Rupert Bear In 2006 a new Rupert Bear CGI-animated television series was produced, skewing almost entirely towards small children. Notable changes to the characters are that Rupert wears trainers and his fur has a slight tan; Pong Ping has become a girl who uses magic and had his name reversed; Raggety, who rarely appeared before, became a friendly tree elf; Ming became a baby dragon and Ping Pong's pet; Edward no longer has tusks, his trunk has been straightened and he wears an orange T-Shirt and brown shorts; and one of the fox twins (Ferdie) has been changed into a girl named Freda. There are new characters like Miranda the mermaid and characters like Podgy Pig, his self-obsessed sister Rosalie and the timid Willie Mouse make no appearances.