| The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist | |
| Season 1, Episode 1b | |
| Series: The Berenstain Bears (2002) | |
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| Air date | September 9, 2002 (Treehouse TV) January 13, 2003 (PBS) |
| Written by | Brian Lasenby |
| Directed by | Scott Glynn & Gary Hurst |
| Preceded by The Berenstain Bears' Trouble at School |
Followed by The Berenstain Bears: Mama's New Job |
“Taking care of your teeth is what bears like to do. They brush them and floss them and visit the dentist, too.”
—Sister Bear
The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist is the second segment of the first episode in season one of The Berenstain Bears. It first aired on Treehouse TV on September 9, 2002, and later on PBS on January 13, 2003. It is based on the book of the same name.
Summary[]
Sister wakes up one morning with a loose tooth. She shows it to Brother, who tells her that the dentist will yank it out, scaring Sister. However, Brother himself has a tooth problem after biting down hard on a piece of candy he was eating, causing himself to get a cavity. When Mama finds out about this, she has both of her cubs see Dr. Bearson, the local dentist.
Plot[]
When Sister gets her first loose tooth, Brother teases her that the dentist will extract it with a big yanking tool. After Sister watches Brother get a cavity filled, she discovers that her dentist is a very gentle fellow and he assures her that most baby teeth don’t need yanking. They fall out all on their own.
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Differences From the Book:[]
- Lizzy and Cousin Freddy are seen, although in book, they were not seen. The book was published before "The Trouble With Friends", when Lizzy first appeared.
- The story in the book ended when Sister ran into Mama and Papa's room to show them her shiny new dime. In the cartoon, the episode ended where Sister, Brother, and Mama were leaving Dr. Bearson's office with Sister's loose tooth.
- Dr. Bearson used a little plastic thing to wiggle Sister's tooth in the book, but in the cartoon, he used a white cloth to wiggle it.
- In the cartoon, Sister and Brother got two balloons: A red one and a yellow one. But in the book, they only got one red balloon.
- At the beginning, in the book, when Sister woke up, she felt a loose tooth. In the cartoon, she got out of bed, went to the bathroom to brush her teeth. When she began brushing her teeth, she felt the loose tooth.
- In the book, Sister and Brother were having special cereal at breakfast. But in the cartoon, they had toast.
- In the cartoon, the story shows Brother and Cousin Freddy coming out of the candy store, and when Brother took a bite of one of the gooey gums, he felt a bad cavity. In the book this scene wasn't shown.
- In the cartoon, Brother was so scared to go to the dentist because of his cavity. But in the book, he wasn't scared, and he didn't feel bad.
- In the cartoon, Brother was helping Papa at his workshop, but the book never showed that scene.
- In the book, Mama appears when Brother was getting his cavity filled. But in the cartoon, she's absent.
- In the cartoon, Sister, Brother, and Mama were in the waiting room at Dr. Bearson's, although in the book, they weren't in the waiting room.
- Papa was seen more in the cartoon. He was seen at the end of the book sleeping just as Sister bursts into his and Mama's bedroom to show them her new dime.