Berenstain Bears

Papa Q. Bear (voiced by Brian Cummings in the 1985 series and Benedict Campbell in the 2002 series) is the father of the family. He works as a professional carpenter. At the same time, he loves fishing, hunting, eating, drinking and spending time in the woods. He is often portrayed as clumsy and bumbling, though well-meaning. He also loves honey. He is a light disciplinarian (although prone to overreacting when pushed past his limit), often leaving those responsibilities to Mama or assuming the cubs are simply young and will learn as they grow. He tends to think he is above the rules, often resulting in him being used as an example by Mama or having to pay the price in chores.

Mama Bear (voiced by Ruth Buzzi in the 1985 series and Camilla Scott in the 2002 series) is the mother of the family. She likes to make quilts, work in the garden, and take care of her family. She is gentle and she always wants to settle things peacefully, although she can occasionally lose her temper. She is the main disciplinarian of the family and often uses chores or housework to teach lessons and responsibility. She is strongly opposed to guns and gambling.

Brother Bear (formerly Small Bear before Sister Bear's birth; voiced by David Mendenhall in the 1985 series, Michael Cera in the earlier seasons of the 2002 series and Michael D'Asczeno in the third season of the 2002 series) is Papa Bear and Mama Bear's 10-year-old (8 in books) son who is in Teacher Bob's fifth grade class. Brother liked all of sports but his favorite is soccer. He is often heard to say, "soccer is how I get my kicks". He is also a big fan of T. Rex dinosaurs and model airplane building. Sometimes he lifts up rocks to see what strange bugs lurk underneath. Brother is shown to be more quiet than Sister Bear, and he's always willing to make friends.

Sister Bear (voiced by Christina Lange in the 1985 series and Tajja Isen in the 2002 series) is Papa Bear and Mama Bear's 8-year-old daughter who is in Teacher Jane's third grade class. Her hobbies include playing with dolls and her best friend Lizzy Bruin. She also is quite athletic, which showed in various books that she plays baseball with her brother and runs the "Bear Country 3-mile run" with her family. She can be greedy about her toys, though this generally results in her learning a lesson at the end of the book. Her birth was chronicled in 1974's The Berenstain Bears' New Baby; when she first met Brother Bear as a baby, she punched him instead of greeting him, but they quickly became loyal towards each other. She's best friends with Lizzy Bruin and, to a lesser extent, Queenie and Babs Bruno. She's more social and outgoing than Brother Bear. She was also jealous of the arrival of the new baby Honey Bear and was mad at her family because she felt that her baby sister has replaced her position in the family.

Honey Bear is the youngest member of the family, and the last to be introduced in the series. Though she can only say a few words, she is considered smart as a baby. She was first introduced in 2000 in The Berenstain Bears and Baby Makes Five, after the series dealt with Mama Bear's pregnancy in The Birds, the Bees, and the Berenstain Bears. Between the two books, there was a contest for readers to name the baby, and the winning name was Honey (the winner was Christian Greaves of Rochester, New York). She did not appear in the 2002 series though it can be seen that Sister and Honey, Mama's cousin Audra's daughter have a close relationship in The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor but she is seen as possibly 4 years old.

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[All] Yes, in the spring Ah, young bears lightly fancy turn to thoughts of love

And in summertime Despite the heat, there continue to be mentions of Things romantic

[Papa] Hugs and kisses

[All] Holding hands when lights go low And in the fall We bears and sheep Make hay to beat The ice and snow For after fall, comes winter And in every town and hinterland [Mama] Everything freezes up [Mama and Papa] It's too cold for dating And relating But bears are into hibernating [Sister] Right? [All] No! — The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine (Opening song) [Mama] Love is not the Taj Mahal A Valentine ten feet tall A Versailles palace A gleaming chalice

[Papa] Oh well, what is it then?

[Mama] It's little things like showing up when the need is great Like phoning home when you're running late

[Papa] (laughs) But your burnt chops are really tops!

[Mama] And occasional quiet tête-à-tête

[Papa] And occasionally sleeping late!

[Mama] It's remembering that first date!

[Papa] First date?

[Mama] Love is lovely, it's grand, it's great Love's true-blue, or square-and-straight! It's remembering—

[Papa] Oh gosh, I remember our first date! ([Mama] You do?) Weren't you wearing that exact same dress?

[Mama] As a matter of fact, yes. Pitching in, helping out That's what love is all about If there's pain, grinning and bearing it If there's trouble, groaning and sharing it Love is powerful, brave and strong And like art, love is long! Love is also getting along

[Papa] Oh, w-wait, I think you turn left here. ([Mama] No, right.) Right is wrong! ([Mama] Right!) Wrong!

[Brother] You two aren't getting along!

[Papa] It's getting along with your fellow bear

[Mama] Sometimes love is just being there

[All] It's us! It's we! It's me! It's you! Sticking together like crazy glue!

[Mama] Just one more item before this ditty ends Love is... being friends. — The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine (Third song) [Papa] This way to Bear Country! You'll know when you're there... As soon as you enter, You'll feel like a bear. A great grizzly bear! A Berenstain Bear!

[All] We are the Berenstain Bears! [Mama] Mama! [Papa] Papa! [Sister] Sister! [Brother] Brother! [Papa] We appreciate each other! [All] We live in a split-level tree! [Brother] Mama, Papa, Sister and me... [Sister] Snug as bugs in our split-level tree!

[Papa] Here are four Berenstain Bears! [Actual Factual] Actual Factual! [Bigpaw] Bigpaw Bear! [Ralph] Raffish Ralph! [Mayor Honeypot] Horace J. Honeypot! I'm the mayor! [Papa] And lots lots more! [Mama] Bears galore! [Papa] You may think that this starts our show. Well it does!