Bossy Bear (TV series)

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Bossy Bear
Genre	Comedy ; Slice of life ;
Created by	David Horvath ; Sun-Min Kim;
Developed by	Jason Hopley ; Jeff D'Elia;
Directed by	Sam Dransfield
Voices of	Jayden Ham; Jaba Keh; Viva Lee; Claudia Choi; Shaun Baer;
Theme music composer	Joachim Svare; Joleen Belle;
Opening theme	"Bossy Bear Theme Song" (written by Joachim Svare, Joleen Belle, and SQVARE, performed by SQVARE)
Ending theme	"Bossy Bear Theme Song" (Instrumental)
Composers	Craig McConnell ; Daniel Ingram ; Trevor Hoffmann
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	30 (90 segments)
Production
Executive producers	Brian Grazer ; Ron Howard ; Stephanie Sperber ; Elly Kramer Posner; Bob Mittenthal; David Horvath; Sun-Min Kim; Ashley Postlewaite ;
Producer	Derek Kedell
Editor	Jeff D'Elia
Running time	22 minutes (7 minutes per segment)
Production companies	Imagine Kids+Family ; Renegade Animation ; Nickelodeon Animation Studio ;
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	March 6, 2023 –; February 29, 2024

Last updated December 11, 2025

Bossy Bear is an American preschool animated television series based on the book series of the same name by David Horvath. The series premiered on March 6, 2023 on Nick Jr. It also aired on Treehouse TV in Canada on September 8, 2023.

Premise

The series centers on the adventures of Bossy Bear and his best friend Turtle in the town of Pleasantburg.

Characters

Main

Bossy Bear (voiced by Jayden Ham^[2]) - A blue bear who is the titular protagonist.
Turtle (voiced by Jaba Keh^[2]) - A green turtle who is Bossy's best friend.
Bissy Bear (voiced by Viva Lee^[2]) - A pink bear who is Bossy's older sister.
Cindy Bear (voiced by Viva Lee) - A yellow bear who is Bossy's baby sister. She can only say her name.
Bossy's Mom (voiced by Claudia Choi^[2])
Bossy's Dad (voiced by Shaun Baer^[2])
Gran Gran (voiced by Claudia Choi^[3]) - Turtle's grandmother who at times offer words of wisdom to her grandson and Bossy.
Ginger (voiced by Beahlen Deacon)
Roller (voiced by Rae Gray)
Chipper (voiced by Sarah Vattano)
Saddiq (voiced by Kiran Fields)
Ms. Elky (voiced by Anairis Quiñones)
Tyler (voiced by Lance Bass)
Greg (voiced by Michael Turchin)
Falcon (voiced by Nick Martineau)
Owl (voiced by Nick Martineau)
Dove (voiced by Nick Martineau)
Flamingo (voiced by Nick Martineau)

Supporting

Bertram (voiced by Luke Lowe)
Louie (voiced by Luke Lowe)
Gina (voiced by Beahlen Deacon)
Jojo (voiced by Sarah Vattano)
Honey Bear (voiced by Kensington Tallman^[4]) - Bossy's cynical cousin who likes to bully Bossy and Turtle. She has a father who is mute.
Chipper's Mom (voiced by Misty Lee)
Roller’s Dad (voiced by Joe Zieja)

