#berenstain bears??

[petr1kov]

gotta be honest and say it's insane to me that a bunch of people 'misremembered' nelson mandela dying in prison in the 80s even though he lived to become the president of south africa in the 90s and instead of thinking 'wow, i really should learn a bit more about international politics outside of north america and europe because not knowing such a basic fact like this about one of the most influential political figures of all time is kind of embarrassing', they became convinced that this was proof that parallel realities exist and they were having memories of an universe where mandela died in prison somehow. that's presumptuous on a level i can barely conceive of

[king-k-ripple]

[nonsensology]

This was supposed to just be a rough sketch, but then I started getting really invested in it.

I hadn't initially intended to include so many picture book characters, but the nostalgia was overwhelming. Does anyone remember the animated short films produced by Weston Woods? My local library used to have a bunch of them on the Scholastic VHS tapes from the late 90s. (I know some shorts were released on the Children's Circle VHS tapes back in the 80s (🎶 Come on along! Come on along! Join the caravan!), and some were packaged in Sammy's Story Shop in 2008.)

Characters:

Max, from Where the Wild Things Are, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Peter, from The Snowy Day, written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats

Brother Bear and Sister Bear, from The Berenstain Bears series, written and illustrated by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Pooh and Piglet, from the Winnie-the-Pooh books, by A. A. Milne, illustrated by E. H. Shepard

Owen, from Owen, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes.

Mouse, from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond

Louis, from The Trumpet of the Swan, by E. B. White

Mr. Toad, from The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, based on the illustrations by E. H. Shepard

Mr. Tumnus, from The Chronicles of Narnia series, by C. S. Lewis

Pippi and Mr. Nilsson, from the Pippi Longstocking books, by Astrid Lindgren

Willy Wonka, from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl, based on the illustrations by Quentin Blake

Matilda, from Matilda, by Roald Dahl, based on the illustrations by Quentin Blake (with an homage to the Mara Wilson movie)

Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, from Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie

Merlin and Archimedes, from The Sword in the Stone, by T. H. White, based on the illustrations by Dennis Nolan

Pinocchio, from Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi, based on the illustrations by Enrico Mazzanti

Alice, White Rabbit, and Cheshire Cat, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel

Rupert Bear, from the Rupert stories, created by Mary Tourtel and continued by Alfred Bestall, John Harrold, Stuart Trotter, and others.

Arthur Read, from the Arthur series, written and illustrated by Marc Brown

Tin Woodman and Scarecrow, from the Land of Oz series, by L. Frank Baum, based on the illustrations by W. W. Denslow and John R. Neill

The Cat in the Hat, from The Cat in the Hat, written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss

a frog on a flying lily pad, from Tuesday, written and illustrated by David Wiesner

Charlotte, from Charlotte's Web, by E. B. White

[starry-agere]

self-indulgent berenstain bears themed moodboard 🐻🍯🐝

[kidcore-nostalgia]

A few Autumn-themed children's books from the 1970s-1990s🍂

[daystilchristmas]

There's 161 Days Til Christmas!

[misforgotten2]

A book you very likely don’t have on your shelf #640

Cover by Stan Berenstain -- 1966

[sapphic-suchoripterus]

she went to the club

bonus: individual slides

bonus if you can identify her drink^^

[throughthethornvine]

i pity those that weren’t there exact right age and mindset to watch kids television in the early 2010s. We got the strawberry shortcake reboot, my little pony (fim), Care Bears, Winnie the Pooh got a series, the weird ass phenomenon that was Lazy Town, Sabrina the teenage witch AND sabrina the cartoon, Phineas and Ferb, TOTALLY SPIES, the 1998 power puff girls was still playing even though its run was over, I got dragon tales despite not being alive when they stopped it, same with the berenstein beats series (I own.. so many of those books), i guess we got Mickey Mouse clubhouse, curious George, PBS had a ton of good shows that are obscure now, godiegogo which was infinitely better than Dora…and this is only when i was a little kid they popped off when i was older too but i won’t get into that.. grew up on so many reboots from when my mom was younger but they were ACTUALLY GOOD

[littleprincerianne]

25 Days of AgeRe MoodBoards: Favourite Kid's Book

credits to the original post ! love love love this book collection ! helped me get through the emotional rollercoaster that love you forever caused...

[spockvarietyhour]

Your memory is wrong, Last Week Tonight (5.5.2024)

[melinoelabs]

The Mandela Effect is no Match for Science!

We all know that memory problems and trans-temporal negligence can cause all sorts of hallucinations to become real and highly resistant to updating.

We've all heard it before: "Is it Berenstain or Bearenstain?", "Kazam with Shaq or Shazam with Sinbad?", "Didn't blood used to taste like lemon?" and so forth.

Fortunately, thanks to advancements in temporal lensing (and digging through Humbert's mom's attic), we can cut through to what you, personally had when you were a kid.

The Good News: We know the Berenstain/Bearinstain answer.

The bad news: Ain't nobody gonna be happy.

Our condolences once again go out to those affected.

[dedalvs]

For all those “Berenstein” Bears conspiracy theorists, I did reports on two of those books in the 80s when I was in second grade. I present them here.

I was copying those titles, not remembering how they were spelled. It’s always been Berenstain.

[starry-agere]

the berenstain bears (2003): where to watch + why i love it 🐻🍯

you can find the entire 2003 version of the berenstain bears on archive.org, right here! you can also find most episodes on youtube (just search “berenstain bears full episodes”, some episodes have been removed but most are there).

i’ll explain below the cut my favorite episodes, why i love it and how it helps with my inner child healing 🌻

first, some of my favorite episodes:

the giant mall : the bears head to the brand new big bear mall and learn a valuable lesson about sticking together! i love how silly papa bear is in this one

house of mirrors : a misunderstanding makes sister insecure about her ears, so mama helps her accept herself for the way she is. this episode is really comforting to me 🧸

that stump must go : papa tries to remove an old stump from the yard while sister and brother try to come up with a father’s day present. this one is silly and sweet (:

there’s 40 episodes, each consisting of two 12-ish minute episodes, so technically 80 total! they’re all great, there’s not a single one that i dislike.

next, some reasons that i love it!

i absolutely adore papa bear! as someone who grew up without a good father, it is really healing for me to see papa bear being such a good and silly father to his cubs. it’s honestly always a relief seeing him be kind to the cubs when they mess up, helping them whenever he can, and genuinely just loving them and being a good dad. if you don’t have a great relationship with your dad or if you just want to watch a show with a great father figure, this is a great option 💛

on a similar note, mama bear is lovely! she definitely embodies a familiar, comforting mother figure. she’s the type of mama who is always there to help or give you a hug.

there’s no aggressive gender stereotyping or gender roles! the cubs have varying interests, mama bear has her own business, there’s male and female bears in all types of professions, and there’s no stereotypical or fragile masculinity shown by any male bears. for the time (1998-2003), it’s really impressive!

there’s very little shouting, anger, and fighting. obviously these things can be triggering or upsetting, especially for someone who is regressed, so it’s good that there’s not much of that! in the original cartoon (from the ‘70s i believe?), there’s a ton of fighting and yelling so it’s really not good or enjoyable.

the music is so good! it features a violin/fiddle pretty prominently and it’s really pretty. it’s warm and cozy sounding. this contributes to the show’s overall cozy and comfy feeling!

overall, bear country (where the show takes place) has such a cozy, happy and simple feel to it. it makes me happy to watch and think about!

[needynia]