Care Bears & Cousins is an American animated adventure television series released on November 6, 2015, on Netflix.[1][2] The series, a continuation of the previous series Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot, re-introduces four of the Care Bear cousins - Brave Heart Lion, Bright Heart Raccoon, Lotsa Heart Elephant and Cozy Heart Penguin.
| Care Bears & Cousins | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Directed by | Andrew Young |
| Voices of | Olivia Hack Doug Erholtz Braeden Fox David Lodge Patty Mattson Stephanie Sheh Ryan Wiesbrock |
| Opening theme | "Care Bears & Cousins" |
| Ending theme | "Care Bears & Cousins" (instrumental) |
| Composers | Richard Evans Chip Whitewood |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sean Gorman Ryan Wiesbrock |
| Producers | Liz Young Mike Young Nicolas Atlan |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Splash Entertainment American Greetings AG Properties |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | November 6, 2015 – February 5, 2016 |
| Related | |
Synopsis
editSet in Care-a-Lot, a magical land in the clouds, Tenderheart Bear, Cheer Bear, Grumpy Bear, Share Bear, Harmony Bear, Funshine Bear and new playful, curious cub Wonderheart Bear all go on adventures that emphasize messages of caring and sharing. Human children from Earth often visit Care-a-Lot and participate in new adventures and valuable lessons learned. The Care Bears' mischievous frenemy King Beastly often attempts to make trouble for the bears.
Characters
editMain Care Bears
edit- Tenderheart Bear (voiced by David Lodge)
- Cheer Bear (voiced by Patty Mattson)
- Funshine Bear (voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas)
- Grumpy Bear (voiced by Doug Erholtz)
- Harmony Bear (voiced by Nayo Wallace)
- Share Bear (voiced by Stephanie Sheh)
- Wonderheart Bear (voiced by Michaela Dean)
Cousins
edit- Brave Heart Lion (voiced by Braeden Fox)
- Bright Heart Raccoon (voiced by Ryan Wiesbrock)
- Lotsa Heart Elephant (voiced by Olivia Hack)
- Cozy Heart Penguin (voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas)
Other Care Bears
edit- Amigo Bear
- Best Friend Bear
- Birthday Bear
- Good Luck Bear
- Love-a-Lot Bear
- Secret Bear
- Surprise Bear (voiced by Melissa Mable)
- Thanks-a-Lot Bear
- Wish Bear (voiced by Melissa Mable)
Other Care-a-Lot Residents
edit- King Beastly (voiced by Doug Erholtz)
Episodes
editSeries overview
edit| Season | Episodes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Originally released | |||
| 1 | 6 | November 6, 2015 | |
| 2 | 6 | February 5, 2016 | |
Season 1 (2015)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Take Heart" | Andrew Young | Amy Keating Rogers | November 6, 2015 | |
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The Care Bear Cousins return to Care-a-Lot and showcase their lessons in Care Hearts. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Return to Tender" | Andrew Young | Amy Keating Rogers | November 6, 2015 | |
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Tenderheart and Wonderheart are split away from each other when Wonderheart splits away from home. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Bright Stuff" | Andrew Young | Amy Keating Rogers | November 6, 2015 | |
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Beastly steals the Cousins' ship, and it's up to Bright Heart Raccoon to save it and the Share Cloud. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Share Shack" | Andrew Young | Dave Polsky | November 6, 2015 | |
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After building a Snack Shack, The Cousins and the Bears end up competing to see whose shack is the best. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Belly Badgered" | Andrew Young | Dayla Kennedy | November 6, 2015 | |
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Beastly attempts to ruin the Belly Badge Bonanza after being left out of the events. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Wonder's Heart" | Andrew Young | Chara Campanella | November 6, 2015 | |
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Wonderheart's Belly Badge Power has unleashed itself, and the Cousins wonder when it's needed the most. | ||||||
Season 2 (2016)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "BFFs" | Andrew Young | Guy Toubes | February 5, 2016 | |
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A jealous Harmony attempts to get back at her best friend, Share Bear when she starts playing with someone else during a picnic. | ||||||
| 8 | 2 | "Wishing Well" | Andrew Young | Jennifer Muro & Amy Keating Rogers | February 5, 2016 | |
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Lotsa Heart Elephant accidentally causes a night-time problem when one of Wish Bear's Wishes goes wrong for her. | ||||||
| 9 | 3 | "Awesomest Day Ever" | Andrew Young | Dave Polsky | February 5, 2016 | |
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Brave Heart Lion attempts to have a fun day with two of his friends at the same time, but finds that it's more trouble than he thought. | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | "Share Air" | Andrew Young | Guy Toubes | February 5, 2016 | |
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Harmony makes a new song, which Share shares to the whole of Care-a-Lot before it's finished. | ||||||
| 11 | 5 | "Nurture Is Her Nature" | Andrew Young | Dave Polsky | February 5, 2016 | |
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Lotsa-Heart Elephant accidentally injures Grumpy, and attempts to heal him. | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | "Beastly Bungalow" | Andrew Young | Guy Toubes | February 5, 2016 | |
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Beastly and Share have trouble operating snack bars right next to each other. | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Care Bears and Cousins Gives Netflix a Loving Hug". The Toy Insider. 2015-11-11. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ Natalie Jarvey (2014-10-13). "Netflix Rebooting Care Bears With New Animated Series". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2016-08-17.