Shadow is a playful, sentient shadow on Bear in the Big Blue House. In most episodes, she tells a story, sometimes partly in song. Occasionally, her stories are entirely sung. Shadow's stories combine joy and melancholy.
She is a whimsical creature possessing a quirky nature whose stories are illustrated using the medium of shadow puppetry. Often she will sing the stories and rhymes while the characters within the shadow puppet segments give deadpan commentary. Her melodies are often modal.
Shadow usually presages her presence with her musical laugh. Bear (with the help of the viewers) tries to find her by singing her song -- "Where, oh where, oh where is Shadow?" This never seems to work, though, so Bear has to call "Shadow!" in order to get her to appear.
The shadow puppet segments that accompany Shadow's stories are written, designed, and performed by Jon Ludwig. Ludwig and Mooney worked together with Peter Lurye the musical director to write most of the shadow puppetry music segments.
Trivia
The shadow puppet segments that accompany Shadow's stories were written, designed, and performed by Jon Ludwig.
Ludwig and Mooney worked together with Peter Lurye the musical director to write most of the shadow puppetry music segments.
In the first part of "A Berry Bear Christmas", Shadow twists the format of finding her; instead of Bear singing the Shadow song, Shadow sings her own version of the song, "Where Oh Where is Bear?".
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