The adorable Care Bears began life on American Greetings cards, but their popularity boomed in the 1980s with movies, toys, a TV show, and a Marvel comic book series. 1985 was the year of their animation debut with The Care Bears Movie and their television series. http://www.bedtimebear.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6651 Each Care Bear has fur of a unique color, and a symbol on its stomach ( a tummy badge that gives insight into its personality.

Care Bears have been beloved by little boys and girls for many years. There are gently underlying themes of friendship, tolerance of different personalities, learning to get along, etc. All the colors of the rainbow and more are represented in the Care Bears. They can lend an ideal setting to any event for a preschooler.

The Care Bears are hard to find on television these days. http://www.tv.com/care-bears-adventures-in-care-a-lot/show/74786/episode.html?tag=list_header;paginator;All&season=All But they live on and prosper on DVDs, online, and video games.

The Care Bears live in Care-a-lot (the Care Bear version of Camelot), their home in the sky, where they look down on the world and help take care of it.http://www.planetcarebears.com/

Cheer Bear - with his star on his tummy, Cheer Bear is the spirit of good fun, Oopsy - the only bear with no star on her tummy, and the bear that makes mistakes, forgiven by the others. Funshine Bear brings lovely weather to all the Care Bears, activities, and Grumpy Bear is usually the recipient of a lot of pep talks. He is another example of the unconditional love of the Care Bears. Bedtime Bear, with his half moon on his tummy, is sleepy a lot and hears many of [lullabies]] from his friends. Love-a-lot Bear reminds all the bears in Care-a-lot that there is never too much love to go around. Birthday Bear, with his cupcake and candle on his tummy, is always concerned about the birthdays of others, and that they don't get overlooked.

1. 1983: Released
2. Originally produced by: Parker Brothers and Kenner
3. Purchased by: Play Along Toys in 1999
4. Relaunch: 2002
5. Bears sold since relaunch: 70 million

1. Titles: Care Bears, The Care Bears Family
2. Original run: 1985 - 1988
3. Episodes: 101
4. Episode duration: 30 minutes

1. 1983: The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings
2. 1984: The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine
3. 1988: Care Bears Nutcracker Suite

1. 1985: The Care Bears Movie
2. 1986: Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
3. 1987: The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland
4. 2007: Care Bears: Oopsy Does It

1. 2004: Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-Lot
2. 2005: The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1983: The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings

• 1984: The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine

• 1985-1988: The Care Bears TV Show

• 1985: The Care Bears Movie

• 1986: Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation

• 1987: The Care Bears Adventures in Wonderland

• 1988: Care Bears Nutcracker Suite

• 2004: Care Bears: Forever Friends

• 2004: Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-Lot

• 2005: Care Bears: Big Wish Movie

• 2007: Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!

• YouTube: Kevin Federline Video Parody

• YouTube: "Wherever You Are" Music Video

• GlamourDog: Care Bears Dog Clothes

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