Little Bear: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Little Bear is an animated series based on the series of books written by Else Holmelund and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. The curious cub and his forest friends, including Owl, Hen, Cat and Emily, a human girl who lives nearby, play together in the woods, relying on their imaginations to provide them with plenty of adventures.

Series details

• Title: Little Bear
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children, Family
• Premiere date: 1995-11-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-11-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Nickelodeon
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 9 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 18005
• IMDb ID: tt0245637
• TVDB ID: 76717

Cast and credited roles

• Kristin Fairlie — Little Bear
• Tara Strong — Tutu
• Andrew Sabiston — Cat
• Amos Crawley — Owl
• Tracy Ryan — Duck
• Janet-Laine Green — Mother Bear
• Diane D'Aquila — Grandmother Bear
• Dan Hennessey — Father Bear
• Elizabeth Hanna — Hen
• Kay Hawtrey — Granny
• Rick Jones — No Feet
• Sean McCann — Grandfather Bear

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-11-06; final listed air date 1996-02-12.
• Season 2: premiered 1996-09-09; final listed air date 1996-12-23.
• Season 4: premiered 1999-01-04; final listed air date 1999-01-11.
• Season 5: premiered 2000-02-21; final listed air date 2000-11-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from Little Bear on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.