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The Care Bears Family

Began

September 13, 1986

Finished

December 25, 1988

Number of Seasons

3

Number of Episodes

18

Number of Movies

3

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The Care Bears Family is the second Care Bears animated television series, and is a continuation of the previous series, Care Bears.

Summary

The Care Bears Family was a Nelvana produced series that ran from September 13, 1986 to December 25, 1988. It consisted of 18 episodes spread out through three seasons and one TV special. The Care Bears and the Care Bear Cousins help out kids while frequently battling No Heart, Beastly, and sometime later, an evil girl named Shreeky, who happens to be No Heart's niece.

Characters

Care Bears

  • Baby Hugs Bear and Baby Tugs Bear are two infant Care Bears. They are often seen with Grams Bear, who takes care of them. Hugs is pink and her tummy symbol is a yellow star inside a pink heart box. Tugs is light blue and his tummy symbol is a yellow star inside a blue blanket.
  • Bedtime Bear is aqua blue, and his tummy symbol is a light blue crescent moon with a yellow hanging star.
  • Birthday Bear is gold and his tummy symbol is a cupcake with a candle.
  • Champ Bear is an athletic bear. He is redesigned in season two to include a red headband and jacket. He has a habit of ending his sentences with the phrase "sports fan," making him sound like a sports announcer. His fur is tan and his tummy symbol is a trophy with a red heart on it. His fur color changed to royal blue during the 2000's and the trophy on his belly badge has a red star instead of a heart.
  • Cheer Bear is friendly and encouraging. She is redesigned in season two, where she now sports a pony tail. She is pink and her tummy symbol is a rainbow.
  • Friend Bear is orange and her tummy symbol is two smiling sunflowers.
  • Funshine Bear is yellow and her tummy symbol is a smiling sun.
  • Good Luck Bear is green and his tummy symbol is a four-leaf clover with petals shaped as hearts.
  • Grams Bear is the oldest Care Bear and the caretaker of Hugs and Tugs. She has gray fur and her tummy symbol is a pink rose with a yellow ribbon.
  • Grumpy Bear is blue and his tummy symbol is a blue raincloud with small raindrops and hearts beneath.
  • Harmony Bear is purple and her tummy symbol is a red heart that is flanked with two little pink hearts. This symbol is now a smiling flower with multicolored petals (since the 2000's).
  • Love-a-Lot Bear is pink and her tummy symbol is two hearts, one red and one pink.
  • Secret Bear is orange and his tummy symbol is a heart-shaped lock.
  • Share Bear is lavender purple with tummy symbol originally consisting of a pink ice cream soda with two straws and hearts. This symbol is now a pair of pink and blue lollipops with hearts in the middle of both of them, in which there crossed together (since 2002).
  • Tenderheart Bear is the unofficial leader of the Care Bears. He has brown fur and his tummy symbol is a red heart with a pink outline.
  • True Heart Bear is originally pastel yellow, and her tummy symbol is a multi-coloured star with a heart in the middle. Her fur is now pastel pink (2007-2008).
  • Wish Bear is turquoise and her tummy symbol is a shooting star-buddy with three other stars.

