19-636: This is a list of episodes of the children's television series Little Bear . There are a total of sixty-five episodes in the show, each consisting of three seven-and-a-half-minute segments. Note: All episodes in this season were directed by Raymond Jafelice. Note: All episodes in this season were directed by Arna Selznick. Note: All episodes in this season were directed by Charles E. Bastien , except for episode 52, which
38-612: A direct-to-video label, Paramount Famous Productions (with the "Famous" part of the name a throwback to the days when the company was called Famous Players). In 2011, due to a company restructure, Paramount Home Entertainment was renamed Paramount Home Media Distribution. Between 2013 and 2017, Paramount titles were distributed by Warner Home Video , and participated in Warner-owned series like Warner Archive and 4 Film Favorites. In May 2019, Paramount Home Media Distribution reverted its name back to Paramount Home Entertainment, which
57-929: A distribution agreement with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment , whereby Universal distributed Paramount's titles overseas, particularly the territories including the United Kingdom where Paramount Home Media Distribution holds an office. The deal began on July 1, 2015. However, the deal expired in July 2020 when Paramount Home Entertainment signed a new UK home entertainment distribution deal with Elevation Sales (a joint venture between StudioCanal UK and Lionsgate UK ), as well as signing other home entertainment distribution deals with Koch Media (later Plaion Pictures) for Italy, Divisa Home Video for Spain, ESC Distribution for France and Dutch FilmWorks for Benelux, all starting in January 2021. In 2008, Paramount Home Entertainment launched
76-468: A fisherman who is often at sea. In Canada, Little Bear premiered on CBC Television on October 7, 1995, at 8 in the morning. Episodes continued to air on Saturdays at 8 a.m. as well as on weekday mornings during the preschool programming block CBC Playground until 2007. Corus-owned Treehouse TV aired the show from 1998 to 2010. In the United States, the show premiered on Nickelodeon as part of
95-585: Is a sublabel of Paramount Home Video, releasing titles in the midprice range. The label was originally formed in 1982. Paramount Famous Productions was a sub-label of PHE, handling films released exclusively to home video formats without a theatrical release. Peanuts Home Entertainment (originally Peanuts Home Video until 2000) was a sub-label used under license from United Feature Syndicate to distribute episodes of The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show and Peanuts specials, including Snoopy! The Musical , It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown and
114-830: Is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment content on behalf of Paramount Pictures , Paramount Players , Paramount Animation , Paramount Television Studios , CBS , Paramount Media Networks ( Showtime , MTV , Nickelodeon , Nick Jr. , VH1 , BET , and Comedy Central ), Paramount+ , and applicable licensing and servicing of certain pre-2010 DreamWorks Pictures titles, Miramax , pre-2005 Dimension Films titles, and DreamWorks Animation films from 2006 to 2012, as well as select IFC Films titles and Saban Films titles. PHE additionally manages global licensing of studio content and transactional distribution across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices and emerging technologies. Before Paramount Home Entertainment
133-582: Is the name they carried from 1999 to 2011. In June 24, 2024, Paramount Home Entertainment sets Bringing Out the Dead for 4K Ultra HD. Paramount brands the majority of its HD content under the label 'Paramount High Definition' which is seen both on the title box cover and as an in-movie opening. Films from Paramount subsidiaries such as Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films as well as from former sister studio DreamWorks use no special branding, Paramount Vantage (another subsidiary) releases only select titles under
152-789: Is used as the theme tune to Little Bear (used in the Canadian broadcast of the series). A separate opening theme consisting of a woodwind ensemble, by composer Arnold Black , was used in the American broadcast of the series. The music score in the series is composed by Lesley Barber . In Canada, Little Bear was adapted into a live theatrical show, Little Bear: Winter Tales . It originally toured across Canada in 2007 and returned in late 2009. Both tours were presented by Paquin Entertainment, and were produced by Koba Entertainment . In 1999, The Learning Company developed two " edutainment " games based on
171-611: The Little Bear franchise, "Rainy Day Activities" and "Preschool Thinking Adventures". In 2000, the company developed another game, this time for a younger audience, titled "Toddler Discovery Adventures". Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Entertainment (formerly Paramount Home Media Distribution , and originally Paramount Home Video ) is the home video distribution arm of Paramount Pictures . The division oversees Paramount Global 's home entertainment and transactional digital distribution activities worldwide. The division
