As soon as we heard it we'd scramble for the remote and change that shit. About the Author 1. Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. Created by TeachingBooks. Spend your summer holiday with The Berenstain Bears! Will the Bears… Then the TV show which from 1985-2003 cemented the family of gentle bears into popular culture. Despite the “A” being in the title, the show opts to go with the “BerenstEin” pronunciation: It’s unclear why the show wound up with an incorrect pronunciation, and … But the problem is, I only ever heard anyone, ever, say Beren-STEEN. THE BERENSTAIN BEARS". The Berenstain Bears: Papa (top left), Mama (top right), Brother (bottom left), Sister (bottom right), Honey (center) The Berenstain Bears is a children's literature franchise created by Stan and Jan Berenstain and continued by their son, Mike Berenstain, who assumed partial authorship in 2002, and full authorship in 2012 following Jan's death. So the correct pronunciation would be "beren-STINE" for both spellings. Thank you for helping build the largest language community on the internet. So when everyone started saying they remembered it being Berenstein, I scoffed, because I always remembered Berenstain from the theme song. I question how I and so many others could mispronounce it as Berenstein when Berenstain is so easy to pronounce. Listen to the Audio (00:04) Share. The books were almost universally beloved by children of the era, unlike many other children’s book franchises of the decade. ‎----- 20% OFF FOR A LIMITED TIME ----- Join the Berenstain Bears in this interactive book app as they get a new pet parakeet just in time for the big pet show at the annual Beartown Festival! (Flickr/Laura) A contributor on Reddit has shared that while packing for a move, she found an old Berenstain Bears VHS tape that has a “Berenstein Bears” label … Which is just plain wrongness on the part of people who … For those who grew up in the 1960s-1980s, the Berenstain Bears were a constant series in classrooms and in the library. Audio Name Pronunciation with Stan Berenstain. Unable to come to grips with the fact that they had the name wrong this … PBS Kids did not make any specific reasons on why ''Berenstain Bears'' was cancelled. The voice was so low and country it was unmistakable. Share this Series. I am 32 and I clearly remember them as the Berenstein Bears not the Berenstain Bears. Berenstain Bears books. Actually, the bears were named after the authors, Stan and Jan Berenstain. Learn how to pronounce "Berenstain Bears" with the American Pronunciation Guide ("APG")! Sign in to disable ALL ads. You can find the video for the worksheet here: https:www.youtube.comwatch?time_continue=10&v=JvllvjuGcKc. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their Twitter handles. The Berenstain Bears' Big Bedtime Book by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, and Mike Berenstain • Part of the Berenstain Bears Series. Stain is a very common word in our language and Stein is uncommon, a part of last names for the most part.