Product Description

Contains three episodes:

"The Big Sleep"
Grab your pajamas and come over to Big Blue House--Ojo is throwing a slumber party!

"And to All a Good Night"
Join everyone from Woodland Valley for a Harvest Moon celebration at the otter pond and witness Luna's surprise for Bear.

"Friends for Life"
Ojo learns the importance of keeping your old friends...even while making new ones!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39058 in DVD
• Released on: 2000-07-04
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Live, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 30 minutes

Amazon.com
One of the most endearing aspects of Bear in the Big Blue House is everyone's habit of talking directly to the camera. This has been a part of Muppet practice for years, and when Bear is politely explaining the importance of brushing your teeth before bedtime, it makes children pay attention far more readily. Especially when everyone then breaks into song! Of course, that's the other delightful aspect of the show; little bear Ojo, Tutter mouse, Pip and Pop, Treela the Lemur, and Luna the Moon all join in on one of the cute and catchy numbers. The songs featured in these three episodes ("The Big Sleep," "And to All a Good Night," and "Friends for Life," all from the show's first two series) focus on the rituals of bedtime and make ideal comforters to send a child to bed happily. But since the second episode is about getting to stay up late, that may not be the best choice if sleepiness is your goal. --Paul Tonks

Customer Reviews

Amen - An End to the Rewind Blues
Christopher, who is addicted to Bear and his friends, is my 16-month old and "Luna" is currently his favorite word! When I learned that his most frequently-watched episodes were now on DVD, I said "Amen, no more rewinding tapes." And To All A Good Night and The Big Sleep are our favorites because they take place at night; therefore, we see Luna more than once per episode. The Big Sleep also helped me when I began brushing Christopher's teeth. I sing "Brush Brush Bree" and he cooperates. And To All A Good Night features Luna who sings an extra duet with Bear, "Beauty of the Night." Just as the inhabitants of Woodland Valley look for Luna behind the clouds at the Harvest Moon celebration, my son now searches the night sky for the moon. Ojo makes a new friend and Treelo feels left out in Friends For Life. This episode allows parents to talk about feelings/emotions with their toddlers. Mitchell Kriegman's Bear in the Big Blue House episodes captivate young minds and entertain them with song. Our DVD allows repetitive viewing without rewinding or wear-and-tear. I'm also allowed the freedom of watching Bear and his friends without having to fast-forward over unwanted advertisements.

More wonderful Bear episodes!
Three great episodes of Bear with catchy songs and fun lessons in friendship. One episode deals directly with making and keeping friends. The other two are "night-time" related. All of Bear's little friends have a sleep-over in one and go through nighttime routines that our toddler can relate to. And the Harvest Moon party is the focus of the other, in which everyone stays up late to celebrate Luna.

Great DVD, but title is misleading
Only one of the 3 episodes on this DVD is about bedtime, which was disappointing. However, ir's still a cute "Bear" DVD. I haven't found that this video is helpful in getting my 2 year old to go to bed, because she's so stimulated by Bear, so I wouldn't reccommend purchasing this DVD for that purpose. I *do* reccommend buying it based on the fact that Bear In The Big Blue House is one of the most charming children's shows today! My daughter loves to dance when Bear Dances, and Tutter just cracks her up!