04x01 - Pillow Hill/Diva Hen/Father Bear's Little Helper

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Little Bear". Aired: October 7, 1995 – June 1, 2001.*
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Set in the North American wilderness around the end of the 19th century, the series follows the titular character as he goes on exciting adventures and learns new things with his friends Emily, Duck, Hen, Cat, and Owl.
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04x01 - Pillow Hill/Diva Hen/Father Bear's Little Helper

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[ Birds singing...]

[ Owl hooting...]

[ Hen squawks]

Cat: boo!

[ Squawking]

All: whoa!

[ All laughing]

[ Birds singing...]

Mother bear: say, "ah..."

Ah...

Ah...

Hmm.

Well, your throat's a little red

And you're a little warm.

I feel...

[ Clears throat]

I, I feel...

[ Sneezes]

...fine.

Somebody has a cold.

Who?

You.

I'm too hot to have a cold.

You need to get some rest.

But what about the picnic?

Everybody's waiting for me.

Maybe tomorrow.

But the picnic is today.

I'm sorry, little bear, but when you're sick

You have to stay in bed.

For how long?

Until you get better. [ Kisses]

All: little bear.

Hello.

What are you doing in bed?

What about the picnic?

Everyone's waiting for you.

They are?

[ Sneezes]

Oh...

You go ahead.

I have to stay in bed.

I'm sick.

That's terrible.

Horrible.

Awful.

Yes.

Well, good-bye.

All: good-bye, little bear...

Feel better.

Hmm...

Interesting.

[ Sneezes]

Oh...

[ Door opens]

Bless you.

I hear you're under the weather.

I have a cold.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Mother bear says I have to stay in bed... The wholeday.

[ Sneezes]

I'm sick.

"When I was sick and lay abed

"I had two pillows at my head

"And all my days beside me lay

To keep me happy all the day."

What's that?

A poem my father told me

Whenever I was sick.

Did you have to stay in bed, too?

The whole day.

"When I was sick and lay abed

I had two pillows at my head."

What did you do when you were sick

And had to stay in bed the whole day?

"Sometimes for an hour or so

"I watched my leaden soldiers go

"With different uniforms and drills

Among the bedclothes, through the hills."

"Among the bedclothes

Through the hills."

Is that a hill?

I believe it is.

There's a hill.

And here's a hill.

[ Chuckles]

That's a big hill.

Thisis not a hill.

This... Is a mountain.

Look at me!

[ Laughs]

I'm climbing the mountain.

I'm on the top of the mountain.

Hello, down there!

Hello, up there.

[ Laughs]

Look out below, here I come!

Whee...!

[ Laughing]

I see the ocean.

Where?

"And sometimes sent my ships in fleets

All up and down among the sheets."

[ Laughing]

Ships and fleets among the sheets.

"Or brought my trees and houses out...

And planted cities all about."

"Or brought my trees and houses out

And planted cities all about."

Ships ahoy!

I'm a fisherman.

Caught anything lately?

Just a bad cold.

[ Laughs]

[ Both laughing]

I see hills and a mountain and the ocean.

I see a giant.

Where?

"You're the giant, great and still...

I'm the giant?

...that sits upon the pillow hill."

I'm the giant on pillow hill!

Mother bear: is anybody hungry?

Little bear: I am.

I'm starving.

I thought we might have a picnic.

Let's have a picnic on pillow hill.

Pillow hill?

Don't worry.

I don't have to get out of bed.

We're already there.

Mmm... I'm the hungrygiant on pillow hill.

Father bear?

Hmm?

Do you want to go back to pillow hill?

It's time for you to get some sleep.

[ Kisses]

Sleep tight, little bear.

"Ships and fleets among the sheets...

[ Drowsily]: "ships and fleets among the sheets...

"I'm the giant, great and still

That sits upon the pillow hill!"

Hello, down there!

Wait for me!

[ Seagulls cawing...]

[ Little bear sneezes]

[ Owl hooting, crickets chirping..]

[ Birds chirping]

[ Duck quacking]

[ Shriek]

[ Squawks]

[ Snoring]

[ Hen squawks loudly]

[ Hooting frantically]

Don't you love summer, cat?

[ Yawns]

It's so quiet.

Here I come...

[ Hen squawks loudly]

Whoa!

[ Yowls]

Sounds like hen is in trouble.

Come on, cat.

Where you going?

To make sure hen's all right.

[ Hen squawking operatically]

[ Clears throat]

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Um... Hello, hen.

[ Squawks]

All you all right?

Whatever do you mean?

I've never been better.

How long have you two been standing there?

Long enough.

To, uh, hear your, um...

Singing?

Both: singing?

Oh, that was just a warm-up.

Oh.

[ Screeching high note]

Oh... Yow...

What did you think?

Did you like it?

Well... It's, it's, uh...

[ Sobbing]

You didn't like it.

Oh, no... I-it's, it's really... Interesting.

You did like it!

No.

I knew it.

Cat...

What?

I'll never be any good.

What do you mean?

I've always dreamed of becoming...

An opera singer

But I'm afraid everyone will laugh at me.

Hen...

Diva hen.

Diva hen?

Birds sing.

Why can't chickens sing?!

Because they can't.

Cat!

What?

Duck: hen?

Are you all right?

We came as fast as we could.

Everyone, please take your seats.

The performance is about to begin.

Performance?

What performance?

Hen?

Uh, diva hen?

