Some countries show the edited sketch but have banned the original sketch. Some countries have completely banned both sketches. This shows that the producers of the show did not pay attention to the target audience which resulted in many complaints and therefore forced them to edit the sketch with the addition of more comedy styled scenes, the scary music taken out and replaced with more jolly styled music, humorous sound effects and several lines redone to match the target audience, but it still gained negative reception. Instead, it was appropriate enough for people aged 10 and older, especially teenagers. Due to the age-inappropriateness of the sketch, many younger children are so frightened of the two characters so much that they suffer from anxiety. Parents have made numerous complaints on the theatrical based sketch for the age-inaccurate music, scary voices, dark tone, dialogue and the horrifying chase sequence at the end of the sketch. It has been considered too scary for its target audience (children aged 1-4). The Lion And The Bear is one of the things that made Teletubbies very controversial. Teletubbies Classics: Fan Favorites (US DVD) (Dirty Dog).Number Fun (Australian DVD) (Numbers - 2 V1).Teletubbies: Autumn Fun (UK DVD) (Leaves).Teletubbies: Happy Birthday! (UK DVD) (Irish Dancing).Dragonflies (edited sketch, original sketch in Chinese version) (Last appearance).Asian Storyteller (The Fox) (edited sketch, Quarter edited and the rest original in Chinese version).Feeding Baby Penguins (original sketch).Becky and Jed Finding Eggs (original sketch).Numbers - 2 (Version 1) (original sketch).See-Saw (original sketch) (First appearance).3 Synopsis (The 1997-1999 Original Sketch).The edited sketch was first aired in the episode Asian Storyteller (The Fox). Therefore, a brand new edited sketch (which was also banned in other countries, such as the US), with non-scary nature and more humorous content, such as a doorbell ringing when the bear pops out from behind a tree and funny piano music, was made. The problems were the uncanny appearances of the characters (which are made of wood and have uncanny eyes, ears, and arms and also appear to move on their own), the scary voices, scary scenes, music and the dialogue, such as 'I'm the bear! I'm the bear! And I'm coming!' in a scary voice. However, the sketch became controversial due to its scary and inappropriate appearance and nature for children. The original sketch was first aired in 1997 in the episode See-Saw. It was the only magical event (other than the Dancing Bear) to feature the clips with the Teletubbies a lot than any other event. The two characters are both made out of wood and travel using the appearance of a skateboard and are not animated. It features two characters, The Scary Lion With Big Scary Teeth and The Bear With Brown Fuzzy Hair.

The Lion and Bear is one of the seven Magical Events.

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