The Care Bears (TV series)
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| Care Bears | |
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| Format | Animated children's television series |
| Created by | Linda Denham Elena Kucharik |
| Starring | Billie Mae Richards Jim Henshaw Chris Wiggins Melleny Brown Luba Goy Eva Almos John Stocker |
| Country of origin |  United States Canada France |
| No. of episodes | 101 (including the 2 Atkinson Film-Arts specials) |
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| Running time | 0:30 (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC (1986-1988), First-run syndication (DiC - 1985, Nelvana - 1989-1990), Disney Channel (1990s), Toon Disney (1997-2002) |
| Original run | September 1985 (DiC), September 13, 1986 (Nelvana) – January 23, 1988 (ABC); September 1, 2002 (Toon Disney) |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
The Care Bears was a Canadian-produced television series based on the best-selling toy line, the Care Bears. Episodes of the series ran between 1985 and 1988 on various networks and syndication.
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[edit] Airing history
DiC Entertainment, produced the first 22 episodes which were syndicated from September 1985 on through 1986. DiC subcontracted the animation of these episodes to Nelvana.
Then, starting on September 13, 1986, Canadian animation company Nelvana, who had made the first two movies in 1985 and early 1986, took over with a spin-off called, The Care Bears Family, which ran on ABC's Saturday-morning line-up until January 23, 1988. Both the DIC and Nelvana produced episodes (along with two TV specials by Atkinson Film-Arts) were later combined into a single syndication package called simply "Care Bears" which aried until 1990. This is the version that was seen on the Disney Channel who ran it for the next few years until circa 1997. In April 1998, its sister station, Toon Disney, re-ran the syndication package version until September 1, 2002.
In 2002, Care Bears is currently aired by Cartoon Network's sister channel, Boomerang, worldwide.
[edit] Synopsis
The Care Bears live in a faraway place up in the clouds called Care-a-lot, which constitutes a part of the Kingdom of Caring. With the help of the Cousins and their Buddies, they go all around the world on Missions in Caring whilst Professor Coldheart (DIC episodes), or No Heart (Nelvana episodes) try to thwart their plans.
[edit] Characters
- The Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins
- The villains: Professor Coldheart, his assistant Frostbite and partner (and Frostbite's aunt) Auntie Freeze (DiC episodes), Wizard No Heart, his assistant, Beastly, and his niece, Shreeky
- Baby Hugs' shadow, from the episode "A Day Without Tugs".
- The Swamp Monster from the episode entitled "The Camp Out".
- Sally and Sarah, the two feuding twins from the "Lost at Sea" episode.
- Charles, a rich boy seen in "Birthday Bear's Blues".
- Alvin, a child whom Grumpy Bear helps in "Grumpy's Three Wishes".
[edit] List of Care Bears episodes
[edit] The Atkinson Film-Arts specials
- The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings (April 1983) (syndication)
- The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine (April 1984) (syndication)
[edit] The DiC episodes - syndication
- All episodes are from 1985 and are 15 minutes long.
| Ep. # | Episodes | Air date |
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| 1 | Camp R | September 14 |
| 2 | Birthday C, BS | |
| 3 | Braces TT, R | September 21 |
| 4 | Split Decision FS, R | |
| 5 | Lucky Charm TT, BS | September 28 |
| 6 | Soap Box Derby FS, LL | |
| 7 | The Last Laugh C, DD, LL | October 5 |
| 8 | The Show Must Go On FS, LL | |
| 9 | The Forest of Misfortune LE, LL | October 12 |
| 10 | Magic Mirror D, R | |
| 11 | Daydreams D, DD | October 19 |
| 12 | Runaway LE, DD | |
| 13 | Mayor for a Day D, LL | October 26 |
| 14 | The Night the Stars Went Out SS, BS | |
| 15 | The Magic Shop TT, BS | November 2 |
| 16 | Concrete Rain LE, LL | |
| 17 | Dry Spell SS, R | November 9 |
| 18 | Drab City FF, BS | |
| 19 | Wedding Bells C, R | November 16 |
| 20 | The Old Man and the Lighthouse FF, DD, BS | |
| 21 | The Cloud Worm SS, BS | November 23 |
| 22 | The Girl Who Called Wolf FF, LL |
[edit] The Nelvana episodes - ABC
- Care-a-lot's Birthday1
- Grumpy's Three Wishes1
- The Great Race1
- Home Sweet Homeless1
- Lost at Sea (15 min)2
- The Sleeping Giant (15 min)2
- The Big Star Round-up2
- The Camp Out (15 min)2
- I, Robot Heart (15 min)2
- Bravest of the Brave2
- The Long-Lost Care Bears7
- Birthday Bear's Blues7
- Grams Bear's Thanksgiving Surprise
- Order on the Court (15 min)
- The All-Powerful Mr. Beastly (15 min)7
