The Three Bears

Hot jazz trio appearing in the 1944 Warner Bros. short cartoon Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears, which is one of the "Censored Eleven". A fairy-tale spoof, the three "black bears" are racist African-American stereotypes. Actually ALL the characters in the cartoon are racist African-American stereotypes. Sigh. Lineup:

• Wee Little Bear, upright bass
• Middle Size Bear, clarinet
• Big Size Bear, piano

External Links

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pth_pQbiho
• https://books.google.com/books?id=hKrmuvh4PQkC&lpg=PA168&ots=DMHbHhZMOa&pg=PA168#v=onepage&q&f=false