Series synopsis
Little Bear is a Canadian animation drama kids sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Nickelodeon on November 6, 1995. It ended on July 1, 2001. It was created by Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak, Bob Boyle. It stars Kristin Fairlie, Jennifer Martini, Amos Crawley and Tracy Ryan.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kristin Fairlie as Little Bear (voice)
- Jennifer Martini as Emily (voice)
- Amos Crawley as Owl (voice)
- Tracy Ryan as Duck (voice)
- Andrew Sabiston as Cat (voice)
- Elizabeth Hanna as Hen (voice)
- Janet-Laine Green as Mother Bear (voice)
- Dan Hennessey as Father Bear (voice)
Supporting cast
- Sean McCann as Grandfather Bear (voice)
- Diane D'Aquila as Grandmother Bear (voice)
- Ashley Taylor as Mitzi (voice)
- Kay Hawtrey as Granny (voice)
- Tara Strong as Tutu (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 195 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 45 | November 6, 1995 | February 27, 1996 |
| Season 2 | 42 | September 24, 1996 | January 13, 1997 |
| Season 3 | 39 | September 14, 1997 | January 23, 1998 |
| Season 4 | 30 | September 4, 1998 | April 10, 2000 |
| Season 5 | 39 | February 21, 2000 | July 1, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
What Will Little Bear Wear? 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. |
November 6, 1995 |
| 2 |
Hide and Seek Little Bear and his friends play hide and seek. Being the seeker is a little bit hard for Duck so Little Bear assists her. |
November 6, 1995 |
| 3 |
Little Bear Goes to the Moon Little Bear is disappointed he can't fly to the moon. When he tries, he thinks the Moon is just like the Earth. |
November 6, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Little Bear Meets No Feet Whilst picking some vegetables, Little Bear meets a snake called No Feet and decides to adopt him. |
September 24, 1996 |
| 2 |
The Campout Little Bear and Grandfather Bear go camping outside for the night. |
September 24, 1996 |
| 3 |
Emily's Balloon 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. |
September 24, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Father Bear's Nightshirt 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. |
September 14, 1997 |
| 2 |
How to Scare Ghosts Little Bear finds a group of raccoons making music. Little Bear joins them but his parents' presence scares them away. |
September 14, 1997 |
| 3 |
Search for Spring Little Bear, Duck and Cat are bothered by the long winter ask the Groundhog for Spring prediction. Spring comes earlier than they expected. |
September 14, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Moonlight Serenade 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. |
September 4, 1998 |
| 2 |
Caterpillars 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. |
September 4, 1998 |
| 3 |
Goblin Night 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. |
September 4, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Duck Loses Her Quack 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. |
February 21, 2000 |
| 2 |
Feathers In A Bunch 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. |
February 21, 2000 |
| 3 |
Detective Little Bear 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. |
February 21, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nickelodeon |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 6, 1995 |
| Last aired | July 1, 2001 |
| Runtime | 8 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 12:00:00 |