Episode 1
What Will Little Bear Wear?
8m
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.
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Directed by Raymond JafeliceWritten by Neena Beber
TV series
Little Bear
1995TV-Y5 seasons7.0 / 10
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Hide and Seek
8m
Little Bear and his friends play hide and seek. Being the seeker is a little bit hard for Duck so Little Bear assists her.
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Directed by Raymond JafeliceWritten by Neena Beber
Episode 3
Little Bear Goes to the Moon
8m
Little Bear is disappointed he can't fly to the moon. When he tries, he thinks the Moon is just like the Earth.
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Directed by Raymond JafeliceWritten by Neena Beber
Episode 4
Birthday Soup
8m
It is Little Bear's birthday, but he thinks his mother has forgotten. Little Bear's friends come over, while he makes his own birthday soup.
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Directed by Raymond JafeliceWritten by Suzanne Collins
Episode 5
Polar Bear
8m
When Little Bear comes to paint Hen's house, he gets covered in white paint. Little Bear thinks he's a polar bear from the North Pole until Mother Bear gives him a bath.
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Episode 6
Gone Fishing
8m
Little Bear goes fishing with Owl. Fishing is hard work for Little Bear that he falls asleep and dreams about big game fishing.
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Written by Peter Parnell
Episode 7
Up All Night
8m
Little Bear wants to stay up all night to see the sunrise. Mother Bear finally allows him, but he falls asleep and dreams about the sunrise.
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Written by Suzanne Colins
Episode 8
Little Bear's Bath
8m
After getting muddy, Little Bear takes a bath. He imagines himself in the deep ocean meeting a mermaid while his father is fishing.
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Written by Peter Hume
Episode 9
Father Bear Comes Home
8m
Father Bear is returning home today. Little Bear invites his friends to see him coming and Father Bear has presents for everyone.
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Episode 10
A Flu
8m
Little Bear wakes up with flu and has to stay in bed all day. His friends to come and try to help him. The next morning Little Bear is all better so that he and Mother Bear can do some housework.
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Written by Peter Parnell
Episode 11
Exploring
8m
Little Bear, Duck and Cat explore the forest to find a landmark where the Bear parents went together. Along the way, they stumble into Skunk's den.
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Episode 12
Fishing with Father Bear
8m
Little Bear and Father Bear go fishing together and its Little Bear's first time riding a boat. They soon get their big catch.
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Written by Peter Hume
Episode 13
Little Bear's Wish
8m
Little Bear makes a wish from a star. He dreams of wonderful fantasies as he makes wish after wish. Then Mother Bear tells him a bedtime story.
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Written by Peter Parnell
Episode 14
Little Bear's Shadow
8m
Little Bear is bored today without any of his friends to play with. He amuses himself by playing with his own shadow.
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Written by Peter Parnell
Episode 15
A Present for Mother Bear
8m
Today is Mother Bear's birthday, but Little Bear forgot to get a present. His friends also have presents to give to Mother Bear.
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Episode 16
To Grandmother's House
8m
Little Bear visits his grandparents' house. Along the way he and his friends eat all the gifts that were meant for Grandmother.
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Episode 17
Grandfather Bear
8m
Little Bear and Grandfather Bear spend the day together. At first Grandfather feels energetic but after lunch he takes a rest.
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Episode 18
Mother Bear's Robin
8m
Grandmother Bear tells Little Bear a story about Mother Bear who raised a baby robin that was separated from its nest. When the robin grew up, Mother Bear set it free.
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Episode 19
Hiccups
8m
Little Bear's friends come to play at his house, but the Bear parents want them to stay quiet. Little Bear then develops hiccups and his friends and Mother Bear try everything.
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Episode 20
Date with Father Bear
8m
It is the morning of Father Bear's play date with Little Bear, except that he's fast asleep or so Little Bear thinks.
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Episode 21
Pudding Hill
8m
Little Bear and Father Bear go hiking through the country to go camping. Little Bear meets some beavers who take him to see Pudding Hill and join in the camping.
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Episode 22
Little Bear's Mermaid
8m
Little Bear and his parents and friends go to the lake for a picnic. As Little Bear swims by himself, he spots and meets a mermaid.
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Episode 23
Father's Flying Flapjacks
8m
Little Bear and Father Bear prepare a surprise breakfast for Mother Bear. They have a lot of fun making Flying Flapjacks.
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Episode 24
Maracas
8m
While Little Bear and his parents remove some old stuff, they look at their memoirs especially a pair of maracas. Little Bear's friends misunderstand the origin of the maracas.
