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. Duck Loses Her Quack
Aired 21 February 2000 • 30 min
As Duck tries to teach the ducklings how to quack, she loses her own. Wherever they look, the ducklings pick up other noises. Duck finds her quack when Little Bear tries.
2. Feathers In A Bunch
Aired 21 February 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear goes to play with Owl, but he's grumpy and busy just like Father Bear. Little Bear and Duck start up an act to make Owl laugh.
3. Detective Little Bear
Aired 21 February 2000 • 30 min
Grandfather Bear has lost his pocket watch. Little Bear sums up some clues to conclude a goblin took it, but at lunch he finds it hidden in a loaf of bread.
4. The Sky Is Falling
Aired 3 June 2000 • 30 min
On a windy day in Mother Bear's garden, Little Bear tells a poem about flying.
5. Father’s Day
Aired 3 June 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear's fishing trip with Father Bear ends up being a time with all his friends too.
6. Fisherman Bear’s Big Catch
Aired 3 June 2000 • 30 min
An octopus takes Fisherman Bear from Little Bear. With Mermaid's help, Little Bear retrieves him from the Octopus' tea party and finds him a new friend.
7. The Dandelion Wish
Aired 10 June 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear tries hard to catch a dandelion fluff to make a wish. Duck and Cat assist him hoping for a share of the wish until they all run into a field of dandelions.
8. The Broken Boat
Aired 10 June 2000 • 30 min
As Mother Bear prepares the table for Harvest Day, Little Bear breaks her gravy boat. Little Bear's friends try to fix it, but Father Bear has the answer.
9. Duck Takes The Cake
Aired 10 June 2000 • 30 min
Hen has so much to do, that Duck helps her for the tea party. Duck takes Hen's requests too literally. He still manages to start the tea party.
10. Magic Lemonade
Aired 20 June 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear makes some sour lemonade which he imagines is magic. His friends feel better from the heat after drinking the lemonade.
11. Silly Billy
Aired 20 June 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear tries to get Father Bear to stay in a perfect posture for his picture, but Father Bear is in a silly mood. Still Little Bear gets his picture done.
12. Good Night Little Bear
Aired 20 June 2000 • 30 min
It's bedtime, but Little Bear wants to ensure he stays awake. After some excitement, Little Bear and his parents finally get tired enough to go to bed.
13. First Frost
Aired 27 November 2000 • 30 min
While assisting Mother and Father Bear with their chores, Little Bear anticipates the winter arrival of "Old Frost".
14. Hello Snow
Aired 27 November 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear, Duck, Owl and Cat dream of winter's arrival, and sing to the clouds to make the snow fall.
15. Duck And The Winter Moon
Aired 27 November 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear and Duck set off into the night sky to inform the moon that its brightness is keeping them awake.
16. Little Bear Talks To Himself
Aired 17 July 2000 • 30 min
Finding nobody at home and lacking company, Little Bear begins talking to himself, to the great astonishment of his friends. When he finds them hiding in a bush he rejoins them.
17. Who Do I Look Like
Aired 17 July 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear sees some resemblances in himself to his parents and grandparents when they tell him he is in some ways like them.
18. Mister Nobody
Aired 17 July 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear's parents have lost their belongings and imagine Mr. Nobody is behind this. Little Bear is in fact that imaginary mischief-maker.
19. I Can Do That
Aired 24 July 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear mimics the actions of other animals, exchanging a lot of imitations with No Feet.
20. Pied Piper Little Bear
Aired 24 July 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear practices playing the flute being taught a lesson by Grandfather Bear. The music gets the attention of some mice in the attic and Little Bear and Grandfather Bear lead out into the forest.
21. The Big Swing
Aired 24 July 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear and Emily play on a swing then switch to playing Princess, before returning to the swing by nightfall.
22. The Greatest Show In The World
Aired 11 September 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear and friends perform a circus act in the forest.
23. Lucky Little Bear
Aired 11 September 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear, Duck, Owl and Cat attempt to find Little Bear's lost lucky clover. Later he realizes that his luck isn't within a clover, but is in the friendships he shares.
24. Little Bear’s Tall Tale
Aired 11 September 2000 • 30 min
During a camping trip, everyone takes turns adding onto Little Bear's scary story about a monster.
25. Opposites Day
Aired 29 May 2001 • 30 min
When Little Bear wakes up on the wrong side of the bed, he decides to do impractical opposite things. Little Bear's friends quickly get the idea and play along.
26. Wish Upon A Star
Aired 29 May 2001 • 30 min
As Little Bear waits for the moon to come, he and Mother Bear wish upon the evening star. Little Bear finally sees the moon during his bedtime.
27. Sleepy Head Monster
Aired 29 May 2001 • 30 min
This morning Little Bear doesn't get up at first, but then he pretends he is the Sleepy Head Monster. When his parents play the game they get tired and fall asleep in Little Bear's bed.
28. Little Bear’s Favorite Tree
Aired 30 May 2001 • 30 min
Little Bear spends some time with his favorite oak tree. Some Blue Jays settle on it. By autumn the tree is blown down.
29. Something Old, Something New
Aired 30 May 2001 • 30 min
Little Bear, Emily, Duck and the ducklings look for special things for Lucy and Fisherman Bear's wedding.
30. In A Little While
Aired 30 May 2001 • 30 min
Father Bear and Mother Bear are pretty busy and Little Bear gets tired of waiting. Eventually Little Bear teaches Father Bear what it is to be patient.
31. We’re Lost
Aired 31 May 2001 • 30 min
On a hot day, Little Bear imagines himself and Duck lost from the North Pole. After a lot of fun in the snow, they go back to the warmer summer outside their imagination.
32. Little Little Bear
Aired 31 May 2001 • 30 min
Little Bear meets a young raccoon who mimics his actions, getting the name Little Little Bear. Together they play games until the raccoon family arrives.
33. Duck’s Big Catch
Aired 31 May 2001 • 30 min
Having caught nothing, Little Bear, Owl and Duck sail out on the lake. In the middle of a storm, a whale swallows them and they escape out of the blowhole.
34. Scares Everyone
Aired 11 September 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear makes himself a leafy mask. With it, he scares his friends. Little Bear then makes a crown for Mother Bear.
35. The One That Got Away
Aired 11 September 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear tries to catch a large fish, which gets away. He visits Captain Buckle's pirate ship and the Mermaid gives him a conch to call the fish.
36. Where Are Little Bear’s Crayons
Aired 11 September 2000 • 30 min
Little Bear is looking for his crayons to draw the sunset. By the time he finds all his crayons, the night has come.
37. How To Love A Porcupine
Aired 1 July 2001 • 30 min
Little Bear and Duck play with a porcupine all the while trying not to get pricked by her quills, but the porcupine finds another one to play with.
38. Houseboat For Duck
Aired 1 July 2001 • 30 min
With so many frogs keeping Duck awake late at night, Little Bear makes her a houseboat. Duck doesn't like the houseboat, but all the frogs do.
39. How Little Bear Met Owl
Aired 21 June 2001 • 30 min
Little Bear tells his parents a bedtime story about the first time he met Owl when he was looking at the moon and they shared their interests in the nighttime.