• 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. Each Care Bear has fur of a unique color, and a symbol on its stomach that gives insight into its personality.

• 1. Created: 1981
  2. Creators: Elena Kucharik and Linda Denham
  3. Trademarked by: American Greetings
  4. Feature films: Three
  5. Direct-to-DVD films: Two

• Toys

  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

• TV Series

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

• TV Movies

  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

• Theatrical Movies

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

• Direct-to-DVD Movies

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

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