''Care Bears'' is an

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based on the franchise of the same name. The series was produced by DIC Enterprises (

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) and aired on syndication a while after the theaterical release of the first movie in the series. In 1986, ''

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'', a successor series by the Canadian studio

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that had produced the movies, aired on Global in Canada and on

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in the United States. In 2007,

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produced a revival, '' Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot''.

Synopsis

The Care Bears live in a faraway place up in the

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s 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 they try to thwart the plans of the evil Professor Coldheart.

Episodes

Voice cast

* Billie Mae Richards – Tenderheart Bear, David’s Mother, Jill Wayland’s Mother, Keith, Kara's Mother, Matthew Miller *

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– Birthday Bear, Tommy, Willis Carter *

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– Wish Bear, Mary, Mrs. Miller (Matthew Miller's Mother), Tricia * Luba Goy – Gentle Heart Lamb, Lotsa Heart Elephant, Susie’s Mother * Eva Almos – Friend Bear, Swift Heart Rabbit, Cathy, Charlie, Elaine, Jimmy, Kathy, Lisa, Melanie, Millie Jacobs' Mother, Sanford * Linda Sorenson – Love-a-Lot Bear, Amy, Benny, Jeffrey, Jill Wayland, Kara, Lisa's Mother, Mrs. Peale (Patti Johnson's Teacher), Paula Schaefer, Sandra, Talking Star, Wendy * Melleny Brown – Cheer Bear, Becky, Missy, Millie Jacobs * Len Carlson – Professor Coldheart, Jim, Strato Nefarious *

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– Proud Heart Cat, Mary * Dan Hennessey – Good Luck Bear, Brave Heart Lion, Loyal Heart Dog, Captain McDougal, Cloud Worm, Counselor Bob, Dentist, Mr. Miller (Matthew Miller's Father), Mayor of Abbotsville *

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– Cozy Heart Penguin, Treat Heart Pig, Melanie’s Mother, Timmy * Patrice Black – Funshine Bear, Share Bear, Chris, Eddie, Joey, Joey and Elaine's Mother, Linda, Mary’s Mother * Laurie Waller Benson – Doug, Hal, Jill, Millie Jacob's Teacher, Murphy, Susie, Talking Star * Theresa Sears – Champ Bear, Amy, Fred, Joshua *

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– Grumpy Bear, Frostbite, Amy’s Husband, Carl, Charlie, David, Eddie, Firefighter, Joey and Elaine's Father, Ken, Mr. Bland (Mayor of Drab City), Mr. Poole, Narrator, Race Flag Man *

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– Auntie Freeze

Uncredited

* Sean Roberge – Bedtime Bear *

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– Bright Heart Raccoon, Jeff, Jill Wayland’s Father, Melanie’s Father, Mr. Johnson (Patti Johnson's Father) *

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– Playful Heart Monkey, Patti Johnson * Brennan Thicke – Joey

Home media

United States

The series has seen a few VHS releases from DIC Video and

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throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In March 2003, Sterling Entertainment released three releases on VHS and DVD: "Bedtime Stories", "The Last Laugh" and "To the Rescue". Each release contained six or seven episodes, with a bonus episode on the DVD version, while "To the Rescue" contained a bonus '' Sylvanian Families'' episode. An additional DVD, "Daydreams", was released on February 4, 2004, and contained a ''

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'' short as a bonus on the DVD version. Sterling would later release all 22 episodes in seven-volume collections in 2004 entitled ''Celebration'', ''Dreamland'', ''Forever Friends'', ''Land of Enchantment'', ''Starry Skies'', ''Tenderheart Tales'' and ''Fun in the Sun''. In 2007,

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acquired the rights to the original DIC series and re-released all the DIC-produced episodes on DVD in five-volume collections entitled ''Care-A-Lot Adventures'', ''Forest of Feelings'', ''Magical Moments'', ''Carousel of Dreams'' and ''Sharing in the Sunshine''. On August 26, 2008, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released ''Care Bears: Care-A-Lot Collection'' on DVD in Region 1. The two-disc set features all 22 episodes of the series (with its original opening and closing titles). In 2013, Mill Creek Entertainment acquired the rights to the series and subsequently released three-volume collections which contain six episodes each, on September 10, 2013. On October 6, 2015, Mill Creek released ''The Care Bears – The Complete Original Series'' on DVD in Region 1.DiC's Episodes in 'The Complete Original Series' Return to DVD
The two-disc set features all 22 episodes of the series.

International

In the United Kingdom, Maximum Entertainment released the whole DIC series on four DVD sets and two VHS releases under license from

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(who at the time, owned the pre-1990 DIC library). ''Volume 1'', released in August 2004 contained the first two episodes (1 on the VHS) alongside the '' Freeze Machine'' and '' Land without Feelings'' specials. ''Volume 2'', released in October 2004 contained five episodes, and ''The Magic Shop'' (released in February 2005) and ''The Girl who Cried Wolf'' (released in August 2005) each contained three episodes, with the '' Freeze Machine'' special appearing on the latter again for an unknown reason, likely as filler. Both sets were released in two compilations titled "Volumes 1 and 2" (released in January 2005) and "Wedding Bells" (Released in May 2005), each containing two discs with their respective volumes. The separate volumes were re-released again in 2007, with the former two volumes being released simply as ''Care Bears''. Another compilation titled ''Happy Birthday, Care Bears'' was released by Maximum in February 2008, containing 12 episodes set within two discs. Lace DVD re-issued the DVDs again in 2011 as well was releasing the entire series in a four-disc boxset. These versions are identical to Maximum's releases. In 2016, Platform Entertainment would release four DVDs of the series.

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External links

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