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| PERFORMER | Joey Mazzarino |
| DEBUT | 1992 |
Papa Bear is one of the famous Three Bears, with Mama Bear and Baby Bear. A fourth member of the family was added with the birth of his new daughter, Curly Bear.
Papa Bear first appeared in Episode 3018, and as revealed in Episode 3881 he works at a honey factory. In episode 3906, Papa Bear invented a perpetual porridge machine.
In Elmo's Musical Adventure: Peter and the Wolf, Papa Bear visits his old friend, Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart.
According to Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!, Papa Bear and his family are Jewish. In the special Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas, they are seen celebrating Hanukkah during the "Holiday Lights" number, with Papa Bear lighting the menorah.
In season 44, Papa Bear received a slight redesign; his eyebrows were made more diagonal, showing more of his eyes. After an absence of several years, Papa Bear made speaking appearances in episodes 5106 and 5503, performed here by Martin P. Robinson and reverting back to his original design.
Filmography
- Sesame Street
- "Don't Forget to Watch the Movie"
- Elmopalooza
- Sesame Street Goes to the Doctor
- Elmo's World
- Elmo's Musical Adventure: Peter and the Wolf
- Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
- Talk, Read, Write
- Elmo's Christmas Countdown
- Love the Earth!
- Food for Thought
- Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Episodic appearances
- Season 24: 3018
- Season 25: 3148
- Season 26: 3269, 3337
- Season 27: 3399, 3428, 3453, 3488, 3491, 3508, 3509
- Season 28: 3528, 3534, 3539, 3552, 3583, 3591, 3616
- Season 29: 3657, 3668, 3683, 3684, 3688, 3709, 3719, 3774, 3778
- Season 30: 3796, 3807, 3816, 3834, 3837, 3844
- Season 31: 3851, 3881, 3890, 3893, 3906, 3914
- Season 32: 3953, 3966
- Season 33: 3985, 3996 (VO), 4002, 4011, 4023
- Season 34: 4054, 4055, 4056
- Season 35: 4059, 4066, 4076
- Season 36: 4087, 4093
- Season 37: 4120
- Season 39: 4170, 4186
- Season 40: 4193
- Season 43: 4304
- Season 44: 4423
- Season 45: 4521
- Season 51: 5106
- Season 55: 5503
Book appearances
- Spring Fever (2001)
- Good Night, Tucked in Tight (2007)
- Have Yourself a Furry Little Christmas (2007)
- Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2008)
- My Big Book of Firsts (2009)
- It's Hanukkah! (2023)
- Elmo Asks Why (2023)