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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show that premiered on Creator/PBSKids on January 2, 2006. The show was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block beginning September of that year, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, and ran for two-and-a-half more years before being dropped entirely by PBS in the spring of 2010. It was created by Mitchell Kriegman, the creator of ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', and featured some similar ideas and themes. Basically, it was ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' [-[[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN THE JUNGLE!]]-]

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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show that premiered on Creator/PBSKids on January 2, 2006. The show was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block beginning September of that year, but it was replaced in removed from that block on September 3, 2007, and ran for two-and-a-half more years before being dropped entirely by PBS in the spring of 2010. It was created by Mitchell Kriegman, the creator of ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', and featured some similar ideas and themes. Basically, it was ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' [-[[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN THE JUNGLE!]]-]

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* AerithAndBob: The only residents of the World Tree with normal names are Madge, Bob, and Winslow.
* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: In "Not Found Here," Burdette headpats Snook after he compliments her beauty.



* ArgumentOfContradictions: In "Not Found Here," Smooch and Winslow beg Snook for his help. Winslow says that their problem is serious, Smooch counters that it's 'not that serious,' and then they go back and forth for a bit.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Snook talks to the viewers, and is surprised to learn that they don't sleep in trees.



* EstablishingCharacterMoment: "Not Found Here" establishes all of the core cast (discounting the StockFootage "Wake Up" song):
** Snook is first shown sleeping before falling off his branch, then giving a warm greeting to the viewers, showcasing his slovenly, clumsy yet warm-hearted nature.
** Smooch and Winslow pounce on Snook when they first appear.
** Burdette establishes herself as a know-it-all when she says that quartz is a type of rock (she misheard 'Wartz' as 'quartz'). When Snook explains the problem to Burdette, she boasts that checking with her is always a good idea.
** Bob assumes that Wartz is an ant, showing his obsession with ants.
** Oko is first shown doing tai-chi, showing how old and wise he is.
** Ick startles Snook, and then trolls the gang by wanting them to do an 'informal survey' on the water hole.
** Madge is first shown educating Wartz on what metamorphosis is.
** When we are properly introduced to Wartz, he is shown to be excitable yet insecure. He asks Smooch and Winslow if they still like him even after he changed into a frog.
* {{Expy}}: Oko is an old, wise monkey, much like Rafiki from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''.
* ExtraLongEpisode: Most of the episodes are 11 minutes long, but the premiere episode, "Not Found Here," is around 30 minutes. "Curve of the World" still plays in the middle of the episode, though.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the start of "Not Found Here," Snook says hello to a frog he simply names 'Frog.' Eventually, this frog is revealed to be Wartz, the former tadpole that Smooch and Winslow befriended.



* FriendshipSong; "We'll Still Be Friends" is about how friendship lasts despite changes.



* TheGlomp: Smooch and Winslow do this to Snook in "Not Found Here."
* IdiosyncraticWipes: Palm fronds are shown during scene transitions.



* MischiefMakingMonkey: Smooch and Winslow are playful, goofy prank-pulling monkeys. Smooch, the girl monkey, is always trying to figure out the mysteries of the world around her, and Winslow, the boy monkey, is the goofy creative thinker. With such different personalities, these two monkeys don't always see eye to eye, but their little disagreements frequently lead to great adventures

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* {{Metamorphosis}}: In "Not Found Here," Smooch and Winslow make friends with a tadpole named Wartz, but one day, he's gone. They eventually find out that he changed from a tadpole into a frog.
* MischiefMakingMonkey: Smooch and Winslow are playful, goofy prank-pulling monkeys. Smooch, the girl monkey, is always trying to figure out the mysteries of the world around her, and Winslow, the boy monkey, is the goofy creative thinker. With such different personalities, these two monkeys don't always see eye to eye, but their little disagreements frequently lead to great adventuresadventures.
* MsViceGirl: Burdette is a bossy know-it-all, but she's a fiercely loyal friend and genuinely admires the rest of the World Tree.



* ProudBeauty: Burdette knows that she's beautiful and flaunts it.



* SiblingRivalry: Smooch and Winslow sometimes argue with each other.
* {{Sleepyhead}}: Snook is prone to dozing off at a moment's notice.



* SmallNameBigEgo: Burdette likes to brag about herself, making herself seem more important than she really is. Ick is also quite the braggart.



