Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot
Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot, also known as Welcome to Care-a-Lot, is an American animated television series based on the Care Bears franchise (in honor of the franchise's 30th anniversary) and produced by American Greetings Properties. Unlike its previous predecessor Care Bears shows, this was AG's first CGI animated "Care Bears" TV series, despite several films in the franchise having been released in the format.
| Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot | |
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| Also known as | Welcome to Care-a-Lot |
| Genre | Adventure Musical |
| Developed by | MoonScoop Entertainment |
| Written by | Amy Keating Rogers Cindy Morrow Chara Campanella Mike Yank |
| Directed by | Jeff Gordon |
| Voices of | David Lodge Patty Mattson Doug Erholtz Stephanie Sheh Nayo Wallace Jenell Slack-Wilson Michael Sinterniklaas Michaela Dean |
| Opening theme | "We'll Always be There!" |
| Ending theme | "We'll Always be There!" (instrumental) |
| Composers | Richard Evans Chip Whitewood |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Executive producers | Nicolas Atlan Jeffrey Conrad Mike Young |
| Producer | Peter Anderson |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | MoonScoop Entertainment American Greetings |
| Original release | |
| Network | The Hub |
| Release | June 2 – December 8, 2012 |
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The series first aired on June 2, 2012, on the Hub Network. Previews of each new episode were released weekly on an official channel on YouTube, along with occasional music video or other promotional releases. The series lasted one extended 26-episode season, after which the network underwent a rebranding. The series finale aired on December 8, 2012.
Netflix commissioned a continuation of the series, after the rebranding of The Hub as Discovery Family on October 13, 2014. The continuation, titled Care Bears & Cousins, had its first season released on November 6, 2015, continuing the story of the cast of Welcome to Care-a-Lot and introduces four new series regulars, the titular cousins Brave Heart Lion, Bright Heart Raccoon, Lotsa Heart Elephant and Cozy Heart Penguin. The second season of Care Bears & Cousins was released on Netflix on February 5, 2016.