The Berenstain Bears and the Big Blooper (episode)

The Berenstain Bears and the Big Blooper
Season 2, Episode 5a
Series: The Berenstain Bears (2003)
Air date	November 4, 2002 (Treehouse TV) October 13, 2003 (PBS)
Written by	Brian Lasenby
Directed by	Gary Hurst & Kervin Faria
Preceded by The Berenstain Bears Lend a Helping Hand	Followed by Nothing to Do

“Cubs learn new words every day, including some that they should not say.”
—Sister Bear

The Berenstain Bears and the Big Blooper is the first segment of the fifth episode in season 2 of The Berenstain Bears. It first aired on Treehouse TV on November 4, 2002, and later on PBS on October 13, 2003. It is based on the book of the same name.

Summary

As Mrs. Bruin is on the phone, Sister and Lizzy both watch a video called Trouble at Big Bear High, which Lizzy's brother Barry rented. They soon go around repeating the word "furball", which gets them in trouble.

Plot

While visiting her friend Lizzy's house, Sister and Lizzy are playing with their dolls and pretending to be mothers. After a while the girls decide to watch a movie and they watch a video intended for a teenage audience. The movie contains some "colorful" language, which Sister and Lizzy say to Stacey and Millie when they play some tennis and beat them. Stacey and Millie leave and both Lizzy and Sister have no idea what harm they did to their friends. Later that night Sister innocently repeats at the table after Brother spills her milk. Mama and Papa are very shocked about Sister using such language. After Sister explains where she heard the cuss word, Mama tells her how their language has thousands of words to choose from, by picking words that show she respects the feelings of others, she'll be saying a lot about herself. That night Sister almost uses the word again but stops herself, and the next day she and Lizzy apologize to Stacey and Millie.

Characters

• Sister Bear
• Brother Bear
• Papa Q. Bear
• Mama Bear
• Beverly Bruin
• Elizabeth "Lizzy" Bruin
• Barry Bruin [mentioned]
• Mrs. Bearfoot [mentioned]

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Trivia

• The plot of this episode is similar to episodes of other children's animated TV series that deal with swear words.

Differences from the Book

• In the book, the (human) dolls were named Christie and Amanda. In the cartoon, they were named Brenda (Lizzy's) and Angela (Sister's).
• In the book, Sister and Lizzy were using some sarcasm, just as a couple of sarcastic words. In the cartoon, they only used one.
• Honey didn't appear in the TV episode as she did in the book.
• In the book, the story began at the Bear Family's treehouse where Sister was hanging out in the living room until Lizzy called. In the cartoon, the story began outside where Sister and Lizzy were pushing their dolls in the strollers while going to the park for a picnic until they got rained out.
• In the book, Sister and Lizzy were using their real voices as the dolls talk. In the cartoon, they speak in higher-pitched voices to sound more like how the dolls might sound if they actually spoke.
• In the book, Sister and Lizzy were playing with more dolls and a house set. In the cartoon, they only play with two and the house set wasn't seen.
• In the book, Sister says the word only to Brother. In the show, she says it to Brother and Stacey and Millie.
• In the book, Sister knocked down the glass of milk before she says the word. In the show, Brother did it.
• In the book, the bad word wasn't revealed. In the show, the word was shown to be "furball," which isn't a curse word in real life, but it is in the Berenstain Bears universe.
• In the book, Brother mentions him watching Trouble at Big Bear High with Barry. In the show, he's only mentioned by Lizzy and Sister.