r/Carebears

Ive been wanting to see how this fleece collar idea would work out! would u rock this? its an oversize fit

I have owned this Care Bear cot bumper for probably 25+ years, and have on and off searched for other pieces of the set. I’ve never found anything, so assumed it was either rare or not a complete set. Today I found something that may have come from it…. And I’m intrigued all over again 😂 sooo…. Does anyone know if this came as a full baby cot set, or any other pieces? I would LOVE to see them if anyone knows of anything!!

Sharing the line art sketches I made for the Care Bear Cousins in their UTM (Unlock the Magic) art style! 🐻✨
I know Proud Heart Cat and Treat Heart Pig are missing because I couldn’t find clear enough images of them online. 😭 I’m making these for a new Care Bears checklist I’m working on, but the list won’t feel complete without the other Cousins!
Hopefully there are more photos of them from the event. If anyone has clearer photos or can help me find references for Proud Heart and Treat Heart, please send them my way! 😭😅

I’m also doing sketches of Good Luck and Work of Heart so when they’re done they’ll all get finished 😁 I’m thinking palm trees and hibiscus for the background

Is it possible that Playtime Co. didn't actually invent the Smiling Critters from scratch? What if they secretly built their entire franchise around a captured, mind-wiped cartoon character?

The hidden history points to a very specific date: December 25, 1988. On that exact night, the original vintage retro bear animated series officially aired its final television broadcast. But while the rest of the world was celebrating Christmas, a dark corporate plot was beginning inside the factory.

The Secret Origin of Bobby Bearhug
Long before she became a member of the Smiling Critters, she was a pure, magical creature known as Hug-a-Lot Bear. During a violent storm on Christmas night, she became separated from the other Care Bears, fell through the sky, and crashed right through a glass skylight onto the cold industrial floor of the factory.
Instead of rescuing her, corporate executives saw a massive marketing opportunity. To completely hide her origins and claim her as company property before the 1989 launch deadline, they forcefully altered her:

The Erased Badge: They chemically stripped away her magical, glowing belly badge, leaving an empty white circle.

The Changed Fur: Her soft, pastel-colored fur was forcefully dyed into corporate crimson red.

The Locked Smile: Her jaw and facial expressions were permanently forced into an unhinged, wide grinning smile.

The Suppression Pendant: They snapped a heavy heart necklace around her throat to lock away her magic so she could never call her family for help.

Historical Proof: The Missing Red Bear
If you check the actual 1980s real-world toy lineup checklist, you will uncover an incredible piece of evidence: The original 1980s retro bear line completely lacked a true, primary crimson-red bear character.

The company couldn't just kidnap a famous character because consumers would notice the stolen identity immediately. Instead, they took advantage of a vacant color slot in the market. By taking an unreleased, forgotten red prototype and rebranding her as Bobby Bearhug in 1989, their corporate cover-up remained completely invisible to the public!

This explains why her factory programming constantly glitches out. It makes community trends like the popular "Who Care Bear?" comic dub shorts and the community fan song "I'm Not a Care Bear" feel so much darker. They aren't just creative parodies; they are subconscious echoes of her true identity breaking through!

It is the exact reason her cardboard cutout desperately repeats: "I'm lost without you... I've been lost a long time."

She isn't just lonely; her intense obsession with hugs is a broken trauma response. She is subconsciously mourning the life she lost in the storm on Christmas Night 1988.

Community Project Concept
This alternate universe concept has massive potential for fan projects. I would absolutely love to see a stylized fan-made VHS tape or analog horror video tracking this corporate transformation!

Please feel free to feature her or expand on this AU in your own community posts, fan art, or videos!

What do you guys think of this rebrand timeline history? Let's debate in the comments!

The next oc from my pile of ideas! They love putting on magic shows and lulling a crowd into believing anything can happen. An expert at sleight of paw and manipulating an audience, they give everyone a chance to forget about their problems and be amazed by the impossible.

It annoys me that he has no belly badge and that the jersey and hat are different colours, but otherwise, he is adorable.

New oc just dropped! She's always looking to play games and waste time doing just about anything fun so long as it's with a friend! Playdate Bear lives in the moment and never lets herself or any other bear get bored so long as she can help it. She thinks sometimes all a friend needs is a little time to just truly be free and supported and follow the whims of their heart!

i need more!

She's called Style Heart Butterfly.

Some more artwork! This is something I actually drew a while back when that weird Sonic Rumble Care Bears collab got announced (hence why Beastly looks so wonky compared to the last time I drew him) The collab actually bothered me a bit mainly because they used the Bears’ classic designs instead of the UtM ones which feel a bit more Sonic-y to me, especially since Caring Quest itself feels perfect to collab with Sonic. And its such a shame we got this crossover before Swift Heart and the rest of the Cousins were reintroduced too because how are you going to collab with a cocky blue character with a heart of gold who runs fast and not have them interact with your own cocky blue character with a heart of gold who runs fast??? Tis madness😭😭😭

Grievances and rambling aside the idea of Sonic being an honorary Care Bear is a really funny.

Had to bring along Grumpy Bear of course 💙🌧️❤️

Ugly Funshine Friday this week 😹 well i actually think the Fuggler is cute but i dislike the sad one and the abomination of the old school cub one. Have a fabulous Friday, Care Bear Family! 💛🌈🐻 Oh ya, my kids told me i had to say 6 7!! 🤷🙄