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| {{About|the Nick Jr. TV series|the book|Little Bear (book)|other uses|Little Bear (disambiguation){{!}}Little Bear}} | |||
| {{refimprove|date=June 2016}} | |||
| {{Infobox television | |||
| |show_name=Little Bear | |||
| |image=Littlebearlogo.gif | |||
| |genre=Preschool animation | |||
| |creator=]<br>]<br>] | |||
| |developer= | |||
| |starring=]<br>Jennifer Martini<br> Amos Crawley <br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>] | |||
| |theme_music_composer= ] | |||
| |composer= ] | |||
| |opentheme= | |||
| |country=] | |||
| |language=English | |||
| |num_seasons=5 | |||
| |num_episodes=65 (195 segments) | |||
| |list_episodes=List of Little Bear episodes | |||
| |executive_producer=Maurice Sendak<br>John B. Carls | |||
| |producer=Michael Hirsh<br>Patrick Loubert<br>Clive A. Smith<br>Marianne Culbert | |||
| |runtime=24 minutes | |||
| |company=]<br>]<br> Nick Jr. Productions (U.S. only) | |||
| |distributor= | |||
| |network=] (Canada)<br>] (U.S.) | |||
| |first_aired={{start date|1995|11|6}} | |||
| |last_aired={{end date|2003|11|7}} | |||
| |website= | |||
| |website_title= | |||
| }} | |||
| '''''Little Bear''''' is an educational Canadian ] ] series based on the '']'' series of books written by ], and illustrated by ]; the program was originally produced by ]. It has been rebroadcast on many channels, including ]/] (U.S.), ] and ] (Australia), ] (Ireland), ] (New Zealand) and ] (UK). The show aired in reruns on "]" for 1 year from September 16, 2000, to September 8, 2001. A direct-to-video/DVD full-length feature film titled '']'' was released in 2001. | |||
| ==Characters== | |||
| ===Main=== | |||
| * Little Bear as '']'' (voiced by ]) is a small, curious and imaginative bear cub who lives in the forest with his family and friends. Throughout the series, he has grown somewhat, as his voice is slightly deeper, and he rarely takes naps. He is the only character whose parents are shown other than the exception of Duck's mother in one show who is a chicken. Little Bear lives in a stucco, wood, plaster, and brick house. He is always kind and loves to play and explore with his friends. His catchphrase is "Hmmmm... Interesting!" | * Little Bear as '']'' (voiced by ]) is a small, curious and imaginative bear cub who lives in the forest with his family and friends. Throughout the series, he has grown somewhat, as his voice is slightly deeper, and he rarely takes naps. He is the only character whose parents are shown other than the exception of Duck's mother in one show who is a chicken. Little Bear lives in a stucco, wood, plaster, and brick house. He is always kind and loves to play and explore with his friends. His catchphrase is "Hmmmm... Interesting!" | ||
| He lives in his house by himself while his friends and family are on holiday. He puts his hands on his golden brown tummy, and he plays piano, and he has to go pee-pee. And he has to go poo-poo and he has to go potty. | |||
| * Emily (voiced by Jennifer Martini) is a little girl who is Little Bear's best friend. In the summer, Emily vacations with her parents by the river near Little Bear's home. Emily carries around a doll named Lucy everywhere she goes and is very attached to her. Emily gave Little Bear Lucy when she was leaving to go back to school but then took her back, saying that she just remembered that "Lucy has to go to school", too. Emily eventually moves to the forest permanently and lives there with her grandmother. | |||
| He likes to rubs his tummy. And he plays drums, and he put one of his hands on his tummy. | |||
| * Owl (voiced by Amos Crawley) is a male owl who is sometimes pompous, yet he is very wise. He lives in a treehouse, and can be quite serious at times. Although Owl enjoys fun games, he will only participate if the gameplay is sensible. It is also shown that reading is his hobby. | |||
| Until one day, while little bear's friends and family are not coming back from their holidays, they're staying on their holidays forever, | |||
