History Franchise / CareBears

* ''Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot'' (2007-2008)

* AgonyBeam: The CareBearStare functions like one to {{the Heartless}} and others who [[EvilCannotComprehendGood cannot comprehend good]].

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Shreeky looks human, but is directly related to [[HumanoidAbomination No Heart]].
* AnthropomorphicShift: In a few of the DIC episodes the bears can occasionally be seen walking around on all fours.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: In one episode, No Heart banishes Beastly, and Shreeky finds that she misses him. Then again, the episode gave no reason to believe it was just because Shreeky didn't like doing Beastly's chores.

* {{Catchphrase}}
** Grumpy: "Why do these things always happen to me?"
* ChariotRace: Hugs and Tugs are told a story about a chariot race. Shreeky and Beastly versus Champ Bear.
* CheerfulChild: Hugs and Tugs Bear, the cubs.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The Cloud Keeper, Professor Coldheart and Frostbite. This is due to DiC losing the rights to the TV series and Nelvana not being able to own DiC's original characters.

* DaddysLittleVillain: Shreeky, No Heart's niece.

* EvilIsDeathlyCold: Professor Coldheart.

* EvilSorcerer: No Heart

* FakeUltimateHero: Braveheart Lion.

* GladIThoughtOfIt: Shreeky did this with Beastly practically OncePerEpisode.
* GoodFeelsGood: Initially played straight with Beastly's HeelFaceTurn, then subverted. He runs back to Shreeky at the end of the episode because he can't stand the taste of diabetes being a Care Bear brings.

* HumanoidAbomination: No Heart
* AnIcePerson: Professor Coldheart
* InformedFlaw: Cheer Bear in the Nelvana series referred to as "fat" sometimes, in spite of being the same size as everyone else.

* MakeAWish: In one episode, Grumpy gets an ''[[UpToEleven eight]]''-leaf clover that can grant him three wishes.
** BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: An offhand comment he makes causes him to [[IdiotBall lose the]] [[LightningBruiser superpowers]] [[IdiotBall he gained using his second wish]].
** Also {{averted|Trope}}. He uses his first wish to make a bully "go away." On a show farther along the cynicism side of the {{s|lidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism}}cale, the bully might have been [[RetGone wished out of existence]].
* MakeMeWannaShout: In the TV series, Shreeky's, well, shrieks, can be heard from a mile away and injure people. In one instance, a Care Bear attempts to record her scream, ''and the tape recorder'' '''''explodes'''''.

* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Songfellow Strum, at least for the viewer.

* TheOneWhoWearsShoes: Brightheart Raccoon, in the Nelvana series.

* PaperThinDisguise: When Mr. Beastly wanted to flimflam the Care Bears, he would resort to this. It worked every time, even when it was only a pair of Groucho Glasses.
* PortraitPaintingPeephole: Frostbite does this to spy on the Care Bears in the "Freeze Machine" special.

* {{Pseudolympics}}: One episode involves the Care-A-Lot Games, consisting of such events as the piggyback race, limbo, the egg spoon race, and paddle ball. Much {{hilarity ensues}} when Mr. Beastly tries to cheat at every single event he participates in [[spoiler: (his screwup with the paddle ball stops just short of ''destroying the entire stadium'')]].
* QuirkyMinibossSquad: Professor Coldheart, Frostbite, and Auntie Freeze. Then later, Shreeky and Beastly, who also serve as a two-person TerribleTrio.

* SuperSpeed: Swiftheart's power.

* VerbalTic: In the Nelvana series, Champ Bear calls everyone "sports fan" no matter what the context.

* ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsNutrackerSuite'' (1988), last drawn film

* ''Care Bears Nutracker Suite'' (1988), last drawn film

Teddy bears taken to the next level of cute, with pastel colors and symbols on their chest (known as "tummy symbols" or more recently "belly badges"). They live up in the cloud-city of Care-A-Lot and frequently visit Earth to help out kids who are feeling down. The Bears have names relating to their specialty -- Good Luck Bear, Friend Bear, and so forth. Later, "Care Bear Cousins" representing other animals were introduced (Brave Heart Lion, Cozy Heart Penguin, etc.); they live in the Forest of Feelings about halfway between Earth and Care-A-Lot.

