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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 one of my favorite shows from childhood and even now when I'm 18 I still love it and like to watch it. This show is not as upbeat as shows like Franklin or Arthur but it's still great. Sometimes when I watch certain shows I have to skip the theme songs but with this show I have to watch the theme song at the beginning because the music is wonderful and it's very imaginative to watch. This show also has a lot of imagination and that's one of the reasons it's so wonderful. I'm tired of people acting like you have to grow out of kids shows at a certain age. You know what I'm almost 19 and I love a lot of kids shows. There are lots of great ones like this, Franklin, Arthur, Blue's Clues, Curious George, Sesame Street, Bob the Builder, and Veggie Tales, and ones that are awful like Wow, Wow Wubbzy, Fireman Sam, Teletubbies, and the worst one of all Yo Gabba Gabba. The good ones that I mentioned teach kids lessons and maybe it wouldn't hurt for us older people to be reminded of those lessons. Little Bear I'm sure will always hold a special place in my heart and I hope I can introduce it to my nieces and nephews eventually and even my kids if I actually have any.

This is my childhood comfort tv show. Imagine combining Franklin, We Three Bears, The Aristocats, Milo and Otis, Anne of Green Gables, Beatrix Potter, Ghibli, Babar, Matilda, Ella Enchanted, Little Women, and Winnie The Pooh together. Then imagine you dipped that combination of stories and characters and feelings like a cookie into a warm cup of late Victorian or early Edwardian tea, and drank it at your grandma's house wrapped in a warm blanket made of comfort and love. It was the original cottagecore influence in my life. Charming, gentle, and as if Beatrix Potter's illustrations had come to life in another time.

When Little Bear first started when I was 3, I loved it. At 18, I still love it. Why? It is fun, it is innocent and it is cute. It is also simple, but that is a good thing for me really. The animation is vibrant and colourful, and the music is lovely. The dialogue is funny and quite intelligent, and I loved the stories, simple they are but educational. The characters are a delight, Little Bear and his friends and family are all endearing and easy to relate to. Overall, this is a delight, for kids and adults, not in a witty way but in a simple and innocent way, innocent as in what Winnie the Pooh or Beatrix Potter were. 10/10 Bethany Cox

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.