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Genre: |
Preschool animation |
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Created by: |
Else Holmelund Minarik |
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Starring: |
Kristin Fairlie |
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Theme Music Composer: |
Rowland Lee |
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Number of Seasons: |
5 |
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Number of episodes: |
65 (195 segments) |
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Running Time: |
24 minutes |
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Production Company(s): |
Wild Things Productions |
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Original Network: |
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Original Run: |
November 6, 1995 - November 7, 2003 |
Little Bear is an educational television series that was originally made from 1995 to 2003. It is based on the Little Bear series of books, which were written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Originally produced by Nelvana, it currently airs on Treehouse TV in Canada and Nick Jr. in the United States. It was first shown in the UK on the CBBC, and a part of BBC Toy Box video collection in the late 90s. It was also shown on Nick Jr. UK and now airs on Tiny Pop. A direct-to-video/DVD full-length feature film was also created before the series ended.
Cast
- Little Bear - Kristin Fairlie
- Emily - Jennifer Martini
- Owl - Amos Crawley
- Duck - Tracy Ryan
- Cat - Andrew Sabiston
- Hen - Elizabeth Hanna
- No Feet - Rick Jones
- Mother Bear - Janet-Laine Green
- Father Bear - Dan Hennessey
- Grandmother Bear - Diane D'Aquila
- Grandfather Bear - Sean McCann
- Rusty Bear - George Buza
- Granny - Kay Hawtrey
- Tutu - Tara Strong
- Lucy - N/A
- Mitzi - Ashley Taylor
Trivia
- In Canada, Little Bear was adapted into a live theatrical show, "Little Bear: Winter Tales" which originally toured across Canada in 2007, and returned in late 2009.
- It has been rebroadcast on many channels, including ABC and ABC2 (Australia), RTÉ (Ireland), TV2 (New Zealand) and Children's BBC (UK). In the United States, the show aired on Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and Noggin, as well as on CBS during the Nick on CBS block from September 16, 2000, to September 8, 2001.
- Almost every episode opens and closes with a circle foreground, including the theme song. "Exploring" is the only segment not to end with a circle foreground.
- The end credits are the only things not to have any circle foregrounds on the show.