* TwoShorts: Follows the unusual ABCAB format. The episodes (A) are packaged as 2 11-minute stories aired together. The B segment is a song - "Curve of the World" after the first story, and "Try to Touch the Sky" at the end. The "C" segment is an interstitial entitled "Snook on the Road", where Snook goes out into the real world and hangs out with children.

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* TwoShorts: {{Troll}}: Ick has a penchant for messing with people.
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Follows the unusual ABCAB format. The episodes (A) are packaged as 2 11-minute stories aired together. The B segment is a song - "Curve of the World" after the first story, and "Try to Touch the Sky" at the end. The "C" segment is an interstitial entitled "Snook on the Road", where Snook goes out into the real world and hangs out with children.children.
** In the first season, it was ABABC, where "C" was a segment where Snook talks about different types of animals.
* VineSwing: Oko swings on a vine in the first episode. He even does the Franchise/{{Tarzan}} yell.


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* WiseOldTurtle: Madge is a turtle who has lived for hundreds of years, and shares her knowledge with the residents of the World Tree.

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* ADogNamedDog: {{Downplayed}} Oko's fly friend is named Tsetse, which is a species of fly.

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* ADogNamedDog: {{Downplayed}} {{Downplayed}}. Oko's fly friend is named Tsetse, which is a species of fly.


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* PickyEater: In "I Love Purple," Riona refuses to eat anything besides purple berries.


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* SecurityBlanket: In "Winslow's Gone Bananas," Winslow has a banana as a transitional object, and it drives everyone crazy when it starts to decay.


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* StockAnimalDiet: Smooch and Winslow love bananas.
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* ThirdPersonPerson: Oko uses his name in place of "I" and "me."

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Madge disappears from the show after Season 1. So does Ick the catfish.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Madge disappears from the show after Season 1. So does Ick the catfish.catfish and Wartz the red-eyed tree frog.



* CousinOliver: Riona, Snook's niece, joins the cast in Season 2 as a TokenMiniMoe and the co-host of the show. This came at the cost of Madge and Ick being removed.

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* CousinOliver: Riona, Snook's niece, joins the cast in Season 2 as a TokenMiniMoe and the co-host of the show. This came at the cost of Madge Madge, Wartz, and Ick being removed.



* GentleGiant: Snook is the biggest resident of the World Tree and gentlest.

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* GentleGiant: Snook is the biggest resident of the World Tree and the gentlest.


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* MellowFellow: Snook is very relaxed most of the time.


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* TokenMiniMoe: Riona is the smallest and cutest of the World Tree members.


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* WorldTree: The characters live in a tree in the Amazon Rainforest called The World Tree, which is symbolic of the beauty of Earth and the connection each creature has to each other.
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* ADogNamedDog: {{Downplayed}} Oko's fly friend is named Tsetse, which is a species of fly.


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* {{Irony}}: Bob the tamandua, better known as anteaters, loves studying ants and doesn't understand why they're scared of him.
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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show that premiered on Creator/PBSKids on January 2, 2006. The show was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block beginning September of that year, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, and ran for two-and-a-half more years before being dropped entirely by PBS in the spring of 2010. It was by Mitchell Kriegman, the creator of ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', and featured some similar ideas and themes. Basically, it was ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' [-[[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN THE JUNGLE!]]-]

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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show that premiered on Creator/PBSKids on January 2, 2006. The show was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block beginning September of that year, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, and ran for two-and-a-half more years before being dropped entirely by PBS in the spring of 2010. It was created by Mitchell Kriegman, the creator of ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', and featured some similar ideas and themes. Basically, it was ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' [-[[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN THE JUNGLE!]]-]
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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show on Creator/PBSKids, that debuted January 2, 2006. It was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, though ran for a few years that followed. ''It's a Big Big World'' was retired in the spring of 2010. It was by the creator of ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' and featured some similar ideas and themes. Basically ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' [-[[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN THE JUNGLE!]]-]

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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show on Creator/PBSKids, that debuted premiered on Creator/PBSKids on January 2, 2006. It The show was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block, block beginning September of that year, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, though and ran for a few two-and-a-half more years that followed. ''It's a Big Big World'' was retired before being dropped entirely by PBS in the spring of 2010. It was by Mitchell Kriegman, the creator of ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', and featured some similar ideas and themes. Basically Basically, it was ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' [-[[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN THE JUNGLE!]]-]
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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show on Creator/PBSKids, that debuted January 2, 2006. It was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, though ran for a few years that followed. ''It's a Big Big World'' was retired in the spring of 2010. It was by the creator of ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' and featured some similar ideas and themes. Basically ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' [-[[RecycledInSpace IN THE JUNGLE!]]-]

