The Berenstain Bears (2003) · Season 1, Episode 4
“The Trouble With Pets / The Sitter” · Season 1, Episode 4
In this episode: Sister Bear (5), Papa Q. Bear (5), Mama Bear (4), Farmer Ben (1), Cubs (1)
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
A horse?
[Brother and Sister gallop likes horses]
We can ride it to school!
[slows them down] Whoa! Nobody said anything about a horse.
A horse would need a fenced corral with lots of room to run. Our yard's just too small.
And do you know how much a horse eats? More oats than I can afford!
I want a pet that's warm and cuddly.
If you want something warm and cuddly, you should just get your old blanket.
Well, if you want a pet that's cold and slimy, you should get some slime!
[walking to them] What's all the commotion about?
[waking to Papa and Sister] None of the pets that Sister wants are any fun!
All the pets that Brother wants are too weird!
They are not!
ARE TOO!
Now settle down. We'll go to the pet store. Maybe they'll have something you can both agree on.
The pet store? Okay.
[The scene dissolves to Mama Papa Sister and Brother in the family car on the way to the pet store]
Now remember, cubs...
We know.
Nothing that eats bugs.
[laughs] Or smells bad.
Hey! [sees Farmer Ben running around.] What's Farmer Ben doing?
It looks like his chickens are on the loose. Let's give him a hand.
[Papa parks the car so they can see what Farmer Ben is doing]
Come back here! Uh... Heal! Oh boy. Sit!
Heal?
Sit?
Farmer Ben must be trying to train his chickens.
[A litter of puppies race towards Brother and Sister]
Puppies!
Aw! They're so cute!
These pups are getting to be quite a handful. I'm going to have to put an ad on the paper to see if I can find them good homes.
Can we have one? Please?
I don't know.
We'll think about it.
What do we have to think about?
Well, for one thing, there are the vet bills to consider.
Not to mention dog tags and licenses. All of that costs money.
[hands Mama the puppy] We can save up our allowance money to help pay for it.
[the puppy licks Mama] Oh my. It is kind of cute.
We'll take it.
Yay! We're getting a puppy!
Let's call him Prince.
[chuckles] That's a fine name for a boy dog, but I'm afraid the one you're holding is a little lady.
Maybe that's what we should call her, Little Lady.
Wait until you see your new home! You're really going to like it!
What are you doing here?
What am I doing here? What are you doing here? You're supposed to be looking after Lady.
No I'm not! I won the coin toss, remember?
That was for cleaning up her accident.
It was for cleaning up her accident and looking after her!
No it wasn't.
Yes it was!
Well, if we aren't looking after her, who is?
[Little Lady has made a mess in the living room. She's pulling one of her toys from underneath a flower vase. The cubs run home and say...!]
No, Lady!
Stop!
[The flower vase falls on the ground and breaks. The cubs look at the mess Little Lady made.]
This isn't good!
[Mama and Papa return home]
Hello!
Hi!
[Mama and Papa also look at the mess Little Lady made.]
Oh, the sofa!
My chair!
[The scene cuts to outside where it's raining outside. Little Lady is sent to her doghouse as punishment for wrecking the living room.]
Maybe we should have asked for a goldfish instead. At least we wouldn't have gotten it into so much trouble.
It's not fair to Little Lady. We should be the ones out in the doghouse.
[Mama and Papa are in the kitchen. Papa is fixing the broken flower vase, and Mama is sewing up a ripped pillow.]
This vase is in more pieces than a jigsaw puzzle.
What could have gotten Little Lady into doing such a thing?
We know what got into her.
What do you mean?
We weren't exactly looking after her when she got into trouble.
You weren't looking after her?
She didn't get outside for any exercise all afternoon. Not even a walk.
That's why she wrecked the living room. She was just trying to have some fun.
[offscreen] Looking after a puppy is a round-the-clock job.
It isn't something you can just put off until later when it's more convenient.
We're sorry
I guess we aren't very good puppy owners.
[offscreen] Maybe you can make it up to her.
How about giving her a snack when you bring her back in.
We can bring her back in the house?
You mean it?
After hearing what really happened, I think she deserves another chance.
Come on, Sister! Let's go tell her the good news!
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