I grew up with three sisters, so I went to see all the My Little Pony and Care Bears movies at the cinema, and despite being more of a Transformer fan, I have fond memories of the Care Bears, which I'm reminded of now that my girlfriend's little boy is watching her old VHS tapes!
I love the Evil Spirit (the fact that she has no name makes her more evil!!), her animation style goes from friendly and flashy-looking to all angular and green as she reveals her true nature... And *SPOILER ALERT* we all know that Nicholas grows into Mr Cherrywood, but look at Mrs. Cherrywood: it's not explicitly stated, but look at her fringe (or 'bangs' if you're US), isn't she Kim? The girl in the movie?
Now I need to find the bears' Adventure in Wonderland, cos I remember that being the best one (didn't it have Tone Loc as a rapping Cheshire Cat?)
God bless cartoons from a world that was, at least on the surface, simpler and less jaded than the one we live in today. Maybe if we would all 'Care-A-Lot' then things might be better in future!
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