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'''''Bear in the Big Blue House''''' is a TV series created by [[Mitchell Kriegman]] with [[the Jim Henson Company]] for [[the Disney Channel]]. The show ran for four seasons, from [[1997]] to [[2003]]. Eight additional fourth season episodes were broadcast in April [[2006]].
  
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'''''Bear in the Big Blue House''''' is a TV series created by [[Mitchell Kriegman]] with [[The Jim Henson Company]] for [[Disney Channel]]. The show ran for four seasons, from [[1997]] to 2003. Eight additional fourth season episodes were broadcast in April 2006, after [[The Walt Disney Company]]'s acquisition of the program.
   
 
==Show Structure and Content==
  
==Show Structure and Content==
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''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is aimed at teaching lessons to preschool and early school-age children. In each episode, [[Bear]] explores learning concepts such as feelings, the alphabet, nature, science and more with the kids of the [[Big Blue House]] and/or out in [[Woodland Valley]]. Throughout the majority of its run, the program was seen daily on Disney Channel. Currently, it is not broadcast in the United States, but can be seen in some other markets.
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''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is aimed at teaching lessons to preschool and early school-age children. In each episode, [[Bear]] explores learning concepts such as feelings, the alphabet, nature, science and more with the kids of the [[Big Blue House]] and/or out in [[Woodland Valley]]. Throughout the majority of its run, the program was seen daily on [[Disney]]. Currently, it is broadcast only on weekend mornings in the United States, but can be seen a more regular basis in some other markets.
  
   
 
At the beginning of each episode, Bear welcomes viewers to his house and tells them that he thinks they smell good. After talking with one or more of the characters, he introduces the show theme, or "Word of the Day" and sometimes sings a song about it. This segment, in the first three seasons, is often followed by one in which real kids discuss the topic of the day. Afterwards, Bear usually explores the house or valley, talking with the kids and aiding/assisting them as necessary. He will also sometimes stop to find [[Shadow]], who shares a story related to the theme of the day. At the end of each program, Bear heads to the attic of the house and talks with his friend [[Luna]], the moon, about the day's events. The two sing "[[The Goodbye Song]]" and notable scenes from the episode are shown in brief. Bear then shares a final thought for the day.
  
At the beginning of each episode, Bear welcomes viewers to his house and tells them that he thinks they smell good. After talking with one or more of the characters, he introduces the show theme, or "Word of the Day" and sometimes sings a song about it. This segment, in the first three seasons, is often followed by one in which real kids discuss the topic of the day. Afterwards, Bear usually explores the house or valley, talking with the kids and aiding/assisting them as necessary. He will also sometimes stop to find [[Shadow]], who shares a story related to the theme of the day. At the end of each program, Bear heads to the attic of the house and talks with his friend [[Luna]], the moon, about the day's events. The two sing "[[The Goodbye Song]]" and notable scenes from the episode are shown in brief. Bear then shares a final thought for the day.
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==Episode list==
  
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*'''Season 1 (1997)'''
  
*'''Season 1 (1997)'''
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**107. [[Episode 107: Why Bears Can't Fly|Why Bears Can't Fly]]
  
**107. [[Episode 107: Why Bears Can't Fly|Why Bears Can't Fly]]
 
**108. [[Episode 108: Falling for Fall|Falling for Fall]]
  
**108. [[Episode 108: Falling for Fall|Falling for Fall]]
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**109. [[Episode 109: What's in the Mail Today?|What's in the Mail Today?]]
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**109. [[Episode 109: What's in the Mail Today?|What's in the Mail, Today?]]
 
**110. [[Episode 110: Dancin' the Day Away|Dancin' the Day Away]]
  
**110. [[Episode 110: Dancin' the Day Away|Dancin' the Day Away]]
 
**111. [[Episode 111: A Wagon of a Different Color|A Wagon of a Different Color]]
  
**111. [[Episode 111: A Wagon of a Different Color|A Wagon of a Different Color]]
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**112. [[Episode 112: Dirt, I Love You So|Dirt, I Love You So]]
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**112. [[Episode 112: Dirt, I Love You So!|Dirt, I Love You So!]]
 
**113. [[Episode 113: Music to My Ears|Music to My Ears]]
  
**113. [[Episode 113: Music to My Ears|Music to My Ears]]
 
**114. [[Episode 114: All Connected|All Connected]]
  
**114. [[Episode 114: All Connected|All Connected]]
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**120. [[Episode 120: Spring Fever|Spring Fever]]
  
**120. [[Episode 120: Spring Fever|Spring Fever]]
 
**121. [[Episode 121: A Plant Grows in Bear's House|A Plant Grows in Bear's House]]
  
**121. [[Episode 121: A Plant Grows in Bear's House|A Plant Grows in Bear's House]]
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**122. [[Episode 122: Eat, Drink Juice & Be Merry|Eat, Drink Juice & Be Merry]]
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**122. [[Episode 122: Eat, Drink Juice and Be Merry|Eat, Drink Juice and Be Merry]]
 
**123. [[Episode 123: Need a Little Help Today|Need a Little Help Today]]
  
**123. [[Episode 123: Need a Little Help Today|Need a Little Help Today]]
 
**124. [[Episode 124: Lost Thing|Lost Thing]]
  
**124. [[Episode 124: Lost Thing|Lost Thing]]
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**217. [[Episode 217: If at First You Don't Succeed...|If at First You Don't Succeed...]]
  
