"Bridge on the River Gummi" is the first segment of the forty-second episode of the Adventures of the Gummi Bears. It premiered on September 30, 1989, and was later paired with "Life of the Party", becoming the first segment of the third episode in the fifth season.
Plot[]
When an old bridge that Grammi and Sunni use to run an errand collapses, Gusto convinces Gruffi to build a bigger, more elaborate bridge. Igthorn, however, takes advantage of the new bridge to transport his new weapon to Dunwyn.
Cast[]
- Corey Burton as Gruffi Gummi, Toadwart
- Brian Cummings as Artie Deco
- June Foray as Grammi Gummi
- Katie Leigh as Sunni Gummi
- Lorenzo Music as Tummi Gummi
- Noelle North as Cubbi Gummi
- Rob Paulsen as Gusto Gummi
- Will Ryan as Ogres
- Michael Rye as Duke Igthorn
- Paul Winchell as Zummi Gummi
Goofs[]
- The episode contains a few scenes with erroneously colored cels, such as Artie Deco sporting white (instead of yellow) eyes, Cubbi's clothes briefly switching colors, the back of Zook's head briefly being colored orange (like his hair) instead of green, as well as a frame of the inside of Toadie's ear being the color of the sky behind him.
Trivia[]
- The segment's title and plot is a parody of the 1957 movie The Bridge on the River Kwai.
- This is originally the twentieth episode to premiere separately from its sibling segment, which had aired the previous week. Both segments were later combined, as originally intended, for all subsequent airings; though the episode order was flipped.
- Igthorn's Defeat: He and Toadwart fall into the river after Gruffi causes the stone bridge they are on to collapse.
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