History Franchise / CareBears

* NoHuggingNoKissing: In general, the franchise doesn't seem to have any kind of romance or shipping elements. While there is a character with a Cupid-esque role (Called Love-a-Lot Bear)the franchise seems more focused on platonic forms of affection.

* ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsBattletheFreezeMachine'' (1984 special)

* ''Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine'' (1984 special)

* Tenderheart Bear was implied to be this with both Brave Heart Lion and Grumpy Bear also in the Nelvana series.

* NoHuggingNoKissing: In general, the franchise doesn't seem to have any kind of romance or shipping elements.

* AnimationBump: Compared to the DIC series, the 1983 and 1984 animated Care Bears TV specials had fluid and sometimes smooth animation for the characters. Most notably the musical number with Professor Coldheart and Frostbite.

* AnimationBump: Compared to the DIC series, the first animated Care Bears TV special had fluid and sometimes smooth animation for the characters. Most notably the musical number with Professor Coldheart and Frostbite.

* ArtEvolution: The designs for the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins look notably different in their book appearances (Pre-DIC and Nelvana). Their eyes were much smaller and mouths were drawn differently. Their appearances in the first TV Special and [=DiC=] series were all based on their original designs seen in greeting cards and books.

The bears were created by Those Characters From Cleveland and first appeared on American Greetings cards in [[TheEighties 1981]], contemporary with ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake''. These little guys and gals were a hit right out of the gate when Creator/{{Kenner}} launched a toy line two years later. They had a lot of animated screentime for the rest of the decade: two specials, [[WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s a TV series]], and three theatrical films over 1985-87. The franchise died in the 90s after a very brief and [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks unsuccessful redesign]]; compare ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''. The franchise returned after the turn of the millenium.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the earlier days of the franchise (mainly in the books made before the animated special and TV series were created) the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins used to fly away back from a person's home and enter by a rainbow through a window, before Cloud Cars were created for the animated specials. The Care Bear Stare also wasn't used by the characters until the first animated special, which introduced Professor Cold Heart, and had a human Cloudkeeper who watched over the bears and was never seen again.

* AnimationBump: Compared to the DIC series, the first animated Care Bears TV special had fluid and sometimes smooth animation for the characters. Most notably the musical number with Professor Cold Heart and Frostbite.

** The Care Bears Cousins haven't shown up as often as back in the 80's. While the Cousins do show up rarely in the '00s revival [[note]] such as their appearance in the book "Giving Thanks".[[/note]], they weren't as prominent as they were in the 80s. They didn't even get mentioned or acknowledged in the official Care Bears website. They served as background characters in various books during the '00s revival. ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' actually created a sketch based on the Cousins' notable absence from the franchise.

* ArtEvolution: The designs for the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins looked a bit different in their book appearances (Pre-DIC and Nelvana) and their eyes were much smaller. Their appearances in the TV Special and [=DiC=] series were all based on their original designs seen in greeting cards and books.

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[[https://twitter.com/ToonBarnTweets/status/999141838022938624/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs9e.github.io%2Fiframe%2Ftwitter.min.html%23999141838022938624 A new]] [[https://deadline.com/2018/09/care-bears-unlock-the-magic-boomerang-1202457860/ series]] subtitled ''[[WesternAnimation/CareBearsUnlockTheMagic Unlock the Magic]]'' was announced, confirmed to air on Creator/CartoonNetwork and Creator/{{Boomerang}} in the United States and Pop in the UK, with the characters having an {{Animesque}} feel.

** The Care Bears Cousins haven't shown up as often as back in the 80's. While the Cousins do show up rarely in the '00s revival, they weren't as prominent as they were in the 80s. They didn't even get mentioned or acknowledged in the official Care Bears website. They served as background characters in various books during the '00s revival. ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' actually created a sketch based on the Cousins' notable absence from the franchise.

** The cousins got this big time in the '00s revival, where they would only be seen in supplemental material such as books, some plush toys, and [[UnPerson hardly got mentioned on the official website.]] [[note]] The Cousins were acknowledged on the Japanese website unlike other countries.[[/note]] They also were absent from ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsWelcomeToCareALot'', ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot'' [[note]] The Forest of Feelings was in the show. But the Cousins didn't make an appearance until the sequel series.[[/note]] and the two CGI films. They finally made a proper return with a new Care Bears series, ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAndCousins'', in late 2015 on Netflix.

** The Care Bears Cousins haven't shown up as often as back in the 80's. While the Cousins do show up rarely in the '00s revival, they weren't as prominent as they were in the 80s. They didn't even get mentioned or acknowledged in the official Care Bears website. They served as background characters in various books during the '00s revival.

* RecycledINSPACE: One of the oddest examples this side of ''Fonzie and the Series/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.

** The Care Bears Cousins haven't shown up as often as back in the 80's. While the Cousins do show up rarely in the '00s revival, they haven't show up as often as they did back in the 80's. They didn't even get mentioned or acknowledged in the official Care Bears website.

The bears first appeared on American Greetings cards in [[TheEighties 1981]] (contemporary with ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake''). These little guys and gals were a hit right out of the gate when Creator/{{Kenner}} launched a toy line two years later. They had a lot of animated screentime for the rest of the decade: two specials, [[WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s a TV series]], and three theatrical films over 1985-87. The franchise died in the 90s after a very brief and [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks unsuccessful redesign]]; compare ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''. The franchise returned after the turn of the millenium.

* ArtEvolution: The designs for the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins looked a bit different in their book appearances (Pre-DIC and Nelvana) and their eyes were much smaller. There appearance in the TV Special and [=DiC=] series were all based on their original designs seen in greeting cards and books.

* ArtEvolution: The designs for the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins looked a bit different in their book appearances (Pre-DIC and Nelvana) and their eyes were much smaller. There appearance in the TV Special and DiC series were all based on their original designs seen in greeting cards and books.

* ArtEvolution: The designs for the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins looked a bit different in their book appearances (Pre-DIC and Nelvana) and their eyes were much smaller.

* TheBusCameBack: With the release of "WesternAnimation/CareBearsAndCousins" on Creator/{{Netflix}} in late 2015. The title alone, means that the Care Bears Cousins will make a return to the franchise after their absence for almost 28 years (11-13 if you count the botched attempt by Play Along toys between 2003-2005).

** The cousins got this big time in the '00s revival, where they would only be seen in supplemental material such as books, some plush toys, and [[UnPerson hardly got mentioned on the official website.]] [[note]] The Cousins were acknowledged on the Japanese website unlike other countries.[[/note]] They also were absent from ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsWelcomeToCareALot'' [[note]] The Forest of Feelings was in the show. But the Cousins were never made an appearance or even mentioned.[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot'' and the two CGI films. They finally made a proper return with a new Care Bears series, ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAndCousins'', in late 2015 on Netflix.

** The cousins got this big time in the '00s revival, where they would only be seen in books, some plush toys, and hardly got mentioned on the official website. They also were absent from ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsWelcomeToCareALot'', ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot'' and the two CGI films. They finally made a proper return with a new Care Bears series, ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAndCousins'', in late 2015 on Netflix.