Episodes

No.	Title ^[5]	Written by	Storyboard by	Original release date ^[5]	Prod. code ^[5]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Ultimate Hype Bear"	Grant Jossi	Jose Pepe Mansuy	March 6, 2023 (2023-03-06)	106	N/A
	"The Chrysalis Crew"	Josh Riley Brown	Gerry Fournier
	"Just Say No"	Bob Mittenthal	Jose Pepe Mansuy
2	"Missing Falcon"	Jeff D'Elia	Rob Davies	March 7, 2023 (2023-03-07)	101	N/A
	"Happy Bestie-Versary"	Teresa Lee	Kevin Karkey
	"The Tuminator"	Jeff D'Elia and Jason Hopley	Sam Dransfield
3	"The Turtle Tour"	Jeff D'Elia	Dave Alvarez	March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08)	102	N/A
	"Honey Bear"	Ed Lee	Dave Alvarez
	"The Science Pair"	Mike Carrier and Taylor Cox	Rob Davies
4	"Bossy's Super Social Saturday"	Michael Vogel	Jason Gauthier	March 9, 2023 (2023-03-09)	103	N/A
	"Center of a Tension"	Jeff D'Elia	Chris Labonte
	"Cart-tastrophe"	Jeff D'Elia and Jason Hopley	Jose Pepe Mansuy
5	"Turtle's Shell Day"	Ritza Bloom	Jose Pepe Mansuy	March 13, 2023 (2023-03-13)	104	N/A
	"The Way of the Gran-Gran"	Jeff D'Elia	Jason Gauthier
	"The Spring Kick-Off Games"	Teresa Lee	John Flagg
6	"Show and Smell"	Joon Chung	John Flagg	March 14, 2023 (2023-03-14)	105	N/A
	"Don't Look Now"	Susan Kim	Chris Labonte	March 15, 2023 (2023-03-15)
	"Two's a Bestie, Three's a Crowd"	Magda Liolis	Gerry Fournier	March 16, 2023 (2023-03-16)
7	"Ultra Shell and Wonder Bear"	Sam Clarke	Jason Gauthier	March 20, 2023 (2023-03-20)	107	N/A
	"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yeti"	Caroline Renard	Jason Gauthier
	"Powerless"	Leore Berris	Dave Alvarez
8	"Spectacular Skating Spectacular"	Annie Nishida	Jess Pollard	March 21, 2023 (2023-03-21)	108	N/A
	"Gran-Gran Dreams of Japchae"	Lauren Shell	Chris Labonte	March 22, 2023 (2023-03-22)
	"Snow Party"	Benjamin Weiner	Chris Labonte	March 23, 2023 (2023-03-23)
9	"New Squid on the Block"	Caroline Renard	Jess Pollard	March 27, 2023 (2023-03-27)	110	N/A
	"Boss Bissy"	Magda Liolis	Steve Whitehouse
	"To BFF or Not to BFF"	Joon Chung	Jose Pepe Mansuy
10	"A New New Year"	Susan Kim	Alessio Menghi	March 28, 2023 (2023-03-28)	111	N/A
	"Finders Keepers"	Susan Kim	Jess Pollard	March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
	"Busy Buddies"	Sam Clarke	Jose Pepe Mansuy	March 30, 2023 (2023-03-30)
11	"Sleepover Blues"	Gloria Shen	Chris Labonte	May 1, 2023 (2023-05-01)	112	N/A
	"Roll With It"	Magda Liolis	Steve Whitehouse
	"A Day Behind"	Josh Riley Brown	Jason Gauthier
12	"Space Invader"	Benjamin Weiner	Kent Webb	May 2, 2023 (2023-05-02)	113	N/A
	"Reindeer's Game"	Annie Nishida	Jason Gauthier	May 3, 2023 (2023-05-03)
	"Short Kites"	Mike Carrier and Taylor Cox	John Flagg	May 4, 2023 (2023-05-04)
13	"Jelly Juggernaut"	Grant Jossi	Chris Labonte	May 8, 2023 (2023-05-08)	114	N/A
	"One Bear Show"	Sarah Nerboso	Jess Pollard
	"Snowmania"	Josh Riley Brown	Alessio Menghi
14	"Dad's Big Surprise"	Brittany Rochford	Jose Pepe Mansuy	May 9, 2023 (2023-05-09)	115	N/A
	"Scout's Honor"	Annie Nishida	Jason Gauthier	May 10, 2023 (2023-05-10)
	"The Magic Word"	Leore Berris	John Flagg	May 11, 2023 (2023-05-11)
15	"Latke Lark"	Sam Bissonnette	Jose Pepe Mansuy	May 15, 2023 (2023-05-15)	116	N/A
	"Game Plan"	Alyson Piekarsky	Kent Webb
	"Hand Me Downer"	Leore Berris	Chris Labonte
16	"Lil' Kimchi King and Kween"	Joon Chung	Jason Gauthier	May 16, 2023 (2023-05-16)	117	N/A
	"Don't Go Miss Elky"	Becky Prosky	Jess Pollard	May 17, 2023 (2023-05-17)
	"Doctor Chipper"	Sarah Nerboso	Alessio Menghi	May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18)
17	"Nightmare on Sweet Street"	Brittany Rochford	Erin Mercer	October 9, 2023 (2023-10-09)	118	N/A
	"Monster Mess"	Annie Nishida	Dino Pai
	"Fall Bestival"	Magda Liolis	Erin Mercer
18	"Candle with Care"	Leore Berris	Alessio Menghi	December 8, 2023 (2023-12-08)	129	N/A
	"Happy Froofenfröögle!"	Jeff D’Elia	John Flagg
	"The Winter Gift Swap"	Susan Kim	Jason Gauthier
19	"Birthdaze"	Benjamin Weiner	Tod Carter	January 15, 2024 (2024-01-15)	109	N/A
	"Squid 'n Play"	Gloria Shen	Jose Pepe Mansuy
	"Board to Tears"	Susan Kim	Joanna Davidovich
20	"Pick and Chew"	Elizabeth Chun	Jess Pollard	January 16, 2024 (2024-01-16)	119	N/A
	"Mr. Bossy and Mr. Turtle"	Benjamin Weiner	Steve Whitehouse
	"Dance Like Everyone's Watching"	Sarah Jenkins	Kent Webb
21	"A Card Days Night"	Grant Jossi	Jason Gauthier	January 17, 2024 (2024-01-17)	120	N/A
	"Boom Boom Super Regret"	Carleton Carter	Sam Niemann
	"A Tight Squeeze"	Sam Clarke	John Flagg
22	"Battle of the Besties"	Alyson Piekarsky	Alessio Menghi	January 18, 2024 (2024-01-18)	121	N/A
	"When Lemons Give You a Mess"	Lloyd Suh	Kent Webb
	"Do the Kite Thing"	Michael Rhea	Erin Mercer
23	"By the Book"	Magda Liolis	Erin Mercer	February 20, 2024 (2024-02-20)	123	N/A
	"Antlerless"	Bob Mittenthal	Jason Gauthier
	"If the Boot Doesn't Fit"	Elizabeth Chun	Jose Pepe Mansuy
24	"The Clean Team"	Susan Kim	Kent Webb	February 21, 2024 (2024-02-21)	124	N/A
	"The Thinkybubble Boxen"	Leore Berris	Alessio Menghi
	"Bubble Bubble Bossy and Trouble"	Benjamin Weiner	Steve Whitehouse
25	"Save the Planet"	Carleton Carter	Jose Pepe Mansuy	February 22, 2024 (2024-02-22)	125	N/A
	"Keytar All-Star"	Sam Bissonnette	Jess Pollard
	"The Adventures of Randy Rock"	Annie Nishida	Erin Mercer
26	"President Bossy"	Josh Riley Brown	Steve Whitehouse	February 23, 2024 (2024-02-23)	122	N/A
	"Super Flock Snooze Fest"	Brittany Rochford	Jess Pollard
	"Commander Crumble"	JT Tsou	John Flagg
27	"Ultra Shell Returns"	Michael Rhea	Nicole Luo	February 26, 2024 (2024-02-26)	126	N/A
	"Cham Cham Champion"	Susan Kim	Alessio Menghi
	"Sing Your Voice Out"	Grant Jossi	Kent Webb
28	"The Shiniest Shell"	Brittany Rochford	John Flagg	February 27, 2024 (2024-02-27)	127	N/A
	"Match Set"	Sarah Nerboso	Steve Whitehouse
	"Dad's Day Off"	Josh Rliey Brown	Jose Pepe Mansuy
29	"Bee Very Careful"	Hanah Lee Cook	Jess Pollard	February 28, 2024 (2024-02-28)	128	N/A
	"Time Flies When You're Having No Fun"	Sara E.B. Osman	Alessio Menghi
	"Toy Vs. Toy"	Elizabeth Chun	Kent Webb
30	"The Worst Bad Day Ever"	Sarah Nerboso	Steve Whitehouse	February 29, 2024 (2024-02-29)	130	N/A
	"Chef Cindy's Kitchen"	Jessica Tsou	Nicole Luo
	"Deer Pressure"	Jeff D'Elia	Jess Pollard

