Bear in the Big Blue House: The Animated Series is a American-Canadian animated spinoff based off Bear in the Big Blue House that produced by The Jim Henson Company, Shadow Projects, Funbag Animation Studios (season 1-6), imX Communications (season 1-6), PIP Animation Services (season 1-6), Helix Digital Inc (season 7-9), and MetaFrame Studios, it premiered on September 11, 2001 until September 29, 2010, it is aired on the Playhouse Disney/Disney Junior block on Disney Channel and on the Disney Junior Channel starting from March 23, 2012 until May 7, 2022.
Production[]
In 1998, Shadow Projects and The Jim Henson Company teamed up with Funbag, imX, PIP and MetaFrame Studios to produced a "animated" version of Bear in the Big Blue House.
In 1999, The companies screened the pilot episode in MIPCOM Jr. 1999.
Development begin January 2000-May 2001.
The overseas animation are were done by Disk-in Animation and New Media in Israel (season 1-2), Studio B Productions in Canada (season 2-4) and Cinezone Studios in Israel (season 4-9), the other overseas animation services are were done in South Korea (AKOM, Dong Woo Animation, Saerom Animation, Rough Draft Studios, Sunwoo Entertainment), India (Inditoon Studios, Pentamedia Graphics), Poland (Se-ma-for), Japan (Toei Animation, CoMix Waves Inc.), and China (Hong Ying Animation, Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Hong Guang Animation), the storyboards are were done by Collideascope (season 1-7) and Studio B Productions (season 8-9) while CGI Animation was done by Ernest Chan, Crest Animation (season 1-3), and Industrial Brothers (season 4-9).
One month until the development, teaser trailer was screened in MultiExpo 2001 in Honganiemi, Dryicor.
Playhouse Disney announced that a new season for September will begin with this brand new show.
Teaser promo aired in August 29, 2001.
Cast[]
The American, Canadian and British recordings of the characters are were done in Salami Studios, Studio 306 and The Little Music Company.
American recordings[]
- Keith Ferguson as Bear
- Will Forte as Tutter
- Natalie Palamides as Ojo (season 1-7)
- Seth Green as Treelo
- Adam DeVine as Pip
- Fred Armisen as Pop
- Olivia Munn as Luna the Moon
- Kate Micucci as Shadow
- Nick Offerman as Ray the Sun
- Rob Paulsen as Additional Characters
- Tara Strong as Additional Characters
- Grey DeLisle as Additional Characters
- Jess Harnell as Additional Characters
- Tress MacNeille as Additional Characters
- Frank Welker as Additional Characters
- Tom Kenny as Additional Characters
- Erica Huang as Kids
- Jesse Schwartz as Kids
- Kathleen Herles as Kids
- Harrison Chad as Kids
- Aiden Pompey as Kids
- Zach Tyler-Eisen as Kids
- Brianna Gentilella as Kids
- Jane Lynch as Additional Characters
- Alyson Stoner as Kids
- Tyler James Nathan as Kids
- Jessica DiCicco as Additional Characters
- Mr. Lawrence as Additional Characters
- Julianna Rose Mauriello as Kids
- Laraine Newman as Additional Characters
- Katie Leigh as Additional Characters
- Dee Bradley Baker as Additional Characters
- Alicyn Packard as Additional Characters
- Patton Oswalt as Additional Characters
- Eric Bauza as Additional Characters
Canadian recordings[]
- Catherine O'Connor as Ojo (season 7-9)
- Jim Fowler as Additional Characters
- Leah Ostry as Additional Characters
- Nancy Cartwright as Additional Characters
- Debi Deeprryberry as Additional Characters
- Annick Obonsawin as Additional Characters
- Shannon Lynch as Additional Characters
- Ian MacDougall as Additional Characters
- Jeremy Harris as Additional Characters
- Stacey Depass as Additional Characters
- Scott McCord as Additional Characters
- Ron Pardo as Additional Characters
- Abigail Gordon as Kids
- Erin Pitt as Kids (season 8-9)
- Holly Gauthier-Frankel as Additional Characters
- Bryn McAuley as Kids
- Jaclyn Linetsky as Kids (season 1-3, archival recordings as of season 4-9)
- Vadim Schneider as Kids (season 1-3, archival recordings as of season 4-9)
British recordings[]
- Maria Darling as Additional Characters
- Marc Silk as Additional Characters
- Lizzie Waterworth-Santo as Additional Characters
- Teresa Gallagher as Additional Characters
- Emma Tate as Additional Characters
- Joanna Ruiz as Additional Characters
- Sean Hughes as Additional Characters
- John Gordon Sinclair as Additional Characters
- Neil Morrissey as Additional Characters
- Sonya Leite as Additional Characters
- Lorelei King as Additional Characters
- Andy Turvey as Additional Characters
- Sophie Burke Ingram as Kids
Trivia[]
- The Animation of the characters are much similar to their animated forms from the games and the images.