Season 1
102 episodes · Apr 5, 2012
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- S1E1
Welcome to Polar Bear's Café
Apr 5, 201212mPushed by his mother to stop lazing around the house, a Panda searches for a part-time job but has troubling finding one to accommodate his laziness. He soon stumbles upon Polar Bear Café, a café run by a Polar Bear who is holding interviews for a part-time position with his faithful customer Penguin.
- S1E2
Panda-kun's Employment
Apr 5, 201212mPanda applies for the job but fails the interview, with the job going to a human girl named Sasako instead. However, the others soon point Panda towards a part-time job at a nearby zoo.
- S1E3
Everyone's Café
Apr 12, 201212mPanda, Penguin and Llama come up with ideas for if they ran their own café.
- S1E4
The Café's Flower Viewing Party
Apr 12, 201212mEveryone goes to a flower viewing party and Penguin gets very drunk.
- S1E5
Polar Bear at the Zoo
Apr 19, 201212mPolar Bear and Penguin come to the zoo Panda works at, where they have trouble catching Panda when he's awake and visit the other attractions.
- S1E6
Panda's Anguish
Apr 19, 201212mPanda and the other animals discuss the problems they face doing their jobs.
- S1E7
Obsessed with Smartphones
Apr 26, 201212mAfter seeing everyone with smartphones, Panda convinces his mother to buy him one, only for him to soon break the panda cover it had.
- S1E8
Super Fun Driving Lesson
Apr 26, 201212mWanting to learn some driving techniques, Penguin joins Polar Bear and Panda on a drive.
- S1E9
Panda Gets Enthusiastic
May 3, 201212mAs Panda has to fill in for the full-time panda for a week, he is forced to ride packed trains for work. He cheers up and becomes more energetic when he starts receiving flowers from a supposed fan named Rin Rin.
- S1E10
Everyone's Parfait
May 3, 201212mPolar Bear decides to do a parfait fair, and tries to come up with special parfaits to serve.
- S1E11
Panda's Diet
May 10, 201212mFollowing an incident at work, Panda feels he is overweight and decides to go on a diet.
- S1E12
Strive for It! Wild Panda
May 10, 201212mPanda decides he needs to get in touch with his wild side, so Polar Bear takes him to meet his childhood friend Grizzly.
- S1E13
Mr Handa's Remodeling Plan
May 17, 201212mFeeling he could do with being more popular, Panda decides to give Handa a makeover.
- S1E14
The Great Love Love Driving Operation
May 17, 201212mHaving received his driving license, Penguin is tested by Polar Bear to try and achieve his 'dating license.'
- S1E15
A Magazine Interview Comes By
May 24, 201212mPolar Bear is interviewed about his café by a magazine and its editor, who is a shoebill.
- S1E16
Salmon Hunter: Mr. Grizzly
May 24, 201212mPanda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly to catch some ingredients.
- S1E17
Rin Rin Deeply Moved! Panda's House!
May 31, 201212mRin Rin gets excited when he gets to make a delivery to Panda's house and meet his family.
- S1E18
Mr. Penguin's Confession
May 31, 201212mThe others try to support Penguin as he tries to work up the courage to confess to Penko.
- S1E19
Mr. Handa's Blind Date?
Jun 7, 201212mThanks to Panda's interference, Handa is set up by his fellow employee, Kirino, to go on a mixer to meet some girls.
- S1E20
Mr. Handa's Blind Date!
Jun 7, 201212mWhen one of the guys cancels, Panda and Polar Bear fill in for the guy's side.
- S1E21
Mr. Penguin's Broken Heart
Jun 14, 201212mPenguin gets heartbroken when he assumes Penko is dating Tortoise.
- S1E22
Panda's Night Out
Jun 14, 201212mPanda joins Polar Bear and Grizzly on a night out, visiting a batting center and a public bath.
- S1E23
Panda, Tired of Boredom
Jun 21, 201212mPanda and Full Time Panda attempt to distract themselves during a boring and rainy day at the zoo, much to Handa's chagrin.
- S1E24
Panda's Advice Room for Troubles
Jun 21, 201212mHanda once again questions his love life, but finds some peace during his first visit to Polar Bear Café.
- S1E25
Tanabata Decorations
Jun 28, 201212mAs the café prepares for a Tanabata party, everyone has trouble deciding what they should wish for.
- S1E26
Panda's Wish
Jun 28, 201212mPanda notices that Handa has a crush on Sasako, and tries to help him work up his confidence.
- S1E27
Enthusiastic Polar Bear
Jul 5, 201212mAs Panda laments having nothing to do and Polar Bear wishes he had more free time, Polar Bear gets the idea to take Panda's place at the zoo.
- S1E28
Let's Go to the Beach!
Jul 5, 201212mPolar Bear, Panda and Penguin take a trip to the beach.
