B E A R S (The Berenstain Bears '85 Abridged)
Project Overview
This is a non-profit fan-based parody. The Berenstain Bears Show(1985) was created by Stan and Jan Berenstain, Joe Cates Co Inc, Hanna-Barbera Australia and Southern Star Productions, and is owned and distributed by Nelvana Enterprises Inc, Please support the official release.
B E A R S
Summary: "B E A R S" is a two-part one-shot, abridging the 1985 Berenstain Bears cartoon with sarcasm and a hint of absurdity.
Genre: Comedy, Abridged, Parody
Writer, Director, Editor: Owen A.
Episodes: 1(two-parter)
Required: Voice Actors
Audition Deadline: 1-31-19
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So, apparently, a lot of people have done great work as the background voices. So, I could probably put multiple interpretations together in the mix.
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Audition Extension
Thanks for auditioning, everyone! Due to how well the casting call's been going throughout January, I decided to set the deadline to the end of Febuary to better suit a variety of options. Best of luck! -
Casting Difficulties
I swear, every new audition that comes in for Brother makes it harder to choose who I want to play him. I just have so many good options! -
Script Distribution
To the actors who get chosen for the roles, the full scripts will be sent to you via Email or Discord. Part one has a finished script, though part two still needs to have it's writing underway.
Brother plays a more genuine voice of reason than Sister, though sometimes not by much. While Sister gives snide remarks or complains about questionable or non-existent logic in a situation, Brother can be one to offer perspective from a more positive, curious or logical outlook. Sometimes, because of their clashing ideals and personalities, Brother could even play a Silent Bob-type in a situation due to Sister simply not wanting to hear it.
Voice: A more youthful teen voice, akin to a 14-year-old boy.
(curious) Papa, why do you want to catch Jake so bad? He's just a catfish.
(neutral, acting as a voice of reason) I'd hate to spoil the fun, but how is this keeping the lake clean?
(playing hide-and-seek, calling out to Sister) OK, nothing's going to stop me; not even your face!
Sister is sarcastic and a bit mean-spirited. In a situation, she will make sarcastic quips or complaints about how it "makes no sense". While a logical sort, her reasoning often either serves as a source of, or takes a backseat to, her snide remarks. Her only genuine remarks are the "best of a bad situation" sort, such as in one of the example lines above.
Voice: An older, often deadpan voice.
(pleased) It's your best catch yet, though. Last time, all you found was a used condom!
(confused) ...Am I the only one who feels like we missed something?
...Can I go on a rant about how nothing today made sense now?
Papa is a doofy, stupid idiot of a father. But at the same time, not as stupid as your standard "dimwitted dad". He has building expertise and a mild sense of awareness to some of the stupidity of the world around him, just nowhere near as much as Brother or Sister.
Voice: A voice akin to Brian Cummings' original performance; a well-intentioned yet sometimes misinformed father figure.
(a bit confused) So, what up with them?
(excited) Exactly! A catfish is just a cat and a fish's mutated love child, so they have twice as much protien as a normal fish!
(irritated) Don't remind me. Why do we still fish here? It's a trash hole!
Sometimes Mama's kind and caring. But other times, and as is often the case, not so much. Generally, she's indifferent, irritable and sometimes prone to taking extreme measures.
Voice: A stereotypical Jewish mother voice.
(disbelief) I don't know; their games get harder to keep track of everyday. Besides, I'm busy pretending to wash the dishes.
(irritated) ...Papa, don't you and the cubs have a fishing trip today?
How much does Actual Factual know? Not as much as he seems to. Despite managing a laboratory and having piloted a hot-air balloon, he's something of a pseudo-intellectual. He knows less than he thinks, yet more than a pseudo-intellectual usually does.
Voice: An over-confident, somewhat pompous Britishman.
(determined) Doesn't matter; we'll stop this senseless pollution, or my name isn't Actual Factual!
(irritated) Well what do you expect? We're bears! We live in trees! You have NO idea how hard it is to install working PLUMBING in this neck of the woods!
(inspired) Wait, wait! I think I have an idea!
Jake is an abrasive, oddly religious catfish. ...That's kinda all you need to know.
Voice: A Yosemite Sam-esque Southern drawl.
*coughing and hacking* Because people are assholes, that's why! Everyone keeps filling the lake with shit!
(angry) I'll tell you who doesn't: Jesus Christ! (adlib vaguely Christian-sounding ranting. The more off-the-rails, the better!)
(casual) Well, I HAVE been saving a pirate ship. ... Yeah, it's full of old treasure.
Background characters serving no purpose other than to fill a scene.
Voice: Literally whoever you want.
(confused) Who's idea was it to make an old pirate ship a museum?
(bored) Probably that Actual Factual nutcase. What is that guy doing with his life?
(adlib some response to Line 1)
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