Papa Bear seems to remember the lesson he learned in the Christmas special about the importance of thinking of others on that holiday.
Bigpaw speaks more intelligently, and appears more intimidating, than he did on the subsequent The Berenstain Bears (1985) series.
Sony Wonder has yet to acquire this TV special on DVD with the random segments of The Berenstain Bears (1985) because a lone hedgehog briefly smokes a cigar while explaining about Bigpaw.