Unlike The Three Bears in the classic fairy tale, Sesame Street's Four Bears are certainly sentient characters, and do not regularly appear together. Baby Bear has always been, and likely will always be, the most frequently appearing character from the Bears, as he is the age and mindset of many viewers of the show. Also, Curly, Mama and Papa never appear on the show without Baby, guaranteeing him an equal or greater number of appearances on the show every season.