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	'''''The Berenstain Bears''''' is an Australian-American co-produced ] based on ]'s '']'' ], produced by ] and ].		'''''The Berenstain Bears''''' is an Australian-American co-produced ] based on ]'s '']'' ], produced by ] and ].

	It aired on the ] from September 14, 1985 until March 7, 1987 on ] with over 52 11-minute episodes in 26 half-hour shows produced. Each show consisted of two episodes, the first being an adaptation of one of the books, the second being an original story.		It aired on the ] from September 14, 1985 until March 7, 1987 on ] and ] with over 52 11-minute episodes in 26 half-hour shows produced. Each show consisted of two episodes, the first being an adaptation of one of the books, the second being an original story.

	The series was nominated in 1987 for a ] award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming; it was also nominated that year for a ] in the category of Non-Prime Time Children's Animated Show.		The series was nominated in 1987 for a ] award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming; it was also nominated that year for a ] in the category of Non-Prime Time Children's Animated Show.
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			===Season 3===
			* '']'' (also called ''The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine'') (February 13, 1988)
			* '']'' (also called ''The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise'') (April 14, 1988)
			* '']'' (also called ''The Berenstain Bears Play Ball'') (May 6, 1988)
			* '']'' (October 16, 1988)
			* '']'' (November 20, 1988)
			* '']'' (December 3, 1988)

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* ] - ~~Mama~~ Bear, ~~Grizzly~~ ~~Gran~~		* ] - Narrator, Papa Q. Bear and Two-Ton Grizzly
			* Pat Lysinger - Mama Bear
⚫	* ] - Papa Q. Bear, Mayor Honeypot, Bigpaw
	* ~~Christina~~ ~~Lange~~ - Sister Bear		* Gabriela Glazter - Sister Bear and Charlene
		⚫	* ] - Brother Bear
⚫	* Josh Rodine - Cousin Freddy
			* Knowl Johnson - Harry McGill
⚫	* ] - Brother Bear
			* ] - Mama Bear, Grizzly Gran, Lizzy Bruin, Pru, Sue, Pam, Miss Bearson, Officer Marguerite, Cousin Min and Queen Nectar
⚫	* ] - Raffish Ralph, Weasel McGreed, Farmer Ben, Henchweasels, additional voices
		⚫	* ] - Papa Q. Bear, Mayor Honeypot, Bigpaw, Actual Factual, Mr. Bruin, Bee Keeper, Big Bear and Mr. Jogger
			* Christina Lange - Sister Bear and Honey Bear
		⚫	* Josh Rodine - Cousin Freddy, Grizzly Gus and Radio-Controlled Man
			* ] - Brother Bear and Santa Bear
			* Zachary Danziger - Too-Tall Grizzly, Bill Bunny, Benjamin Frog, Firefly, Mr. Skunk, Mr. Raccoon, Lenny and Mr. Painter
		⚫	* ] - Raffish Ralph, Weasel McGreed, Farmer Ben, Henchweasels, Grizzly Gramps, Sailor, Turtle, Smirk, Skuzz, Vinnie, Snuff, Puff, Kenny, Mr. Truck Driver and additional voices
	* Marissa Mendenhall - Additional Voices		* Marissa Mendenhall - Additional Voices
			* Matthew Charles - Nigel
			* ] - Mr. Mail Bear
			* ] - Parter Pete
			* ] - Kinder Kevin
			* ] - Jeepers
			* ] - Boss Bunny
			* ] - Mr. Herriman
			* ] - Mrs. Herriman
			* ] - Mrs. Bruin
			* Jerry Sroka - Bearcaster

	== Credits ==		== Credits ==
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1985 multi-national TV series or program

The Berenstain Bears
Genre	Animation Family Children
Created by	Stan Berenstain Jan Berenstain
Developed by	Joe Cates
Directed by	Buzz Potamkin
Voices of	Brian Cummings Ruth Buzzi David Mendenhall Christina Lange Josh Rodine Frank Welker
Composer	Elliot Lawrence
Country of origin	Australia United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	26 (52 shorts)
Production
Executive producer	David Salter
Producer	Buzz Potamkin
Editor	Robert Ciagilia
Running time	approx. 22 minutes
Production companies	Hanna-Barbera Southern Star
Original release
Network	CBS Toon Disney
Release	September 14, 1985 (1985-09-14) – March 7, 1987 (1987-03-07)

The Berenstain Bears is an Australian-American co-produced animated television series based on Stan and Jan Berenstain's Berenstain Bears children's book series, produced by Hanna-Barbera and Southern Star Productions.

