01x05 - The Berenstain Bears and the Slumber Party / The Homework Hassle

[bunniefuu]

♪ Somewhere deep
in bear country ♪

♪ Lives the berenstain
bear family ♪

♪ They're kind of furry
around the torso ♪

♪ They're a lot like people,
only more so ♪

♪ The bare fact is that ♪

♪ They're just like
you and me ♪

♪ The only difference
is they live ♪

♪ In a tree ♪

♪ The berenstain bears ♪

♪ When things go wrong,
as things might do ♪

♪ The berenstain bears
will find a way through ♪

♪ Mama, papa,
sister and brother ♪

♪ They'll always be there
for each other ♪

♪ The bare fact is that
they can be sweet as honey ♪

♪ Sometimes, you'll find,
they might be just plain funny ♪

♪ The berenstain bears ♪

♪ The berenstain bears ♪

[ Sister ]:
sometimes little bears'
good behaviour ends

When they pack
their pyjamas

And stay over
with friends.

[ Phone ringing ]

Hello?

Brother,
cousin fred.

[ Brother ]:
hello?

The fifth math problem?

I got five and a half.

You too?

Great. Well, bye.

[ Phone ringing ]

Hello?...

Sister, it's lizzie bruin.

I wonder what she's
come up with now.

She always has some big idea.

A stuffed-animal tea party,

Dressing up in grown-up's
clothes in the attic.

One time, she even
organized a club

In farmer ben's chicken coop --
pee-yew!

I know, you told me...

About five times.

Hi, lizzie. What's up?

A what?

Really? At your house?

Saturday night?
Of course I can come.

Well, just as soon
as I ask mama and papa.

Mama, mama!

[ Mama ]:
we're in
the guestroom.

[ Papa ]:
but be careful...oh!

Where's papa?

Hee-hee. Oops.
Sorry, papa.

It's all right, sister.

What's a little paint
among friends?

Now, what's all the excitement?

Lizzie bruin is having
a sleep-over and I'm invited.

Just millie, anna and me.
It's okay if I go, right?

Well... I don't know...

Thanks, mama. I knew--

Did you say... "No"?

No, I said, "I don't know."

You've never slept
away from home before.

Yes, I have, mama.
At grizzly gramps and gran's.

One time, for a whole week.

But gramps and gran are family,
close family.

Well, the bruins are...

Close neighbours.

Oh please, mama.
It'll be so much fun!

I'm taking my player,

And anna and millie
have great tapes.

And we're going to make
popcorn and--

Oh, I suppose it's all right.

But, as part of this family,

We expect you to behave properly
when you're away from home.

Sleeping over at
a friend's house

Is a kind of
special privilege.

And something that goes with
privilege is responsibility.

Do you know what
those words mean, sister?

Sure. "Privilege" means
"allowed to do stuff",

And "responsibility"
means "not messing up".

Well, it means
a little more than that.

Papa's right.

Being responsible
means that no matter

What anyone else says or does--

I do what I know is right.

That's our
little girl.

Okay, then.
You can go.

But only if you promise
to remember that.

Yay! I promise.
Thanks, mama!

I have to
call lizzie.

[ Papa ]:
oh! Hum...

[ Giggling ]

[ Laughing ]

I can hardly wait, lizzie.

Your slumber party's
going to be so much fun.

Did somebody say
"slumber party"?

Can I come?

Sure. Why not?

What's one more?

Hi.
Lizzie's having a slumber party.

Wait 'til
I tell linda.

Whee!

There's a slumber party
at lizzie bruin's house.

[ ♪ ]

What does it say?

That you're having
a slumber party.

[ Giggling ]

Hey, queenie.
[Music playing]

Hi, too-tall.
Where did you get the boom box?

Queenie, check this out.

[ ♪ ]

Pretty nice.

Thanks.
Not you, smirk.

The boom box.
Oh.

It sure would be great to have
that at lizzie's slumber party.

A party? Great!

It's a slumber party.

Girls only.

So, does that mean
we aren't invited?

