Bear in the Big Blue House features a charming cast of Muppets that educate and entertain through childhood exploration. The series introduces a group of wonderful new characters. Bear, the host of the half-hour show, is exuberant, playful, curious, funny and filled with civility and concern. He speaks directly to the audience and invites them into his home each day to play, learn and sing with his friends Tutter, the mouse; Ojo, the little bear; Pip and Pop, two otters; Treelo, the lemur; and Luna, the moon. Together they explore such diverse concepts as art, water, shapes, gravity, friendship and safety.

In the UK, Bear in the Big Blue House is on constantly throughout 2002 on Channel 5 and The Disney Channel. On Channel 5 it is the Number 1 pre-school show and has a loyal audience of 370,000 total individuals and 100,000 housewives with children, in the first part of 2002. Over 355,000 videos and DVD's have been sold in the UK since the Bear was launched.

In Ireland, Bear is the Number 1 show on the Irish channel Den2. The average viewing figures for February on this channel show the following:

	T9.40am slot has an individual audience of 29,000 which equates to 18% of the total National Audience. The audience of 4-14 year olds (17,000) represents 33% of all children.
	1.05pm slot has a total individual audience of 44,000 which equates to 14% of the total National Audience. The audience of 4-14 years old (23,000) represents 36% of all children.