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Vintage Care Bears

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The 1980s Care Bears Collectibles are full of colorful caring bears! There are four main categories for collecting vintage Care Bears: 1) Plush Care Bears, 2) Poseable Care Bears, 3) Miniature Care Bear Figures, and 4) Everything Else! This includes various things like Care Bears toys, games, books, accessories and more.

Plush Care Bears
The early 1980s started with the original 10 Plush Care Bear Dolls (Bedtime Bear, Birthday Bear, Cheer Bear, Friend Bear, Funshine Bear, Good Luck Bear, Grumpy Bear, Love-A-Lot Bear, Tenderheart Bear and Wish Bear). Then later on, five more bears were added - Champ Bear, Share Bear, Grams, Baby Hugs and Baby Tugs. These 15 Plush Care Bears came in a regular size (13-inch) and the small size (6-inch) - with the exception of Grams, Baby Hugs and Baby Tugs who were never produced in the small plush size.

Large size plush Care Bears were also released. Only seven select Care Bears were made into the large size (18-inch), including Bedtime Bear, Birthday Bear, Cheer Bear, Good Luck Bear, Love-A-Lot Bear, Tenderheart Bear and Wish Bear. New plush Care Bear characters were to come later too!

Plush Care Bear Cousins came out in the mid 1980s. The cousins are a colorful bunch of animals including Brave Heart Lion, Bright Heart Raccoon, Cozy Heart Penguin, Gentle Heart Lamb, Lotsa Heart Elephant and Swift Heart Rabbit.

Care Bears Figures
Collecting Care Bear figures from the 1980s... Mini Care Bears, Poseable Care Bears and the Playsets! The miniature Care Bears are only 2 inches tall but big on cuteness! There are 48 adorable figurines to collect in all - including mini Baby Hugs and Tugs, mini Prof. Coldheart, mini Cloud Keeper and mini Care Bear Cousins too!

The Poseable Care Bear figures are a bit taller at 3 inches tall. These little cuties can move their heads, arms and legs! They even made play sets for the posable bears... Care-A-Lot Playset, Care Bears Cloud Mobile and The Care Bears Rainbow Roller.



VINTAGE CARE BEARS CHECKLIST
Small Plush Care Bears:
There are a total of 12 small plush Care Bears from the 1980s. Each one measures 6-inches tall. And each bear has a unique "tummy symbol" to match his or her personality. It is interesting to note that they never made Grams, Baby Hugs, nor Baby Tugs in the small size plush.
Small Care Bears
Bedtime Bear
Birthday Bear
Cheer Bear
Friend Bear
Funshine Bear
Good Luck Bear

Grumpy Bear
Love-A-Lot Bear
Tenderheart Bear
Wish Bear
Share Bear
Champ Bear

In addition to these 12 Small Care Bears, there are six more small Care Bears dolls that were only available in the UK. They included Daydream, Forest Friend, Harmony, Sea Friend, Surprise and Trueheart.
UK Exclusive Small Care Bears
Daydream Bear
Forest Friend Bear
Harmony Bear
Sea Friend Bear
Surprise Bear
Trueheart Bear
Plush Cheer Bear
Cheer Bear
Plush Funshine Bear
Funshine Bear
Plush Good Luck Bear
Good Luck Bear
Plush Friend Bear
Friend Bear
Plush Wish Bear
Wish Bear
Plush Tenderheart Bear
Tenderheart Bear
Plush Grumpy Bear
Grumpy Bear
Plush Bedtime Bear
Bedtime Bear
Plush Share Bear
Share Bear
Plush Champ Bear
Champ Bear
Plush Love-a-lot Bear
Love-a-lot Bear
Plush Birthday Bear
Birthday Bear


Plush Care Bear Cousins:
The fun collection of animals, who are known as the Care Bear Cousins, had their very own plush dolls too! These plush Cousins measure 13-inches. They too (just like Care Bears) have a tummy symbol... and a big heart! Each Care Bear Cousin was a different color and a different kind of animal - Lion, Raccoon, Penguin, Elephant, Lamb and Rabbit.
Vintage Care Bear Cousins Heart Care Bears Cousins
Brave Heart Lion
Bright Heart Raccoon
Cozy Heart Penguin
Gentle Heart Lamb
Lotsa Heart Elephant
Swift Heart Rabbit