Urgh.

Not necessarily.

Uh... Now we're really confused.

What I mean is,

Who needs an invitation?

Um... Us?

No. We're just gonna show up.
Get it?

Ohhh.

[ ♪ ]

[ ♪ ]

[ Phone ringing ]

Hi...

You can show us how to make

Friendship bracelets?...

Sure, you can come.
What's one more?

[ Phone ringing ]

Hello?...

Sure. What's one more?

[ Sister ]:
oh, mama, this is so exciting.
My very first sleep-over!

Don't forget your toothbrush
and your pyjamas.

And remember
what you promised...

Oh, yes. A snack.

I told lizzie I'd bring a snack.

No, not that.

Hmm... Privilege
and responsibility.

Uh-huh.
That's right.

You're still a guest
in the bruin's house,

So don't get carried away,
even if the others do.

I won't forget.

Oops!

It looks like I fixed it
a little too much.

Here's your snack.

Just make sure you share it
with the other girls.

Thanks, mama.

Bye, papa.

Bye.

Did you call the bruins?

No, I thought you did.

Well, I'm sure
it'll be all right.

Remember
what mama said.

I know, papa, I know.

[ Doorbell ringing ]

Hi, lizzie. I... Who are you?

Hi, sister. This is cindy.

Hello.

Did you invite her, too?

No -- my mama and papa
have gone out tonight,

So cindy is babysitting.

Ahh...
Does that mean

There's no
slumber party?

Mr and mrs bruins said
a slumber party would be okay

Since it's only a few girls.

And I thought
it would be fun.

We used to have sleepovers
all the time when I was a cub.

There's usually a lot more
giggling than sleeping.

[ Doorbell ringing ]

Hi, stacy. Hi, karen.

Hi.
Hello, lizzie.

Stacy? Karen?

I thought you said it was anna
and millie who were coming.

Anna and millie...

And stacy
and karen.

[ Doorbell ringing ]

Hi, I'm queenie.

[ Doorbell ringing ]

How many girls did you invite?

Tag, gwen. You're it!

[ Laughing ]

Please, no running in the house.

Popcorn's ready!

Mmm, pretty good. Have some.

Have some more, queenie.

I don't think
you should throw that...

Anymore...

[ Laughing ]

No throwing!

Oh!

Hey, no fair!

[ Laughing ]

Take that!
Please don't
hit each other!

I know it's in fun,
but it's not very...

Uh-oh.

Don't just let it fizz, queenie.

Whoa!

Hey, stop it!

[ Laughter ]

Whoa!

[ Rock music
playing ]

Oh!

Looks like we arrived
just in time.

The party's just
getting started.

Ooh, I love a parade.

Can you please turn it down?

I can't hear you!
The music's too loud!

[ Snickering ]

That's what I mean.
Turn it down!

What?
Grrr!

Quiet!

[ Door closes ]

[ ♪ ]

Sister, I am so angry
and disappointed.

You are grounded, young lady.

One day in your room
and one full week in the house.

That bad, huh?

You should have seen the place.

Popcorn stuck to everything,

Juice spills
all over the carpet,

Furniture knocked
this way and that.

It was an absolute disgrace.

Everything
I said about

Privilege and
responsibility,

In one ear and
out the other.

Sister does have
to share the blame...

But it sounds like
there were quite a few

At this slumber party.

Hmm... Maybe it was
one of those situations

Where one thing led to another
and things got out of control.

I'm sure it wouldn't
have gotten out of hand

If the bruins had been home.

If we knew they
were going out,

We could have
suggested that sister

Attend a sleep-over
some other time,

Or that the girls
have the sleep-over here.

Hmm... But we didn't.

It was our responsibility
to call them.

Part of the responsibility
that comes

With the privilege
of having cubs.

So, we're partially to blame.

Privilege and responsibility
go for parents as well as cubs.

Mama?

I know you're really mad,

And I know that
what I did was wrong.

But that's why...

I need to be "not grounded"...

For maybe just
a little while tomorrow?

