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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 20, 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 15, 2006.<ref>[https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/breakfast-with-bear Page talking about ''Breakfast with Bear'''s finale] Retrieved 19 Feb '18</ref> Interestingly, the show was also brought to the regular Disney Channel sometime in 2006; proof can be seen in a bumper down below. Each episode consisted of Bear traveling to different kids' homes and aiding the child "with their daily preparations, hygienical needs, games, songs, breakfast and other daily traditions."
 
'''''Breakfast with Bear''''' was a spin-off of the popular Playhouse Disney show [[Bear in the Big Blue House (found Playhouse Disney puppet series; 1997-2006)|'''''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==
==History==
On March 12, 2003, the voice actress for Luna of ''Bear in the Big Blue House'', Cherlynne Thigpen had 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>
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==
==Availability==
20 episodes in total were produced. 10 were made in New York, and another 10 were made in California.<ref name="interview" /> Currently, less than half of the episodes are available to view on the internet.
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===
===Episodes===
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|1||[https://youtu.be/E4VEufdwvAk?t=9 Kayla of Poughkeepsie, NY]||June 20, 2005|| <span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
|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''']
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|2||Aaron||June 21, 2005||<span style="color:red;">Lost</span>
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|3||Rhea||June 22, 2005||<span style="color:red;">Lost</span>
|2||Aaron||Jun 21st, 2005<ref name="ToughPigs" />||Jun 17th, 2004<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|4||Abigail of Westport, CT||June 23, 2005||<span style="color:red;">Lost</span>
|3||Rhea||Jun 22nd, 2005<ref name="ToughPigs" />||Jun 21st, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
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|5||Christopher of New York City's "Big Apple Circus"||June 24, 2005||<span style="color:red;">Lost</span>
|4||Abigail of Westport, CT||Jun 23rd, 2005<ref name="ToughPigs" />||Jun 21st, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|???||Paige of Elmont, NY||???||<span style="color:red;">Lost</span>
|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'''
|-
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|???||Ryan of Granada Hills, CA||???||<span style="color:red;">Lost</span>
|6||Timea||???||Jun 23rd, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||[https://archive.org/details/BreakfastWithBear/Timea.mp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
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|???||[https://archive.org/details/BreakfastWithBear/Amanda+of+Oxnard+CA.mp4 Amanda of Oxnard, CA]||???|| <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|7||Ryan of Granada Hills, CA||???||Jun 27th, 2005||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|???||Giavanna of West Hills, CA||???||<span style="color:red;">Lost</span>
|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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|???||Rachel Mochizuki of San Marino, CA||July 1, 2005||<span style="color:red;">Lost</span>
|9||Nicole||???||Jun 27th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|???||[https://youtu.be/cThQ5Uiy5kQ Mackenzie Davis of Fallbrook, CA]||July 18, 2005|| <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|10||Sam||???||Jun 30th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|???||[https://youtu.be/FjYK9Xjm59c?t=15 Rachel of Cypress, CA]||July 22, 2005|| <span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span>
|11||Brittany of Bronx, NY||???||Jul 5th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|???||Noah Vivanco of Northridge, CA||July 29, 2005||<span style="color:red;">Lost</span>
|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''']
|-
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|???||[https://youtu.be/y1V_OLWu0sI?t=1 Isa]||???||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span>
|13||Paige of Elmont, NY||???||Jul 12th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
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|???||[https://archive.org/details/BreakfastWithBear/Timea.mp4 Timea]||???|| <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|14||Giavanna of West Hills, CA||???||Jul 12th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|??? (20)||[https://archive.org/details/BreakfastWithBear/Jonathan+at+Fort+Irwin+National+Training+Center+(US+Army+Base+near+Barstow+CA).mp4 Jonathan at Fort Irwin National Training Center (U.S. Army Base near Barstow, CA)]||??? (September 15, 2006)|| <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|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''']
|-
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|???||Brittany of Bronx, NY||???||<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''</span>
|16||Isa||???||Jul 19th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||[https://dai.ly/x66xlom<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|???||Chelsea||???||<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''</span>
|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''']
|-
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|???||Griffin||???||<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''</span>
|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''']
|-
|-
|???||Nicole||???||<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''</span>
|19||Chelsea & Griffin||???||Jul 25th, 2005<ref name="Unknown" />||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
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|???||Nikki||???||<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''</span>
|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'''
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====Episode Summaries====
====Episode Summaries====
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=====Episodes 1-5=====
=====Episodes 1-5=====
[http://toughpigs.com/myweekbearbreakfast.htm The website] lists summaries for the first five episodes of ''Breakfast with Bear''.
ToughPigs.com lists summaries for the first five episodes of ''Breakfast with Bear''.<ref name="ToughPigs" />


