You stare into the Care Bear and the Care Bear stares back at you. This week guest podcaster Jala Prendes (Jala-Chan's Place, Monster, Dear Monster, The Level) drops in from the clouds to help us revisit the Care Bears franchise and how its tender-hearted worldview taught a generation of children to be empathetic and also buy lots of toys.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
I Wanna Be a Care Bear (Bob and Merry Chimbel)
All score from Care Bears (1980s series) by Patricia Cullen
All score from The Care Bears Movie by Patricia Cullen
All score from The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation by Patricia Cullen
Forever Young (Dean and Carol Parks, sung by Stephen Bishop and Debbie Allen)

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Care Bears