"The Berenstain Bears" (1985) TV series 1985-1987

Creators:

Stan Berenstain
Jan Berenstain
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

14 September 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family

Plot Keywords:

Animal In Title | Animal Name In Title | Bear | Cartoon Bear | Based On Book

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

David Mendenhall

...

Brother Bear (11 episodes, 1985-1986)

Series Directed by
Buzz Potamkin		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Joseph Cates		(unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Rowby Goren		(unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Earl Kress		(unknown episodes, 1985)
Bill Shinkai		(unknown episodes, 1985)
Jan Berenstain		(unknown episodes)
Stan Berenstain		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Gordon Kent	....	associate producer (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Buzz Potamkin	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Elliot Lawrence		(unknown episodes, 1985-1987)

Series Film Editing by
Robert Ciaglia		(unknown episodes, 1985-1987)

Series Production Management
Arthur Klein	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes, 1985)
Jack Pietruska	....	production manager (unknown episodes, 1985)
Keith Amor	....	executive in charge of production (unknown episodes, 1986)
Wayne Dearing	....	production manager (unknown episodes, 1986)
Terry Smith	....	production executive (unknown episodes, 1986)
Sean Sullivan	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes, 1986)

Series Art Department
Cullen Blaine	....	story direction supervisor (8 episodes, 1985-1986)
Rich Chidlaw	....	storyboard designer (unknown episodes, 1985)
Robert Dranko	....	storyboard designer (unknown episodes, 1985)
Jan Green	....	storyboard designer (unknown episodes, 1985)
Scott Jeralds	....	storyboard designer (unknown episodes, 1985)
Bruce Morris	....	storyboard designer (unknown episodes, 1985)
Byron Vaughns	....	storyboard designer (unknown episodes, 1985)
Don MacKinnon	....	storyboard designer (unknown episodes, 1986)

Series Sound Department
Cecil Broughton	....	track reader (unknown episodes, 1985)
Gary Lewis	....	track reader (unknown episodes, 1985)
Sherry Klein	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes, 1986)

Series Visual Effects by
Henry Neville	....	special effects (unknown episodes, 1985)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
James Carl	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Andrew Kaminski	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Fernando Letteri	....	camera supervisor (unknown episodes, 1985)
Robert Letteri	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Jenny Ochse	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Aniko Omos	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Ngaio Richards	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Renée Robinson	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Zig Sulkiewicz	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Kevin Tonycliffe	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1985)
George Vrozina	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1985)

