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'''''Breakfast with Bear''''' was a spin-off of the popular Playhouse Disney show ''Bear in the Big Blue House''. It aired on the Disney Channel block, Playhouse Disney from June 20th, 2005<ref name="Press">[http://web.archive.org/web/20051029213727/mickeynews.com/News/DisplayPressRelease.asp_Q_id_E_5315Bear ''Breakfast with Bear'' press release.] Retrieved 21 May '17</ref> to September 15th, 2006.<ref>[https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/breakfast-with-bear Page talking about ''Breakfast with Bear'''s finale.] Retrieved 19 Feb '18</ref> Each episode had Bear travelling to different kids' homes and aiding the child "with their daily preparations, hygienical needs, games, songs, breakfast and other daily traditions."

==History==
On March 12th, 2003, the voice actress for Luna of ''Bear in the Big Blue House'', Cherlynne Thigpen passed away due to a cerebral hemorrhage.<ref>[https://blackthen.com/cherlynne-theresa-thigpen-pioneer-actress-best-known-role-chief/ Black Then article on the life of Cherlynne Thigpen.] Retrieved 14 Jun '18</ref> As this event occurred during the airing of the fourth season, eight episodes of the main series that were set to air were put on hold until 2006, creating a three-year hiatus.<ref>[https://youtu.be/bzw-gXhcYW0?t=9m22s ''Defunctland'''s video on the history of ''Bear in the Big Blue House''.] Retrieved 14 Jun '18</ref> During the hiatus, Disney Channel executive, Nancy Kanter called for a spin-off series to be made.<ref name="interview">[https://youtu.be/_Er1KOtJvjg?t=57m32s ''Defunctland'''s interview with Bear puppeteer, Noel MacNeal.] Retrieved 14 Jun '18</ref>

==Availability==
Twenty episodes in total were produced. Ten were made in New York, and another ten were made in California.<ref name="interview" /> Currently, less than half of the episodes are available on the internet. In March of 2023, user YoshiKiller2S discovered that every episode of ''Breakfast with Bear'' was encoded and shared on file-sharing platforms in the mid-2000s. Yoshi was not able to 100% confirm the group responsible, but believes it to be the former encoding group "W4F." 
 
===Episodes===
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! style="background-color:lightblue" | Episode
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Air Date
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Production Date
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status
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|1||Kayla of Poughkeepsie, NY||Jun 20th, 2005<ref name="ToughPigs">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200423080610/https://toughpigs.com/myweekbearbreakfast.htm Summaries and screencaps of the first 5 episodes] Retrieved 16 Apr '17</ref>||June 17th, 2004<ref name="Unknown">Unknown source Retrieved 19 Jul '20</ref>||[https://youtu.be/E4VEufdwvAk?t=9<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
|-
|2||Aaron||Jun 21st, 2005<ref name="ToughPigs" />||Jun 17th, 2004<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|3||Rhea||Jun 22nd, 2005<ref name="ToughPigs" />||Jun 21st, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|4||Abigail of Westport, CT||Jun 23rd, 2005<ref name="ToughPigs" />||Jun 21st, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|5||Christopher of New York City's "Big Apple Circus"||Jun 24th, 2005<ref name="ToughPigs" />||Jun 21st, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|6||Timea||???||Jun 23rd, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||[https://archive.org/details/BreakfastWithBear/Timea.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|7||Ryan of Granada Hills, CA||???||Jun 27th, 2005||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|8||Rachel Mochizuki of San Marino, CA||Jul 1st, 2005<ref name="Rachel">[https://newspaperarchive.com/san-marino-tribune-jun-23-2005-p-12 San Marino Tribune article on the filming of Rachel Mochizuki for ''Breakfast with Bear''.] Retrieved 11 Jul '18</ref>||Jun 27th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|9||Nicole||???||Jun 27th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|10||Sam||???||Jun 30th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|11||Brittany of Bronx, NY||???||Jul 5th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|12||Amanda of Oxnard, CA||???||Jul 5th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||[https://archive.org/details/BreakfastWithBear/Amanda+of+Oxnard+CA.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|13||Paige of Elmont, NY||???||Jul 12th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|14||Giavanna of West Hills, CA||???||Jul 12th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|15||Mackenzie Davis of Fallbrook, CA||Jul 18th, 2005<ref name="Mackenzie">[http://villagenews.com/entertainment/local-6-year-old-to-be-on-tv Village News article on the filming of Mackenzie Davis for ''Breakfast with Bear''.] Retrieved 19 Oct '17</ref>||Jul 12th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||[https://archive.org/details/BreakfastWithBear/Mackenzie+Davis+of+Fallbrook%2C+CA.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|16||Isa||???||Jul 19th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||[https://dai.ly/x66xlom<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|17||Rachel of Cypress, CA||Jul 22nd, 2005||Jul 19th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||[https://archive.org/details/BreakfastWithBear/Rachel+of+Cypress%2C+CA.mp4 <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|18||Jonathan at Fort Irwin National Training Center (U.S. Army Base near Barstow, CA)||???||Jul 19th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||[https://archive.org/details/BreakfastWithBear/Jonathan+at+Fort+Irwin+National+Training+Center+(US+Army+Base+near+Barstow+CA).mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|19||Chelsea & Griffin||???||Jul 25th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|20||Noah Vivanco of Northridge, CA||Jul 29th, 2005<ref name="Noah">[http://newspapers.com/newspage/96569257 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article on the filming of Noah Vivanco for ''Breakfast with Bear''.] Retrieved 19 Oct '17</ref>||Jul 25th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|}
====Episode Summaries====
All of these short summaries have been provided by a series of online sources. No plagiarism is intended.

