History Headscratchers / TheBerenstainBears

* In "The Berenstain Bears and the Bully", Sister and Tuffy get dragged into school and sat outside the principal's office ([[BewareTheNiceOnes because Sister fought to protect]] [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals a baby bird Tuffy was throwing rocks at]]) by a recess teacher. But it's said there were a few supervising and another one vouches for Sister to Principal Honeycomb, so why didn't the same recess teacher try to stop the other from roughly taking both girls inside without question?

* "Brother" and "Sister" are supposed to be Brother's and Sister's real names, but Brother was referred to as "Small Bear" in ''The New Baby'', in which Sister was born. Does this mean that subsequently, his name was legally changed?

* "Brother" and "Sister" are supposed to be Brother's and Sister's real names, but Brother was referred to as "Small Bear" in ''The New Baby'', in which Sister was born. Does this mean that subsequently, his name was legally changed?


* Brother likes dinosaurs, but is it possible that Sister knows more about them than he does? In ''The Messy Room'', they have an argument about cleaning their room.

'''Sister''': How am I supposed to sweep with your dumb dinosaur toys all over the floor?

'''Brother''': They're not toys--they're ''models''! And don't move them! I'm working on a set-up of the Pleistocene Age!

'''Sister''': Pleistocene schmeistocene!


Sister's "Pleistocene schmeistocene" retort suggests that she knows more about dinosaurs than Brother does. Dinosaurs lived only during the Mesozoic era (the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods). The Cenozoic era, in which we are currently living, consists of the Paleogene, Neogene, and Quaternary periods. We are living in the last period, which contained the Pleistocene epoch (we are currently living in the Holocene epoch). While Brother and Sister are arguing, Brother has five dinosaur models on the floor. His statement about the Pleistocene would have been accurate had they instead been models of creatures such as the giant monitor lizard ''Megalania'', the giant tortoise ''Meiolania'', the giant flightless bird ''Genyornis'', and the giant marsupials ''Diprotodon'' and ''Procoptodon''. All of these creatures lived during the Pleistocene in Australia. Even though ''Megalania'' was a lizard, and therefore not closely related to dinosaurs, it was still a massive reptilian predator, and the largest land predator of its range and time. ''Meiolania'', like certain dinosaurs, had horns, a spiky tail, and body armor (in its case, a shell). ''Genyornis'', like other birds, had certain similarities to theropod dinosaurs, especially in its leg structure. ''Genyornis'', however, ate plants, as did ''Meiolania'', ''Diprotodon'', and ''Procoptodon''. Most theropods ate meat.

Sister's "Pleistocene schmeistocene" retort suggests that she knows more about dinosaurs than Brother does. Dinosaurs lived only during the Mesozoic era (the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods). The Cenozoic era, in which we are currently living, consists of the Paleogene and Neogene periods. We are living in the latter period, which contained the Pleistocene epoch. While Brother and Sister are arguing, Brother has five dinosaur models on the floor. His statement about the Pleistocene would have been accurate had they instead been models of creatures such as the giant monitor lizard ''Megalania'', the giant tortoise ''Meiolania'', the giant flightless bird ''Genyornis'', and the giant marsupials ''Diprotodon'' and ''Procoptodon''. All of these creatures lived during the Pleistocene in Australia. Even though ''Megalania'' was a lizard, and therefore not closely related to dinosaurs, it was still a massive reptilian predator, and the largest land predator of its range and time. ''Meiolania'', like certain dinosaurs, had horns, a spiky tail, and body armor (in its case, a shell). ''Genyornis'', like other birds, had certain similarities to theropod dinosaurs, especially in its leg structure. ''Genyornis'', however, ate plants, as did ''Meiolania'', ''Diprotodon'', and ''Procoptodon''. Most theropods ate meat.

Sister's "Pleistocene schmeistocene" retort suggests that she knows more about dinosaurs than Brother does. Dinosaurs lived only during the Mesozoic era (the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods). The Cenozoic era, in which we are currently living, consists of the Paleogene and Neogene periods. We are living in the latter period, which contained the Pleistocene epoch. While Brother and Sister are arguing, Brother has five dinosaur models on the floor. His statement about the Pleistocene would have been accurate had they instead been models of creatures such as the giant monitor lizard ''Megalania'', the giant tortoise ''Meiolania'', the giant flightless bird ''Genyornis'', and the giant marsupials ''Diprotodon'' and ''Procoptodon''. All of these creatures lived during the Pleistocene in Australia. Even though ''Megalania'' was a lizard, and therefore not closely related to dinosaurs, it was still a massive reptilian predator, and the largest land predator of its range and time. ''Meiolania'', like certain dinosaurs, had horns, a spiky tail, and body armor (in its case, a shell). ''Genyornis'', like other birds, had certain similarities to theropod dinosaurs, especially in its leg structure. ''Genyornis'', however, ate plants, as did ''Meiolania'', ''Diprotodon'', and ''Procoptodon''. Most theropods ate meat (there were a few exceptions, such as ''Avimimus'' and ''Segnosaurus'').

