The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine

The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine
A poster for the original May 1984 video release of the special
Written byPeter Sauder
Directed byPino van Lamsweerde,
Paul Schibli (animation)
StarringRick Jones
Bob Dermer
Noreen Young
Les Lye
Abby Hagyard
Dominic Bradford
Brodie Osome
Narrated byBob Dermer
Theme music composerBob and Merry Chimbel (songs),
Gary Morton (score)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersW.H. Stevens Jr.
Hugh Campbell
CinematographyRon Haines
Jan Topper
EditorsJohn Harris
Jennifer Irwin
Norman LeBlanc
Gerald Tripp
Running time30 min.
Production companyAtkinson Film-Arts
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseApril 6, 1984 (1984-04-06)[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]

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Leccese, Donna (June 1984). "A bear's eye view of plush". Playthings. No. 82. Geyer-McAllister Publications Inc. p. 30.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.