The BEST episodes directed by Kervin Faria
#1 - Mama's New Job
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 3
When Mama decides to get herself a job, Papa and the cubs have to try and deal with some changes around the treehouse. Together they support Mama when she opens her own quilt shop.
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#2 - Mighty Milton
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 4
When a new cub at school named Milton Chub is teased by Too Tall and the gang for his lack of sporting ability, Brother takes it upon himself to help his new friend renew his self-esteem by finding value in the things he can do well.
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#3 - Too Much TV
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 9
When Mama puts a ban on watching television for one whole week, the cubs initially go into hysterics. As the week unfolds, Brother, Sister and Papa too, find that their interests extend well beyond the television set. They grow to realize just how entertaining the great outdoors and other "simple" pleasures can be.
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#4 - Trouble with Money
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 11
Brother and Sister try to make money for some Bear Air jackets they see at a store, but when they get out of hand, they lose more than they could ever gain: their friends.
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#5 - Double Dare
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 12
Brother gets in trouble after he joins Too Tall's gang. When Brother refuses to take a dare or a double dare to steal Farmer Ben's watermelons, Too Tall gives Brother the dee double dare. That's when Farmer Ben shows Brother that anyone can follow someone else only to end up in trouble.
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#6 - Out for the Team
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 13
Brother and Sister are good baseball players and they both sign up to try out for the Bear Country Cardinals. The problem is, there's only one available position on the team. Worried about the humiliating possibility of losing to Sister, who is very talented at sports, Brother backs out of the competition. Sister has some encouraging words for Brother which inspire him to stick with it. The two cubs practice for the big tryout together and they both make it on the team, teaching Brother a valuable lesson.
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#7 - Slumber Party
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 15
Sister is going to a sleepover at Lizzie's house and is very exited about it. Mama and Papa tell her to be on her best behavior , but since Lizzie's parents are going out that night the girls end up making a very big mess of the house. When Lizzie's parents find out , they are all going to be in big trouble.
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#8 - The Talent Show
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 17
Convinced that he doesn't have any talent to offer for the upcoming school talent show, Brother is recruited to be the talent scout. Guided by Teacher Bob's advice that everyone has talent, Brother helps the other cubs discover their own special talents. In so doing, Brother discovers he also has a talent just as Teacher Bob suspected--a talent for finding talent.
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#9 - The Birthday Boy
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 19
With Mama and Papa too busy setting up Brother's birthday party, Sister reluctantly decides to do her "Tell Us About A Family Member" school assignment on Brother. However, videotaping him for her project not only allows her to see a side of him she never saw before, it helps her realize just how much her big brother really means to her. Not only does Sister's Birthday Boy video turn out to be an A+ project, it also doubles as Brother's best birthday gift ever from Sister.
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#10 - The Green-Eyed Monster
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 20
When Brother gets a brand new three speed bicycle, Sister's envious feelings are personified in her dreams by a little green version of herself. This Green-Eyed Monster convinces Sister to sneak Brother's new bike out for a ride. But when she does, Sister realizes too late that it's too big for her and she can't control it. Fortunately, Brother and Papa rescue Sister before Brother's bike can crash. Together they help chase the Green-Eyed Monster away by jazzing up Brother's old bike and giving it to Sister.
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#11 - Get the Gimmies
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 23
Brother and Sister think they're entitled to treats every time the family goes grocery shopping. Mama and Papa get tired of their "gimmie gimmie" attitude. When Gramps and Gran drop by for a visit, they tell a touching story that inspires Brother and Sister to change their selfish ways and start thinking about others in need.
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#12 - The Wishing Star
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 22
When Mama casually mentions the "Star light, star bright" principle, Sister takes it to heart and wishes for a certain birthday gift and a better grade on her next math test. She gets both her wishes. However, when she wishes for a pony and it doesn't materialize, Papa helps Sister understand that she really got her first two wishes all by herself. She got her special birthday gift because she'd been so helpful around the house, and she got her better math mark because she studied really hard for the quiz. Bolstered by this, Sister makes her pony wish come true by making a deal with Farmer Ben to help him pick his peas in exchange for being allowed to spend time with his retired farm horse, Princess.
