Hello everyone. I've had a life-long fascination with the care bears that was recently rekindled when I found a copy of the first movie for $10 at my local video store. I loved the Nelvana series so much when I was little, and now I'm eager to get reacquainted with the care bear scene, so I joined this community. :) My two favourite characters are Bright Heart Raccoon (no surprise there) and Grumpy Bear, and my favorite episodes are "Homesweet Homeless" and "I, Robot Heart" (among others).
I never knew about the original tv series produced by DIC until just recently (the episodes featuring Professor Coldheart), and I have a couple of questions about it. Does anyone here know about any websites that contain screenshots from this show? I'd really like to know how the animation style differs from the Nelvana series that I remember so well. I heard it is quite different, but how different could it be?
Secondly, just to confirm, were the care bear cousins as big a part of the DIC show as the bears themselves? It would be great to see some more episodes with Bright Heart in them, and one where Loyal Heart Dog actually talks (correct me if I'm wrong, but he's the only character I can think of that appeared but never had one line in the Nelvana tv series or either of the movies).
Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance, and I look forward to getting to know you all. :)
-Dan Raccoon
March 11 2006, 21:43:44 UTC 6 years ago
March 11 2006, 22:44:06 UTC 6 years ago
I have one episode downloaded if you want me to send to you?
March 12 2006, 01:10:41 UTC 6 years ago
March 13 2006, 09:12:23 UTC 6 years ago
March 13 2006, 14:37:56 UTC 6 years ago
I probably won't be on much for the next few weeks (end-of-term school stuff) but I hope to see the episode at some point. I'm sure we'll find a time to make an exchange. Thank you! :)
March 11 2006, 23:10:31 UTC 6 years ago
Did you hear about the official Brightheart Raccoon costume that sold on Ebay last month? It went to a party company in Indiana though.
March 12 2006, 01:08:09 UTC 6 years ago
I didn't hear about that Bright Heart costume auction before, but I looked up the listing and it was a very cool costume. It looks like it would have fit me pretty well, too. :)
March 12 2006, 03:15:41 UTC 6 years ago
Yes, the Cousins did play quite a role in the DIC series. In fact, one episode "Daydream" starred them exclusively and had none of the bears. Personally, I like the DIC series over Nelvana for two reasons: 1) I prefer Coldheart as a villain to NoHeart; 2) the Nelvana series eventually drifted to the bears and cousins in stories told by Grams Bear or settings like outer space or the Stone Age.
March 12 2006, 14:52:59 UTC 6 years ago
I don't know what Professor Coldheart looks like, but if he's voiced by Len Carlson, then I have a feeling he'll be a great villain to watch (Carlson voiced one of my all-time favourite cartoon characters, Bert Raccoon). I also have to agree about the Nelvana series. The stories from Grams Bear and the outer space episodes weren't that good, and frankly, I couldn't stand the stone age ones at all.
March 12 2006, 23:02:42 UTC 6 years ago
Fill each day with a rainbow!
March 13 2006, 04:27:56 UTC 6 years ago
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