"The Care Bears" (1985)TV series 1985-1988

Writers:

Alex Boon (writer)
Eleanor Burian-Mohr (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

27 August 1986 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Comedy | Family

Plot Keywords:

Famous Opening Theme | Care Bears | Good Versus Evil | Bear | Based On Toy

Cast

John Stocker	...	Mr. Beastly / ... (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Melleny Brown	...	Cheer Bear (4 episodes, 1986)
Chris Wiggins	...	No Heart (4 episodes, 1986)
Dan Hennessey	...	Brave Heart Lion / ... (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Billie Mae Richards	...	Tenderheart Bear (3 episodes, 1985)
Bob Dermer	...	Grumpy Bear (3 episodes, 1986)
Jim Henshaw	...	Tenderheart Bear (3 episodes, 1986)
Luba Goy	...	Lotsa Heart Elephant (2 episodes, 1986)
Angella Kaye	...	Additional voices (2 episodes, 1986)

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Series Directed by
James Simon		(22 episodes, 1985)

Series Writing credits
Peter Sauder		(2 episodes, 1986)
J.D. Smith		(2 episodes, 1986)
Alex Boon		(unknown episodes)
Eleanor Burian-Mohr		(unknown episodes)
Jack Hanrahan		(unknown episodes)
Jack Olesker		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Michael Hirsh	....	producer (36 episodes, 1986-1987)
Patrick Loubert	....	producer (36 episodes, 1986-1987)
Clive A. Smith	....	producer (36 episodes, 1986-1987)
Jean Chalopin	....	executive producer / producer (22 episodes, 1985)
Andy Heyward	....	executive producer (22 episodes, 1985)
Tetsuo Katayama	....	executive producer (22 episodes, 1985)
Lenora Hume	....	supervising producer (2 episodes, 1986)
Peter Hudecki	....	line producer (1 episode)

Series Art Direction by
Gabor Csakany		(1 episode, 1986)

Series Production Management
Gregor Hutchison	....	post-production manager (unknown episodes)
Alexis Wallrich	....	production supervisor: overseas (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Laura Shepherd	....	assistant director (1 episode, 1986)

Series Art Department
Alvaro Arce	....	storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1985)
Kurt Conner	....	storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1985)
Leslie Gorin	....	storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1985)
Gordon Harrison	....	storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1985)
Chris Jenkyns	....	storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1985)
Budd Lewis	....	storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1985)
Brad Rader	....	storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1985)
Jim Shull	....	storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1985)
Michael Swanigan	....	storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1985)
Paul Terry	....	storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1985)
Byron Vaughns	....	storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1985)
Norman Drew	....	storyboard designer (unknown episodes)
Andrew Hickson	....	designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Philip Stilman	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Ricardo Abrines	....	background designer (22 episodes, 1985)
Enzo Baldi	....	background designer (22 episodes, 1985)
Rachel Brenner	....	character designer (22 episodes, 1985)
Richie Chavez	....	background rendering (22 episodes, 1985)
Laura Lee Lizak	....	background rendering (22 episodes, 1985)
Judie Martin	....	character designer (22 episodes, 1985)
Douglas McCarthy	....	character designer (22 episodes, 1985)
Rich Moore	....	character designer (22 episodes, 1985)
Hideo Nishimaki	....	animation director (22 episodes, 1985)
John Pagan	....	animator: character layout (22 episodes, 1985)
Tom Wooldridge	....	background rendering (22 episodes, 1985)
Kathryn Yelsa	....	background rendering (22 episodes, 1985)
Brian Lemay	....	layout supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Peter Sauder	....	story editor (1 episode, 1986)
Jennifer Goldie	....	talent coordinator (unknown episodes)
Dave Kupczyk	....	character poser (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• DiC Enterprises (1985)
• Nelvana (1986-1988)
• Those Characters From Cleveland

Distributors

• LBS Communications (1985) (USA) (TV) (DiC episodes)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1986-1988) (USA) (TV) (Nelvana episodes)
• SFM Entertainment (1987) (USA) (TV) (Nelvana episodes) (syndication)
• Boomerang (2004) (Brazil) (TV)
• CanWest Global Communications
• Club Super 3 (1997) (Spain) (TV)
• Disney Channel (199?) (USA) (TV)
• NICK (2005-2006) (Germany) (TV)
• RTL (19??) (Germany) (TV)
• Super RTL (200?) (Germany) (TV)
• Toon Disney (1998-2002) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• American Greetings Corporation  copyright: Care Bears characters

Runtime:

USA:30 min | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-G (1985-1996) | USA:TV-Y | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre

Company:

DiC Enterprises

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Baby Hugs: Oh goody goody gosh!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Money Pit (1986)

Wonderful

Give The Care Bears A chance...

This TV Series is a great way for children to learn the way to be good and nice. With all your favorite Characters, such as Tenderheart Bear, they'll love watching it! Teaching good things, plus funny adventures, this show is a perfect pass-time for children of any age.

9.7/10!