The Berenstain Bears (2003 TV series)
| The Berenstain Bears | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Children's show Comedy |
| Created by | Stan and Jan Berenstain |
| Voices of |
Michael Cera Michael D'Ascenzo Tajja Isen Camilla Scott Benedict Campbell Amanda Soha Mike McCulkin Corinne Conley Gage Knox Nikki Marshall Mark Rendall |
| Theme music composer | Stan Meissner Joseph Cates Stan Bernstain Jan Bernstain |
| Opening theme | "The Berenstain Bears" by Lee Ann Womack |
| Ending theme | "The Berenstain Bears" (Instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Ray Parker Tom Szczesniak Amy Fritz Elliot Lawrence Steve D. Angelo Terry Tompkins |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 62 (81 shorts) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Stan and Jan Berenstain Steven Ching Scott Dyer Michael Hirsh |
| Producer(s) | Lan Lamon Supervising producers: Patricia R. Burns Jocelyn Hamilton Michelle Melanson Cynthia Taylor |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Nelvana AGOGO PBS |
| Distributor |
Nelvana PBS |
| Release | |
| Original network |
PBS Kids Treehouse TV |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | January 6, 2003 – September 28, 2004 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Berenstain Bears (1985 TV series) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Berenstain Bears is a Canadian/American Gemini Award-nominated animated television series based on the children's book series of the same name by Stan and Jan Berenstain. The series follows the lives of a family of anthropomorphic bears who learn a moral or safety-related lesson during the course of each episode.
The series debuted on PBS Kids in the United States on January 6, 2003 and ended on September 28, 2004.
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.
The show was produced by the Canadian animation company Nelvana for the PBS Kids and the Treehouse TV channel. Eighty 15 minute episodes were produced adapted from the books and also a few new stories as well, similar to the 1985 production. However, due to Canadian laws requiring Nelvana to employ only Canadian writers and artists, the Berenstains' involvement in the program was limited; They sought to exert their influence on some details, according to Stan. "Our bears don't wear shoes, and Papa wouldn't wear his hat in the house...And we try to keep complete, total banality out of the stories." Common practicalities of animation did force some minor costume changes from the books, such as eliminating polka dots and plaids. (This issue also occurred in previous animated series and specials. Only a limited amount of polka dots was allowed in the five specials.) The show's theme song is performed by Lee Ann Womack.
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