Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot is an American children's animated television series based on the Care Bears franchise produced by American Greetings Properties and animated by SD Entertainment. The series functions as part of the fourth incarnation of the franchise, and centers on the adventures and escapades of the titular Care Bears - Cheer, Share, Grumpy, Funshine, and Oopsy, as they help their fellow Care Bear friends and battle against the main antagonist Grizzle.
The series originally aired on CBS as part of the network's KEWLopolis strand (which itself was co-run by American Greetings) from September 2007 until November 2008, with reruns airing until September 12, 2009. Along with the other shows in the KEWLopolis block, this series fulfilled the federal "E/I" requirements. The series officially began with a computer-animated pilot movie entitled Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! which saw a limited theatrical release in the United States in August 2007. Four half-hour specials were released straight to DVD in 2008, and this was followed up with three additional computer-animated films in 2010 part of a miniseries entitled the "Care Power Team".
Premise While other Care Bears make occasional appearances in the show, the series primarily focuses on five Care Bears in particular: Cheer Bear, the new leader of the group, Share Bear, who's now a horticulturist, Grumpy Bear, now an inventor, Funshine Bear, now an energetic fun bear instead of a jokester, and introduced in Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!, Oopsy Bear.Care Bears - Meet Care Bears In this version, the Care Bears are shown as much more energetic and playful, but also function as adults with responsibilities such as having jobs, living independently and taking care of the little cubs, Hugs and Tugs. The show's theme song is performed by Kay Hanley.Care Bears#2007 relaunch
Unlike the previous animation created by DIC and Nelvana in the 1980s, and as with Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!, this series features the new redesigned Care Bears with redesigned tummy symbols (renamed to "belly badges"). It also features a redesigned Care-a-lot. Additionally, there was initially no interaction with humans or other supernatural entities like those found in the previous iteration until later episodes. Instead, as an immediate follow-up to Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!, the series inherits the sole villain from the movie, Grizzle, who has robots to do his bidding.
Characters Main Cheer Bear (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) is optimistic, outgoing and intelligent. She has carnation pink fur with a rainbow as her belly badge and wears a rainbow-colored bow. She also appears to have a good deal of medical knowledge, as seen in the episodes "Care-Ful Bear", "Bubbles" and "King Grumpy". She's the main care taker of the cubs, as seen in the episode "Night Shift", being a mother-like figure to them. Share Bear (voiced by Tracey Moore) has an innocent, naive, and airheaded demeanor. She is a horticulturist, often growing flowers in a garden she owns (along with a knowledge about them), and always carries a purse full of lollipops to share with her fellow Care Bear friends. She has lavender fur and has two lollipops crossed like an X as her belly badge. She also works at the Sweetheart Shop as seen in the episodes "Harmony: Unplugged" and in "Share and Share Alike". Funshine Bear (voiced by Ian James Corlett) is determined and active. He often gets hooked on an idea and rarely lets go (as seen in the episodes "Care-ful Bear" and "Rainshine Meadows"). He is somewhat overconfident, which sometimes gets him into trouble. He has sunshine yellow fur with a sun as his belly badge and wears a red baseball cap. He's usually in charge of organizing games for events like in the episodes "Cheer, There And Everywhere" and "Care-Ful Bear". Grumpy Bear (voiced by Scott McNeil) is cynical, bitter and fairly blunt, yet he is a prolific inventor by creating gizmos and gadgets intended to make a Care Bear's life easier, although some of his gadgets are absolutely nonsense (for example, he was working on a rainbow-powered windmill in the episode "All You Need Is..."). Whenever Oopsy makes accidents on him or his property, he utters phrases like, "Bumbling Blizterbugs!" and "Typhonic Typhoons!" He is sky blue and his belly badge is a rain cloud with raindrops shaped like hearts. Oopsy Bear (voiced by Ashleigh Ball) is clumsy and accident-prone. He is light green and, unlike the other Care Bears, doesn't have a belly badge; he usually draws on his belly with a special belly badge crayon, often that of a shooting star, although he can erase it and change it according to his feelings. He's usually working with Grumpy Bear as an assistant, as seen in episodes like "All You Need Is...", "Grizzle-ized" and "Desperately Seeking Mr. Beaks" or just helping others around Care-a-Lot.
Villains Grizzle (voiced by Mark Oliver) is the main villain that resembles a brown wicked Bear and wears a big metal suit. He hates the Care Bears because he doesn't understand what all of their caring is for, and wishes to take over Care-a-lot. He usually deploys robots or uses strange contraptions to carry out his dirty deeds, but it usually backfires on him. He exhibits megalomania, delusions of grandeur, and symptoms of mild schizophrenia, as he often seen talking to an inanimate bird made of spare parts named "Mr. Beaks" and replying to it as if it were speaking. UR-2 (voiced by Ron Halder) is one of Grizzle's robots. He is a very snarky and intelligent, suave robot who's dressed like a butler. He wears a indigo robot suit and black bow tie. He can change his hand into a wrench (as seen in the episode "A Little Help") and does not have feet at all, instead, he just floats around. Sergeant Rocketbottom is another one of Grizzle's robots. He is dumb, a little airheaded and tends to take words literally. He is dressed like an army sergeant and looks very human-like. He also appears to be poorly made, as he often has parts falling off.
