Care Bears 25th Anniversary Gift Set (2007)

"...a series of morality plays starring small animals with hearts tattooed on their thighs.  David Johnson, DVD Verdict

Editor's Note This collection of stories featuring everyone's favorite cuddly friends includes CARE BEARS: FESTIVAL OF FUN, CARE BEARS: ADVENTURES IN CARE-A-LOT, CARE BEARS: MAGICAL ADVENTURES, and CARE BEARS: KINGDOM OF CARING.

	Andy Heyward - Executive Producer
	Chris Wiggins - Voice Of
	Gabor Csakany - Art Director
	Howard Kaylan - Original Music By
	Jim Simon - Director
	John Stocker - Voice Of
	Mark Volman - Original Music By
	Melleny Brown - Voice Of
	Michael Hirsh - Producer
	Peter Sauder, et. al. - Writer
	Tara Strong - Voice Of

DVD Verdict 7 of 10
Here's the deal with the Care Bears. Apparently, they're a race of animals who live in the clouds in a world called Care-a-Lot, drive cars made out of clouds, have a special barometer that tests overall happiness on Earth, and, if the situation calls for it, can join together and unleash their "Care Bear Stare," which is, as far as I can tell, a rainbow-colored laser beam projected from their stomachs...Will kids like them? If they're small enough, I guess. Then again, kids small enough to glean some entertainment from this hokey cartoon will probably be just as amused by staring at a crock-pot. Yes, there's some humor (the jokes are mainly of the falling-off-a-horse-into-a-bowl-of-fruit-punch variety), but Care Bears is at its heart a series of morality plays starring small animals with hearts tattooed on their thighs...These discs should be enough to keep the kids Care Bear Staring at the screen, and they'll certainly not be the worse for it. But looked at with a discerning eye, the Care Bears should have remained in hibernation. - David Johnson