The Berenstain Bears

Brother:
[singing along with the music on his Superbear watch] He is always on time at the scene of a crime, it's the mighty Superbear!

Sister Bear:
[voiceover; first lines] Sometimes cubs don't like the same thing, it's true.

Brother:
But that's what's so special about me and you.

Brother:
[Grizzly Gramps and Gran have come to visit] What did you bring us?

Sister Bear:
Yeah, what did you bring us?

Papa:
I can't believe you two! You didn't even say hello! That's it, up to your room! [Brother and Sister head upstairs to their room] And there will be no treats for a week! A month! A year!

Mama:
[first lines, voiceover] When a cub's behavior takes a turn for the worst, it's hard for parents to know what to do first.

Sister Bear:
[holding up a bouncy apple] Mama, Papa, can I have this?

Papa:
An apple? Sure.

[Sister starts bouncing the apple]

Papa:
Careful now. You'll bruise it.

Sister Bear:
[bouncing the apple again] It's not a *real* apple, Papa. It's bouncy fruit. Neat, huh?

Brother:
Hey, if Sister can have bouncy fruit, then I can have this.

[Brother holds up a glow-in-the dark frisbee, but Mama takes the toys from Brother and Sister and reminds them for the third time about not asking for toys or treats]

Mama:
Now listen, you two: it's not your birthday, and it's not Christmas, and it's not Give Your Cubs a Treat Day. so you can put these toys back right now.

Papa:
Give Your Cubs a Treat Day? When's that?

Mama:
There's no such thing, but from the way Brother and Sister carry on, you'd think it was every day of the year.

Sister Bear:
[voiceover; first lines] When summertime ends and the weather turns cool, most little bears are ready for school.

Brother:
[first lines; voiceover] Take a deep breath. Stick out your tongue.

Sister Bear:
Come see Dr. Grizzly while you are young.

Mama:
[voiceover; first lines] When cubs and their parents get a little too busy...

Papa:
Their everyday lives get a little too dizzy.

Brother:
[voiceover; first lines] Bullies can point out what about you is wrong. But a good friend can show you what about you is strong.

Brother:
[voiceover; first lines] Bullies can point out what about you is wrong, but a good friend can show you what about you is strong.

Mama:
[voiceover; first lines] Uh-oh! Some neighbors moved away.

Papa:
Now who's coming here to stay?

Brother:
[voiceover; first lines] Cubs have talent, one and all, but they may not know it until they get the call.

Sister Bear:
I forgot it's "Space Grizzlies" night.

Mama Bear:
Do you have too much homework to do?

Sister Bear:
No, I've finished mine already.

Mama Bear:
Is something wrong, Sister?

Sister Bear:
[sadly] No.

Mama Bear:
I thought you could use some help.

Sister Bear:
I can do it, Mama. You go back and watch the show.

Mama Bear:
But I'd like to help. That way, you won't miss so much of the show.

Sister Bear:
I - I don't mind missing it.

[pause as she looks up sadly at Mama]

Mama Bear:
You're not too fond of Sleezo, are you?

Sister Bear:
He - he kinda scares me.

Mama Bear:
Well, the important thing to remember is, when you're afraid of something, it always helps to talk about it. Sometimes that makes it no so scary.

Sister Bear:
I've been having bad dreams about Sleezo, Mama. In one of my dreams, he came right out of the television, laughing that scary laugh.

Mama Bear:
Sleezo is a made-up character. He's just pretend like somebody dressed up in a costume for Halloween. But that doesn't mean he still can be pretty scary. And no matter what it is, if anything on television frightens you, you don't have to watch it.

Sister Bear:
I don't?

Mama Bear:
No, you don't.

Sister Bear:
Then I think I'd like to go up and do some coloring.

Mama Bear:
[hugging Sister] Okay then. We'll see you later.

Sister Bear:
Thanks, Mama. Talking about it *does* make me feel better.

