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Let's continue on with A Chucklewood Easter, shall we? (Forgot to mention that while I like the holiday, it is a bit overrepresented compared to some other holidays-certainly not Christmas, though!-as I can actually name a few Easter specials, something I can't say for every holiday this series covered. Though I never saw this one as a kid growing up...which is kind of odd, it would've fit in perfectly into a later afternoon Easter special block!)

Well, spring is upon Chucklewood Park and it's time for the bears to end their hibernation. Rusty has managed to get his good friend Buttons awake through using his tail to tickle him awake (cute!), and Bridget is stirring from her winter slumber, as well.

Rosie: (while putting the bread she kneaded in the oven) "Bridget, you're awake! And my, have you lost weight...!"
Bridget: (long yawn) "...So would you, if you'd been on a crash diet all winter!"
Rosie: " Well, hehe, we'll soon fix that. Breakfast is almost ready!"

True, true...that's sort of how hibernation works. They gorge themselves with food before the big slumber and then burn it all off in during their months-long rest. Anyways, Buttons is now wide awake, and he and Rusty are now ready to go out and play! Not so fast-"Where do you think you're going without eating?" demands Bridget of the boys. Yes, the cubs were planning to go out and play while completely skipping breakfast. Such a childish thing to do, don't they know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? Well, anyways, there's still one bear in the midst of hibernation: lazy ol' Abner. And Bridget says they can't eat until he gets up. Well, the boys are pretty miffed now-they clearly wanted to hurry up so they could play!

So they decide to try rousing Abner themselves. Buttons hollers for his Dad to wake up, but nothing happens. Rusty tries to wake up him by pulling out the tail-tickling trick on his feet (that is still so adorable )...but nothing happens. So the boys fetch a bucket of water and Buttons wrings out the sponge over his father's head...but nothing happens. They then proceed to dump the whole bucket on Abner...but noth-you get the idea. Nothing seems to be rousing Abner from his slumber. Buttons tries one last time by taking a stick and whacking the crap out of the now empty water bucket. Of course, not only does this not work, but it startles Rosie, who's still preparing their breakfast. "GOODNESS! What's all that noise?!?!"

So here we see the cubs sadly looking at the still-unconscious Abner. Nothing they do can wake him up, and they're beginning to wonder if he might just stay in that bed forever-which considering how lazy Abner is often shown to be in this series, would not be a huge stretch to believe. But just then...the aroma of the baking food in the oven reaches his nostrils...and he's up, just like that! All it took to get his fat butt out of bed was a little food. "That smells good-why didn't somebody wake me!" Oh Abner, if only you knew...

So who else has had this much trouble getting a loved one out of bed...or had this much trouble themselves? Well, at least now that he's awake everyone can have a nice, nutritious, wholesome breakfast

Chucklewood Critters (c) Encore Enterprises, Inc.

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Let's continue on with A Chucklewood Easter, shall we? (Forgot to mention that while I like the holiday, it is a bit overrepresented compared to some other holidays-certainly not Christmas, though!-as I can actually name a few Easter specials, something I can't say for every holiday this series covered. Though I never saw this one as a kid growing up...which is kind of odd, it would've fit in perfectly into a later afternoon Easter special block!)

Well, spring is upon Chucklewood Park and it's time for the bears to end their hibernation. Rusty has managed to get his good friend Buttons awake through using his tail to tickle him awake (cute!), and Bridget is stirring from her winter slumber, as well.

Rosie: (while putting the bread she kneaded in the oven) "Bridget, you're awake! And my, have you lost weight...!"
Bridget: (long yawn) "...So would you, if you'd been on a crash diet all winter!"
Rosie: " Well, hehe, we'll soon fix that. Breakfast is almost ready!"

True, true...that's sort of how hibernation works. They gorge themselves with food before the big slumber and then burn it all off in during their months-long rest. Anyways, Buttons is now wide awake, and he and Rusty are now ready to go out and play! Not so fast-"Where do you think you're going without eating?" demands Bridget of the boys. Yes, the cubs were planning to go out and play while completely skipping breakfast. Such a childish thing to do, don't they know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? Well, anyways, there's still one bear in the midst of hibernation: lazy ol' Abner. And Bridget says they can't eat until he gets up. Well, the boys are pretty miffed now-they clearly wanted to hurry up so they could play!

So they decide to try rousing Abner themselves. Buttons hollers for his Dad to wake up, but nothing happens. Rusty tries to wake up him by pulling out the tail-tickling trick on his feet (that is still so adorable )...but nothing happens. So the boys fetch a bucket of water and Buttons wrings out the sponge over his father's head...but nothing happens. They then proceed to dump the whole bucket on Abner...but noth-you get the idea. Nothing seems to be rousing Abner from his slumber. Buttons tries one last time by taking a stick and whacking the crap out of the now empty water bucket. Of course, not only does this not work, but it startles Rosie, who's still preparing their breakfast. "GOODNESS! What's all that noise?!?!"

So here we see the cubs sadly looking at the still-unconscious Abner. Nothing they do can wake him up, and they're beginning to wonder if he might just stay in that bed forever-which considering how lazy Abner is often shown to be in this series, would not be a huge stretch to believe. But just then...the aroma of the baking food in the oven reaches his nostrils...and he's up, just like that! All it took to get his fat butt out of bed was a little food. "That smells good-why didn't somebody wake me!" Oh Abner, if only you knew...

So who else has had this much trouble getting a loved one out of bed...or had this much trouble themselves? Well, at least now that he's awake everyone can have a nice, nutritious, wholesome breakfast

Chucklewood Critters (c) Encore Enterprises, Inc.