The Care Bears Family

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The Care Bears Family
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Created by Linda Denham
Elena Kucharik
Written by John de Klein
Directed by Joseph Sherman
Laura Shepherd
Starring Jim Henshaw
Chris Wiggins
John Stocker
Terri Hawkes
Sunny Besen Thrasher
Noam Zylberman
Tracey Moore
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 49 (78 segments + 1 three-part special)
(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Lenora Hume
Producer(s) Michael Hirsh
Patrick Loubert
Clive A. Smith
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Nelvana
C.B.I.S. Productions
Those Characters From Cleveland
Animation
services		 Wang Film Productions
Hanho Heung-Up
Distributor SFM Entertainment
Release
Original network Global Television Network
Picture format NTSC
Audio format Mono
Original release September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13) –
December 25, 1988 (1988-12-25)
Chronology
Preceded by Care Bears (1985)
Followed by Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot (2007)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

The Care Bears Family is an animated series produced by Nelvana based on the franchise of the same name, and is the successor series to the series produced by DIC Entertainment. It was originally broadcast from September 13, 1986 to January 23, 1988[1] on the Global Television Network in Canada. In the United States, the first two seasons were broadcast on ABC and third was aired in syndication.[2]

Synopsis

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 thwarting the evil plans of Lord No Heart.[3][4]

Episodes

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Main article: List of Care Bears episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired Network
1 11 September 14, 1985 (1985-09-14) November 23, 1985 (1985-11-23) Syndication
2 13 September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13) December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06) ABC (U.S.)
Global (Canada)
3 6 September 26, 1987 (1987-09-26) October 31, 1987 (1987-10-31)
4 30 September 12, 1988 (1988-09-12) November 25, 1988 (1988-11-25) Syndication (U.S.)
Global (Canada)

Voice cast

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See also: List of Care Bear characters

Season 1

Additional voices

Season 2

Additional voices

Season 3

Additional voices

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 Care Bears toy line was reintroduced by Play Along Toys and featured plush toys that came with a VHS featuring either one or two episodes from the series.

In Region 1, Lionsgate Home Entertainment 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.[5] 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.

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

References

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Chris Richards Young People, Popular Culture and Education 1441107355 p 111 – 2011 "It may be that there is a distinction here between the power used against No Heart, similar to that used by many other superheroes... "
  4. ↑ Barbara Kruger Remote Control: Power, Cultures, and the World of Appearances 1994 0262611066 "... "in order to punish the Care Bears, a scary villain named No Heart concocts a not unfamiliar scheme — he floods "the Forest of Feelings" and forces its non-Care Bear denizens to join the Care Bears' closed colony."
  5. ↑ Care Bears: The Original Series Collection

External links

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