This list covers all the titles in the Little Bear franchise released on video beginning in 1997.
Television series (1997-present)
Paramount Home Entertainment
These titles were released on behalf of Nickelodeon and were exclusively duplicated, marketed and distributed in the US. Pre-2008 releases carry the Nick Jr. branding, while post-2008 releases solely carry the Nickelodeon branding.
May 1997
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
836703 |
Little Bear: Meet Little Bear |
USA |
1997 |
34 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
May 13, 1997 |
VHS |
- Some copies were not encoded with the Macrovision APS.
|
837783 |
Little Bear: Family Tales |
USA |
1997 |
34 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
May 13, 1997 |
VHS |
- Some copies were not encoded with the Macrovision APS.
|
October 1997
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
837483 |
Little Bear: Winter Tales |
USA |
1997 |
33 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
October 7, 1997 |
VHS |
|
January 1998
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
836703 |
Little Bear: Meet Little Bear |
USA |
1997 |
34 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
January 13, 1998 |
VHS |
- Reuses the May 1997 cover and master.
|
837783 |
Little Bear: Family Tales |
USA |
1997 |
34 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
January 13, 1998 |
VHS |
- Reuses the May 1997 cover and master.
|
April 1998
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
836703 |
Little Bear: Meet Little Bear |
USA |
1997 |
34 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
April 7, 1998 |
VHS |
- Reuses the May 1997 master.
|
837783 |
Little Bear: Family Tales |
USA |
1997 |
34 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
April 7, 1998 |
VHS |
- Reuses the May 1997 master.
|
838753 |
Little Bear: Parties & Picnics |
USA |
1998 |
33 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
April 7, 1998 |
VHS |
|
September 1998
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
838893 |
Little Bear: Goodnight Little Bear |
USA |
1998 |
32 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
September 8, 1998 |
VHS |
|
January 1999
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
835763 |
Little Bear: Friends |
USA |
1999 |
33 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
January 12, 1999 |
VHS |
|
836703 |
Little Bear: Meet Little Bear |
USA |
1997 |
34 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
January 12, 1999 |
VHS |
- Reuses the April 1998 cover and May 1997 master.
|
837783 |
Little Bear: Family Tales |
USA |
1997 |
34 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
January 12, 1999 |
VHS |
- Reuses the April 1998 cover and May 1997 master.
|
June 1999
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
835843 |
Little Bear: Summertime Tales |
USA |
1999 |
33 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
June 8, 1999 |
VHS |
|
August 1999
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
839323 |
Little Bear: Little Goblin Bear |
USA |
1999 |
33 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
August 24, 1999 |
VHS |
|
January 2000
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
839543 |
A Kiss for Little Bear |
USA |
2000 |
33 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
January 11, 2000 |
VHS |
|
March 2000
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
839553 |
Little Bear's Band |
USA |
2000 |
32 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
March 7, 2000 |
VHS |
|
June 2000
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
839683 |
Little Bear: Rainy Day Tales |
USA |
2000 |
34 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
June 6, 2000 |
VHS |
- This release was one of the first Nickelodeon home video releases overall to use a curvy orange bar on the far top corner of the front and spines of the cover.
- The notation "Duplicated in EP/SLP", which would usually be printed above the "Licensed for Sale" notation and the Paramount Pictures copyright notice on the back of the cover, is absent on this release, likely because some copies were duplicated in SP mode, which may have rendered the presence of this notation pointless.
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February 2001
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
839903 |
Little Bear: Little Sherlock Bear |
USA |
2001 |
34 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
February 6, 2001 |
VHS |
- Some rare copies may have been duplicated in EP/SLP mode; most copies were duplicated in SP mode.
- This was the final new release from Paramount Home Entertainment, let alone the final new Nickelodeon home video release, with the notation "Duplicated in EP/SLP" printed above Paramount Pictures' address, the "Licensed for Sale" notation and the Paramount Pictures copyright notice on the back of the cover.
- Some copies were duplicated in SP mode.
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November 2001
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
849223 |
Little Bear: Let's Play a Game |
USA |
2001 |
33 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
November 6, 2001 |
VHS |
|
January 2002
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
878953 |
Little Bear: Little Artist Bear |
USA |
2002 |
33 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
January 29, 2002 |
VHS |
|
May 2002
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
876763 |
Little Bear: Campfire Tales |
USA |
2002 |
33 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
May 7, 2002 |
VHS |
|
August 2002
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
876933 |
Little Bear: Snacktime Tales |
USA |
2002 |
33 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
August 27, 2002 |
VHS |
|
October 2003
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
87538 |
Little Bear: Feel Better, Little Bear |
USA |
2003 |
TBD |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
October 7, 2003 |
DVD |
|
875433 |
Little Bear: Feel Better, Little Bear |
USA |
2003 |
34 min |
TBD |
NR |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
October 7, 2003 |
VHS |
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Reader's Digest (2002-2005)
These titles were released under the company's Young Families label and were exclusively distributed in the US through mail-order. Just like the US mass-market titles from Paramount Home Entertainment, these titles were released on behalf of Nickelodeon.
Alliance Atlantis (1997-2009)
These titles were exclusively duplicated, marketed and distributed in Canada.
Phase 4 Films (2010-2015)
In December 2009, Canadian distributor Phase 4 Films acquired the US and Canadian home entertainment rights to some of Nelvana's library, including the Canadian home entertainment rights to the Little Bear television series. These titles were released under the company's children's division label, kaBOOM! Entertainment.
Direct-to-video films (2001-present)
August 2001
Catalog number |
Title |
Country of origin |
Original year |
Length |
Version |
MPAA rating |
Film format |
Tape count |
Tape break placement (if applicable) |
Color |
Released |
Format |
Note(s)
|
061513 |
The Little Bear Movie |
USA |
2001 |
75 min |
TBD |
G |
TBD |
1 |
N/A |
Color |
August 7, 2001 |
VHS |
- Released by Paramount Home Entertainment. In addition to the US, this release was also available in Canada.
- The only mass-market video release of the franchise without the Nickelodeon or Nick Jr. branding; however, some copies of this release use orange cassette shells.
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Trivia
- The television series was co-produced by Nelvana, itself a Canadian animation studio, and Nick Jr. Productions, in association with Wild Things Productions, which holds the copyrights and trademark rights to the franchise's name, characters and original story. Thus, Nickelodeon holds exclusive US distribution rights to the series, while Nelvana holds the copyrights and worldwide distribution rights to the series.