Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 and was subsequently featured in several books, most recently in 2008, written by Michael Bond and first illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. The polite immigrant bear from Darkest Peru, with his old hat, battered suitcase, duffle coat and love of marmalade sandwiches has become a classic character from English children's literature.
Paddington appears in "American Dream Factory" at The Gift Shop, a store where the owner falls in love with Stan's Father's Day bears and gleefully awaits his 4th of July bears. When the owner places a huge order, Stan can't resist rubbing it in the face of a shelf full of stuffed Paddington Bears.