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Episode 25
Family Portrait
8m
Little Bear invites his friends to see Father Bear's camera. Little Bear uses up most of the film, but Father Bear manages to take a picture of all the family and friends.
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Episode 26
Little Bear's New Friend
8m
Little Bear meets a girl Emily with her doll Lucy. Together they go through the forest and find Emily's parents at a camp-site. Then Little Bear returns home.
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Episode 27
Emily's Visit
8m
Emily comes to visit Little Bear and they play Dress Up, Fishing and having a Wedding. Then Emily, Little Bear and Owl come to lunch.
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Episode 28
Duck, Babysitter
8m
Emily goes on a picnic to meet Little Bear's friends. Duck has brought her mischievous ducklings. Little Peep goes missing then rejoins the others.
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Episode 29
Little Bear's Band
8m
Mother Bear is preparing for her parents' 50th marriage anniversary. The gramophone breaks, so Little Bear forms a band for the party.
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Episode 30
Hop Frog Pond
8m
It is near Emily's leaving time, so she and all her friends go to Hop Frog Pond. They have a great time swimming with the frogs and otters.
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Episode 31
Little Bear and the Wind
8m
Little Bear gets scared from loud creaking caused by strong wind. Mother Bear comforts him with a story about Father Bear and the Wind.
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Episode 32
The Goblin Story
8m
Little Bear fibs to Grandfather Bear about a goblin eating some blueberries and Grandfather Bear tells Little Bear a story about a scaredy goblin.
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Episode 33
Not Tired
8m
Little Bear is so interested in his Goldbergian track that he tires himself out and after completing his invention, falls fast asleep.
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Episode 34
Grandfather's Attic
8m
Little Bear helps Grandfather Bear to clean out some things from the attic. The items in the attic bring back the memories and Grandfather Bear considers keeping everything.
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Episode 35
Little Bear's Egg
8m
As Little Bear and Emily pick fruit, they come across a stray robin egg. They manage find its mother and put it back in the nest moments before it hatches.
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Episode 36
Party at Owl's House
8m
Owl decides to throw a 'Because Party' for Emily. As the party starts, Mother and Father Bear join in.
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Episode 37
The Rain Dance Play
8m
Little Bear and his friends perform a Rain-Dance Play, hoping that will make it rain. And sure enough it really does after the play.
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Episode 38
Your Friend, Little Bear
8m
Today Little Bear is pretty distressed that Emily is leaving to go back to school. With the new pen Emily gave him, he soon learns to write a letter to Emily.
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Episode 39
Fall Dream
8m
Little Bear falls asleep after hard work and dreams he is with his friends playing in a pumpkin patch. Emily comes over for a weekend visit.
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Episode 40
Little Bear the Magician
8m
Because of his eating habits, Mother Bear jokingly convinces Little Bear he's a magician. Owl tries to prove Little Bear wrong.
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Episode 41
Doctor Little Bear
8m
Little Bear plays being a doctor when Mother Bear catches a chill then takes over doing the laundry. Little Bear's friends show concern for Mother Bear.
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Episode 42
Bigger Little Bear
8m
Little Bear is excited becoming bigger as he grows up. Not satisfied with his growth rate, he dreams of being a giant bear, which has its disadvantages.
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Episode 43
Little Bear's Trip to the Stars
8m
On a fishing trip with Father Bear, Little Bear takes an interest in the night sky. Then he dreams a fantastic trip to the stars.
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Episode 44
Little Bear's Surprise
8m
Little Bear tries to construct his own object out of wood using Father Bear's tools. Then his friends come to help and they end building a lemonade stand.
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Episode 45
Little Bear and the North Pole
8mfinale
Little Bear goes on a journey to the North Pole, taking Duck with him. Their journey ends at a pole in the ground.
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More about Little Bear
Cast
Kristin FairlieLittle Bear (voice)
Jennifer MartiniEmily (voice)
Amos CrawleyOwl (voice)
Tracy RyanDuck (voice)
Andrew SabistonCat (voice)
Elizabeth HannaHen (voice)
Janet-Laine GreenMother Bear (voice)
Dan HennesseyFather Bear (voice)Credits
- Created by
- Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak, Bob Boyle
- Written by
- Peter Parnell, Neena Beber, Peter Hume, Suzanne Collins, Suzanne Colins
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 195
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NickelodeonUnited States- Hong Guang Animation (Su Zhou)China
- Wild Things Productions
NelvanaCanada
CBCCanada- Ontario Film Investment Program
Themes
anthropomorphic animal
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