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Based on | The series of books by Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak[1] |
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Composer | Lesley Barber |
Country of origin | Canada[2] |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 65 (195 segments) (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 24 minutes |
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Network | CBC Television |
Release | October 7, 1995[3] – June 1, 2001 |
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Little Bear, also known as Maurice Sendak's Little Bear,[4] is a Canadian children's animated television series produced by Nelvana Limited in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.[5] It is based on the Little Bear series of books, which were written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. In 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.[6]
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 the creative process" when developing the new stories).[7]
A direct-to-video feature film titled The Little Bear Movie was released in 2001.