We Bare Bears: Viral Video

This hip, madcap compilation from the Cartoon Network original series includes 12 episodes starring Bay Area anthropomorphic ursine brothers: the oldest, Grizz (aged 7 in bear years, around 45 in human), nervous Panda, and Ice Bear, who nearly always speaks in the third person (“Ice Bear's tired of staring at this guy's butt.”). The titular episode finds Grizz obsessing and dragging the others into his Internet fame aspirations, which end up at a “MemeCon” where he is treated shabbily by a cute koala (voiced by Patton Oswalt). “Food Truck” centers on the trio's idea for “Cal-zones”—Italian sandwiches shaped like the state—and their bending of the “don't feed the wildlife” rule; and “Chloe” introduces human university student Chloe (Charlene Yi), who befriends the bears with honey wasabi gummy bribes, only to see them become upset when they disagree with her research project findings. Also including the awkward romance non-starter “Panda's Date” (Panda falls for a woman who saves him from a nut allergic reaction), “Shush Ninja,” “Occupy Bears” (a construction crew threatens their cave home), and others, this snappy and often amusing series from creator Daniel Chong is recommended. Aud: P. (J. Williams-Wood)