UK Care Bear Cousins
Loyal Heart Dog
Noble Heart Horse
Playful Heart Monkey
Proud Heart Cat
True Heart Pig


In addition to the 6 Care Bear Cousins, there are five more plush animals that were only released in the United Kingdom. They included a Cat, Dog, Horse, Monkey and Pig.
The Plush Care Bear Cousins all have a red heart on their fuzzy behinds that reads, "Care Bear Cousin". The vintage Care Bear Cousins also have a tush tag that says it is made by Kenner (c) American Greetings Corp. in 1984.
 Plush Brave Heart Lion - Care Bear Cousin
Brave Heart
Lion
 Plush Cozy Heart Penguin - Care Bear Cousin
Cozy Heart
Penguin
 Plush Swift Heart Rabbit - Care Bear Cousin
Swift Heart
Rabbit
 Plush Lotsa Heart Elephant - Care Bear Cousin
Lotsa Heart
Elephant
 Plush Gentle Heart Lamb - Care Bear Cousin
Gentle Heart
Lamb
 Plush Bright Heart Raccoon - Care Bear Cousin
Bright Heart
Raccoon


Regular Plush Care Bears:
There are many Plush Care Bears that are "regular size" or 13 inches tall. This was a very popular size which resulted in lots of Care Bears finding happy homes in the 1980s. This collection of vintage plush Care Bears is colorful and full of different personalities! The tummy symbol shows what the Care Bear is all about. Each vintage Plush Care Bear has a red heart on their behind, as well as a Kenner tush tag. See pictures of all the Plush Care Bears here!
Regular Care Bears
Bedtime Bear
Birthday Bear
Cheer Bear
Friend Bear
Funshine Bear
Good Luck Bear
Grumpy Bear
Love-A-Lot Bear
Tenderheart Bear
Wish Bear
Secret Bear
Baby Hugs
Baby Tugs
Grams Bear
Champ Bear
Share Bear
Harmony Bear
UK Exclusive Care Bears
Daydream Bear
Forest Friend Bear
Sea Friend Bear
Surprise Bear
Trueheart Bear
I Love You Bear
Good Luck Bear
Winking Good Luck Bear
Good Luck Bear
Good Luck Bear "Tummy Symbol" - Four-Leaf Clover


Large Plush Care Bears:
Some of the plush Care Bears came in a larger size (18 inches). It is interesting that not all of the characters were made into the larger size. Although the three main sizes of Plush Care Bears are small (6-inch), regular (13-inch) and large (18-inch), there are even a few bigger Care Bears out there! These gigantic Care Bears measure over 36 inches tall!
Large Care Bears
Bedtime Bear
Birthday Bear
Cheer Bear
Good Luck Bear
Love-A-Lot Bear
Tenderheart Bear
Wish Bear
Large Care Bears


Care Bears Poseable Figures:
Poseable Care Bear Figures can move their heads, arms and legs! There are 15 Poseable Care Bears that came out in the 1980s. Each Poseable Care Bear measures about 3-inches tall... and look so cute with a curly tuft of hair! They also released three fun Playsets to go with the Poseable Care Bears Figures: The heart shaped Care-A-Lot Playset, and two vehicles - The Cloud Car and The Rainbow Roller. See the 1980s Care Bears Playsets here!
All 15 Care Bears Poseable Figures
See more pictures of Poseable Care Bears!
Poseable Care Bears Figures
Tenderheart Bear
Bedtime Bear
Birthday Bear
Cheer Bear
Grumpy Bear
Friend Bear
Love-A-Lot Bear
Wish Bear
Funshine Bear
Good Luck Bear
Baby Hugs Bear
Baby Tugs Bear
Grams Bear
Professor Cold Heart
Cloudkeeper

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