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Papa Bear, also known as Father Bear, is one of the main characters of the Berenstain Bears series. He is the husband of Mama Bear and the father of Brother, Sister, and Honey.

Appearance[]

In the books, Papa wears a long-sleeved yellow collared shirt with diagonal red and green lines and a pair of long blue overalls. When he goes out, he wears a tall brown bucket hat with a red stripe.

In both the 1985 and 2003 animated adaptations of The Berenstain Bears, the stripes on Papa's shirt are gone, making it easier for the animators to move him.

Personality[]

Papa is an industrious carpenter who serves as the father figure to his cubs Brother and Sister Bear. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing, making furniture, and hanging around in the woods. His absolute favorite food is honey.

Although Papa tends to be awkward, he is actually well-intentioned. Like Mama, he is an authoritarian, but despite this, he tends to get upset over nothing while pushed past his limit, leaving Mama to pick up the scraps for him or assuming that cubs will learn as they grow.

Due to his behavior at times, he tends to think that the rules don't apply to him, and as a result, he ends up having to set an example for the cubs or doing chores as punishment. Despite all this Papa is an assuring and patient bear and is able to help the cubs understand the problem.

Music[]

Papa Bear can sing, and is shown doing so in some books and the 1985 cartoon. His best notable song is the Wild Wild Honey Song, a song about Papa getting his plan to steal Queen Nectar's honey. He also sing two variations of the same melody, the White Water Song is sung when Papa carrying the three cubs to the river and the Big Money Song is sung when Papa discovers something in the supermarket about money.

Trivia[]

  • In both the TV shows and the books Papa mainly lectures the cubs on schoolwork as he went through it himself.
  • In the 1985 series, Papa was a little more of a goof while in the 2003 series he is more serious but still funny.
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