 This television children s series marked the debut of a big yellow teddy bear called Bamse who later got his own series "Bamses billedbog" (1983). It is also here we first encounter Bamse s friends Kylling, Aske and Pernille. Søren Hauch-Fausbøll who wears the Bamse costume continues to portray the popular character throughout the following twelve years.