Bear in the Big Blue House
A gentle bear helps friends learn life skills.
Bear in the Big Blue House is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool block. It was produced by Shadow Projects and Jim Henson Television, and premiered on October 20, 1997. The show is now owned by the Muppets Studio, a Disney subsidiary, and is available to stream on Disney+.
Quick Facts
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- Genre
- Children's television series
- Creator
- Mitchell Kriegman
- Developer
- The Jim Henson Company
- Company
- Shadow Projects; Jim Henson Television
- Executive producers
- Mitchell Kriegman
- Brian Henson (Seasons 1–3)
- Alex Rockwell (Seasons 2–4)
- Producer
- Richard A. Fernandes
- Location
- Kaufman Astoria Studios (1997–1999); Silver Screen Studios (2002–2006)
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The word 'Luna' means 'Moon' in Italian, Spanish, and Latin.
- Lynne Thigpen was posthumously nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for voicing Luna.
- The show aired internationally on Treehouse TV and TVOKids in Canada.
Plot
Bear lives in the Big Blue House and cares for his friends Ojo, Tutter, Treelo, otters Pip and Pop, and storyteller Shadow. Their adventures involve solving problems, sharing, cooperating, and developing social and life skills. Each episode opens with a welcome song and Bear detecting a scent in the viewers. A theme such as sleep or Thanksgiving is explored, with songs and jokes, and Shadow often narrates a shadow-puppet segment. The episode closes with Bear and Luna the Moon singing the goodbye song.
Characters
Bear, performed by Noel MacNeal, is the large, kind anthropomorphic bear who serves as caregiver to the other characters; he was designed by Paul Andrejco. Ojo, performed by Vicki Eibner, is a curious red bear cub with a wild imagination, designed and built by Paul Andrejco. Tutter, performed by Peter Linz, is a small light blue mouse who loves cheese and lives in a mousehole in Bear's kitchen, designed and built by Paul Andrejco. Treelo, performed by Tyler Bunch, is a white, blue, and green playful lemur who loves to dance, designed by Paul Andrejco and built by Kip Rathke. Pip and Pop, performed by Peter Linz and Tyler Bunch, are purple otter twins living in the otter pond, designed by Paul Andrejco. Ray the Sun, operated by Peter Linz and voiced by Geoffrey Holder, appears from Season 2, sometimes telling Bear the weather. Shadow, performed by Peter Linz and voiced by Tara Mooney, is a laughing shadow girl who tells stories. Luna the Moon, operated by Peter Linz and voiced by Lynne Thigpen, discusses the episode's theme with Bear and sings the goodbye song; she was designed by Paul Andrejco and built by Ed Christie. Grandma Flutter, performed by Alice Dinnean (1997–1998) then Vicki Eibner (1998–2003), is Tutter's grandmother who does the Grandma Mambo.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes of Bear in the Big Blue House are there?
Bear in the Big Blue House has 118 episodes across 4 seasons.
When did Bear in the Big Blue House end?
Bear in the Big Blue House last aired on 28 April 2006.
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