The 10 original Care Bears consisted of Bedtime Bear, Birthday Bear, Cheer Bear, Friend Bear, Funshine Bear, Good Luck Bear, Grumpy Bear, Love-a-lot Bear, Tenderheart Bear, and Wish Bear. Later on, additional bears joined them, as well as the Cousins.
Original 10 Care Bears
BEDTIME BEAR
gender: male
colour: blue
symbol: moon with a hanging star
He’s blue with very sleepy eyes and a moon on his tummy. He brings sweet dreams to all the children and makes sure they get enough sleep.
BIRTHDAY BEAR
gender: male
colour: blue
symbol: moon with a hanging star
He’s blue with very sleepy eyes and a moon on his tummy. He brings sweet dreams to all the children and makes sure they get enough sleep.
CHEER BEAR
gender: female
colour: pink
symbol: rainbow
She’s the cheerleader of the bunch. She gets the adrenaline flowing with her spunky attitude and optimistic views on almost anything.
FRIEND BEAR
gender: female
colour: orange
symbol: two flowers
He’s an ideal friend. He is sincere and amiable, that makes it hard for anyone not to want him to be their friend.
FUNSHINE BEAR
gender: female (1980s), male (2004)
colour: yellow
symbol: smiling sun
Funshine Bear has the sun on her tummy and a smile on her face. She’s ready for a party anytime or anyplace.
GOOD LUCK BEAR
gender: male
colour: green
symbol: four-leaf clover
The Care Bears’ mascot, because he has Lady Luck riding with him. Although his luck sometimes wears a little thin or is slow in coming, it never leaves him.
GRUMPY BEAR
gender: male
colour: blue
symbol: raincloud
Grumpy Bear continually grumbles about anything and everything, especially about always being the one who ends up having to do all the work. But he never lets anyone help him, it’s all part of the act. He has a great feel for turning a simple task into something impossibly difficult.
LOVE-A-LOT
gender: female
colour: pink
symbol: two hearts
She’s the eternal romantic of the group. No matter what’s going on, Love-a-lot says it’s all to romance. She has the power to make people fall in love with each other.
TENDERHEART BEAR
gender: male
colour: brown
symbol: heart
He’s the organizer and unofficial leader of the Care Bears. He has the power to inspire others to follow his lead. He’s such a nice guy, that he has to ask for someone’s help when his niceness has got him into trouble again.
WISH BEAR
gender: female
colour: turquoise
symbol: shooting star
Wish is the somewhat naive dreamer of the group, feeling that things will always be what you wish them to be. She has the power to make things change by just wishing.
Second generation
BABY HUGS
gender: female
colour: pink
symbol: heart with a star inside
Hugs loves to give everyone a great big hug to make them feel terrific. Hugs and Tugs are brother and sister.
BABY TUGS
gender: male
colour: blue
symbol: star in a diaper
Tugs looks babyish, but he’s big enough to be a genuine 100% Care Bear and watch over someone.
CHAMP BEAR
gender: male
colour: golden orange (1980s), blue (2004)
symbol: loving cup
Champ Bear is the athlete of the Care Bears. He teaches the Care Bears how to play all the sports and helps them out when they’re in need.
DAYDREAM BEAR
gender: female
colour: peach
symbol: heart with stars
DayDream Bear has her head in the clouds a little further than the others. She’s always dreaming about how wonderful the world could be.
GRAMS BEAR
gender: female
colour: grey
symbol: flower bouquet
He makes sure that everybody feels the love of a parent’s love. Grams Bear takes care of you when you’re sick and helps you when you’re needing help.
HARMONY BEAR
gender: female
colour: purple
symbol: two hearts, musical notes (1980s), smiling flower (2004)
The musical bear; an upbeat bee-bopper who is always jiving to the latest beat. She thinks music can soothe the savage bear, but often can’t find just the right kind of music to do so.
LAUGH-A-LOT BEAR
gender: female
colour: orange
symbol: laughing star
There’s always something funny going on wherever Laugh-a-lot Bear is. Her mission is to help people laugh.
SECRET BEAR
gender: male
colour: golden brown
symbol: heart-shaped lock
Secret Bear is the mime of the group. He prefers to talk with pantomime to get his message across, which often leads to him whispering the message in your ear. He can guard a secret like no one else, mainly because she can never get anything across.
SHARE BEAR
gender: female
colour: purple
symbol: milkshake with two straws (1980s), two crossed lollypops (2002)
Share Bear loves to share everything. No need to be greedy, if you share with others, they will share with you.
SURPRISE BEAR
gender: female
colour: light blue
symbol: Jack in the box with a star coming out
With Surprise Bear, you never know what happens next. If he thinks of something funny, he will go ahead and do it. Fun is his middle name.
TAKE CARE BEAR
gender: female
colour: red (1980s), pink (2004)
symbol: apple (1980s), smiling heart (2004)
It’s Take Care Bears job to make sure everybody stays well. He’s like a Care Bear doctor or nurse.
TRUEHEART BEAR
gender: female
colour: light yellow
symbol: rainbow star with a heart inside
Trueheart Bear is the original Care Bear. She’s the mentor of the little Care Bear Cubs, the most caring creature there ever was.
Even more Care Bears
Always There Bear
Amigo Bear
Bashful Heart Bear
Best Friend Bear
Play-A-Lot Bear
Shine Bright Bear
Smart Heart Bear
Sweet Dreams Bear
Thanks-A-Lot Bear