=====Episodes 1-5=====
ToughPigs.com lists summaries for the first five episodes of ''Breakfast with Bear''.<ref name="ToughPigs" />

=====Paige of Elmont, NY<ref name="Press" />=====
5-year-old Paige shows Bear how to jump rope.

=====Rachel Mochizuki of San Marino, CA<ref name="Rachel" />=====
During breakfast, Rachel claimed she usually ate breakfast in the car with a straight face. The filming crew found it hilarious, considering one of the messages of the show is to promote healthy eating.
  
=====Mackenzie Davis of Fallbrook, CA<ref name="Mackenzie" />=====
6-year-old Mackenzie Davis, from Zion Lutheran School, visits Bear on her grandparents' farm. She teaches Bear how to pick oranges and make orange juice.

=====Noah Vivanco of Northridge, CA<ref name="Noah" />=====
Bear visits 6-year-old Noah Vivanco. He was surprised by the fact that Bear was very large. He was allowed to stay in his PJs even after his morning routine. He and Bear ate chocolate chip waffles with syrup. Bear makes a suggestion to eat healthier foods next time, such as blueberries, strawberries, and bananas.

==Videos==
===Promos===
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===Songs from ''Playhouse Disney Imagine And Learn With Music'' CD===
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==Gallery==
===Kayla of Poughkeepsie, NY===
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===Aaron===
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===Rhea===
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===Abigail of Westport, CT===
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===Christopher of New York City's "Big Apple Circus"===
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==See Also==
===Bear in the Big Blue House===
*[[Bear in the Big Blue House (found unaired pilot of Disney Channel puppet series; 1997)]]
*[[Bear in the Big Blue House (found Playhouse Disney puppet series; 1997-2006)]]

===Disney Channel===
*[[101 Dalmatians: The Series (partially found pitch pilot of Disney animated TV series based on animated film; 1996)]]
*[[The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (partially found revival of Disney variety TV series; 1989-1994)]]
*[[Amazing Animals (found Disney Channel educational animated series; 1996-1999)]]
*[[Amphibiland (found pitch pilot of "Amphibia" Disney Channel animated series; 2018)]]
*[[Arwin! (partially found pitch pilot of cancelled spin-off of "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" Disney Channel sitcom; 2007)]]
*[[Bonkers "Fall Apart Bomb Squad" (found episode of Disney Channel animated series; 1993)]]
*[[Country Club (partially lost test pilot of "Big City Greens" Disney Channel adventure-comedy animated series; 2015)]]
*[[Disney Channel Interactive (lost Dish Network game channel; late 2000s)]]
*[[Disney Channel "Disney's One Too" (partially lost "Recess" gags of TV channel block; 1999-2003)]]
*[[Disney Channel "Wand Idents" (partially found bumpers from TV channel; 2003-present)]]
*[[Disney's Coyote Tales (found Disney Channel extended version of "The Coyote's Lament" animated short; 1991)]]
*[[Disney's Doug (found episodes of animated TV series; 1996-1999)]]
*[[Dreamfinders (unproduced Disney Channel series based on "Journey Into Imagination" Epcot ride; 1983)]]
*[[Dumbo's Circus (partially found Disney Channel live-action puppet series; 1985-1986)]]
*[[Fish Hooks (partially found test pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2009)]]
*[[Going Wild with Jeff Corwin (partially found Disney Channel documentary series; 1997-1999)]]
*[[Gravity Falls (found Comic Con 2012 promo of Disney Channel animated mystery comedy series; 2012)]]
*[[Gravity Falls (found pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated mystery comedy series; 2010)]]
*[[Hannah Montana (lost production material of cancelled anime adaptation of Disney Channel teen sitcom; 2009-2010)]]
*[[Herbie the Lovebug (lost Disney Channel animated pilot; late 1990s-2000s)]]
*[[The Jersey (partially lost Disney Channel sports-themed comedy series; 1999-2004)]]
*[[J.O.N.A.S. (partially found original pilot of "Jonas" Disney Channel comedy series; 2007)]]
*[[Katbot (partially found unreleased Disney Channel animated series; 2005)]]
*[[Lizzie McGuire "Season 3" (lost production material of cancelled season of Disney Channel comedy series; 2020)]]
*[[Minnie Takes Care of Pluto (found Mickey Mouse Works animated short; 2000)]]
*[[Mousercise (partially found Disney Channel exercise series; 1983-1996)]]
*[[Mouseterpiece Theater (partially found Disney Channel cartoon compilation series; 1983-1990)]]
*[[The Owl House (found test animation of Disney Channel animated series; 2017)]]
*[[Pepper Ann (found Disney animated TV series; 1997-2000)]]
*[[Pepper Ann (partially found Nickelodeon pitch pilot of Disney animated series; 1996)]]
*[[Phineas and Ferb "Delivery of Destiny" (partially found Simon Pegg version of Disney Channel animated series episode; 2013)]]
*[[Phineas and Ferb: Spot the Diff (found Disney Channel animated special; 2008)]]
*[[The Proud Family (partially found Nickelodeon pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated sitcom; 1999)]]
*[[Recess "The Break In" (partially found pitch pilot of Disney animated TV series; 1996)]]
*[[Shooting Star Milkshake Bar (found full version of "Phineas and Ferb" song; 2008)]]
*[[Star and the Forces of Evil (found pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2011)]]
*[[Talespin (lost Phil Harris audio recordings from Disney Channel animated series; 1990)]]
*[[Teen Angel (partially found Disney Channel serial drama; 1989)]]
*[[Welcome to Pooh Corner (partially found Disney Channel live-action puppet series; 1983-1986)]]
*[[What's Stevie Thinking? (lost pitch pilot of cancelled spin-off of "Lizzie McGuire" Disney Channel comedy series; 2005)]]

