• Air date: 13 Sep '86 26 episodes
      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 DIC Entertainment, Hanna-Barbera and Southern Star Productions. It aired on the United States from September 14, 1985 until March 7, 1987 on CBS 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. Reruns aired briefly on TLC's Ready Set Learn block from September 28 to November 13, 1998 when a contract dispute forced TLC to pull the show off the schedule. During the early 2000s, reruns were later seen as part of a kids' programming block from DiC Entertainment on the...
  • List of Episodes (26)
    • 1. In the Dark

      13 Sep '86
      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.
    • 2. Ring the Bell

      20 Sep '86
      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.
    • 3. Forget Their Manners

      27 Sep '86
      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.
    • 4. The Wicked Weasel Spell

      04 Oct '86
      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!
    • 5. The Truth

      11 Oct '86
      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.
    • 6. Save the Bees

      27 May '86
      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.
    • 7. Get in a Fight

      25 Oct '86
      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.
    • 8. The Bigpaw Problem

      01 Nov '86
      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.
    • 9. Get Stage Fright

      08 Nov '86
      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.
    • 10. Go Bonkers Over Honkers

      15 Nov '86
      The Berenstain Bears Go Bonkers Over Honkers.
    • 11. The Great Honey Pipeline

      22 Nov '86
    • 12. The Great Grizzly Comet

      29 Nov '86
    • 13. The Sure-Fire Bait

      06 Dec '86
    • 14. The Cat's Meow

      13 Dec '86
      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.
    • 15. The Trouble With Friends

      20 Dec '86
      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.
    • 16. The Coughing Catfish

      27 Dec '86
    • 17. The Substitute Teacher

      03 Jan '87
      Brother, Sister, and their classmates at the Bear Country Elementary School discover that they are having a substitute teacher. Before they approach the school, all of them believed they would have an easy day, without any studying and working. When Too Tall, Brother, and the gang set up traps to try to get out of a test given by the subtitute, they fall into their own traps and failed the test. The forgiving teacher gives them a break, however, and allows them to take it again the next day.
    • 18. The Mansion Mystery

      10 Jan '87
      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.
    • 19. Bust A Ghost

      17 Jan '87
    • 20. The Ice Monster

      24 Jan '87
    • 21. The Crystal Ball Caper

      31 Jan '87
    • 22. The Raid On Fort Grizzly

      07 Feb '87
    • 23. The Forbidden Cave

      14 Feb '87
      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.
    • 24. The Hot Air Election

      21 Feb '87
    • 25. Life With Papa

      28 Feb '87
      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.