The Birthday Boy

Too Much Junk Food

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Papa Bear decides to enter the Bear Country Run but quickly discovers he is out of shape, so Brother and Sister join him to train as a team. When they keep running out of breath, Dr. Grizzly explains that too much junk food is the wrong fuel for the body and teaches them about the four food groups. The family swaps cola and sweets for healthier meals and keeps practising until they can complete the run together. It ends at home, with the bears choosing to celebrate with carrot sticks, nuts and raisins.

Mama's New Job

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In the Bear family's treehouse home, Mama decides to turn her quilt-making talent into a real business and open the Bear Country Quilt Shop. At first Brother and Sister worry that things will change and that Mama will not be there to help them, but Papa reassures them and the cubs choose to take over Mama's household tasks instead. The family divides the chores, the cubs keep practising their own skills, and everyone pulls together. The episode ends at the shop's grand opening, with the family celebrating over supper at Bear Town Burger.

Too Much TV

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In their woodland home, Mama Bear decides Brother and Sister are watching too much television and bans it for a week, and Papa has to give up his hockey too. Bored at first, the cubs invent a pretend cardboard TV, then start identifying birds and keeping a checklist, and the family spends a night naming stars and watching a meteor. When Saturday returns and the TV comes back on, the cubs stay just as keen on spotting birds outside. The episode ends with Brother rushing to show Sister a scarlet tanager through the binoculars.

A Week at Grandma's

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When Mama and Papa Bear leave for a week-long second honeymoon at Grizzly Mountain Lodge, Brother and Sister Bear stay with Gran and Gramps, sure the week will be dull. Instead the grandparents fill the days with harmonica and yo-yo lessons, building ships in bottles, harvesting honey, fishing, a barbecue, and dancing. The story cuts between the cubs' happy week and the parents' trip, where Papa keeps meeting small mishaps. The family reunites at the end, with the cubs asking to visit Gran and Gramps again and everyone planning a family vacation.

The Double Dare

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Brother Bear sets out to win back Sister's jump rope from Too Tall and his gang, and after crossing a log on a dare he is invited to tag along. The gang keeps daring, double-daring and de-double-daring him into riskier stunts, ending with stealing watermelons from Farmer Ben's patch, where Brother is caught. Farmer Ben explains, using chickens and sheep, why following the crowd is a mistake. Brother takes the lesson to heart, refuses the next round of dares, and returns Sister's rope.

Go to School

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Sister Bear is nervous about starting third grade after Too Tall's gang teases her that it is impossibly hard. At home, Brother, Mama and Papa reassure her, and Mama uses a photo album to recall how Sister once dreaded kindergarten yet quickly came to love it. Encouraged, Sister tries third grade and comes home pleased, while Papa faces his own fear and bakes his first apple pie. The episode ends with the family together and the lesson that new things are worth trying.

The Talent Show

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After Teacher Bob announces a school talent show and no one volunteers, Brother Bear agrees to become the talent scout and help classmates find what they are good at. He signs up cubs one by one, from Lizzie balancing on one foot to Bertha telling stories and Fred doing a balancing act, while chasing a mysterious singing voice he keeps hearing in the halls. The voice turns out to belong to Too Tall, who is stunned to learn he can sing. The show comes together and Too Tall's song closes it out, with Teacher Bob thanking Brother for helping everyone find their talent.

Trick or Treat

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On Halloween night, the bear cubs Brother and Sister plan their trick-or-treat route but decide to skip Witter Jones' house because they believe she is a witch who turns cubs into statues. Mama insists she is a kind neighbor from her quilting class, so the cubs eventually knock, cross paths with the Too-Tall gang who came to cause trouble, and briefly think their friends have been enchanted. They discover Witter Jones is warm and playful, hands out candy apples, and turns her spooky tricks on the bullies. The family ends the night at home, with Papa heading back out for a candy apple of his own.

Go to Camp

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At Grizzly Ted's summer day camp, Sister Bear and her friend Lizzy spend their days swimming, hiking, and doing crafts, until the counselor announces an overnight sleep-out on Skull Rock. Sister secretly dreads sleeping so far from home and hides her worry until Lizzy gently draws it out of her. Together they decide to practice with a night in the backyard, and Sister succeeds. She heads to the real sleep-out feeling ready, sharing a campfire story and searching for shooting stars.

Out for the Team

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Brother Bear is hitting well in a sandlot game when Papa suggests he try out for the Bear Country Cardinals, and Sister Bear decides to try out too. Brother grows jealous and afraid of losing his spot to his sister, so he fakes a sore arm to skip the tryouts. Sister catches the lie and encourages him, and the two practice together before the tryouts. In the end the coach is impressed by both and adds a second spot, so Brother and Sister both make the team.

Trouble with Money

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Brother and Sister Bear want expensive Bear Air jackets, so they set up lemonade stands, rake leaves and dream up scheme after scheme to earn the money themselves. As the profits pile up, they grow too busy to play, charging even Papa for help and pushing away friends like Lizzy, Millie and Cousin Fred. Papa points out that the friends now feel like customers, and the cubs realise what they have lost. They open bank accounts, give to the animal shelter, buy cheaper jackets and throw a party for their friends.

Count Their Blessings

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Sister and Brother Bear come home from friends' houses wishing they had as many dolls and video games as Lizzie and Cousin Fred. When a thunderstorm knocks out the power, the family gathers by the fire with cocoa while Mama and Papa help the cubs name the things they are thankful for, from a safe house to a loving family. Papa also shows them how to tell how far away the storm is by counting between lightning and thunder. At bedtime Sister happily counts her blessings, and the parents catch themselves wishing for new furniture before deciding to do the same.

Mighty Milton

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A new cub named Milton Chubb arrives at school and on Farmer Ben's farm, and Too Tall's gang teases him for being clumsy at every sport. Brother befriends him, realises Milton is strong at wrestling and farm work, and arranges a tryout where Milton pins Too Tall using a move he calls 'the pancake.' Too Tall apologises and the team welcomes Milton. The episode closes on the cubs cheering him as 'Mighty Milton.'