2003)
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262:Honors
106:Length
68:B-side
48:Single
1539:Music
1430:Books
1357:Teddy
1342:Ted 2
1236:movie
1223:Kooky
1188:Gooby
1052:Sooty
998:Pooky
944:Misha
934:Lotso
850:Banjo
845:Bamse
840:Baloo
722:Types
666:Dakin
299:U.S.
287:U.S.
256:house
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1791:stub
1345:and
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929:Hyde
879:Boog
678:Gund
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