A Berenstain Bears Christmas Tree (1979)
We saw this on a VHS tape we dug out of a box in Lindsay's parents house in Massachusetts. It wasn't the worst thing we saw that weekend, but it certainly deserves an honorable mention. First up, this deserves a spot on the list of unintentionally creepy animated production. Some of the expressions the bears display are downright horrific. Also, there's a scene towards the end where an eagle, upset that Papa Bear was considering turning his home into a Christmas tree, chucks an axe at the Bear family. Almost got them, too. For what it's worth, that eagle wound up having a change of heart. After Papa Bear realized the inherent hypocrisy in cutting down someone's home for a holiday that was supposed to honor all life, the eagle, along with a brigade of other animals, did some Christmas decorating to ensure the Bear family had the best Christmas ever. I think if I have to watch another special where a family, down on their luck, miraculously wi