Originating on greeting cards in [[TheEighties 1981]], these little guys and gals were a hit right out of the gate when Kenner launched a toy line two years later. They had a lot of animated screentime for the rest of the decade: two specials, a TV series, and three theatrical films over 1985-87: ''The Care Bears Movie'', ''Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation'', and ''The Care Bears: Adventure in Wonderland''. A fourth film, ''Care Bears Nutcracker Suite'' (1988), was aired as a TV special when the third flopped. The franchise died back through the 90's after a very brief and [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks unsuccessful redesign]] -- Compare MyLittlePony. Now they're back with a handful of new direct-to-[=DVD=] movies and two TV series, one presented in traditional animation and one in high-definition CGI.

They're one of the most spoofed of TheEighties toy lines because of their [[Main/TastesLikeDiabetes overly sugary reputation]] -- which is not wholly deserved when one takes [[VileVillainSaccharineShow some of their villains]] and plotlines into account. On the other hand, they're still quite popular. At the turn of the millennium, the characters were relaunched with a toy revival and two direct-to-video animated films. In 2007, a redesigned line of the toys arrived along with another DTV film and a Saturday morning series on CBS, ''Care Bears -- Adventures in Care-A-Lot''.

''Adventures in Care-A-Lot'' is out of production, but the character line launched with the ''Oopsy Does It'' continued with films such as ''Giving Festival Movie'' and ''Care Bears to the Rescue Movie''.

On June 2, 2012, TheHub premiered a new series called ''[[CareBearsWelcomeToCareALot Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot]]''.

Films include:
* ''WesternAnimation/TheCareBearsMovie''
* ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsMovieIIANewGeneration''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheCareBearsAdventureInWonderland''

* PrincessesRule: Princess Starglo, who is the "mother of all stars", yet is not a queen.

* {{Ridiculympics}}: One episode involves the Care-A-Lot Games, consisting of such events as the piggyback race, limbo, the egg spoon race, and paddle ball. Much {{hilarity ensues}} when Mr. Beastly tries to cheat at every single event he participates in [[spoiler: (his screwup with the paddle ball stops just short of ''destroying the entire stadium'')]].

* EverythingsWorseWithBears: Well, at least from the villains' point of view.

On June 2, 2012, TheHub premiered a new series called ''Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot'', apparently yet another new continuity in a franchise that has already been [[{{ContinuityReboot}} rebooted]] more than once. This new series eliminates the Oopsy Bear character introduced in previous series of films and ''Adventures in Care-A-Lot'', restores Tenderheart Bear as the bears' leader, and adds a new female child Care Bear character called Wonderheart Bear. As with the previous series, episodes feature the Care Bears either having their adventures alongside human companions (generally one per episode) or sometimes just dealing with their own problems. Beastly and his accompanying little Beasties seem to be the {{Designated Villain}}s, though they're really more comic mischief-makers than anything else. The show retains the basic look of the most recent movies, but with the Bears' fur appearing slightly fluffier and almost entirely if not entirely new voice cast. It is a CGI series, presented in widescreen HD where available. Recent episodes can also viewed at The Hub's official website.

* AllYourColorsCombined: The only way to open Shiver Me Timbear's chest in "Bearied Treasure" of ''Welcome to Care-a-Lot''.

* TheEuropeanCarryAll: Grumpy Bear doesn't have a backpack in ''Welcome to Care-a-Lot''. It's a "Care-y-all."