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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show on Creator/PBSKids, that debuted January 2, 2006. It was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, though ran for a few years that followed. ''It's a Big Big World'' was retired in the spring of 2010. It was by the creator of ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' and featured some similar ideas and themes. Basically ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' [-[[RecycledInSpace [-[[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN THE JUNGLE!]]-]
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: Bob is a southern tamandua, a type of anteater. Burdette is a resplendent quetzal bird.
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* SluggishSloths: Snook the sloth doesn't move too slowly, but he is an even-tempered MellowFellow.

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* CompressedVice: Madge in “Take Care Of Yourself” she starts the episode doing her daily exercises, fair enough,
but in the middle of a squat of all things she pauses to address the viewer and finds she can’t rise back into a standing position. Luckily Burdette gives her a little lift and the two discuss safe exercise techniques, and fortunately Madge is able to finish her exercises after resting up.

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* CompressedVice: Madge in “Take Care Of Yourself” she starts the episode doing her daily exercises, fair enough,
enough, but in the middle of a squat of all things she pauses to address the viewer and finds she can’t rise back into a standing position. Luckily Burdette gives her a little lift and the two discuss safe exercise techniques, and fortunately Madge is able to finish her exercises after resting up.
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* CompressedVice: Madge in “Take Care Of Yourself” she starts the episode doing her daily exercises, fair enough,
but in the middle of a squat of all things she pauses to address the viewer and finds she can’t rise back into a standing position. Luckily Burdette gives her a little lift and the two discuss safe exercise techniques, and fortunately Madge is able to finish her exercises after resting up.
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* TitlePlease: Episode titles aren't displayed on screen.

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The show revolves around a group of animals living in "The World Tree" in the rainforest along the Amazon River with the Pico da Neblina mountain background. The main character and host is Snook the sloth.



* CoolOldLady: Madge.
* EdutainmentShow
* NonMammalianHair: Madge.

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* BrotherSisterTeam: Smooch and Winslow, the common marmoset twins.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Madge disappears from the show after Season 1. So does Ick the catfish.
* CoolOldLady: Madge.
Madge. She's the oldest and wisest creature in the World Tree, and the one everyone comes to when they have a problem to solve. She traveled all over the world and shares her experiences with everyone.
* EdutainmentShow
ControlFreak: Burdette. She sometimes seems like a controlling older sister, who thinks she knows more than everyone around her.
* CousinOliver: Riona, Snook's niece, joins the cast in Season 2 as a TokenMiniMoe and the co-host of the show. This came at the cost of Madge and Ick being removed.
* CrowdSong: In season 1, the first story was followed by a song, "Curve of the World", sung by all the characters. In Season 2, this song was removed.
* EdutainmentShow: The show teaches children about discovery, geography, nature, music, taking care of the environment, and friendship.
* ExtremeDoormat: Wartz the red-eyed tree frog desperately wants the approval of others, so he goes along with what anyone says.
* FriendlyTickleTorture: In one "Snook on the Road" segment, the students at Wainscott School tickle Snook's feet.
* GentleGiant: Snook is the biggest resident of the World Tree and gentlest.
* MischiefMakingMonkey: Smooch and Winslow are playful, goofy prank-pulling monkeys. Smooch, the girl monkey, is always trying to figure out the mysteries of the world around her, and Winslow, the boy monkey, is the goofy creative thinker. With such different personalities, these two monkeys don't always see eye to eye, but their little disagreements frequently lead to great adventures
* {{Nephewism}}: Snook has a niece named Riona.
* NervousWreck: Bob is very nervous and worries a lot.
* NonMammalianHair: Madge.Madge has hair on her head despite being a reptile.



* SeldomSeenSpecies: Bob and Birdette.
* ShownTheirWork: Birdette the Quetzal Bird lacks the long train of feathers her species is famous for. This is because she is female and those feathers are only found on male quetzals.

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* SeldomSeenSpecies: Bob and Birdette.
is a southern tamandua, a type of anteater. Burdette is a resplendent quetzal bird.
* ShownTheirWork: Birdette Burdette the Quetzal Bird lacks the long train of feathers her species is famous for. This is because she is female and those feathers are only found on male quetzals.



