History Literature / LittleBear

** In "The Blueberry Picnic," the characters perform a play similar to ''Literature/TheThreeBillyGoatsGruff'', where Hen, Duck, Owl and Emily are each threatened by a troll (played by Little Bear) when they cross his bridge. In the audience, No-Feet worries each time one of his friends steps onto the bridge, but Owl reassures him that it's only a play... [[NotSoAboveItAll only to panic himself]] when Emily's turn comes.

* SweetTooth: The basis of an episode in the third season.

** Tutu the dog speaks French. The other animals speak AnimalTalk, yet Little Bear is a FunnyAnimal.

* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: In the lore of the forest where Little Bear and friends live, goblins are little humanoid men with long white beards who wear tall pointy hats, and are mischievous, but not scary. Essentially they're gnomes in all but name. The're said to cause particular mischief on the holiday "Goblin Night," the forest's [[YouMeanXMas equivalent of Halloween.]]
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: One character Little Bear befriends ([[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane at least in his imagination]]) is a teal-haired mermaid. This being a children's show, she is modestly dressed (wearing a loose tank top instead of a SeashellBra or GodivaHair), and she is ''consistently'' [[NiceGuy a sweet, kind]] ProperLady, as opposed to the more typical {{Tsundere}} and {{Yandere}} mermaids.

* CatsAreSnarkers

* TheDitz: Duck. Also counts as a GeniusDitz

** TheLancer: Hen, since she serves as a foil to the freespirited Little Bear.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Mostly averted in "Caterpillars," where the titular bugs are implied to be Imported Cabbage Worms (Pieris Rapae), which can be a serious pest to gardeners, just as they are in the episode, feasting on Mother Bear's cabbage. Then they metamorphose into Cabbage White butterflies, although here they still have cartoon mouths as adult butterflies compared to the curled proboscis the real-life Cabbage butterflies have. Additionally, they managed to go through their metamorphosis overnight in this episode, compared to in real life where it usually takes up to two weeks for the caterpillar to change into a butterfly, unless if it's close to wintertime, which they then hibernate in the chrysalis stage and hatch out in the spring.

* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: One character Little Bear befriends is a teal-haired mermaid. This being a children's show, she is modestly dressed (wearing a loose tank top instead of a SeashellBra or GodivaHair), and she is ''consistently'' [[NiceGuy a sweet, kind]] ProperLady, as opposed to the more typical {{Tsundere}} and {{Yandere}} mermaids.

* ShoutOut: One episode had Little Bear wearing a troll mask that looked an awful lot like a ''Literature/WhereTheWildThingsAre'' monster, alluding to Maurice Sendak.

* OnlyChildSyndrome: Little Bear and Emily.

* OneBookAuthor: The role of Grandfather Bear was Sean [=McCann=]'s only credit as a voice actor.
* OneMarioLimit: Averted. Despite the great popularity of this series, a number of other authors have released picture books featuring a main character named simply "Little Bear."

''Little Bear'', a series of books written by Elsie Minarik and illustrated by ''Literature/WhereTheWildThingsAre'' creator Creator/MauriceSendak. It had a SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon adaptation by Nelvana. It follows the stories of a...well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin little bear]], his friends Hen, Owl, Cat, Duck, and Emily, who's a human. Later, they are joined by Mitzi, a monkey. The series was created by Else Minarik and the books were illustrated by Maurice Sendak. The show used to air on Creator/NickJr, but can now be seen on the Creator/{{Noggin}} app.

* AppleForTeacher: In one episode, Little Bear and Emily set up a school for the animals. Early on, the trope is lampshaded, with Emily finding an apple and noting that the teacher usually just sets it on their desk, and is never actually seen eating it.

* MisplacedWildlife: Mitzi the monkey. There are no wild monkeys living in North America, north of Mexico, in real life.

* OldTimeyBathingSuit: Surprisingly averted. In one episode where Emily was shown in a bathing suit during a swimming scene, she wore a swimsuit that wouldn't look out of place in the time the series was made (the 1990s) but definitely would during the time the series is set (1910s or 1920s).

''Little Bear'', a series of books written by Elsie Minarik and illustrated by ''Literature/WhereTheWildThingsAre'' creator Creator/MauriceSendak. It had a SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon adaptation by Nelvana. It follows the stories of a...well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin little bear]], his friends Hen, Owl, Cat, Duck, and Emily, who's human. Later, they are joined by Mitzi, a monkey. The series was created by Else Minarik and the books were illustrated by Maurice Sendak. It currently runs in syndication on Creator/NickJr. Two seasons are currently offered free on Amazon, the third requires payment.

* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The US and Canada have different theme songs, and also have slightly different voice clips in the intro. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igFWpoTEayk the Canadian version]] uses Allegro Vivace in D-Minor by Music/FranzSchubert, while [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=qdfIURDrgEM?t=60 the US version]] uses a seemingly original composition.

* BrutalHonesty: The close-captioning on "Little Bear's Band". It describes their music as being "off key and offbeat", later says "they resume playing, still awful", although it does say they play well at the end.

* SickEpisode: Little Bear in "A Flu" & "Pillow Hill".

* OneBookAuthor: The role of Grandfather Bear was Sean [=McCann=]'s only work as a voice actor

** "Little Bear and the Ice Boat" for Grandmother Bear