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♪ somewhere deepin bear country ♪ ♪ lives the berenstainbear family ♪ ♪ they're kind of furryaround the torso ♪ ♪ they're a lot like people,only more so ♪ ♪ the bare fact is that ♪ ♪ they're just likeyou and me ♪ ♪ the only differenceis they live ♪ ♪ in a tree ♪ ♪ the berenstain bears ♪

♪ when things go wrong,as things might do ♪ ♪ the berenstain bearswill find a way through ♪ ♪ mama, papa,sister and brother ♪ ♪ they'll always be therefor each other ♪ ♪ the bare fact is thatthey can be sweet as honey ♪ ♪ sometimes, you'll find,they might be just plain funny ♪ [ papa ]: can abear's vacation, with more rainthan sun, end up being

the onethat's most fun? ok, everyone set? are we forgettingsomething? huh, brother! [ mama ]: ha, ha, ha, well,we can't forget brother. ha, ha, after all,this is a family vacation. got the camera. i want to take lots of pictures. oh, there will be lotsto take pictures of, i'm sure.

you betcha. a whole week in ourown mountain cabin. no crowded beachesand tourist traps. this year we'll beliving off the land. catching fishfor breakfast. picking freshbumbleberries for lunch. and the mountain sunsetswill be spectacular. yes, sirree. this is going to be...

...the best vacation ever. ♪ if you're happy and youknow it clap your hands ♪ ♪ if you're happyand you know it ♪ ♪ and you reallywant to show it ♪ ♪ clap your hands ♪ uh-oh, looks likewe're a little flat... and i don't mean our singing. no problem, i'll just get the spareout of the trunk.

hmm... to get the spare tire,i have to unpack everything. ha, ha, oh, well, we're notgoing to let a flat tire spoil the best vacation ever. ah... i'll havethis changed in no time. huh? hey, where did it go? it's getting away! hey! phew... that took a littlelonger than i thought.

but it's done. oh... it certainly ispretty up here. mmm... and just smell thatfresh mountain air. eww... yuck! blech! that's notmountain air, papa. huh, that's skunk! yee... ahh!

hop in! ♪ [ papa ]: our cabin shouldbe right abound the bend. there it is! there's our cabin! ahh... it's perfect. i don't seeany wires... which means,no electricity. that's the last thing we need on a wilderness,live-off-the-land vacation.

we've got the sunand the moon for lighting and the breezefor air conditioning. ha... andwe certainly couldn't havea better air-conditionedbathroom. hey, sister, the bathroom'soutside... cool. ah, ha... real cool,especially at night. [ laughing and whooping ] [ papa ]: i'm not going to leta cabin full of leaves

spoil our best vacation ever. huh? what's this? [ animals chittering ] ahh! wild animals! run for your lives! [ sister ]: ha-ha-ha.say "cheese". [ clicking ] [ brother ]: this is justlike a clubhouse. and now that we'vegot it all cleaned up,

who's for pickingfresh bumbleberries? me! me too! an outdoors bearlike myself knows that the juiciest, best-tastingbumbleberries are found in the thickest partof the forest. and the mosquitoes know that'sjust where the juiciest, best-tasting bearsare found, too. look, papa, bumbleberries.

oh, my, they do look delicious. ooh... especiallythose ones. [ straining ] careful,it's slippery. don't worry, when it comesto bumbleberry picking, i'm a mountain go-ohh-at! ahhh! cheese! bumbleberry?

eww! blech! pfft!ach...sour! say "cheese". we won't let a fewsour berries, some leaves, and some mud spoilour best vacation ever. get ready for the bestfish dinner ever. nothing wrong with this boat... ...if you like submarines.

why is the waterall green, mama? it's because of allthe weeds, sister. ha... we're not going to leta leaky boat and a few weeds oh... my hook'scaught in the weeds. argh! i can't pull it loose. ahh! [ papa ]: ahh... so what if wedidn't catch any fish? here it is. everything i need to cook upmy famous wilderness stew.

