Gummibär

Gummibär is a meme character who sings the Gummy bear-related series of songs on various albums I Am Your Gummy Bear and La La Love to Dance and most famous for the song and video for I'm A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song). The name Gummibär comes from the German brand of baby bear-shaped gum candy. The highly stylized green blue-eyed character is usually naked except for orange underwear and sneakers. Gummibär also seems to be bitten with a small portion of the upper left ear missing, which may be because the song is about candy. The bear's muzzle or, allowing for anthropomorphism, his mustache and goatee, are sugar-crusted and he only has two small teeth spaced far apart on his lower jaw. The video, a 30 second CGI pop promo animated in Softimage XSI, was directed, designed and animated by Peter Dodd and produced through Wilfilm in Copenhagen for Ministry of Sound GmbH in Berlin. Gummibär's popularity as a phenomenon is very similar to that of Axel F and Crazy Frog, characterized by repetition of lyrics and singing of catchy melodies. The related products are marketed by Gummybear International that is responsible for the creation, development, and branding of animated entertainment properties, as well as musical content and production. Merchandise includes musical and video products (CDs, DVDs, downloads and ringtones) and video games. The company is headquartered in New Jersey in the United States.