**217. [[Episode 217: If at First You Don't Succeed...|If at First You Don't Succeed...]]
 
**218. [[Episode 218: All Weather Bear|All Weather Bear]]
  
**218. [[Episode 218: All Weather Bear|All Weather Bear]]
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**219. [[Episode 219: I Built That|I Built That]]
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**219. [[Episode 219: I Built That!|I Built That!]]
 
**220. [[Episode 220: Tutter's Tiny Trip|Tutter's Tiny Trip]]
  
**220. [[Episode 220: Tutter's Tiny Trip|Tutter's Tiny Trip]]
 
**221. [[Episode 221: Dance Fever!|Dance Fever!]]
  
**221. [[Episode 221: Dance Fever!|Dance Fever!]]
 
**222. [[Episode 222: Afraid Not|Afraid Not]]
  
**222. [[Episode 222: Afraid Not|Afraid Not]]
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**223. [[Episode 223: I've Gotta Be Me|I've Gotta Be Me]]
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**223. [[Episode 223: I Gotta Be Me!|I Gotta Be Me!]]
 
**224. [[Episode 224: Buggin'|Buggin']]
  
**224. [[Episode 224: Buggin'|Buggin']]
 
**225. [[Episode 225: Love Is All You Need|Love Is All You Need]]
  
**225. [[Episode 225: Love Is All You Need|Love Is All You Need]]
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==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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*[[Noel MacNeal]] - [[Bear]]<br />
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*[[Noel MacNeal]] - [[Bear]], [[Moss]]<br />
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*[[Peter Linz]] - [[Tutter]], [[Pip]], [[Jacques the Beaver]]<br />
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*[[Peter Linz]] - [[Tutter]], [[Pip]], [[Jacques the Beaver]], [[Big Old Bullfrog]], [[Jack the Dog]], [[Shadow]] (puppetry), [[Luna]], (puppetry), [[Ray the Sun]] (puppetry)<br />
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*[[Vicki Eibner]] - [[Ojo]], [[Etta Otter]], [[Grandma Flutter]]<br />
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*[[Vicki Eibner]] - [[Ojo]], [[Etta Otter]], [[Tally Otter]], [[Grandma Flutter]] (1998-2003), [[Keisha]], [[Lois]], [[Annette]]<br />
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*[[James J. Kroupa]] - [[Otto Otter]], [[Benny the Bat]], various<br />
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*[[James J. Kroupa]] - [[Otto Otter]], [[Jeremiah Tortoise]], [[Benny the Bat]], various<br />
 
*[[Tyler Bunch]] - [[Treelo]], [[Pop]], [[Doc Hogg]], [[Nick Kodiak]]<br />
  
*[[Tyler Bunch]] - [[Treelo]], [[Pop]], [[Doc Hogg]], [[Nick Kodiak]]<br />
 
*[[Jennifer Barnhart]] - [[Miss Maxwell]]<br />
  
*[[Jennifer Barnhart]] - [[Miss Maxwell]]<br />
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*[[Alice Dinnean]] - [[Grandma Flutter]]<br />
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*[[Alice Dinnean]] - [[Grandma Flutter]] (1997-1998)<br />
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*[[Geoffrey Holder]] - [[Ray the Sun]]<br />
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*[[Geoffrey Holder]] - [[Ray the Sun]] (voice)<br />
 
*[[Tim Lagasse]] - [[Jet Setter Tutter]], ensemble<br />
  
*[[Tim Lagasse]] - [[Jet Setter Tutter]], ensemble<br />
 
*[[Anney McKilligan]] - [[Rita Mouse]]<br />
  
*[[Anney McKilligan]] - [[Rita Mouse]]<br />
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Animator: [[Jim Spieler]]
  
Animator: [[Jim Spieler]]
   
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Score: [[Peter Lurye]], [[Julian Harris]]<br />
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Score: [[Peter Lurye]], [[Julian Harris]], [[Brian Woodbury]]<br />
 
Songs: [[Peter Lurye]], [[Bill Obrecht]], [[Brian Woodbury]], [[McPaul Smith]], Julian Harris, [[Bobby Lopez]], [[Jeff Marx]], [[Tyler Bunch]], [[Tony Fennel]], [[Michael Webster]], [[David Yazbek]], [[Steve Charney]], [[Jon Ludwig]], Mitchell Kriegman, Tara Mooney, [[Robert Cole]], [[Deena Cole]], [[Dave Kinnoin]], [[Billy Cobin]], [[A. Wyatt Blakemore]]
  
Songs: [[Peter Lurye]], [[Bill Obrecht]], [[Brian Woodbury]], [[McPaul Smith]], Julian Harris, [[Bobby Lopez]], [[Jeff Marx]], [[Tyler Bunch]], [[Tony Fennel]], [[Michael Webster]], [[David Yazbek]], [[Steve Charney]], [[Jon Ludwig]], Mitchell Kriegman, Tara Mooney, [[Robert Cole]], [[Deena Cole]], [[Dave Kinnoin]], [[Billy Cobin]], [[A. Wyatt Blakemore]]
   
