? Hop, hop, hop with us back to 1981 for our first trip to Bear Country, which it turns out was built on top of the Easter Bunny’s industrial nightmare factory.  ****  ? Guests:  Alan Johnson (Two Bad Neighbors – A Simpsons Podcast, Talespin Trivia, @AlanJ).  Emily Rowley (smiling politely, @mlerowley).  ****  ? Topics & Tangents:  1. The Berenstain Bears’ Easter Surprise on the official YouTube channel.  2. Yes, we all collectively mispronounced “Berenstain.”  3. The VHS cover, for reference.  4. The Berenstain Bears: The Very First Easter, being the story of the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus, who is also a bear.  5. Inside the Berenstain Bears’ Tree House.  6. The widest tree in the world, for comparison.  7. Things this special has in common with Steel Magnolias: Knowl Johnson and dozens of broken Easter eggs.  8. An ode to the Bear Family’s tiny, antique, circular porthole TV set.  9. Today’s TV Trope: Packed Hero.  10. Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video, featuring young Zachary Danziger (Bill Bunny) and a host of way more familiar names.  ****  ? Retro Commercial Break:  Kellogg’s Raisin Bran: Morgan the Mockingbird Commercial, 1981, preserved from the original airing of this special.  ****  ? And Now, These Messages:  Mike on the Two Bad Neighbors podcast for Marge Be Not Proud and Monty Can’t Buy Me Love.  Jingle Jank.  “The Berenstain Bears’ Easter Surprise” © 1981 Joseph Cates Co., Inc.  Say hi on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.  Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house.