Nev the Bear

"Fwightened"

- Nev

Neville "Nev" the Bear is a cast member of the 2002-2007 CBBC Sunday morning children's show Smile and the main protagonist of the 2007-2010 comedy series Bear Behaving Badly.

He is portrayed and voiced by Ross Mullen.

Nev is a blue bear who in Smile, would interact with the show's presenters. It is said that he lives with one of the presenters Barney Harwood and at some point, was attacked by a cat named Bandit, resulting in Nev losing part of his right ear and having patches over his body. Viewers could also play a video game starring Nev. Nev could not sing, but he could rap.

After the end of Smile, Nev starred in his own television series Bear Behaving Badly which showed him living with Barney in their flat. This series also showed Nev being friends with a koala named Crazy Keith, who lives under the floorboards of Nev and Barney's flat. Nev also was enemies with Mr. Prank (whom Nev calls "Angry Pants"), who served as caretaker to the flats he, Nev and Barney lived in. The reason Mr. Prank did not get on with Nev was cause he was allergic to his fur. In retaliation, Nev would snarl, blow a kiss at Mr. Prank or kiss him on the nose, which would cause him to sneeze. The show also featured Bandit and his owner Bouncer Boy (who was Mr. Prank's nephew).

Nev's favourite toy is a toy duck whom he calls Snuggly Ducky Duck Duck.

Trivia

 * Nev's popularity caused a toy of him to be released in 2004. The following year, a talking toy Nev was released. It could say different phrases used by Nev, such as Fwightened, Excuse me and No, no, no, no.