It aired on the United States from September 14, 1985 until March 7, 1987 on CBS and Toon Disney with over 52 11-minute episodes in 26 half-hour shows produced. Each show consisted of two episodes, the first being an adaptation of one of the books, the second being an original story.

The series was nominated in 1987 for a Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming; it was also nominated that year for a Humanitas Prize in the category of Non-Prime Time Children's Animated Show.

During the early 2000s, the show was seen in reruns as part of a kids' programming block on the now-defunct UPN.

Plot

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The series tells the story of a bear family that lives in a tree basically the bears are just like humans. The family consists of Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Brother Bear and Sister bear. The series teaches lessons and much more. Each episode follows the struggles of the family, mainly the kids. It states that Brother Bear is in the 3rd grade and Sister bear is in 1st grade.

Episodes

Season 1

#	Title	Original airdate
1	"The Messy Room"	14/09/1985
Mama gets the children to give bedroom a complete cleanup within 15 minutes. Failing to do so, she tries to throw away their toy collection, but Papa comes up with a better solution.
2	"The Terrible Termite"	14/09/1985
Raffish Ralph meets the Terrible Termite (who can eat wood in seconds) and decides to use him to start an insurance business, but Sister and Brother discover his swindle and the termite refuses to further serve Ralph.
3	"Go Fly a Kite"	27/09/1985
Brother and Sister want to enter the Kite Contest
4	"The Trojan Pumpkin"	04/10/1985
5	"The Spooky Old Mansion"	11/10/1985
6	"The Fly Away Pizza"	19/10/1985
7	"The Giant Bat Cave"	26/10/1985
8	"The Wild Wild Honey"	02/11/1985
9	"The Neighborly Skunk"	16/11/1985
10	"The Missing Pumpkin"	16/11/1985
11	"Too Much Birthday"	23/11/1985
Sister's sixth birthday is coming up. The preparations for the party are bigger than Mama expected, including ponies and a merry-go-round Papa hired. The party is pretty distressing for Sister, but by the end of the party she sees the advantage of growing up.
12	"To the Rescue"	23/11/1985
The rescue scouts Brother, Sister and Cousin Freddy try to earn their merit badges. Papa tries to help, but his reckless and clumsy antics make him the one in need of rescuing. Still the scouts earn their badges eventually.
13	"The Soccer Star"	07/12/1985
14	"Shoot the Rapids"	14/12/1985
15	"The Knight to Remember"	18/01/1986
16	"The Superduper Bowl"	25/01/1986
17	"The Not So Buried Treasure"	01/02/1986
18	"The Condemned Backscratcher"	08/02/1986
19	"King For a Day"	15/02/1986
20	"Blaze a Trail"	22/02/1986
21	"No Girls Allowed"	13/05/1986
While viewing family memories, Sister gets angry that her Brother outdid her. But today Sister turns the tide on her fellows. In response they exclude her from their clubhouse, so Papa decides to start a new clubhouse for celebration.
22	"The Missing Dinosaur Bone"	13/05/1986
In the Bearsonian Institute dinosaur exhibit, the skeleton is missing a right thigh bone. Sister, Brother, Cousin Freddy and Snuff are on the case with Papa's not so helpful assistance. Snuff turned out to be the thief to get a lick at the bone.
23	"The Spookiest Pumpkin"	13/05/1986
Papa is ambitious to win a pumpkin carving contest and Brother and Sister are also joining in. Papa is extremly secretive with his own pumpkin and guards it closely. Papa then has nightmares and he chooses to miss out on the contest.
24	"The Dancing Bees"	20/05/1986
Papa buys from Raffish Ralph "The Secret of the Dancing Bees" book and dons on a bee costume in hopes of extracting Queen Nectar's honey. His plan works and humours the bees but when Ralph tries it, the bees are not impressed.
25	"Learn About Strangers"	27/05/1986
During their outdoor playtime, Sister is in the habit of talking to people she doesn't know. Papa's warnings about stranger danger scare her, but Mama coaxes her that this isn't all true.
26	"The Disappearing Honey"	03/06/1986
With Papa's honey supply missing, Brother, Sister, Cousin Freddy and his dog Snuff do detective work, while Papa does his ineffective searching. It turns out Papa took and ate the honey in his sleep

