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Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears was an American animated television series that aired in the United States and other countries in the mid-1980s through the early 1990s. The show was created by The Walt Disney Company and premiered on NBC on September 14, 1985, and continued to air on ABC. The final episode of the series was aired on December 8, 1990. Episodes were later rebroadcast on the syndicated Disney Afternoon block. Reruns on the Disney Afternoon and on Saturday mornings on ABC continued through the summer of 1991. It was later archived into the Disney Channel and Toon Disney. It was inspired by the gummi bear candies. There was also a line of toys based on the show. There are 95 episodes in 65 shows. The main characters were seven anthropomorphic bears, although some human characters also featured. The series is set in medieval times in the once populous Gummi Glen; the main Gummies' neighborhood is inhabited only by seven gummies. The world has other gummies. Great Gummies are refugees elsewhere awaiting a signal to return. Other gummies live in Ursalia. Allies of the gummies include the people of Dunwyn (Princess Calla and Cavin), other kind humans, and other Gummi Bears. Their main nemesis is Duke Igthorn, who aims, with the aid of ogres, to rule Dunwyn. The theme song, "Bouncing here and there and everywhere", was written by Michael and Patty Silversher. The Gummi Bears gain their temporary ability to bounce by drinking Gummiberry Juice. If the juice was consumed by humans (or ogres) they would also gain temporary superhuman strength, although the effect would only work once a day. For this reason the bears kept the recipe secret (this element is perhaps influenced by the Asterix stories). A fruit juice drink called Gummiberry juice was for a short while retailed in the United Kingdom, Germany, and possibly other places. Of interesting note, aside from DuckTales and Gargoyles, Gummi Bears was the only show in the Disney Afternoon generation of TV animation that had a series finale. All the other shows such as Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers and TaleSpin lacked a "last episode", and were for the most part ended on open notes. The Gummi Bears were last seen on Toon Disney on December 28, 2001. A DVD release of Seasons 1 - 3 came in November 14, 2006. There is no word on when Seasons 4 -6 will be released on DVD at this time.