- The Cloud of Uncaring9
- The Wrath of Shreeky
- Bright Heart's Bad Day (15 min)
- The Magic Lamp (15 min)4
- Desert Gold (15 min)7
- The Gift of Caring (15 min)7
- The Two Princesses (15 min)9
- The Cloud Monster (15 min)6
- Grumpy the Clumsy (15 min)
- The Purple Chariot (15 min)
- The Caring Crystals (15 min)4
- The Best Way to Make New Friends (15 min)9
- Care Bear Town Parade3
- Hearts at Sea8
- No Business Like Snow Business6
- The Factory of Uncaring
- The Lost Gift (15 min)4
- Lots-a-Heart's Wish (15 min)4
- The Showdown9
- Caring for Spring6
- The Turnabout (15 min)7
- Cheer of the Jungle (15 min)
- Beautiful Dreamer - The Show Must Go On (15 min)9
- The Care Bears Carneys (15 min)3
- The Pirate Treasure (15 min)4
- Grin and Bear It (15 min)7
- The Perils of the Pyramid (15 min)4
- Bedtime for Care-a-lot (15 min)4
- The Fountain of Youth (15 min)
- Treat Heart Baba and the Two Thieves (15 min)5
- Doctor Brightenstein's Monster (15 min)5
- The Care Fair Scare (15 min)3
- The Mystery of the Phantom (15 min)5
- Under the Bigtop (15 min)3
- The Most Ancient Gift (15 min)5
- Ski Trouble (15 min)6
- The Care Bear Exercise Show (15 min)
- The Care-a-lot Games (15 min)3
- Grams' Cooking Corner (15 min)
- The Care Bears Book of Facts and Fables (15 min)
- The Thing That Came to Stay (15 min)8
- The Space Bubbles (15 min)
- Cheer Bear's Chance (15 min)8
- A Hungry Little Guy (15 min)8
- King of the Moon (15 min)
- On Duty (15 min)
- Secret of the Box (15 min)4
- The Frozen Forest (15 min)6
- Grumpy's Little Friend (15 min)9
- One Million C.B. (15 min)5
- Tugs the Brave (15 min)5
- Coconut Crazy (15 min)
- Bad Luck Friday (15 min)5
- Food Frolics (15 min)5
- It's Raining, It's Boring (15 min)6
- A Day Without Tugs (15 min)8
- The Fabulous Safety Game (15 min)8
- A Rhyme In Time (15 min)8
- Songfellow Strum and his Magic Train (15 min)3
- Music Video (15 min)3
- Care Bears Nutcracker Suite (November 5, 1988 - Disney Channel; also aired as a three-parter)
[edit] DVD releases
(All DiC episodes have been released by UAV. The entire series from Nelvana is not yet complete; numbers after each episode [see above] are given as a guide to what can found on each collection. Further, all episodes released on DVD (with the exception of the DIC episodes) are based on the combined syndication package, including "The Land Without Feelings" which was released with two commerative plushies for the franchise's 25th anniversary.)
[edit] The DiC episodes - UAV
- Bedtime Stories (BS)
- The Last Laugh (LL)
- Care Bears to the Rescue (R)
- Daydreams (DD) (includes episode Last Laugh mislabeled as The Show Must Go On)
- Celebration (C)
- Forever Friends (FF)
- Fun In The Sun (FS)
- Starry Skies (SS)
- Dreamland (D)
- Tenderheart Tales (TT)
- Land of Enchantment (LE)
[edit] The Nelvana episodes - Lions Gate/FHE
- Adventures in Care-A-Lot (February 17, 2004) (1)
- Kingdom of Caring (February 17, 2004) (2)
- Festival of Fun (February 1, 2005) (3)
- Magical Adventures (February 1, 2005) (4)
- Bears Share a Scare (July 12, 2005) (5)
- Season of Caring (July 12, 2005) (6)
- The Gift Of Caring (March 28, 2006) (7)
- Hearts at Sea (July 11, 2006) (8)
- Friends Forever (March 6, 2007) (9)
- Fitness Fun (July 31, 2007) (10)
[edit] Nelvana DVDs Included with toys
- #101 - A Care Bear's look at Food Facts and Fables - The Thing that came to Stay
- #105 - The Care Bears Exercise Show - Cheer Of the Jungle
- #106 - Care-A-Lot's Birthday
- #107 - The Wrath of Shreeky
- #108 - Bedtime For Care-A-Lot - The Cloud Monster
- #109 - Space Bubbles - Cheer Bear's Chance
- #110 - Beautiful Dreamer - The Lost Gift
- #111 - The Most Ancient Gift - Coconut Crazy
- #112 - The Great Race
- #113 - Lotsa Heart's Wish - Order on the Court
- #115 - The Turnabout - The Best Way to Make New Friends
- #117 - The Long Lost Care Bears
- #118 - Grams Bear's Thanksgiving Surprise
- #119 - Desert Gold - Bad Luck Friday
- #120 - Music Video - Lost at Sea
- #121 - Ski Trouble - Under The Big-Top
- #125 - King of the Moon - On Duty
- #135 - Grumpy's Three Wishes
- #137 - The Magic Lamp - The Purple Chariot
- #138 - Song Fellow Strum and His Magic Train - The Sleeping Giant
- #139 - Caring For Spring
- #141 - The Camp Out - Doctor Brightenstein's Monster
- #142 - The Care Bears Exercise Show
- #143 - Coconut Crazy
- #145 - The Care Bears Book of Facts and Fables
- #146 - The Two Princesses
[edit] External links
- The Care Bears at the Internet Movie Database
- The Care Bears at TV.com
- List of DiC/Nelvana Care Bears episodes (without summaries)
- List of Care Bears episodes (with summaries)
- Episode guide at Treehouse TV
- 1986 series opening at Google Video
- Cartoon Junkies: Care Bears Episode Guide and Info
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