About this season
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.
Episodes (39)
1. Father Bear's Nightshirt
Aired 14 September 1997 • 30 min
While Little Bear helps Mother Bear with the laundry, Father Bear's Nightshirt flies away in the wind. When Little Bear gets it back he also gets a fish.
2. How to Scare Ghosts
Aired 14 September 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear finds a group of raccoons making music. Little Bear joins them but his parents' presence scares them away.
3. Search for Spring
Aired 14 September 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear, Duck and Cat are bothered by the long winter ask the Groundhog for Spring prediction. Spring comes earlier than they expected.
4. Mitzi's Little Monster
Aired 21 September 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear, Emily and Mitzi put up a performance using their dolls. The show is about a monster that comes to tea.
5. Simon Says
Aired 21 September 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear and his friends all play Simon Says. First Emily, then Little Bear, then Mitzi and finally Duck play as Simon.
6. Applesauce
Aired 21 September 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear, Emily and Tutu pick apples for Granny's applesauce. Little Bear gets a large apple which falls on a toad. The toad comes to Granny's for a share of applesauce.
7. The Big Bear-Sitter
Aired 27 September 1997 • 30 min
Uncle Rusty sits Little Bear in his parents absence. Little Bear's friends try to teach Rusty something about sitting.
8. The Top of the World
Aired 27 September 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear and Father Bear go with Uncle Rusty on an adventure hiking up a big mountain. By nightfall they reach the summit.
9. The Campfire Tale
Aired 27 September 1997 • 30 min
On the night of a full moon, Uncle Rusty tells Little Bear and Father Bear a tale about a small bear who wanted to take the moon with him.
10. Out of Honey
Aired 7 October 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear heads to his grandparents to get some honey while trying to keep Mitsi out of some bee trouble. Using beekeeper equipment Little Bear and his grandparents get some honey.
11. Message in a Bottle
Aired 7 October 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear catches a bottle on his rod. He dreams of meeting his mermaid friend again and doing some shell collecting. Soon he catches a large fish for stew. When he arrives back home, Father Bear returns from his fishing trip and gives Little Bear a surprise.
12. Little Bear's Sweet Tooth
Aired 7 October 1997 • 30 min
Today Little Bear and his family and friends are celebrating Harvest Day. Little Bear is more interested in the sweet foods and soon gets a stomach ache.
13. Where Lucy Went
Aired 15 October 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear and his friends have fun the tallest tree in the woods, then Lucy vanishes. Everyone thinks goblins took her away, but they find her under a large rock.
14. Monster Pudding
Aired 15 October 1997 • 30 min
Today Father Bear is not a good mood and Little Bear imagines him as a monster. Owl and Mitzy help him to make monster pudding, creating a mess in the process.
15. Under the Covers
Aired 15 October 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear can't sleep, thinking there are bedbugs. When he wakes up his parents, a tickle fight and game of bedbugs ensues, until they all get drowsy.
16. Gingerbread Cookies
Aired 21 October 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear, Emily and Granny make some gingerbread cookies. Then the cookies mysteriously run off. Little Bear and his friends chase them back to Granny's house.
17. Marbles
Aired 21 October 1997 • 30 min
Father Bear shows Little Bear how play with marbles. When Little Bear's friends play the game, Mitzi gets all the marbles, but Little Bear manages to win them back.
18. The Garden War
Aired 21 October 1997 • 30 min
A mole is tunneling in the Bear family's garden. Little Bear and No Feet set a trap, but they find out the mole is not so scary at all and they become friendly with him.
19. The Red Thread
Aired 30 October 1997 • 30 min
As Little Bear tries to retrieve Mother Bear's thread, he imagines himself the size of an ant, following the trail of the thread.
20. Princess Duck
Aired 30 October 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear and his friends try out some costumes for dress up. Duck fancies herself as a princess and they all do a parade.