Sister's "Pleistocene schmeistocene" retort suggests that she knows more about dinosaurs than Brother does. Dinosaurs lived only during the Mesozoic era (the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods). The Cenozoic era, in which we are currently living, consists of the Paleogene and Neogene periods. We are living in the latter period, which contained the Pleistocene epoch. While Brother and Sister are arguing, Brother has five dinosaur models on the floor. His statement about the Pleistocene would have been accurate had they instead been models of creatures such as the giant monitor lizard ''Megalania'', the giant tortoise ''Meiolania'', the giant flightless bird ''Genyornis'', and the giant marsupials ''Diprotodon'' and ''Procoptodon''. All of these creatures lived during the Pleistocene in Australia. Even though ''Megalania'' was a lizard, and therefore not closely related to dinosaurs, it was still a massive reptilian predator, and the largest land predator of its range and time. ''Meiolania'', like certain dinosaurs, had horns, a spiky tail, and body armor (in its case, a shell). ''Genyornis'', like other birds, had certain similarities to theropod dinosaurs, especially in its leg structure. ''Genyornis'', however, ate plants, as did ''Meiolania'', ''Diprotodon'', and ''Procoptodon''; most theropods ate meat.

Sister's "Pleistocene schmeistocene" retort suggests that she knows more about dinosaurs than Brother does. Dinosaurs lived only during the Mesozoic era (the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods). The Cenozoic era, in which we are currently living, consists of the Paleogene and Neogene periods. We are living in the latter period, which contained the Pleistocene epoch. While Brother and Sister are arguing, Brother has five dinosaur models on the floor. His statement about the Pleistocene would have been accurate had they instead been models of creatures such as the giant monitor lizard ''Megalania'', the giant tortoise ''Meiolania'', the giant flightless bird ''Genyornis'', and the giant marsupials ''Diprotodon'' and ''Procoptodon''. All of these creatures lived during the Pleistocene in Australia. Even though ''Megalania'' was a lizard, and therefore not closely related to dinosaurs, it was still a massive reptilian predator, and the largest land predator of its range and time. ''Meiolania'', like certain dinosaurs, had horns, a spiky tail, and body armor (in its case, a shell). ''Genyornis'', like other birds, had certain similarities to theropod dinosaurs, especially in its leg structure. ''Genyornis'', however, ate plants, as did ''Meiolania'', ''Diprotodon'', and ''Procoptodon''.

Sister's "Pleistocene schmeistocene" retort suggests that she knows more about dinosaurs than Brother does. Dinosaurs lived only during the Mesozoic era (the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods). The Cenozoic era, in which we are currently living, consists of the Paleogene and Neogene periods. We are living in the latter period, which contained this Pleistocene epoch. While Brother and Sister are arguing, Brother has five dinosaur models on the floor. His statement about the Pleistocene would have been accurate had they instead been models of creatures such as the giant monitor lizard ''Megalania'', the giant tortoise ''Meiolania'', the giant flightless bird ''Genyornis'', and the giant marsupials ''Diprotodon'' and ''Procoptodon''. All of these creatures lived during the Pleistocene in Australia. Even though ''Megalania'' was a lizard, and therefore not closely related to dinosaurs, it was still a massive reptilian predator, and the largest land predator of its range and time. ''Meiolania'', like certain dinosaurs, had horns, a spiky tail, and body armor (in its case, a shell). ''Genyornis'', like other birds, had certain similarities to theropod dinosaurs, especially in its leg structure. ''Genyornis'', however, ate plants, as did ''Meiolania'', ''Diprotodon'', and ''Procoptodon''.

This suggests that Sister knows more about dinosaurs than Brother does. Dinosaurs lived only during the Mesozoic era (the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods). The Cenozoic era, in which we are currently living, consists of the Paleogene and Neogene periods. We are living in the latter period, which contained this Pleistocene epoch. While Brother and Sister are arguing, Brother has five dinosaur models on the floor. His statement about the Pleistocene would have been accurate had they instead been models of creatures such as the giant monitor lizard ''Megalania'', the giant tortoise ''Meiolania'', the giant flightless bird ''Genyornis'', and the giant marsupials ''Diprotodon'' and ''Procoptodon''. All of these creatures lived during the Pleistocene in Australia. Even though ''Megalania'' was a lizard, and therefore not closely related to dinosaurs, it was still a massive reptilian predator, and the largest land predator of its range and time. ''Meiolania'', like certain dinosaurs, had horns, a spiky tail, and body armor (in its case, a shell). ''Genyornis'', like other birds, had certain similarities to theropod dinosaurs, especially in its leg structure. ''Genyornis'', however, ate plants, as did ''Meiolania'', ''Diprotodon'', and ''Procoptodon''.

* "Brother" and "Sister" are supposed to be Brother's and Sister's real names, but Brother was referred to as "Small Bear" in "The New Baby", in which Sister was born. Does that mean his name was subsequently legally changed?


* Brother likes dinosaurs, but is it possible that Sister knows more about them than he does? In the book "The Messy Room", they have an argument about cleaning their room.

* So "Brother" and "Sister" are supposed to be Brother and Sister's real names. But Brother was "Small Bear" in "The New Baby", in which Sister was born. Does that mean his name was subsequently legally changed?