Little Bear (1995)
Little Bear is an educational Canadian children's television series based on the Little Bear series of books which were written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Originally produced by Nelvana, it is currently available to stream on Paramount+ and has been released on YouTube by Treehouse TV. It was first shown in the UK on the Children's BBC. A direct-to-video DVD full-length feature film was created after the series ended.
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Episode 1 - Father Bear's Nightshirt
Release Date: 1997-09-14While 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.
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Episode 2 - How to Scare Ghosts
Release Date: 1997-09-14Little Bear finds a group of raccoons making music. Little Bear joins them but his parents' presence scares them away.
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Episode 3 - Search for Spring
Release Date: 1997-09-14Little Bear, Duck and Cat are bothered by the long winter ask the Groundhog for Spring prediction. Spring comes earlier than they expected.
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Episode 4 - Mitzi's Little Monster
Release Date: 1997-09-21Little Bear, Emily and Mitzi put up a performance using their dolls. The show is about a monster that comes to tea.
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Episode 5 - Simon Says
Release Date: 1997-09-21Little Bear and his friends all play Simon Says. First Emily, then Little Bear, then Mitzi and finally Duck play as Simon.
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Episode 6 - Applesauce
Release Date: 1997-09-21Little 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.
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Episode 7 - The Big Bear-Sitter
Release Date: 1997-09-27Uncle Rusty sits Little Bear in his parents absence. Little Bear's friends try to teach Rusty something about sitting.
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Episode 8 - The Top of the World
Release Date: 1997-09-27Little Bear and Father Bear go with Uncle Rusty on an adventure hiking up a big mountain. By nightfall they reach the summit.
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Episode 9 - The Campfire Tale
Release Date: 1997-09-27On 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.
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Episode 10 - Out of Honey
Release Date: 1997-10-07Little 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.
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Episode 11 - Message in a Bottle
Release Date: 1997-10-07Little 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.
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Episode 12 - Little Bear's Sweet Tooth
Release Date: 1997-10-07Today 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.
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Episode 13 - Where Lucy Went
Release Date: 1997-10-15Little 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.
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Episode 14 - Monster Pudding
Release Date: 1997-10-15Today 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.
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Episode 15 - Under the Covers
Release Date: 1997-10-15Little 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.
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Episode 16 - Gingerbread Cookies
Release Date: 1997-10-21Little 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.
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Episode 17 - Marbles
Release Date: 1997-10-21Father 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.
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Episode 18 - The Garden War
Release Date: 1997-10-21A 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.
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Episode 19 - The Red Thread
Release Date: 1997-10-30As Little Bear tries to retrieve Mother Bear's thread, he imagines himself the size of an ant, following the trail of the thread.
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Episode 20 - Princess Duck
Release Date: 1997-10-30Little Bear and his friends try out some costumes for dress up. Duck fancies herself as a princess and they all do a parade.
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Episode 21 - Little Bear Meets Duck
Release Date: 1997-10-30Little 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.
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Episode 22 - Mother Nature
Release Date: 1997-11-05Little Bear and Emily collect some interesting small plants from the forest. Mother Bear shows them the wonders of nature.
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Episode 23 - Dance Steps
Release Date: 1997-11-05Little 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.
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Episode 24 - Who Am I?
Release Date: 1997-11-05Little 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.
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Episode 25 - Emily's Birthday
Release Date: 1997-11-11Today 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.
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Episode 26 - The Great Race
Release Date: 1997-11-11Little 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.
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Episode 27 - Circus for Tutu
Release Date: 1997-11-11Little Bear and his friends start up a circus specially for Tutu. Then the otters come and become the circus clowns.
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Episode 28 - Clever Cricket
Release Date: 1997-11-17Tutu brings a piece of firewood inhabited by a cricket. Granny names him Clever Cricket and he decides to settle in the house.
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Episode 29 - Leaves
Release Date: 1997-11-17Little 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.
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Episode 30 - Big Bad Broom
Release Date: 1997-11-17Little 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.
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Episode 31 - Pillow Hill
Release Date: 1998-01-09Little 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.
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Episode 32 - Diva Hen
Release Date: 1998-01-09Hen 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.
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Episode 33 - Father Bear's Little Helper
Release Date: 1998-01-09Father 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.
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Episode 34 - I'll Be You You'll Be Me
Release Date: 1998-01-16Little Bear pretends to be Duck and vice versa. Duck thinks its her birthday. Then Hen and Cat swap personalities. Soon everyone becomes themselves.
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Episode 35 - Frog In My Throat
Release Date: 1998-01-16As 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.
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Episode 36 - The Puddle Jumper
Release Date: 1998-01-16Little 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.
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Episode 37 - Family Bath Time
Release Date: 1998-01-23Father 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.
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Episode 38 - Winter Wonderland
Release Date: 1998-01-23Little 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.
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Episode 39 - Mitzi's Mess
Release Date: 1998-01-23It 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.