Breakfast with Bear

Breakfast with Bear was a television series featuring Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House. It aired as part of Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney programming block from June 20, 2005 until September 15, 2006.
In each episode, Bear would visit the home of a real preschooler and follow the child's morning routine, often beginning with a surprise wake-up call from Bear, and featuring Bear and his friend enjoying breakfast and getting to school. 
The show was broken up and stretched out over an hour-long programming block that included other Playhouse Disney shows, such as "Shane's Kindergarten Countdown" and "Captain Carlos." The other shows in the programming block varied in length, so the framing sequences of the hour-long Breakfast with Bear series only totaled between 10 to 15 minutes of original content per episode.
Four original songs were written for the show and were featured in every episode. Three of the songs were released on a Playhouse Disney CD in October 2005.
==Format==
Each episode opened with the show's theme song "Hey, It's a Brand New Day" sung by Bear over a montage of clips from various episodes as he walked the neighborhood he was visiting. Bear would greet the viewer and announce who he was visiting that day; often followed by him knocking on the door and being greeted by the child's parent who welcomed him into the home.
Bear would then go to wake up the child and greet them. He'd sing "The Morning Mambo" and dance as he encouraged the child to stretch and get their body moving after waking up. 
After some banter with the child, the two would go to make breakfast. "The Breakfast Song," listing various breakfast foods, was sung by Bear as they prepared their meal. Bear and the child would then eat breakfast and talk about the foods they were having.
The fourth song, "Get Ready," was sung by Bear as the child got ready for school -- including picking out their clothes, getting dressed, brushing their teeth, washing their face, combing their hair, and putting on their shoes. Afterwards, the pair would do an activity as they waited to go to school, such as play a game, show off a skill, make a craft, or do a household chore. Throughout the series this included Bear doing such things as jumping on a trampoline, playing hide-and-seek, sitting on a swing, playing hopscotch and jump rope, pretending to be a superhero, playing baseball and soccer, making friendship bracelets, feeding household pets, and learning how to hula-hoop and juggle.
The episodes concluded with Bear saying goodbye and singing a reprise of the theme song "Hey, It's a Brand New Day."
==Episodes==
Images	Description
 	Episode 101: KaylaBear visits 5-year-old Kayla from Poughkeepsie, NY. She lives in a log cabin that her father built. The pair eat "egg in a nest" and play on Kayla's trampoline.
 	Episode 102: AaronBear visits Aaron who lives in an apartment in the city. The two eat breakfast and play superheroes.
 	Episode 103: RheaRhea welcomes Bear into her house for breakfast (granola with blueberries).
 	Episode 104: Abby6-year-old Abigail from Westport, CT spends her morning with Bear. They eat pancakes and play hopscotch.
 	Episode 105: ChristopherBear visits 5-year-old Christopher from New York City's "Big Apple Circus." They eat breakfast (eggs and waffles) and Christopher shows off his juggling skills.
 	Episode 106: TamiaTamia welcomes Bear for breakfast (cereal). After getting ready for the day the two go outside to play hide-and-seek.
 	Episode 107: RyanBear has breakfast with Ryan from Granada Hills, CA.
 	Episode 108: RachelBear visits Rachel Mochizuki from San Marino, CA.
 	Episode 109: NicoleBear has breakfast with his friend Nicole.
 	Episode 110: SamSam has breakfast with Bear.
 	Episode 111: BrittanyBear visits Brittany from the Bronx, NY.
 	Episode 112: AmandaAmanda from Oxnard, CA welcomes Bear for breakfast (banana pancakes). Amanda introduces Bear to her pet fish, Sebastian. She also shows Bear how to make a friendship bracelet with beads.
 	Episode 113: Paige5-year-old Paige in Elmont, New York shares a busy morning with Bear that includes playing jump rope.
 	Episode 114: GiavannaBear visits Giavanna from West Hills, CA.
 	Episode 115: Mackenzie6-year-old Mackenzie Davis gets a visit from Bear at her grandparents' farm in Fallbrook, CA. She teaches Bear how to pick oranges and feeds the chickens.
 	Episode 116: IsaBear spends his morning with Isa. The two have milk and cereal. After getting ready for the day, the two play baseball.
 	Episode 117: RachelBear visits Rachel from Cypress, CA. They have waffles for breakfast and Rachel attempts to teach Bear how to hula-hoop. Bear struggles to get the hoop around his waist, but finds success hula-hooping with his neck.
 	Episode 118: JonathanBear arrives at Fort Irwin National Training Center (U.S. Army Base near Barstow, CA) to visit Jonathan.
 	Episode 119: Chelsea & GriffinBear has breakfast with Chelsea and Griffin, who are camping out in the woods.
 	Episode 120: NoahBear visits 6-year-old Noah Vivanco from Northridge, CA. The two eat chocolate chip waffles.
==Credits==
* Producer: Rick Fernandes
* Bear: Noel MacNeal
==Sources==
* The Walt Disney Company. Breakfast With Bear Press Release. May 31, 2005
==External links==
*ToughPigs.com: My Breakfasts with Bear
 
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