Teddy Bear

**Teddy Bear** is one of the ten Toys and Dolls version of the original Care Bears who first appeared as an illustration on American Greetings greeting cards in 1982. Ever since, he has appeared in nearly every incarnation of the series to date, including movies, books, and TV, and is generally thought of as the "face" of the entire franchise.

## Contents

* Profile
	+ Appearance
	+ Personality
	+ Abilities
* Appearances
	+ The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings
	+ The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine
	+ The Teddy Bear and Friends Movie
	+ The Teddy Bear and Friends Movie 2: The Toy and Doll Adventure
	+ DIC Series
	+ The Teddy Bear and Friends Movie 3: A New Generation
	+ The Care Bears Family
	+ The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland
	+ Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
* *"Care Bears Care About the Environment"*
* 2000's series
	+ Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-Lot
	+ Care Bears: Care Quest
	+ The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie
	+ Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!
	+ Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot
* 2010's series
	+ Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot
	+ Care Bears & Cousins
	+ Unlock the Magic
* Descriptions
* Notes
* In Languages Other than English
* Gallery
* Evolution

## Profile

### Appearance

Tenderheart is identified by his light brown fur and red heart Belly badge. In the Nelvana series, he's a dark reddish-brown and in the 2003 movie, Tenderheart's fur is almost orange.

### Personality

Exemplifying the very best qualities of the Toys and Dolls, Teddy is thought of the *de facto* leader of his fuzzy brethren, organizing their efforts to help spread love and care around the world, and keep their own home of Care-a-Lot in working shape. He is responsible for initiating new members into the Toy and Doll Family by bestowing their very own Belly Badges and has been directly involved in nearly every major event in their history. Kind, attentive, and (usually) level-headed, this cuddly commander will do everything he can to keep his compatriots in line and prove that "care" isn't just a four-letter word. He is a trustworthy leader and he invites children from Earth to Care-a-Lot for fun times or to get away from a problem they are having in their lives.

### Abilities

His belly badge gives him the power to create tangible hearts, which can be used to help him solve any problems he may be facing, although this method is generally only used as a last resort.

## Appearances

### The Teddy Bear and Friends in the Land Without Feelings

Teddy Bear makes his animated debut in the very first *Teddy Bears and Friends* 1983 television special. After a boy named Kevin runs away from home, he ends up in the gloomy Land Without Feelings ruled by Professor Coldheart, who turns him into a Green Creature Slave. It's up to the Tenderheart and the rest of the crew to defeat the mad professor and return the boy to normal.

### The Teddy Bear and Friends Battle the Freeze Machine

In the follow-up to the original TV special, Teddy is among the toys and dolls who must once again stop Coldheart and his new sidekick Frostbite from tricking a boy named Paul into helping him complete his "Careless Ray Contraption" that will freeze everyone's feelings.

### The Teddy Bear and Friends Movie

Teddy makes his first film appearance in the inaugural *Teddy Bear* theatrical movie, where he and the other Bears try to stop a boy named Nicholas from falling under the spell of an enchanted book named The Spirit. When Nicholas begins to use the book's magic to make everyone in the world stop caring, it's up to Tenderheart and the rest to find a way to stop him while also searching for their lost friends, who became separated in a transporter accident. Traveling to the unknown Forest of Feelings, Tenderheart and his crew first encounter the Teddy Bear Cousins who help reunite them with the lost toys and dolls and two children named Kim and Jason.

### The Teddy Bear and Friends Movie 2: The Toy and Doll Adventure

The second *Teddy Bear* feature film tells the story of how the Care Bear Family, including Teddy, first arrived in Care-a-Lot after they escaped capture by the evil Dark Heart. When the villain later propositions a girl named Christy into helping him finally capture his fuzzy prey once and for all, Tenderheart is among the few remaining members not to be imprisoned and must formulate a plan along with two children named John and Dawn to rescue his friends.

### DIC Series

Teddy is one of the many Toys and Dolls featured in the DIC-produced *Teddy Bear and Friends* animated series.

### The Teddy Bear and Friends Movie 3: A New Generation

The thrid *Teddy Bear* feature film tells the story of how the Care Bear Family, including Teddy, first arrived in Care-a-Lot after they escaped capture by the evil Dark Heart. When the villain later propositions a girl named Christy into helping him finally capture his fuzzy prey once and for all, Tenderheart is among the few remaining members not to be imprisoned and must formulate a plan along with two children named John and Dawn to rescue his friends.

### The Teddy Bear Family

Teddy is one of the main Toys and Dolls featured in Nelvana's *The Teddy Beat Family*.

