Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot | |
|---|---|
| Format | Animated series |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original airing | September 15, 2007 |
Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot is an animated television series by SD Entertainment and DiC Entertainment that premiered on CBS's KEWLopolis line-up on September 15, 2007, and is designed to be an immediate follow up to the movie Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!.
Unlike the previous animation created by DiC and Nelvana in the 80s, and as with Oopsy Does It!, this series features the new redesigned Care Bears with redesigned tummy symbols (now called "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.[1] (a recently released DVD features an episode where they interact with a human). Instead, as an immediate follow-up to Oopsy Does It!, the series inherits the sole villain from the movie, Grizzle, who has robots to do his bidding.
While other Care Bears do make appearances in the show, the series primarily focuses on 5 Care Bears in particular as seen on the Care Bears website: 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 guy instead of a jokester, and introduced in Oopsy Does It!, Oopsy Bear.[2] The show's theme song is performed by Kay Hanley.[3] Also, as of Feb. 2008, the Care Bear Cousins have yet to make an appearance in this series. While the Care Bear Stare is featured, it is now a way to cheer people up.
Along with the other shows in the KEWLoplois block, this series fulfills the federal "E/I" requirements.
Contents |
[edit] Care-A-Lot
The new Care-A-Lot has four main places that make it up:
- Central Care-A-Lot, basically the place where most of the show takes place, this hosts the Gathering tree and all of the houses, and Harmony's Sweet Shop.
- Rainshine Meadows, Rainshine meadows first appeared in the episode of the same name, where Funshine goes to Rainshine Meadows to practice his Belly Ball moves, and he finds it a mess. After a big storm the once beautiful place was ruined, but by the end of the episode, everything is cleaned up and the place is restored. If it appears in more episodes is unknown, due to the fact it looks a lot like the Meadow. Rainshine Meadows is accessed from behind the waterfall from the meadow where the bears usually play.
- The Meadow, This is the place where the Care Bears often play together, pick flowers, go swimming (as seen in 'Erased'), etc. Rainshine Meadows, another meadow nearby, is accessed from a cave behind the waterfall.
- Grizzle's Lair, Not technically part of Care-A-Lot, it's where Grizzle lives and plots all of his evil plans.
[edit] Houses and Buildings
The houses in Care-A-Lot are very different, but they all show the personalities of their owners:
- Oopsy's upside-down House: Oopsy's house resembles a building that had been fipped over, therefore the door is at the top, even with the decoretive edging at the top that the other Care Bears have on the bottom of their houses. He lives to the right of Grumpy's Garage/Shop.
- Grumpy's Garage/Shop: The main part of Grumpy's house is the Garage/Shop where he does all of his work. The inside and outside of his house is blue and it is adorned with thunderbolts. Right above the door to his garage is a 2D flipped out umbrella. The inside of his Garage it holds his tools, a broom, a ladder, a work bench, etc. His house is to the right of Share's and to the Left of Oopsy's.
- Share's Garden: Share's garden is her pride and joy and she keeps it very well. It is mostly full of Lollipop flowers that look like the Lollipops on her Belly Badge. Her house is to the Left of Grumpy's and the right of Funshine's.
- Funshine's Fun-House: Funshine's many colored house has a yellow slide coming out of his bedroom window. Funshine's room in the Episode 'Bubbles' only has a bed, but in 'Unbearable' it has a firemans pole and a bedstand. His house is to the left of Share's.
- Sweetheart Candy Parlor: Harmony Bear is seen running a candy parlor in "Cheer, There and Everywhere/Twinklers") where she creates all manner of sweets. The name of the parlor was eventually revealed in the episode Share And Share Alike
- Smart Heart Library: Love-a-lot works at the library, but it is unclear if she's the head librarian or not. Commonly, the bears go to the library to find answers to questions they have (i.e. Funshine in Rainshine Meadows) or have some quiet time (i.e. Cheer and Harmony in Oopsy the Hero).
[edit] Characters
Cheer Bear (Tabitha St. Germain) is optimistic, outgoing and intelligent. She is the unofficial leader of the group and mother-hen character to the other Care Bears. She is pink with a rainbow as her belly badge and wears a rainbow-colored bow. She also seems to be the 'doctor', as seen in "King Grumpy" and "Bubbles".
Funshine Bear (Scott McNeil) has a personality similar to Cheer Bear, but he is also determined and active. He often gets hooked on an idea and rarely lets go (as seen in "Care-ful Bear" and "Rainshine Meadows"). He has yellow fur with a sun as his belly badge and wears a red cap.
Share Bear (Tracey Moore) has an innocent, naive and airheaded demeanor. She is lavender with a pink beaded elastic in her hair. Her belly badge consists of two lollipops crossed like an X. She's an excellent horticulturist and always carries a purse full of lollipops to share with her fellow Care Bears.