Season 2

#	Title	Original airdate
27	"In the Dark"	13/09/1986
Brother reads a scary book to Sister. Sister gets the creeps in bed. Mama tries to help leaving the light on for Sister, which causes inconvenience for Brother. Papa shows Sister how to overcome her fear in the attic.
28	"Ring the Bell"	13/09/1986
The Bear family are entering contests at the fair. When faced by Too Tall Grizzly, Brother's quarrel leads Papa into a challenge against Two-Ton. Meanwhile Queen Nectar has a vendetta against Papa for honey theft, but they unwittingly help Papa win the strength competition.
29	"Forget their Manners"	27/09/1986
Brother and Sister develop their own bad habits. Mama puts some discipline on the family to improve their manners, which are put to practice even outside the house.
30	"The Wicked Weasel Spell"	04/10/1986
Brother, Sister and Freddy have a hunch the weasels are up to something. Sure enough Weasel McGreed intends to hypnotise Bigpaw to turn against Bear Country, but Brother, Sister and Freddy thwart their plan.
31	"The Truth"	11/10/1986
Brother has quite a passion for soccer and won't join in other activites with Sister. When they begin to fight, they accidentally break Mama's favorite lamp. They tell fibs about how it broke, but Mama tells them that the truth has great value.
32	"Save the Bees"	18/10/1986
Weasel McGreed creates a new flower which traps bees to cut off Bear Country's honey supply. Raffish Ralph tricks Mama into planting the flowers. Brother and Sister catch wind of the plot and a meeting to save the bees ensues. Only a skunk's stink gas can wilt the flowers.
33	"Get in a Fight"	25/10/1986
Papa is not in a good mood this morning. The next day Brother is in a rotten mood with Sister and they both refuse to play with each other and bicker. The fight intesifies until Mama shows them the pointlessness of quarrelling.
34	"The Bigpaw Problem"	01/11/1986
Bigpaw comes to Beartown, but his uncontrollable strength causes major tremors. Raffish Ralph is on the verge of getting rid of Bigpaw, so Weasel McGreed can trigger the biggest earthquake in Bear Country, but Bigpaw repels the quake in Beartown.
35	"Get Stage Fright"	08/11/1986
Sister is going to take part in the school play Grizzlystiltskin, but she is nervous about being the main role especially on stage. With a little encouragement from Mama she overcomes her problems and performs well.
36	"Go Bonkers over Honkers"	15/11/1986
Raffish Ralph seizes an opportunity to trade Bigpaw some pet geese for a gold rock. After the geese cause trouble and good help, Bigpaw shortly has to return them to their mother.
37	"The Great Honey Pipeline"	22/11/1986
After some convincing from Brother and Sister, Papa promises not to go after Wild Wild Honey anymore. But when Queen Nectar's honey supply goes missing, the Bear Detectives find Papa broke his word, so they recover the honey and give Papa a lesson he'll never forget.
38	"The Great Grizzly Comet"	29/11/1986
The Great Grizzly Comet is passing. Some aliens arrive with a warning that the comet is on a collision course with Bear Country. The whole scenario is actually a big hoax managed by Raffish Ralph to swindle the bears out of their homes, so Bigpaw drives them away.
39	"The Sun-Fire Bait"	06/12/1986
40	"The Cat's Meow"	13/12/1986
Brother and Sister Bear are going to "baby-sit" Honeybear's cat, Puff, while she's away on a trip with her family. Puff's unique meow leads the Berenstain Bears on quest to figure out why it is the cat meows.
41	"The Trouble with Friends"	20/12/1986
Sister wants some friends her age just like Brother. Just then the Bruin family move in next door and Sister befriends Lizzy. Lizzy's bossy behaviour soon makes the two of them split, but they quickly get together since there are more things they can't do by themselves.
42	"The Coughing Catfish"	27/12/1986
Jake the giant Catfish among other animals are affected by garbage dumping in the lake. Brother and Sister get help from Professor Actual Factual to scan the extensive garbage pollution. Their solution is to use a sunken pirate ship as an attraction to fund cleanup projects.
43	"The Substitute Teacher"	03/01/1987
44	"The Mystery Mansion"	10/01/1987
45	"Bust a Ghost"	17/01/1987
46	"The Ice Monster"	24/01/1987
The ice carnival is starting soon. Suddenly Raffish Ralf spots an ice monster. The ice monster is revealed to be a sleepwalking Bigpaw, who decides to skip his hibernation and join in the fun.
47	"The Crystal Ball Caper"	31/01/1987
48	"The Raid on Fort Grizzly"	07/02/1987
49	"The Forbidden Cave"	14/02/1987
50	"The Hot Air Election"	21/02/1987
51	"Life with Papa"	28/02/1987
Mama entrusts Papa to look after the cubs and the house while she goes to cousin Min. Brother and Sister do their best to keep Papa out of trouble, but he manages to make a combined mess in the house, but Mr. Skunk comes to help out and tidy before Mama comes back
52	"Save the Farm"	07/03/1987
Arch Weasel is planning to buy Farmer Ben's farm to make it his new headquarters but he refuses to sell

