Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a 1991 Australian, fantasy, family, animated adaptation of the fairy tale of the same title by Burbank Animation Studios. This version of the story was written by Leonard Lee and the screenplay was by Roz Phillips. Like other productions by Burbank, it was also featured on the anthology TV series, The Wizard's Tales. Like other versions, it follows the typical plot, but what sets this apart from the others is it involves the Bear family being kidnapped by a ringmaster to use them in a circus. Goldilocks, a clown named Bongo, and some circus animals band together to help set the bruins free.
Tropes used in Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Burbank) include:
- Adaptation Expansion: This version of the story adds the element of a circus where the three bears are taken to when they're kidnapped and animal rights.
- Agent Mulder: Goldilocks, who tries to explain to her parents why she went missing and tell a story about what she experienced in the woods.
- Agent Scully: Goldilocks's parents who don't believe a word she tried to tell them about what she did while in the woods.
- Barefoot Cartoon Animal: The Bear family.
- Deleted Scene: The moose stampede was cut when this aired on TV.
- Finger Wag: Goldilocks's mom does this when she and her husband think Goldilocks is just making up a story about her time in the forest as she scolds her.
- Freeze-Frame Bonus: Goldilocks's upskirt from behind when she does acrobatics on her bed.
- Girly Skirt Twirl: Goldilocks when she pretends to be a ballerina.
- Good Parents: Herbert and Beverly.
- Goldilocks's mom and dad.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Goldilocks.
- Hot Mom: Goldilocks's mother.
- Imagine Spot: Goldilocks when she pretends she's a ballerina.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: Goldilocks.
- Last Name Basis: The ringmaster is known simply as McNulty.
- Marilyn Maneuver: Goldilocks's dress billows up to her thighs when she jumps on her bed and does the same while she twirls, imagining she's a ballerina. But she makes sure it's kept in place when doing the latter.
- Ms. Imagination: Goldilocks.
- Only Child Syndome: Goldilocks.
- Panty Shot: Goldilocks has this from behind when she rolls in the air and does other acrobatics on her bed, but this needs to be in slow motion or paused to see it better since it's shown too quickly. She has another, this time a peek from the side as he dress rides up some when she, Beverly, Bartholomew, and Bongo cling onto Herbert while he rides a unicycle on a tightrope.
- Pink Means Feminine: Goldilocks's hair bow and matching Mary Janes.
- Prim and Proper Bun: Goldilocks's mom wears this behind her head to go along with her parted bangs and side bangs.
- Straight to the Pointe: Goldilocks is on her tippy toes when she does a ballet act of twirling.
- Talking Animal: The Bear family, Ben the Rabbit, Ben's mother, and Ollie the Owl. Goldilocks can understand what they're saying due to being in an enchanted forest.
- True-Blue Femininity: Goldilocks's mom wears a sky blue round dress.
- Goldilocks wears an electric blue chest apron.
- Tutu Fancy: Goldilocks wears a pink tutu in her fantasy sequence of performing a ballet.
- Unnamed Parent: Goldilocks's mother and father.