Baby Bear

Baby Bear originally appeared as a generic bear on Sesame Street in 1990. He made his first appearance as Baby Bear in a 1991 episode where he tried to hide from Goldilocks, who kept annoying him.

Baby Bear was originally meant to be a one-shot character, but he soon became a regular character, and became a main character in 1993. He was continually harassed by Goldilocks until she left the show in 1998.

Around the time that Baby Bear became a regular character, he was paired with Telly Monster, and the two became best friends. Later, his parents Papa Bear and Mama Bear were introduced on the show, and in 2003, he got a new baby sister, Curly Bear.

In 2001, Baby Bear got an imaginary friend, Hero Guy.

Baby Bear speaks with a lisp; more specifically, he pronounces his Ls and Rs as Ws, although somewhat inconsistantly. He likes to eat porridge. In Elmo's World: Happy Holidays, it was revealed that he is Jewish.

In season 36 and 37, he attended Storybook Community School.

Facts

 * The original Baby Bear puppet was built as a cub version of Flo Bear in episode 2277.
 * The puppet currently used on the show was built in Season 30; the main differences between the puppets are that the current version has brighter fur, larger eyes, a tuft of hair, and arm-sleeves.
 * Baby Bear got his first haircut in Episode 3834.