Bear in the Big Blue House

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Bear in the Big Blue House
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Mitchell Kriegman
Developed by	The Jim Henson Company
Starring	Noel MacNeal; Peter Linz; Tyler Bunch; Vicki Eibner;
Voices of	Lynne Thigpen; Geoffrey Holder;
Opening theme	"Welcome to the Blue House" 1997–1999 (replaced by Christmas Opening Song in "A Berry Merry Christmas" parts 1 & 2); "Welcome to Woodland Valley" 2002–2006; Bill Obrecht; Peter Lurye;
Ending theme	"Welcome to the Blue House" (Instrumental) 1997–1999 (replaced by "Your Grandma and Grandpa" Instrumental in "And to All a Goodnight"); "Welcome to Woodland Valley" (Instrumental) 2002–2006; Bill Obrecht; Peter Lurye;
Composers	Underscore:; Peter Lurye (Seasons 1–3); Julian Harris; Songs:; Mitchell Kriegman; Peter Lurye; Brian Woodbury; Steve Charney; David Yazbek; Julian Harris; Andrew Wyatt;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	118 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Mitchell Kriegman; Brian Henson (Seasons 1–3); Alex Rockwell (Seasons 2–4);
Producer	Richard A. Fernandes
Production locations	Kaufman Astoria Studios (1997-1999); Silver Screen Studios (2002-2006);
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Shadow Projects; Jim Henson Television;
Original release
Network	Playhouse Disney
Release	October 20, 1997 –; April 28, 2006
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Bear in the Big Blue House is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Shadow Projects and Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. The show premiered on October 20, 1997. Its last episode aired on April 28, 2006. Reruns then continued afterward through May 6, 2007.

In 2004, the Jim Henson Company sold the rights to the show, including characters, content library and copyrights, to the Walt Disney Company; it is now owned by the Muppets Studio, a subsidiary of Disney that also owns, and is named after, the Muppets characters and copyrights. The show is currently available on Disney+.