Care Bears
The Care Bears are a very successful toy franchise from the 1980s. Over forty million of these stuffed teddy bears, made with a variety of colours, were sold from 1983 to 1987. Each Bear had a name, a job, and a symbol tied to it. For example, Funshine Bear makes sure people have a good time, no matter what they are doing and has a sun on his stomach.
The toys were first made as characters on cards in 1981; the original artwork was done by James Lewis. Later, other toys called the Care Bear Cousins were introduced.
They also gave way to three animated movies for the cinema in the mid-1980s. A related TV series from DIC and, later, Canada's Nelvana Limited came out at almost that same time.
Recently, Care Bear toys have been brought back in a new edition for the twenty-first century. As part of this comeback, the Bears have appeared in their first two DVD movies (both computer-animated), as well as a few video games.
Care Bears
First ten
Name | Colour | Gender | Symbol |
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Bedtime Bear | Aqua blue | Male | Curved moon |
Birthday Bear | Golden yellow | Male | Small cake |
Cheer Bear | Carnation pink | Female | Rainbow |
Friend Bear | Peach/Yellow orange | Female (1980's-2018) Male (2020-present) |
Two flowers |
Funshine Bear | Lemon yellow | Female (1980's) Male (2002-) |
Smiling sun |
Good Luck Bear | Green | Male | Four-leaf clover |
Grumpy Bear | Indigo blue | Male | Rain cloud |
Love-A-Lot Bear | Magenta pink | Female | Two hearts |
Tenderheart Bear | Brown/Brown-orange | Male | Red heart |
Wish Bear | Turquoise | Female | Shooting star which forms a yellow rainbow |
The later additions
Name | Colour | Gender | Symbol |
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Baby Hugs Bear | Light pink | Female | Smiling Star inside a Pink Heart |
Baby Tugs Bear | Light blue | Male | Smiling star inside a diaper |
Champ Bear | Tan/Royal blue | Male | Trophy |
Grams Bear | Gray/Dark blue/Turquoise | Female | Rose |
Harmony Bear | Violet | Female | Smiling Flower |
Secret Bear | Tangerine/Magenta | Female | Heart-shapedPadlock |
Share Bear | Lavender/Magenta | Female | milk shake with two straws and Two Crossed lollipops with hearts on them |
Take Care Bear | Honey yellow/Light hot pink | Female | Smiling heart hugging a small smiling star |
True Heart Bear | Light yellow/White/Pale pink | Female | Radiating star inside a heart |
Name | Colour | Gender | Symbol |
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Daydream Bear | Pale pink/Blue-violet | Female | Heart Shaped Planet |
Forest Friend Bear | Forest brown | Male | Trees |
Sea Friend Bear | Sea blue | Female | Wave |
I Love You Bear | Golden yellow | Female | Red heart with text saying "I love you" |
Surprise Bear | Sky blue/Amethyst purple | Female | Jack-in-the-box |
New Bears (2004)
Name | Colour | Gender | Symbol |
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America Cares Bear | White | Male | Shooting star |
Do-Your-Best Bear | Lime green | Male | Kite |
Laugh-A-Lot Bear | Dark orange | Female | Laughing star |
Smart Heart Bear | Cerise red | Female | Red apple |
Thanks-A-Lot Bear | Teal | Female | Shooting star |
Best Friend Bear | Orchid | Female | Rainbow with heart and star |
Bashful Heart Bear | Sea green | Male | Rainbow on a cloud with a pink heart |
Hopeful Heart Bear | Fuchsia pink | Female | Pink heart surrounded by multicolored rays of light |
True North Bear | Light Pink | Male | A red maple leaf |
Too-Loud Bear | Coral red | Male | Red and yellow megaphone |
Me Bear | Lavender pink | Female | Heart-shaped mirror |
Messy Bear | Periwinkle blue | Male | Silly tornado |
Shine Bright Bear | Magenta | Female | Yellow sun inside a purple heart |
Superstar Bear | Lemon yellow | Female (2006-2008) Male(2020-present) |
Orange star with red and yellow borders with a red heart inside surrounded by three small hearts |
Work of Heart Bear | Multicolor | Female | Yellow heart-shaped artist's palette with heart-shaped paints. |
All My Heart Bear | Red | Male | A pair of concentric red hearts (2006);
Red heart surrounded by a pink heart-shaped line with stars (2020-present). |
Heartsong Bear | Turquoise blue | Female | Multicolored music note with three small hearts |
Play-a-Lot Bear | Sky blue | Male | Violet bouncing ball with red heart stamp and a rainbow trail |
Pink Power Bear | Baby Pink | Female | Pink awareness ribbon with a small silver heart between its loop. |
Sweet Dreams Bear | Mauve | Female | Light pink moon resting on a cloud surrounded by small hearts |
Sweet Sakura Bear | Baby Pink | Female | Pink cheery blossom with a white heart in the middle. |