Your audience is here.

Hello, fans.

Hi.

I don't think hen is feeling well.

Maybe she's sick.

Could be the chicken pox.

Hmm.

Hen?

Oh, dear, dear me!

I can't go on.

But they came to hear you sing.

But I'm terrible.

I can't sing a note.

I'm no good.

That's not true, hen.

You can do it.

I can't.

But diva hen can.

All right!

Places, please!

Little bear: and now...

Hen!

Hen [ whispering]: divahen.

Oh...

[ Clears throat]

And now... Diva hen!

Uh, the wonderful diva hen?

[ Clucking wagner's "ride of the valkyries"]

[ All gasp]

Hey!

[ Stops]

Whoa!

[ Uncertain chuckle]

[ Giggles]

The wonderful diva hen!

My ears are ringing.

Whew!

[ Clucking an aria]

[ Groans]

[ Final screeching cluck]

[ Gasps]

Interesting.

Is it over?

[ Sighs]

I'm afraid the opera isn't over

Till the fat lady sings.

[ Hen squawks loudly]

Oh...

[ Sighs]

[ Clucking "la habanera" from bizet'scarmen ]

[ Sighs]

That's better.

[ Continuing aria]

Hen's a wonderful singer

When you can't hear her sing.

What?

[ Laughs]

Oh... Uh-oh.

[ Laughing]

[ Laughing]

Duck: look at cat!

[ Sighs]

[ Kissing]

Yuck.

[ All laughing]

Thank you.

Thank you.

Oh...

Thank you! Thank you!

Hmm!

[ Squawks]

Duck [ yelling]: hen's a wonderful singer when she's not too loud!

Owl: what?

They liked me!

They really liked me!

You were really.... Something, diva hen.

Thank you.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to rest my voice...

For my next... Performance.

Next performance?

[ Sighs]

[ Cat purrs]

[ Both humming "la habanera"]

[ Chuckling]

[ Birds singing]

[ Little bear humming]

Ah, here they are.

What are you doing, little bear?

Father bear said we would go fishing.

Not just now.

Father bear is busy.

Oh.

I'll just practice out here until father bear is ready.

[ Reel clicks]

Oops.

That was a good cast, little bear.

Thank you.

What are you doing?

I'm going to work in the garden.

After that, could we go fishing?

We'll see. There's a lot to do.

I promised mother bear

I'd make room for her tomato plants.

Hello, no-feet.

Hello, little bear.

Hello, father bear.

Excuse me, no-feet

But I think we're going to have to move this rock.

But this is my best sunning place.

You can still sun on it.

We'll just move it over a little.

Can I help?

Of course.

Why don't you dig up those weeds over there?

Look!

A worm.

Worms?

Yuck.

Father bear, I found a worm.

Whew.

Oh, that's good, little bear.

[ Grunting]

Can I use this bucket for the worms?mm-hmm.

It's good to have worms--

Just in case we go fishing.

Look. There's another one.

Got it.

And here's more.

Look, father bear.

We're going to have lots of worms.

Worms are good for the garden.

They help the plants grow.

Oh. Okay.

I'll put some back.

Good idea.

[ Grunting]

What can I do now, father bear?

Let's see. The garden could use a good watering.

I can do that.

[ Grunting]

Hmm...

Snake: you might have a kink in the hose.

Try pulling on it.

[ Laughs]

Oh! You sprayed me, little bear!

[ Grunting]

[ Sighs]

[ Chuckles]

Little bear.

Make sure you water the plants, too.

Look, the water's stuck

And can't come out.

Hmm.

I wonder what it could be.

You better watch out.

Look out, father bear.

Oh.

[ Laughs]

[ Both laughing]

Doesn't that feel good?

It sure does.

[ Drinking]

Do you want to try, no-feet?

Well, I suppose so.

[ Gurgling]

[ All laughing]

Father bear, are you almost ready to go fishing?

Oh, not quite.

I still have to move that rock.

[ Grunting]

I don't know why anyone

Would want to move this rock.

I quite like it where it is.

We have to move it

So mother bear can plant more tomato plants.

[ Grunting]

I like tomatoes, but I like this rock, too.

[ Both grunting]

[ Sighs]

Hmm... Maybe we have to try something else.

I know.

Hello, mother bear!

I'm helping father bear.

Father bear: all right.

Let's give it a good pull.

You better watch out, no-feet.

Oh, I don't think this rock is going anywhere.

Father bear: okay...

Here we go.

[ Grunting]

[ Grunting]

No-feet: you better be careful.

It might be slippery on the grass.

[ Gasping]

Oof!

[ Laughing...]

[ Sighs]

Whee!

Whee!

Come on, father bear, you try.

[ Laughs heartily]

[ Both laughing]

Hello, mother bear. Hi.

Look, mother bear.

We hoed the garden, found worms for fishing

Watered the plants

And we're trying to pull out a big rock.

Yes, I see.

You've done a good job out here.

This will work very well for my tomato plants.

There. That's all done.

Thank you.

That's the rock

We were trying to move.

Oh, but I quite like this rock.

It's my best sunning place.

That's what I said.

[ Chuckles]

Nowcan we go fishing?

Of course, you two go fishing.

No-feet and I stay here

And watch the plants.

[ Croaking]

Little bear: gardens take a lot of work

Don't they, father bear?

Yes, they do, little bear

Lucky for me I had a good helper.
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