Life Lessons Wrapped in Fur: How We Bare Bears Taught Me to Live, Laugh, and Love.

Aditya Marouthiya
8 min readSep 1, 2024

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I never thought that a cartoon series could leave such a lasting impact on me, but We Bare Bears just did that.

What started as a simple show I’d watch with my little sister to spend some time with her quickly became a source of wisdom and comfort. Which always leaves a smile on my face at the end of every episode.

Through the charming misadventures of Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear, I found myself reflecting deeper themes of friendship, acceptance, and self-discovery.

Each episode felt like a gentle reminder of the values that truly matter in Life.

Delivering life lessons and meaningful messages in such a beautiful way and with such an eye-pleasing art form always made me fall in love with the show.

So about this show, It’s about three bears who were either abandoned or their situation was like that they had to leave their loved ones. All three are from 3 different species with all 3 having different personalities. Yet they all live together with love more than anything like brothers.

1. Grizzly “Grizz” Bear.

He is the eldest of the three bears and often takes the role of a leader. Is energetic, optimistic, and always eager to try new things and loves making new friends, often acting as the driving force behind the trio’s adventure.

He is outgoing, charismatic, adventurous, and a bit impulsive. Grizz’s tendency to jump into situations without thinking can sometimes lead to trouble, but his heart is always in the right place. He is fiercely loyal to his brothers and always there to love and protect them.

2.Panda “Pan-Pan” Bear.

Often referred to as Pan-Pan is the middle brother and most sensitive of the three. He is more introverted than Grizz and tends to be shy, especially around Women in social situations. Panda is very connected to modern technology and pop culture, often seen on his phone and laptop browsing the internet.

He is Gentle, caring, somewhat anxious, and romantic. Has a big heart and often worries about what others think of him. He is also known for his crushes and desire to find love. Panda’s cautious nature provides a balance to Grizz’s impulsiveness, making him the voice of the reason in the group.

3. Ice Bear.

He is the Youngest of the three and the most enigmatic. He is Bear of few words, often speaking in the third person, and is known for his calm, stoic demeanor. Despite his quiet nature, He is incredibly skilled in a variety of unexpected areas, including cooking, martial arts, and engineering.

Mysterious, highly capable, resourceful, and independent. His Bear’s silence often adds a humorous element to the show, as his actions speak louder than his words. Is deeply loyal to his brothers and will go to great lengths to support and protect them. His unique skills often come in handy, saving the day in unexpected ways.

Also, his story of how he got separated from his owner is the most emotional one. Believe me, I don’t cry even in movies but this one episode made me cry.

Every episode of this cartoon series is filled with colors, joy, Happiness, and a very meaningful message at the end. And these are the few things that this show teaches us in a way that makes us enjoy every bit of it.

1. The Power Of Friendship.

In the series, each and every episode symbolizes the power of friendship and teaches us how friends play such an important role in our lives.

By supporting us, loving us, and sometimes fighting with us which at that time hurt us physically but by the time we grow after years it make us emotional just by thinking how great the time was that we spent together having all the fun.

1. “The Giant Warehouse”

In this episode, all three baby bears came across a giant warehouse where they had fun playing but accidentally panda got stuck in a box.

After seeing him both Grizz and Ice Bear ran for his help to save their friend, not caring about their sizes and capabilities.

Eventually, they save Panda but all end up being delivered to a customer who had ordered some fancy googles for himself.

Unknowingly packed with three li’l cute bears.

2. We Bare Bears the movie

The whole show is about friendship and overcoming fear to protect innocents.

The whole series shows us what is the power of friendship and that we can achieve anything if we have the support of people who care about us.

2. Embracing Individuality.

1. “3 different bears with 3 different personalities living together with love as brothers.”

As we talked earlier all 3 bears have different personalities and nature but yet they live together with so much love and respect for each other.

Respect everyone’s feelings and care about them.

2. “Their relationship with Charlie.”

The speciality of this show is that each and every character in this show has its own unique personality yet they all form a bond and had a tendency to accept each other.

The same goes for Charlie, he is a big foot who lives in the jungle hates being photographed and to comes across people, and lives in his own solitude away from human interaction.

But even after all this, he became friends with a group of bears. who all have different types of personalities.

Which shows us that love is beyond differences.

3. Kindness and Empathy.

1. “Christmas party Chaos.”

In this part of the series, our bears got Christmas party invitations from their friends and unexpectedly from a koala called Nom Nom. Even though Nom-Nom didn’t care about the bears the show didn’t show him as an enemy it made us think about the character and what do we feel about it.

Coming back to the topic so, the bears got an invitation from all their friends but unexpectedly they got an invitation from Nom-Nom of which they thought they must go to NomNom’s party thinking that it would be more fun.

But they did not want to betray their friends so they went to all their friend’s parties. Attended them in a rush to reach Nom-Nom’s party on time creating chaos.

Soon after realising that the real enjoyment comes when we celebrate with people who care about us even if it’s a small party but not with fake people even if it’s a lavish one.

2. Charlie Helps Panda.

Charlie with so much introvertedness helps his friend(Panda) to reach the restaurant his brothers booked cause Panda lost his contact lenses and there is no way he could reach there in time without help.

Charlie without thinking about anything helps his friend without anything in return.

This shows us that we must have kindness and empathy for all and if not for all than atleast for people who care about us.

4. Overcoming Challenges Together

“Stuck on Island.”

In this episode, bears got stuck on an island where they tried to survive together soon after finding out that there were 2 humans also living on the island.

Where the Guy named Dave who has tricked a girl named Clara into the island so that he could spend time with her and make her his girlfriend.

Earlier everything was good until the bears got to know about it and tried to save the girl from that maniac which they succeeded in by escaping through a raft.

which shows as that what is the power of love and unity.

But the sad thing was when the rescue team discovered their raft, they only rescued the girl. This shows us that life is not fair for all and the best policy to live happily is to not expect something in return.

5. Learning From Mistakes.

Every episode is filled with bears making some cute mistakes and then realizing that they shouldn’t have done that. And Most importantly learning from them.

In every episode of We Bare Bears, the bears teach us something valuable about life, friendship, and finding joy in the little things. Whether they’re making mistakes and learning from them, overcoming challenges together, or simply enjoying each other’s company. Through their adventures, we see that happiness isn’t about having everything go perfectly; it’s about embracing the ups and downs with the people we care about and finding joy in every moment.

Even though the show focuses on 3 bears and their friends it wants to show that we as humans can live our life to the fullest if we learn to accept people as who they are, love everyone, enjoy every moment, and most importantly forgive.

And this is how this show taught me “How to Live, Laugh and Love”

Actually, every episode is filled with something or the other so I have tried to give u only some instances where the feelings were strong and every episode is a mixture of friendship, love, forgiveness, and adventure.

So, plz forgive me if I have missed your favorite part.

Credit for all the images used in the blog- CARTOON NETWORK LTD.

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Aditya Marouthiya

"In three words I can sum up everything I've Learned about life : It Goes On" -Robert Frost.