Pierre

Pierre is a male bear character who first appeared in JumpStart Preschool (1995). He was originally depicted as a polar bear, but in his most recent appearances he seems to be based on a panda bear.

Appearance
Pierre was originally depicted as a small white bear with blue eyes wearing a red and yellow striped cap. In JumpStart Preschool (1999), he also wears blue overalls.

In the JumpStart Advanced series, he wore a blue cap with yellow and green stripes, blue overalls over an orange T-shirt, and red and white sneakers.

In his artwork for JumpStart 3D Virtual World, he has dark blue arms, legs, ears, and rings around his eyes, while his face and belly are white. He wears a purple cap and pants, a pink vest, and a necklace.

Personality
Pierre is often depicted as musical. The Jumpstart Blog says, "Music is Pierre’s passion. He loves to dance and is never without his headphones or tambourine. With a new tune in his head every day, Pierre certainly moves to the beat of his own drum!"

In the JumpStart Advanced series, Pierre's learning type is 'The Musician'. The manual for JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade says, "Pierre teaches children using his musical learning style. He explains things through musical elements and songs."

In JumpStart Preschool (1999), Pierre likes to tell jokes. He is often hungry and likes to cook. He seems to especially like peanut butter.

JumpStart Preschool (1995)
Pierre is one of the main characters.

JumpStart Preschool (1999)
Pierre is one of the main characters. In the "Mix and Match Book", Pierre puts on different outfits, and you have to find the pages in his book that match the outfit he's wearing. In "Kitchen", you help Pierre make tasty food.

JumpStart Advanced Preschool
Pierre is one of the JumpStart All Stars. The player can select him as a partner and call him for help.

Jumpstart Pre-K
Pierre appears in the Carousel activity.

JumpStart Advanced Kindergarten
Pierre is one of the JumpStart All Stars. The player can select him as a partner and call him for help.

JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade
Pierre is one of the JumpStart All Stars. The player can select him as a partner and call him for help. The player can also visit his house and play an activity there.

JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade
Pierre is one of the JumpStart All Stars. The player can select him as a partner and call him for help.

JumpStart Adventures 4th Grade: Haunted Island
Pierre makes a cameo in the woods.

JumpStart ABC's
Pierre appears in the Tuna Mountain activity. The player helps him sled down Tuna Mountain.

JumpStart Around the World
Pierre is one of the player's travel buddies in the preschool version. He also appears in the Boat Afloat game.

In Videos
Pierre is a main character in JumpStart Preschool: Who Left the Juice in the Caboose?.

Quotes

 * "I'm Pierre. I love different kinds of sounds; sounds from nature, sounds from machines, and most of all, sounds from musical instruments, like my drum." - Self introduction from JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade

Trivia

 * Pierre originally had a French accent in JumpStart Preschool (1995) and JumpStart Pre-K, but he lacks an accent in all of his other appearances.