The Littl' Bits — Season 1, Episode 11: The Baby Bears
Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 25 min • 1 season, 26 episodes • ★ 4.3/10
Episode synopsis
Lillibit befriend a baby bear cub that the rest of the village think is dangerous. When the villagers try to scare the bear cub off Lillibit gets angry. Her uncle Dr. Snoozabit tries to tell her that the only reason that they are trying to drive the bear from the village is for his own saftey as well as the villagers, but Lillibit won't hear any of it. She runs off with the bear cub and plays with him until his mother calls for him. She urges her ursine friend on to his mother, but is sad when he leaves. Lillibit is sad, but then someone calls her name. She turns around and sees her uncle who tells her that the village was only doing what they thought was right, and that while the bear cub is gone Lillibit isn't alone because the people of the village will always be there for her.
About The Littl' Bits
The Littl' Bits is a Japanese anime television series with 26 episodes, produced in 1980 by Tatsunoko Productions in Japan. First shown on TV Tokyo, its Saban-produced English translation was featured on the children's television station Nick Jr. from 1991 to 1995 alongside other children's anime series such as Adventures of the Little Koala, Maya the Bee, Noozles, The Mysterious Cities of Gold. Due to their similar size and naming scheme, an analogy is often drawn between the Littl' Bits and the Smurfs.