Supporting Wingnut (voiced by Nathan Wallace) was originally built by Grizzle to function as an aide in Grizzle's Lair. However, by the end of the movie Oopsy Does It!, he has defected to the Care Bears' side. True to his name, a large Wingnut can be found on his head. He lives with Oopsy and is also usually found by Oopsy's side and also with Share in some episodes, if not occupied helping Grumpy out or playing with Funshine. Wingnut is equipped with Hammerspace storage to store various items that he or the other bears may need in the episode, such as pulling out a leafblower that's the same size as he is.Episodes Cheer, There and Everywhere" and "Twinklet" He can also use the same compartment to analyze unknown substances.Episodes "All You Need Is..." and "Gobblebugs" Tenderheart Bear (voiced by Matt Hill), an excellent ball player,as Oopsy said in the episode "All you need is..." is a bit of a daredevil. He is a good friend of Funshine. He has brown-orange fur, and has a red heart belly badge. He also wears a red heart-shaped backpack. Harmony Bear (voiced by Andrea Libman) believes that, like the colors of the rainbow, many different people can come together to make something beautiful. She works at the SweetHeart SweetShop, and has a knack for creating outrageous new candies. Her fur color is violet and her belly badge is of a smiley-faced flower with different colored petals. She also wears a pink headband. True Heart Bear (voiced by Stevie Vallance), the town's reporter and runner of the "Heroes of Care-a-Lot" website, she usually carries a laptop computer with wireless network connection and a digital camera around (seen in the episodes "Rainshine Meadows" and "Oopsy the Hero"). She is a pastel pink bear and her belly badge is of a heart with triangle petal shapes around it. She tends to write in purple prose. Unlike others, she is voiced by Unknown in the UK dub of the series. Wish Bear (voiced by Chiara Zanni) is very close to the Whishing Stars and is shown to understand them more than the other bears, as has been shown in the episodes "Cheer, There and Everywhere" and "Twinklet". She has her own Whishing Star friend, Twinkers and she can sometimes be shown with Grumpy Bear. She is a light turquoise bear and her belly badge is a shooting star. She also wears a yellow star-shaped barrette on her hair. Bedtime Bear (voiced by Richard Ian Cox) is usually asleep when the other bears are up (waking up for only short moments to share his thoughts before drifting back to slumber during the day). However, he is fully awake at nighttime where he totes a lantern and functions as Care-a-Lot's night "watchbear", making sure everyone is sleeping when they should (such as in the episodes "Belly Ball" and "Bubbles"). He is an aqua blue bear and his belly badge is a snoozing crescent moon with a small star. He also wears a purple & yellow night cap and white slippers. Surprise Bear (voiced by Kelly Sheridan) loves and enjoys being surprised, such as in the episodes "Erased" and "Unbearable", or surprising the other bears, such as in the episodes "All You Need Is..." and "Gobblebugs". She often pops up in unexpected places. She is an amethyst purple bear and her belly badge is a star popping out of a jack-in-the-box. Love-a-Lot Bear (voiced by Terri Hawkes) is a bear who works in the Smart Heart Library as the librarian, where the other bears go if they have questions or if they needed some quiet time. She is a magenta pink bear and her belly badge is two intertwining hearts. She also wears a barrette in her hair that matches her belly badge and a purple scarf. When she speaks, she punctuates everything with the word "love" or a variation of such. Good Luck Bear (voiced by Samuel Vincent) works at the Smart Heart Library as a shelver (as seen in the episode "Luck O' the Oopsy"). However, he can also be seen in the episodes "A Little Help" and "Tell Tale Tummy", where he helps the other bears prepare for the celebration. He is a shamrock green bear with a shamrock belly badge. Amigo Bear (voiced by Samuel Vincent) is the ice-cream vendor in Care-a-Lot, providing refreshments at the meadows or near the gathering tree where the bears play. He is a red-orange bear with a tropical sun flower for his belly badge. True to his name, he speaks with a Hispanic accent and often uses Spanish words (meaning he can speak Latin Spanish). Best Friend Bear (voiced by Brittney Wilson) works at the Grocery Store (as seen in the episode "Luck 'O Oopsy") and is a very helpful bear who believes friends are forever. She is an orchid bear and her belly badge is a heart and star connected by a rainbow. Laugh-a-Lot Bear (voiced by Adrienne Carter) is a bear who loves making the others laugh. She is a dark orange bear and her belly badge is a smiling star with three pink hearts. Friend Bear (voiced by Shannon Chan-Kent) is a yellow-orange bear with a flower in her hair and a belly badge showing two intertwining sunflowers. She appears in the episodes "Present and Accounted For", "Flower Power", "Cheer, There, and Everywhere", and "Stand Up and Cheer". Champ Bear (voiced by (voiced by Kirby Morrow) is a very sporty, royal blue bear with a trophy belly badge. Baby Hugs is a baby pink bear that lives with her twin brother Tugs at Cheer's house. Baby Tugs is a baby blue bear that lives with his twin sister Hugs at Cheer's house. McKenna (voiced by Chantal Strand) is a human little girl who is often brought to Care-A-Lot by the main cast to learn lessons on caring in a few episodes of the second season.