It is the morning of Father Bear's play date with Little Bear, except that he's fast asleep or so Little Bear thinks.

Date with Father Bear

Kristin Fairlie

Jennifer Martini

Amos Crawley

Tracy Ryan

Andrew Sabiston

Elizabeth Hanna

Janet-Laine Green

Dan Hennessey

Sean McCann

Diane D'Aquila

Pudding Hill

Hiccups

Little Bear wants some clothes to wear outside in the snow, but he realizes he's not at all cold and shows Mother Bear his snow bear.

What Will Little Bear Wear?

Little Bear and his friends play hide and seek. Being the seeker is a little bit hard for Duck so Little Bear assists her.

Hide and Seek

Little Bear is disappointed he can't fly to the moon. When he tries, he thinks the Moon is just like the Earth.

Little Bear Goes to the Moon

It is Little Bear's birthday, but he thinks his mother has forgotten. Little Bear's friends come over, while he makes his own birthday soup.

Birthday Soup

When Little Bear comes to paint Hen's house, he gets covered in white paint. Little Bear thinks he's a polar bear from the North Pole until Mother Bear gives him a bath.

Polar Bear

Little Bear goes fishing with Owl. Fishing is hard work for Little Bear that he falls asleep and dreams about big game fishing.

Gone Fishing

Little Bear wants to stay up all night to see the sunrise. Mother Bear finally allows him, but he falls asleep and dreams about the sunrise.

Up All Night

After getting muddy, Little Bear takes a bath. He imagines himself in the deep ocean meeting a mermaid while his father is fishing.

Little Bear's Bath

Father Bear is returning home today. Little Bear invites his friends to see him coming and Father Bear has presents for everyone.

Father Bear Comes Home

Little Bear wakes up with flu and has to stay in bed all day. His friends to come and try to help him. The next morning Little Bear is all better so that he and Mother Bear can do some housework.

A Flu

Little Bear, Duck and Cat explore the forest to find a landmark where the Bear parents went together. Along the way, they stumble into Skunk's den.

Exploring

Little Bear and Father Bear go fishing together and its Little Bear's first time riding a boat. They soon get their big catch.

Fishing with Father Bear

Little Bear makes a wish from a star. He dreams of wonderful fantasies as he makes wish after wish. Then Mother Bear tells him a bedtime story.

Little Bear's Wish

Little Bear is bored today without any of his friends to play with. He amuses himself by playing with his own shadow.

Little Bear's Shadow

Today is Mother Bear's birthday, but Little Bear forgot to get a present. His friends also have presents to give to Mother Bear.

A Present for Mother Bear

Little Bear visits his grandparents' house. Along the way he and his friends eat all the gifts that were meant for Grandmother.

To Grandmother's House

Little Bear and Grandfather Bear spend the day together. At first Grandfather feels energetic but after lunch he takes a rest.

Grandfather Bear

Grandmother Bear tells Little Bear a story about Mother Bear who raised a baby robin that was separated from its nest. When the robin grew up, Mother Bear set it free.

Mother Bear's Robin

Little Bear's friends come to play at his house, but the Bear parents want them to stay quiet. Little Bear then develops hiccups and his friends and Mother Bear try everything.

Little Bear and Father Bear go hiking through the country to go camping. Little Bear meets some beavers who take him to see Pudding Hill and join in the camping.

Little Bear and his parents and friends go to the lake for a picnic. As Little Bear swims by himself, he spots and meets a mermaid.

Little Bear's Mermaid

Little Bear and Father Bear prepare a surprise breakfast for Mother Bear. They have a lot of fun making Flying Flapjacks.

Father's Flying Flapjacks

While Little Bear and his parents remove some old stuff, they look at their memoirs especially a pair of maracas. Little Bear's friends misunderstand the origin of the maracas.

Maracas

Little Bear invites his friends to see Father Bear's camera. Little Bear uses up most of the film, but Father Bear manages to take a picture of all the family and friends.

Family Portrait

Little Bear meets a girl Emily with her doll Lucy. Together they go through the forest and find Emily's parents at a camp-site. Then Little Bear returns home.

Little Bear's New Friend

Emily comes to visit Little Bear and they play Dress Up, Fishing and having a Wedding. Then Emily, Little Bear and Owl come to lunch.

Emily's Visit

Emily goes on a picnic to meet Little Bear's friends. Duck has brought her mischievous ducklings. Little Peep goes missing then rejoins the others.

Duck, Babysitter

Mother Bear is preparing for her parents' 50th marriage anniversary. The gramophone breaks, so Little Bear forms a band for the party.

Little Bear's Band

It is near Emily's leaving time, so she and all her friends go to Hop Frog Pond. They have a great time swimming with the frogs and otters.

Hop Frog Pond

Little Bear gets scared from loud creaking caused by strong wind. Mother Bear comforts him with a story about Father Bear and the Wind.

Little Bear and the Wind

Little Bear fibs to Grandfather Bear about a goblin eating some blueberries and Grandfather Bear tells Little Bear a story about a scaredy goblin.

The Goblin Story

Little Bear is so interested in his Goldbergian track that he tires himself out and after completing his invention, falls fast asleep.

Not Tired

Little Bear helps Grandfather Bear to clean out some things from the attic. The items in the attic bring back the memories and Grandfather Bear considers keeping everything.

Grandfather's Attic

As Little Bear and Emily pick fruit, they come across a stray robin egg. They manage find its mother and put it back in the nest moments before it hatches.

Little Bear's Egg

Owl decides to throw a 'Because Party' for Emily. As the party starts, Mother and Father Bear join in.

Party at Owl's House

Little Bear and his friends perform a Rain-Dance Play, hoping that will make it rain. And sure enough it really does after the play.

The Rain Dance Play

Today Little Bear is pretty distressed that Emily is leaving to go back to school. With the new pen Emily gave him, he soon learns to write a letter to Emily.

Your Friend, Little Bear

Little Bear falls asleep after hard work and dreams he is with his friends playing in a pumpkin patch. Emily comes over for a weekend visit.

Fall Dream

Because of his eating habits, Mother Bear jokingly convinces Little Bear he's a magician. Owl tries to prove Little Bear wrong.

Little Bear the Magician

Little Bear plays being a doctor when Mother Bear catches a chill then takes over doing the laundry. Little Bear's friends show concern for Mother Bear.

Doctor Little Bear

Little Bear is excited becoming bigger as he grows up. Not satisfied with his growth rate, he dreams of being a giant bear, which has its disadvantages.

Bigger Little Bear

On a fishing trip with Father Bear, Little Bear takes an interest in the night sky. Then he dreams a fantastic trip to the stars.

Little Bear's Trip to the Stars

Little Bear tries to construct his own object out of wood using Father Bear's tools. Then his friends come to help and they end building a lemonade stand.

Little Bear's Surprise

Little Bear goes on a journey to the North Pole, taking Duck with him. Their journey ends at a pole in the ground.

Little Bear and the North Pole

Follows a young bear as he goes on exciting adventures in the forest, gets into trouble and learns new things with his friends, including Emily, Duck, Hen, Cat, and Owl. His parents are Mother Bear, who is always there when he needs her, and Father Bear, a fisherman who is often at sea. Based on books by Else Holmelund Minarik.

Date with Father Bear

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