<P> Bear in the Big Blue House was initially produced from 1997 to 2006 . The voice actress for `` Luna '' the moon was played by Lynne Thigpen , who abruptly died due to a cerebral hemorrhage . Thigpen 's death led to a three - year hiatus of Bear in the Big Blue House . A planned film version of Bear was also put on hold . Two years after Thigpen 's death , Tara Mooney , who voiced the character Shadow , in an interview with Ray D'Arcy on Today FM stated : `` The crew 's hearts just were n't in it anymore '' . Thigpen 's friends and family established a non-profit foundation , The Lynne Thigpen - Bobo Lewis Foundation , to help young actors and actresses learn how to survive and succeed in New York theater and to mentor the next generation of Broadway stars . After the hiatus and the spin - off Breakfast with Bear , new episodes returned to the Disney Channel in April 2006 , with the last episode airing on April 28 , 2006 . Thigpen was posthumously nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for voicing Luna the moon in Bear in the Big Blue House , but lost to Jeff Corwin . </P>
<P> Bear in the Big Blue House was initially produced from 1997 to 2006 . The voice actress for `` Luna '' the moon was played by Lynne Thigpen , who abruptly died due to a cerebral hemorrhage . Thigpen 's death led to a three - year hiatus of Bear in the Big Blue House . A planned film version of Bear was also put on hold . Two years after Thigpen 's death , Tara Mooney , who voiced the character Shadow , in an interview with Ray D'Arcy on Today FM stated : `` The crew 's hearts just were n't in it anymore '' . Thigpen 's friends and family established a non-profit foundation , The Lynne Thigpen - Bobo Lewis Foundation , to help young actors and actresses learn how to survive and succeed in New York theater and to mentor the next generation of Broadway stars . After the hiatus and the spin - off Breakfast with Bear , new episodes returned to the Disney Channel in April 2006 , with the last episode airing on April 28 , 2006 . Thigpen was posthumously nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for voicing Luna the moon in Bear in the Big Blue House , but lost to Jeff Corwin . </P>
when was bear in the big blue house made
when was bear in the big blue house made
from 1997 to 2006
from 1997 to 2006