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


=====Rachel Mochizuki of San Marino, CA<ref>[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>=====
=====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.
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>[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>=====
=====Mackenzie Davis of Fallbrook, CA<ref name="Mackenzie" />=====
6-year-old Mackenzie Davis, from Zion Lutheran School, visits Bear in her grandparents' farm. She teaches Bear how to pick oranges and make orange juice.
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>[http://thefreelibrary.com/WHEN+A+BEAR+COMES+TO+BREAKFAST.-a0133427545 Los Angeles Daily News article on the filming of Noah Vivanco for ''Breakfast with Bear''] Retrieved 19 Oct '17</ref><ref>[http://newspapers.com/newspage/96569257 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article on the filming of Noah Vivanco for ''Breakfast with Bear''] Retrieved 19 Oct '17</ref>=====
=====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 PJ's 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.
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==
==Videos==
===Promos===
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===Songs from ''Playhouse Disney Imagine And Learn With Music'' CD===
===Songs from ''Playhouse Disney Imagine And Learn With Music'' CD===
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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 unaired pilot episode of Disney animated TV series; 1996)]]
*[[Amazing Animals (found Disney Channel animated educational series; 1996-1999)]]
*[[Arwin! (partially found 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 found 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'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 unreleased 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)]]
*[[J.O.N.A.S. (lost unaired 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 unfinished season of Disney Channel comedy series; 2020)]]
*[[Minnie Takes Care of Pluto (found original English audio of 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)]]
*[[Pepper Ann (partially found unaired Nickelodeon pilot of Disney animated series; 1996)]]
*[[Phineas and Ferb (lost script of cancelled theatrical film based on animated series; 2010s)]]
*[[Phineas and Ferb: Shooting Star Milkshake Bar (partially found full version of song; late 2000s)]]
*[[Phineas and Ferb: Spot the Diff (found Disney Channel animated special; 2008)]]
*[[Recess "The Break In" (partially found pilot of Disney animated TV series; 1996)]]
*[[Star and the Forces of Evil (partially found unaired 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)]]
*[[The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (partially found revival of Disney variety TV series; 1989-1994)]]
*[[The Jersey (partially found Disney Channel sports-themed comedy series; 1999-2004)]]
*[[The Owl House (partially found unaired pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2017)]]
*[[The Proud Family (partially lost unaired Nickelodeon pilot of Disney Channel animated sitcom; 1999)]]
*[[Welcome to Pooh Corner (partially found Disney Channel live-action puppet series; 1983-1986)]]
*[[What's Stevie Thinking? (lost unaired pilot of cancelled spin-off of "Lizzie McGuire" Disney Channel comedy series; 2003)]]
===Playhouse Disney===
*[[Adventures in Nutrition with Captain Carlos (partially found Playhouse Disney animated short series; 2004-2007)]]
*[[Handy Manny (partially found unaired pilot of Playhouse Disney CGI animated series; 2005)]]
*[[Jungle Junction (lost pitch pilots of Disney Junior CGI animated series; 2003-2008)]]
*[[JoJo's Circus (partially lost Playhouse Disney stop-motion animated series; 2003-2007)]]
*[[Little Einsteins (lost second pitch pilot of Playhouse Disney animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2004)]]
*[[My Friends Tigger & Pooh (partially found test pilots of Playhouse Disney CGI animated series; 2005/2006)]]
*[[PB&J Otter (partially found original credits sequences of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1998-2000)]]
*[[Playhouse Disney UK (partially lost interstitial material of children's TV channel; 1999-2006)]]
*[[Rolie Polie Olie (lost unaired pilot of Canadian-American animated TV series; 1997)]]
*[[Stanley (found unaired pilot episode of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1999)]]
*[[The Book of Pooh (found Playhouse Disney puppet series; 2001-2004)]]
===Disney Junior===
*[[Beverly Hills Chihuahuas (found pilot of cancelled Disney Junior animated adaptation of film series; 2012)]]
*[[Jake and the Never Land Pirates (lost pitch pilot of Disney Junior animated series; 2009)]]
===Toon Disney===
*[[Teamo Supremo (partially lost Toon Disney animated series; 2002-2004)]]
*[[Toon News (partially found CGI Interstitial Toon Disney series; 2004/2005)]]
===Disney XD===
*[[Billion Dollar Freshmen (lost unaired pilot episode of "Lab Rats" Disney XD live-action comedy TV series; 2010)]]
*[[DXP (partially found 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)]]
===Other===
*[[Green Monkeys (lost Disney pilot; 1999)]]
*[[La Chambre Folle (lost French Disney children's TV block; 1998)]]
*[[Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (found English dub of anime series; 2015)]]
*[[Robodz (partially found Disney Toei animated TV series; 2008)]]
*[[The Mouse Factory (partially found Disney live-action/animated TV series; 1972-1973)]]
*[[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==
==External Links==
* [http://toughpigs.com/myweekbearbreakfast.htm Summaries and screencaps of the first 5 episodes.]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20050715000000*/http://disney.go.com/disneychannel/playhouse/breakfastbear/index.html Official website (accessible via Wayback Machine).]
* [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 Wikia article on ''Breakfast with Bear''.]
*[http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Breakfast_with_Bear Disney Wikia article on ''Breakfast with Bear''.] Retrieved 16 Apr '17