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* TitleThemeTuneTitleThemeTune: ''It's a big world, it's a big big world''.
* TwoShorts: Follows the unusual ABCAB format. The episodes (A) are packaged as 2 11-minute stories aired together. The B segment is a song - "Curve of the World" after the first story, and "Try to Touch the Sky" at the end. The "C" segment is an interstitial entitled "Snook on the Road", where Snook goes out into the real world and hangs out with children.
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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show on Creator/PBSKids, that debuted January 2, 2006. It was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, though ran for a few years that followed. ''It's a Big Big World'' was retired in the spring of 2010. It was by the creator of ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' and featured some similar ideas and themes.

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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show on Creator/PBSKids, that debuted January 2, 2006. It was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, though ran for a few years that followed. ''It's a Big Big World'' was retired in the spring of 2010. It was by the creator of ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' and featured some similar ideas and themes.
themes. Basically ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' [-[[RecycledInSpace IN THE JUNGLE!]]-]
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''And we'll search for wonder all around''\\

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''And -->''And we'll search for wonder all around''\\



''You have to go, I know it's time''\\

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''You -->''You have to go, I know it's time''\\
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-->''The world goes spinning round and round, it's true''\\
''We've had our time and now we're through''\\
''But you and I forever will be friends''\\
''We’ll try to touch the sky where clouds never end''

''And we'll search for wonder all around''\\
''And you'll find me hanging upside down''\\
''And you and I together in a big, big world''\\
''We’ll try to touch the sky in a big, big world''

''You have to go, I know it's time''\\
''So give me five''\\
''This whole world is yours and mine''
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* WrapUpSong: Every episode ends with the song "Try to Touch the Sky", as Snook sings to the audience that their time is through for now and will be waiting the next time they come to the World Tree.
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* AnimalStereotypes: Played with--Snook has the sleepy, slow-moving demeanor typical of a sloth, but is depicted as an easygoing NiceGuy rather than a LazyBum.
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* CrazyAwesome: Oko.
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* ShownTheirWork: Birdette the Quetzal Bird lacks the long train of feathers her species is famous for. This is because she is female and those feathers are only found on male quetzals.
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* CrazyAwesome: Oko.
* CoolOldLady: Madge.


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* TeamDad: Snook is this to all the residents of the tree.


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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Madge suddenly disappears from the show with no mention after the first season.
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[[caption-width-right:350:It's a Big Big World, don't you agree? Big enough for you and me!]]


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* EverythingsBetterWithBob: Bob the tamandua.
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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show on Creator/PBSKids, that debuted January 2, 2006. It was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, though ran for a few years that followed. ''It's a Big Big World'' was retired in the spring of 2010. It was by the creator of ''BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' and featured some similar ideas and themes.

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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show on Creator/PBSKids, that debuted January 2, 2006. It was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, though ran for a few years that followed. ''It's a Big Big World'' was retired in the spring of 2010. It was by the creator of ''BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' and featured some similar ideas and themes.



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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show on PBSKids, that debuted January 2, 2006. It was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, though ran for a few years that followed. It's a Big Big World was retired in the spring of 2010. It was by the creator of ''BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' and featured some similar ideas and themes.

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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show on PBSKids, Creator/PBSKids, that debuted January 2, 2006. It was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, though ran for a few years that followed. It's ''It's a Big Big World World'' was retired in the spring of 2010. It was by the creator of ''BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' and featured some similar ideas and themes.

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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show on PBSKids, that debuted January 2, 2006. It was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, though ran for a few years that followed. It's a Big Big World was retired in the spring of 2010.

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''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television show on PBSKids, that debuted January 2, 2006. It was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, though ran for a few years that followed. It's a Big Big World was retired in the spring of 2010. It was by the creator of ''BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' and featured some similar ideas and themes.


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* RecapEpisode: The show had an unfortunate tendency to recycle a lot of material.
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'''It's A Big Big World''' is an American children's television show on PBSKids, that debuted January 2, 2006. It was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, though ran for a few years that followed. It's a Big Big World was retired in the spring of 2010.

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'''It's A ''It's a Big Big World''' World'' is an American children's television show on PBSKids, that debuted January 2, 2006. It was originally part of Miss Lori and Hooper's schedule block, but it was replaced in that block on September 3, 2007, though ran for a few years that followed. It's a Big Big World was retired in the spring of 2010.



* EverythingsBetterWithBob: Bob the tamandua,

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* EverythingsBetterWithBob: Bob the tamandua,tamandua.

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