The Care Bears are a group of characters created by the American Greetings company in 1981. Since 1985, they have appeared in nine animated feature films. The first three, made by the Canadian company Nelvana during the mid-1980s, were traditionally cel-animated; all subsequent entries (from 2004 onward) have been in CGI. Nelvana produced the first five films, while Los Angeles-based SD Entertainment has made another four (starting with Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! in 2007).
A new Care Bears animated film has been in development since 2025 and Josh Greenbaum was hired to direct a film for Warner Bros. Pictures. Good Fear Content's Chris Bender and Jake Weiner, along with GoldDay's John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, are attached to produce while Cloudco's Sean Gorman and Daniel Barnes serve as executive producers. Writers Amos Vernon and Nunzio Randazzo joined to the project in the following year.
Films Nelvana Title Release date (North America) Distributor (North America) Release type Source The Care Bears Movie March 24, 1985 March 29, 1985 The Samuel Goldwyn Company Astral Films, Criterion Pictures Corporation Theatrical Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation March 7, 1986 March 21, 1986 Columbia Pictures Theatrical The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland August 7, 1987 Cineplex Odeon Films Theatrical Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot October 5, 2004 Lions Gate Home Entertainment Universal Studios Home Video Direct-to-DVD The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie October 18, 2005 Lions Gate Home Entertainment Direct-to-DVD
SD Entertainment Title Release date (North America) Distributor (North America) Release type Source Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! August 4, 2007 Kidtoon Films Theatrical Care Bears: To the Rescue April 3, 2010 Kidtoon Films Theatrical Care Bears: The Giving Festival November 2, 2010 Lions Gate Home Entertainment Direct-to-DVD Care Bears: Share Bear Shines November 6, 2010 Kidtoon Films Theatrical Direct-to-DVD
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Character The Care Bears Movie 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 Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! Care Bears: To the Rescue Care Bears: The Giving Festival Care Bears: Share Bear Shines The ten original Bears Tenderheart Bear Billie Mae Richards Jim Henshaw Andrew Sabiston Matt Hill Grumpy Bear Bob Dermer Robert Tinkler Scott McNeil Wish Bear Janet-Laine Green Stephanie Beard Chiara Zanni Friend Bear Eva Almos Catherine Disher Shannon Chan-Kent Good Luck Bear Marla Lukofsky Dan Hennessey Marla Lukofsky Susan Roman Samuel Vincent Funshine Bear Patricia Black Julie Lemieux Ian James Corlett Love-a-lot Bear Georgia Engel Angela Maiorano Terri Hawkes Birthday Bear Melleny Brown Bedtime Bear Gloria Figura Scott McCord Richard Ian Cox Cheer Bear Melleny Brown Sunday Muse Tabitha St. Germain
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