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 04:31, 27 February 2024

Bear.jpg

Breakfast with Bear logo.

Status: Partially Found


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[1] to September 15th, 2006.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] During the hiatus, Disney Channel executive, Nancy Kanter called for a spin-off series to be made.[5]

Availability

Twenty episodes in total were produced. Ten were made in New York, and another ten were made in California.[5] 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

# Episode Air Date Production Date Status
1 Kayla of Poughkeepsie, NY Jun 20th, 2005[6] June 17th, 2004[7] Partially Found
2 Aaron Jun 21st, 2005[6] Jun 17th, 2004[7] Lost
3 Rhea Jun 22nd, 2005[6] Jun 21st, 2005[7] Lost
4 Abigail of Westport, CT Jun 23rd, 2005[6] Jun 21st, 2005[7] Lost
5 Christopher of New York City's "Big Apple Circus" Jun 24th, 2005[6] Jun 21st, 2005[7] Lost
6 Timea ??? Jun 23rd, 2005[7] Found
7 Ryan of Granada Hills, CA ??? Jun 27th, 2005 Lost
8 Rachel Mochizuki of San Marino, CA Jul 1st, 2005[8] Jun 27th, 2005[7] Lost
9 Nicole ??? Jun 27th, 2005[7] Lost
10 Sam ??? Jun 30th, 2005[7] Lost
11 Brittany of Bronx, NY ??? Jul 5th, 2005[7] Lost
12 Amanda of Oxnard, CA ??? Jul 5th, 2005[7] Found
13 Paige of Elmont, NY ??? Jul 12th, 2005[7] Lost
14 Giavanna of West Hills, CA ??? Jul 12th, 2005[7] Lost
15 Mackenzie Davis of Fallbrook, CA Jul 18th, 2005[9] Jul 12th, 2005[7] Found
16 Isa ??? Jul 19th, 2005[7] Found
17 Rachel of Cypress, CA Jul 22nd, 2005 Jul 19th, 2005[7] Found
18 Jonathan at Fort Irwin National Training Center (U.S. Army Base near Barstow, CA) ??? Jul 19th, 2005[7] Found
19 Chelsea & Griffin ??? Jul 25th, 2005[7] Lost
20 Noah Vivanco of Northridge, CA Jul 29th, 2005[10] Jul 25th, 2005[7] 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.[6]

Paige of Elmont, NY[1]

5-year-old Paige shows Bear how to jump rope.

Rachel Mochizuki of San Marino, CA[8]

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[9]

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[10]

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

Playhouse Disney promo.

Another Playhouse Disney promo.

Songs from Playhouse Disney Imagine And Learn With Music CD

"Hey, It's a Brand New Day."

"The Morning Mambo."

"The Breakfast Song."

Gallery

Kayla of Poughkeepsie, NY

Aaron

Rhea

Abigail of Westport, CT

Christopher of New York City's "Big Apple Circus"

See Also

Bear in the Big Blue House

Disney Channel

Playhouse Disney

Disney Junior

Toon Disney

Disney XD

Other

External Links

References