Care Bears are a group of characters created by the U.S. greeting card
company American Greetings in 1981. The title characters originally
appeared in card artwork by Elena Kucharik, before branching out into
various media and merchandise. The franchise launched in 1982 with ten
title characters, and in 1984 added several more characters known as
the Care Bear Cousins.:52Each of the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins
has a "tummy symbol" â€" a picture or pattern that indicates the role
or specialty of the character bearing it. Beginning with Care Bears:
Oopsy Does It!, "tummy symbols" are sometimes referred to as "belly
badges."These Care Bears were the first to be introduced.
company American Greetings in 1981. The title characters originally
appeared in card artwork by Elena Kucharik, before branching out into
various media and merchandise. The franchise launched in 1982 with ten
title characters, and in 1984 added several more characters known as
the Care Bear Cousins.:52Each of the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins
has a "tummy symbol" â€" a picture or pattern that indicates the role
or specialty of the character bearing it. Beginning with Care Bears:
Oopsy Does It!, "tummy symbols" are sometimes referred to as "belly
badges."These Care Bears were the first to be introduced.
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