The Cinnamon Bear
Glanville Heisch
Glanville Heisch
Start a new family's tradition this year with The Cinnamon Bear! This old time radio classic was originally broadcast in 1937 across Portland's airwaves. Children gathered nightly beginning at Thanksgiving until Christmas. Now you can, too! Join Judy and Jimmy through the enchanted world of Maybeland to recover their missing Silver Star that belongs on their Christmas tree. Helping on the search is the Cinnamon Bear, a stuffed bear with shoe-button eyes and a green ribbon around his neck. They meet other memorable characters during their quest, including the Crazy Quilt Dragon (who repeatedly tries to take the star for himself), the Wintergreen Witch, Fe Fo the Giant and Santa Claus.
Nov 29, 2022
Twins Judy and Jimmy Barton have written their letters to Santa and are decorating their Christmas tree when they discover that the silver star ornament is missing. After much thinking with their mother, they remember that Uncle Ned put some of the ornaments in the attic so up to the attic they go in search of the star. Instead they find a four inch tall stuffed bear, a quilt and a spyglass. As Jimmy is looking through the spyglass, he sees the bear move which is just not possible. By way of introduction, he sings "I"m the Cinnamon Bear with the Shoe Button Eyes". The bear's name is Paddy O'Cinnamon. He tells the kids that the Crazy Quilt Dragon stole the star and he wants to help them get it back.
Nov 30, 2022
Two normal sized children can't possibly fit into a four-inch bear's airplane so Paddy helps the kids "de-grow" and shrink to Paddy's size. They all hop into the plane and head to Maybeland. On the way, they meet Weary Willie the stork who is very thirsty. Since Paddy's plane is fueled by soda pop, Willie taps the tank and drinks all of the fuel leaving the plane empty and forcing the trio to land in Looking Glass Valley with sides that are way too steep to climb.
Dec 1, 2022
Weary Willie can see Paddy, Judy and Jimmy in the valley and apologizes for causing them to run out of gas. He offers to fly them to the cliffs that look out over the Root Beer Ocean. What do they find but the Crazy Quilt Dragon asleep with the silver star. They scare Crazy Quilt awake with a "Boo" causing him to fall over the cliff and fall into the ocean. After swimming ashore, he apologizes for stealing the star but he can't give it back since he lost it when he fell into the ocean.
Dec 2, 2022
While talking together Paddy, Judy, Jimmy and Crazy Quilt a strange group of people come up to them. They are the Inkaboos who are blotter people and a little cranky about their boundaries. After a brief enounter, Paddy, Judy and Jimmy are taken prisoner but Crazy Quilt escapes. Taken to King Blotto for judgement, they are charged with trespassing and are sentenced to be thrown into the Immense Inkwell.
Dec 3, 2022
Before the trio can be dumped into the inkwell, the Indakoos find out the Royal Executioner has taken a day off and the assistant executioner cannot remember the words for the ceremony. The Inkadoos begin to debate amongst themselves about what they need to do. As they debate, Crazy comes back with the Scissors Soldiers and fight the Inkadoos. During the chaos, the kids and Paddy escape out to sea on Crazy Quilt's back. As they are making their escape, Judy sees the star floating a short distance away. Before they make it to the star, Wesley the Wailing Whale swallows it.
Dec 4, 2022
To get the star back, Crazy Quilt suggests tickling Wesley, who is polka dotted, causing him to cough up the star. The plan works but Samuel Seal gets star and begins to juggle it on his nose because that is what juggling seals do...they juggle. When Samuel gives the star one final toss into the air, Penelope Pelican catches the star and flies away.
Dec 5, 2022
Sad but determined, Crazy Quilt swims to the shore so his companions can dry out. While drying out they meet Presto the Magician who is about as inept a magician as you can possibly find. Presto insists on giving them a demonstration of his magical powers and accidentally pulls Penelope out of his hat which does not make her happy in the least. When he grabbed her she was so startled that she dropped the star over an island called Obi. Naturally, the group wants to head to Obi so they begin looking for a boat but they find a treasure chest. Where there are treasure chests there are usually pirates and sure enough they are surrounded by pirates!
Dec 6, 2022
Not the bravest of dragons, Crazy Quilt bolts again leaving his friends to the mercy of the pirates. Paddy, Judy and Jimmy are marched aboard the ship--which is named the Suzy Q.--where they meet Captain Tatty. Happily, they find out the Candy Pirates are very friendly and they all head out to Obi to help their new friends. Looking through the telescope as they approach the island, someone spots the Roly Poly Policeman patrolling the beach with the silver star pinned to his uniform.
