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An animated television series based on Stan and Jan Berenstain's Berenstain Bears children's book series.
Episodes
Specials
No overview available for this season.
A Time for Giving
Jun 29, 2026
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree
Dec 03, 1979
The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw
Nov 20, 1980
The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise
Apr 14, 1981
The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine
Feb 13, 1982
Brother Bear gets a valentine from a secret admirer.
The Berenstain Bears Play Ball
May 06, 1983
Season 1
No overview available for this season.
The Messy Room
Sep 14, 1985
Mama tries to get the cubs to give their messy room a complete cleanup within a 15-minute time limit. Failing to do so, she tries to throw away their stuff, but Papa stops them and he has a better idea.
The Terrible Termite
Sep 21, 1985
Raffish Ralph meets the Terrible Termite (who can eat wood in seconds) and decides to use him to threaten people who do not buy his "termite insurance". However, when the Termite realizes he is being used he refuses to serve Ralph anymore, and Brother and Sister free the termite into threatening Ralph's houseboat unless he retires from the insurance business.
Go Fly A Kite
Sep 28, 1985
Papa Bear makes such a big kite for the kite flying contest that it carries him away and into a hang-gliding contest.
The Trojan Pumpkin
Oct 05, 1985
Papa gets a magic pumpkin seed that grows into a mutant pumpkin. But Brother and Sister discover it's a scheme by Weasel McGreed to take over Bear Country.
The Spooky Old Mansion
Oct 12, 1985
The whole bear family is terrified of a spooky mansion down the road. Mama explains that when she was a cub it was owned by a nice lady who was a friendly neighbor, but when she moved away no one else bought it and it fell into disrepair. Mama thinks about buying it to restore it to its former glory, but she needs Papa and the cubs to overcome their fears and superstitions.
The Fly Away Pizza
Oct 19, 1985
Papa enters a pizza-twirling competition and Weasel McGreed and Raffish Ralph decide to take advantage of this in order to take over Bear Country.
The Giant Bat Cave
Oct 26, 1985
Raffish Ralph is planning to wreck Giant Bat Cave to build an amusement park, but the cubs, with the help of a smart bat, are able to scare him away with the usage of a giant, fake bat.
The Wild Wild Honey
Nov 02, 1985
Papa tries to steal some of Queen Nectar's wild wild honey.
The Neighborly Skunk
Nov 09, 1985
A skunk moves in next door to the Bear family.
The Missing Pumpkin
Nov 16, 1985
Farmer Ben's prize pumpkin goes missing, so the bear detective cubs decide to search for it.
Too Much Birthday
Nov 23, 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.
To the Rescue
Nov 30, 1985
The Bear 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.
The Soccer Star
Dec 07, 1985
Brother Bear tries out for the soccer team.
Shoot the Rapids
Dec 14, 1985
The Bear Scouts try to earn their whitewater merit badges.
Knight to Remember
Jan 18, 1986
The cubs find a cursed suit of armor.
The Super Duper Bowl
Jan 25, 1986
Raffish Ralph has a football scheme that involves holding a Super Duper Bowl.
The Not So Buried Treasure
Feb 01, 1986
The bears find a treasure map.
The Condemned Backscratcher
Feb 08, 1986
Raffish Ralph convinces the mayor to build a superhighway which threatens a Bear Country landmark.
Kong for a Day
Feb 15, 1986
Bigpaw is captured by Raffish Ralph and Weasel McGreed and exhibited.
Blaze a Trail
Feb 22, 1986
No Girls Allowed
May 13, 1986
Sister Bear can run faster, climb higher, and hit a ball farther than the boys, and she gloats over it. So Brother Bear and his friends build a clubhouse for boys only, and when Sister discovers this, she plans a terrible revenge on the boys.
The Missing Dinosaur Bone
May 13, 1986
McGreedy Weasel and Raffish Ralph hypnotize Bigpaw Bear into attacking Bear Town. But, Brother and Sister break the spell in a flash. They know you can't make someone do something they really don't want to do!
The Spookiest Pumpkin
May 13, 1986
Papa is ambitious to win a pumpkin carving contest and Brother and Sister are also joining in. Papa is extremely secretive with his own pumpkin and guards it closely. Papa then has nightmares and he chooses to miss out on the contest.
The Dancing Bees
May 20, 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.
Learn About Strangers
May 27, 1983
After Papa Bear explains about the rules with strangers, Brother decides to only talk to strangers with radio-controlled airplanes and Sister is suddenly scared of everything, viewing all strangers as ominous. But soon, Moma brins some reassuring common sense to the problem, and resolve the children's disputes.
The Disappearing Honey
Jun 03, 1983
Papa Bear's favorite blackberry honey disappears, and he starts accusing everyone in town, so the Bear Detectives set out to find the culprit. He soon discovers he was the one who ate all of the honey in his sleep.
Season 2
No overview available for this season.
