The BEST episodes of The Care Bears season 1

Every episode of The Care Bears season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Care Bears season 1!

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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Drab City
star
7.20
5 votes

#4 - 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

#5 - 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

#6 - 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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The Forest of Misfortune
star
7.00
9 votes

#7 - 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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The Magic Shop
star
7.00
3 votes

#8 - 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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Concrete Rain
star
7.00
3 votes

#9 - 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 Old Man and the Lighthouse
star
7.00
3 votes

#10 - 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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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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Runaway
star
6.88
8 votes

#12 - 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

#13 - 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

#14 - 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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The Lucky Charm
star
6.78
9 votes

#15 - The Lucky Charm

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/1985

Proud Heart Cat is so upset that her garden is about to be ruined. She and the other Care Bear Family members see that an unlucky girl is so worried that she was going late for school.

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Wedding Bells
star
6.75
4 votes

#16 - Wedding Bells

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/16/1985

Cold Heart asks Auntie Freeze to marry him, then tricks the Care Bears into letting him use Care a Lot for the wedding, convincing them that he had found love. With the help of Frostbite, Cold heart sabotages the wedding with a magic organ to destroy Care a Lot.

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The Girl Who Called Wolf
star
6.75
4 votes

#17 - The Girl Who Called Wolf

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/23/1985

This is the story of Jill, a girl who thinks it's fun to tell lies as practical jokes, but when her lies get two friends in danger, the Care Bears have to help her understand the consequences, as well as help her save her friends.

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Soap Box Derby
star
6.71
14 votes

#18 - Soap Box Derby

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/28/1985

Bedtime Bear manages to pull the cloudy blanket off of the telescope's lens, so the Care Bears can see the view more easily. Hearing the boys brag about making a car, a couple of girls with pigtails are often teased. With the help of the Care Bears, the girls build a car out of a crate and decorate it with color. This makes the boys treaten to cheat amongst the raceway.

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The Show Must Go On
star
6.67
9 votes

#19 - The Show Must Go On

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/5/1985

Patty, who's dressed up as a ballerina with fairy wings on her back, is so excited to perform in the show, but she can't do it without her dad who should be sitting on the seat. While the Care Bears are trying to cheer her up, the Care Bear Cousins help him cancel the work he is doing and they manage to fire the Cousin Call to make the boss feel nicer.

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Mayor for a Day
star
6.50
4 votes

#20 - Mayor for a Day

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/26/1985

Professor Coldheart rigs an election in his favor making him a mayor that creates havoc.

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Dry Spell
star
6.50
4 votes

#21 - Dry Spell

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/9/1985

Two of the kids named Elaine and Joey are so depressed because there is no water. They feel so alone in the cavern and have been first met by Share Bear who has a lighting helmet on her head.

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The Night the Stars Went Out
star
6.40
5 votes

#22 - The Night the Stars Went Out

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/26/1985

A well-meaning Maestro from the dark part of the galaxy, steals the stars for light to read music by.

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