"A lot of people think the Soviet Union is just a friendly bear."

Simpkins' anthropomorphic Jasper was an urbane, friendly bear with a wife and two cubs.

His friendly bears, smiling snakes and provocative women have a lot to do with physical release and emotional support.

In the 1960s, two theatrical movies about the friendly bear were made.

He was a big, dark, heavy man something in the manner of a friendly black bear, going a little thin on top.

The black sheep and lambs were thought to have been a friendly black bear and her cubs.

There was a bear on the leash, a bigger, more friendly bear than Amanda had ever seen before.

He was like a bear, Carrie thought: a friendly, silly, strong bear.

Nuts waved and lumbered out, a friendly, gray-and-khaki bear once more.

IF you want to know when the snow trees will grow, who better to ask than a friendly bear?