Little Bear (TV series)

Did You Know?

• The series' theme tune in Canada is Franz Schubert's Allegro vivace from his Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major.
• The American broadcast used a separate opening theme composed by Arnold Black.
• The film's song 'Great Big World' was nominated for Best Original Song at the 2001 Video Premiere Awards.

Characters

Little Bear, voiced by Kristin Fairlie, is a six-year-old grizzly bear cub who is friendly, smart, curious, and imaginative. He lives in a stucco, wood, cabined, plaster and brick house with his parents, and his catchphrase is "Hmmmm... Interesting!" Duck, voiced by Tracy Ryan, is a female duck with yellow feathers, an orange beak, and a long neck.

She is slow yet smart, often landing in comical situations, and lives in a nest. Duck was hatched among chicks due to mixed-up eggs, and Little Bear taught her to fly. Cat, voiced by Andrew Sabiston, is a laidback tuxedo cat who enjoys prowling at night, playing tricks, and eating. He often leads his friends through shortcuts and says "Boo!"

Hen, voiced by Elizabeth Hanna, is a fussy, feisty hen who lives in a large chicken coop. She is classy and sophisticated, fond of cleanliness and opera, though not skilled at singing it. Owl, voiced by Amos Crawley, is a male owl who is sometimes pompous yet sensible, living in a treehouse. He enjoys reading and will only join games that are logical and rational.

Telecast and home media

In Canada, Little Bear aired on CBC Television on Saturdays at 8 a.m. and on weekday mornings during the preschool block CBC Playground until 2007. Treehouse TV aired the show from 1998 to 2010. In the United States, the series premiered on Nickelodeon at noon on November 6, 1995, with the last new episode on June 1, 2001, and the final repeat on December 25, 2002. CBS aired the show on Saturday mornings from September 16, 2000, to September 15, 2001.

Noggin aired repeats from 2001 to 2009, and the Nick Jr. Channel from 2009 to 2018. Internationally, the series aired on ABC and ABC2 in Australia, RTÉ in Ireland, TV2 in New Zealand, and CBBC and CBeebies in the United Kingdom. On December 15, 2014, Corus Entertainment released all seasons and the movie free on the Official Little Bear YouTube channel. In 2015, the show was added to the Noggin app, and in January 2021 it was added to Paramount+.

Numerous home video releases were issued by Paramount Home Entertainment, including compilations such as Meet Little Bear (1997), Winter Tales (1997), and The Little Bear Movie (2001).