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==External links==
  
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* [[Playhouse Disney]]: [http://disney.go.com/disneychannel/playhouse/bear/ Official Site]
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* [[Playhouse Disney|Playhouse Disney UK]]: [http://www2.disney.co.uk/DisneyChannel/playhouse/friends/bear/index.html/ Official Site]
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* [[Treehouse TV]]: [http://www.treehousetv.com/parents/tvShows/bear_in_the_big_blue_house/index.asp?showid=4 Show page]
  
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*[http://www.therapeuticchild.ca/directories/childhood_heroes/bear_in_the_big_blue_house_therapeutic_engagement.htm Bear in the Big Blue House Therapeutic Engagement]
  
 
*[http://www.tv.com/bear-in-the-big-blue-house/show/10581/summary.html TV.com Show Guide]
  
*[http://www.tv.com/bear-in-the-big-blue-house/show/10581/summary.html TV.com Show Guide]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/pipnpopotter/ Pip n Pop Otter Fansite]
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*[http://www.henson.com/bearbigbluehouse.php The Jim Henson Company]
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*[http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/bearinthebigbluehouseclub/ Yahoo! Club]
  
 
[[Category:Bear in the Big Blue House| ]]
  
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[[Category:Muppet TV Shows]]
  
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Bear in the Big Blue House logo
Premiere 1997
Finale 2002
Network Disney Channel
Seasons 4
Episodes 117
Disney's_Bear_in_the_Big_Blue_House_Behind_the_Ears

Disney's Bear in the Big Blue House Behind the Ears

Disney Channel's Behind the Ears feature

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Busybear
Treelobath
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BearInTheBigBlueHouse-BehindTheScenes

Behind the scenes

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Behind the scenes

Beartutter
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Big Bird visits the Big Blue House.

Bear in the Big Blue House is a TV series created by Mitchell Kriegman with The Jim Henson Company for Disney Channel. The show ran for four seasons, from 1997 to 2003. Eight additional fourth season episodes were broadcast in April 2006, after The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of the program.

Show Structure and Content

Bear in the Big Blue House is aimed at teaching lessons to preschool and early school-age children. In each episode, Bear explores learning concepts such as feelings, the alphabet, nature, science and more with the kids of the Big Blue House and/or out in Woodland Valley. Throughout the majority of its run, the program was seen daily on Disney Channel. Currently, it is not broadcast in the United States, but can be seen in some other markets.

At the beginning of each episode, Bear welcomes viewers to his house and tells them that he thinks they smell good. After talking with one or more of the characters, he introduces the show theme, or "Word of the Day" and sometimes sings a song about it. This segment, in the first three seasons, is often followed by one in which real kids discuss the topic of the day. Afterwards, Bear usually explores the house or valley, talking with the kids and aiding/assisting them as necessary. He will also sometimes stop to find Shadow, who shares a story related to the theme of the day. At the end of each program, Bear heads to the attic of the house and talks with his friend Luna, the moon, about the day's events. The two sing "The Goodbye Song" and notable scenes from the episode are shown in brief. Bear then shares a final thought for the day.

Sometimes, at the opening of the program, Bear will have a talk with Ray. In the fourth season of the program, Woodland Valley, the community at large, is featured much more heavily. Tutter the mouse is shown attending school, many new characters are introduced and Ray the sun and real-kids segments are no longer featured.

Episode list

Cast

Crew

Creator: Mitchell Kriegman
Producers: Erica Levin, Andy Yerkes, Mitchell Kriegman, Alex Rockwell, Brian Henson, P. Kevin Strader, Claudia Silver, Deborah Mayer, James Sabatini
Associate Directors: Phil Alcabes, Andrea Giles-Rich, Dean Gordon
Editors: Tony Breuer, Rob Hall, Marybeth Benivegna
Stage Manager: Adam Matalon

Muppet Designer: Paul Andrejco
Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop: Lara MacLean, Anney McKilligan, Andrea Detwiler, Vanessa Gifford, James Wojtal (un-credited)
Graphics Designer: Chris Renaud
Production Designer: Cabot McMullen
Art Director: David B. Ellis
Lighting Designer: Randy Nordstrom
Animator: Jim Spieler

Score: Peter Lurye, Julian Harris, Brian Woodbury
Songs: Peter Lurye, Bill Obrecht, Brian Woodbury, McPaul Smith, Julian Harris, Bobby Lopez, Jeff Marx, Tyler Bunch, Tony Fennel, Michael Webster, David Yazbek, Steve Charney, Jon Ludwig, Mitchell Kriegman, Tara Mooney, Robert Cole, Deena Cole, Dave Kinnoin, Billy Cobin, A. Wyatt Blakemore

Opening Titles Sequence and Digital Compositing by Shadow Digital
Produced by Shadow Projects and Jim Henson Television
Taped at Silver Screen Studios at Chelsea Piers, NY

See also

External links

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