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''The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree'' is an animated television special based on the ''Berenstain Bears'' children's book series by Stan and Jan Berenstain. Produced by Buzz Potamkin and directed by Mordicai Gerstein, the program made its debut on NBC on December 3, 1979.〔("TV Week." ) Lewiston Morning Tribune, 1979-11-30, p. 7F.〕〔("Previews." ) The Evening Independent, 1979-12-03, p. 11-B.〕 The television special inspired a book by the same name, published by Random House in 1980. ==Development== Stan and Jan Berenstain first pitched their idea for a holiday special in November 1978. They were told that there was not a market for new animated television specials, and the husband and wife team nearly gave up on the project. In February 1980, however, they received an invitation from producer Joseph Gates to discuss the idea further.〔 〕 A deal with Perpetual Motion Pictures was soon solidified, and, over the course of the next several months, the Berenstains collaborated with Mordicai Gerstein and Buzz Potamkin to develop a script and sketch nearly 20,000 original drawings needed for the animators.〔 The Berenstains drew for three straight weeks, struggling with some of the sketches. According to Stan and Jan, "Back views of the bears are especially challenging (we’ve never seen them from the back before)."〔 Soon after, the Berenstains auditioned for vocal talent: Auditioning voices: we listen to eight Papas, six Mamas and four-and-twenty Sister and Brother Bears in six hours. Actors are selected. Two days in the space station atmosphere of a high-powered sound recording studio: sound engineer Bob Lifton laughs at two of the show's ninety-seven jokes. Since he does sound for Saturday Night Live this is considered a good omen. By mid-June, Stan and Jan saw the first bits of animation, and the completed special was viewed by the Berenstains on November 10, just over three weeks prior to the national broadcast.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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