Our Famous First for December is the television debut of the Berenstain Bears.
Veteran producer Joseph Cates, better known for his work in producing and/or directing awards shows, reached a deal with the husband & wife team of Stan & Jan Berenstain and animator Buzz Potamkin's Perpetual Motion Pictures (now Buzzco) to bring the Berenstains' family of bruins to life.
"The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree" sets the tone for what would soon follow, and was first broadcast on NBC in 1979.
The Berenstains shared the same publisher as Dr. Seuss, as their books were all published by Random House. Now, you'd think Random House would've helped the Berenstains land a TV deal, but we don't know all the details.
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