The Care Bears Family was a pretty weird show. It was a SEQUEL to the DiC series. I do not consider this series seasons 2-4 of the DiC stuff. Different animation studio = different show even if it has the same characters. Anyway They would do stuff like this 4 episode long Star Trek parody thing, then they'd do an episode about exercising. They really weren't sure what kinda audience they wanted. I do respect them though, for 8 segments they went and designed all kinds of things like the CARING STATION as pictured above, the S.S. Friendship and new designs or outfits for like all the characters. They clearly had fun with these episodes (and also the Caveman Care Bear episodes that came out after these. If you want me to talk about them just say yes, I can talk about these cuddly little bastards for days!). We have four more segments to talk about, so I think it's time to get to them.
These two are Beastly and Shreeky, who I mentioned several times in my last post. I should have you know shown you guys a picture of them there but I WAS TOO GOSH DARN EXICTED TO TALK ABOUT THE CARE BEARS TO DO SO. Anyway this episode involves Captain Brave Heart Lion feeling like he is not needed as his crew seems to know what they have to do and do it. The Ship has Hiccups (remember this is a cartoon about colorful bears who want you to love each other) and they have to land on the nearest moon to fix it. Brave Heart Lion leaves his crew to become King of the Moon (which is also the name of this segment) after a huge mistake causes them all to get covered in pies. Brave Heart Lion finds some Moon Dots and start helping them do things like create houses for them to live in. The other Care Bears finally finish up their mission and go look for Brave Heart. They find him and he tells them he is staying to be KING OF THE MOON DOTS and then they get their doofy asses captured by Beastly and Shreeky. Brave Heart Lion comes to the rescue and realizes that his crew still needs him so he tells the Moon Dots TO KISS HIS ASS (not really. they actually build them a city because the Care Bears are NICE AND RESPECTFUL).
Here is a dilly of a pickle that I would love to know the full story on. Look at those names, both the same first name and same last name. Women usually don't do the JUNIOR thing, that's for like dudes. I'm wondering if it was like a grandparent and a grandchild with the same name. That happens a decent enough amount I'm sure, however I looked them both up on google and only Marjorie K had anything on her which was a obituary. I mean there was an obiturary for A Marjorie E but I don't think it's the same one. There's also a lawyer in Toronto Ontario named Marjorie E. I really wish I knew more but that's that. You can find every time Frank Welker farted in 1977 but any information about Canadian animation wrtiers, animators or voice actors is scarce as shit and well we voiced the Care Bears all the damn time! It's not like Canadian voice actors didn't get into AMERICAN HO RAH FUCK YEAH EARS. Several DiC shows had Canadian voice actors! We dubbed like 42905 animes! We really should know more about these people. So, how is the episode the Marjorie's wrote? Their story involves Hugs and Tugs the little baby Care Bears, which really feels very Grandma-esque. I can see someone born in 1927 (like this Marjorie K Olmsted I found was) writing a story involving the baby cubs. Anyway they are being brought over to Grams Bear who lives on Planet ALPHA FIVE. I wanna live on Planet Alpha Five. Treat Heart Pig is being a LAZY FAT PIECE OF FATTNESS and not paying attention to her job which causes Shreeky and Beastly to be able to kidnap Hugs and Tugs. She literally is eating a giant orange and going WOW THIS TASTES LIKE AN ORANGE. Man this fat pig is a real piece of work in this episode lol. Anyway Grumpy and Brave Heart RAINBOW RESCUE BEAM down to the planet and they save Hugs and Tugs and Treat Heart learns a lesson about how not to be a lazy stupid fat pig idiot.
This is the spaceship that Beastly and Shreeky fly around in. It's literally powered by Beastly riding a bike which I think is pretty amusing. I dunno go watch some Woody Allen hoity toity comedy shit if you don't agree, jerk. Anyway this episode is called Secret of the Box where they got a box from Planet A and have to bring it to Gamma One. Everyone is curious about whats in the box and well i'll tell you. It's bees. Space Bees. The worst kind. Anyway Beastly and Shreeky want the box too and try to steal it THEN the Care Bears open it up and let the Space Bees out. They get turned into a hive and the president of GAMMA ONE comes aboard via the RAINBOW RESCUE BEAM and just uses a whistle to save the day. As a kid I thought the Clown one was the worst but it's clearly this one. Sorry Thomas J. King but you would rank at the bottom. I still had some fun re-watching this though.
The Final segment is called the Frozen Forest and it's about the CREW OF THE S.S. FRIENDSHIP having a vacation to the planet Perrywinkle. Braveheart Lion calls it things like Pompador and Periscope. It is supposed to be entirely green but they see it has become all frozen over. The entire crew just leaves the ship Via Rainbow Beams (really shouldn't they land or is the ship just on auto pilot. I assume autopilot is really good in like the year 423056 or whenever the hell this takes place. Anyway Beastly and Shreeky follow them so they can catch the Care Bears for Lord No-Heart. The dumb looking idiot alien in the picture above is the reason for all of the problems. He is freezing everything because his friend left him. That way no one can ever leave him. His name is Melvin. He freezes Bright Heart Raccoon one of the Care Bear Cousins and jaunts off. The Care Bears confront him and are like "yo moron if Cutiepie your friend cares about you she'll come back. Stop freezing shit you doe-eyed idiot" Shreeky and Beastly get the freeze ray but Cutiepie comes back and Cutiepie is well a giant fucking weird ass space dinosaur. This freaks the shit out of them so they drop the Freeze ray and it freezes them. We then see the Care Bears enjoying their vacation and everything is unfrozen, you know except Beastly and Shreeky. I guess their Star Trek versions got frozen forever.
Within these two posts I have spent 2,941 words talking about the Care Bears. Or at least around that amount. So let's finish this up quickly. I had a good time revisiting these episodes but the first two episodes and four segments were clearly better than these last two episdoes and four segments. It's a fun cute little idea that I enjoyed talking about and I hope you did too. I clearly now have talked the most about the Care Bears then anyone else on the internet and I will claim that prize with GLEE!
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