* ForcedMeme: Trying to capitalize on the success of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', somebody in PR came up with [[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/the-hub-hopes-men-will-start-calling-themselves-belly-bros-and-care-dudes.html nicknames for the potential periphery demographic]]. Unsurprisingly, The Hub [[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/the-hub-no-longer-encourages-%e2%80%9cbelly-bros%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccare-dudes%e2%80%9d.html immediately backpedaled on this]]. It didn't appear to affect the chances of ''Welcome to Care-a-lot'' gaining a PeripheryDemographic as reports came in that the premiere of the show, along with ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaijudo}}'', delivered some of the network's best ratings to date in all demographic areas.

* PersonalitySwap: Happens in "Feeling Flu" on ''Welcome to Care-a-Lot'' when all of the main cast members, bar Tenderheart and Harmony, catch an odd flu that causes them to swap personalities and feelings. Tenderheart already had it as a kid, and Harmony managed to avoid by taking extra-good care of herself in preparation for an upcoming concert. Funshine Bear gets Grumpy Bear's personality, while Funshine's goes to Share Bear. Grumpy Bear gets Cheer Bear's personality, and Cheer gets Share's. Wonderheart Bear and Beastly directly swap personalities.

* RecordNeedleScratch: Used in "When the Bear's Away..." on the ''Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot'' series when Tenderheart interrupts Cheer's party fantasies.

* WorthlessTreasureTwist: [[spoiler:The outcome of "Bearied Treasure" in ''Welcome to Care-a-lot''.]] Grumpy Bear, is ''very'' displeased, at least at first.

* ForcedMeme: Trying to capitalize on the success of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', somebody in PR came up with [[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/the-hub-hopes-men-will-start-calling-themselves-belly-bros-and-care-dudes.html nicknames for the potential periphery demographic]]. Unsurprisingly, The Hub [[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/the-hub-no-longer-encourages-%e2%80%9cbelly-bros%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccare-dudes%e2%80%9d.html immediately backpedaled on this]]. It didn't appear to affect the chances of ''Welcome to Care-a-lot'' gaining a PeripheryDemographic as reports came in that the premiere of the show, along with ''KaijudoRiseOfTheDuelMasters'', delivered some of the network's best ratings to date in all demographic areas.

They're one of the most spoofed of TheEighties toy lines because of their [[Main/TastesLikeDiabetes overly sugary reputation]] -- which is not wholly deserved when one takes [[VileVillainSaccharineShow some of their villains]] [[NightmareFuel/CareBears and plotlines into account]]. On the other hand, they're still quite popular. At the turn of the millennium, the characters were relaunched with a toy revival and two direct-to-video animated films. In 2007, a redesigned line of the toys arrived along with another DTV film and a Saturday morning series on CBS, ''Care Bears -- Adventures in Care-A-Lot''.

* ForTheEvulz: Pretty much the only reason almost any villain does anything. Except for ''Adventures in Care-a-Lot'''s Grizzle, who simply hates the Care Bears and wishes to take over, or at least be rid of, Care-a-Lot. Another exception is the Wizard of Wonderland from the third movie ''Care Bears Adventure In Wonderland''. His motive is political power (he wants to become the new king of Wonderland). And Beastly in the new ''Welcome to Care-a-Lot'' series isn't really evil and only makes mischief that he considers to be fun.
* ForcedMeme: Trying to capitalize on the success of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', somebody in PR came up with...[[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/the-hub-hopes-men-will-start-calling-themselves-belly-bros-and-care-dudes.html this.]] Fortunately, the Hub [[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/the-hub-no-longer-encourages-%e2%80%9cbelly-bros%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccare-dudes%e2%80%9d.html immediately backpedalled on this]], but only time would tell if the damage hasn't already been done. The early evidence would seem to suggest a strong no, with reports that the premiere of the show, along with ''KaijudoRiseOfTheDuelMasters'', delivered some of the network's best ratings to date in all demographic areas.

* AllYourPowersCombined: The only way to open Shiver Me Timbear's chest in "Bearied Treasure" of ''Welcome to Care-a-Lot''.

* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Somewhat justified because the Care Bears are all about getting people to "share their feelings." It's heavily {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed in ''Adventures In Care-A-Lot,'' though, where the Bears (particularly Share) constantly inform each other just what emotion they're feeling at the time.

* ForTheEvulz: Pretty much the only reason almost any villain does anything. Except for ''Adventures in Care-a-Lot'''s Grizzle, who simply hates the Care Bears and wishes to take over, or at least be rid of, Care-a-Lot. Another exception is the Wizard of Wonderland from the third movie ''Care Bears Adventure In Wonderland''. His motive is political power (he wants to become the new king of Wonderland).
* ForcedMeme: Trying to capitalize on the success of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', somebody in PR came up with...[[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/the-hub-hopes-men-will-start-calling-themselves-belly-bros-and-care-dudes.html this.]] Fortunately, the Hub [[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/the-hub-no-longer-encourages-%e2%80%9cbelly-bros%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccare-dudes%e2%80%9d.html immediately backpedalled on this]], but only time would tell if the damage hasn't already been done.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Almost inevitable, given how many different versions there have been

* RealDreamsAreWeirder: In the ''Adventures in Care-A-Lot'' TV series, all the Care Bears share a dreamspace where they tend to have rather mundane dreams (where they do the same things they tend to do in their waking lives), so it was rather refreshing to see the bears having more dream-like dreams in the ''Share Bear Shines'' movie.

Originating on greeting cards in [[TheEighties 1981]], these little guys and gals were a hit right out of the gate when Kenner launched a toy line two years later. They had a lot of animated screentime for the rest of the decade: two specials, a TV series, and three theatrical films over 1985-87: ''The Care Bears Movie'', ''Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation'', and ''The Care Bears: Adventure in Wonderland''. A fourth film, ''Care Bears Nutcracker Suite'' (1988), was aired as a TV special when the third flopped. The franchise died back through the 90's after a very brief and [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks unsuccessful redesign]] -- Compare MyLittlePony. Now they're back with a handful of new direct-to-[=DVD=] movies.

On June 2, 2012, TheHub premiered a new series called ''Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot'', apparently yet another new continuity in a franchise that has already been [[{{ContinuityReboot}} rebooted]] more than once. This new series eliminates the Oopsy Bear character introduced in previous series of films and ''Adventures in Care-A-Lot'', restores Tenderheart Bear as the bears' leader, and adds a new female child Care Bear character called Wonderheart Bear. As with the previous series, episodes feature the Care Bears either having their adventures alongside human companions (generally one per episode) or sometimes just dealing with their own problems. Beastly and his accompanying little Beasties seem to be the {{Designated Villain}}s, though they're really more comic mischief-makers than anything else. The show retains the basic look of the most recent movies, but with the Bears' fur appearing slightly fluffier and almost entirely if not entirely new voice cast.

''Adventures in Care-A-Lot'' is out of production, but the character line launched with the ''Oopsy Does It'' continued with films such as ''Giving Festival Movie'' and ''Care Bears to the Rescue Movie''. It has been [[http://www.adweek.com/news/television/hub-seals-deal-care-bears-cgi-reboot-christopher-pikes-spooksville-138642 announced]] that TheHub will be presenting a new CGI ''Care Bears'' series titled ''Care Bears: Welcome to Care-A-Lot''. Based on promos now airing on The Hub, the new series will carry the general look of the recent CGI films, and will introduce some new human characters.

Teddy bears taken to the next level of cute, with pastel colors and symbols on their chest (known as "tummy symbols" or more recently "belly badges"). They live up in the cloud-city of Care-A-Lot and frequently visit Earth to help out kids who are feeling down. The Bears have names relating to their specialty - Good Luck Bear, Friend Bear, and so forth. Later, "Care Bear Cousins" representing other animals were introduced (Brave Heart Lion, Cozy Heart Penguin, etc.); they live in the Forest of Feelings about halfway between Earth and Care-A-Lot.