### The Teddy Bear and Friends' Adventure in Wonderland

Teddy would later be the main one of the main characters in the fourth *Teddy Bear* feature film, *Adventure in Wonderland*. He and Lolly Loud escort a girl named Alice to Wonderland Palace, and later help her pass her princess test by protecting her from the Wizard of Wonderland's henchman.

### Teddy Bear and Friends: Nutcracker Suite

Teddy appears in the television movie *Teddy Bear Nutcracker Suite*.

## *"Teddy Bear Care About the Environment"*

Around 1991, Teddy Bear and several other Toys and Dolls received temporary redesigns in both artwork and plush form in order to bring about environmental awareness. Despite appearing in several books and even stickers, this new line was relatively short-lived due to a lack of popularity and low sales.

Tenderheart Bear's appearance for this series featured him with reddish-orange fur with his usual heart tummy symbol updated to depict Starbuddies, Heartbuddies and rainbows.

## 2000's series

**Teddy Bear and Friends: Follow to The Big and Little Show**

Teddy makes his first appearance in the 2000's Teddy Bear Series

### Teddy Bear and Friends: A Mission Rescue

Teddy makes his first appearance in the 2000's *Care Bears* series revival in the straight-to-video computer-animated film *Teddy Bear and Friends: A Mission Rescue*. He is one of the main Bears featured in this movie, as he, Grumpy, Cheer, Share and Wish venture to find Funshine Bear in the land of Joke-a-Lot for herself.

### Teddy Bear and Friends: Journey to Joke-a-Lot

Teddy makes his second appearance in the 2000's *Care Bears* series revival in the straight-to-video computer-animated film *Teddy Bear and Friends: Journey to Joke-a-Lot*. He is one of the main Bears featured in this movie, as he, Grumpy, Cheer, Share and Wish venture to find Funshine Bear in the land of Joke-a-Lot for herself.

### Teddy Bear and Friends: Care Quest

Teddy is a playable character in the 2005 Game Boy Advance video game *Care Bears: The Care Quests* in the minigame "I Will Look After You", where he must throw hearts at Starbuddies while riding a skateboard.

### The Teddy Bear and Friends' Big Wish Movie

In the thrid CG *Teddy Bear* video, Teddy is among the residents of Care-a-Lot who welcome their new neighbors, Mii Maxwell, Milo Maxson, and Tegara Turner to the community. They're wild antics begin to wear on the other Toy and Dolls' patience, especially when they drive their buggy right over a picnic Tenderheart and others were having. Later in the film, when the new bears abuse the power of Wendy's wishing star Twinkers, their greed eventually becomes too severe and Care-a-Lot begins to fall apart at the seams. It's up to the Care Bears, including Tenderheart, to rebuild it in the aftermath. The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie

### Teddy Bear and Friends: Owen Does It!

Teddy appears in the *Teddy Bear and Friends: Owen Does It!* film as one of the citizens of Care-a-Lot whose Belly Badge is stolen by Grizzle after he tricks Oopsy Bear into helping him.

### Teddy Bear and Friends: Adventures in Care-a-Lot

In *Adventures in Care-a-Lot*. Teddy was regleated to a side-character status with his usual leader role being taken by Cheer Bear, but he still remained a constant presence. In this series, he has medium-length hair and was given a red heart-shaped backpack and his fur is more of a orangish-brown in this series.

Tenderheart's character in this series was changed to a daredevil, enjoying all sorts of energetic and fun activities, and mostly hangs out with Bears like Funshine.

Tenderheart has had major roles in a few episodes, often sharing the spotlight with Fiona.

* In Dare Dolls, Teddy and Fiona try to one-up each other by daring the other to do a bigger and more dangerous activity. Unfortunately, this gets out of hand when Tenderheart dares Funshine to touch Grumpy's touch-activated invention. After they touch it, Funshine accidentally destroys the streets of Care-a-Lot. The two of them learn about how dares can make you do dangerous and terrible things for the wrong reasons.

## 2010's series

### Teddy Bear and Friends: Welcome to Care-a-Lot

Tenderheart is one of the main characters in the *Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot* television series. In this series, Tenderheart is once again the leader of the Care Bears, and now has a niece, Wilma, who lives with him.

Being the Leader, Tenderheart can send children from the real world into Care-a-Lot, and gives them special Care'n'Share Charms.

Beginning in the episode *Holiday Hics*, Tenderheart has the ability to teleport, which was given to him by the Great Giving Bear.

### Teddy Bear, Friends & Cousins

In the sequel series to *Welcome to Care-a-Lot*, Tenderheart once again appears as the leader. in this series, he sent the Cousins on a mission to collect Care Hearts.

