Customer Reviews:
A Great Gift For Care Bears Fans!.......2007-07-13
This is the DVD boxset of the first three volumes of the popular TV cartoon series The Care Bears Family which is aimed at very young children. I may not be a big fan of this show but I quite liked it because it has got a kind of entertainment value that kids will adore and the title characters are quite endearing especially the care bear cousins but for me personally it didn't harm me a lot. This cartoon may entertain very young kids but some older viewers may find it a bit too sugary in some parts but it's still harmless entertainment though.
Customer Reviews:
Not as good as Nevlana's 'Care Bear Family'.......2004-09-20
This DVD contains the first two pilot episodes of the Care Bears and a number of the DIC version of the Care Bears. Either companies efforts are up to the standards of Nelvana's 'Care Bear Family' in terms of story or Animation quality, this is especially true of the first two cartoons; which were made by Atkinson Film Arts in 1983, before the two movies come about. The synopsis on the back of the package manages to get details wrong about a few of the cartoons, mostly for Birthday, Braces and Split Decision. The only major antagonist in any of the episodes is Professor Coldheart, who only appears in the first two cartoons.
Episodes - ( With amendments to some synopsises).
The Freeze Machine - The second pilot episode, which is strangely placed as the first episode on the disc... Filled with annoying songs and lacklustre animation, the professor employs the help of a bullied boy to finish his freeze machine.
The Land without feelings - The first pilot episode staring the bears, a boy named Kevin is taking into Coldheart's castle to be another of his slaves after running away. The care bears race to his rescue all the while singing about sharing feelings and love. Out of the two pilot episodes this is the better of the two although the animation isn't any better and the songs are just as bad.
The Birthday - (The synopsis on the package refers to another episode). It is Birthday Bear's birthday (he forget himself) and the bears throw him a party; only to go to Earth to help a boy who thinks that his parents have forgotten his birthday in light of his new baby sister. Jealous and influenced by his friend wreck the household.
Camp - The care bears help two complete opposites, who are setup as camping buddies to find ways of using those differences to aid and strengthen their friendship all the while worrying about the legend of the flying phantom.
Braces - A kid named Joey is worried about his braces and is bullied by Roger, who later is helped out by the bears and decides to change his ways.
Spilt Decision - The care bears help a kid with his self-confidence by playing a game of football/soccer against a group of bullies.
The Last Laugh - Cheer Bear is upset that her attempts to bring a smile to Grumpy Bears face. In an attempt to put a smile on her face Swift heart organises a comedy show. One of my favourite of the DIC episodes, and one that deals with the relationships of the bears rather than the usual help a child in distress ones. The intro on this episode is a sort of parody of the intro on 'The Freeze Machine' episode.
The show must go on - Not listed as an episode on the package (although a screenshots is present), or on the DVD's menu. The care bears try to convince ballet dancer Patty to return to the pageant even though her father is late arriving. Meanwhile the cousins go to find her father, who is stuck behind his desk thanks to his mean boss. This is one of the few episodes where the bears and cousins talk to the adult characters.
There are no extras or subtitles on the disc, and the disc is hard to recommend with Nelvana's take on the bears out on DVD as well, however if you or your kids love the care bears, or are a fan of 1980's animation then you can't really do worse than this, but there's better shows out there.
Customer Reviews:
Now That's More Like It!.......2005-03-02
Having been released as a giftpack in August 2003, this re-released version of Volume 1 of the Care Bears Family is here at long last. This version has the same order of episodes to when it was first released, I really like some of the Care Bears and some of the Care Bear Cousins because they're cute, of course this DVD contains five entertaining episodes plus one bonus short that will keep you charmed from start to finish. It's been well worth the wait and I think it will definitely win new Care Bears fans.
Customer Reviews:
A Pleasant Gift For Care Bears Fans!.......2005-03-26
This is of course the limited giftpack of the Care Bears Family Volume 1 which requires a plush Care Bear toy of either Bedtime Bear, Cheer Bear or Funshine Bear that goes with your DVD. I'm not one of the biggest fans but this cartoon has enough charm and appealing characters that makes it entertaining fluff for young and old alike like me. This will make it a pleasant gift for Care Bears fans.
DVD:
- Care Bears - The Care Bears Family - Vols. 1-3
- Carnegie Hall (1947 Feature Film)
- Charro! [1969] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Christmas Animation Classics - First Snow Of Winter/Second Star To The Left/Jack Frost
- C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Copycat [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Disney Princess Party - Vol. 2
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!/Horton Hears a Who! [1965] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Dungeons And Dragons - Vol. 1
- EdTV [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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