History Trivia / CareBears

* OldShame:
** Creator/CreeSummer was not fond of her voice work for the first two movies (she played Young Kim and Christy, respectively). She was more focused on her music career at the time and only got the roles because her father was doing voices for Creator/{{Nelvana}}.
** American Greetings/[=CloudCo=] never acknowledges the early 2000s CGI movies ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsJourneytoJokeALot'' and ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsBigWishMovie''. The official ''Care Bears'' [=YouTube=] channel uploads clips from every incarnation and installment except those two movies. They're also never acknowledged on the official ''Care Bears'' social media. This gives off the impression that they are apathetic towards/ashamed of these movies.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://carebears.wikia.com/wiki/Care_Bear_Wiki The Care Bears Wiki]].

* TropeNamer: Of CareBearStare, after a non-fatal attack (and later, also a healing maneuver) typically employed in the series.

* InvisibleAdvertising: While the Care Bear Cousins were PutOnABus in 1994, when the Care Bears franchise gained a revival during the 2000s, Play Along Toys attempted to bring back the Cousins between 2003-2005, unlike the titular bears. There was barely any advertisement for any of the Cousins with commercials focused on the Care Bear Cousins airing very sporadically between 2003-2005 on television. Stuffed animals of the Cousins were either sold at carnivals, fairs, with some being sold exclusively at Hot Topic. After 2005, the Cousins wouldn't get a major role in the Care Bears franchise until the 2015 Creator/{{Netflix}} series ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAndCousins'' which brought back Brave Heart Lion, Cosy Heart Penguin, Lotsa Heart Elephant, and Bright Heart Raccoon.

* InvisibleAdvertising: While the Care Bear Cousins were PutOnABus in 1994, when the Care Bears franchise gained a revival during the 2000s. Play Along Toys attempted to bring back the Cousins between 2003-2005, unlike the titular bears. There was barely any advertisement for any of the Cousins with commercials focused on the Care Bear Cousins airing very sporadically between 2003-2005 on television. Stuffed animals of the Cousins were either sold at carnivals, fairs, with some being sold exclusively at Hot Topic. After 2005, the Cousins wouldn't get a major role in the Care Bears franchise until the 2015 Creator/{{Netflix}} series ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAndCousins'' which brought back Brave Heart Lion, Cosy Heart Penguin, Lotsa Heart Elephant, and Bright Heart Raccoon.

* NamesTheSame: Within the franchise, the 1983 album ''The Care Bears Adventures In Care-a-Lot'' and the 2007 animated series ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot''.

* TropeNamer
** 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.

** Compared to the 80s era, where the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins are regularly seen together. The 00's revival rarely showed the Care Bear Cousins interacting with Care Bears. The exception is in supplemental material, notably in books where some of the Cousins are seen together with the Bears (most notably the 2005 book "Giving Thanks" where Tenderheart invited the Cousins for a Thanksgiving Dinner with the other Bears).

* ChannelHop: The franchise's colorful animated history started with Creator/AtkinsonFilmArts producing ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsInTheLandWithoutFeelings'' and its follow up, ''The Care Bears Battle The Freeze Machine''. In 1985 Creator/DiCEntertainment began animating the [[WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s early tv episodes]], but halfway through the series production changed to Creator/{{Nelvana}}. Then production slowed down until the franchise was canned after blatant mismanagement all but killed it. When the franchise returned, Nelvana resumed production at first with two specials, then the production was shifted over to SD Entertainment with WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot. This did not last, however, as Hasbro then [[ExecutiveMeddling meddled]], fresh from prying the master license out of Play Along Toys' hands, and handing production over to [=MoonScoop=], who went on to produce the equally short-lived WesternAnimation/CareBearsWelcomeToCareALot. [=MoonScoop=] then underwent a takeover, and returned as Splash! Entertainment, who then produced WesternAnimation/CareBearsAndCousins for Netflix.
** The shows are this as well. WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s started out on syndication before it's reruns ended up on Disney. WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot started out on CBS' Kewlopolis slot and then moved to Kabillion, and WesternAnimation/CareBearsWelcomeToCareALot started out on The Hub, but then got cancelled, but the reruns as well as it's spinoff sequel WesternAnimation/CareBearsAndCousins are on Netflix, and then ''Welcome to Care-A-Lot'' moved to Hulu in the US, but remained on Netflix elsewhere. ''Care Bears and Cousins'' remains on Netflix since Netflix provided part of the funding for the production of the show.

* OldShame: Creator/CreeSummer was not fond of her voice work for the first two movies (she played Young Kim and Christy, respectively). She was more focused on her music career at the time and only got the roles because her father was doing voices for Creator/{{Nelvana}}.

* UncreditedRole: The Care Bears was co-created by a children's illustrator named Elena Kucharik, who originally painted them to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings. None of the animated series have included her name in the credits.

* UncreditedRole: The Carebears was co-created by a children's illustrator named Elena Kucharik, who originally painted them to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings. None of the animated series have included her name in the credits.

* UncreditedRole: The Carebears were originally co-created by a children's illustrator named Elena Kucharik, who originally painted them to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings. None of the animated series have included her name in the credits.

* ChannelHop: The franchise's colorful animated history started with Creator/DiCEntertainment animating the early WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s episodes, but halfway through the series production changed to Creator/{{Nelvana}}. Then production slowed down until the franchise was canned after blatant mismanagement all but killed it. When the franchise returned, Nelvana resumed production at first with two specials, then the production was shifted over to SD Entertainment with WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot. This did not last, however, as Hasbro then [[ExecutiveMeddling meddled]], fresh from prying the master license out of Play Along Toys' hands, and handing production over to [=MoonScoop=], who went on to produce the equally short-lived WesternAnimation/CareBearsWelcomeToCareALot. [=MoonScoop=] then underwent a takeover, and returned as Splash! Entertainment, who then produced WesternAnimation/CareBearsAndCousins for Netflix.