Originating on greeting cards in [[TheEighties 1981]], these little guys and gals were a hit right out of the gate when Kenner launched a toy line two years later. They had a lot of animated screentime for the rest of the decade: two specials, a TV series, and three theatrical films over 1985-87: ''The Care Bears Movie'', ''Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation'', and ''The Care Bears Adventure In Wonderland''. A fourth film, ''Care Bears Nutcracker Suite'' (1988), was aired as a TV special when the third flopped. The franchise died back through the 90's after a very brief and [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks unsuccessful redesign]] -- Compare MyLittlePony. Now they're back with a handful of new direct-to-[=DVD=] movies.

They're one of the most spoofed of TheEighties toy lines because of their [[Main/TastesLikeDiabetes overly sugary reputation]] - which is not wholly deserved when one takes [[VileVillainSaccharineShow some of their villains]] [[NightmareFuel/CareBears and plotlines into account]]. On the other hand, they're still quite popular. At the turn of the millennium, the characters were relaunched with a toy revival and two direct-to-video animated films. In 2007, a redesigned line of the toys arrived along with another DTV film and a Saturday morning series on CBS, ''Care Bears - Adventures in Care-A-Lot''.

* ''Film/TheCareBearsMovie''
* ''[[Film/CareBearsMovieIIANewGeneration Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation]]''
* ''Film/TheCareBearsAdventureInWonderland''

!!Tropes [[TropeNamers named]]:
* CareBearStare: After a non-fatal attack (and later, also a healing maneuver) typically employed in the series.
* GrumpyBear: After a character from the series: A dark blue Care Bear with a raincloud on its tummy.

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!!Tropes Demonstrated:

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: In one episode, No Heart banishes Beastly, and Shreeky finds that she misses him. Awww...
** Then again, the episode gave no reason to believe it was just because Shreeky didn't like doing Beastly's chores.

--->'''Grizzle''': Behold my power suit and quake in your boots.\\
'''Oopsy''': But, we [[LampshadeHanging don't wear boots]].\\
'''Grizzle''': Well, look anyway!

* {{Blooper}}: As with MyLittlePony, this is a series that stars a number of characters who look essentially the same, so [[OffModel animation mistakes]] run rampant.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Why do these things always happen to me?" ~ Grumpy

* CircleOfFriendship: Care Bares love this move.

* DemotedToExtra: Grumpy's fate during the '00s revival. He pretty much VANISHED from all merchandising from the show (despite being the most iconic of the group) in favor of Bedtime Bear, another blue colored Care Bear.
** Eventually, the decision was eventually reversed in Adventures in Care-a-Lot.

* DetectEvil / HolyHandGrenade: Care bears are essentially radar paladins.
* DisembodiedEyebrows: Wingnut, in the new ''Giving Festival Movie'' from the ''Adventures in Care-a-Lot'' era.

* EvilIsHammy: Most of the villains. Probably the most notable example is the Vizier from the Nutcracker special, who is fond of SHOUTING OUT EVERY LINE! Which are then commonly followed up with a "MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

* EvilSorcerer: No Heart.

* ForTheEvulz: Pretty much the only reason almost any villain does anything. Except for ''Adventures in Care-a-Lot'''s Grizzle, who simply hates the Care Bears and wishes to take over, or at least be rid of, Care-a-Lot.
** Another exception is the Wizard of Wonderland from the third movie ''Care Bears Adventure In Wonderland''. His motive is political power (he wants to become the new king of Wonderland).
* ForcedMeme: Trying to capitalize on the success of WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic, somebody in PR came up with...[[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/the-hub-hopes-men-will-start-calling-themselves-belly-bros-and-care-dudes.html this.]] Fortunately, the Hub [[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/the-hub-no-longer-encourages-%e2%80%9cbelly-bros%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccare-dudes%e2%80%9d.html immediately backpedalled on this]], but only time would tell if the damage hasn't already been done.
* FourFingeredHands: Shreeky. Oddly, other human characters, including her uncle No Heart, have all five fingers. [[WildMassGuessing Maybe there's a story there.]]
** ...Shreeky and No-Heart are humans?

