Product Details

• Actors: Lynne Thigpen, Tyler Bunch, Vicki Eibner, Peter Linz, Noel MacNeal
• Directors: Jim Martin, Richard A. Fernandes
• Writers: Andy Yerkes, Ajamu Walker, Mitchell Kriegman
• Producers: Andy Yerkes, Brian Henson, Erica Levin
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: August 29, 2000
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004TX5H
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #148,424 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #49 in Music > Miscellaneous > Holiday > Halloween

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still watching after a year!, September 13, 2001

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Brande McGill "mom of 3, hs teacher, kids boo... (Chula Vista, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bear in the Big Blue House - Halloween & Thanksgiving [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My son was a massive Bear fan until Bob the Builder, but we still watch this video about every other week (even when halloween and Thanksgiving are no where to be seen). It truly helped him understand halloween and to not be afraid of the costumes. The video did an outstanding job of explaining things to him. Even though he was only 2 months short of his second bday last halloween, he loved it and loved the scary costumes of those older children. This year he wants to be a 'green scary man' (to parents in the know this has turned out to be Spooky Ooky from Rolie Polie Olie's halloween show).
Definite must have for parents and their little ones, it's entertaining.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bear Thinks the Holidays Smell Good --- And So Do I!, December 19, 2005

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George Buttner "Agent0042" (Dayton, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bear in the Big Blue House - Halloween & Thanksgiving [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"Halloween & Thanksgiving" is a "Bear in the Big Blue House" VHS release featuring two "Bear" episodes --- "Halloween Bear" and "The Best Thanksgiving Ever." For a video production, the quality is pretty top-notch --- both episodes are close-captioned, the sound is hi-fi and the recording mode is SP.

"Halloween Bear" features the kids of the Big Blue House dressing up in Halloween costumes in going trick-or-treating. For some, it's their first time and Treelo doesn't understand the concept at first and gets scared by what he thinks is real, but is in fact only a costume. Very cute and with some great songs from the kids, Bear, and Shadow.

"The Best Thanksgiving Ever" - The episode above was nice, but I think this is the standout here. For Thanksgiving at the Big Blue House, Ojo decides to take charge of the decorations and pageant, hoping to make it the best Thanksgiving ever. But her plans all go wrong, with some very comic results --- but not so comic for Ojo. This features two awesome songs --- "So Much to Be Thankful For" (Bear solo and entire cast) and "Thanksgiving With My Friends." This second song is a sweet duet between Bear and Ojo and is truly heartwarming.

This video came out before the current heyday of DVD, meaning that the only sort of special feature was some promos for "Dragon Tales" on video and DVD (a very nice promo) and other "Bear" releases on video. That's okay, though --- VHS really isn't expected to have special features and the program is worth it alone. I sure hope that this will eventually be released on DVD though.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" For Any Bear Fan, November 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Bear in the Big Blue House - Halloween & Thanksgiving [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A great way to familiarize children with two great holidays. Particularly with Halloween (the first half), there's theme decor galore, cute graphics, and cleverly worded songs. Not as much action in the Thanksgiving portion, but still very entertaining and reminds kids that family and friends are what's important during the holidays. Sure to please any Bear fan.