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The Too-Tall Gang
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Biography[]

The Too-Tall Gang is a group of bullies led by Too-Tall Grizzly. They are well known for their mischief and troublemaking. They have been involved in smoking and drug dealing. Too-Tall Grizzly is the clear leader of the gang and the other members are somewhat afraid of him. The Too-tall gang frequently bullies new and unpopular cubs at Bear Country School.

Members[]

Skuzz[]

The second-in-command of Too-Tall's gang and the closest to Too Tall. He wears a whoopee cap (a crown-like hat) and a green jacket. In the books, he doesn't talk as much as Too-Tall, but can be just as ruthless. In the 2003 cartoon, he and Smirk are closest to each other than they are with their leader. Skuzz is a lot more obnoxious than he was in the books. He's also the member to point out the obvious.

Smirk[]

The silly one of Too-Tall's gang. He wears a baseball cap, sometimes in a sideways position, and likes to build model airplanes in his spare time. He will sometimes actually have a "smirk" on his face. In the 2003 cartoon, he and Skuzz are seemingly closer to each other than they are with Too-Tall. Smirk is very boisterous and is very comical. He is also, instead of Vinnie, the most dim witted of the gang.

Vinnie[]

The most dim-witted member of the Too-Tall's gang. He wears a woollen hat on his head similar to a skater, though only for looks. He does not understand much of the sarcasm from the rest of the gang and is often the one that Too-Tall teases when no one else is around. In the 2003 cartoon, he only made occasional appearances and never talked. His name was also never mentioned.

Unnamed Member[]

A member of the Too-Tall gang. He wears a beanie-like baseball cap with an upturned visor in the First-Time books, and a sailor's hat and a sailor's suit in the chapter books. His appearances are very limited, and he is not considered a regular member of the gang. 

Trivia (2003 Berenstain Bears cartoon show)[]

  • The gang aren't as callous as they are in the books, but they still poke fun of other cubs.
  • Too-Tall's main talent is singing, but he claimed to have other "talents" such as giving a "super strong handshake, " and playing the harmonica with his nose.
  • Too-Tall is especially nicer to Brother and his friends and even hangs out with them when Smirk and Skuzz are not around.
  • Queenie is the cub Too-Tall is the nicest to.
  • Skuzz has the highest voice of the gang, while Too-Tall has the lowest.
  • Unlike the books, no mention of a relationship was made between Too-Tall and Queenie, though they are close friends.
  • Though Queenie hangs with Brother and Sister and their friends as well as the gang, she can be seen being dishonest with other cubs such as pretending to be friends and laughing at Ferdy Factual
  • Skuzz and Smirk are closer to each other than they are to their leader. They do bicker though on occasion such as on Halloween. This argument was stopped by Too-Tall when he shouted at them to be quiet before grabbing them by the collars of their shirts.
  • Smirk has less color on his clothes than in the books. Also, his upper lip has a more divided, animal-like look to it, while in the books his upper lip is more straight.
  • In White Water Adventure, it is revealed Too Tall wants to please his members as Smirk and Skuzz (Smirk believing this more) think Too-Tall knows everything. Too-Tall felt pressure from this, and was honest with Brother about this. Smirk and Skuzz do understand this when Too Tall admitted after the race that Brother helped him.
  • Skuzz may be bad at chess, or games in general, since Too-Tall pointed out, "I bet if Skuzz played against himself, he'd still lose!" This comment could however had been just Too-Tall teasing him.
  • None of their parents are ever shown--but it's revealed in "The Double Dare" that they do have parents and that they do care about their behavior.
  • Smirk's voice actor (James Eckhouse, born 1955) was the oldest voice actor for the gang, Too-Tall's voice actor (Gage Knox, born 1989) was around six months older than Skuzz's voice actor (Patrick Salvagna, born 1990).
  • It’s implied that Queenie has a crush on Too-Tall.

Trivia (Berenstain Bears books)[]

Too-Tall is good with kittens--he actually lent Brother his hat to put a stray kitten in that Brother found. Too-Tall also gave Brother advice on caring for it. This redeeming quality of Too-Tall's came as quite as surprise to Brother. He is also a skilled dancer.

Skuzz is the only character in the books shown being high. While he was high, he stole Queenie's bicycle, did "wheelies", then crashed it into a parked police car. He was then taken by ambulance to a hospital, and when Brother and Sister visited him, he refused to admit he took any drugs. It was later revealed that it was Too-Tall that gave him the happy pills, though he didn't seem to mean Skuzz any harm.

Skuzz's jacket color has changed sometimes. One color was red, another green, and another blue. His hat is usually gray, but it was also a light blue before.

Vinnie has the sharpest nose of the gang.

In the 1985 TV series, Too-Tall leads an entirely different gang than from the books and 2003 series, consisting of a cub with a light purple, long-sleeved collared shirt named Waldo, a unnamed shorter cub with a blue, short-sleeved shirt, and a taller cub with a blue and white striped, long-sleeved shirt named Clyde.

Skuzz seems to have more or less dislike for Queenie, since he was shown frowning at her after she got mad at Too-Tall, he called her "fickle" behind her back, and he was upset at Too-Tall for voting for her at school.

Too-Tall and Skuzz are close to each-other, while Smirk and Vinnie are close.

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