If you do, you too have suffered through volume upon volume of the life of the insufferable Bear family (generically labeled Father, Mother, Brother and Sister), the eponymic creations of Jan and Stan Berenstain. If you don't know what I am talking about, consider yourself lucky.

In the cartoon, Brother and Sister were still awake when Mama and Papa came home.I hate the Berenstain Bears.

In the book, Mama and Papa came home while Brother and Sister were already asleep (even Ms.

She leaves the town hall while dragging Papa with her. In the episode, Mama is the only one to worry about the cubs as Papa gives his speech.

In the book, Mama and Papa become worried about the cubs before the important meeting at the town hall, prompting Mama to phone the treehouse before the meeting began.

Mama's relatives Aunt Maude and Cousin Wilbur both had physical appearances in the book, though in the episode, Mama mentions them.

In the cartoon, the story began where Brother and Sister were playing baseball.

In the book, the story began where the Bear Family were hanging outside when Papa got the notice from the mailbox.

Principal Herbert Honeycomb (non-spoken cameo).

Mama and Papa also come home to hear the story. Realizing there is nothing to worry about, Sister and Brother do what is asked of her then go to bed and Miss Grizzle would like to tell them a story which excites them. Mama and Papa hurry back home when no one answers the phone but soon find out where they went. They soon go to Miss Grizzle's house, but forget to tell their parents where they are going. After she goes to the kitchen, they try to hide some more but they soon tell her what happened today and apologize, Miss Grizzle forgives them. Miss Grizzle offers to make them a snack, they say they’re not hungry and she decides to make some anyway. When she arrives Brother and Sister head into the living room and try to act as though they are reading. They try to cover up what happened and tell their parents that Miss Grizzle has never watched them and worried that she won't know how, but their parents assure them that she has raised many cubs herself, and is a relaxed woman. The cubs are intimidated by her as they are expected her to be furious with them. Grizzle to babysit the cubs that very night while she and Papa along with many other Bear Country residents are too attend a meeting. As fate would have it, Mama arranges for Mrs. Instead of stepping forward to apologize, the cubs get nervous and run home. Grizzle’s flowerbed while retrieving their baseball. Brother and Sister do some damage in Mrs.

The berenstain bears and the sitter