Synopsis[edit]
The series is set in a world populated solely by anthropomorphic bears and primarily centers around the Berenstain Bears, a family residing in the rural community of Bear Country consisting of Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Brother Bear, and Sister Bear. Albeit numerous episodes are based on the books and promote the same morals as encouraged in the picture books from which their plots originated, the program's faithfulness to the original series is slightly mixed on account of a number of later episodes follow original storylines. Nonetheless, they mostly portray the same environment depicted in the original Berenstain Bears storybooks quite accurately and concentrate on the messages and lessons learned by the family through their different experiences, such as gratitude and responsibility, as well as the daily lives of the bears.
Production[edit]
The show was produced by the Canadian animation company Nelvana for the PBS Kids Channel, and the Treehouse TV channel. Eighty 15 minute episodes were produced.
The show can currently be seen on YTV (2006-2007, 2009–present) in Canada, Sprout in the United States. The series was also seen on Treehouse TV (Canada) (2002-2009) (and often fluctuated between the two channels), Knowledge (British Columbia), Tiny Pop and KidsCo (UK), and OBS (South Korea).
Cast and characters[edit]
Main cast[edit]
Michael Cera as Brother Bear
Tajja Isen as Sister Bear
Benedict Campbell as Papa Q. Bear
Camilla Scott as Mama Bear
Recurring cast[edit]
Family[edit]
Corinne Conley as Grizzly Gran
Mike McCulkin as Cousin Freddy
Friends[edit]
Amanda Soha as Lizzy Bruin
Nikki Marshall as Queenie
Mark Rendall as Ferdy Factual
Gage Knox as Too-Tall
Patrick Salvagna as Skuzz
James Eckhouse as Smirk
Citizens[edit]
Chris Wiggins as Squire Grizzly
Ellen-Ray Hennessy as Miss Grizzle
Country music singer-songwriter Lee Ann Womack sings the series' theme song, which was written by Stan Meissner.
