The Care Bears Family

*The Care Bears Family*
The Care Bears Family
Genre	Slapstick
Created by	Linda Denham; Elena Kucharik
Written by	John de Klein
Directed by	Joseph Sherman; Laura Shepherd
Starring	Jim Henshaw; Chris Wiggins; John Stocker; Terri Hawkes; Sunny Besen Thrasher; Noam Zylberman; Tracey Moore
Country of origin	Canada; United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	49 (78 segments + 1 three-part special); (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Lenora Hume
Producers	Michael Hirsh; Patrick Loubert; Clive A. Smith
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Nelvana; C.B.I.S. Productions; American Greetings
Original release
Network	Global (Canada); ABC (U.S. seasons 1–2); Syndication (U.S. season 3)
Release	September 13, 1986 –; December 25, 1988
Related
	Care Bears; Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot
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The Care Bears Family is an animated series produced by Nelvana based on the American franchise of the same name, and is the successor series to the series produced by DIC Entertainment. It was originally broadcast from September 13, 1986 to January 23, 1988^[1] on the Global Television Network in Canada. In the United States, the first two seasons were broadcast on ABC and the third was aired in syndication.^[2]

^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 185–187. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 802–804. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[1] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 185–187. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[Erickson-2] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 802–804. ISBN 978-1476665993.

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