The Care Bears are a set of characters created
by American Greetings in 1981 for use on greeting cards. The original
artwork for the cards was painted by artist Elena Kucharik. In 1983,
Kenner took the characters and made the first in a line of very
succesful teddy bears based of the Care Bears. Over 40 million units
were sold between 1983 and 1987.
Each Care Bear comes in a different color and
with a specialized insignia on its belly: for example, "Bedtime
Bear" is pastel blue and sports a sleepy-looking anthropromorphised
crescent moon, and "Cheer Bear" is pink with a rainbow
insignia. A spin-off collection toys, the Care Bear Cousins, feature
stuffed monkeys, lions, and other such animals in the same style
as the teddy bears.
The Care Bears television series ran from 1985
to 1988; three animated feature film spinoffs, The Care Bears Movie
(1985), The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986), and The
Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987) followed.
Share Bear
Baby Hugs Bear and Baby Tugs Bear
Champ Bear
Day Dream Bear
Forest Friend Bear
Grams Bear
Harmony Bear
Perfect and Polite Panda
Sea Friend Bear
Secret Bear
Surprise Bear
Take Care Bear
True Heart Bear
Nicholas and the Evil Spirit (1st movie)
Dark Heart (2nd movie)
The Wizard & Dim and Dumb (3rd movie)
Professor Coldheart & Frostbite (DIC episodes)
No Heart, Beastly & Shrieky (Nelvana episodes)
TV Theme lyrics:
Care Bears countdown 4-3-2-1
Who's that coming, from somewhere up in the sky?
Moving fast and bright as a firefly!
Just when you think that trouble's gonna pounce
Who's gonna be there when it really counts?
Do that Care Bears countdown,
And send a wish out through the air
(And send a wish out through the air!)
Just do that Care Bears countdown!
Just when you need 'em they'll be there
(Just when you need 'em they'll be there!)
Dont be afraid when clouds are brewing hard,
If you can dream just send a wish out through the dark,
And do the Care Bears countdown 5-4-3-2-1!
The Thing That Came To Stay
Lotsa Heart's Wish
Tugs The Brave
The Turnabout
The Space Bubbles
Desert Gold
Coconut Crazy
Camp
Cheer Of The Jungle
Order On The Court
The Wrath Of Shreeky
Under the Big Top
Birthday
The Pirate Treasure
Lost At Sea
Grumpy And Clumsy
Bright Heart's Bad Day
The All Powerful Mr. Beastly
Lucky Charm
The Care Bears Carneys
The Magic Lamp
The Sleeping Giant
The Show Must Go On
Day Dreams
Magic Mirror
The Dry Spell
The Mystery Of The Phantom
The Night The Stars Went Out
Care-a-Lot's Birthday
The Two Princesses
The Gift Of Caring
Braces
The Care Bears Town Parade
No Business Like Snow Business
The Care-a-Lot Games
Runaway
The Great Race
Songfellow Strum and His Magic Train
The Care Bears Exercise Show
The Camp Out
Soap Box Derby
The Lost Gift
The Fountain Of Youth
Treat Heart Baba & The Two Thieves
Concrete Rain
The Cloud Worm
One Million C.B.
The Girl Who Cried Wolf
Home Sweet Homeless
Hearts At Sea
Ski Trouble
Kingdom of Caring
Care-a-lot (within Kingdom of Caring)
The Forest of Feelings (within Kingdom of Caring)
The Hall of Hearts (Within Care-a-lot)
Paradise Valley
