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Little Bear
1995 - 2001 6.7 (44 votes) 5 Seasons
Genres
Animation Family Drama Kids
Networks
Nickelodeon
Created By
Else Holmelund Minarik
Maurice Sendak
Bob Boyle

Little Bear

Overview

Follows a young bear as he goes on exciting adventures in the forest, gets into trouble and learns new things with his friends, including Emily, Duck, Hen, Cat, and Owl. His parents are Mother Bear, who is always there when he needs her, and Father Bear, a fisherman who is often at sea. Based on books by Else Holmelund Minarik.

Key Crew

Director: Daniel Poitras

Top Cast

Kristin Fairlie
Kristin Fairlie

Little Bear

Jennifer Martini
Jennifer Martini

Emily

Amos Crawley
Amos Crawley

Owl

Tracy Ryan
Tracy Ryan

Duck

Andrew Sabiston
Andrew Sabiston

Cat

Elizabeth Hanna
Elizabeth Hanna

Hen

Janet-Laine Green
Janet-Laine Green

Mother Bear

Dan Hennessey
Dan Hennessey

Father Bear

Seasons

Season 1 (1995)

No overview available.

45 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: What Will Little Bear Wear?
1995-11-06

Little Bear wants some clothes to wear outside in the snow, but he realizes he's not at all cold and shows Mother Bear his snow bear.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 2: Hide and Seek
1995-11-06

Little Bear and his friends play hide and seek. Being the seeker is a little bit hard for Duck so Little Bear assists her.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 3: Little Bear Goes to the Moon
1995-11-06

Little Bear is disappointed he can't fly to the moon. When he tries, he thinks the Moon is just like the Earth.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 4: Birthday Soup
1995-11-13

It is Little Bear's birthday, but he thinks his mother has forgotten. Little Bear's friends come over, while he makes his own birthday soup.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 5: Polar Bear
1995-11-13

When Little Bear comes to paint Hen's house, he gets covered in white paint. Little Bear thinks he's a polar bear from the North Pole until Mother Bear gives him a bath.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 6: Gone Fishing
1995-11-13

Little Bear goes fishing with Owl. Fishing is hard work for Little Bear that he falls asleep and dreams about big game fishing.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 7: Up All Night
1995-11-20

Little Bear wants to stay up all night to see the sunrise. Mother Bear finally allows him, but he falls asleep and dreams about the sunrise.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 8: Little Bear's Bath
1995-11-27

After getting muddy, Little Bear takes a bath. He imagines himself in the deep ocean meeting a mermaid while his father is fishing.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 9: Father Bear Comes Home
1995-11-27

Father Bear is returning home today. Little Bear invites his friends to see him coming and Father Bear has presents for everyone.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 10: A Flu
1995-11-20

Little Bear wakes up with flu and has to stay in bed all day. His friends to come and try to help him. The next morning Little Bear is all better so that he and Mother Bear can do some housework.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 11: Exploring
1995-11-20

Little Bear, Duck and Cat explore the forest to find a landmark where the Bear parents went together. Along the way, they stumble into Skunk's den.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 12: Fishing with Father Bear
1995-11-27

Little Bear and Father Bear go fishing together and its Little Bear's first time riding a boat. They soon get their big catch.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 13: Little Bear's Wish
1995-12-04

Little Bear makes a wish from a star. He dreams of wonderful fantasies as he makes wish after wish. Then Mother Bear tells him a bedtime story.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 14: Little Bear's Shadow
1995-12-04

Little Bear is bored today without any of his friends to play with. He amuses himself by playing with his own shadow.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 15: A Present for Mother Bear
1995-12-04

Today is Mother Bear's birthday, but Little Bear forgot to get a present. His friends also have presents to give to Mother Bear.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 16: To Grandmother's House
1995-12-11

Little Bear visits his grandparents' house. Along the way he and his friends eat all the gifts that were meant for Grandmother.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 17: Grandfather Bear
1995-12-11

Little Bear and Grandfather Bear spend the day together. At first Grandfather feels energetic but after lunch he takes a rest.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 18: Mother Bear's Robin
1995-12-11

Grandmother Bear tells Little Bear a story about Mother Bear who raised a baby robin that was separated from its nest. When the robin grew up, Mother Bear set it free.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 19: Hiccups
1995-12-18

