''The Care Bears Family'' is a Canadian animated series produced by

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based on the franchise of the same name, and is the successor series to the

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produced by

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. It was originally broadcast from September 13, 1986 to January 23, 1988 on the

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in Canada. In the United States, the first two seasons were broadcast on

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and third was aired in syndication.

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 thwarting the evil plans of Lord No Heart.

Episodes

Voice cast

Season 1 *

Jim Henshaw Jim Henshaw (born September 28, 1949) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film and television producer. Early life and education Henshaw was born in Bassano, Alberta, Canada. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan. Career A mainst ...

– Tenderheart Bear *

Bob Dermer Bob Dermer (born 1946) is a Canadian actor who first made his contributions to Canadian television in 1965 as an actor in Ottawa on a late night serial called ''Milk and Honey'' which ran for 200 episodes. Prior to '' Readalong'', Dermer was also ...

– Grumpy Bear *

Dan Hennessey Dan Hennessey (born August 25)https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Dan-Hennessey/ is a Canadian voice director and voice actor who, early on in his career, performed with a children's comedy troupe The Zoo Factory (with John Stocker, Bruce Gord ...

– Brave Heart Lion *

Chris Wiggins Christopher John Wiggins (January 13, 1931 – February 19, 2017) was an English-born Canadian actor. Career He started out as a banker in his home country before he began his acting career in Canada, where he moved in 1952. Wiggins is probably ...

– No Heart * John Stocker – Beastly * Eva Almos – Friend Bear *

Patrice Black Patrice is a given name meaning ''wiktionary:noble, noble'' or ''Patrician (ancient Rome), patrician'', related to the names Patrick (given name), Patrick and Patricia (disambiguation), Patricia. In English language, English, Patrice is often a fem ...

– Share Bear *

Melleny Brown Melleny Melody (born Melleny Brown; 12 May 1969), also known as Melleefresh, is a Canadian actress and singer. Biography Melleny Brown was born in Toronto, Ontario. Originally known for her vocal work in cartoons, she played Cheer Bear and Baby ...

– Cheer Bear, Baby Tugs Bear *

Jayne Eastwood Jayne Eastwood (born December 17, 1946), also credited as Jane Easton or Jane Eastwood, is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is best known for her film roles as Anna-Marie Biddlecoff in the comedy film ''Finders Keepers'' (1984), Judy the Wai ...

– Birthday Bear *

Anni Evans Anni may refer to: * The popular name of Mohamed Nasheed (born 1967), third president of the second republic of the Maldives * Ani, Armenia * Anni Anwander, former West German slalom canoeist * Anni Dewani (1982–2010), Swedish female murder v ...

– Champ Bear * Paulina Gillis – Swift Heart Rabbit *

Luba Goy Luba Goy ( uk, Люба Ґой; born November 8, 1945) is a Canadian actress, comedian and one of the stars of ''Royal Canadian Air Farce''. Life and career Goy was born in Haltern, Germany, to Ukrainian parents and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Ca ...

– Gentle Heart Lamb, Lotsa Heart Elephant *

Janet Laine-Green Janet-Laine Green (born December 31, 1951) is a Canadian actress, film director, director, film producer, producer and teacher, active for over 25 years. Best known for her roles in ''She's the Mayor'', ''Seeing Things (TV series), Seeing Things'' ...

– Wish Bear *

Nonnie Griffin Nonnie Griffin (20 October 1933 – 7 June 2019) was a Canadian film, stage, television and voice actress. She studied at the Toronto Conservatory in her native land, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, and even with famed mime artist M ...

– Funshine Bear *

Terri Hawkes Terri Hawkes (born ) is a Canadian actress and writer, known for playing Kelly Hennenlotter in the horror film, '' Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II'', Adrienne in ''Beverly Hills 90210'', Wendy Masters in ''General Hospital'', and for being the secon ...

– Baby Hugs Bear *

Ellen Ray Hennessey Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena and Helen. Ellen was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004. People named Ellen include: *Ellen Adarna (born 1988), Filipino actress *Ellen A ...

– Proud Heart Cat, Bedtime Bear * Marla Lukofsky – Good Luck Bear, Playful Heart Monkey *

Eric Peterson Eric Neal Peterson (born October 2, 1946) is a Canadian stage, television, and film actor, known for his roles in three major Canadian series – '' Street Legal'' (1987–1994), '' Corner Gas'' (2004–2009), and '' This is Wonderland'' ...

– Noble Heart Horse * Pauline Rennie – Cozy Heart Penguin, Grams Bear *

Billie Mae Richards Billie Mae Richards (née Dinsmore, November 21, 1921 – September 10, 2010) was a Canadian voice actress, who also appeared onstage and on television. She was the voice of Rankin/Bass' version of the character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer fr ...

