The Bear family are a family unit of characters on Sesame Street

Sesame Street

Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...

, based on The Three Bears

The Three Bears

"The Story of the Three Bears" is a fairy tale first recorded in narrative form by British author and poet Robert Southey, and first published anonymously in a volume of his writings in 1837...

 of Goldilocks fame, plus a younger sibling.

Family Description

Curly Bear, Mama Bear, and Papa Bear have never appeared on the show without Baby Bear. The Bear Family Dance, as demonstrated in a Hero Guy segment, is a step forward, a step backward, a step forward, a step backward, a shimy, and side-stepping from side-to-side. In Elmo's World: Happy Holidays, it was revealed that the Bear family was Jewish.

Baby Bear

Baby Bear is an important character from the Bear family on Sesame Street

Sesame Street

Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...

, and is best friends with Telly Monster

Telly Monster

Telly Monster, known usually as just Telly, is an eternally worrying, fuchsia monster Muppet on Sesame Street. He is puppeteered by Martin P. Robinson....

. Baby Bear has always been the most frequently appearing character from the Bears, as he is the age of many viewers of the show. He pronounces his "L"s and "R"s like "W"s, just like Elmer Fudd

Elmer Fudd

Elmer J. Fudd/Egghead is a fictional cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters, and the de facto archenemy of Bugs Bunny. He has one of the more disputed origins in the Warner Bros. cartoon pantheon . His aim is to hunt Bugs, but he usually ends up seriously injuring...

. For example, he pronounces "Super Hero" like "Supo Hewo." Baby Bear was brought to life by David Rudman

David Rudman

David Rudman is a puppeteer, voice actor and producer, best known as a performer of many of Sesame Street's Muppets. He originated the role of Baby Bear, and has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for his work replacing Frank Oz in the role of Cookie Monster...

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"Hero Guy" is a character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 that Baby Bear creates on a piece of paper and he comes to life and has adventure

Adventure

An adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports...

s with Baby Bear.

Episodes Baby Bear appears in

Season 35 (8):

• 4057 (The Street We Live On)
• 4059 (Curly Doesn't Like Porridge)
• 4060 (Alan's Vacation Replacement)
• 4061 (Cinderella's Fairy Godmother's Mistake)
• 4062 (Little Furry Red Monster Parade)
• 4066 (The New Four Bears Story)
• 4073 (Baby Bear Tries to Teach Curly to Draw)
• 4076 (Baby Bear Adjusts to Curly's Big Growl)
• 4078 (Baby Bear Can't Get Curly to Fall Asleep)

Papa Bear

Papa Bear is the Bear family father. He generally wears a bowler derby. Before Curly Bear's season 34 birth, Papa Bear was the second most frequently appearing member of the Bear family, but that position has since been taken over by Curly.

Papa has appeared in Season 35 in: 4059 (Curly Doesn't Like Porridge), 4066 (The New Four Bears Story), 4076 (Baby Bear Adjusts to Curly's Big Growl)

Mama Bear

Mama Bear is the Bear family mother. The role was performed by Alice Dinnean Vernon (1993 - 2002) and Jennifer Barnhart

Jennifer Barnhart

Jennifer Barnhart is a puppeteer, American actress and voice-over talent, with a portfolio of television and theatre performances...

 (2003 - present).

Mama has appeared in Season 35 in: 4059 (Curly Doesn't Like Porridge), 4066 (The New Four Bears Story)

Curly Bear

Curly Bear is the Bear family daughter, and the youngest of the family. Since season 34, Curly has been the second most frequently-appearing of the Bears, after Baby Bear. Curly also makes an appearance in "Elmo's Potty Time."

In episode 4059, Curly Doesn't Like Porridge, Baby Bear is horrified to learn Curly doesn't like porridge. Alan explains to Baby Bear that it's okay if family or even best friends have different tastes, and their differences can even be a special part of Curly and Baby Bear's relationship. She is performed by Stephanie D'Abruzzo

Stephanie D'Abruzzo

Stephanie D'Abruzzo is an American actress and puppeteer.-Early life:D'Abruzzo grew up in McMurray, Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh suburb she has described as a "plastic bubble kind of town." She graduated from Peters Township High School, where she was active in the theater program, and attended the...

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Episodes Curly appears in

Season 35 (6):

• 4057 (The Street We Live On)
• 4059 (Curly Doesn't Like Porridge),
• 4066 (The New Four Bears Story),
• 4073 (Baby Bear Tries to Teach Curly to Draw),
• 4076 (Baby Bear Adjusts to Curly's Big Growl),
• 4078 (Baby Bear Can't Get Curly to Fall Asleep)

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