The Petz family of bears was the focus of 198 episodes of “Betthupferls” by the Urania puppet theater in Vienna, each of which was only a few minutes long.
Father Petz works in the circus in Oberbärenstadt and only comes home on weekends.
Pezi experiences many adventures with his friend Fips, a mouse, Hoppl the rabbit, Minki the cat, Dagobert the dragon and Meckerle the goat.
The programs are no longer shown, but Pezi is still active as the companion of Punch and Judy.
The title melody of the "Family Petz" is the musette in D major (BWV Anh.