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2!!Incarnations
3* ''Trivia/CareBears1980s''
4* ''Trivia/TheCareBearsMovie''
5* ''Trivia/CareBearsMovieIIANewGeneration''
6* ''Trivia/TheCareBearsAdventureInWonderland''
7* ''Trivia/CareBearsNutcrackerSuite''
8* ''Trivia/CareBearsJourneytoJokeALot''
9* ''Trivia/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot''
10* ''Trivia/CareBearsWelcomeToCareALot''
11* ''Trivia/CareBearsAndCousins''
12* ''Trivia/CareBearsUnlockTheMagic''
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16!!Other
17* {{Blooper}}: As with ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'', this is a series that stars a number of characters who look essentially the same, so [[OffModel animation mistakes]] run rampant.
18* 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. American Greetings then pulled the license back and WesternAnimation/CareBearsUnlockTheMagic was produced by Cloudco, AG's new in-house production arm.
19** 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 (and eventually dropped off Netflix elsewhere). ''Care Bears and Cousins'' remains on Netflix since Netflix provided part of the funding for the production of the show. ''Care Bears: Unlock the Magic'' is a total wreck- in the US, it went to Boomerang who clearly had no interest in the show. Elsewhere, the show went to a mishmash of country-specific networks.
20** The toys have an equally colorful history- they started out being produced by Kenner, lasting through Hasbro's purchase of the brand, but eventually got shelved when blatant mismanagement all but killed the brand. The brand was then sold to Play Along Toys, who managed to nurse it back to health. In late 2009 tho, Hasbro took the brand back, but again mismanaged it. American Greetings was definitely '''not''' pleased with how long Hasbro took to make toys, and revoked Hasbro's rights ''again'', this time giving the rights to Just Play. In 2018, the rights were transitioned off to Basic Fun! Toys, a company founded by the same person as Play Along.
21* CreatorBacklash:
22** 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}}.
23** 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.
24* 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 or given away as prizes at carnivals and 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.
25** Compared to the 80s era, where the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins are regularly seen together. The 00's revival [[DemotedToExtra 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).
26* NoExportForYou: Oddly enough, Japan only got the second movie (''A New Generation'') of the original movie trilogy and ''none'' of the animated series until the 2000's direct-to-video specials. Taking into account the Japanese (and mostly East Asian) taste for anything cute and cuddly, it's really odd that the franchise skipped those audiences for many years. However, the Care Bears once collaborated with Creator/{{Sanrio}} (with "The Little Twin Stars") and created Japanese exclusive merchandise, including two Bears especially made for the Japanese market.
27** Given that American Greetings actually have a child company running in Malaysia (Memory Lane), it's especially weird that Care Bears merchandise has been ridiculously hard to get in the country. [=AiCAL=] was introduced very late into the franchise' life, aired only once on Cartoon Network (same as WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake: Berry Bitty Adventures), and the DVD release is a case of BadExportForYou in that the two episodes that made up the Down to Earth special was never released, and [=WtCAL=] was only available on Boomerang in Asia, which is not available in Malaysia (and since the shutdown of the South East Asian feed, not available anywhere in South East Asia). Also, [=AiCAL=] era merch were not available in the country, and the only [=WtCAL=] merch available in the country are toddler clothing- for some reason, the other merchandises are still stuck in the 1980s era designs.
28* TheOtherDarrin:
29** ''Sort'' of. Billie Mae Richards, the voice of Tenderheart Bear in the first two films and the [=DiC=] TV series, and Jim Henshaw, the voice of Bright Heart Raccoon in the first two films, had their roles switched in the Nelvana TV series.
30** The Latin American Spanish versions does this to ''ridiculous'' levels, because not only they switched out voice actors, they also switched voice acting studios and even studios from '' different countries''. Just to give an idea, here is the whole story: The movies (with the exception of the Nutcracker Suite special), the [=DiC=] TV series and ''Care Bears and Cousins'' were dubbed in Mexico (and each movie were dubbed with different voice actors, with the only exception of Tender Heart Bear's VA), the first half of the Nelvana TV series were dubbed in Chile and the second half (when Shreeky appears for first time) was dubbed in Venezuela and the most recent specials and TV series were dubbed in Argentina.
31** Since the TV specials, many characters went through this. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Care_Bear_characters See here]] for voice history.
32* SequelGap: After the Nelvana-produced ''[[WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s Care Bears]]'' series ended in 1988, the franchise went 16 years without an AnimatedAdaptation until 2004's ''Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot''. If their first animated series since 1988 is to be considered, then it's 19 years with ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot'' (2007) closing the gap.
33* ShesAManInJapan: In the French European dub of the [[Creator/DiCEntertainment DiC]] series, Lotsa Heart Elephant and Cheer Bear are male characters (and are both voiced by Creator/RogerCarel).
34* SimilarlyNamedWorks: Within the franchise, the 1983 album ''The Care Bears Adventures In Care-a-Lot'' and the 2007 animated series ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot''.
35* UncreditedRole: The Care Bears franchise 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.

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