| * Duck (voiced by ]) is a female duck with yellow feathers, an orange beak and a long neck. Slow and smart at the same time, Duck is one who gets herself into comical situations. She lives in a nest, although in one episode, she expressed longing for a house and tried to live in a house boat. It floated downriver filled with frogs and Duck lived happily in her nest. She loves playing "princess" and pretend. She was hatched in a nest of chicks, because "some eggs got mixed up", and Little Bear taught her to fly when she was a duckling. She never has any ducklings of her own, but she is sometimes seen babysitting a group of them. | |||
| little bear realize that his pee-pee is coming out of here. | |||
| * Cat (voiced by ]) is a laidback, slothful male cat who enjoys prowling at night, playing tricks on passersby, and eating. When he and his friends must get to a certain place in the woods, Cat often leads them through one of his shortcuts. His catchphrase is "Boo!" | |||
| He likes to go to toilet, and he sat on his potty, and he waits for his pee-pee to get of here. | |||
| * Hen (voiced by ]) is a fussy, feisty chicken with an English accent who lives in a large chicken coop. She is classy, sophisticated and enjoys cleanliness, though her several nieces and nephews often mess up her spotless house. However, she never turns down the opportunity for fun. Hen has also been shown to be fond of opera, but it seems that she is not good at singing it. | |||
| He pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, and he pee-pee. | |||
| * Mother Bear (voiced by ]) is Little Bear's mother. She enjoys cooking and is always there to help Little Bear if he needs it. She also seems to be very tidy and does not like it when the house becomes messy. She normally wears a pink shirt and a blue skirt with a white apron. | |||
| When he got up, and looked into his toilet all of his pee-pee. | |||
| * Father Bear (voiced by ]) is Little Bear's father and Mother Bear's husband. His occupation is a fisherman and sometimes takes Little Bear out fishing. He has been to many places and likes to keep things that are old, even if they have to be thrown away. He usually wears a blue suit with a purple tie and brown shoes. Throughout the run of the show he is sporadically absent in appearance, as he is "away, fishing". | |||
| And he realize that his poo-poo is coming out here. | |||
| He likes to go to toilet again, and he sat on his potty, and he waits for his poo-poo to get of here. | |||
| ===Recurring=== | |||
| He poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, and he poo-poo. | |||
| * No Feet (voiced by ]) is a friendly, gentle and green male snake that lives in Mother Bear's garden. Little Bear gets along with him very well. | |||
| When he got up, and looked into his toilet, all of his poo-poo. | |||
| * Grandmother Bear (voiced by ]) is Little Bear's grandmother and Mother Bear's mother, and Grandfather Bear's wife. She likes to cook and tell stories. | |||
| Little bear is going to play his piano at his bedroom. | |||
| * Grandfather Bear (voiced by ]) is Little Bear's grandfather and Mother Bear's father. He once worked at a circus with his wife and sister. He wears a green suit but with khakis and a dark red tie with brown shoes. | |||
| * Rusty Bear (voiced by ]) is Father Bear's younger brother and Little Bear's uncle. He mentions that he lives in the woods, and that he would prefer to live there because it is quiet and peaceful. He is a very large bear, slightly taller and huskier than Father Bear. He has a deep voice, wears overalls, and has a red handkerchief around his neck. He is only seen in a few of the Little Bear episodes. Little Bear is fascinated with Rusty's outdoor ethic, and whenever he shows up, Little Bear is tempted to emulate his rustic character. | |||
| * Granny (voiced by ]) Emily's grandmother, who she lives with in the summer and then permanently, has traveled the world and has many odd pieces of furniture. She is the owner of Tutu. | |||
| * Tutu (voiced by ]) is Emily and Granny's dog. She acts very hyper and she can understand humans. According to Granny, she only speaks French, yet she understands English. | |||
