1992 Berenstein Bears Newspaper Advertisement

I only learned of the Berenstein vs Berenstain conspiracy theory a few days ago, and the moment I encountered this madness I had to start digging into the past. I would have sworn it was the Berenstein Bears, but the world disagrees and points out that it has always been the Berenstain Bears. What’s happening?

Fortunately, the Google Newspaper Archives are here to . . . confuse me even more. This 1992 newspaper ad clearly states that the Berenstein Bears books are on sale, but zooming way in one the images I can’t decide if I’m looking at an “e” or an “a” in the title. Damn. This is weird.

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