– Bright Heart Raccoon * Carolyn Scott – True Heart Bear Additional voices * Laurie Waller Benson – Polite Panda *

Alyson Court Alyson Stephanie Court (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian actress. Beginning her career as a child actress, her first role was on the series ''Mr. Dressup'' (1984–1994) and she made her film debut in '' Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bi ...

* Victor Erdos * Michael Fantini – Adam *

Don Francks Don Harvey Francks (February 28, 1932 – April 3, 2016), also known by his stage name Iron Buffalo, was a Canadian actor, musician and singer. Career Don Harvey Francks was born on February 28, 1932, and was adopted shortly after his birth. H ...

– Dr. Fright *

Seth Green Seth Benjamin Green ( ''né'' Gesshel-Green; born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and writer. Green's film debut came with a role in the comedy-drama film ''The Hotel New Hampshire'' (1984), and he went on to have supporting ...

- Tony * Donald McManus – Sour Sam *

Ray Jafelice Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gra ...

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* Barbara Redpath * Eric Richards * Cree Summer Francks – Gay * Greg Swanson – Perfect Panda * Tina Teggart * Sunny Besen Thrasher – Dale * Lee-Max Walton *

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Noam Zylberman Noam Zylberman (born June 30, 1973) is an Israeli-born Canadian voice actor. Early life Zylberman was born in Haifa, Israel to Jewish parents. His family relocated to Canada when he was two years old. He attended Arlington Middle School and ...

– Charles Season 2 *

– Brave Heart Lion * John Stocker – Beastly * Eva Almos – Champ Bear *

– Bright Heart Raccoon *

– Treat Heart Pig *

Tracey Moore Tracey Moore (born January 17, 1960) is a Canadian voice actress and voice director. She is most noted as the voice of Princess Toadstool in the ''Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'', and the singing voice of Strawberry ...

– Cheer Bear *

– Grumpy Bear * Pauline Rennie – Grams Bear *

– No Heart *

– Baby Hugs Bear, Shreeky *

– Baby Tugs Bear

Additional voices

Tara Charendoff Tara Lyn Strong (née Charendoff; born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for her voice work in animation, websites, and video games. Strong's voice roles include animated series such as ''The New Batman Adventures ...

Lisa Jakub Lisa Jakub () (born December 27, 1978) is a Canadian writer, yoga teacher, and former actress. She is best known for her roles as Lydia Hillard in the comedy-drama film ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993) and as Alicia Casse in '' Independence Day'' (1996). ...

– Anne *

Keith Hampshire Keith Hampshire (born 23 November 1945) is an English-born singer and actor. He recorded three songs which were top ten hits in Canada, and hosted the CBC Television show ''Keith Hampshire's Music Machine''. His voice has been compared to Davi ...

Season 3 *

– Cheer Bear, Baby Tugs Bear *

– Grumpy Bear *

– Lotsa Heart Elephant, Treat Heart Pig *

– Brave Heart Lion, Announcer, Additional Voices *

– Tenderheart Bear *

– Baby Hugs Bear, Shreeky * Pauline Rennie – Grams Bear *

– Bright Heart Raccoon, Tenderheart Bear *

Susan Roman Susan Roman (born April 17) is a Canadian voice actress and voice director, best known for voice acting the role of Lita/Sailor Jupiter in the Canada DiC (and later Cloverway/CWi) dub of the anime, ''Sailor Moon''. She is one of the few voice ...

– Champ Bear *

Adam Simpson Adam Simpson (born 16 February 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who is the current premiership coach of the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). A left-footed midfielder, his playing career for spanned fro ...

* John Stocker – Beastly * Sunny Besen Thrasher *

– No Heart

Additional voices

* Eva Almos *

– Bedtime Bear * Paulina Gillis – Swift Heart Rabbit *

– Songfellow Strum *

* Keith Knight *

Home media

Select episodes of the Nelvana series were released on VHS in the 1980s by Lorimar Home Video and Fries Home Video in the United States. In 2002, the

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toy line was reintroduced by

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and featured plush toys that came with a VHS featuring either one or two episodes from the series. In Region 1,

Lionsgate Home Entertainment Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered in ...

has released many episodes on DVD in various single-disc collections from 2004 to 2008. In total, 12 collections have been released, each featuring random episodes from the series. On October 9, 2012, Lionsgate released ''Care Bears: The Original Series Collection'' on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.Care Bears: The Original Series Collection
/ref> The 6-disc set features the majority of episodes from the series (from the previously released discs excluding ''King of the Moon'' and ''Give Thanks'') as well as the bonus feature ''

Care Bears Nutcracker Suite ''Care Bears Nutcracker Suite'' is an animated television film featuring the Care Bears characters. Produced by the Canadian animation studio Nelvana in 1988, it is loosely based on The Nutcracker, the 1892 ''Nutcracker'' ballet by Pyotr Ilyich T ...

''. In Region 4, Magna Entertainment released all 52 episodes (in chronological order) on DVD in Australia in 2004 in 12 separate volumes.

References

External links

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