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Bear in the Big Blue House: Live on Stage was an interactive stage show at Disney-MGM Studios (now known as Disney's Hollywood Studios) in Walt Disney World. It featured Bear, Ojo, Tutter, Treelo, Pip and Pop, Shadow, and Luna singing songs from the television show Bear in the Big Blue House and interacting with the audience. The show's plot involved the characters planning a surprise birthday party for Tutter.

It was popular among young children and families who were fans of the TV series. The show received positive reviews from critics and guests, who praised its humor, music, and educational value. It was also nominated for a Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Live Show by the Themed Entertainment Association in 2000.

Background[]

The attraction opened on June 7, 1999 and ran until August 4, 2001. It was soon thereafter replaced with Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage!, which features characters from several other Playhouse Disney shows and is bookended by Bear in the Big Blue House segments. The show was located in the Animation Courtyard section of the park near the theater that hosted Voyage of The Little Mermaid. The theater had a capacity of 1,000 guests and was equipped with special effects such as bubbles, confetti, and scents. The show was approximately 25 minutes long and was performed several times a day.

It was created by Jim Henson Productions and Walt Disney Imagineering, in collaboration with the TV series' creators Mitchell Kriegman and Alex Rockwell. The show used audio-animatronic puppets that were controlled by both performers and computers. The puppets' movements and expressions were synchronized with pre-recorded voices and songs from the TV series. The show also featured live performers who played hosts and interacted with the puppets and the audience.

Closure[]

The show closed on August 4, 2001, to make way for a new show called Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage!, which featured characters from several other Playhouse Disney shows, such as Rolie Polie Olie, Stanley, and The Book of Pooh. The new show also included segments from Bear in the Big Blue House at the beginning and end of each performance. The new show opened on October 1, 2001, and ran until January 29, 2011. It was then replaced by another version of Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage!, which featured characters from newer Playhouse Disney (later Disney Junior) shows, such as Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny, Little Einsteins, and My Friends Tigger & Pooh.

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Media
Bear in the Big Blue House (videography) • Breakfast with Bear

Soundtracks: Songs from Jim Henson's Bear in the Big Blue HouseMore Songs from Jim Henson's Bear in the Big Blue House

Disney Parks
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Characters
BearAnnetteBaby BlotterBig Old BullfrogBillyBonnieChristineDoc HoggDoc OwlEarlFerret JeeterGrandma FlutterGrandpa Highland McTutterHarry the DuckJack the DogJacques the BeaverJeremiah TortoiseJet Setter TutterJim MouseKeishaKlutter TutterThe Klutter TuttersUncle KoalaLilyLoisLukeLunaMama DuckMiss MaxwellMossMousey the GreatOjoOtto and Etta OtterPip and PopThe PossumsPuckRay the SunRita MouseShadowSkippySnookTardyTreeloTucker TutterTutterNutter TutterTutterly T. TutterTwizzler TutterUncle Tito del TutterUrsaMs. Henrietta VanderpeenWhiner Tutter
Episodes
Season One: "Home is Where the Bear Is" • "Water, Water Everywhere" • "Mouse Party" • "Shape of a Bear" • "Picture of Health" • "Share, Bear" • "Why Bears Can't Fly" • "Falling for Fall" • "What's in the Mail, Today?" • "Dancin' the Day Away" • "A Wagon of a Different Color" • "Dirt, I Love You So!" • "Music to My Ears" • "All Connected" • "Summer Cooler" • "The Big Little Visitor" • "A Winter's Nap" • "Working Like a Bear" • "Magic in the Kitchen" • "Spring Fever" • "A Plant Grows in Bear's House" • "Eat, Drink Juice and Be Merry" • "Need a Little Help Today" • "Lost Thing" • "Listen Up!" • "Friends for Life"