Reception

Common Sense Media gave the series 4 out of 5 stars.^[6]

Accolades

Bossy Bear was nominated for Outstanding Children's Programming at the 35th GLAAD Media Awards.^[7]

References

External links

Bossy Bear at IMDb

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Bossy Bear
Genre	Comedy Slice of life
Created by	David Horvath ^[1] Sun-Min Kim^[1]
Developed by	Jason Hopley Jeff D'Elia
Directed by	Sam Dransfield
Voices of	Jayden Ham Jaba Keh Viva Lee Claudia Choi Shaun Baer
Theme music composer	Joachim Svare Joleen Belle
Opening theme	"Bossy Bear Theme Song" (written by Joachim Svare, Joleen Belle, and SQVARE, performed by SQVARE)
Ending theme	"Bossy Bear Theme Song" (Instrumental)
Composers	Craig McConnell Daniel Ingram Trevor Hoffmann
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	30 (90 segments)
Production
Executive producers	Brian Grazer Ron Howard Stephanie Sperber Elly Kramer Posner Bob Mittenthal David Horvath Sun-Min Kim Ashley Postlewaite
Producer	Derek Kedell
Editor	Jeff D'Elia
Running time	22 minutes (7 minutes per segment)
Production companies	Imagine Kids+Family Renegade Animation Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	March 6, 2023 (2023-03-06) – February 29, 2024 (2024-02-29)