Always There Bear | Red pink | Female | Two smiling pink and lavender intertwined hearts |
Amigo Bear | Orange-red | Male | Orange sun |
Oopsy Bear | Chartreuse green | Male | Shooting star |
Wonderheart Bear | Dark pink | Female | Three-layered heart |
Shiver me Timbear | Light Brown | Male | A red heart with two crossbones below it. |
Great Giving Bear | Red-Pink | Male | A heart popping out of a present box. |
Trick-or-Sweet Bear | Orange | Male | Jack-o'-lantern |
Christmas Wishes Bear | White (2014), Light Blue-White (2020-present) | Male | Christmas Tree |
Rainbow Heart Bear | Neon purple | Female | Rainbow heart |
Sparkle Heart Bear | Glittery White | Female | Diamond with three sparkles. |
Watchful Bear | Pastel green | Male | Star with swirls |
Unity Bear | Light Turquoise | Female | Blue, yellow and pink paws forming a triangle. |
Togetherness Bear | Multicolor | Female | Rainbow heart |
Dream Bright Bear | Sky blue and Lavender | Female | Winged heart with rising rainbow |
I Care Bear | Light blue and green gradient | Male | Red heart and Earth linked by a rainbow. |
Care-a-Lot Bear | Purple, pink and light blue | Female | Care-a-Lot Castle with a rising rainbow on bottom, connected with two small clouds. |
Sweet Message Bear | Pastel rainbow | Female | Two smiling pink and purple hearts. |
Sweet Celebrations Bear | Light yellow | Female | Smiling heart and star on a backdrop of colorful sprinkles. |
Dare to Care Bear | Orange, pink, purple and blue | Female | A pair of yellow and blue smiling shooting stars. |
Calming Heart Bear | Yellow and Pink | Female | Pink butterfly with glittery wings colored teal, orange, purple and yellow. |
Spooky Sparkle Bear | Purple, hot pink, yellow-orange and sunshine yellow | Female | Red-orange heart with vampire fangs and black bat wings. |
Destiny Bear | Red | Male | Yellow shield featuring a rainbow and a red crowned heart over it. |
Good Vibes Bear | Multicolor | Female | A tricolour rainbow descending and flowing outwards behind a yellow bear face with heart-shaped eyes, surrounded by sparkles. |
Flower Power Bear | Orange and Pink | Female | A flower with multicolor heart-shaped petals and a yellow heart center. |
Ocean Breeze Bear | Blue/Teal | Female | A heart-shaped ocean with a wave and a red, yellow and blue rainbow. |
Care Bear Cousins
Name | Colour | Gender | Symbol |
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Brave Heart Lion | Orange | Male | Heart with a crown |
Bright Heart Raccoon | Purple | Male | Heart shaped lightbulb |
Cozy Heart Penguin | Lilac and White | Female | Heart w/cap |
Gentle Heart Lamb | Mint green | Female | Heart-shaped pillow |
Lotsa Heart Elephant | Pink | Female | Pink weight |
Loyal Heart Dog | Blue | Male | Heart-shaped medal |
Noble Heart Horse | Purple | Male | Multi-colored Heart |
Perfect and Polite Panda | Black/White/Gray | Male and female | Star/Flower |
Playful Heart Monkey | Amber | Female | Heart w/ party hat |
Proud Heart Cat | Amber and Turquoise | female | Heart inside star |
Swift Heart Rabbit | Sky blue | female | Heart with wings |
Treat Heart Pig | Yellow | Female | Ice cream cone |
The movies
- The Care Bears Movie (1985)
- Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)
- The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987)
- Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot (2004) (direct to video)
- The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie (2005) (direct to video)
- Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! (2007) (direct to video)
- Care Bears: Share Bear Shines (2009) (direct to video)
Care Bears in other languages
- Czech: Starostliví medvídci
- Dutch: Troetelbeertjes
- Finnish: Halinallet
- French: Les Bisounours (France) / Les Calinours ( Canadian French )
- German: Die Glücksbärchis
- Greek: ΤΑ ΑΡΚΟΥΔΑΚΙΑ
- Hebrew: דובוני אכפת לי (Doobonei eechpattli)
- Hungarian: Gondos Bocsok
- Icelandic: Kærleiksbirnirnir
- Japanese: ケアベア (Kea Bea)
- Korean: 케어 베어스 (Keo Beoseu)
- Italian: Gli Orsetti del Cuore
- Norwegian: Care Bears (same as english
- Polish: Troskliwe Misie
- Portuguese: Ursinhos Carinhosos
- Serbo-Croatian: Mede medenjaci
- Spanish: Ositos Cariñositos (Latin America) / Osos Amorosos ( European Spanish )
- Swedish: Krambjörnarna
- Thai: หมีผู้พิทักษ์
Care Bears Media
Other websites
- The Official Site Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Care Bears Forever[dead link]
- Take Care Bear's Place[dead link]
- The Memories Board Archived 2018-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
- The Care Bear Zone[dead link]