Care Bears

The Care Bears are toys that were extremely popular in the 1980s. Over 40 million were sold between 1983 and 1987. The toys are stuffed teddy bears which were made a variety of colours. Each bear had a name such as Bedtime Bear. Each bear's name determines its colour and the logo on its rotund midriff; for example, Bedtime Bear is pastel blue and sports a sleepy-looking anthropromorphised crescent moon. There were also some non-bear toys made in the product line called Care Bear Cousins, such as Brave Heart Lion. In the backstory, the characters lived in the clouds in a place called Care-a-lot, mainted by a portly gentlemen who went by the name The Cloud Keeper.

An animated film, The Care Bears Movie was released in 1985, followed by two sequels, 1986) and The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987). A similar animated TV series, The Care Bears, was broadcast from 1985 to 1988.

Interestingly, the Care Bears characters were created by greetings card company American Greetings for use on their cards, two years before the toys were released in 1983.

As of 2004, Care Bears are being marketed once more. The new toys offer features such as lighting up when pressed.

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Partial list of Care Bears

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Care bears

Bedtime Bear -- Birthday Bear -- Champ Bear -- Cheer Bear -- Day Dream Bear -- Forest Friend Bear -- Friend Bear -- Funshine Bear -- Good Luck Bear -- Grams Bear -- Grumpy Bear -- Harmony Bear -- Laugh-A-Lot Bear -- Love-A-Lot Bear -- Share Bear -- Tenderheart Bear -- Wish Bear

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Care bear cousins

Brave Heart Lion -- Bright Heart Raccoon -- Cozy Heart Penguin -- Gentle Heart Lamb -- Lotsa Heart Elephant -- Swift Heart Rabbit -- Loyal Heart Dog -- Playful Heart Monkey -- Proud Heart Cat -- Treat Heart Pig -- Noble Heart Horse -- Transformers, a contemperaneous toy aimed at boys.

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