| The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine | |
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 A poster for the original May 1984 video release of the special | |
| Written by | Peter Sauder |
| Directed by | Pino van Lamsweerde, Paul Schibli (animation) |
| Starring | Rick Jones Bob Dermer Noreen Young Les Lye Abby Hagyard Dominic Bradford Brodie Osome |
| Narrated by | Bob Dermer |
| Theme music composer | Bob and Merry Chimbel (songs), Gary Morton (score) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | W.H. Stevens Jr. Hugh Campbell |
| Cinematography | Ron Haines Jan Topper |
| Editors | John Harris Jennifer Irwin Norman LeBlanc Gerald Tripp |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company | Atkinson Film-Arts |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | April 6, 1984[1] |
| Related | |
| The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings Care Bears | |
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The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine is the second animated television special to feature the Care Bears characters.[2] It was made by Ottawa's Atkinson Film-Arts studios, and premiered in syndication in April 1984.[3] The special introduces three new Care Bears characters; Grams Bear, Hugs, and Tugs.[4]
- ^ Re:act. 13. Action for Children's Television. 1984.
...To follow up on this response, Kenner will sponsor a second Care Bears special on a network of over 100 local TV stations in April
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Leccese, Donna (June 1984). "A bear's eye view of plush". Playthings. No. 82. Geyer-McAllister Publications Inc. p. 30.
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 57–58. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.