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#13 - Lost in a Cave
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 24
Papa bear is taking Brother, Sister, and Cousin Freddy to explore a cave in order to earn a badge. Cousin Freddy is afraid of going into caves so while in the cave they help him feel better.
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#14 - Go to Camp
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 26
The cubs have had a fantastic summer at day camp. When camp leader, Grizzly Ted, announces an end of summer sleep-out at Skull Rock, everyone is excited...everyone except Sister. She's excited about the sleep-out, but also nervous about sleeping outside. With the help of her friend Lizzie Bruin, Sister has a trial camp-out in her own back yard and is able to overcome her anxiety of sleeping under the stars.
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#15 - The Excuse Note
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 1
Sister and her friends do not like gym because of all those exercises Teacher Jane makes them do. She remembers when Lizzie got out of gym by having an excuse note written for her when she sprained her wrist. When Sister is exiting the school bus at home, she trips on a rock and sprains her ankle. Mama writes her an excuse note, so Sister does not have to do gym. A few days later Sister is playing hopscotch and jump rope with her friends when teacher Jane sees her and gives the excuse note back to her. Sister is upset because her ankle got better. Brother tells Sister that gym can make her a better soccer player, so Sister decides to give gym another chance.
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The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 2
When Teacher Bob assigns his class a project on what they'd like to do when they grow up, everyone seems to know where their interests lie except Brother. After exploring Bear Country to see what types of jobs there are, Brother discovers he's interested in many things. Now his problem is deciding which one to include in his project. Finally, Brother decides to include all his job ideas in his report.
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The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 3
Sister wants to join the girl's soccer team, but Coach Brown thinks she's still too young to take part because the cubs are bigger than her. Sister grudgingly accepts the position of team manager instead. It's a tough job, and Sister's perseverance doesn't go unnoticed by the coach, who ultimately invites her to play in a big soccer match when a team member goes home sick.
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#18 - The Homework Hassle
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 1 - Episode 16
Brother gets behind in his homework and Papa gets mad at him. Brother isn't allowed to watch TV, listen to music or anything until he gets caught up with his homework. Then Papa finds out that he needs to refile his taxes. With a lot of hard work, Brother and Papa both realize not to put things off. Instead of "procrastinating", they get right to finishing what's important.
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#19 - The Jump Rope Contest
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 4
Sister enters a jump rope contest and brags to everyone that she's going to win. Thinking Lizzie has entered the contest too, Sister tells her she's jealous because she's not as good a jumper as Sister. When Lizzie tells Sister who her other competitors are, that's when Sister realizes she must practice some more on her jumping.
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The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 6
Papa bear is growing a giant pumpkin for the pumpkin contest on Thanksgiving day. He becomes obsessed with it being bigger than farmer Ben's and winning the contest. Farmer Ben himself has won the contest 10 years in a row. At the contest, Papa wins third place. Ben tells him 3rd place is good for a first time entry.
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The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 5
Sister has a problem, she keeps biting her nails. The family thinks of many ways to make her stop. The real reason is fractions are making her nervous.
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#22 - Ferdy Factual
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 7
Professor Actual Factual's nephew, Ferdy, is a new student at the cubs' school. Ferdy doesn't have any friends because he thinks everybody is against his smarts. With Brother's advice, Ferdy learns he should be a friend in order to make a friend.
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The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 9
After watching a video at Lizzie Bruins house (Trouble at big bear high) Sister learns a new word ""Fur-ball"". After saying it to Lizzie and hers friends they leave. Also she says it to Brother after he tips her milk glass. After getting in trouble she See's Lizzie and mend their friendship with their friends.