Season 3

The Berenstain Bears' Valentine Special (also called The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine) (February 13, 1988)
The Berenstain Bears and the Real Easter Egg (also called The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise) (April 14, 1988)
The Berenstain Bears' Littlest Leaguer (also called The Berenstain Bears Play Ball) (May 6, 1988)
The Berenstain Bears and the Double Dare (October 16, 1988)
The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw (November 20, 1988)
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree (December 3, 1988)

Cast

Ron McLarty - Narrator, Papa Q. Bear and Two-Ton Grizzly
Pat Lysinger - Mama Bear
Gabriela Glazter - Sister Bear and Charlene
Johnathan Lewis - Brother Bear
Knowl Johnson - Harry McGill
Ruth Buzzi - Mama Bear, Grizzly Gran, Lizzy Bruin, Pru, Sue, Pam, Miss Bearson, Officer Marguerite, Cousin Min and Queen Nectar
Brian Cummings - Papa Q. Bear, Mayor Honeypot, Bigpaw, Actual Factual, Mr. Bruin, Bee Keeper, Big Bear and Mr. Jogger
Christina Lange - Sister Bear and Honey Bear
Josh Rodine - Cousin Freddy, Grizzly Gus and Radio-Controlled Man
David Mendenhall - Brother Bear and Santa Bear
Zachary Danziger - Too-Tall Grizzly, Bill Bunny, Benjamin Frog, Firefly, Mr. Skunk, Mr. Raccoon, Lenny and Mr. Painter
Frank Welker - Raffish Ralph, Weasel McGreed, Farmer Ben, Henchweasels, Grizzly Gramps, Sailor, Turtle, Smirk, Skuzz, Vinnie, Snuff, Puff, Kenny, Mr. Truck Driver and additional voices
Marissa Mendenhall - Additional Voices
Matthew Charles - Nigel
John Fiedler - Mr. Mail Bear
George Carlin - Parter Pete
Pat Buttram - Kinder Kevin
Phil Harris - Jeepers
Bob McFadden - Boss Bunny
Tom Kane - Mr. Herriman
Grey DeLisle - Mrs. Herriman
BJ Ward - Mrs. Bruin
Jerry Sroka - Bearcaster

Credits

Produced & Directed by: Buzz Potamkin
Originally Developed for Television by: Joe Cates
Production Executive: David Salter
Animation Director: Chris Cuddington (1985-1986), Jon McClenahan (1986-1987)
Associate Producer: Gordon Kent
Story Direction Supervisor: Cullen Blaine
Story Editor: Rowby Goren
Production Manager: Jack Pietruska
Layout Supervisor: Margaret Parkes
Animation Supervisor: Di Rudder
Original Music Composed & Conducted by: Elliot Lawrence
Music Arranged by: Lanny Meyers
Music Recorded at: Regent Sound Studios
Voice Tracks Recorded at: Buzzy's Recording Services
Re-Recorded at: Post Sound
Post Production Supervisor: Arthur Lazarus Klein
Production Coordinator: Diane Allman
Film Editor: Robert Ciagilia
Post Production: Pacific Video
Produced in association with: Joe Cates Co. Inc.

External links

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