Changes: The Three Bears

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Three bears and a new baby — *Sesame'*s modern version, along with bear #4.

The Three Bears are the classic trio of fairytale ursines, consisting of a large papa bear, medium-sized mama bear, and tiny baby bear, from the Fairy Tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In an early Sesame Street skit, an Anything Muppet version of the family attempts to count each other. They sound off in turn but then go round again and reach the number 7 before Goldilocks intervenes.

Goldilocks uses the family's beds, chairs, and plates to prove conclusively that they are the three bears. The family is happily relieved when their number is confirmed. Their peace of mind is short-lived, however; once Goldilocks says they can now enact the story of the three bears, the family is terrified by the thought of wild bears in their midst and run around in terror.

Other incarnations of the three bears appeared in books, but it wasn't until the 1990s that the family unit of Baby Bear, Papa Bear, and Mama Bear took up permanent residence on Sesame Street.

References

Fozzie and two bears pose as "The Three Bears" (in name only; they're gangsters actually) in episode 518 of The Muppet Show.
In The Muppets on Puppets, during the "Cinderella" story, Little Girl Sue (as Cinderella) goes to visit her sick granny, but instead winds up at the Three Bears House and samples the porridge.

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-'''The Three Bears''' are the classic trio of fairytale ursines, consisting of a large papa bear, medium-sized mama bear, and tiny baby bear. In an early ''[[Sesame Street]]'' skit, an [[Anything Muppets|Anything Muppet]] version of the family attempts to count each other. They sound off in turn but then go round again and reach the number [[7]] before [[Goldilocks]] intervenes.
+'''The Three Bears''' are the classic trio of fairytale ursines, consisting of a large papa bear, medium-sized mama bear, and tiny baby bear, from the [[:Category:Fairy Tales|Fairy Tale]] ''[[Goldilocks and the Three Bears]]''. In an early ''[[Sesame Street]]'' skit, an [[Anything Muppets|Anything Muppet]] version of the family attempts to count each other. They sound off in turn but then go round again and reach the number [[7]] before [[Goldilocks]] intervenes.
-Goldilocks uses the family's beds, chairs, and plates to prove conclusively that they are the three bears. The family is happily relieved when their number is confirmed. Their piece of mind is short-lived, however; once Goldilocks says they can now enact the story of the three bears, the family is terrified by the thought of wild bears in their midst and run around in terror.
+Goldilocks uses the family's beds, chairs, and plates to prove conclusively that they are the three bears. The family is happily relieved when their number is confirmed. Their peace of mind is short-lived, however; once Goldilocks says they can now enact the story of the three bears, the family is terrified by the thought of wild bears in their midst and run around in terror.
-Other incarnations of the three bears appeared in books, but it wasn't until the 1990s that the family unit of [[Baby Bear]], [[Papa Bear]], and [[Mama Bear]] took up permanent residence on ''Sesame Street''.
+Other incarnations of the three bears appeared in books, but it wasn't until the 1990s that the family unit of [[Baby Bear]], [[Papa Bear]], and [[Mama Bear]] took up permanent residence on [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]].
+==References==
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+* [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]] and two [[Bears|bears]] pose as "The Three Bears" (in name only; they're gangsters actually) in [[Episode 518: Marty Feldman|episode 518]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
+*In ''[[The Muppets on Puppets]]'', during the "[[Cinderella]]" story, [[Little Girl Sue]] (as Cinderella) goes to [[Little Red Riding Hood|visit her sick granny]], but instead winds up at the Three Bears House and samples the porridge.
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 Image:Gilchrist-threebears.gif|In a [[The Muppets (comic strip)|Muppet comic strip]] by [[Guy Gilchrist|Guy]] and [[Brad Gilchrist]], it's suggested that [[Fozzie Bear]] is related to the family.
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