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One of the post popular girls toys from the early eighties were Care Bears, who were a group of pastel coloured bears who lived up in the clouds and kept an eye on the people of Earth to make sure they kept on caring for each other.
OK, it sounds a bit sickly sweet as an adult perhaps, but for a generation of kids these were the must have toys for a period of their life.
The main range of toys divided into two groups. First there were the large cuddly toy versions, like a cute fluffy teddy bear but with an emblem embroidered on its white tummy. The other, more affordable range were the smaller plastic action figures, which also had a number of accessories including a car they could ride in and a sort of castle in the clouds.
So, this weeks survey then. Let us know if you owned any of the Care Bear toys?
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I wanted “Tenderheart” bear. He was my favourite, but you couldn’t buy him in Ireland. I was very jealous when my cousins dad bought her back one from the UK. Same with the My Little Pony castle
I had Cheer Bear (pink with a rainbow on her tummy). There was also a movie, which I’m not ashamed to say I bought on DVD a few months ago 😀
So you didn’t have a collection of these then Phil? 😉
Good to see that both Karen and Aliquant still remember the names (and descriptions) of their favourites though.
I remember the movie (not very well though) because I had to go to the cinema with my sister to see it. I didn’t mind too much though, because I got a box of fruit gums from the kiosk in the foyer, and an ice cream off the lady with the tray who came round in the intermission. You don’t get that much at cinemas any more…
No. Just Star Wars, Zoids, Transformers, Action Force/GI Joe, Lego ……
Mom got me Friend Bear and Grandma Bear. I still have Grandma and wish that I hadn’t given my cousin Friend. I got one on ebay but it’s not the same as having the one that I had when I was a kid.
Aw, LaraAnn, it was nice of you to give Friend Bear to your cousin, but I can understand how years later you wish you had kept it.
I still have mine, Birthday Bear
Let me guess… Birthday Bear must have had a birthday cake on its tummy.