John Lithgow plays a dad whose daughter breaks and enters. The bears are the victims here.
A spirited young girl disobeys her parents and runs off to the wood for the afternoon where she rudely invades the home of a family of bears, taking advantage of all its comforts and thoughtlessly wrecking things. When caught, she learns important lessons about truthfulness and respecting others' rights to privacy.
Costume
Alex Karras in bear suit deserves more respect.
Acting
Lithgow's disappointed dad energy is Shakespearean.
Production
Faerie Tale Theatre budget went to bear ears apparently.
Director
Gilbert Cates
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was part of Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre series, which explains the 'why are famous people doing this' energy.
Alex Karras went from NFL legend to Papa Bear to Webster's dad—an iconic trajectory.
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