And when you need a helping hand, she’s there to lend an ear and offer a shoulder to lean on. With her kind heart and gentle touch, Grams Bear reminds us that there’s nothing more comforting and healing than a mother’s love. Harmon Bear Being the Leader, Tenderheart can send children from the real world into Care-a-Lot, and gives them special Care'n'Share Charms. New versions of the Care Bear Cousins were produced (with Proud Heart Cat sporting a different color and the same symbol she had in the 1980s franchise). Two of the Cousins, Treat Heart Pig and Noble Heart Horse, were never produced as 13-inch plush toys in the 2000s, and the Care Bear Cousins were not relaunched in the 2007 relaunch of the franchise. However, in merchandise such as a UK-only stuffed animal, her body was light yellowish-orange with a white muzzle, inner ears, paw-hearts, and palms from 2008 to 2013. Laugh-a-lot Bear is the ultimate jester of the Care Bears crew, always up to some shenanigans and keeping everyone in stitches.

Love-a-Lot's special task is to help spread love (similar to Cupid). Like the other Care Bears, she can use the Care Bear Stare. She is one of the Care Bears who can also produce hearts in any kind of color and size. With her bright blue eyes and signature curl of long light green hair on her forehead, she’s a true icon of the Care Bears franchise. Care Bears are multi-colored bears, originally painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings. They were turned into plush teddy bears and featured in The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings (1983) and The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine (1984) before headlining their own television series called Care Bears from 1985 to 1988. They also made multiple more feature films including: The Care Bears Movie (1985), Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986), and The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987). While her exact age is not revealed, her dismay that Baby Hugs and Baby Tugs have developed powers before her in the episode "Cub Bouts" suggest that she is at least a little older than them. Funshine Bear is the life of the party, with the sun radiating on her tummy and a grin stretching from ear to ear. Whether day or night, rain or shine, she’s always up for a good time.

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Tenderheart Bear's appearance for this series featured him with reddish-orange fur with his usual heart tummy symbol updated to depict with the Starbuddies, the Heartbuddies, and the rainbows. He’s blue with very sleepy eyes and a moon on his tummy. He brings sweet dreams to all the children and makes sure they get enough sleep. He is still among the residents of Care-a-Lot who welcome their new neighbors, Me Bear, Messy Bear, and Too Loud Bear to the community. They're wild antics begin to wear on the other Care Bear's patience, especially when they drive their buggy right over a picnic Tenderheart and others were having. Later in the film, when the new bears abuse the power of Wish Bear's wishing star Twinkers, their greed eventually becomes too severe and Care-a-Lot begins to fall apart at the seams. It's up to the Care Bears, including Tenderheart, to rebuild it in the aftermath. The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! [ ] In 1991, Those Characters from Cleveland and Kenner embarked on a relaunch of the franchise, involving seven bears. One of these, Proud Heart Bear, is distinctly different from the Care Bear Cousin of a similar name, Proud Heart Cat. This character was released as a bear with white fur that sported the tummy symbol of a heart-shaped American flag. In 2003, Proud Heart Bear was rereleased as a collector's edition plush toy by Play Along under the name America Cares bear. [21] The publishing company Random House released two tie-in books: The Care Bears and the Big Cleanup (1991) by Bobbi Katz, [22] [23] and The Care Bears and the Whale Tale (1992) by Peggy Kahn. [24] [25] 2002 relaunch [ edit ] Tenderheart is identified by his light brown fur and red heart Belly badge. In the Nelvana series, he's a dark reddish-brown and in the 2003 movie, Tenderheart's fur is almost orange.

A Care Bears video game was planned for the Atari 2600 in 1983. [52] Preliminary production was completed and ready for beta testing, but the project was cancelled before testing could begin – largely due to uninteresting gameplay and the diminishing video game market, which resulted in the video game crash of 1983. [53] The beta prototype subsequently disappeared into obscurity and the only known existing prototype to date is an early alpha of the video game. No other video games featuring the Care Bears were made during this period. While the original Care Bears were all bears, the Care Bear Cousins were diverse animals, including lions, rabbits, dogs, penguins, and others. Brave Heart Lion Netflix reviving Care Bears with new series set for 2016". Entertainment Weekly. October 13, 2014. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015 . Retrieved April 29, 2015. Catalog information for The Care Bears and the Whale Tale . Online Computer Library Center. OCLC 24285982– via WorldCat. Love-a-lot Bear believes in the power of love, but is not afraid to help it along. She's a pretty and perky bear who loves everything about love and tries to make it grow wherever she goes. Love-a-lot Bear loves her tummy symbol too - two hearts!His belly badge gives him the power to create tangible hearts, which can be used to help him solve any problems he may be facing, although this method is generally only used as a last resort. In his 2003 redesign, Loyal Heart Dog gained a white spot around his right eye, as well as white fur on the inside of his ear and a white tip on his tail. Noble Heart Horse