Grumpy Bear (Ian James Corlett) is cynical, bitter and fairly blunt, yet he is a prolific inventor, creating gizmos and gadgets intended to make a Care Bear's life easier, although some of his gadgets makes absolutely no sense (i.e. he was working on a rainbow-powered windmill in All You Need Is... / Gobblebugs). He is blue and his belly badge is a rain cloud with raindrops sometimes shaped like hearts.
Oopsy Bear (Ashleigh Ball) is clumsy and accident-prone. He is lime green and somewhat different from the other Care Bears because he doesn't have a belly badge; he usually draws on his belly, often that of a shooting star although he can erase it and change it according to his feelings (All You Need Is... / Gobblebugs, Erased / Unbearable). He was shown doing a Care Bears stare in the episode "Rebooted", indicating that in the new series, the bears are able to stare even in lieu of a belly badge, so long as they draw one on their tummy.
[edit] The Villain
Grizzle (Mark Oliver) the main villain, somewhat resembles a Care Bear who 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.
[edit] Other characters
Wingnut: Wingnut 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, if not occupied helping Grumpy out or playing with Funshine. Wingnut is equipped with Hammerspace storage to store various items that the he or the other bears may need in the episode, such as pulling out a leafblower that's the same size as he is (Cheer, There and Everywhere/Twinklet). He can also use the same compartment to analyze unknown substances (All You Need Is.../Gobblebugs).
Tenderheart Bear is "an excellent ball player" (as said by Oopsy in All you need is.../Gobblebugs), and a bit of a daredevil. He is orange-brown, and has a heart belly badge. He also wears a red heart shaped Back Pack.
Harmony Bear (Andrea Libman) believes that like the colors of the rainbow, many different people can come together to make something beautiful. She has somewhat of a love/hate relationship with Funshine Bear. Examples include Funshine blowing her off because he wanted to show off his trophy (Episode: Unbearable) and accidentally knocking a PBBJ (peanut butter and bumbleberry jam) sandwich on her hair while practicing his belly ball moves. Some consider this the reason that she teased him about how much fun the big 'bouncy cloud kick ball' game will be, while Funshine is sick and unable to come (Belly Ball/Bubbles). She is purple and has a multi colored flower belly badge. She also wears a headband with a flower on it that matches the one on her belly. She runs a candy store (Cheer, There and Everywhere/Twinklet).
True Heart Bear is the town's reporter, She usually carries a laptop computer with wireless network connection and a digital camera around (seen in Rainshine Meadows/Oopsy the Hero). She tends to write in purple prose.
Wish Bear is very close to the Starbuddies and seems to understand them more than the other bears (Cheer, There and Everywhere/Twinklet). It is unknown what her actual job is. Her belly badge is that of a shooting star.
Bedtime Bear 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 night where he totes a lantern and functions as Care-a-Lot's night watchbear (Belly Ball/Bubbles).
Surprise Bear is another bear with no known job. She enjoys being surprised(Erased / Unbearable) or surprising the other bears (All You Need Is... / Gobblebugs), and often pops up in unexpected places.
Good Luck Bear, is yet another bear with no known job. However he can be seen in a few episodes of the show, notably in the first episode, A Little Help / Tell Tale Tummy, where he helps the other bears prepare for the celebration.
Love-a-Lot Bear: Love-a-Lot works in the Smart Heart Library, where the other bears go if they have questions or if they needed some quiet time (Rainshine Meadows/Oopsy the Hero). She is dark pink with a barrette in her hair that matches her belly badge. When she speaks, she punctuates everything with the word "love" or a variation of such.
Amigo Bear is the ice-cream vendor in Care-a-Lot, providing refreshments at the meadows or near the gathering tree where the bears play (Ice Creamed / Heatwave). He is a dark orange with a hispanic-looking sun for a belly badge. True to his name he speaks with a Hispanic accent.
Baby Hugs: So far, only appeared for one short scene in Oopsy the Hero.[4]
Baby Tugs: So far, only appeared for one short scene in Oopsy the Hero.[4]
[edit] References and footnotes
- ^ Care Bears: Adventures in Care-A-Lot TV Show - Care Bears: Adventures in Care-A-Lot Television Show - TV.com
- ^ Care Bears - Meet Care Bears
- ^ Care Bears#2007 relaunch
- ^ a b (Note: it is unclear if the baby Care Bears seen in Oopsy the Hero are indeed Hugs and Tugs. As of February 2008, this is only speculation. However, since Hugs and Tugs are the only two bears who still wears diapers which correlates to the two baby bears, the belly badges of the two bears roughly resembles Hugs' and Tugs' older tummy symbols, and the color of the two baby bears do indeed match up with the color of Hugs and Tugs, there is a very good chance that is indeed Hugs and Tugs in the one scene).
[edit] External links
- Care Bears @ kewlopolis.com
- Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot at the Internet Movie Database
- Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot at TV.com
- GrumpyxShare's CB place, a AiCaL and ODI fansite
|
||||||||
