Geoffrey and Julia watch some commercials related to the Care Bears.
Care Bears Care-a-lot playset with rainbow rollers.
1984 Care Bears Share Bear and Champ Bear
Geoffrey regales us with the history of Share Bear, and we also learn a bit about how apparently Luck Bear didn’t bother to show up for Geoffrey when he should have to give Geoffrey some good dating luck in college.
We also talk some about Typhoid Mary. If you have vaguely heard that name but don’t know the history, it’s pretty wild!
1983 Care-a-Lot Playset
No bears included, which is pretty sad. This led to a run of playlet reminiscence and a couple more playlet commercials.
1981 Castle Grayskull
We agree this is the coolest, and Geoffrey actually had it!
1985 My Little Pony Dream Castle
Julia had this one, which did actually come with a pony.
Geoffrey thought this was very 80s. Julia felt it was more 2010s feeling than any actual 80s commercials, but we’re clearly in the waves of 80s and 90s nostalgia time…
The Story of Rainbow Heart Bear
This answers a bunch of our Care Bears reproduction/creation questions. And it also led us to talk a bit about toxoplasmosis and other parasites.
We also compare the bio horror of Rainbow Heart Bear to the Soulless Abyss Eyes of the new Teddy Ruxpin. If you don’t know what that’s all about, we recommend revisiting the After These Messages we did with Christa Carmen about Teddy Ruxpin and Puppy Surprise.
We also wished there was a fanvid of “Cold Hearted” by Paula Abdul with clips of Professor Coldheart in it. If you know of something like this, or if you’ve made one yourself, let us know!
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After These Messages: Care Bears