The Berenstain Bears (1985 TV series)
| The Berenstain Bears Show | |
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The main shot from the opening, showing all four main characters.
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Stan and Jan Berenstain |
| Developed by | Joe Cates |
| Written by |
Stan and Jan Berenstain Earl Kress Rowby Goren Bill Shinkai |
| Story by | Stan and Jan Berenstain |
| Directed by | Buzz Potamkin |
| Creative director(s) | Chris Cuddington (Season 2) |
| Voices of |
Brian Cummings Ruth Buzzi David Mendenhall Christina Lange Josh Rodine Frank Welker |
| Theme music composer | Elliot Lawrence |
| Composer(s) | Elliot Lawrence |
| Country of origin | Australia United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
David Salter (Production Executive; Season 1) Keith Amor (Executive in Charge of Production; Season 2) |
| Producer(s) | Buzz Potamkin |
| Editor(s) | Robert Ciagilia |
| Running time | approx. 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Hanna-Barbera Southern Star |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | September 14, 1985 – March 7, 1987 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Berenstain Bears Play Ball |
| Followed by | The Berenstain Bears (2003 TV series) |
The Berenstain Bears Show is an Australian-American animated comedy television series based on Stan and Jan Berenstain's Berenstain Bears children's book series, produced by 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 syndicated kids' programming block from now-defunct DiC Entertainment which primarily aired on some stations of FOX and the also now-defunct UPN, but the episodes were edited and time-compressed by DiC. The series has not been seen on American television since 2006 and it is not mentioned on The Berenstain Bears website.
A few episodes were available on VHS, but the opening title as well as the title cards were changed. The introduction scene showing highlights from the episodes was removed. The opening title shot was flipped (The Bear Family now runs in the opposite direction). The opening title was previously accompanied with the caption: "The Berenstain Bears Show: Created By Stan & Jan Berenstain," which was removed entirely. The episode title cards were originally dark green with a round portrait in a wooden frame. The title cards on the VHS releases instead use part of the main title sequence. The end credits now scroll and the end music is sped up. The 2009 DVD releases use the edited versions of the episodes that have previously been released on VHS, but use unedited versions of episodes not previously released on VHS.
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