| * Mitzi (voiced by ]) is a mischievous, sometimes rather unthoughtful tomboyish monkey who lives in a tree house in the forest around Little Bear's home. She feels bad after slighting somebody's feelings or misleading them. She sometimes has green or white eyes. Mitzi is the last to join the supporting cast, not appearing until the end of season two. | |||
| * Moose (voiced by Ian Finlay) is a male ], who sometimes helps Little Bear and his friends when they are in need. | |||
| ===Others=== | |||
| * Otters – Four silly ] siblings that sporadically appear, reside in the local river. They are frequent in episodes focusing on water activities. | |||
| * Mermaid – Mermaid is a ] who Little Bear occasionally meets when he goes to the lake, she is friendly and takes Little Bear to see places underwater. | |||
| * Frog – Frog is a male ] that dispenses ]-like wisdom between his meditations. He resides at Little Bear's favorite swimming spot, 'Hop-Frog pond'. He is also very wise, and good friend to Little Bear. | |||
| * Little Ick – Little Ick is a baby ] who only appears in an episode where his mother went to visit his grandmother and dropped him off with Mother Bear. Little Bear and Little Ick form a bit of a sibling relationship together like Little Bear feeling left out because Mother Bear seems to be paying more attention to Little Ick. Little Ick is the baby raccoon's nickname from Little Bear because "Ick" is the only thing the baby can say. | |||
| * Marshmallow – Marshmallow is a baby ] ] who is found by Owl and Little Bear in an episode and plays with Duck, Little Bear, Owl, and Cat in the episode "Little Footprints". In the episode "The Wedding" she's the ] in Mr. and Mrs. Skunk's ]. | |||
| * Mighty– is a ] who is an old friend of Father Bear. He appears in the episode "A Whale of a Tale" where Father Bear takes Little Bear fishing. He tells Little Bear the story of how he met Mighty when he accidentally caught him in his fishing net. A storm appears and Mighty and his son, Little Whale, help pull Father Bear and Little Bear back to shore. Although he only appeared in one episode, Mighty appeared in the opening credits of the show. | |||
| ==Episodes== | |||
| {{main article|List of Little Bear episodes}} | |||
| {{:List of Little Bear episodes}} | |||
| ==Film== | |||
| In 2001, the show was adapted into a ] film by ] and ] titled '']''. In the movie, Little Bear and Father Bear go camping in the wilderness, where Little Bear encounters all kinds of new sights and sounds: an eagle's flight, a wolf's howl...and a wild little bear named Cub and his friend Little Moose fishing in a stream. Even though they are from different worlds, Little Bear and Cub become fast friends. When Little Bear learns that Cub is separated from his parents, he organizes a search party to find them. Joined by Emily, Duck, Cat, Owl, and Hen, along with some new friends named the fox twins, Poppy and Pete, Little Bear and Cub begin an unforgettable journey. | |||
| == Music == | |||
| Austrian composer ]'s ''Allegro vivace'' from his ] No. 1 in D Major is used as the theme tune to ''Little Bear''. The theme was arranged for wind and strings by composer ]. A separate theme tune is used in the United States. The music score in the series is composed by ]. | |||
| ==Home media== | |||
| ===Streaming=== | |||
| All the episodes as well as the movie, are available for free on ] / ]'s own Treehouse Direct channel and Little Bear Official channel on YouTube. | |||
| Those videos used to be available for all countries, but as of 2018, it’s only available in Canada. In U.S.A, The episodes are currently available for purchase on Amazon Instant Video, ], and iTunes. | |||
| ===DVD=== | |||
| *Outdoor Fun (2002) | |||
| *Mysterious Moments (2002) | |||
| *Hooray for Little Bear (2002) | |||
| *At Home (2003) | |||
| *Feel Better, Little Bear (2003) Nick Jr. case | |||
| *Rainy Day Tales (2005) Nick Jr. case | |||
| *Little Bear's Band (2005) Nick Jr. case | |||
| *Halloween Stories (2006) Nick Jr. case | |||
| *Dreams and Make Believe (2006) | |||
| *Mother and Father Bear (2006) | |||
| *Exploring and Other Adventures (2006) | |||
| *Seasons (2005) Slime case | |||
| *New Friends (2005) Slim Case | |||
| *Parties and Picnics (2005) Slim case | |||
| *Grandmother's House (2005) Slim case | |||
| *Tales for Rainy Days (2009) Slim case | |||
| *Meet Mitzi (2009) Slim case | |||
| ====2012 release by Treehouse==== | |||
| *Seaside Adventures | |||
| *Summer Sandcastles | |||
| *Search for Spring | |||
| *Dress Up Time | |||
| *Mother Bear's Special Day | |||
| *Follow the Leader | |||
| *Winter Games | |||
| *Father's Day | |||
| ==Other media== | |||
| ===Canadian live and New York musical theatrical version=== | |||
| In Canada, Little Bear has been turned into a live theatrical show, "Little Bear: Winter Tales" which originally toured across Canada in 2007. The show toured Canada again in late 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://koba-entertainment.com/tour-dates.php?prop_id=5 |title=now touring | little bear | live on stage | family theatrical |publisher=Koba entertainment |date= |accessdate=2011-12-18}}</ref> | |||
| Both tours are presented by Paquin Entertainment, and were produced by Koba Entertainment. | |||
| ===Video games=== | |||
| In 1999 ] developed two edutainment games based on the Little Bear franchise titled "Maurice Sendak's Little Bear Rainy Day" for ages 3 up <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumofplay.org/online-collections/22/66/109.10817|title=109.10817: Maurice Sendak's Little Bear Rainy Day Activities - video game - Educational Software - Video Games - Online Collections - The Strong|work=museumofplay.org}}</ref> and "Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: Preschool Thinking Adventures" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumofplay.org/online-collections/22/66/109.9435|title=109.9435: Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: Preschool Thinking Adventures - video game - Educational Software - Video Games - Online Collections - The Strong|work=museumofplay.org}}</ref> In 2000, the same company developed another edutainment title "Little Bear: Toddler Discovery Adventures" for ages 18 months to 3 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumofplay.org/online-collections/22/66/109.9433|title=109.9433: Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: Toddler Discovery Adventures, Ages 18 months to 3 years - video game - Educational Software - Video Games - Online Collections - The Strong|work=museumofplay.org}}</ref> | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
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- Little Bear as Grizzly bear (voiced by Kristin Fairlie) is a small, curious and imaginative bear cub who lives in the forest with his family and friends. Throughout the series, he has grown somewhat, as his voice is slightly deeper, and he rarely takes naps. He is the only character whose parents are shown other than the exception of Duck's mother in one show who is a chicken. Little Bear lives in a stucco, wood, plaster, and brick house. He is always kind and loves to play and explore with his friends. His catchphrase is "Hmmmm... Interesting!"
He lives in his house by himself while his friends and family are on holiday. He puts his hands on his golden brown tummy, and he plays piano, and he has to go pee-pee. And he has to go poo-poo and he has to go potty. He likes to rubs his tummy. And he plays drums, and he put one of his hands on his tummy. Until one day, while little bear's friends and family are not coming back from their holidays, they're staying on their holidays forever, little bear realize that his pee-pee is coming out of here. He likes to go to toilet, and he sat on his potty, and he waits for his pee-pee to get of here. He pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, he pee-pee, and he pee-pee. When he got up, and looked into his toilet all of his pee-pee. And he realize that his poo-poo is coming out here. He likes to go to toilet again, and he sat on his potty, and he waits for his poo-poo to get of here. He poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, he poo-poo, and he poo-poo. When he got up, and looked into his toilet, all of his poo-poo. Little bear is going to play his piano at his bedroom.