- S1E29
Weeding in the Summer
Jul 12, 201212mThe backyard of Polar Bear Café needs weeding, but Penguin seems to be the only one taking things seriously.
- S1E30
Mr. Penguin's Romance
Jul 12, 201212mPenguin finally works up the courage to confess to Penko, asking her out every day for a week.
- S1E31
Mr. Grizzly Goes On an Adventure
Jul 19, 201212mAs the café starts serving a shaved ice dessert called "Polar Bear", Grizzly gets the wrong idea and believes Polar Bear had been eaten by otters.
- S1E32
A Strange Restaurant
Jul 19, 201212mA salaryman from another town arrives at Polar Bear Café for the first time.
- S1E33
Let's Go Camping!
Jul 26, 201212mPolar Bear, Panda, Penguin and Grizzly go on a camping trip together, where Penguin and Grizzly find they have a lot in common.
- S1E34
Rin Rin and the High School Girl
Jul 26, 201212mRin Rin, believing he has met another panda lover, asks a high school girl to accompany him to the zoo.
- S1E35
The Café's Ghost Stories
Aug 2, 201212mThe café decides to hold a night of telling ghost stories, much to an easily-frightened Handa's dismay.
- S1E36
Panda Runs Away from Home
Aug 2, 201212mPanda decides to run away from home when his mother decides to lump his birthday celebration with his siblings.
- S1E37
There Are Many Kinds of Penguins
Aug 9, 201212mAs Penguin joins the gang to the pool along with his nephew, he ends up having to deal with an easily irritated King Penguin Mama and the Penko sisters.
- S1E38
What Is Baisen!?
Aug 9, 201212mAfter becoming amazed by the taste of the Polar Bear Café brand of black coffee, a man named Misaki decides to become the pupil of a tree kangaroo in order to learn how to roast coffee beans.
- S1E39
The Ideal Single Life
Aug 16, 201212mPanda imagines a dream life living on his own. After struggling to find a place that meets his expectations, Panda, along with Penguin, check out where the other animals live.
- S1E40
Summer Festival
Aug 16, 201212mPolar Bear and Grizzly run a stand together at a summer festival, joined by a relative of Panda's, Lesser Panda. After selling everything, the gang enjoy the sights of the festival.
- S1E41
Panda Is No Longer a Panda
Aug 23, 201212mPanda is reassigned to one part of the zoo after another — even serving as a zookeeper.
- S1E42
Mei Mei's Prince
Aug 23, 201212mPanda's sister Mei Mei goes on about her crush on Mr Handa. However, after seeing Handa and Ms Badger at a realty office, Panda believes that the two are getting married.
- S1E43
Sales Penguin
Aug 30, 201212mThe trio of Pygoscelis penguins from the water park try to figure out how to sell their excess of penguin cards.
- S1E44
Mr. Penguin's Picnic
Aug 30, 201212mPenguin ends up having to date all the Penko sisters equally, but still has trouble telling them apart. Sasako suggests he give the sisters differently colored ribbons to better identify them.
- S1E45
Mr. Handa's Discussion
Sep 6, 201212mHanda meets up with Polar Bear to ask his advice on how to ask Sasako out, but Polar Bear seems to be more interested in the food where the meeting takes place. Meanwhile, Sasako winds up serving several good-looking men who come into the café, which worries Panda and Penguin.
- S1E46
Panda Mama's Daily Life
Sep 6, 201212mPanda Mama goes to buy walnuts and learns the trick of stuffing the bag full from Mama Red Squirrel, and then endures a lecture from King Penguin Mama on how to eat at an all-you-can-eat cake buffet. The group then decides to eat at Polar Bear Café, where they end up taxing his sanity.
- S1E47
Panda's Apprenticeship
Sep 13, 201212mPanda decides he wants to become someone's apprentice but is rather picky about who his master is. He eventually settles on becoming Sloth's apprentice, but quits due to not being able to match his level of laziness.
- S1E48
A Sports Day Filled with Animals
Sep 13, 201212mPolar Bear abruptly tasks Sasako with being the host of a sport competition for animals (in which Handa is the only human participant), while Panda Mama and Mama Red Squirrel quarrel over how to prepare rice balls.
- S1E49
Mr. Penguin's Hobbies
Sep 20, 201212mPenguin puts on an art exhibition, although none of the paintings are original and go unappreciated by the customers. After Polar Bear and Panda see the exhibit, they and Penguin discuss what hobbies they and other café regulars have.
- S1E50
Their Childhood Days
Sep 20, 201212mAs Polar Bear gets Grizzly to help out with a few things, they remember how they first met.
- S1E51
The New Panda
Sep 27, 201212mAs Full Time Panda takes on a side job, he starts to worry when he learns a temp Panda will be coming to the zoo, feeling he might be replaced. As Temp Panda arrives and acts rather sternly towards the other pandas, a ballot is held as to who should be the central panda.