Little Bear's friends come to play at his house, but the Bear parents want them to stay quiet. Little Bear then develops hiccups and his friends and Mother Bear try everything.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 20: Date with Father Bear
1995-12-18

It is the morning of Father Bear's play date with Little Bear, except that he's fast asleep or so Little Bear thinks.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 21: Pudding Hill
1995-12-18

Little Bear and Father Bear go hiking through the country to go camping. Little Bear meets some beavers who take him to see Pudding Hill and join in the camping.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 22: Little Bear's Mermaid
1996-01-08

Little Bear and his parents and friends go to the lake for a picnic. As Little Bear swims by himself, he spots and meets a mermaid.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 23: Father's Flying Flapjacks
1996-01-08

Little Bear and Father Bear prepare a surprise breakfast for Mother Bear. They have a lot of fun making Flying Flapjacks.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 24: Maracas
1996-01-08

While Little Bear and his parents remove some old stuff, they look at their memoirs especially a pair of maracas. Little Bear's friends misunderstand the origin of the maracas.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 25: Family Portrait
1996-01-15

Little Bear invites his friends to see Father Bear's camera. Little Bear uses up most of the film, but Father Bear manages to take a picture of all the family and friends.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 26: Little Bear's New Friend
1996-01-15

Little Bear meets a girl Emily with her doll Lucy. Together they go through the forest and find Emily's parents at a camp-site. Then Little Bear returns home.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 27: Emily's Visit
1996-01-15

Emily comes to visit Little Bear and they play Dress Up, Fishing and having a Wedding. Then Emily, Little Bear and Owl come to lunch.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 28: Duck, Babysitter
1996-01-22

Emily goes on a picnic to meet Little Bear's friends. Duck has brought her mischievous ducklings. Little Peep goes missing then rejoins the others.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 29: Little Bear's Band
1996-01-22

Mother Bear is preparing for her parents' 50th marriage anniversary. The gramophone breaks, so Little Bear forms a band for the party.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 30: Hop Frog Pond
1996-01-22

It is near Emily's leaving time, so she and all her friends go to Hop Frog Pond. They have a great time swimming with the frogs and otters.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 31: Little Bear and the Wind
1996-01-29

Little Bear gets scared from loud creaking caused by strong wind. Mother Bear comforts him with a story about Father Bear and the Wind.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 32: The Goblin Story
1996-01-29

Little Bear fibs to Grandfather Bear about a goblin eating some blueberries and Grandfather Bear tells Little Bear a story about a scaredy goblin.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 33: Not Tired
1996-01-29

Little Bear is so interested in his Goldbergian track that he tires himself out and after completing his invention, falls fast asleep.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 34: Grandfather's Attic
1996-02-06

Little Bear helps Grandfather Bear to clean out some things from the attic. The items in the attic bring back the memories and Grandfather Bear considers keeping everything.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 35: Little Bear's Egg
1996-02-06

As Little Bear and Emily pick fruit, they come across a stray robin egg. They manage find its mother and put it back in the nest moments before it hatches.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 36: Party at Owl's House
1996-02-06

Owl decides to throw a 'Because Party' for Emily. As the party starts, Mother and Father Bear join in.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 37: The Rain Dance Play
1996-02-13

Little Bear and his friends perform a Rain-Dance Play, hoping that will make it rain. And sure enough it really does after the play.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 38: Your Friend, Little Bear
1996-02-13

Today Little Bear is pretty distressed that Emily is leaving to go back to school. With the new pen Emily gave him, he soon learns to write a letter to Emily.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 39: Fall Dream
1996-02-13

Little Bear falls asleep after hard work and dreams he is with his friends playing in a pumpkin patch. Emily comes over for a weekend visit.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 40: Little Bear the Magician
1996-02-20

Because of his eating habits, Mother Bear jokingly convinces Little Bear he's a magician. Owl tries to prove Little Bear wrong.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 41: Doctor Little Bear
1996-02-20

Little Bear plays being a doctor when Mother Bear catches a chill then takes over doing the laundry. Little Bear's friends show concern for Mother Bear.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 42: Bigger Little Bear
1996-02-20

