The BEST episodes of The Care Bears

Every episode of The Care Bears ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Care Bears!

The Care Bears keep watch over the earth to keep bad feelings at bay. Whenever a kid is feeling down, they are there to help bring a smile to the child's face. They live in a city in the sky, named Care-A-Lot. They hold meetings in the Hall of Caring to discuss important matters. Their cousins live in the Forest of Feelings. The Care Bear Cousins' leader is Braveheart Lion. Each bear and cousin has a special power, related to the symbol on its tummy. When they unite, they can use the Care Bear Stare to beam good energy at their enemies, such as No Heart, Professor Cold Heart, Shrieky, and Beastly. The bears have two modes of transportation, Cloudmobiles and Rainbow Rollers, which they fly down to earth on whenever there is trouble. They are alerted to problems by the Care-O-Meter. The Care Bears Family combined old episodes of Care Bears with new ones.

Last Updated: 3/2/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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Split Decision
star
7.40
15 votes

#1 - Split Decision

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/1985

There is a boy with eyeglasses who is teased by the bullies, but supported by a girl named Mary. As the Care Bears descend, they decide to be on his side.

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Braces
star
7.38
13 votes

#2 - Braces

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1985

It is so embarrassing for Joey that he complains about having braces after his departure from the dentist. The Care Bears try to make him feel better, but it doesn't work. They also encounter a nice girl named Missy who really likes her friend the best.

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Camp
star
7.33
24 votes

#3 - Camp

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1985

During summertime, the children are preparing for the camp along with their coach and the Care Bears join in. They have been told to sleep in the tents, but they never understand. He tells a scary story about the flying phantom and that scares them away. The two boys are making a plan to make a totem pole in a different way, no matter what they think.

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Grumpy's Three Wishes
star
7.29
7 votes

#4 - Grumpy's Three Wishes

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1986

Grumpy ends up having to defend Care-A-Lot without the help of the other care bears! Lucky for him he has a magic clover that grants wishes. Too bad that he's not a very good wisher.

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Drab City
star
7.20
5 votes

#5 - Drab City

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/9/1985

When some of the Care Bears and some of the Care Bear Cousins see the city that's turnig colorless, they try to care for the people who feel the same thing and refuse to say what is good. However, a girl who wears a pink coat with blackish-brown hair tied in a ponytail named Jill, so colorful unlike other people, asks the Care Bear Family if they can make the city colorful again before they all turn colorless. It just fails as the other Care Bears and the other Care Bear Cousins reach to the same place, so they use the beams to make them friends again and to put the rainbow crystal into the pit to make the entire city completely colorful.

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The Last Laugh
star
7.18
11 votes

#6 - The Last Laugh

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/5/1985

Cheer Bear learns that perseverance plays a big role in raising the spirits of a Grumpy Bear.

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Magic Mirror
star
7.14
7 votes

#7 - Magic Mirror

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/12/1985

Professor Coldheart uses a magic mirror to turn the Care Bears into selfish, uncaring Bears.

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Care-A-Lot's Birthday
star
7.14
7 votes

#8 - Care-A-Lot's Birthday

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1986

Care-A-Lot's birthday bash is put on hold when Beastly captures Hugs and Tugs and the Care Bears must rescue them from No Heart's castle.

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The Bravest of the Brave
star
7.00
3 votes

#9 - The Bravest of the Brave

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/1/1986

Brave Heart and a boy try to stop Dr. Fright, No Heart's evil accomplice who plans to trap the Care Bears in a deserted carnival.

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The Turnabout
star
7.00
2 votes

#10 - The Turnabout

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/18/1988

When No Heart creates a fog to keep the Care Bears from helping people, Braveheart puts the Care Bear team in charge of putting the Caring Beacon in the tower and watching Hugs and Tugs. Champ tells Cheer and Treatheart to watch the cubs, but Cheers dares him and Brightheart to watch them instead. So the girls keep watch over the beacon and the boys watches the cubs.