In the Dark
Sep 13, 1986
After a scary bedtime story, Sister Bear is too frightened of the dark to shut her eyes. But her parents give her some sound psychological advice and a night-light, that will help Sister conquer her fears.
Ring the Bell
Sep 20, 1986
At the Bear Country Fair, Too Tall Grizzly begins to taunt Brother Bear, resulting in a fight and is ended in a challenge of strength between Pa Bear and the formidable Two-Ton Grizzly.
Forget Their Manners
Sep 27, 1986
Mama Bear decides to take her ill-mannered family in hand and offers them lessons to become polite, but she realizes that she received better luck from children than Papa. Unsuccessful in her method, she devises a Politeness Plan - a chart listing a chore as a penalty for each act of rudeness. The cubs foil the plan by being super polite and actually enjoy it.
The Wicked Weasel Spell
Oct 04, 1986
McGreedy Weasel and Raffish Ralph hypnotize Bigpaw Bear into attacking Bear Town. But, Brother and Sister break the spell in a flash. They know you can't make someone do something they really don't want to do!
The Truth
Oct 11, 1986
On the loose, Brother and Sister defy Mama Bear's rule of only playing ball outside, by shattering Mama Bear's favorite lamp. Felling guilty, the two lie about it, but soon, with much coaxing and fact checking by Mama and Papa Bear, the cubs learn the importance of telling the truth.
Save the Bees
May 27, 1986
Raffish Ralph is chosen by Arch Weasel to create an ultimate weapon to take down Bear Country. They unleash a field of menacing honey bell flowers that threaten Bear Country's supply of honey, by engulfing all bees.
Get in a Fight
Oct 25, 1986
Brother and Sister get involved in a fight, that lasts all day long, and Mama Bear intervenes, revealing that everyone argues once in a while, even with loved ones.
The Bigpaw Problem
Nov 01, 1986
When Big Paw is arrested for being too big and clumsy, Big Paw receives the chance to save Bear Country from the effects of an earthquake, and he is declared a national treasure.
Get Stage Fright
Nov 08, 1986
Sister Bear is feared that she will forget her lines when she is chosen to lead a school play. Despite Brother's teasing, she follows Mama's advice and practises until she's perfect. On the night of the performance, it's Brother who ends up with stage fright and who is rescued by his sympathetic sister.
Go Bonkers Over Honkers
Nov 15, 1986
The Berenstain Bears Go Bonkers Over Honkers.
The Great Honey Pipeline
Nov 22, 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.
The Great Grizzly Comet
Nov 29, 1986
The Great Grizzly Comet is passing. Some "little green bears" arrive with a warning that the comet is on a collision course with Bear Country. Papa tells Farmer Ben, who both spread the alarm to evacuate Bear Country.
The Sure-Fire Bait
Dec 06, 1986
Papa is determined to catch Old Jake the catfish.
The Cat's Meow
Dec 13, 1986
Brother and Sister Bear are given the duty to look after Mrs. 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 cat meow.
The Trouble With Friends
Dec 20, 1986
A new Bear family arrives in a nearby treehouse, and Sister Bear finally finds a new friend who is around her age. Unfortunately, her new friend's tendency toward bossiness and bragging soon dampens their relationship.
The Coughing Catfish
Dec 27, 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.
The Substitute Teacher
Jan 03, 1987
Brother, Cousin Freddy, and Too-Tall and his gang set up practical jokes for a substitute teacher, but they learn to like her when they realize what she is like.
The Mansion Mystery
Jan 10, 1987
The Bear Detectives are on a mission once again, as they are given the news that all of the antique treasures in the Grizzly Mansion have been stolen and replaved with counterfeits.
Bust A Ghost
Jan 17, 1987
The Bear Scouts have ghost troubles.
The Ice Monster
Jan 24, 1987
The ice carnival is starting soon. Suddenly Raffish Ralph 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.
The Crystal Ball Caper
Jan 31, 1987
Gran's future-predicting crystal ball goes missing.
The Raid on Fort Grizzly
Feb 07, 1987
Raffish Ralph and Weasel McGreed plan to steal from the Fort Grizzly treasury.
The Forbidden Cave
Feb 14, 1987
When Sister Bear, Brother Bear, and Cousin Fred earn their Spelunker First Class merit badges the hard way, they use their Bear Scout smarts to lead Papa Bear and Professor Actual Factual safely out of the Forbidden Cave.
The Hot Air Election
Feb 21, 1987
Raffish Ralph convinces Papa to run for public office, sparking a fiery election.
Life With Papa
Feb 28, 1987
Papa Bear learns that taking care of everything at home is not as easy as it may seem, when Mama Bear is needed to help Cousin Min with her new baby. Papa is unable to complete each of the tasks left behind by Mama Bear.
Save the Farm
Mar 07, 1987
Weasel McGreed is planning to buy Farmer Ben's farm to make it his new headquarters, but he refuses to sell.