Care Bear Cousins

Villains

Minor Villains

Episodes

All Powerful Mr Beastly, The - Beastly uses No Heart's broken amulet to try to capture TenderHeart and Brave Heart while they are on a caring call to a boy named Jeffrey.
Bad Luck Friday - Brave Heart must overcome his superstitions on Friday the 13th and save the other Care Bears who are lost in the jungle.
Beautiful Dreamer / The Show Must Go On - Grams tells a story of a Broadway star who gives a young washer woman the confidence to go onstage and perform in a show.
Bedtime For Care-A-Lot - Bedtime Bear is the only one who can save the other Care Bears who have been put to sleep by No Heart's magical sleeping sand.
Best Way To Make New Friends, The - Treat Heart sets out to make a video about how to make friends but ends up losing her friends by constantly laughing at them.
Big Star Round-Up, The - No Heart unleashes a terrible demon to try and destroy the Care Bears as the drive a herd of helpless little stars to Big Star Point.
Birthday Bears Blues - When the Care Bears forget Birthday Bear's birthday, they become trapped in a maze by No Heart.
Bravest Of The Brave, The - Brave Heart and a boy named Adam try to stop Dr. Fright, No Heart's evil accomplice who plans to trap the Care Bears in a deserted carnival.
Bright Hearts Bad Day - The Care Bear Family's Annual Picnic turns into a disaster for Bright Heart when he tries to become someone he's not.
Caring For Spring - When Mother Nature is captured by the Witch of Winter, Hugs and Tugs go to rescue her so she can bring spring back to Nursery Rhyme Land.
Camp Out, The - The Care Bears go camping and find themselves in big trouble when they run into a swamp monster.
Care Bear Carneys - Beastly and Shreeky trick the Care Bears away from their work and into a carnival they've set up as a trap to capture them.
Care Bears Look At Food Facts And Fables - The Care Bears host a fascinating potpourri of cooking trivia and yummy recipes that children can do themselves.
Care Bear Town Parade - Beastly tricks Cheer into buying a car which he's built for the specific purpose of destroying the parade.
Care Bears Exercise Show, The - Champ Bear hosts an exercise show complete with a warm up aerobics, and many helpful fitness tips.
Care Bears Fabulous Safety Game - Grumpy hosts a new quiz game where contestants Hugs, Tugs and Mr. Beastly tell us what they know about home safety.
Care Bears Nutcracker Suite - The Care Bears retell the nutcracker story in their own way. This was originally a TV special and was an hour long.  It was later split into three episodes for television.
Care Fair Scare - The Care Bears organize a fair to cheer children up and make them happy but Shreeky and Beastly are determined to destroy it.
Care-A-Lot Games - Brave Heart hosts a light hearted look at a variety of children's games with Beastly and Shreeky trying to cheat.
Care-A-Lots Birthday - Care-A-Lot's birthday bash is put on hold when Beastly captures Hugs and Tugs and the Care Bears must rescue them from No Heart's castle.
Caring Crystals, The - Grumpy is the only one who can save the day when No Heart unleashes his evil bubbles of uncaring on a village.
Cheer Bears Chance - Cheer must prove herself to the rest of the crew when Beastly and Shreeky attack the SS Friendship.
Caring For Spring - When Mother Nature is captured by the Witch of Winter, Hugs and Tugs go to rescue her so she can bring spring back to Nursery Rhyme Land.
Cheer Of The Jungle - Cheer, a city girl, visits Champ in the jungle but soon learns not to judge something by looks alone.
Cloud Monster, The - The Care Bears stop Beastly, Shreeky and No Heart from trying to destroy Care-A-Lot with a cloud eating monster that they created.
Cloud Of Uncaring, The - The Care Bears try to help a boy named Dale not knowing that No Heart is planning to unleash a cloud of uncaring on the world.
Coconut Crazy - Brave Heart doesn't think much of Bright Heart's zany inventions but soon changes his tune when one of them saves Cavetown.
Day Without Tugs - With Tugs sick in bed, Hugs spends a fin filled day doing many activities with her newfound friend - her own shadow.
Desert Gold - Hugs and Tugs try to help Brave Heart stop Beastly and Shreeky from getting a map which will lead the to a valley of gold.
Dr Brightenstiens Monster - Grams tells the story of how Dr. Brightenstein creates a friendly monster who is misunderstood by the inhabitants of a small town.
Factory Of Uncaring, The - Champ shirks his duty of guarding the Caring Meter giving No Heart a perfect opportunity to cover a town with uncaring smoke.
Food Frolics - The Care Bears are baffled when a usually friendly dinosaur turns mysteriously hostile and starts wrecking their garden.
Fountain Of Youth - Champ is eager to find the fountain of youth but learns from an elderly Brave Heart that there's nothing wrong with growing old.
Frozen Forest, The - The crew of the SS Friendship is in big trouble when Beastly and Shreeky plan to use a freezing ray and turn them to ice.
Gift of Caring - Cheer Bear and a young girl learn the importance of asking for help when they take a job that's too big for them.
Grams Bears Thanksgiving Surprise - The evil Sour Sam is out to ruin Thanksgiving with his Crabby Apple Pies and only the Care Bears can stop him with the help of a boy named Tony.
Grams Cooking Corner - Grams Bear shows everyone how to bake gingerbread cookies with help from Hugs, Tugs and Mr. beastly.