===Playhouse Disney===
*[[Adventures in Nutrition with Captain Carlos (found Playhouse Disney animated short series; 2004-2007)]]
*[[The Book of Pooh (found Playhouse Disney puppet series; 2001-2004)]]
*[[Handy Manny (partially found DKP Studios pilot of Playhouse Disney CGI animated series; 2005)]]
*[[Imagination Movers (found pitch pilot of Playhouse Disney series based on children's music group; 2006)]]
*[[JoJo's Circus (partially lost Playhouse Disney stop-motion animated series; 2003-2007)]]
*[[Little Einsteins (partially found British dub of Playhouse Disney animated series; 2005-2010)]]
*[[Little Einstein (partially found pitch pilots of Playhouse Disney animated series; 2003-2004)]]
*[[My Friends Tigger & Pooh (partially found test pilots of Playhouse Disney CGI animated series; 2005/2006)]]
*[[Out of the Box (partially lost Playhouse Disney children's series; 1998-2004)]]
*[[PB&J Otter (found original credits sequences of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1998-2000)]]
*[[Playhouse Disney UK (partially found interstitial material of TV channel block; 1999-2006)]]
*[[Stanley (found pitch pilot of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1999)]]

===Disney Junior===
*[[Beverly Hills Chihuahuas (found pitch pilot of cancelled Disney Junior animated adaptation of film series; 2012)]]
*[[Jake's Team Pirate (found pitch pilot of "Jake and the Never Land Pirates" Disney Junior animated series; 2009)]]
*[[Jungle Junction (lost pitch pilots of Disney Junior CGI animated series; 2003-2008)]]

===Toon Disney===
*[[Teamo Supremo (partially lost Toon Disney animated series; 2002-2004)]]
*[[Toon News (partially found Toon Disney CGI animated interstitial series; 2004/2005)]]

===Disney XD===
*[[The 7D (found pitch pilot of Disney XD animated series; 2012)]]
*[[Billion Dollar Freshmen (lost pitch pilot of "Lab Rats" Disney XD live-action comedy series; 2010)]]
*[[Commando Crash (lost pitch pilot of cancelled spin-off of "Crash & Bernstein" Disney XD sitcom; 2014)]]
*[[DXP (partially lost Disney XD video game block; 2017)]]
*[[Power Rangers Animated Series (lost Disney XD pilot of animated adaptation of live-action superhero series; existence unconfirmed; 2007-2009)]]
*[[Very Important House (found Disney XD animated pitch pilot; 2016)]]

===Other===
*[[Green Monkeys (lost Disney animated pitch pilot; 1999)]]
*[[Kingdom Hearts (found animatic of cancelled Disney animated TV adaptation of game series; 2003)]]
*[[La Chambre Folle (lost French Disney children's TV block; 1998)]]
*[[Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (found English dub of anime series; 2015)]]
*[[The Mouse Factory (found Disney live-action/animated TV series; 1972-1973)]]
*[[Robodz (partially found Disney Toei animated TV series; 2008)]]
*[[The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show (found episodes of Disney animated TV series; 1995)]]
*[[X-Heart (partially found unreleased English dub of "X-Coração" Brazilian animated TV series; 2014)]]

==External Links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20050715000000*/http://disney.go.com/disneychannel/playhouse/breakfastbear/index.html Official website (accessible via Wayback Machine).]
*[http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Breakfast_with_Bear Disney Wiki article on ''Breakfast with Bear''.]

==References==
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[[Category:Lost puppetry]]
[[Category:Lost TV]]
[[Category:Partially found media]]