Little Bear

I recently borrowed a VHS of several episodes from my local library. The show was completely unremarkable and lacking in the adorable charm of the little bear books. Unlike the "Pooh Bear" series, which has been adapted very well to the animated-action format, we find in the Little Bear series only very unremarkable personalities in each character. In a sense, this works as an educational "true to life" study in human personalities, but then little bear's animal friends are not human, or even humanized versions of animals (which Little Bear and his family in fact are example of), but true-to-life animals. This creates a fictional world lacking in structure and rather poorly conceived when it comes to the dialog-driven story-telling.

I get to babysit my grandchildren on my days off from work. If it weren't for them, I would never have known this show existed. It is shown twice-a-day on the Noggin preschool network. This is a charming and enjoyable series about a family of bears. Little Bear learns right and wrong from very understanding and patient parents and grandparents. He has a number of animal friends and one human girl friend who share his adventures. A healthy dose of fantasy is thrown in for good measure. The only hard thing to swallow about the whole show is the parents and grandparents wearing clothes including shoes. Of course, this show is for preschoolers not grandparents but you'll have a good time watching it anyway.

Little Bear is a classic early morning show that I use to watch at 5am or 6am. It's a show that you can fall asleep to and that's a good thing in the case of Little Bear. It's a good thing because the music it plays is so soothing. The voice work is smooth and the overall production is so calming. All characters are mellow.

Little Bear is a social learning show and an adventure show. Little Bear and his crew of woodland critters carry the show very well.

Again LB is a classic children show that I do recommend, unfortunately, now children have been exposed to the 3d non-sense shows that it would be hard for them to enjoy classic material.

I watched the Little Bear show as a kid, and it was pretty good. Even my dad remembers watching it ever since it came on before I was born. While it wasn't the best show I've ever seen, it had its moments. The animation was cute, and the characters were endearing. I appreciated that the show had a gentle and calming tone, which is a nice change of pace from some of the more chaotic children's shows. However, a few episodes felt slow and didn't hold my attention as much. I would give Little Bear a 7 out of 10. It's worth watching if you're looking for something sweet and charming to enjoy with your little ones.

Growing up, I never really cared for Little Bear I used to think it was REALLY boring. However, my autistic twin began watching it recently, and now I can sit down and watch an episode.