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The Best Episodes of The Care Bears

Every episode of The Care Bears ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Care Bears!

Best episode
S1E9 The Forest of Misfortune
8.129 votes
Worst episode
S1E6 Soap Box Derby
6.426 votes
Top season
Season 3
7.4avg
Binge time
1d 4h
98 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Care Bears Season 1 Episode 9 - The Forest of Misfortune
    8.1/10(29 votes)

    S1:E9

    The Care Bears and the Care Bear Cousins are having a great time in the Forest of Feelings. The fun is spoiled when Professor Coldheart and Frostbite plan to freeze this place, but trying not to harm the Care Bear Family, they send the fortune telling machine into the forest. When they try it out, Love-a-Lot Bear reads the fortunes that tell them something good. She also reads one that comes from a bottle. Bedtime Bear warns the other Care Bears and the Care Bear Cousins that the forest is almost frozen and they all save it and Treat Heart Pig as well by using their beams which cause Professor Coldheart and Frostbite to leave.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Care Bears Season 3 Episode 2 - Bright Heart's Bad Day
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    S3:E2

    When Champ prevents Mr. Beastly from ruining the Care Bear Family picnic and dumping food on Brightheart. he vows revenge. However Beastly keeps ruining Brightheart's day at the picnic. Normally Champ would win all the events, but Brightheart was actually winning.. Beastly ruins all his chances at victory. Brightheart gets depressed and walks off to a cave. Cheer, Treatheart and Champ go look for him and Beastly traps them in the cave. Beastly gets trapped along with them and Brightheart is the one that thinks of a way to get them out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John de Klein

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  3. The Care Bears Season 3 Episode 5 - The Gift of Caring
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    S3:E5

    Cheer Bear and a young girl named Carole learn the importance of asking for help when they take on a job that is too big for them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John de Klein

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  4. The Care Bears Season 3 Episode 7 - The Cloud Monster
    7.9/10(20 votes)

    S3:E7

    When Beastly ruins No-Heart's experiment to create a creature that would stop the Care Bears, Beastly creates a cloud monster. Shreeky uses the monster to eat the clouds of Care-A-Lot. Meanwhile, Brightheart is creating a cloud making machine that can get Beastly and Shreeky trapped in clouds instead of going to tummy symbol practice like Braveheart wants him to. When the monster attacks, Brightheart ruins the team's care bear stare. He lster uses his machine to stop the monster.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steve Wright

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  5. The Care Bears Season 3 Episode 1 - The Wrath of Shreeky
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    S3:E1

    The Care Bears help a young girl try to stop Shreeky's plan to turn the forest of Feelings into a gnarled wasteland.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Sauder

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  6. The Care Bears Season 1 Episode 5 - The Lucky Charm
    7.7/10(28 votes)

    S1:E5

    Proud Heart Cat is so upset that her garden is about to be ruined. She and the other Care Bear Family members see that an unlucky girl is so worried that she was going late for school.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Care Bears Season 1 Episode 11 - Daydreams
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    S1:E11

    Melanie learns to balance her day dreaming reality with her grasp on reality.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Care Bears Season 3 Episode 3 - The Magic Lamp
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    S3:E3

    In this caring tale Grams tells the exciting Arabian adventure of how Champ must find a magic lamp in the city of Badhgag.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John de Klein

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  9. The Care Bears Season 1 Episode 12 - Runaway
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    S1:E12

    Cara learns not to run away from her problems through mishaps with Professor Coldheart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Care Bears Season 3 Episode 10 - The Caring Crystals
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    S3:E10

    Grumpy must save the day when No Heart unleashes his evil bubbles of uncaring on a village.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John de Klein

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  11. The Care Bears Season 3 Episode 4 - Desert Gold
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    S3:E4

    Hugs and Tugs try to help Brave Heart and Shreeky from getting a map, which will lead them to a valley of gold.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steven Rauchman

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  12. The Care Bears Season 2 Episode 2 - Grumpy's Three Wishes
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    S2:E2

    Grumpy ends up having to defend Care-A-Lot without the help of the other care bears! Lucky for him he has a magic clover that grants wishes. Too bad that he's not a very good wisher.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Sauder

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  13. The Care Bears Season 3 Episode 8 - Grumpy the Clumsy
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    S3:E8

    In Gram's exciting caring tale, Viking Grumpy persists in overcoming his clumsiness when he tries to become someone he's not.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John de Klein

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  14. The Care Bears Season 3 Episode 11 - The Best Way to Make Friends
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    S3:E11

    Treat Heart sets out to make a video about how to make friends but ends up losing her friends by constantly laughing at them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John de Klein

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  15. The Care Bears Season 2 Episode 1 - Care-a-lot's Birthday
    7.1/10(19 votes)

    S2:E1

    Care-A-Lot's birthday bash is put on hold when Beastly captures Hugs and Tugs and the Care Bears must rescue them from No Heart's castle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Sauder

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  16. The Care Bears Season 1 Episode 13 - Mayor for a Day
    7.1/10(22 votes)

    S1:E13

    Professor Coldheart rigs an election in his favor making him a mayor that creates havoc.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Care Bears Season 1 Episode 10 - Magic Mirror
    7.1/10(23 votes)

    S1:E10

    Professor Coldheart uses a magic mirror to turn the Care Bears into selfish, uncaring Bears.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Care Bears Season 1 Episode 3 - Braces
    7.1/10(37 votes)

    S1:E3

    It is so embarrassing for Joey that he complains about having braces after his departure from the dentist. The Care Bears try to make him feel better, but it doesn't work. They also encounter a nice girl named Missy who really likes her friend the best.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Care Bears Season 1 Episode 1 - Camp
    7.1/10(43 votes)

    S1:E1

    During summertime, the children are preparing for the camp along with their coach and the Care Bears join in. They have been told to sleep in the tents, but they never understand. He tells a scary story about the flying phantom and that scares them away. The two boys are making a plan to make a totem pole in a different way, no matter what they think.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Care Bears Season 2 Episode 4 - Home Sweet Homeless
    7.0/10(16 votes)

    S2:E4

    Proud Heart gets a present unknowingly from No Heart which floods the Care Bear cousins out of house and home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Mike Silvani, Steve Wright

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  21. The Care Bears Season 2 Episode 6 - The Sleeping Giant
    7.0/10(16 votes)

    S2:E6

    Hugs and Tugs are out playing when they stumble upon a giant who befriends them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Sauder

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  22. The Care Bears Season 2 Episode 5 - Lost at Sea
    6.9/10(15 votes)

    S2:E5

    When Hugs and Tugs accidentally set the Cloud Clipper adrift, Beastly tries to make sure the Cubs get lost forever.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:bpNichol

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  23. The Care Bears Season 2 Episode 3 - The Great Race
    6.9/10(17 votes)

    S2:E3

    Beastly tricks his way in the annual Care Bear obstacle race in hopes of being crowned King of Care-A-Lot for a day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J.D. Smith

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  24. The Care Bears Season 1 Episode 7 - The Last Laugh
    6.9/10(25 votes)

    S1:E7

    Cheer Bear learns that perseverance plays a big role in raising the spirits of a Grumpy Bear.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Care Bears Season 3 Episode 9 - The Purple Chariot
    6.8/10(19 votes)

    S3:E9

    Grams tells the story of ancient Rome where Champ tries to turn Brave Heart back into the champion chariot racer he once was.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John de Klein

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Forest of Misfortune" is the best rated episode of The Care Bears. It scored 8.1/10 from 29 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on October 12, 1985. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Bright Heart's Bad Day".

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