Little Bear is excited becoming bigger as he grows up. Not satisfied with his growth rate, he dreams of being a giant bear, which has its disadvantages.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 43: Little Bear's Trip to the Stars
1996-02-27

On a fishing trip with Father Bear, Little Bear takes an interest in the night sky. Then he dreams a fantastic trip to the stars.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 44: Little Bear's Surprise
1996-02-27

Little Bear tries to construct his own object out of wood using Father Bear's tools. Then his friends come to help and they end building a lemonade stand.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 45: Little Bear and the North Pole
1996-02-27

Little Bear goes on a journey to the North Pole, taking Duck with him. Their journey ends at a pole in the ground.

Runtime: 8 min
Season 2 (1996)

No overview available.

42 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Little Bear Meets No Feet
1996-09-24

Whilst picking some vegetables, Little Bear meets a snake called No Feet and decides to adopt him.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: The Campout
1996-09-24

Little Bear and Grandfather Bear go camping outside for the night.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Emily's Balloon
1996-09-24

Today is Hen's birthday. Emily is the only one who couldn't make it. Little Bear tries to deliver an orange balloon to Emily.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Cat's Shortcut
1996-10-01

Little Bear and Owl try to take the shortcut Cat always takes, but they get lost.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Little Bear's Bad Day
1996-10-01

Today Little Bear is getting accident prone and taking wrong turns every time.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Captain Little Bear
1996-10-01

Little Bear and Cat play hunting pirate treasure, then Hen, Duck and Owl join in. They sail to the Lost Island to look for the treasure.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Building a House for Emily
1996-10-08

Little Bear, Father Bear, Grandfather Bear and Uncle Rusty construct a house for Emily and her Granny.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Emily Returns
1996-10-08

Emily and her Granny with their little dog Tutu come to their new house to settle in on their hot air balloon and meet Little Bear and his friends and family for the first time.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Little Sherlock Bear
1996-10-01

While Little Bear plays hide and seek, Father Bear's pie vanishes. Little Bear inspects his friends one by one.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Little Bear's Tooth
1996-10-15

One of Little Bear's teeth becomes loose, so he tries some methods to get it out.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Little Red Riding Hood
1996-10-15

Granny tells Little Bear and his friends the tale of Red Riding Hood with Emily portrayed as Red Riding Hood and the others with certain roles.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Little Bear and the Cupcakes
1996-10-15

Little Bear and Emily make some cupcakes. But the cupcakes bake rock hard in the oven. They hide them from Mother Bear.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Snowball Fight
1996-10-22

Little Bear takes Father Bear on a walk through the snow. Both of them and Little Bear's friends begin to play a snowball fight.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Winter Solstice
1996-10-22

The Bear family celebrate the Winter Solstice and their friends grow acquainted to the traditions.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Snowbound
1996-10-22

Little Bear and his parents visit Emily and Granny. Snow surrounds the house forcing the Bear family to stay the night.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Little Bear's Garden
1996-11-05

Little Bear wants a garden patch of his own, so Mother Bear helps him to plant sunflowers.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Prince Little Bear
1996-11-05

Emily takes the role of princess and Little Bear goes on an adventure to prove he's a prince on King Owl's behalf.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: A Painting for Emily
1996-11-05

While Little Bear sits Tutu and Lucy for Emily, he paints a picture of Lucy to surprise Emily. However, Tutu gets jealous of being left out of the picture.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: Follow the Leader
1996-11-12

On a hot day, Little Bear and his friends play Follow the Leader to get to Hop Frog Pond.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Little Scarecrow Bear
1996-11-12

When a wind blows down the garden scarecrow, Little Bear unsuccessfully tries to scare some crows himself.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Little Bear and the Baby
1996-11-12

Little Bear helps Mother to sit a baby raccoon. Little Bear names him Ick and plays with him.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Rafting on the River
1996-11-19

Emily and Little Bear are enjoying themselves on a raft. Then the raft drifts down the river.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: Little Bear's Kite
1996-11-19

It is a windy day, so Little Bear and Grandfather Bear make a kite. While Little Bear flies his kite, he spots another kite.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Night of the Full Moon
1996-11-19

Father Bear reads to Little Bear a story about monsters in the moonlight. Then they act out the story.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 25: Auntie Hen
1996-11-26

Little Bear brings Hen's nieces and nephews to visit her. They cause much mischief and mess around the house as they play.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 26: Play Ball
1996-11-26

Little Bear is pretty touchy that Emily kept his favourite ball, but he and his friends begin a game of baseball.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 27: Lucy's Okay
1996-11-26

Emily entrusts Owl to take care of Lucy, but Duck sits on her which shocks Emily. Little Bear, Emily and their friends all hold a funeral.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 28: Between Friends
1996-12-02

Little Bear is in bed with Mumps. Emily visits and gives Little Bear a book she wrote about their past events.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 29: The Blueberry Picnic
1996-12-02

Everyone comes to see the Blueberry play about "The Troll that lived under the bridge" before the Blueberry picnic takes place.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 30: Lucy Needs a Friend
1996-12-02

On a fishing trip, Emily pays more attention to Lucy than Little Bear, so Little Bear and Mother Bear decide to make Lucy a friend.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 31: Picnic on Pudding Hill
1996-12-09

Little Bear and his friends walk to Pudding Hill for a picnic. No Feet joins in.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 32: Little Bear's Walkabout
1996-12-09

Little Bear goes on a walk through the forest to find a mysterious creature to draw.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 33: Secret Friend
1996-12-09

At the coast Little Bear talks with his secret friend Whale. They spend a long time exchanging facts about land and sea.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 34: Owl's Dilemma
1996-12-16

Tired of his noisy neighbours, Owl tries to find another place to sleep. Wherever he goes there's always noise.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 35: School for Otters
1996-12-16

Little Bear and Emily's idea for a school attracts the otters to be the students. The otters have more fun and play than learning.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 36: Spring Cleaning
1996-12-16

Today Little Bear and his parents do their routine spring cleaning. Father and Little Bear get carried away with having fun.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 37: A Whale of a Tale
1997-01-06

On a voyage to Blue Hill Island, Father Bear tells Little Bear of his old whale friend Mighty who got beached and rescued.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 38: Mitzi Arrives
1997-01-06

A tomboy monkey named Mitzi is on safari and meets Little Bear and his friends and tries to fit in, joining in their skipping game.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 39: Granny's Old Flying Rug
1997-01-06

Granny brings out her old rug. Upon saying the magic word, Little Bear flies with Emily and Tutu on the rug.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 40: Little Bear Sings a Song
1997-01-13

Little Bear and his friends try to compose their own song.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 41: A House for Mitzi
1997-01-13

Little Bear finds Mitzi sleeping on a tree, so he and his friends build a treehouse for her.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 42: Up a Tree
1997-01-13

Little Bear joins Mitzi in a game of tree climbing.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 3 (1997)

No overview available.

39 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Father Bear's Nightshirt
1997-09-14

While Little Bear helps Mother Bear with the laundry, Father Bear's Nightshirt flies away in the wind. When Little Bear gets it back he also gets a fish.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: How to Scare Ghosts
1997-09-14

Little Bear finds a group of raccoons making music. Little Bear joins them but his parents' presence scares them away.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Search for Spring
1997-09-14

Little Bear, Duck and Cat are bothered by the long winter ask the Groundhog for Spring prediction. Spring comes earlier than they expected.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Mitzi's Little Monster
1997-09-21

Little Bear, Emily and Mitzi put up a performance using their dolls. The show is about a monster that comes to tea.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Simon Says
1997-09-21

Little Bear and his friends all play Simon Says. First Emily, then Little Bear, then Mitzi and finally Duck play as Simon.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Applesauce
1997-09-21

Little Bear, Emily and Tutu pick apples for Granny's applesauce. Little Bear gets a large apple which falls on a toad. The toad comes to Granny's for a share of applesauce.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: The Big Bear-Sitter
1997-09-27

Uncle Rusty sits Little Bear in his parents absence. Little Bear's friends try to teach Rusty something about sitting.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: The Top of the World
1997-09-27

Little Bear and Father Bear go with Uncle Rusty on an adventure hiking up a big mountain. By nightfall they reach the summit.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: The Campfire Tale
1997-09-27

On the night of a full moon, Uncle Rusty tells Little Bear and Father Bear a tale about a small bear who wanted to take the moon with him.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Out of Honey
1997-10-07

Little Bear heads to his grandparents to get some honey while trying to keep Mitsi out of some bee trouble. Using beekeeper equipment Little Bear and his grandparents get some honey.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Message in a Bottle
1997-10-07

Little Bear catches a bottle on his rod. He dreams of meeting his mermaid friend again and doing some shell collecting. Soon he catches a large fish for stew. When he arrives back home, Father Bear returns from his fishing trip and gives Little Bear a surprise.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Little Bear's Sweet Tooth
1997-10-07

Today Little Bear and his family and friends are celebrating Harvest Day. Little Bear is more interested in the sweet foods and soon gets a stomach ache.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Where Lucy Went
1997-10-15

Little Bear and his friends have fun the tallest tree in the woods, then Lucy vanishes. Everyone thinks goblins took her away, but they find her under a large rock.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Monster Pudding
1997-10-15

Today Father Bear is not a good mood and Little Bear imagines him as a monster. Owl and Mitzy help him to make monster pudding, creating a mess in the process.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Under the Covers
1997-10-15

Little Bear can't sleep, thinking there are bedbugs. When he wakes up his parents, a tickle fight and game of bedbugs ensues, until they all get drowsy.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Gingerbread Cookies
1997-10-21

Little Bear, Emily and Granny make some gingerbread cookies. Then the cookies mysteriously run off. Little Bear and his friends chase them back to Granny's house.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Marbles
1997-10-21

Father Bear shows Little Bear how play with marbles. When Little Bear's friends play the game, Mitzi gets all the marbles, but Little Bear manages to win them back.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: The Garden War
1997-10-21

A mole is tunneling in the Bear family's garden. Little Bear and No Feet set a trap, but they find out the mole is not so scary at all and they become friendly with him.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: The Red Thread
1997-10-30

As Little Bear tries to retrieve Mother Bear's thread, he imagines himself the size of an ant, following the trail of the thread.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Princess Duck
1997-10-30

Little Bear and his friends try out some costumes for dress up. Duck fancies herself as a princess and they all do a parade.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Little Bear Meets Duck
1997-10-30

Little Bear and Duck reminisce the time when they first met. Duck was with a group of hen chicks and Little Bear taught her how to quack and how to fly.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Mother Nature
1997-11-05

Little Bear and Emily collect some interesting small plants from the forest. Mother Bear shows them the wonders of nature.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: Dance Steps
1997-11-05

Little Bear and his friends and family wait eagerly for New Year's. They all spend most of the time dancing. By midnight Little Bear and his friends are awake to see the new year, while the grownups all sleep.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Who Am I?
1997-11-05

Little Bear and his friends play "Who Am I" giving impressions of Father Bear, No Feet, Moose and Lucy. Emily's Owl impression makes Owl feel left out until Little Bear coaxes him.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 25: Emily's Birthday
1997-11-11

Today is Emily's 7th Birthday. Little Bear and his friends come to celebrate the party at Granny's house. Little Bear is a bit worried about Emily growing up.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 26: The Great Race
1997-11-11

Little Bear starts up a great race with his friends. Frog gets caught in the excitement. Then Moose also joins the race. At the finish point Frog wins the race.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 27: Circus for Tutu
1997-11-11

Little Bear and his friends start up a circus specially for Tutu. Then the otters come and become the circus clowns.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 28: Clever Cricket
1997-11-17

Tutu brings a piece of firewood inhabited by a cricket. Granny names him Clever Cricket and he decides to settle in the house.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 29: Leaves
1997-11-17

Little Bear starts collecting leaves and helps Grandmother Bear bake a pie. During his afternoon nap waiting for the pie to be ready, he dreams of his mother as a child. When he wakes up, he finds Mother Bear's missing maple leaf charm.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 30: Big Bad Broom
1997-11-17

Little Bear cleans up the garden shed, while Grandfather Bear takes a nap. All this time a leaning broom is causing trouble and help for Little Bear, but he manages to clear the shed.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 31: Pillow Hill
1998-01-09

Little Bear is ill in bed. Father Bear keeps Little Bear content and Mother Bear holds a picnic in the bedroom. At bedtime Little Bear dreams of being the giant of Pillow Hill.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 32: Diva Hen
1998-01-09

Hen tries to sing a bit of opera, but has tone problems. Little Bear encourages her to give her best shot in front of their friends.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 33: Father Bear's Little Helper
1998-01-09

Father Bear is so busy in the garden he can't go fishing, so Little Bear helps out by digging a new patch for Mother Bear's tomato plants.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 34: I'll Be You You'll Be Me
1998-01-16

Little Bear pretends to be Duck and vice versa. Duck thinks its her birthday. Then Hen and Cat swap personalities. Soon everyone becomes themselves.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 35: Frog In My Throat
1998-01-16

As Little Bear tries to yodel, he develops a sore throat. He takes the expression 'Frog in My Throat' literally. When he gets home, Mother Bear provides the cure.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 36: The Puddle Jumper
1998-01-16

Little Bear jumps over some puddles, spoiling Duck's favorite one. Frog takes them to a large puddle. Little Bear makes the jump and is proclaimed the great Puddle Jumper.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 37: Family Bath Time
1998-01-23

Father Bear is busy taking a bath. Little Bear joins him and they have fun and get cleaned up. Then Father Bear has Mother Bear get inside the bathtub.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 38: Winter Wonderland
1998-01-23

Little Bear is eager to play in the coming winter. In a dream Little Bear dances, makes music, has a snowball fight, does tobogganing and goes ice skating.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 39: Mitzi's Mess
1998-01-23

It all starts with Mitzi flying Little Bear's airplane in the house. Mitzi, Owl and Little Bear manage to make more mess and they barely hide it from Mother Bear.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 4 (1998)

No overview available.

30 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Moonlight Serenade
1998-09-04

Tonight a harvest moon is in the sky. In a dream, Little Bear dances with the scarecrow under the moon, accompanied by mice, pumpkins, a rake, and a shovel.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Caterpillars
1998-09-04

Little Bear, Duck, and No Feet take caterpillars out of Mother Bear's vegetable patch into some grassland. The next day, the caterpillars have turned into butterflies.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Goblin Night
1998-09-04

On Goblin Night (Halloween), Little Bear, Cat, Owl, Duck, and Mitzi dress as scary monsters and then join Mother Bear, Father Bear and other animals for the bonfire.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Sleep Over
1998-09-13

Duck and Owl come to Little Bear's house for a slumber party. Throughout the night they play games and Father Bear tells them a scary fairy tale.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Sand Castle
1998-09-13

On a relaxing day at the lake, Little Bear builds a sandcastle. Duck, the Otters, and Owl join in Little Bear's royal game. Soon they play a game of flattening the castle.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Happy Anniversary
1998-09-13

Today is Mother and Father Bear's Anniversary. Even without Father Bear Little Bear starts up a celebration party.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: The April Fool
1998-09-19

On April Fools Day, Little Bear tries to trick his parents which don't seem to work, until he gets a little flustered.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Balloonheads
1998-09-19

Little Bear shares with the otters and Owl some bubble gum. The otters wind up chasing Owl to burst his large gum balloon.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Mother Bear's Button
1998-09-19

While taking a walk, Mother Bear drops one of her dress buttons. Little Bear and Duck look for it.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Little Bear and the Ice Boat
1998-09-26

Today is Grandfather Bear's birthday. Little Bear helps Grandfather make an ice boat as a present.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Baby Deer
1998-09-26

Little Bear finds a lost fawn and takes care of her at home.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Invisible Little Bear
1998-09-26

Little Bear plays a game with his friends of being invisible, but it doesn't quite fit in hiding and seek.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Valentines Day
1999-02-14

Little Bear receives an anonymous valentine letter.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Thinking of Mother Bear
1999-02-14

Little Bear draws some pictures for Mother Bear.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: I Spy
1999-02-14

Little Bear and his friends play a game of I Spy.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Blue Feather
1999-05-15

Little Bear meets a bear cub and his brother Big Bear. Big Bear is training his baby brother's sense of smell with a blue feather.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Thunder Monster
1999-05-15

The weather becomes rainy with a thunderstorm. Little Bear imagines it as a monster.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: Duck Soup
1999-05-15

Little Bear and his friends play a game where Duck gets to be the soup for Mitzi's monster.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: Little White Skunk
1999-05-16

A skunk family has lost their baby. Owl and Little Bear look for it.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Mother's Day
1999-05-16

Today is Mother's Day. While Little Bear picks flowers he helps a distressed rabbit to show him his mother still loves him.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Little Footprint
1999-05-16

Today is a light snowfall. Little Bear, Duck, Owl, and Cat follow a set of small footprints to find out who made them.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Rainy Day Friends
1999-05-30

On a rainy day, Little Bear plays with Grandfather Bear's old toys in the attic.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: Little Goblin Bear
1999-05-30

Emily makes for Little Bear a goblin costume. During a game of tag, Little Bear meets a real goblin.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Picnic on the Moon
1999-05-30

Little Bear imagines himself having a picnic on the moon and invites his friends over wearing their own space helmets.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 25: Little Bear and the Sea Monster
1999-08-12

A fog covers the sea as Little Bear fishes with Owl. They are encountered by a giant sea dragon.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 26: Hat Parade
1999-08-12

Little Bears finds a box of hats and tries on several different hats with Emily. Later they give their friends a hat parade.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 27: Finding Fisherman Bear
1999-08-12

Little Bear sifts around his messy bedroom looking for Fisherman Bear.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 28: The Painting
2000-04-10

Mr. Skunk is distressed that no one loves him. Little Bear tries to help him.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 29: The Kiss
2000-04-10

Mr. Skunk kisses Duck to pass it to Little Bear. Soon a kissing tag ensues.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 30: The Wedding
2000-04-10

Today, Mr. Skunk is to be wed with Ms. Skunk and all Little Bear's friends and relatives are invited.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 5 (2000)

No overview available.

39 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Duck Loses Her Quack
2000-02-21

As Duck tries to teach the ducklings how to quack, she loses her own. Wherever they look, the ducklings pick up other noises. Duck finds her quack when Little Bear tries.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Feathers In A Bunch
2000-02-21

Little Bear goes to play with Owl, but he's grumpy and busy just like Father Bear. Little Bear and Duck start up an act to make Owl laugh.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Detective Little Bear
2000-02-21

Grandfather Bear has lost his pocket watch. Little Bear sums up some clues to conclude a goblin took it, but at lunch he finds it hidden in a loaf of bread.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: The Sky Is Falling
2000-06-03

On a windy day in Mother Bear's garden, Little Bear tells a poem about flying.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Father’s Day
2000-06-03

Little Bear's fishing trip with Father Bear ends up being a time with all his friends too.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Fisherman Bear’s Big Catch
2000-06-03

An octopus takes Fisherman Bear from Little Bear. With Mermaid's help, Little Bear retrieves him from the Octopus' tea party and finds him a new friend.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: The Dandelion Wish
2000-06-10

Little Bear tries hard to catch a dandelion fluff to make a wish. Duck and Cat assist him hoping for a share of the wish until they all run into a field of dandelions.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: The Broken Boat
2000-06-10

As Mother Bear prepares the table for Harvest Day, Little Bear breaks her gravy boat. Little Bear's friends try to fix it, but Father Bear has the answer.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Duck Takes The Cake
2000-06-10

Hen has so much to do, that Duck helps her for the tea party. Duck takes Hen's requests too literally. He still manages to start the tea party.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Magic Lemonade
2000-06-20

Little Bear makes some sour lemonade which he imagines is magic. His friends feel better from the heat after drinking the lemonade.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Silly Billy
2000-06-20

Little Bear tries to get Father Bear to stay in a perfect posture for his picture, but Father Bear is in a silly mood. Still Little Bear gets his picture done.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Good Night Little Bear
2000-06-20

It's bedtime, but Little Bear wants to ensure he stays awake. After some excitement, Little Bear and his parents finally get tired enough to go to bed.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: First Frost
2000-11-27

While assisting Mother and Father Bear with their chores, Little Bear anticipates the winter arrival of "Old Frost".

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Hello Snow
2000-11-27

Little Bear, Duck, Owl and Cat dream of winter's arrival, and sing to the clouds to make the snow fall.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Duck And The Winter Moon
2000-11-27

Little Bear and Duck set off into the night sky to inform the moon that its brightness is keeping them awake.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Little Bear Talks To Himself
2000-07-17

Finding nobody at home and lacking company, Little Bear begins talking to himself, to the great astonishment of his friends. When he finds them hiding in a bush he rejoins them.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Who Do I Look Like
2000-07-17

Little Bear sees some resemblances in himself to his parents and grandparents when they tell him he is in some ways like them.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: Mister Nobody
2000-07-17

Little Bear's parents have lost their belongings and imagine Mr. Nobody is behind this. Little Bear is in fact that imaginary mischief-maker.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: I Can Do That
2000-07-24

Little Bear mimics the actions of other animals, exchanging a lot of imitations with No Feet.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Pied Piper Little Bear
2000-07-24

Little Bear practices playing the flute being taught a lesson by Grandfather Bear. The music gets the attention of some mice in the attic and Little Bear and Grandfather Bear lead out into the forest.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: The Big Swing
2000-07-24

Little Bear and Emily play on a swing then switch to playing Princess, before returning to the swing by nightfall.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: The Greatest Show In The World
2000-09-11

Little Bear and friends perform a circus act in the forest.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: Lucky Little Bear
2000-09-11

Little Bear, Duck, Owl and Cat attempt to find Little Bear's lost lucky clover. Later he realizes that his luck isn't within a clover, but is in the friendships he shares.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Little Bear’s Tall Tale
2000-09-11

During a camping trip, everyone takes turns adding onto Little Bear's scary story about a monster.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 25: Opposites Day
2001-05-29

When Little Bear wakes up on the wrong side of the bed, he decides to do impractical opposite things. Little Bear's friends quickly get the idea and play along.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 26: Wish Upon A Star
2001-05-29

As Little Bear waits for the moon to come, he and Mother Bear wish upon the evening star. Little Bear finally sees the moon during his bedtime.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 27: Sleepy Head Monster
2001-05-29

This morning Little Bear doesn't get up at first, but then he pretends he is the Sleepy Head Monster. When his parents play the game they get tired and fall asleep in Little Bear's bed.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 28: Little Bear’s Favorite Tree
2001-05-30

Little Bear spends some time with his favorite oak tree. Some Blue Jays settle on it. By autumn the tree is blown down.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 29: Something Old, Something New
2001-05-30

Little Bear, Emily, Duck and the ducklings look for special things for Lucy and Fisherman Bear's wedding.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 30: In A Little While
2001-05-30

Father Bear and Mother Bear are pretty busy and Little Bear gets tired of waiting. Eventually Little Bear teaches Father Bear what it is to be patient.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 31: We’re Lost
2001-05-31

On a hot day, Little Bear imagines himself and Duck lost from the North Pole. After a lot of fun in the snow, they go back to the warmer summer outside their imagination.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 32: Little Little Bear
2001-05-31

Little Bear meets a young raccoon who mimics his actions, getting the name Little Little Bear. Together they play games until the raccoon family arrives.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 33: Duck’s Big Catch
2001-05-31

Having caught nothing, Little Bear, Owl and Duck sail out on the lake. In the middle of a storm, a whale swallows them and they escape out of the blowhole.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 34: Scares Everyone
2000-09-11

Little Bear makes himself a leafy mask. With it, he scares his friends. Little Bear then makes a crown for Mother Bear.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 35: The One That Got Away
2000-09-11

Little Bear tries to catch a large fish, which gets away. He visits Captain Buckle's pirate ship and the Mermaid gives him a conch to call the fish.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 36: Where Are Little Bear’s Crayons
2000-09-11

Little Bear is looking for his crayons to draw the sunset. By the time he finds all his crayons, the night has come.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 37: How To Love A Porcupine
2001-07-01

Little Bear and Duck play with a porcupine all the while trying not to get pricked by her quills, but the porcupine finds another one to play with.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 38: Houseboat For Duck
2001-07-01

With so many frogs keeping Duck awake late at night, Little Bear makes her a houseboat. Duck doesn't like the houseboat, but all the frogs do.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 39: How Little Bear Met Owl
2001-06-21

Little Bear tells his parents a bedtime story about the first time he met Owl when he was looking at the moon and they shared their interests in the nighttime.

Runtime: 30 min

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