Great Race, The - Beastly tricks his way in the annual Care Bear obstacle race in hopes of being crowned King of Care-A-Lot for a day.
Grin & Bear It - When No Heart banishes Beastly for being blamed by ruining one of his spells, he tries to join the Care Bears but discovers being a good guy is more than he can stand.
Grumpy The Clumsy - In Gram's exciting caring tale, Viking Grumpy persists in overcoming his clumsiness when he tries to become someone he's not.
Grumpys Little Friend - Grumpy wants to see his little dinosaur friend again but as more to contend with when Shreeky and Beastly attack Cavetown and only he can defend it.
Grumpys Three Wishes - Grumpy helps a boy named Alvin gain confidence and must build up his own as he accepts the challenge to fight No Heart and save Care-A-Lot.
Home Sweet Homeless - Proud Heart gets a present unknowingly from No Heart which floods the Care Bear cousins out of house and home.
Hungry Little Guy, A - Beastly and Shreeky place an alien on board the SS Friendship to create havoc among the crew members so they can take over.
I Robot Heart - Bright Heart and Grumpy try to help a heartless robot named Cubot not realizing Beastly is trying to capture him as a gift for No Heart's birthday.
It's Raining It's Boring - On a rainy day Hugs and Tugs overcome the Bast of Boredom by finding lots of exciting things to do.
King Of The Moon - Brave Heart believes he's not needed by his crew and becomes the King of the Moon but soon learns that they need him after all.
Long Lost Care Bears, The - Two long lost Care Bears named Perfect and Polite are found an brought to Care-A-Lot not realizing that their old home has been hit by disaster.
Lost At Sea - When Hugs and Tugs accidentally set the Cloud Clipper adrift, Beastly tries to make sure the Cubs get lost forever.
Lost Gift, The - Grams tells Hugs and Tugs how a magical apple tree fed an entire village until greed destroyed it.
Lotsa Hearts Wish - When Lotsa Heart helps a unicorn, he is granted three wishes with unexpected results
Magic Lamp, The - Grams tells the exiting Arabian adventure of how Champ must find a magic lamp in the city of Badgag.
Most Ancient Gift, The - Grams tells a story of ancient Egypt, Beastly and Shreeky try to break the friendship between two neighboring countries by stealing a precious gift.
Mystery of the Phantom - Grams recounts how a group of Care Bears overcome their fears to fix up an old theatre haunted by a mysterious phantom.
Music Video - the Care Bears attend a music concert with the singing minstrel named Songfellow Strum.
No Business Like Snow Business - Champ helps a young skier regain his confidence on the slopes while beastly and Shreeky try to capture Champ
On Duty - Treat Heart learns there is a time to work and a time to play because of her, Shreeky captures Hugs and Tugs.
One Million CB - Hugs and Tugs learn it's wrong to lie when as a result, Brave Heart and Grams are captured by the evil No Heart Saurus.
Order On The Court - The Care Bear Cousins finally have a chance to win the annual basketball game, that is, if Lotsa Heart doesn't blow it.
Perils Of The Pyramid - Hugs and Tugs teach gung-ho archeologist Brave Heart to look before you leap as they enter a booby-trapped pyramid.
Pirate Treasure - Beastly takes Champ and Treat Heart prisoner on the high seas and Hugs and Tugs try to save them with the help of a pirate.
Purple Chariot, The - Grams tells the story of ancient Rome where Champ tries to turn Brave Heart back into the champion chariot racer he once was.
Rhyme In Time / Home Safety Video - While Grams reads Hugs and Tugs a story, the Cubs daydream and act out their own versions of what they've heard.
Secret Of The Box - Trouble starts when the crew of the SS Friendship become obsessed with opening a box to be delivered to an alien planet.
Showdown, The - The Care Bears try to help a young rodeo boy named Roy learn that how you feel about yourself is what really counts.
Ski Trouble - When Bright Heart goes skiing by himself, Beastly and Shreeky try to capture him.
Sleeping Giant, The - Hugs and Tugs are out playing when they stumble upon a giant who befriends them
Song Fellow Strum and His Musical Train - The Care Bears visit with a singing minstrel named Songfellow Strum in a place called Musicland.
Space Bubbles - When the Care Bears help a marooned Space Clown, Grumpy unfortunately gets the brunt of the Clown's practical jokes.
Thing That Came To Stay, The - A wild animal Cheer brings aboard the S.S. Friendship creates so much trouble that she soon learns animals should only remain in the wild.
Treat Heart Baba And The Two Thieves - Grams tells an Arabian tale of how little Treat Heart Baba overcomes her forgetfulness and saves Badgag from evil thieves.
Tugs The Brave - Little Tugs tries to be like his hero Brave Heart but realizes he'd rather be himself when he confronts a dangerous dinosaur.
Turnabout, The - When some of the Care Bears exchange jobs, they learn that doing the other person's job isn't as easy as they thought it was going to be.
Two Princesses, The - Treat Heart and Cheer learn to appreciate each other and work together when they are confronted by an evil two headed monster.
Under The Bigtop - Brave Heart and Grumpy help a small boy named Wally be part of the circus unaware that the evil duo Beastly and Shreeky are out to trap them.
Wrath Of Shreeky, The - The Care Bars help a young girl named Ann try to stop Shreeky's plan to turn the Forest of Feelings into a gnarled wasteland.