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#24 - Nothing to Do
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 10
The cubs are bored with nothing to do. But they find that when Mama and Papa have a lot of work to do, they feel they should help them get the work load done quicker so they can enjoy the rest of the day together.
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#25 - Visit Fun Park
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 13
Mama gets free tickets to go to Fun Park. Freddy and Brother say they are not afraid of riding the rollercoaster. Lizzie and Sister admit that they really are afraid. Brother doesn't want to ride the rollercoaster and admits he was afraid, so he and Freddy don't ride it. Papa was in line with them and accidently boards it.
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The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 14
It's Grams and Gramps anniversary. Papa and Sister try to find the perfect fishing spot to catch the perfect fish. Meanwhile, Brother and Mama are picking berries for the perfect dessert. After both pairs have many problems, including Little Lady eating the berries and Papa getting caught in a fishing net, they decide that they don't need the "perfect" anything to celebrate Gram's and Gramps's anniversary.
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The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 22
Brother and Freddy team up to try and create an innovative flying device for their fifth grade science project. Their hopes are dashed after a series of unsuccessful test flights and they decide to give up on the whole notion of being inventors. After having a talk with veteran inventor, Professor Actual Factual, the two cubs are encouraged to keep trying and ultimately they succeed in making a balloon-propelled aircraft that impresses the entire class.
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#28 - The Stinky Milk Mystery
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 26
Brother and Sister visit Farmer Ben's farm to see some piglets. When they visit the cow pasture, they forget to latch to gate up and Farmer Ben's cows wander off. Now the cubs think they have inadvertently made the cows sick because the milk tastes stinky.
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The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 21
When a snooty new girl named Hilary moves into town, Sister's friends want to become just like her and join her "in crowd". Hilary has a snazzy new mountain bike, all the latest fashions, and the coolest music. Feeling a bit left out, Sister decides to give up jump roping and begins to want to join the crowd. However, she doesn't seem to fit in too well. Mama tells Sister that the best thing to do is to just be herself and do the things she likes to do. Then everyone will like her for who she is.
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The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 25
The Bears hold a family picnic for Mama's side of the family. Brother and Sister see members of the Bear family that they've never even met before. The cubs end up have fun in their own ways with their new relatives.
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#31 - Trouble with Grown-Ups
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 18
Tentions rise in the Bear family household when Mama and Papa blame Brother and Sister for little things. Discouraged, Brother and Sister seek help from Cousin Fred and Lizzie Bruin and put on a play to show their parents how hard it is being cubs. But when Brother and Sister find their parents dressed up and acting like them, they learn just how hard it is to be a parent. They all learn the hard way that patience is the key to deal with the stresses of everyday life.
#32 - Too Much Vacation
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 2 - Episode 17
The Bear family is going on a mountaintop vacation for an entire week. Papa hopes for it to be the best vacation ever. During the week, nothing goes right for Papa. His fishing hook gets caught in the weeds, the boat sinks, the Bears pick sour berries, and their cabin gets flooded during a rainstorm at night. Papa gets frustrated when their vacation is turning into the worst one ever and wants to leave ASAP! Mama and the cubs show Papa pictures they took of him when nothing went right for him, and they show him how to look at things in a different way. Papa realizes that he had been looking at everything on the dark side all along, and the Bears' vacation goes from the worst to the best.
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#33 - At the Giant Mall
The Berenstain Bears (2003) - Season 3 - Episode 3
When Papa couldn't find a carving set to buy at the local hardware store, the clerk suggests that Papa should try looking for it at the one at the new mall. The Big Bear Mall is so huge, Mama goes over some rules with Papa and the cubs on how not to get separated. Papa doesn't pay attention to Mama and he loses his way while trying to find the hardware store. When Mama and the cubs finally find Papa, he finds the hardware store. All Papa had to do is get lost to find it. Papa promises not to get lost in such big places after that.
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