Bear and his friends find Jack in the snow outside Big Blue House as they're preparing for their Christmas celebration, and they take him in for the holidays. They soon make friends with the kindly old dog and they worry about where he'll live. At the end of the special, Doc Hogg offers to take Jack in as his dog.
Jack speaks using something of a Southern patois. He generally likes to do things for himself and somewhat resists Bear and the others' attempts to help him. Jack may have lived with a boy named Billy at one point, as he can be heard muttering in his sleep, "Okay, Billy, I'll fetch the ball if you'll just throw here."
Welcome to the Blue House • Goodbye Song • What's That Smell? • The Bear Cha-Cha-Cha • Dear Grandma • Happy, Happy Birthday • Good Morning • Brush Brush Bree • Look at You Now • That's My Name • Everybody Say Ah • Great to Be at Home • Go to Bed, Sleepy Head • Take Time to Smell the Cheese • Clean Up the House • Oops! I Goofed Again • Quiet Time • Otter Love • Shape of a Bear • Baby, Baby • When You Make Yourself a Friend • Oh, Boy • You Go, Ojo • Need a Little Help Today • What's in the Mail Today? • Making Sense of the World • The Grandma Mambo • Remember When • The Otter Dancing School • Shadow's Lullaby • When I'm Older • Everybody in the Tub • Rhythm in the Air • Why Can't the Dirt Just Leave Me Alone? • Imagine That • Smellorama • When I Find the Great Lost Cheese • Under Your Blanket • Love is Incredible • Your Grandma and Grandpa • What Kind of Mouse Am I? • Picture This • Hello Doctor • Worth the Wait • Friends Forever • Surprise! • What's Mine is Yours • The Toileteers • Next Stop, Dreamland