190-774: The Nick Jr. block on November 6, 1995, at noon. The last new episode premiered on Nickelodeon on June 1, 2001, and the last rerun aired on December 25, 2002. The show was also aired on CBS on Saturday mornings from September 16, 2000, until September 15, 2001. Noggin aired repeats (as part of the "Nick Jr. on Noggin" block) from 2001 to 2009. Its replacement, the Nick Jr. Channel , aired repeats from 2009 until 2018. The series has been re-aired on various foreign channels, including ABC and ABC2 (Australia), RTÉ (Ireland), TV2 (New Zealand), and CBBC and CBeebies (United Kingdom). On December 15, 2014, Nelvana Limited released all seasons of
209-644: The Paramount High Definition banner. In October 2005, Paramount announced that it would be supporting the HD video format Blu-ray in addition to rival format HD DVD , becoming the first studio to release on both formats. Its first four HD DVD releases came in July 2006, and it released four titles on Blu-ray two months later. In August 2007, Paramount (along with DreamWorks and DreamWorks Animation ) announced their exclusive support for HD DVD. However, when other studios eventually dropped HD DVD and players for
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#1732884425037228-480: The United States, the show premiered on Nickelodeon as part of the Nick Jr. block on November 6, 1995, until the final episode aired on June 1, 2001. The show also aired on CBS on Saturday mornings from September 16, 2000, until September 15, 2001. Every half-hour episode of Little Bear is divided into three seven-minute segments. Most segments are new stories, but some are retellings of Else Holmelund Minarik's books (both she and Sendak were "closely involved in
247-405: The creative process" when developing the new stories). A direct-to-video feature film titled The Little Bear Movie was released in 2001. Little Bear follows the titular character as he goes on exciting adventures in the forest 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,
266-528: The mountain, which was introduced in 2003. Paramount High Definition is a sub-label focusing on HD-DVD and Blu-ray releases of Paramount's film and television library in high definition video formats. Paramount Presents is a series that showcased important classic titles from the Paramount and DreamWorks back catalogs, remastered for Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD, often with deluxe packaging and new bonus material. The label debuted in 2020. Paramount Gateway Video
285-454: The show was adapted into a direct-to-video film, again co-produced by Nelvana Limited , called The Little Bear Movie . It was distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment in the U.S. The film's featured song, "Great Big World", was nominated for Best Original Song at the 2001 Video Premiere Awards. Austrian composer Franz Schubert 's Allegro vivace from his Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major
304-734: The show, as well as the movie, free to watch on the Official Little Bear YouTube channel. In 2015, Little Bear was added to the Noggin app, which streams shows from the classic Noggin channel. The show was added to Paramount+ (which was called CBS All Access at the time) in January 2021. Paramount Home Video / Paramount Home Entertainment: NOTE: * = Also available in Canada Blockbuster : Reader's Digest Young Families: Alliance Atlantis : Paramount Home Entertainment: Alliance Atlantis: Treehouse TV : In 2001,
323-406: The technology stopped being manufactured, Paramount switched to Blu-ray. In May 2008, it released three titles on Blu-ray and continues to release its high-definition discs in that format exclusively. Paramount DVD is a sub-label of PHE exclusively found on DVD releases, generally noted by a logo animation with a DVD flying into the Paramount mountain and taking the shape of the outline created by
342-580: Was directed by Raymond Jafelice. Little Bear (TV series) Little Bear , also known as Maurice Sendak's Little Bear , is a Canadian children's animated television series co-produced by Nelvana Limited in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . It is based on the Little Bear series of books, which were written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak . In
361-669: Was formed, Paramount released its video library through Fotomat . The relationship ended and Paramount soon formed its own video arm in 1979. In the United Kingdom and other countries, the Paramount Pictures film library were released on VHS by CIC Video alongside Universal Pictures until 1999, when Universal pulled out of CIC in favour of PolyGram Video (which was renamed under the Universal name), CIC Video would be kept by Paramount and renamed Paramount Home Entertainment UK. In February 2015, Paramount Home Media Distribution signed
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