OwlStrange. Thought I'd made more potato salad.
A character in Little Bear
Voiced by Amos Crawley
Little Bear · 74 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Little Bear: in 33 of its 74 quotes
Most scenes with: Little Bear (20), Duck (12), Cat (10)
OwlStrange. Thought I'd made more potato salad.
OwlPlease. Little birds. Sweet little birds. Sweet little LOUD BIRDS! STOP CHIRPING!!!
OwlDearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate love.
[Hen bats her eyelashes at Owl.]
Owl[flips through the pages, flustered] Love, love, love, what else is there?
OwlOwl was sitting in a tree, trying to take a nap. He was just about to fall asleep, but he felt something breathing on him. He opened his eyes, turned around, and what did he see? MONSTER BEAR, as tall as the trees, was staring him right in the face! Monster Bear blinked. Owl gulped. And then, Monster Bear leaned closer... closer... closer...
Who am I?
OwlYou're a polar bear.
A polar bear? Don't you know me, Owl?
OwlI don't know any polar bears.
[Little Bear and Owl imagine they're fishing in the ocean.]
OwlWhat is it?
A trout?
OwlWell, that's not a trout. Maybe it's a flounder. [catches another fish]
What did you catch?
OwlLooks like a halibut to me.
What's a halibut?
OwlMy favorite kind.
[Little Bear and Owl have caught a whale. They stare nervously at it.]
OwlIt's a whale.
Hello, whale.
[The whale glares.]
OwlIt doesn't look too friendly.
[The whale opens its mouth and moves ahead, about to swallow the boat.]
Owl[panics] THROW IT BACK! OH, NOOOOO...!
[The friends have failed to get rid of Little Bear's hiccups.]
It was a good idea.
OwlSome idea.
Well, Owl, your idea didn't work too well.
OwlCat's idea didn't help either.
[Little Bear keeps hiccupping as Cat and Owl argue.]
Excuse me, but I read about that technique in a very famous book.
OwlWhat book? [Father Bear looks down from his newspaper, annoyed] I've read every book in the library.
Oh, please. You think you know everything.
I can read!
[Everyone keeps arguing until Father Bear gives a loud roar, stopping the argument, and startling Little Bear.]
Enough! How can I read with all this noise?
[Little Bear is showing the maracas to Duck.]
They're called maracas.
Oh, how wonderful!
Father Bear found them across the ocean, a long time ago.
[amazed] Oh!
A long, long time. Even before we were born.
Before we were born?
Way back, when there were pirates.
Pirates? Really? Oh, my!
Mother Bear said they were sentimental, and you know what that means.
I do?
[A dream sequence shows Father Bear sitting and thinking while holding a maraca without a handle, while pirates run in from the hills in the distance.]
No, I don't.
[beat] Treasure.
[Later, Duck shows Hen the maracas.]
[clucks with surprise] Pirates? Oh, no! Are you sure?
Yes, I'm sure! That's what Little Bear said! He said they were pirates! They came from Morocco! They were sandy and mental.
Sandy and mental? The pirates?
[A dream sequence shows Father Bear fighting pirates on a ship.]
Yes, yes, the pirates! And Father Bear took their treasure. The pirates stole it and Father Bear stole it back!
[Next, Hen is talking to Owl about the pirates.]
OwlFather Bear stole them from pirates?!
What else could he do?
OwlDid he use a sword or a saber?
Sword or a saber? Sword or a saber? How would I know?
OwlMaybe both?
Both? Both! Must've been both. Of course! Both! But I bet those pirates are mad.
OwlUh-oh...
[Next, Owl tells Cat about the pirates.]
A sword and a saber? How many pirates did Father Bear fight?
OwlA dozen, at least.
[unimpressed] A dozen?
OwlMaybe a hundred.
[A dream sequence shows Father Bear being surrounded by a lot of pirates while a crafty smile appears on his face.]
OwlBut Father Bear won. He won the treasure. Those pirates are bound to come back.
Do you really think so?
OwlOh, yes! They were mad!
What should we do?
Aren't we supposed to say something to make us smile?
OwlYes, that's right. On the count of three, we all say... um... "cheese".
What kind of cheese?
OwlAny kind of cheese. Mozzarella, meunster, provolone...
[groans impatient] JUST SAY ANYTHING!
[offended] Well!
Okay. Now... one... two... three!
Cheese!
OwlMozzarella!
Anything!
What's the matter, Cat?
I don't do mudslides.
He can't swim.
I can too.
[The otters ram into Cat, sending him down the mudslide, splashing into the pond.]
OwlLook! Cat can swim!
[Cat comes out of the pond, soaking wet and growling. He shakes off the water.]
Let's go again.
Excuse me. Can Lucy fly?
OwlOf course Lucy can't fly. To fly, you need wings. And it also helps if you're a bird.
Well, she's going to try.
[Lucy falls out of the tree.]
Oh, Lucy will break!
[Lucy hits the ground. Everyone gasps.]
Oh, Lucy! Her arm is broken!
We need a doctor!
[after fixing Lucy's arm] Anytime she breaks an arm or a leg, I will fix it.
OwlOne arm is quite enough. No more today, please.
Our hopes are for Princess Sadawa. She worries about the corn. Corn is food for us all.
Corn is food for us all!
We'd be so thankful for the rain, if you have some to spare.
If you have some to spare!
Dear clouds, what can we do to please you?
What can we do?!
[No response.]
What can we do to please you?
[Cat still doesn't respond.]
Cat, it's your one big line! What can we do?
Somersaults! [everyone exclaims in confusion] Backflips!
[in disbelief] Backflips?
Stand on your heads!
Oh, Cat, cut it out! You're supposed to say "dance"!
OwlIt's a rain dance play!
[to the audience] He's supposed to say "dance".
[The audience laughs. Cat peeks from behind the curtain.]
Did someone say "dance"? You want to dance? So dance.
Get down from there, silly!
Please send rain! In buckets, if you like!
Hurry up, Cat! In buckets!
Okay, okay.
[Cat picks up the bucket, and throws the water out of it. No sooner than Cat dumps the bucket, lightning flashes in the sky, and it starts raining.]
Wow, Cat! That was a big bucket!
No, wait! It's raining!
It's really raining!
It's raining!
OwlIt's pouring!
The old bear is snoring! He rubbed his shoulder on a great big boulder and wouldn't get up in the morning!
[The audience cheers normally.]
Bravo, bravo!
Encore, encore!
Little Bear, do you think we really made it rain?
I don't know... But I know I'm getting soaked.
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