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The Best Episodes of The Berenstain Bears

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An animated television series based on Stan and Jan Berenstain's Berenstain Bears children's book series.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 17 - The Not So Buried Treasure
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #1 - The Not So Buried Treasure

    S1:E17

    The bears find a treasure map.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 3 - Go Fly A Kite
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Go Fly A Kite

    S1:E3

    Papa Bear makes such a big kite for the kite flying contest that it carries him away and into a hang-gliding contest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 15 - Knight to Remember
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Knight to Remember

    S1:E15

    The cubs find a cursed suit of armor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 4 - The Trojan Pumpkin
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #4 - The Trojan Pumpkin

    S1:E4

    Papa gets a magic pumpkin seed that grows into a mutant pumpkin. But Brother and Sister discover it's a scheme by Weasel McGreed to take over Bear Country.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 18 - The Condemned Backscratcher
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #5 - The Condemned Backscratcher

    S1:E18

    Raffish Ralph convinces the mayor to build a superhighway which threatens a Bear Country landmark.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 21 - No Girls Allowed
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #6 - No Girls Allowed

    S1:E21

    Sister Bear can run faster, climb higher, and hit a ball farther than the boys, and she gloats over it. So Brother Bear and his friends build a clubhouse for boys only, and when Sister discovers this, she plans a terrible revenge on the boys.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 2 - The Terrible Termite
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #7 - The Terrible Termite

    S1:E2

    Raffish Ralph meets the Terrible Termite (who can eat wood in seconds) and decides to use him to threaten people who do not buy his "termite insurance". However, when the Termite realizes he is being used he refuses to serve Ralph anymore, and Brother and Sister free the termite into threatening Ralph's houseboat unless he retires from the insurance business.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 9 - The Neighborly Skunk
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #8 - The Neighborly Skunk

    S1:E9

    A skunk moves in next door to the Bear family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Berenstain Bears Season 2 Episode 6 - Save the Bees
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Save the Bees

    S2:E6

    Raffish Ralph is chosen by Arch Weasel to create an ultimate weapon to take down Bear Country. They unleash a field of menacing honey bell flowers that threaten Bear Country's supply of honey, by engulfing all bees.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. The Berenstain Bears Season 2 Episode 11 - The Great Honey Pipeline
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #10 - The Great Honey Pipeline

    S2:E11

    After some convincing from Brother and Sister, Papa promises not to go after Wild Wild Honey anymore. But when Queen Nectar's honey supply goes missing, the Bear Detectives find Papa broke his word, so they recover the honey and give Papa a lesson he'll never forget.

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  11. The Berenstain Bears Season 2 Episode 25 - Life With Papa
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Life With Papa

    S2:E25

    Papa Bear learns that taking care of everything at home is not as easy as it may seem, when Mama Bear is needed to help Cousin Min with her new baby. Papa is unable to complete each of the tasks left behind by Mama Bear.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 5 - The Spooky Old Mansion
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #12 - The Spooky Old Mansion

    S1:E5

    The whole bear family is terrified of a spooky mansion down the road. Mama explains that when she was a cub it was owned by a nice lady who was a friendly neighbor, but when she moved away no one else bought it and it fell into disrepair. Mama thinks about buying it to restore it to its former glory, but she needs Papa and the cubs to overcome their fears and superstitions.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 1 - The Messy Room
    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #13 - The Messy Room

    S1:E1

    Mama tries to get the cubs to give their messy room a complete cleanup within a 15-minute time limit. Failing to do so, she tries to throw away their stuff, but Papa stops them and he has a better idea.

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  14. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 6 - The Fly Away Pizza
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #14 - The Fly Away Pizza

    S1:E6

    Papa enters a pizza-twirling competition and Weasel McGreed and Raffish Ralph decide to take advantage of this in order to take over Bear Country.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 8 - The Wild Wild Honey
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #15 - The Wild Wild Honey

    S1:E8

    Papa tries to steal some of Queen Nectar's wild wild honey.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 14 - Shoot the Rapids
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Shoot the Rapids

    S1:E14

    The Bear Scouts try to earn their whitewater merit badges.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 16 - The Super Duper Bowl
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #17 - The Super Duper Bowl

    S1:E16

    Raffish Ralph has a football scheme that involves holding a Super Duper Bowl.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 26 - The Disappearing Honey
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #18 - The Disappearing Honey

    S1:E26

    Papa Bear's favorite blackberry honey disappears, and he starts accusing everyone in town, so the Bear Detectives set out to find the culprit. He soon discovers he was the one who ate all of the honey in his sleep.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 7 - The Giant Bat Cave
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #19 - The Giant Bat Cave

    S1:E7

    Raffish Ralph is planning to wreck Giant Bat Cave to build an amusement park, but the cubs, with the help of a smart bat, are able to scare him away with the usage of a giant, fake bat.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 10 - The Missing Pumpkin
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #20 - The Missing Pumpkin

    S1:E10

    Farmer Ben's prize pumpkin goes missing, so the bear detective cubs decide to search for it.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 12 - To the Rescue
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #21 - To the Rescue

    S1:E12

    The Bear Scouts Brother, Sister, and Cousin Freddy try to earn their merit badges. Papa tries to help, but his reckless and clumsy antics make him the one in need of rescuing. Still, the scouts earn their badges eventually.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 13 - The Soccer Star
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #22 - The Soccer Star

    S1:E13

    Brother Bear tries out for the soccer team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 20 - Blaze a Trail
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Blaze a Trail

    S1:E20

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 24 - The Dancing Bees
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #24 - The Dancing Bees

    S1:E24

    Papa buys from Raffish Ralph "The Secret of the Dancing Bees" book and dons on a bee costume in hopes of extracting Queen Nectar's honey. His plan works and humours the bees but when Ralph tries it, the bees are not impressed.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. The Berenstain Bears Season 1 Episode 11 - Too Much Birthday
    7.2/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Too Much Birthday

    S1:E11

    Sister's sixth birthday is coming up. The preparations for the party are bigger than Mama expected, including ponies and a merry-go-round Papa hired. The party is pretty distressing for Sister, but by the end of the party, she sees the advantage of growing up.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Not So Buried Treasure" is the best rated episode of "The Berenstain Bears". It scored 8.3/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/1/1986. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Go Fly A Kite".