looks... interesting. yup, some roots and barkand a few leaves. and, ha, ha, don't worry. it'll look a lot moreappetizing when it's done. stew time! here's to livingoff the land. ach! [ squealing and laughing ] mmm... mmm, ohh!

good thing you packed these baked beansand honey comb, mama. good things to have alongwhen the fish aren't biting. or when my stew gets rained out. ohh... it looks like our after-dinner mountainsunset got rained out, too. then we'll just get upnice and early and enjoy a glorious sunrise. a great idea..

let's turn in, so we canget up at the crack of dawn. are you sureyou're going to be okon the floor? oh, you betcha. there's nothing likea wilderness bed for a wilderness vacation. oh, just listen to that silence. no traffic, no city noises,just peace and quiet. [ yawning ]

[ papa muttering ] [ growling ] not going to let a few animals and a little leakruin the best vacation ever. hey, the roof's leaking. got another one over here. [ snoring ] [ splashing ] [ papa ]: whoa!

uh-oh. ach! ohh! that's it! we're going home! the best vacation everhas been nothing but the worst vacation ever! ha, nothing has gone right: the cabin, the fishing,the berries... the stew! it was all supposedto be ... fun! but, papa, we are having fun.

lots of fun. [ brother ]: and we thoughtyou were having fun, too. see? hmm... well... i guessi did look pretty funny. ha, that was some ride. ha, ha, ha, look at that one. boy, did i get a soaker. [ laughing ] ha, i guess...i guess i was

looking at things...all wrong. seeing it this way --this is the best vacation ever. you betcha! sometimes, the differencebetween having a bad time and having a great time, just depends onhow you look at it. and you know what the best partof this vacation is? it's not over yet. now, who wants to go find some

sweet bumbleberriesfor breakfast? yay! let's go. ha, but we're stillin our pyjamas. aww... so what. we're on vacation. there's nobody here but us. ha... and don'tforget the camera. [ mama ]: both grown-ups

and cubs learn a lesson about how families work best when they work problems out. ohh... what next? [ machine whirring ] your jigsaw? jammed again -- but this time,the motor blew. i guess i wasworking it too hard

trying to get this big chairorder finished by the weekend. ach, now i'llnever get it done. boy, am i havinga rough day. you and me both. i've been cuttingpieces of cloth all day for mrs. honeypot'schristmas quilts, but i don't reallyknow how much to do until she phones with her order. [ phoneringing ]

oh, that must be her. no ideas for our school playyet, lizzie... but i think brother is workingon something upstairs. i-is that mrs. honeypot? it's lizzie. quick, i need to use the phone. but i justgot on it. this is important. i haveto call the hardware store. [ sighing ]

sorry, lizzie. got to go. oh, they'll be closingany minute. ohh... too late. maybe someone'sadvertising a used jigsaw for salein the newspaper. good idea. oh! where's the"for sale" section? what are you doingwith the paper? using it to keepthe paint off my desk.

you shouldhave asked. but no one in this familyreads the "for sale" section. well, i'm reading it now. did you find it? [ phone ringing ] oh! mrs. honeypot. hi, lizzie. uh-oh, uh, i'll call you back. oh, you knowi've been waiting all day

for the mayor's wife to call, and you're alwayson the phone with lizzie. you have all day tomorrowto talk to her, so please stay off the phone. and it's your turnto set the table. [ moaning ] [ brother ]: we have to stayafter school today, mama. yes, we have to work on our playfor the "night of plays" night. the "night of plays"?

you never mentioned it. this note is over a week old! i guess... we forgotto give it to you. it's probably too lateto get tickets. every parent in towngoes to the "night of plays." and we promised gran and grampswe'd get them tickets, too. [ horn honking ] [ brother ]: oh,the school bus! bye.

hello? mrs. honeypot,thanks for calling. oh, that's quite all right. boy, you sure hungthe phone up fast last night. don't remind me. ok, brother and ihave saved the day. we figured out a play we can dofor the "night of plays." ready? frankenbear.

