Little Bear — 1995-2003 · 5 seasons · 66 eps

★ 7.3

Little Bear

1995-2003 5 seasons 66 episodes

★ 7.3 (5,070 votes) Bottom 41%

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.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

E1

9.2

7.8

7.3

7.9

8.1

E2

8.5

8.5

8.4

8.0

9.2

E3

8.6

8.2

8.4

8.6

8.5

E4

8.2

8.5

8.7

8.7

7.0

E5

8.7

9.3

7.1

8.7

8.9

E6

8.3

8.9

8.2

7.4

8.0

E7

8.9

8.8

7.8

8.9

9.0

E8

8.5

8.9

8.6

8.1

8.8

E9

8.5

9.0

8.5

8.4

8.4

E10

8.4

8.9

8.5

8.9

9.2

E11

9.0

8.4

8.1

9.0

E12

9.0

8.4

8.3

8.4

E13

8.5

8.9

8.4

9.4

E14

8.7

8.7

E15

8.2

E16

9.2

Avg

8.7

8.7

8.2

8.4

8.6

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.4

S5E13 How to Love a Porcupine/A Houseboat for Duck/How Little Bear Met Owl

#2

S2E5 9.3

Snowball Fight/Winter Solstice/Snowbound

#3

S1E0 9.2

Little Bear and the Rainstorm Night (Pilot)

4. S1E15 "Little Bear's Trip to the Stars/Little Bear's Surprise/Little Bear and the North Pole" 9.2
5. S5E2 "The Sky Is Falling/Father's Day/Fisherman Bear's Big Catch" 9.2
6. S5E10 "Little Bear's Favorite Tree/Something Old Something New/In a Little While" 9.2
7. S1E10 "Duck, Baby-Sitter/Little Bear's Band/Hop Frog Pond" 9.0
8. S1E11 "Little Bear and the Wind/The Goblin Story/Not Tired" 9.0
9. S2E9 "Auntie Hen/Play Ball/Lucy's Okay" 9.0
10. S5E7 "I Can Do That/Pied Piper Little Bear/The Big Swing" 9.0

📉 Bottom Episodes

#66

S5E4 7.0

Magic Lemonade/Silly Billy/Goodnight, Little Bear

65. S3E5 "Where Lucy Went/Monster Pudding/Under the Covers" 7.1
64. S3E1 "Father Bear's Nightshirt/How to Scare Ghosts/Search for Spring" 7.3
63. S4E6 "Blue Feather/Thunder Monster/Duck Soup" 7.4
62. S3E7 "The Red Thread/Princess Duck/Little Bear Meets Duck" 7.8

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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30 Standouts

3 Infamous

32 Hidden Gems

1 Forgettable

Top Standout: S4E10 The Painting/The Kiss/The Wedding

Most Infamous: S3E5 Where Lucy Went/Monster Pudding/Under the Covers

Best Hidden Gem: S5E13 How to Love a Porcupine/A Houseboat for Duck/How Little Bear Met Owl

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

Series Trajectory

A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

Season Consistency

Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.

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