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"The Big Sleep" is the third episode of the second season of Bear in the Big Blue House. It aired on January 13, 1998.

Summary[]

It's nighttime at the Big Blue House. Bear takes out the trash. Then, Bear is all set to sit on his swing and read a good book. Just then, Ojo shows up; it turns out that there's a sleepover over scheduled tonight that Bear completely forgot about it. Before he knows it, Tutter, Ojo, Treelo, Pip and Pop are all there and ready for the big sleepover, despite his protests that they're not ready. He tries to settle back down to his book, but there's a lot to do during a sleepover. He prepares his friends some snacks, reads them a story and supervises as they all brush their teeth. Finally, everyone is ready to go to bed, after some final, special good-night touches. Ojo has difficulty getting to sleep, but eventually dozes, only to be awakened by a bad dream. Bear helps her feel better while helping her get back to sleep by singing the song, "Go to Bed, Sleepy Head", and then finds Shadow. In the Shadow Segment, Shadow sings her own special version of the lullaby "Hush, Little Baby," while trying not to disturb all the other sleeping characters.

Songs[]

Songs in this episode include Under Your Blanket, Brush Brush Bree, and Go to Bed, Sleepy Head.

Trivia[]

  • The title of this episode is a reference to Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel The Big Sleep. In the novel, the phrase refers to death, not sleep itself.
  • Tutter holds a sleepover of his own in the fourth season episode "Tutter's First Big Sleepover Bash"
  • This is the second episode where Bear talks to Luna, as well as the second time that the "Goodbye Song" is sung at the Otter pond. The other being "Listen Up!".
  • Throughout the episode, it is night, but during "Brush Brush Bree", it is daytime outside. This may be a side-effect of using pre-filmed footage, as the song was used several times throughout the series, this being its first appearance.
  • This is the second of only two episodes where Bear turns the living room light back on. The other being "Mouse Party".

Release[]

This episode is available on the Sleepy Time with Bear and Friends DVD, and Bear in the Big Blue House: Volume 8 VHS.


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Media
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Soundtracks: Songs from Jim Henson's Bear in the Big Blue HouseMore Songs from Jim Henson's Bear in the Big Blue HouseBear's Holiday CelebrationBear in the Big Blue House: Greatest Hits

Disney Parks
Bear in the Big Blue House: Live on StagePlayhouse Disney - Live on Stage!Disney Stars and Motorcars Parade
Characters
BearOjoTreeloPip and PopTutterShadowLunaRay the SunAnnetteBig Old BullfrogBillyBonnieChristineDoc HoggDoc OwlEarlFerret JeeterGrandma FlutterGrandpa Highland McTutterHarry the DuckJack the DogJacques the BeaverJeremiah TortoiseJet Setter TutterJim MouseKlutter TutterThe Klutter TuttersUncle KoalaLilyLoisLukeMama DuckMiss MaxwellMossMousey the GreatOtto and Etta OtterPuckRita MouseSkippySnookTardyTucker TutterNutter TutterTutterly T. TutterTwizzler TutterUncle Tito del TutterUrsaMs. Henrietta VanderpeenWhiner Tutter
Episodes
Season One: "Home is Where the Bear Is" • "Water, Water Everywhere" • "Mouse Party" • "Shape of a Bear" • "Picture of Health" • "Share, Bear" • "Why Bears Can't Fly" • "Falling for Fall" • "What's in the Mail, Today?" • "Dancin' the Day Away" • "A Wagon of a Different Color" • "Dirt, I Love You So!" • "Music to My Ears" • "All Connected" • "Summer Cooler" • "The Big Little Visitor" • "A Winter's Nap" • "Working Like a Bear" • "Magic in the Kitchen" • "Spring Fever" • "A Plant Grows in Bear's House" • "Eat, Drink Juice and Be Merry" • "Need a Little Help Today" • "Lost Thing" • "Listen Up!" • "Friends for Life"

Season Two: "Ooh Baby, Baby" • "Raiders of the Lost Cheese" • "The Big Sleep" • "Clear as a Bell" • "Good Times" • "You Learn Something New Every Day" • "Back to Nature" • "The Ojolympics" • "The Great Pretender" • "It's All in Your Head" • "Oops, My Mistake" • "Bear's Birthday Bash" • "Picture This" • "The Big Blue Housecall" • "Change is in the Air" • "Look What I Made" • "If At First You Don't Succeed..." • "All Weather Bear" • "I Built That!" • "Tutter's Tiny Trip" • "Dance Fever!" • "Afraid Not" • "I Gotta Be Me!" • "Buggin'" • "Love is All You Need" • "It's a Mystery to Me" • "As Different as Day and Night" • "Grandparents Just Want to Have Fun" • "The Way I Feel Today" • "You Go, Ojo!" • "Scientific Bear" • "Boys Will Be Boys" • "I Was Just Thinking" • "Wish You Were Here" • "And to All a Good Night" • "Call it a Day" • "We Did it Our Way" • "What's the Story?" • "When You've Got to Go!"
Season Three: "Friends at Play" • "Nothing to Fear" • "Lost and Found" • "The Senseless Detectives" • "Halloween Bear" • "You Never Know" • "It's All About You" • "Woodland House Wonderful" • "I've Got Your Number" • "What's Mine is Yours" • "Bear's Secret Cave" • "Smellorama" • "I For-Got Rhythm?!?" • "Wait for Me" • "Morning Glory" • "That Healing Feeling" • "The Tutter Family Reunion" • "Bats are People Too" • "Words, Words, Words" • "Let's Get Interactive" • "The Yard Sale" • "The Best Thanksgiving Ever" • "Read My Book" • "Go to Sleep" • "A Berry Bear Christmas"
Season Four: "Welcome to Woodland Valley" • "Step by Step" • "First Day at Mouse School" • "Rockin' Rocko" • "When Harry Met Hallie" • "Show and Tell" • "Tutter Gathers Some Moss" • "History, Herstory, Bearstory" • "At the Old Bear Game" • "The Amazing Skippy" • "Let's Hit the Road" • "Great Ball of Firefighters" • "Appreciation Day" • "Show Your Stuff" • "Grandma Flutter's 100th Birthday" • "The View from You" • "To Clean or Not to Clean" • "The Great Bandini" • "Volunteers of Woodland Valley" • "Big Blue Home of the Brave" • "A Trip to the General Store" • "Tutter's First Big Sleepover Bash" • "A Strange Bird" • "Let it Go" • "This is Your Life, Bear"

Locations
The Big Blue HouseDoc Hogg's OfficeMouse SchoolOtter PondSequoia CityWoodland ValleyWoodland Valley Library
Songs
Welcome to the Blue HouseGoodbye SongWhat’s in the Mail Today?Brush Brush BreeClean Up the House
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