Season Two: "Ooh Baby, Baby" • "Raiders of the Lost Cheese" • "The Big Sleep" • "Clear as a Bell" • "Good Times" • "You Learn Something New Every Day" • "Back to Nature" • "The Ojolympics" • "The Great Pretender" • "It's All in Your Head" • "Oops, My Mistake" • "Bear's Birthday Bash" • "Picture This" • "The Big Blue Housecall" • "Change is in the Air" • "Look What I Made" • "If At First You Don't Succeed..." • "All Weather Bear" • "I Built That!" • "Tutter's Tiny Trip" • "Dance Fever!" • "Afraid Not" • "I Gotta Be Me!" • "Buggin'" • "Love is All You Need" • "It's a Mystery to Me" • "As Different as Day and Night" • "Grandparents Just Want to Have Fun" • "The Way I Feel Today" • "You Go, Ojo!" • "Scientific Bear" • "Boys Will Be Boys" • "I Was Just Thinking" • "Wish You Were Here" • "And to All a Good Night" • "Call it a Day" • "We Did it Our Way" • "What's the Story?" • "When You've Got to Go!"
Season Three: "Friends at Play" • "Nothing to Fear" • "Lost and Found" • "The Senseless Detectives" • "Halloween Bear" • "You Never Know" • "It's All About You" • "Woodland House Wonderful" • "I've Got Your Number" • "What's Mine is Yours" • "Bear's Secret Cave" • "Smellorama" • "I For-Got Rhythm?!?" • "Wait for Me" • "Morning Glory" • "That Healing Feeling" • "The Tutter Family Reunion" • "Bats are People Too" • "Words, Words, Words" • "Let's Get Interactive" • "The Yard Sale" • "The Best Thanksgiving Ever" • "Read My Book" • "Go to Sleep" • "A Berry Bear Christmas"
Season Four: "Welcome to Woodland Valley" • "Step by Step" • "First Day at Mouse School" • "Rockin' Rocko" • "When Harry Met Hallie" • "Show and Tell" • "Tutter Gathers Some Moss" • "History, Herstory, Bearstory" • "At the Old Bear Game" • "The Amazing Skippy" • "Let's Hit the Road" • "Great Ball of Firefighters" • "Appreciation Day" • "Show Your Stuff" • "Grandma Flutter's 100th Birthday" • "The View from You" • "To Clean or Not to Clean" • "The Great Bandini" • "Volunteers of Woodland Valley" • "Big Blue Home of the Brave" • "A Trip to the General Store" • "Tutter's First Big Sleepover Bash" • "A Strange Bird" • "Let it Go" • "This is Your Life, Bear"

Locations
The Big Blue HouseDoc Hogg's OfficeMouse SchoolOtter PondSequoia CityWoodland ValleyWoodland Valley CinemaWoodland Valley General StoreWoodland Valley LibraryWoodland Valley MallWoodland Valley Post Office
Songs
Welcome to the Blue HouseGoodbye SongWhat's That Smell?The Bear Cha-Cha-ChaDear GrandmaHappy, Happy BirthdayGood MorningBrush Brush BreeLook at You NowThat's My NameEverybody Say AhGreat to Be at HomeGo to Bed, Sleepy HeadTake Time to Smell the CheeseClean Up the HouseOops! I Goofed AgainQuiet TimeOtter LoveShape of a BearBaby, BabyWhen You Make Yourself a FriendOh, BoyYou Go, OjoNeed a Little Help TodayWhat's in the Mail Today?Making Sense of the WorldThe Grandma MamboRemember WhenThe Otter Dancing SchoolShadow's LullabyWhen I'm OlderEverybody in the TubRhythm in the AirWhy Can't the Dirt Just Leave Me Alone?Imagine ThatSmelloramaWhen I Find the Great Lost CheeseUnder Your BlanketLove is IncredibleYour Grandma and GrandpaWhat Kind of Mouse Am I?Picture ThisHello DoctorWorth the WaitFriends ForeverSurprise!What's Mine is YoursThe ToileteersNext Stop, Dreamland
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