History YMMV / BearInTheBigBlueHouse

* RetroactiveRecognition: Tutter and Pip are [[Series/BetweenTheLions Theo Lion]] and [[Film/TheMuppets Walter]], as well as the current voice of [[Series/SesameStreet Ernie]]. '''But''', you'll only find out if you Google the credits, since [[PigeonholedVoiceActor Pigeonholed Voice Acting]] was averted and their voice are at very different pitch levels. Ditto Treelo and Pop, who are [[Series/BetweenTheLions Dr. Nitwhite]] and [[Series/SesameStreet Louie]], as well as [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY Hawlucha]] and [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Incineroar]]. Additionally, Creator/WhoopiGoldberg was a guest as "The Great Bandini," but viewers might have realized it if they didn't see the credits, as she spoke in a low, calm voice that may not have been immediately recognizable to some as her.

* BileFascination: A somewhat literal version of this trope. The ToiletTrainingPlot episode got a number of books made out of it, intended to potty train toddlers, and while they're by no means considered bad (in fact, several articles were written at the time praising how the show handled the subject), they're also highly popular targets of deliberate misuse among teens and adults who are fond of ToiletHumor, especially the sound module that plays the sound of a toilet flushing and the sticker of a medal proclaiming "I'm a Toileteer!". According to Noel [=MacNeal=], the cast and crew of the show were not above laughing at the subject matter, as they were encouraged to "get all their giggles out" the day before they were set to film the episode in question so as not to be distracted.

* BileFascination: A somewhat literal version of this trope. The ToiletTrainingPlot episode got a number of books made out of it, intended to potty train toddlers, and while they're by no means considered bad (in fact, several articles were written at the time praising how the show handled the subject), they're also highly popular targets of deliberate misuse among teens and adults who are fond of ToiletHumor, especially the sound module that plays the sound of a toilet flushing and the sticker of a medal proclaiming "I'm a Toileteer!"[[note]]According to Noel [=MacNeal=], the cast and crew of the show were not above laughing at the subject matter, as they were encouraged to "get all their giggles out" the day before they were set to film the episode in question so as not to be distracted.[[/note]]

* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel: The show had a very easygoing and relaxing atmosphere to it and was calming and gentle. This was part of the reason why Bear was impactful on many children on the autism spectrum.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: This series was huge in the United Kingdom. It consistently topped preschooler television polls when it aired and continued receiving DVD releases long after the show ended. It even got a [[TheKiddieRide kiddie ride]] made by [=Fun2Learn=]. In the US, Disney wouldn't even reissue episodes onto DVD, or, as of November 2021, release the series on Creator/DisneyPlus.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: After the show went nearly two decades with neither a physical nor digital release of the full series, Noel [=MacNeal=] [[https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR5EfQga/ vocally confirming on TikTok]] that the series would be coming to Disney+ in full on October 19, 2022 was a breath of fresh air for longtime fans.

--->'''Bear''': ''The door is always open, so just come on in. / The Big Blue House is your house when you come on in! Yeah!''

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Tutter, for certain.
** Ojo also counts to a smaller extent, due to being the only girl of the group.

* TastesLikeDiabetes: Things like the "Dear Grandma" song tiptoe up to the line of being a little too cute, but they're far and few between. For the most part, the show is just [[SincerityMode too sincere]].

** Same can go for Ray’s redesign in that season, which stepped into UncannyValley.

* FridgeBrilliance: In "Call it a Day", the Bear sings a ListSong about all the things we smell like, including cornflakes, milk, warm pyjamas, soap, clean clothes, etc. There's no way one person could smell of ''all'' that--- that's when you realise, he's not just smelling you. He's smelling ''all the viewers at once''!

* RetroactiveRecognition: Tutter and Pip are [[Series/BetweenTheLions Theo Lion]] and [[Film/TheMuppets Walter]], as well as the current voice of [[Series/SesameStreet Ernie]]. '''But''', you'll only find out if you Google the credits, since [[PigeonholedVoiceActor Pigeonholed Voice Acting]] was averted and their voice are at very different pitch levels. Ditto Treelo and Pop, who are [[Series/BetweenTheLions Dr. Nitwhite]] and [[Series/SesameStreet Louie]], as well as [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY Hawlucha]] and [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Incineroar]].

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The title theme.

** The now seemingly [[MissingEpisode lost]] ''Bear in The Big Brown Poop'' ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as it's name suggests, it's a]] WebAnimation/YouTubePoop), has a purposely done {{Mondegreen}} from the OnceAnEpisode closing song: ''Tomorrow just died Today...'' (granted though, many of the fans felt this way when the show ended)

* HilariousInHindsight: This wouldn't be [[Series/TheBookOfPooh the only Playhouse Disney program]] created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by his company, Shadow Projects, to star [[Literature/WinnieThePooh a bear]]. Funny enough, both ''The Book of Pooh'' and the final season of ''Bear'' aired during the same time period.

* HilariousInHindsight: This wouldn't be [[Series/TheBookOfPooh the only Playhouse Disney program]] created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Shadow Projects to star [[Literature/WinnieThePooh a bear]].

* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel: The show had a very easygoing and relaxing atmosphere to it and was calming and gentle. This was part of the reason why Bear was impactful on many children with Autism and Special Needs.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Tutter and Pip are [[Series/BetweenTheLions Theo Lion]] and [[Film/TheMuppets Walter]], as well as the current voice of [[Series/SesameStreet Ernie]]. '''But''', you'll only find out if you Google the credits, since [[PigeonholedVoiceActor Pigeonholed Voice Acting]] was averted and their voice are at very different pitch levels. Ditto Treelo and Pop, who are [[Series/BetweenTheLions Dr. Nitwhite]] and [[Series/SesameStreet Louie]], as well as [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Incineroar]].

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: This series was huge in the United Kingdom. It consistently topped preschooler television polls when it aired and continued receiving DVD releases long after the show ended. It even got a [[TheKiddieRide kiddie ride]] made by [=Fun2Learn=]. In the US, Disney wouldn't even reissue episodes onto DVD.

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Some of the Shadow segments can be so funny, such as one involving an alligator eating a pair of blue-suede shoes. Utterly bizarre.

* PeripheryDemographic

-->'''Pop:''' Cooool.
-->'''Bear''', '''Tutter''', '''Treelo''' and '''Ojo:''' Ew!

* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel: The show had a very easygoing and relaxing atmosphere to it and was calming and gentle. This was part of the reason why Bear was impactful on many children with Autism and Special Needs

* FunnyMoments: Some of the Shadow segments can be so funny, such as one involving an alligator eating a pair of blue-suede shoes. Utterly bizarre.

* NightmareFuel: Some of the Shadow segments can be Grade A nightmare fuel, such as one involving an alligator eating a pair of blue-suede shoes. Utterly bizarre.

* FridgeLogic: How is it that a group of kids that all or most apparently have no parents never feel a need to talk about that?

** Ojo's a girl? (This is especially confusing for most audiences, because the Ojo puppet was built with no "feminine" qualities, and her voice, provided by puppeteer Vicki Eibner, resembles a "cartoon young boy" voice at times.)

** Ojo's a girl?
** Treelo's a boy?

* SweetDreamsFuel: The show had a very easygoing and relaxing atmosphere to it and was calming and gentle. This was part of the reason why Bear was impactful on many children with Autism and Special Needs