- S1E52
Reunion at the Grizzly Bar
Sep 27, 201212mAt Grizzly Bar, a Tiger, Wolf and Lion have a little reunion. As they lament how they've lost their youth, they are treated to a surprise performance by a legendary rapper.
- S1E53
Animal Field Baseball
Oct 4, 201212mThe zoo animals from Polar Bear Café and the wild animals from Grizzly Bar face off against each other in a baseball match.
- S1E54
What's Jacu Coffee!?
Oct 4, 201212mThe Red Squirrels teach Misaki about how coffee changes taste depending on how much it has been roasted.
- S1E55
Panda's Apology
Oct 11, 201212mPolar Bear attempts to fill in for Panda but is questioned by the police. To apologize, Panda decides to give Polar Bear a day off by working at the café.
- S1E56
RinRin Is Invited
Oct 11, 201212mRin Rin is invited out drinking by Full Time Panda, who is curious as to why he considers Panda to be cute but not him.
- S1E57
Panda's New Part Time Job
Oct 18, 201212mPanda goes through various part time jobs, including a car dealership, a stock marketer and a lecturer, where he somehow manages to make the respective companies successful.
- S1E58
Mr. Penguin Goes Flying
Oct 18, 201212mPenguin has aspirations of flight, and the others try to help him experience it for the first time.
- S1E59
Halloween
Oct 25, 201212mPolar Bear, Panda and Penguin go trick or treating on Halloween, getting some curious treats from the homes they visit.
- S1E60
Llama Day
Oct 25, 201212mTired of being passed over all the time, Llama suggests the zoo should hold a Llama Day. However, the animals struggle to come up with ideas to make it appealing.
- S1E61
Mr. Penguin's Dilemma!
Nov 1, 201212mPenguin is pressured to choose one of the Penko sisters. Llama helps him differentiate between them, but this backfires.
- S1E62
Idol: Yama Arashi!
Nov 1, 201212mPanda Mama goes with King Penguin Mama to a concert by porcupine pop group Yama Arashi.
- S1E63
The Café Garden
Nov 8, 201212mPolar Bear takes the others to see the café's garden, where all the ingredients are grown.
- S1E64
Sales Penguin's Sales
Nov 8, 201212mThe sales penguins attempt to pitch their penguin trading card game to Handa so they can sell it in the zoo's shop, even suggesting they hold a penguin themed hero show to attract customers.
- S1E65
Panda Corner's Contest / Coffee Roaster Masaki
Nov 15, 201212mPanda becomes depressed as the penguin hero show appears to take customers away from the panda corner. Rin Rin suggests to Panda that the zoo put on a photo contest to attract more customers. Meanwhile, Masaki tries to roast coffee himself, and learns the meaning behind hand picking coffee beans.
- S1E66
Panda Corner's Project
Nov 15, 201212mDespite some initial interest in the photo contest, the panda corner is still overshadowed by the penguin show. Polar Bear suggests the panda family put on their own performance.
- S1E67
Wolf's Occupation Change
Nov 22, 201212mWolf ends up quitting his job at a bakery, so Tiger recruits him for his sweets shops. After Wolf hears about a position at a famous bakery from Panda Mama, Tiger encourages Wolf to go for it.
- S1E68
Mr Penguin's New Love
Nov 22, 201212mThe gang hear from Llama that Penguin has been visiting the neighboring town's Brown Bear Café. After Polar Bear decides to check it out, he learns Penguin has gained a crush on the waitress penguin there.
- S1E69
Sloth Wants to Work
Nov 29, 201212mSloth starts working part-time at the café, though it doesn't prove easy with his speed.
- S1E70
Mr. Handa's Present
Nov 29, 201212mHanda asks for Polar Bear and Lesser Panda's help in figuring out what to get Sasako for Christmas.
- S1E71
Grizzly's Hibernation Preparations!
Dec 6, 201212mThe pandas look for ways to hibernate at the zoo, but Handa calls them out on it. Grizzly takes Polar Bear shopping for a pillow to sleep on during hibernation.
- S1E72
Grizzly's Hibernation!
Dec 6, 201212mWhen Grizzly starts his hibernation, he is rudely interrupted by Polar Bear, who takes him to the driving range. When Panda and Penguin turn up, Grizzly, cranky from lack of sleep, takes them all out to a hot pot bistro.
- S1E73
Christmas Planning
Dec 13, 201212mPanda wonders whether he'll get a present for Christmas — until Rin Rin shows up with a knitted pochette for Panda.
- S1E74
Christmas Trouble
Dec 13, 201212mPenguin, eager to show off his storytelling, tries in vain to find a party to appear at before deciding on Grizzly Bar. Panda and Mei Mei argue over whose picture should be sent to Handa as a Christmas present, and Llama and Alpaca use their wool to create scarves and other garments.
