Bigpaw speaks more intelligently, and appears more intimidating, than he did on the subsequent The Berenstain Bears (1985) series.
Sony Wonder has yet to require this TV special on DVD with the random segments of The Berenstain Bears (1985) due to a lone hedgehog briefly smoked a cigar while explaining about Big Paw.
Papa Bear seems to remember the lesson he learned in the Christmas Tree special, about how it's important to think of others on that holiday.