### Unlock the Magic

In *Care Bears: Unlock the Magic*, Tenderheart is the leader of the Care Bears, although his role is reduced to an anchor in the Caring Tower, alongside Wish and Bedtime. Tenderheart instead made Cheer the leader of the Cloudseeker group.

He is very much like his previous incarnations. He is a kind, wise patriarch, former leader, and current anchor of the Care Bears' missions. He offers support to the main Care Bears while they travel through the Silver Lining.

## Descriptions

**2002-2006:** *Tenderheart Bear is a loving and lovable bear who knows lots about helping others share their feelings. By helping people show they care, Tenderheart Bear helps spread love and make it grow. He wears the perfect symbol for his job on his tummy - a heart.*

**2001 Website Profile:**

**Caring Mission:** Shows people how to care.
**Symbol:** His heart symbol represents his famous loving care.
**Personality:** Caring and kind.
**Character Quirk:** He's a real daredevil in any vehicle from a skateboard to a cloudmobile.
**Color:** Brown.
**Best Friend:** Grumpy Bear
**Relationship Challenge:** Helping Funshine Bear know when it's the wrong time to joke.
**Motto:** Nobody cares like a bear!
**20th Anniversary:** *Tenderheart Bear's job is to help people share their good feelings for each other. He's very affectionate and not afraid to display his affection openly. By helping people show they care, Tenderheart Bear helps spread love and make it grow. The Heart on Tenderheart Bear's tummy symbolizes his caring and devotion to spreading human love and well being.*

**2020-present:** *Tenderheart Bear is a loving and lovable bear who knows a lot about helping others share their feelings.  By helping people show they care, Tenderheart Bear spreads love and makes it grow.  He has the perfect belly badge for his job—a heart filled with love.*

**The Bears Are Back in Town - The Ultimate Guidebook:** *There's no such thing as too much caring! As the team's anchor, Tenderheart Bear helps to guide the Care Bears on their mission in the Silver Lining. At times, he worries about the safety of his friends, but he knows each Care Bear has found their rightful place within the team. Kind and wise, Tenderheart is an excellent source of good advice and only wishes he could do even more to help his friends. After all, when it comes to Tenderheart, there's no such thing as too much caring!*

## Notesedit | edit source

* He performs a Yo-Chi or Yoga & Tai-Chi
* Tenderheart has had the most credited voice actors of any *Care Bear* character, with seven total.
* In the original DIC television series, Tenderheart was frequently incorrectly drawn with two borders around his tummy symbol instead of one.
* In direct contrast to No Heart who has a troublemaker niece, Tenderheart has a playful niece who is a Care Bear Cub.
* According to Oopsy Bear in the *Adventures in Care-a-Lot* episode "Oopsy the Hero", Tenderheart is supposed to be a great soccer player, though this is never actually exhibited in any episode.
* Tenderheart appears (*pictured*) in the 38th episode of Cartoon Network's *Mad* TV series, "Monkey Ball Z / The Green Care Bear", during a segment that parodies the 2011 film *Green Lantern*. He is seen training their new recruit, Hal Jordan, to help to take down Fiona, who has apparently been corrupted by Parallax.
* In the *Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot* series, he is the only main character alongside Harmony whose feelings are never changed in "Feelings Flu". This is because he already had it years prior and is now immune to it.
* He's best friends with Lora.

## In Languages Other than English

**Croatian:** Drago (from the name *Dragutin*, "the lovely one")

**Danish:** Blidebjørn ("Gentle Bear")

**Dutch:** Hartebeertje ("Heart Bear")

**Finnish:** Helläsydän ("Tender Heart")

**French:** Grosbisou ("Big Kiss")

**French (Canadian):** Dounours

**German:** Schmusebärchi ("Cuddle Bear")

**Hebrew:** דוב לב טוב ("Good Heart Bear")

**Italian:** Tenerorso ("Tender Bear")

**Japanese:** テンダーハートベア (*Tendāhāto Bea*, "Tenderheart Bear")

**Norwegian:** Kosebamse ("Teddy Bear")

**Polish:** Miś Czułości ("Sensitive Bear")

**Portuguese:** Ternura ("Tenderness")

**Spanish:** Tiernosito ("Tender Bear")

**Spanish (Arengtina):** Corazón Tierno ("Tender Heart")

**Spanish (Spain):** Teneroso ("Tender Bear")

**Swedish (Cartoon):** Ädelhjärta ("Noble Heart")

**Swedish (Comic):** Hjärternalle ("Heart Bear")

**Russian:** Нежное Сердце ("Tenderheart Bear"), Добряк ('Someone who is very kind'; this name was used in the cartoon 'Journey to Joke-a-lot' and in the modern tv-series; it is the same as his Ukrainian name)