| The Care Bears Family | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Slapstick |
| Created by | Linda Denham Elena Kucharik |
| Written by | John de Klein |
| Directed by | Joseph Sherman Laura Shepherd |
| Starring | Jim Henshaw Chris Wiggins John Stocker Terri Hawkes Sunny Besen Thrasher Noam Zylberman Tracey Moore |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 49 (78 segments + 1 three-part special) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lenora Hume |
| Producers | Michael Hirsh Patrick Loubert Clive A. Smith |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Nelvana C.B.I.S. Productions American Greetings |
| Original release | |
| Network | Global (Canada) ABC (U.S. seasons 1–2) Syndication (U.S. season 3) |
| Release | September 13, 1986 – December 25, 1988 |
| Related | |
| Care Bears Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot | |
The Care Bears Family is an animated series produced by Nelvana based on the American franchise of the same name, and is the successor series to the series produced by DIC Entertainment. It was originally broadcast from September 13, 1986 to January 23, 1988 [1] on the Global Television Network in Canada. In the United States, the first two seasons were broadcast on ABC and the third was aired in syndication. All 13 episodes were also available on the Boomerang subscription app. [2]
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The Care Bears live in a faraway place up in the clouds called Care-a-Lot, which constitutes a part of the Kingdom of Caring. With the help of the Cousins and their Buddies, they go all around the world on Missions in Caring thwarting the evil plans of Lord No Heart. [3] [4]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| Specials | 2 | April 22, 1983 | April 6, 1984 | N/A | |
| DIC series | 11 | September 14, 1985 | November 23, 1985 | Syndication | |
| 1 | 13 | September 13, 1986 | December 6, 1986 | ABC (U.S.) Global (Canada) | |
| 2 | 6 | September 26, 1987 | October 31, 1987 | ||
| 3 | 30 | September 12, 1988 | November 25, 1988 | Syndication (U.S.) Global (Canada) | |
Season 1
Additional voices
Season 2
Season 3
Select episodes of the Nelvana series were released on VHS in the late 1980s by Kideo Video (distributed by Lorimar Home Video) and Fries Home Video in the United States.
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