Bear in the Big Blue House (found Playhouse Disney puppet series; 1997-2006)
Bear in the Big Blue House was a puppet TV series made by the Jim Henson Company for Playhouse Disney. The show debuted in 1997 and ended in 2006.
The show aired episodes regularly until 2003, when the actress for the character Luna, Lynne Thigpen, had suddenly died, and the show was put on hiatus. In the meantime, Breakfast with Bear aired in its place.
The show returned in 2006 and aired its last 8 episodes. Despite airing in 2006, only one of these episodes has been found in English.
Premise
The show focused on the adventures of Bear and his friends as they explored the town of Woodland Valley. They would encounter a problem in each episode which would often be solved with the help of family members and friends.
The show was very similar in style to Mister Roger's Neighborhood. Each episode had a different theme, with segments flowing from one to another, and each episode usually having at least one unique song. Every episode had a segment with Shadow, a living shadow girl played by Tara Mooney, and a segment with Luna, the Moon, played by Lynne Thigpen.
Availability
Many episodes are found in other languages, but 35 of the show's original English episodes are currently missing.
List of Missing Episodes
# | Episode Title | Status |
---|---|---|
17 | A Winter's Nap* | Lost |
23 | I Need a Little Help Today* | Lost |
43 | If at First You Don't Succeed* | Found (Swedish)/Lost (English) |
44 | All Weather Bear* | Found (Swedish)/Lost (English) |
54 | Grandparents Just Want to Have Fun** | Lost |
55 | The Way I Feel Today | Lost |
56 | You Go, Ojo** | Lost |
62 | Call it a Day* | Lost |
64 | What's the Story* | Found (Polish)/Lost (English) |
68 | Lost and Found | Lost |
69 | The Senseless Detectives* | Lost |
79 | Wait for Me | Lost |
82 | Tutter Family Reunion** (click here for a song from the episode) | Partially Found |
84 | Words, Words, Words* | Lost |
85 | Let's Get Interactive | Lost |
95 | Rockin' Rocko | Lost |
96 | When Harry Met Hallie | Lost |
97 | Show and Tell | Lost |
98 | Tutter Gathers Some Moss | Lost |
99 | History, Herstory, Bearstory | Lost |
101 | The Amazing Skippy | Lost |
102 | Let's Hit the Road | Lost |
103 | Appreciation Day | Lost |
104 | Show Your Stuff* | Lost |
105 | The Great Bandini* | Lost |
106 | Big Blue Home of the Brave | Lost |
107 | A Trip to the General Store | Lost |
108 | A Strange Bird | Lost |
109 | The View From You | Lost |
111 | Great Ball of Firefighters | Lost |
112 | Grandma Flutter's 100th Birthday | Lost |
113 | Tutter's First Big Sleepover Bash | Found (Polish, starting at 1:35:50)/Lost (English) |
114 | Volunteers of Woodland Valley | Lost |
115 | Let it Go | Lost |
116 | This is Your Life, Bear! | Lost |