Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot |
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Genre |
Adventure Musical |
Developed by | MoonScoop Group |
Written by |
Amy Keating Rogers Cindy Morrow Chara Campanella Mike Yank |
Directed by | Jeff Gordon |
Voices of |
David Lodge Patty Mattson Doug Erholtz Stephanie Sheh Nayo Wallace Michael Sinterniklaas Michael Dean |
Composer(s) |
Richard Evans Chip Whitewood |
Country of origin | United States Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Nicolas Atlan Jeffrey Conrad Mike Young |
Producer(s) | Peter Anderson |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company(s) |
American Greetings MoonScoop Group |
Release | |
Original network | The Hub |
Original release | June 2 – December 8, 2012 |
External links | |
Website | www |
Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot, or simply known as Welcome to Care-a-Lot, is an American/Canadian CGI adventure musical animated TV series which is based on the "Care Bears" franchise in honor of their 30th anniversary. It is produced by American Greetings Properties. Unlike its previous predecessor "Care Bears" shows, this is AG's first CGI animated "Care Bears" TV series, though several films in the had been released in the format. The series premiered on June 2, 2012 on the Hub Network in the United States. Previews of each new episode were released weekly on an official channel on YouTube, along with occasional music video or other promotional releases.
The series lasted one extended 26-episode season before its network underwent a rebranding. Following the rebranding of The Hub as Discovery Family in the Fall of 2014, Netflix commissioned a continuation of Welcome to Care-a-Lot titled "Care Bears & Cousins," which premiered November 6, 2015. The new series continues the story of the cast of Welcome to Care-a-Lot and introduces four new series regulars, the titular cousins Brave Heart Lion, Bright Heart Raccoon, Lotsa Heart Elephant and Cozy Heart Penguin. As of 2016, Care Bears merchandise features Welcome to Care-a-Lot characters, as well as Care Bears & Cousins branding, as featured in Just Play's range of toys and plush. The second season of Care Bears & Cousins premiered on Netflix in 2017.
Set 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.
The bears prefer Grumpy's desserts to Share's, making her jealous. She asks Grumpy his secret, but since he doesn't understand her, she suggests they bake cookies together. As days go on, Share's jealousy grows, making her cookies bitter, and due to this, Grumpy's cookies seem even better. Share puts a stall where she sells cookies for free with gifts, but the bears only buy the cookies to get the objects, and Wonderheart even decides to trade them with Grumpy for his cookies. Share, not standing the situation anymore, visits Beastly's cave and concocts a plan with him to make the bears eat her desserts again, by smashing Grumpy's oven, and promising him a reward. Haden tries to stop Beastly, but ends up blamed by Grumpy, and does not defend herself. Meanwhile, at the tea party, Share's jealousy make her desserts hardly edible, and when Grumpy arrives accusing Haden of destroying his oven. Share tries to defend Haden. However, Grumpy doesn't believe her. Finally, Share reveals her plot with Beastly; she also confesses she was very jealous of Grumpy and apologizes. Haden and Grumpy forgive her, and she tastes her cookies, only to find they are terrible. Tenderheart says that her jealousy over Grumpy is the reason of the cookies' bitterness, and Grumpy points out that he still has his barbecue.