The Birthday is the second part of the 1st episode of Care Bears.
Synopsis[]
Matthew Miller is upset when (to him) his parents forgot his birthday because of his new baby sister Lisa; out of anger (and a little persuasion from his friend Eddie), they plan on wrecking the house. With a little help from the Care Bears, Matthew learns the joy of having a baby sister.
Characters[]
- Birthday Bear
- Wish Bear
- Gentle Heart Lamb
- Swift Heart Rabbit
- Lotsa Heart Elephant
- Matthew Miller
- Eddie
- Mrs. Miller
- Loyal Heart Dog
- Treat Heart Pig
Animation Errors[]
- Right as Gentle Heart Lamb huddles with the others, Treat Heart Pig trades places with Cheer Bear.
- Despite riding the cloud car to Matthew’s house, Treat Heart is never seen with the other Care Bears.
Omitted Scenes[]
- The Care Bears and Cousins throwing Birthday Bear in the sky a few times.
- Cheer’s incorrect prediction of Matthew of being happy about the arrival of a baby sister.
- The Care Bears and Cousins running past Birthday Bear, who was about to follow them, but Lotsa Heart uses Her nose to pull Birthday by the throat, and runs past. Birthday Bear says something, and follows the others riding on cloud cars and Lotsa Heart on a wind-powered vehicle.
- Birthday Bear saying something as they see Eddie whispering to Matthew.
- A scene of Matthew leaving the Kitchen and closing the door.
- A scene of the Care Bears at a playground as they think about how to help Matthew.
- Eddie’s declaration that the living room is the next to be wrecked.
- Swift Heart Rabbit pointing to the baby’s room, as the car Eddie and Matthew is in wrecks it, and a scene showing Gentle Heart Lamb’s worry.
- Eddie smugly saying to Matthew that Matthew’s parents won’t forget.
Trivia[]
- In the baby's room, a plushie can be seen of the comic character Heathcliff. At the time this series was being produced, DiC Entertainment were also making a cartoon of said character.
