Brother and Sister Bear and several other cubs are suspicious when Ralph Ripoff becomes involved in efforts to raise money to build a new wing for the local hospital.

When priceless antiques begin to disappear from Squire Grizzly's mansion, the ghost of his ancestor Bad Bart is suspected.

The residents in Beartown try not to worry when a stranger predicts doom for everyone because they no longer hibernate, but then when an ice monster shows up at the annual Winter Carnival the town is terrified.

Brother Bear's association with the Too-Tall Gang and a private talk with Gramps convince him to put all his efforts into persuading cubs not to take up cigarette smoking.

Farmer Ben takes a dim view of the cubs' plan to hold a Halloween Festival to help save his floundering family farm, and the situation is complicated when a couple of Ben's dead ancestors show up.

The Bear Scouts have to stop Ralph Ripoff and the Weasels from hypnotizing Bigpaw before they convince him to destroy Bear County.

"Bigpaw, the biggest bear in Bear Country, wants a job. But everything he tries to do turns into one BIG mess. The Bear Scouts are afraid Bigpaw's working days are over. Until a really BIG disaster strikes Beartown. And now it's up to a certain BIG fellow to lend a helping paw!"--Cover.

When Naughty Ned becomes separated from his parents at Big Fun Park, Brother and Sister Bear take time out from their fun to search for him.

Papa and Brother Bear demonstrate the difference between big and small with a variety of objects from hats and heads to suits of clothes.