Today is Tutter's birthday, and the friends in the Big Blue House decide to throw him a special surprise birthday party. Pip and Pop are placed in charge of the decorations, but run into trouble with the balloons. All the noise attracts Tutter, but Bear manages to head him off with our help. Tutter learns that having a birthday means becoming 1 year older. He speculates on all the great things he'll be able to do while he's older. Ojo works on the cake and Treelo wraps Tutter's present. Treelo, though, gets so excited about the birthday that at first, he wants to keep the present for himself.
Trivia[]
The title of this episode is a play on the film House Party.
Songs[]
When I'm Older
Happy, Happy Birthday
Notes[]
A big deal is made about Tutter's present in this episode, but viewers never find out what it is.
Luna is so old that she doesn't remember when her birthday is.
This is the first episode where there is no Shadow segment. The time normally spent on her story is taken up by Tutter's birthday party.
This is the first episode where somebody turns the living room light off, except Bear, Ojo, Tutter and Treelo.
This is the first of only two episodes where Bear turns the living room light back on. The other being "The Big Sleep".
The plot of this episode was the basis for the stage show Bear in the Big Blue House Live: Surprise Party.
The "Happy, Happy Birthday" song is listed as simply "The Birthday Song" in the closing credits. Additionally, the closing credits run longer than usual.
When this episode was first aired on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom as part of their Milkshake! block, the "UK version produced by Disney Channel" logo is shown after the closing credits and just before the Shadow Projects and Jim Henson Television logos.
The cheeses used in the blended birthday cheesecake are limburger, cheddar, monterey jack, and gorgonzola.
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