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The Cloud Worm
star
7.00
5 votes

#11 - The Cloud Worm

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/23/1985

Love-a-Lot Bear plans with the other Care Bears to "spread out and search Care-a-Lot" when they all hear a mysterious noise. In their search, she discovers a giant worm that eats clouds and tries to beg him not to damage Care-a-Lot because she knows it's a delicate place. After her first attempt, she brings the other Care Bears with her as her allies and together, they try to beg the Cloud Worm to stop eating the clouds. When he refuses, Care-a-Lot is ambushed and the Care Bears who drive their cloud cars save the ones who fall from the ambush. Altogether, they use a Care Bear Stare to form a rainbow that can punish the Cloud Worm until he confesses. As he complains that he's hungry, they bring him back into his own area where he can eat his own clouds in case the day gets cloudy.

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The Old Man and the Lighthouse
star
7.00
3 votes

#12 - The Old Man and the Lighthouse

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/16/1985

Three children who are curious about the strange man who runs a nearby lighthouse get lost at sea. The Care Bears help save them, as well as teach them not to judge people because they are a little different.

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Grumpy's Little Friend
star
7.00
2 votes

#13 - Grumpy's Little Friend

Season 4 - Episode 37 - Aired 9/24/1988

Grumpy wants to see his little dinosaur friend again but has more to contend with when Shreeky and Beastly attack Cavetown and only he can defend it.

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The Long Lost Care Bears
star
7.00
3 votes

#14 - The Long Lost Care Bears

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/8/1986

The Care Bears discover a startling secret! In their baby picture photo album, there are two bears in there that the Care Bears and the Care Bear Cousins know absolutely nothing about. They decide to try and find them so that they can be welcomed to the family of caring Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins. Although the two Panda Care Bears mean well, they have a great difficulty controlling their Care Bear stares. Can the Care Bears and the Care Bear Panda's overcome this difficulty and become reunited after so many years apart?

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The Big Star Round-up
star
7.00
3 votes

#15 - The Big Star Round-up

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/1986

No Heart unleashes a terrible demon to try and destroy the Care Bears as the drive a herd of helpless little stars to Big Star Point.

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The Camp Out
star
7.00
3 votes

#16 - The Camp Out

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/25/1986

The Care Bears go camping and find themselves in big trouble when they run into a swamp monster.

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The Great Race
star
7.00
3 votes

#17 - The Great Race

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1986

Beastly tricks his way in the annual Care Bear obstacle race in hopes of being crowned King of Care-A-Lot for a day.

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Lost At Sea
star
7.00
3 votes

#18 - Lost At Sea

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1986

When Hugs and Tugs accidentally set the Cloud Clipper adrift, Beastly tries to make sure the Cubs get lost forever.

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Concrete Rain
star
7.00
3 votes

#19 - Concrete Rain

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/2/1985

Professor Coldheart plots to cover the Earth with concrete with the help of Susie, a girl who loves to roller-skate.

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The Magic Shop
star
7.00
3 votes

#20 - The Magic Shop

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/2/1985

A blond-haired girl named Wendy first meets Professor Coldheart who builds up the magic shop and asks him what he is doing and he initially turns to be nice for her so after their talk, she leaves him. Then in the next day, she enters the shop with two of her friends.

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The Forest of Misfortune
star
7.00
9 votes

#21 - The Forest of Misfortune

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/12/1985

The Care Bears and the Care Bear Cousins are having a great time in the Forest of Feelings. The fun is spoiled when Professor Coldheart and Frostbite plan to freeze this place, but trying not to harm the Care Bear Family, they send the fortune telling machine into the forest. When they try it out, Love-a-Lot Bear reads the fortunes that tell them something good. She also reads one that comes from a bottle. Bedtime Bear warns the other Care Bears and the Care Bear Cousins that the forest is almost frozen and they all save it and Treat Heart Pig as well by using their beams which cause Professor Coldheart and Frostbite to leave.

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I, Robot Heart
star
7.00
3 votes

#22 - I, Robot Heart

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/25/1986

Bright Heart Raccoon meets a robot that not only has a great heart, he makes great popsicles as well!

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Runaway
star
6.88
8 votes

#23 - Runaway

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/19/1985

Cara learns not to run away from her problems through mishaps with Professor Coldheart.

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Day Dreams
star
6.83
6 votes

#24 - Day Dreams

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/19/1985

Melanie learns to balance her day dreaming reality with her grasp on reality.

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The Birthday
star
6.82
11 votes

#25 - The Birthday

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1985

The boys are not very pleased when they hear their mother announce them that they will have a sister. So, they plan to wreck the place until the Care Bear Family arrives.

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