Rupert and the Little Bear is the 55th episode of Rupert and the 3th episode of season 5.
The constellation Ursa Minor (Little Bear) escapes and Rupert and Podgy help return him to the sky where he belongs. Meanwhile, Ursa Major (Big Bear) is desperately looking for her cub.
Plot[]
Appearances[]
- Rupert
- Podgy Pig
- Dr. Chimp
- Ottoline Otter
- Mr. Bear
- Mrs. Bear
- Stella
- The Star Keeper
- The Wise Old Goat
- Edward Trunk (non-speaking cameo)
- Bill Badger (non-speaking cameo)
- Freddy and Ferdie Fox (non-speaking cameo)
- Reggie or Rex Rabbit (non-speaking cameo)
- Gregory Guinea Pig (non-speaking cameo)
- Bingo Pup (non-speaking cameo)
- Willie Mouse (non-speaking cameo)
- Algy Pug (non-speaking cameo)
- Elgin Trunk (non-speaking cameo)
Quotes[]
- Mr. Bear (to Mrs. Bear when he sees Ursa Major in his garden): ''Dear, do we have any giant, glowing relatives?'' Mrs. Bear: ''Come back to bed dear. You're having a dream."
Trivia/Goofs[]
- Last appearance of Podgy Pig in a speaking role in the series.
- The episode's title is a reference to a Maurice Sendak book, due to both series were animated by the Canadian company.
- This episode is unique in that Rupert, an anthropomorphic bear, meets Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, two feral bears.
- When Ursa Minor goes to Edward's house, it is shown that Edward has a younger sibling, Pompey Trunk.
- When Mr. Bear sees the Wise Old Goat dangling from his roof out of the window, he wakes up his wife for the second time to tell her he saw something odd outside. Mrs. Bear says ''Oh really dear. No more cookies for you before bedtime." The cookies could be a synonymous for liquor, which means that Mr. Bear had a alcoholic drink before he went to bed. Because mentioning liquor is not for children, the writers could have used cookies as the synonym.