[ ♪ ]

This was a good idea
for us all to come over

And help clean up, sister.

Hey, I know!

Everyone's doing
such a good job,

We should make this
a clean-up party.

Let's not, lizzie.

If you don't mind,
I'd rather not hear

The word "party" again
for a long time.

[ Laughing ]

[ Mama ]:
if you're a bear

Who loves tv,
loud music

And fun, how
are you going

To get your
homework done?

[ Gasping ]

Oh, fiddle.

[ Humming ]

Oh!
Papa!

Uh... Whooaaa...

I've got ya.
Oh...

Would you look at that,
I've snared a husband.

I never thought walking
into the living room

Could be so hazardous.

Now just stay put while
I find the end of this.

I don't see as
I have a choice.

It's not as big
as it used to be.

I'd better get winding.

Urgh.
[ Sniffing ]

What kind of sandwiches
are those?

Peanut butter and honey.

Urgh! It smells
like peanut butter

And garbage to me.

Now that you mention it,
I smelled something bad

While I was sitting there
last night.

Urghh!

What in the world is
in brother's backpack?

Mmm... Hm? Hey,

My newspaper!

Don't worry, I won't spoil
the sports section.

[ Mama ]:
urghh! Rotting lunch leftovers.

Is this a backpack
or a composter?

Well, at least we know
he's not littering.

Hmm... What's this?

A note...
From brother's teacher?

"I regret to inform you..."
Hmm.

Looks like you and I
better have a talk with our son.

Turn it on, freddy.

The astro-bears are locked out
of their spaceship.

What? Channel .

You'd better hurry,
the glob has them cornered.

Earth to brother,
earth to brother.

This is your papa
speaking.

Uh, freddy? I gotta go.
I'll call you later. Bye.

Were you saying
something, papa?

I wasn't quite
reading you.

You're not reading
much of anything,

According to this letter
from your teacher.

I... Uh...

It says here you've fallen
way behind in your homework.

Maybe brother's too busy
with other things...

Like girls.

I am not!

Sister, that's
quite enough.

Yes, go and do
your own homework.

I'm already done.

That's because
your homework is easy.

Is not.
Is too.

Stop that now, both of you.

Let's figure out
what the problem is here.

I'll tell you
what the problem is.

I have too much homework.

There's english and math,

And there's science
and history and... Oh...

Every subject, every day,

'Til it's coming out of my ears.

Is that so?

Have you been doing
your homework every day?

Well... Heh-heh... Not really.

If you did a little
homework every day,

It wouldn't pile up
to a mountain of work.

Which is what you have here.

Oh...

I'm afraid papa's right.

There are going to have to be
some changes around here.

Like what?

Like no more music,
no more tv,

No more talking
on the phone.

What about video games, papa?

And no more video games,

Until you get caught up
with your homework.

But you
don't understand.

That'll
take forever.

Then you better get started.

Oh... Where are
you going?

I'm just going outside
to see the sunlight

And... Smell the fresh air
one last time.

[ Phone ringing ]

I'll get it.

Hello? Yes, it is.

Uh-huh, he's right here.

You're welcome.

It's for you, papa.

Thank you,
sweetie.

Hello?

Yes, that's me, papa q. Bear.

I see...

I see.

I see.

Well, it's just that
I've been so busy lately--

Er...

Why, yes. The big tree house.

You can't miss it.
Who was it, dear?

Mr. Debit of the tax department.

It seems I forgot
to send in my tax forms.

Oh, no.

What are tax forms?

Ahh...well,

It's sort of like
homework for grown-ups.

No tv and no music
and no anything.

Hmph! It's not fair.

Huh? Brother,

What a surprise!

Gramps! Gran!

What are you doing here?

Picking berries.

Well, until somebody
started throwing sticks at us.

I'm sorry. I was just
upset about something.

I...i didn't know
you were there.

Oh?

Do you want to
talk about it?

It's kind
of a long story.

Why don't you come back
to the house with us

And have some berries and cream?

Good idea.

It doesn't have
a happy ending, gramps.

