There is certainly nothing wrong with putting these two stories together in a single release, but it is a bit odd that the producers of the show recognize that even innocuous seeming characters can be scary to little ones and still choose to put their own monster in an episode. Certainly, at the very least, their monster should have appeared after Sister learned about talking about her fears, it should not have led the set of stories.
Strictly anecdotally, while my child was not scared of the Green Eyed Monster, she did absolutely go around for two days talking about the monster. The character clearly stuck with her, and it's not hard to imagine a world in which, for some children, the character would not only stick, but scare as well.
That odd bit aside, The Berenstain Bears: Family and Friendship represents a wonderfully fun trip down memory lane for adults of a certain age, and still manages to enthrall children (at least the child I tested it on).
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