Series Animation Department
Karen Barboutis	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Susan Beak	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Milana Borkert	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Ty Bosco	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Lisa Brailey	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Rodney Brunsdon	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Gairden Cooke	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Rodney D'Silva	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
David Davenport	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Murray Debus	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Dick Dunn	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Peter Eastment	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Don Ezard	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Peter Gardiner	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Gerry Grabner	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
John Hill	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Mike King-Prime	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Glenn Kirkpatrick	....	animator / inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Jerry Liew	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Robert Malherbe	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Helen McAdam	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Gaynor Medlin	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Mark Mulgrew	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Henry Neville	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Margaret Parkes	....	layout supervisor (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Kevin Peaty	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Philip Pepper	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Darek Polkowski	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
John Rice	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Steve Robinson	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Helen Steele	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Steven Taylor	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Pere Van Reyk	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Kaye Watts	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Ken Wright	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Milan Zahorsky Jr.	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Milan Zahorsky	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Richard Zaloudek	....	background supervisor (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Cindy Bower	....	animator / inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985-1986)
Chris Bradley	....	animator / inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985-1986)
Mary Guest	....	animator / inbetweening supervisor (unknown episodes, 1985-1986)
Craig Handley	....	inbetween artist / layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985-1986)
John Martin	....	animator / layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985-1986)
Jon McClenahan	....	animation director / animator (unknown episodes, 1985-1986)
Di Rudder	....	animation supervisor / models (unknown episodes, 1985-1986)
Susan Abrahams	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Melanie Allen	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Donene Bailey	....	paint supervisor (unknown episodes, 1985)
James S. Baker	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Paul Baker	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Michael Bates	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Bob Baxter	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Ellen Bayley	....	animation checking supervisor (unknown episodes, 1985)
Jill Bell	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Mark Benvenuti	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Kim Blaik	....	animation checker (unknown episodes, 1985)
Lesley Blayney	....	animation checker (unknown episodes, 1985)
Bogdan Bojarski	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Andrea Bresciani	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
John Burge	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Grania Cole	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Mark Coleman	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Chris Cuddington	....	animation director (unknown episodes, 1985)
Jan D'Silva	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Michael Davis	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Irmina Dubinska	....	xerography checking supervisor (unknown episodes, 1985)
Amanda Earle	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Ruth Edelman	....	paint checker (unknown episodes, 1985)
Martin Ellis	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Christopher Evans	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Craig Fairclough	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Bernard Gallate	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Jackie Halbish	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Lisa Hemmings	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
George Hemzal	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Katy Hesmond	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
John David Hilliard	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Greg Ingram	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Phillip Judd	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Victor Juy	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Ken Keys	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Dwayne Labbe	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Joan Lawson	....	xerography supervisor (unknown episodes, 1985)
Nancy Lockwood	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Don MacKinnon	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Narisa Martin	....	paint checker (unknown episodes, 1985)
Lynette McClean	....	animation checker (unknown episodes, 1985)
Eva McEvilly	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Stephen Moltzen	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Mac Monks	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Matthew Munro	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Brodee Myers	....	animation checker (unknown episodes, 1985)
Jacky Neville	....	paint checker (unknown episodes, 1985)
Steve Papantoniou	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Bruce Pedersen	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
John Robertson	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Philip Scarrold	....	animator / inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Carol Seidl	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Joe Shearer	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Robyn Smith	....	paint checker (unknown episodes, 1985)
Julie Stapleton	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Bela Szeman	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Deane Taylor	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Liz Thomas	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Rick Tinschert	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Steve Trenbirth	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
John Vance	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Phillip Williams	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Elizabeth Wojcik-Mirski	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Sally Woods	....	inbetween artist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Jim Wylie	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1985)
Olga Zahorsky	....	color stylist (unknown episodes, 1985)
Margaret Ziolkwski	....	paint checker (unknown episodes, 1985)
Peter Brennan	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1986)
Patrick Burns	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1986)
Gerry Capelle	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1986)
Noeline Cassettari	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1986)
Ariel Ferrari	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1986)
Gilbert Garcia	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1986)
Noel Hill	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1986)
Lianne Hughes	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1986)
Sarah Lawson	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1986)
Paul Maron	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1986)
Paul McAdam	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1986)
Walter Micati	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1986)
Michael Mirfin	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1986)
Vivien Ray	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1986)
Richard Slapczynski	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1986)
Mike Stapleton	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1986)
Nick Stathopoulos	....	background painter (unknown episodes, 1986)
Darrell Van Citters	....	animation director (unknown episodes, 1986)
Peter Sheehan	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Dennis Brookins	....	negative cutter (unknown episodes, 1985)
Robin Gerber	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes, 1985)
Mary Morrisey	....	post-production assistant (unknown episodes, 1985)
Marion Siwek	....	post-production assistant (unknown episodes, 1985)
Joni Torres	....	post-production assistant (unknown episodes, 1985)
Ed Hoffmeister	....	editor: animation (unknown episodes, 1986)

Series Music Department
Elliot Lawrence	....	conductor (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Lanny Meyers	....	music arranger (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)

Series Other crew
Rowby Goren	....	story editor (unknown episodes, 1985-1987)
Diane Allman	....	production coordinator / voice track production (unknown episodes, 1985-1986)
Annette Deal	....	controller (unknown episodes, 1985)
Wayne Dearing	....	production auditor (unknown episodes, 1985)
Tom Rice	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1985)
Robyn C. Williams	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1985)
Chris Cuddington	....	creative director (unknown episodes, 1986)

Production Companies

• Southern Star Productions
• Hanna-Barbera Australia
• Joseph Cates Productions (in association with) (as Joe Cates Co., Inc.)

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1985) (USA) (TV)
• DIC Entertainment (2003) (USA) (TV) (syndication)

Other Companies

• Buzzy's Recording  voice tracks recorded at
• Buzzy's Recording  voice tracks recorded at (as Buzzy's Recording Services)
• EFX Systems  sound mixing
• Pacific Video  post-production (1985)
• Post Sound  re-recording (1985)
• Regent Sound Studios  music recorded at
• Video Transitions Inc.  post-production (1986)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

25 min (52 episodes)

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:TV-Y | Iceland:L

Company:

Southern Star Productions

Quotes:

Mama Bear, Papa Q. Bear, Sister Bear, Brother Bear:[singing during the intro] We are the Berenstain Bears.
Mama Bear:Mama!
Papa Q. Bear:Papa!
Sister Bear:Sister!
Brother Bear:Brother!
Papa Q. Bear:We appreciate each other!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: I Was a Teenage Werewolf (#9.9)" (1997)

A Wonderful Show

Growing up in the 80's I loved to look at The Berenstain Bears on Saturday mornings.It's such a cute and priceless cartoon. Now PBS is airing the Berenstain Bears weekday mornings at 7:00 eastern time.It's perfect for children to watch before they go to school and for adults who remember this from childhood as I do.