Voices

Season 1

  • Jim Henshaw - Tenderheart Bear
  • Bob Dermer - Grumpy Bear
  • Dan Hennessey - Brave Heart Lion
  • Chris Wiggins - No Heart
  • John Stocker - Mr. Beastly
  • Eva Almos - Friend Bear
  • Patrice Black - Share Bear
  • Melleny Brown - Cheer Bear, Baby Tugs Bear
  • Jayne Eastwood - Birthday Bear
  • Anni Evans - Champ Bear
  • Paulina Gillis - Swift Heart Rabbit
  • Luba Goy - Gentle Heart Lamb, Lotsa Heart Elephant
  • Janet Laine-Green - Wish Bear
  • Nonnie Griffin - Funshine Bear
  • Terri Hawkes - Baby Hugs Bear
  • Ellen Ray Hennessey - Proud Heart Cat, Bedtime Bear
  • Marla Lukofsky - Good Luck Bear, Playful Heart Monkey
  • Eric Peterson - Noble Heart Horse
  • Pauline Rennie - Cozy Heart Penguin, Grams Bear
  • Billie Mae Richards - Bright Heart Raccoon
  • Carolyn Scott - True Heart Bear
  • Laurie Waller Benson - Polite Panda
  • Alyson Court - Amber
  • Victor Erdos
  • Michael Fantini
  • Cree Summer Francks - Gay
  • Sunny Besen Thrasher
  • Don Francks - Dr. Fright
  • Ray Jafelice
  • Keram Malicki-Sanchez
  • Don McManus - Sour Sam
  • Barbara Redpath
  • Eric Richards
  • Greg Swanson - Perfect Panda
  • Tina Teggart
  • Jason Whitebread
  • Lee-Max Walton
  • Noam Zylberman

Uncredited

Season 2

  • Dan Hennessey - Brave Heart Lion
  • John Stocker - Mr. Beastly
  • Eva Almos - Champ Bear
  • Billie Mae Richards - Bright Heart Raccoon
  • Luba Goy - Treat Heart Pig
  • Tracey Moore - Cheer Bear
  • Bob Dermer - Grumpy Bear
  • Pauline Rennie - Grams Bear
  • Chris Wiggins - No Heart
  • Terri Hawkes - Baby Hugs Bear, Shreeky
  • Melleny Brown - Baby Tugs Bear

Uncredited

Season 3

  • Melleny Brown - Cheer Bear, Baby Tugs Bear
  • Bob Dermer - Grumpy Bear, Songfellow Strum
  • Luba Goy - Lotsa Heart Elephant, Treat Heart Pig
  • Dan Hennessey - Brave Heart Lion, Announcer, Captain Graybeard
  • Tracey Moore - Baby Hugs Bear, Shreeky
  • Pauline Rennie - Grams Bear
  • Billie Mae Richards - Bright Heart Raccoon
  • Susan Roman - Funshine Bear, Champ Bear
  • John Stocker - Mr. Beastly
  • Chris Wiggins - No Heart
  • Tara Charendoff - Swift Heart Rabbit, Rebecca
  • Jim Henshaw - Tenderheart Bear
  • Adam Simpson
  • Sunny Besen Thrasher

Uncredited

Trivia

  • The children characters in this series are redesigned with much younger features, which continues during the rest of the Nelvana-era.
  • Due to the negative response of the second Care Bears movie, scarier elements were toned down for the franchise, with a notable exception of the infamous scary image in that brief sequence in the third movie.

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