Little Bear (1995)

Adventure · Animation · Comedy

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.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (5,304 votes)
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1995)

8.71 avg 16 episodes 9.3 → 9.2 25 min avg

U-shaped

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Little Bear and the Rainstorm Night (Pilot)	9.3	11
1	What Will Little Bear Wear?/Hide and Seek/Little Bear Goes to the Moon	8.6	33
2	Birthday Soup/Polar Bear/Gone Fishing	8.7	24
3	Up All Night/Little Bear's Bath/Father Bear Comes Home	8.3	31
4	A Flu/Exploring/Fishing with Father Bear	8.8	20
5	Little Bear's Wish/Little Bear's Shadow/A Present for Mother Bear	8.3	19
6	To Grandmother's House/Grandfather Bear/Mother Bear's Robin	8.9	19
7	Hiccups/Date with Father Bear/Pudding Hill	8.5	18
8	Little Bear's Mermaid/Father's Flying Flapjacks/Maracas	8.5	19
9	A Family Portrait/Little Bear's New Friend/Emily's Visit	8.8	18
10	Duck, Baby-Sitter/Little Bear's Band/Hop Frog Pond	9.0	26
11	Little Bear and the Wind/The Goblin Story/Not Tired	9.0	20
12	Grandfather's Attic/Little Bear's Egg/Party at Owl's House	8.5	22
13	The Rain Dance Play/Your Friend, Little Bear/Fall Dream	8.8	19
14	Little Bear, the Magician/Doctor Little Bear/Bigger Little Bear	8.2	19
15	Little Bear's Trip to the Stars/Little Bear's Surprise/Little Bear and the North Pole	9.2	19

Season 2 (1996)

8.73 avg 14 episodes 7.8 → 8.7 25 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Little Bear Meets No Feet/The Campout/Emily's Balloon	7.8	17
2	Cat's Shortcut/Little Bear's Bad Day/Captain Little Bear	8.7	17
3	Building a House for Emily/Emily Returns/Little Sherlock Bear	8.2	15
4	Little Bear's Tooth/Little Red Riding Hood/Little Bear and the Cupcakes	8.5	14
5	Snowball Fight/Winter Solstice/Snowbound	9.4	23
6	Little Bear's Garden/Prince Little Bear/A Painting for Emily	8.9	14
7	Follow the Leader/Little Scarecrow Bear/Little Bear and the Baby	8.8	16
8	Rafting on the River/Little Bear's Kite/Night of the Full Moon	8.9	14
9	Auntie Hen/Play Ball/Lucy's Okay	9.0	15
10	Between Friends/The Blueberry Picnic/Lucy Needs a Friend	8.9	16
11	Picnic on Pudding Hill/Little Bear's Walkabout/Secret Friend	9.1	14
12	Owl's Dilemma/School for Otters/Spring Cleaning	8.4	14
13	Whale of a Tale/Mitzi Arrives/Granny's Old Flying Rug	8.9	17
14	Little Bear Sing a Song/A House for Mitzi/Up a Tree	8.7	15

Season 3 (1997)

8.21 avg 13 episodes 7.3 → 8.4 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Father Bear's Nightshirt/How to Scare Ghosts/Search for Spring	7.3	17
2	Mitzi's Little Monster/Simon Says/Applesauce	8.4	13
3	The Big Bear Sitter/The Top of the World/The Campfire Tale	8.4	15
4	Out of Honey/Message in a Bottle/Little Bear's Sweet Tooth	8.7	15
5	Where Lucy Went/Monster Pudding/Under the Covers	7.1	17
6	Gingerbread Cookies/Marbles/The Garden War	8.2	16
7	The Red Thread/Princess Duck/Little Bear Meets Duck	8.2	18
8	Mother Nature/Dance Steps/Who Am I?	8.6	13
9	Emily's Birthday/The Great Race/Circus for Tutu	8.5	14
10	Clever Cricket/Leaves/Big Bad Broom	8.5	17
11	Pillow Hill/Diva Hen/Father Bear's Little Helper	8.1	16
12	I'll Be You, You'll Be Me/Frog in My Throat/The Puddle Jumper	8.3	17
13	Family Bath Time/Winter Wonderland/Mitzi's Mess	8.4	20

Season 4 (1999)

8.40 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 8.9 25 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Moonlight Serenade/Caterpillars/Goblin Night	8.0	26
2	Sleep Over/Sandcastles/Happy Anniversary	8.0	13
3	The April Fool/Balloon Heads/Mother Bear's Button	8.6	13
4	Little Bear and the Ice Boat/Baby Deer/Invisible Little Bear	8.7	15
5	Valentines Day/Thinking of Mother Bear/I Spy	8.7	15
6	Blue Feather/Thunder Monster/Duck Soup	7.4	18
7	Little White Skunk/Mother's Day/Little Footprint	9.1	17
8	Rainy Day Friends/Little Goblin Bear/Picnic on the Moon	8.2	14
9	Little Bear and the Sea Monster/Hat Parade/Finding Fisherman Bear	8.4	13
10	The Painting/The Kiss/The Wedding	8.9	28

Season 5 (2000)

8.65 avg 13 episodes 8.1 → 9.5 25 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Duck Loses Her Quack/Feathers in a Bunch/Detective Little Bear	8.1	14
2	The Sky Is Falling/Father's Day/Fisherman Bear's Big Catch	9.3	12
3	The Dandelion Wish/The Broken Boat/Duck Takes the Cake	8.5	13
4	Magic Lemonade/Silly Billy/Goodnight, Little Bear	7.0	13
5	First Frost/Hello Snow/Duck and the Winter Moon	9.1	16
6	Little Bear Talks to Himself/Who Do I Look Like?/Mister Nobody	8.0	13
7	I Can Do That/Pied Piper Little Bear/The Big Swing	9.0	10
8	The Greatest Show in the World/Lucky Little Bear/Little Bear's Tall Tale	8.8	13
9	Opposites Day/Wish upon a Star/Sleepy Head Monster	8.4	13
10	Little Bear's Favorite Tree/Something Old Something New/In a Little While	9.3	11
11	We're Lost/Little, Little Bear/Duck's Big Catch	9.0	14
12	Little Bear Scares Everyone/The One that Got Away/Where Are Little Bear's Crayons?	8.4	13
13	How to Love a Porcupine/A Houseboat for Duck/How Little Bear Met Owl	9.5	16