Good Bye Bear in the Big Blue House

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EPISODE GUIDE CHARACTERS • MORE
Premiere	October 20, 1997
Finale	April 28, 2006
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

Big Bird visits the Big Blue House: "When the first season was shot upstairs from Sesame, Caroll snuck Bird upstairs."^[1]

Bear in the Big Blue House is a TV series that ran for four seasons, from 1997 to 2003. The show was developed by Mitchell Kriegman with The Jim Henson Company for Disney Channel. Eight additional fourth season episodes were broadcast in April 2006, after The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of the program. Reruns continued to air until May 6, 2007.^[2] In 2005, during its hiatus, the series was followed by a programming block titled Breakfast with Bear, featuring Bear visiting the homes of real-life children.

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 the Good Morning song and real-kids segments are no longer featured.

Episode list

Season 1 (1997)
- 101. Home Is Where the Bear Is
- 102. Water, Water Everywhere
- 103. Mouse Party
- 104. Shape of a Bear
- 105. Picture of Health
- 106. Share, Bear
- 107. Why Bears Can't Fly
- 108. Falling for Fall
- 109. What's in the Mail, Today?
- 110. Dancin' the Day Away
- 111. A Wagon of a Different Color
- 112. Dirt, I Love You So!
- 113. Music to My Ears
- 114. All Connected
- 115. Summer Cooler
- 116. The Big Little Visitor
- 117. A Winter's Nap
- 118. Working Like a Bear
- 119. Magic in the Kitchen
- 120. Spring Fever
- 121. A Plant Grows in Bear's House
- 122. Eat, Drink Juice and Be Merry
- 123. Need a Little Help Today
- 124. Lost Thing
- 125. Listen Up!
- 126. Friends for Life
Season 2 (1998)
- 201. Ooh Baby, Baby
- 202. Raiders of the Lost Cheese
- 203. The Big Sleep
- 204. Clear as a Bell
- 205. Good Times
- 206. You Learn Something New Every Day
- 207. Back to Nature
- 208. The Ojolympics
- 209. The Great Pretender
- 210. It's All in Your Head
- 211. Oops, My Mistake
- 212. Bear's Birthday Bash
- 213. Picture This
- 214. The Big Blue Housecall
- 215. Change Is in the Air
- 216. Look What I Made
- 217. If at First You Don't Succeed...
- 218. All Weather Bear
- 219. I Built That!
- 220. Tutter's Tiny Trip
- 221. Dance Fever!
- 222. Afraid Not
- 223. I Gotta Be Me!
- 224. Buggin'
- 225. Love Is All You Need
- 226. It's a Mystery to Me
- 227. As Different as Day and Night
- 228. Grandparents Just Want to Have Fun
- 229. The Way I Feel Today
- 230. You Go, Ojo!
- 231. Scientific Bear
- 232. Boys Will Be Boys
- 233. I Was Just Thinking
- 234. Wish You Were Here
- 235. And to All a Good Night
- 236. Call It a Day
- 237. We Did It Our Way
- 238. What's the Story?
- 239. When You've Got to Go!
Season 3 (1999)
- 301. Friends at Play
- 302. Nothing to Fear
- 303. Lost and Found
- 304. The Senseless Detectives
- 305. Halloween Bear
- 306. You Never Know
- 307. It's All About You
- 308. Woodland House Wonderful
- 309. I've Got Your Number
- 310. What's Mine Is Yours
- 311. Bear's Secret Cave
- 312. Smellorama
- 313. I For-Got Rhythm!?
- 314. Wait for Me
- 315. Morning Glory
- 316. That Healing Feeling
- 317. The Tutter Family Reunion
- 318. Bats are People Too
- 319. Words, Words, Words
- 320. Let's Get Interactive
- 321. The Yard Sale
- 322. The Best Thanksgiving Ever
- 323. Read My Book
- 324. Go to Sleep
- 325. A Berry Bear Christmas (1)
- 326. A Berry Bear Christmas (2)
Season 4 (2002)
- 401. Welcome to Woodland Valley (1)
- 402. Welcome to Woodland Valley (2)
- 403. Step By Step
- 404. First Day at Mouse School
- 405. Rockin' Rocko
- 406. When Harry Met Hallie
- 407. Show and Tell
- 408. Tutter Gathers Some Moss
- 409. History, Herstory, Bearstory
- 410. At the Old Bear Game
- 411. The Amazing Skippy
- 412. Let's Hit the Road
- 413. Great Ball of Firefighters
- 414. Appreciation Day
- 415. Show Your Stuff
- 416. Grandma Flutter's 100th Birthday
- 417. The View from You
- 418. To Clean or Not to Clean
- 419. The Great Bandini
- 420. Volunteers of Woodland Valley
- 421. Big Blue Home of the Brave
- 422. A Trip to the General Store
- 423. Tutter's First Big Sleepover Bash
- 424. A Strange Bird
- 425. Let It Go
- 426. This Is Your Life, Bear

see also: unaired pilot

Cast

Noel MacNeal - Bear, Moss, Billy
Peter Linz - Tutter, Pip, Jacques the Beaver, Big Old Bullfrog, Jack the Dog (season 4), Shadow (puppetry), Luna (puppetry), Ray the Sun (puppetry)
Vicki Kenderes-Eibner - Ojo, Etta Otter, Tally Otter, Grandma Flutter (1998-2003), Keisha, Lois, Annette
James J. Kroupa - Otto Otter, Jeremiah Tortoise, Benny the Bat, various
Tyler Bunch - Treelo, Pop, Doc Hogg, Rocko
Jennifer Barnhart - Miss Maxwell (credited in season 4)
Lynne Thigpen - Luna (voice)
Tara Mooney - Shadow (voice)
Geoffrey Holder - Ray the Sun (voice)

Additional Performers

Dave Goelz - Jack the Dog ("A Berry Bear Christmas" two-parter)
Eric Jacobson - Harry the Duck, Yukker Tutter (credited in "Welcome to Woodland Valley" two-parter)
Stephanie D'Abruzzo - Juner
Alice Dinnean - Grandma Flutter (1997-1998)
Tim Lagasse - Jet Setter Tutter, ensemble
Rick Lyon
Amanda Maddock
Jim Martin
Anney McKilligan - Rita Mouse
Alison Mork
Carmen Osbahr - Ursa (voice)
John Tartaglia
Matt Vogel - Ursa (puppetry)
Victor Yerrid - Cousin Whiner, various

Guest Voices

Whoopi Goldberg - Edwina Badger
Gilbert Gottfried - Big Possum
Brad Garrett - Little Possum

Crew

Creator: Mitchell Kriegman
Producers: Erica Levin, Andy Yerkes, Mitchell Kriegman, Alex Rockwell, Brian Henson, P. Kevin Strader, Claudia Silver, Deborah Mayer, James Sabatini
Directors: Mitchell Kriegman, Dean Gordon, Hugh Martin, Richard Fernandes, Tom Guadarrama, Lisa Simon, Jim Martin, Chuck Vinson, Noel MacNeal
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 (uncredited)
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, Andrew 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

Sources

↑ Noel MacNeal on Facebook, October 18, 2018 (private post)
↑ https://www.newspapers.com/image/511128677/

External links

TV.com Show Guide
The Jim Henson Company via The Wayback Machine

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