- S1E75
Big Cleaning at the Café
Dec 20, 201212mPolar Bear ropes in everyone to do some spring cleaning around the café.
- S1E76
For Whom Does the Bell Toll?
Dec 20, 201212mPolar Bear, Panda, Penguin, Sasako and Llama spend New Year's Eve together, where they reminisce about the past year.
- S1E77
The Animals' Hidden Talent Competition
Jan 10, 201312mAs the New Year rolls in, the Polar Bear Café holds a hidden talent contest.
- S1E78
New Year's Guest
Jan 10, 201312mPenguin comes to visit Panda's home while the café is closed, which doesn't please Panda very much.
- S1E79
The Hammock Sea
Jan 17, 201312mPolar Bear sets up a hammock in his garden and invites Panda and Penguin to laze around with him.
- S1E80
Panda Mama's Gardening
Jan 17, 201312mAfter Panda upsets Panda Mama by eating her tulips, he tries to find something to replace them.
- S1E81
Scattering Beans with Everyone
Jan 24, 201312mThe café holds a Setsubun event, where everyone takes turns being the ogre.
- S1E82
The Café in the Afternoon
Jan 24, 201312mSasako and Llama reminisce about their elementary school days.
- S1E83
Polar Bear's Insomnia
Jan 31, 201312mPolar Bear has trouble sleeping, and the others try to cure his insomnia.
- S1E84
Mr. Grizzly' First Love
Jan 31, 201312mPolar Bear and Grizzly think back to their high school days, where Grizzly had a crush on a grizzly bear named Tsukiko.
- S1E85
Pun Café
Feb 7, 201312mFed up with Polar Bear's annoying puns, Grizzly and Penguin try to get everyone in town to beat Polar Bear at his own game.
- S1E86
The Secret to Delicious Coffee
Feb 7, 201312mMasaki is told how coffee can taste different depending on how it's prepared, and wonders if he can win over the Red Squirrels with advice from Polar Bear.
- S1E87
Mr. Full-Time Panda, Mr. Llama and Rin Rin
Feb 7, 201312mAfter a long day at work, Full-Time Panda and Llama decide to have a few drinks. They later invite Rin Rin, who takes the drunk Full-Time Panda and Llama to Grizzly Bar.
- S1E88
The Everyday Zoo
Feb 14, 201312mPanda is shocked to learn that Full-Time Panda has accepted a transfer to a zoo in Singapore.
- S1E89
The Zoo in the Rain
Feb 14, 201312mPanda agrees to work full time until another panda is hired, causing some worry amongst his friends.
- S1E90
Rin Rin and Mei Mei's Super Exciting Plan
Feb 21, 201312mRin Rin and Mei Mei find they have some common interests and work together to think of a plan to get closer to Panda and Handa. However, Rin Rin ends up catching a fever.
- S1E91
Smelt Fishing
Feb 21, 201312mPolar Bear and the others go to the frozen lakes to do some smelt fishing, though they soon get distracted.
- S1E92
Doll Festival
Feb 28, 201312mThe younger penguins set up a display for Hinamatsuri, which goes a little awry when the café-goers make their own contributions.
- S1E93
The Animal Doctor
Feb 28, 201312mPolar Bear develops a fever and goes to the animal hospital for some medicine. Panda and Penguin drop by to look after him.
- S1E94
South Pole Squad Penguinger
Mar 7, 201312mThe Pygoscelis Penguins are approached by a TV studio to do a televised version of South Pole Squad Penginger alongside Yama Arashi, with some of the other animals making cameos.
- S1E95
Even More, What Is Roasting?
Mar 7, 201312mPolar Bear teaches Masaki how a coffee's richness differs based on how it is prepared.
- S1E96
Sloth's Trip
Mar 14, 201312mPanda and the others end up joining Sloth on a long walk to the hot springs.
- S1E97
I Became a Doll
Mar 14, 201312mThe group become paper dolls as they converse in the real world.
- S1E99
Mr. Grizzly's Reunion
Mar 21, 201312mGrizzly is visited by his mother, who embarrasses him when she starts serving home cooking in his bar.
- S1E100
Mr. Llama's Time Capsule
Mar 21, 201312mLlama, Sasako and the others visit their hometown to find a time capsule Llama buried five years ago.
- S1E101
Mr. Penguin's Secret
Mar 28, 201312mPanda becomes curious about what Penguin does when he's not at the café.
- S1E102
Cherry Blossom Viewing in Spring
Mar 28, 201312mPolar Bear becomes downhearted when Penguin expresses interest in moving away. Afterwards, everyone gathers around to have a cherry blossom viewing party, looking back on the year they've spent together.