"Polar Bears" is the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth episodes of the second season of the television series The Naked Brothers Band, which premiered as a television movie special on Nickelodeon on June 6, 2008 to 1.7 million viewers for children aged 6–11; it was the second most watched show for the week in that age group.
The TV movie tells of the siblings' who, along with their bandmates, take a ride on their tour bus to New Orleans, Louisiana.
Polar Bears earned Draper a Writers Guild Award for Children's Script: Long Form or Special.
Jesse recalled that a salesman from Blockbuster recommended buying this old humorous film called The Awful Truth, starring Cary Grant.
After watching it, Alex comes back into the room explaining that she made a mistake; the film was actually called An Inconvenient Truth that featured Al Gore.
That night, Alex becomes overly concerned about the polar bears losing their homes, so Nat suggests they gather all the money they make from their upcoming concert and give the proceeds to the environment.
Onita's family has been friendly with the boys, their father and late mother since the siblings' early childhood.
The next day, the flooding from Hurricane Katrina flew Onita's house away, and because of this, the family had to move into a trailer home.
The next morning, Big Ella wakes everyone up explaining that she provided evidence on a newscasting that the reporters made false accusations about Alex.
That following night, the band raises money from that state dinner and donated it to a charity that helps global warming.
The siblings' mother Polly Draper, who is the series' creator and showrunner, wrote and directed this TV movie; she recalls, "Nat and Alex have become a fanatic about recycling and saving the environment.
"[2] Principal photography took place in New Orleans, Louisiana where the boys' father Michael Wolff is a native of.
[2] A scene in the film depicts Alex saying, "We're bigger than Santa Clause" which lampoons John Lennon's comment that The Beatles are "more popular than Jesus".