* HumanoidAbomination: No Heart.
* AnIcePerson: Professor Coldheart.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Grumpy Bear.

* {{Licensed Game}}s:

*** Also {{averted|Trope}}. He uses his first wish to make a bully "go away." On a show farther along the cynicism side of the {{s|lidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism}}cale, the bully might have been [[RetGone wished out of existence]].

* MerchandiseDriven: The first two films introduced new or revamped characters in conjunction with their toy line debuts: the Cousins in the first, and the whole gang's baby selves in the second.
** There are plush toys for bears from ''Adventures in Care-a-Lot'' that had maybe two lines on the show at most, if they even got to speak at all.

* NobodyPoops: Well, of '''course''', but ''Adventure in Wonderland'' actually goes so far as to show us the inside of Grumpy Bear's bathroom, which has everything you would expect ''except'' for a toilet. No ''wonder'' he's so cranky.

** He's a ''bear''. [[FridgeBrilliance He craps in the woods.]]
*** Except there doesn't seem to be any woods nearby, either. Does he have to sail all the way to the Forest of Feelings to relieve himself?

* OneWingedAngel: In [[{{Sequel}} Care Bears 2: The Next Generation]], Dark Heart turns into a big ol' heap of SuperSmoke.
* {{Padding}}: The first {{sequel}} had a musical number at the end that was pretty much just there to make sure it fulfilled the bare minimum for screentime. The song itself was over six minutes long and over half of it consisted of [[EndingFatigue endlessly-repeated chorus]] (obstensibly to cover the end credits).

* ThePowerOfRock: That one too. (As an aside, have you noticed that these "Power Of" Tropes seem to be the Holy Trinity for 80's cartoons?)
** Grams Bear plays an electric guitar in one episode.

* RealDreamsAreWeirder: In the ''Adventures in Care-a-Lot'' TV series, all the Care Bears share a dreamspace where they tend to have rather mundane dreams (where they do the same things they tend to do in their waking lives), so it was rather refreshing to see the bears having more dream-like dreams in the ''Share Bear Shines'' movie.
* RecycledINSPACE: One of the oddest examples this side of "Fonzie and the HappyDays Gang". The final season of the original "Care Bears Family" cartoon featured two spinoffs. One was a Recycled IN SPACE ''Franchise/StarTrek'' parody. The other was a Recycled In {{Prehistoria}} ''Clan of the Cave Bear'' parody. This, friends, is what a DorkAge looks like and the cartoon was canceled soon after.

* ThemeMusicPowerUp: ''The Giving Festival Movie'' - "Care Power On"

* VillainSong: In the first TV special: "Allow me to introduce myself!/They call me Professor Coldheart..."

* ZombieApocalypse: ''Adventures in Care-a-Lot'' has one when a LovePotion goes wrong, turning the other Care Bears into creepy "love zombies" bent on apparently hugging Oopsy to death.

* Just watch Nutcracker Suite. Count how many fingers Alan Prince/Nutcracker, his wife and their students have.

* RecycledINSPACE: One of the oddest examples this side of "Fonzie and the HappyDays Gang". The final season of the original "Care Bears Family" cartoon featured two spinoffs. One was a Recycled IN SPACE ''StarTrek'' parody. The other was a Recycled In {{Prehistoria}} ''Clan of the Cave Bear'' parody. This, friends, is what a DorkAge looks like and the cartoon was canceled soon after.

* ForcedMeme: Trying to capitalize on the success of MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic, somebody in PR came up with...[[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/the-hub-hopes-men-will-start-calling-themselves-belly-bros-and-care-dudes.html this.]] Fortunately, the Hub [[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/the-hub-no-longer-encourages-%e2%80%9cbelly-bros%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccare-dudes%e2%80%9d.html immediately backpedalled on this]], but only time would tell if the damage hasn't already been done.