[seeing the partly dumped out honey squares]

Sister Bear:
Uh oh, what're we gonna do with all those honey squares?

Mama Bear:
[chuckling] I think Papa might have the answer to that.

Sister Bear:
[voiceover; first lines] Cubs learn new words every day, including some that they should not say.

Brother:
[voiceover; first lines] When a problem at school is kept secret too long, it can grow till a cub thinks that everything's wrong.

Papa:
Stalactites and stalagmites, only caves have got 'em. Tites are always on the top and mites are on the bottom. [the cubs repeat Papa's rhyme in unison]

Papa:
Can a bear's vacation with more rain than sun end up being the one that's most fun?

[repeated line]

Brother, Sister Bear:
Papa *loves* tools!

Mama:
[first lines; voiceover] 1st prize, 2nd prize, 3rd prize are none. At Thanksgiving time, more than a contest is won.

Sister Bear:
[voiceover; first lines] When someone says, "No, you're too small for the team", practice and patience may help realize your dream.

Papa:
[watching Farmer Ben fertilize his pumpkin patch] It doesn't matter what you do, Ben. None of your pumpkins will ever measure up to the Giant. [chuckles]

Mama:
[voiceover; first lines] When the TV is on all day without rest, Mama knows it's too much, and Mama knows best.

Mama:
[voiceover; first lines] Both grown-ups and cubs learn a lesson about how families work best when they work problems out.

Teacher Jane:
Our last play for tonight features Brother and Sister Bear, Cousin Fred, and Lizzy Bruin. It's called "The Trouble with Parents".

Mama:
[seeing Brother and Sister wrestle with the TV remote] All right, that's it.

Brother, Sister Bear:
[as the remote slips from their hands into Mama's] Ahh!

Mama:
No more TV for a week! [switches the TV off]

Brother, Sister Bear:
But Mama!

Lizzy Bruin:
You know, most of the time...

Cousin Fred:
Our parents are pretty great.

Sister Bear:
But sometimes it's pretty tough being a cub when parents seem to blow their tops without a good reason.

Brother:
The good thing is, sooner or later, parents *grow out* of it and become grandparents.

Lizzy Bruin, Cousin Fred, Sister Bear, Brother:
And grandparents never blow their tops at their grandcubs.

Farmer Ben:
[first lines; voiceover] When peer pressure rears its ugly head, it's easy for most cubs to be misled.

Papa:
[voiceover; first lines] Line up for excitement, get ready for fun! There'll be chills and thrills a-plenty before the day is done!

Mama:
[voiceover; first lines] Healthy food is good for Brother, Sis, and Dad. How can Mama make them stop eating food that is bad?

Sister Bear:
[voiceover; first lines] Taking care of teeth is what bears want to do. They brush them and floss them, and visit the dentist, too.

Papa:
[as he, Sister, and Brother prepare to head for home from Dr. Grizzly's office] Well, cubs, it's time for us to get our trains back on the track.

Sister Bear:
You're right, Papa.

[she starts chugging and whistling like a train, recalling Dr. Grizzly's mention of it her nutrition lesson]

Sister Bear:
Choo-choo! Chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga, choo-choo!

Papa:
[following Sister] Whoo-whoo!

[looking back toward Brother, he chuckles]

Papa:
Get on board, son. Whoo-whoo!

Brother:
I - I think I'll walk. I need the exercise.

[last lines]

Sister Bear:
And he gave me my tooth to take home.

Mama:
You'd better make sure you put that under your pillow tonight.

Sister Bear:
Why?

Brother:
Why? For the tooth fairy, of course.

Sister Bear:
No way. This is my first tooth. *I'm* keeping it. [Mama and Brother laugh]

Sister Bear:
[voiceover; first lines] To make a wish upon a star is okay for a start, but if you want it to come true, you may have to do your part.

Mama:
[voiceover; first lines] If you're a bear who likes music, games, and fun, how are you going to get your homework done?