21. Little Bear Meets Duck
Aired 30 October 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear and Duck reminisce the time when they first met. Duck was with a group of hen chicks and Little Bear taught her how to quack and how to fly.
22. Mother Nature
Aired 5 November 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear and Emily collect some interesting small plants from the forest. Mother Bear shows them the wonders of nature.
23. Dance Steps
Aired 5 November 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear and his friends and family wait eagerly for New Year's. They all spend most of the time dancing. By midnight Little Bear and his friends are awake to see the new year, while the grownups all sleep.
24. Who Am I?
Aired 5 November 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear and his friends play "Who Am I" giving impressions of Father Bear, No Feet, Moose and Lucy. Emily's Owl impression makes Owl feel left out until Little Bear coaxes him.
25. Emily's Birthday
Aired 11 November 1997 • 30 min
Today is Emily's 7th Birthday. Little Bear and his friends come to celebrate the party at Granny's house. Little Bear is a bit worried about Emily growing up.
26. The Great Race
Aired 11 November 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear starts up a great race with his friends. Frog gets caught in the excitement. Then Moose also joins the race. At the finish point Frog wins the race.
27. Circus for Tutu
Aired 11 November 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear and his friends start up a circus specially for Tutu. Then the otters come and become the circus clowns.
28. Clever Cricket
Aired 17 November 1997 • 30 min
Tutu brings a piece of firewood inhabited by a cricket. Granny names him Clever Cricket and he decides to settle in the house.
29. Leaves
Aired 17 November 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear starts collecting leaves and helps Grandmother Bear bake a pie. During his afternoon nap waiting for the pie to be ready, he dreams of his mother as a child. When he wakes up, he finds Mother Bear's missing maple leaf charm.
30. Big Bad Broom
Aired 17 November 1997 • 30 min
Little Bear cleans up the garden shed, while Grandfather Bear takes a nap. All this time a leaning broom is causing trouble and help for Little Bear, but he manages to clear the shed.
31. Pillow Hill
Aired 9 January 1998 • 30 min
Little Bear is ill in bed. Father Bear keeps Little Bear content and Mother Bear holds a picnic in the bedroom. At bedtime Little Bear dreams of being the giant of Pillow Hill.
32. Diva Hen
Aired 9 January 1998 • 30 min
Hen tries to sing a bit of opera, but has tone problems. Little Bear encourages her to give her best shot in front of their friends.
33. Father Bear's Little Helper
Aired 9 January 1998 • 30 min
Father Bear is so busy in the garden he can't go fishing, so Little Bear helps out by digging a new patch for Mother Bear's tomato plants.
34. I'll Be You You'll Be Me
Aired 16 January 1998 • 8 min
Little Bear pretends to be Duck and vice versa. Duck thinks its her birthday. Then Hen and Cat swap personalities. Soon everyone becomes themselves.
35. Frog In My Throat
Aired 16 January 1998 • 30 min
As Little Bear tries to yodel, he develops a sore throat. He takes the expression 'Frog in My Throat' literally. When he gets home, Mother Bear provides the cure.
36. The Puddle Jumper
Aired 16 January 1998 • 8 min
Little Bear jumps over some puddles, spoiling Duck's favorite one. Frog takes them to a large puddle. Little Bear makes the jump and is proclaimed the great Puddle Jumper.
37. Family Bath Time
Aired 23 January 1998 • 30 min
Father Bear is busy taking a bath. Little Bear joins him and they have fun and get cleaned up. Then Father Bear has Mother Bear get inside the bathtub.
38. Winter Wonderland
Aired 23 January 1998 • 30 min
Little Bear is eager to play in the coming winter. In a dream Little Bear dances, makes music, has a snowball fight, does tobogganing and goes ice skating.
39. Mitzi's Mess
Aired 23 January 1998 • 30 min
It all starts with Mitzi flying Little Bear's airplane in the house. Mitzi, Owl and Little Bear manage to make more mess and they barely hide it from Mother Bear.