Well, I reckon a bowl of fresh
berries won't make it any worse.

[ Brother ]:
...and now I can't watch tv
or play video games

Or anything until I get
all caught up with my homework.

Well, that doesn't sound
too unreasonable to me.

Oh... But papa
doesn't understand.

I'm so far behind,
I'll never catch up.

I know the situation
seems terrible right now,

But you'll catch up.

That's right,
just like your father did.

What do you mean?

The same thing happened to him
when he was a young cub.

Of course, there was
no television back then.

No television?

Oh, no. We had a radio instead.

In those days, you could listen

To fantastic stories
every night.

[ Gran ]:
and your father liked
to listen to the radio

While he was doing his homework.

His favourite show was jet-bear
george of the space frontier.

[ Gramps ]:
only, the more interested
he became in the radio,

The further behind
he fell in his schoolwork.

I made sure he got it done.

I clamped down on him the way
he's clamping down on you.

Hmm... Maybe papa
does understand.

And I guess I haven't
been doing a good job

Of keeping up with my homework.

The worst thing you can do
with homework

Is put it off until later.

That's right.

It's called
procrastination.

"Pro-cas-ta-what"?

Procrastination:

Putting off a job 'til tomorrow

When you know
it should be done today.

Yes, sir -- when your papa
buckled down

And did his homework every day,

He became a much better student.

I understand, gramps.

But how am I ever going
to get caught up?

You might ask teacher bob
to give you a catch-up period.

I think he'll
go along with that.

He's a pretty good guy.

That's a good idea.

But the first thing
I have to do is go home

And get some of it
done today.

That's the spirit.

If papa can do it,
then so can i.

[ Mr debit ]:
and fill out this form
and attach it

To the first one
I gave you.

It covers various
tax deductions.

Fairly straightforward, really.

Uh... Uh, yes, of course.

Psst... Sis.

Who's that guy?

He's mr. Debit from the bear
country tax department.

You're not the only one
who has a lot of homework to do.

Well, I must be off.

I look forward to hearing
from you next week.

Good day, mrs. Bear.

Good day.

Looks like we both have
a lot of work to do.

We might as well get
caught up together.

I suppose we could
both use a lesson

In doing important things first.

How about starting right now?

Ah!

Here, have some
paper clips, papa.

Thank you.

Umm... Anything else you need?

Oh, another day or
two would be nice.

But I don't think you have
that in your pencil case.

Heh. Nope. Sorry.

[ Phone ringing ]
[ sister ]: I'll get it.

Hello?
Uh-huh, he's right here.

Would you like
to speak to him?

Okay.

Oh-oh. I hope it's not
mr. Debit again.

It's not for you, papa.
It's for brother.

Phew!

Hello?

Hi, freddy. What's up?

No way!

No one's ever gotten
to level five in dino-battle.

Sure, I'd love to see how...

Right now? Well, uh,
I'd like to, freddy,

But I'm trying a whole
new homework system.

Instead of falling way behind,

I'm keeping up with
my homework every day.

Well, uh, thanks for
the invite, anyway.

Yup. Bye.

Freddy's a good guy and
my best friend and all that,

But he can be a pain sometimes.

Oh? What did he say?

He said that he always
does his homework every day

And never falls behind.

Sounds like he has
the right idea.

Here you go.

How's it coming
along?

Good -- just one more
question to go,

And I'm finished
my history homework.

How about you?

Just one more
calculation to make,

And I'm finished my tax form.

And it's a good thing, because
if I'm at this much longer,

I won't be able to see straight.

[ Laughing ]

Ta-da. All done.

Ta-da. I'm all done, too.

Did you say
you're all done?

Well, not everything...

But at least
my history's finished.

And I just have to dot a few is

And cross a few ts
on the rest of it.

Oh,
congratulations!

And speaking of history,
let's decide here and now

That the whole business

Of letting homework slide
is history.

And that goes for both of you.
Deal?

[ Both ]:
deal!

[ All laughing ]

[ ♪ ]