Care Bears

The Care Bears are a set of characters created by American Greetings in 1981 for use on greeting cards. The original artwork for the cards was painted by artist Elena Kucharik. In 1983, Kenner took the characters and made the first in a line of very succesful teddy bears based of the Care Bears. Over 40 million units were sold between 1983 and

External links

Official sites

• US version
• Australian version

Unofficial site

• INSIDERtricks' site for the franchise

Fan sites

• Forever Friends Care Bear Board
• Care Bears Forever
• Kingdom of Caring (for information on individual bears)
• Angel Bear's Care Bear Poseable Place (more information on individual bears)
• Take Care Bear's Place (the homepage of Take Care Bear)
• Care Bears - The Toy Shelf
• Noble Heart's Home (up-and-growing site for Care Bear fanfiction)
• Regal Heart's Den (a great site for customs and great stories)
• Backwater Productions - The Care Bears (page still under construction)
• Josefine's Care Bears (site with photos of collection & information on bears)
• Rainbow Fantasies (Care Bears history, other information, and downloads)

Picture gallery

• The Care Bear Zone (Site dedicated to screen captures of the Nelvana produced movies and episodes. All images were captured from DVD and enhanced for quality)

Message Forums

• The Memories Board (a place to discuss all 80's toys including Care Bears)
• Forever Friends Care Bear Board (another recommended Care Bear Board)

IMDb movie and show entries

• The Care Bears
• The Care Bears Movie
• The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
• The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland
• Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot
• The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie