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website. The films centre on the depressing existence of the title character and his lack of success in work, lack of a girlfriend, or any real friends at all and his excessive drinking. In the films it appears that

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is often his drink of choice, but he's also seen on film drinking from cans of beer and wine. The first 'Misery Bear' episode titled 'Trip to London' was released in October 2009. To date there have been 14 films in all. In March 2011 a Special Misery Bear film was made for

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guest starring

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, who initially befriends Misery Bear. They get steadily more and more drunk until Moss reveals her shrine to Misery Bear and it is clear her intention is to kidnap him. In conjunction with the film, a fundraising page was created for people to donate to Misery Bear's cause. In March 2012 another charity video was released for

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and Chris Kendall (aka crabstickz). In 2011 it was announced that Misery Bear would be appearing in a book called ''Misery Bear's Guide to Love and Heartbreak''. The book was released in October 2011 containing his thoughts, stories, poems, photos, cartoons, diary entries, recipes and illustrations. In November 2012, he appeared with

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and

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in a sketch for

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Awards

* "Best Internet Viral Show" – 2012

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References

External links

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clips at

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