[ roaring ] and the return of frankenbear. no way. besides, too-tallis going to do dracubear. ha, ha, ha... you looklike papa last night. what she means is, papa and mama were kindof grumpy last night. just because brother tookthe paper without asking. and sister used the phonea few times.

oh... that's whyyou hung up so fast. no matterwhat we did it was wrong. i know that feeling. it's really hardbeing a cub sometimes. that's it! we could do a play aboutwhat it's like to be a cub. yeah, abouthow tough it is. that's a great idea.

and i know what wecan call it. the trouble with grown-ups. yes! [ knocking ] my, you twohave been busy lately. we've hardly seen you. we've been workingon our play. we can't wait to seewhat it's about. you know, earlier this week,we were a little hard on you.

it's just that, well, with papa's broken sawand my quilt orders... well, we'd liketo make it up to you by taking you outtomorrow after the play. a specialdinner? can we pick the place? sister and brother's playshould be next. i wonder whatit's going to be about. [ giggling ]

shh, shh. our last play for tonight features brotherand sister bear, cousin fred and lizzie bruin. it's called the trouble with parents. where's my newspaper, son? i have it, papa -- i'm using it so you don'tget any paint on this nice new tableyou made in your workshop.

[ brother ]:what? you didn't ask me! but you neverread this section, papa. that doesn'tmatter. oh, you cubs make me so mad! heh-heh-heh... hi, terry, how are you? is that mrs. waterspout, dear? no, mama, it ismy friend, terry. you know i'm waiting for avery important telephone call.

i'm sorry, mama, but i didn't-- you cubs talk on the phonea zillion times a day. it makes me want to scream! uh, heh... heh... do your homework! clean your rooms! stop fooling around!pick up your clothes! oh, ha, ha, that's true. you know,most of the time...

...our parents are pretty great, ...but sometimes, it's prettytough being a cub, when parents seem to blow their topswithout a good reason. the good thing is,sooner or later, parents grow out of it and becomegrandparents. and grandparents never blowtheir tops at their grandcubs. [ applause ] [ sister ]: so, youreally liked the play?

we sure did. not only did we enjoy it...it helped us to see that it's not always easybeing a cub. but it goesthe other way, too, you know. sometimes it's not easybeing a parent. i think being a parentis the easiest thing there is. yeah, parents don't have anyonetelling them what to do. and they can doanything they want. really easy.

[ brother ]: hoorayfor weekends! [ sister ]:woo-hoo! do you like our costumes? i spent half the nightmaking them. we thought that maybe you'dlike to be the parents today and we could be the cubs. uh, oh, but no driving the car. this means we getto tell them what to do. cool! we'llbe right back.

well, what's for breakfast? oh, uh,we didn't think aboutthat part. i'll get the cereal,you get the juice. and berriesand toast, too. [ groaning ] [ brother ]: hey,where did they go? i guess they're finished. but who's goingto clean the mess?

i'll wash, you dry. phew! i thought thatwas going to take all day. all i want to do nowis watch tv. but we want youto play tag, papa. and hideand seek, mama. but it's raining outside. so we wantto play... in the house! can we, huh?

but you never let usjump on the furniture. that's right.we're the parents. so why not? [ laughing and shouting ] that was fun, cubs. ha, ha... you betcha! oh, the rain stopped. i'm going to go playwith lizzie. and i'm goingto freddy's.

me too... ahh, but you can't.you're the parents, remember? and this roomis a mess. bye. i'll get the broom. that was a lot of work. oh, let's takea break. i'm beat. [ papa ]: what's for lunch? [ mama] : we're starving. and after lunch,can you fix my bike, papa?

and can you sew the ripin my jumper, mama? and can we have our allowancesso we can go to the movies? and what's for supper? [ gasping and sighing ] ok, ok, we give up. we understandthat sometimes it's hard to beparents, too. so, can we pleasejust be the cubs and you be the parents again?

please? oh! we thought you'd never ask. oh, ho... all thisrunning around, playing, has tired us right out. from now on, i'll try hardernot to hog the phone. and we'll try harderto be more patient... ...when things get busyand stressful around the house. and, if i needthe newspaper, i'll get it fromthe recycle box.

just think -- some dayyou probably will be parents with cubs all your ownto take care of. i think maybewe'll skip that part. and just becomegrandparents.