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Welcome to the page for '''''Bear in the Big Blue House''''', the program that proves that maybe, just maybe, [[Everything's Worse Withwith Bears|everything isn't worse with bears]], at TV Tropes! We think that you smell good!
 
First seen in 1997, '''''Bear in the Big Blue House''''' was part of a group of programs that ushered in a new era for [[Disney Channel|Playhouse Disney]]. In each episode, the titular character would invite viewers into his home, the cozy Big Blue House, for a day of fun and learning with his young characters Tutter, Ojo, Treelo and Pip & Pop. Together, they would learn about life and the world, everything from how to share with others to toilet-training. As they grew and learned, the series opened up, taking viewers into the wider Woodland Valley in which the characters lived.
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* [[Glad I Thought of It]]: Tutter does this to Bear, regularly, but Bear's always so calm and mild-mannered, he never minds. Doc Hogg has also been known to do this.
* [[Halloween Episode]]
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Luna was once [[Where in Thethe World Is Carmen San DiegoSandiego?|the head of Acme Crimenet]].
** Her voice is deeper than usual, but Ursa is Carmen Oshbar.
* [[I Can't Dance]]: Tutter, in one of the Playhouse Disney stage shows. Bear tells him that everyone can dance.
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* [[Living Shadow]]: One of Bear's friends is named Shadow, she appears in most episodes to relate a story told as a shadow play, though the stories are often bizarre in nature.
* [[Logo Joke]]: The logo for the company Shadow Projects shown at the end of each episode featured a dog barking, but sometimes it would make other noises, such as quacking like a duck or meowing like a cat.
* [[The Man in Thethe Moon]]: At the end of each episode, Bear heads up to his attic and talks about what happened with his good friend Luna, the moon.
* [[The Musical]]: The first season episode "Mouse Party" was turned into a stage musical, which was later released on DVD.
* [[Name's the Same]]: Luna should '''''never''''' be confused with the [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|winged-unicorn that was banished to sleep on her for a thousand years]].
* [[Neat Freak]]: Tutter is well known for this. He always seeks to tidy up anything he can and even has his own song about it: "Why Won't the Dirt Just Leave Me Alone?"
* [[No Antagonist]]: It's a slice-of-life type show targeted at toddlers, so this is expected.
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* [[Potty Failure]]: Justified in "When You've Gotta Go" - Ojo, who is still learning, doesn't make it in time and Bear tells her that it's okay, accidents happen.
* [[Santa Claus]]: Not actually seen, but the kids get to visit "Santa Hogg" (Doc Hogg), whom Bear says is one of Santa's helpers.
* [[Screwed Byby the Network]]: When the series was cancelled, fans asked for more despite being a [[Long Runners|long running]] show with over a hundred episodes. Instead of giving the series another season, Disney created the ill-thought-out, [[No Export for You]] [[Spin-Off]] ''Breakfast With Bear'', which was shortly after canceled without a reason. ''Breakfast With Bear'' was a more of a programming block than a program. The only character was Bear and there were also segments featuring real kids. These would be shown in-between airings of other Playhouse Disney programming.
* [[Short Run in Peru]]: As mentioned before, the final episodes of the show aired in various markets outside the US three years before it was finally aired in the US.
* [[Shout-Out]]: In "I've Gotta Be Me," Bear dons a grayish sweater and tells us that "[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood|It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.]]" Some familiar music plays and he suggests that maybe he should get a pair of sneakers. Also, at one point in the episode "Let's Get Interactive," Bear is looking for dirt, water and seeds to help solve a puzzle. He says "You know, these things would be a lot easier to find if we had a couple of guides to help us" and then Pip and Pop show up. When he says this, closed-captioning reads "[[BluesBlue's Clues|You know, these things would be a lot easier to find if we had a little blue dog to help us.]]" Additionally, at the end of "I've Got Your Number," Luna states that "numbers go on and on forever, [[Toy Story|to infinity and beyond]]!"
* [[Slice of Life]]: The basic nature of the show, though they try to work themes into it as well. [[Lampshaded]] - "For some reason, everyone was talking about using the potty today."
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Ojo as the only main female character