Each episode of BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE opens with Bear singing the same welcome song. Then the other characters make their appearance, a very simple plot unravels, a lesson is learned (sprinkled with jokes, songs, and giggles), and the show winds down. In each episode, Bear acts a like a big brother to his friends Tutter the mouse, Ojo the smaller bear, Treelo the lemur, and Pip and Pop, two otters with insatiable appetites. The friends ask each other questions and responsively listen to one another, sing a few songs, and always share some laughs. Another show regular is Shadow, the giggling silhouette of a pony-tailed little girl, who's reminiscent of a Sesame Street puppet. She chats and sings with Bear and sometimes narrates her own short story using simple effects and other silhouetted characters.
