Care Bears & Cousins

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Care Bears & Cousins
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Genre Comedy
Directed byAndrew Young
Voices of Olivia Hack
Doug Erholtz
Braeden Fox
David Lodge
Patty Mattson
Stephanie Sheh
Ryan Wiesbrock
Opening theme"Care Bears & Cousins"
Ending theme"Care Bears & Cousins" (instrumental)
Composers Richard Evans
Chip Whitewood
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producersSean Gorman
Ryan Wiesbrock
ProducersLiz Young
Mike Young
Nicolas Atlan
Running time22 minutes
Production companies Splash Entertainment
American Greetings
AG Properties
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseNovember 6, 2015 (2015-11-06) 
February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
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Care Bears & Cousins is an American animated adventure television series released on November 6, 2015, on Netflix. [1] [2] The series, a continuation of the previous series Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot , re-introduces four of the Care Bear cousins - Brave Heart Lion, Bright Heart Raccoon, Lotsa Heart Elephant and Cozy Heart Penguin.

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Synopsis

Set in Care-a-Lot, a magical land in the clouds, Tenderheart Bear, Cheer Bear, Grumpy Bear, Share Bear, Harmony Bear, Funshine Bear and new playful, curious cub Wonderheart Bear all go on adventures that emphasize messages of caring and sharing. Human children from Earth often visit Care-a-Lot and participate in new adventures and valuable lessons learned. The Care Bears' mischievous frenemy King Beastly often attempts to make trouble for the bears.

Characters

Main Care Bears

Cousins

Other Care Bears

Other Care-a-Lot Residents

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodes
Originally released
1 6November 6, 2015
2 6February 5, 2016

Season 1 (2015)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Take Heart"Andrew Young Amy Keating Rogers November 6, 2015 (2015-11-06)
The Care Bear Cousins return to Care-a-Lot and showcase their lessons in Care Hearts.
22"Return to Tender"Andrew YoungAmy Keating RogersNovember 6, 2015 (2015-11-06)
Tenderheart and Wonderheart are split away from each other when Wonderheart splits away from home.
33"The Bright Stuff"Andrew YoungAmy Keating RogersNovember 6, 2015 (2015-11-06)
Beastly steals the Cousins' ship, and it's up to Bright Heart Raccoon to save it and the Share Cloud.
44"The Share Shack"Andrew Young Dave Polsky November 6, 2015 (2015-11-06)
After building a Snack Shack, The Cousins and the Bears end up competing to see whose shack is the best.
55"Belly Badgered"Andrew YoungDayla KennedyNovember 6, 2015 (2015-11-06)
Beastly attempts to ruin the Belly Badge Bonanza after being left out of the events.
66"Wonder's Heart"Andrew YoungChara CampanellaNovember 6, 2015 (2015-11-06)
Wonderheart's Belly Badge Power has unleashed itself, and the Cousins wonder when it's needed the most.

Season 2 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
71"BFFs"Andrew YoungGuy ToubesFebruary 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
A jealous Harmony attempts to get back at her best friend, Share Bear when she starts playing with someone else during a picnic.
82"Wishing Well"Andrew YoungJennifer Muro & Amy Keating RogersFebruary 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
Lotsa Heart Elephant accidentally causes a night-time problem when one of Wish Bear's Wishes goes wrong for her.
93"Awesomest Day Ever"Andrew YoungDave PolskyFebruary 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
Brave Heart Lion attempts to have a fun day with two of his friends at the same time, but finds that it's more trouble than he thought.
104"Share Air"Andrew YoungGuy ToubesFebruary 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
Harmony makes a new song, which Share shares to the whole of Care-a-Lot before it's finished.
115"Nurture Is Her Nature"Andrew YoungDave PolskyFebruary 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
Lotsa-Heart Elephant accidentally injures Grumpy, and attempts to heal him.
126"Beastly Bungalow"Andrew YoungGuy ToubesFebruary 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
Beastly and Share have trouble operating snack bars right next to each other.

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