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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!

The Care Bears live in a faraway place up in the clouds called Care-a-Lot. They travel around the world on Missions in Caring, whilst evil...
Genres:KidsAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:ABC

Best Episodes Summary

"Bright Heart's Bad Day" is the best rated episode of "The Care Bears". It scored 7.8/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by N/A and written by John de Klein, it aired on 10/3/1987. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Cloud Monster".

  • Bright Heart's Bad Day
    7.8/1016 votes
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    #1 - Bright Heart's Bad Day

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: John de Klein

  • The Cloud Monster
    7.7/1016 votes
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    #2 - The Cloud Monster

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/17/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: Steve Wright

  • Daydreams
    7.6/1028 votes
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    #3 - Daydreams

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/19/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gift of Caring
    7.6/1016 votes
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    #4 - The Gift of Caring

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: John de Klein

  • The Wrath of Shreeky
    7.5/1017 votes
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    #5 - The Wrath of Shreeky

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1987

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Peter Sauder

  • The Magic Lamp
    7.5/1016 votes
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    #6 - The Magic Lamp

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1987

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John de Klein

  • The Forest of Misfortune
    7.4/1023 votes
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    #7 - The Forest of Misfortune

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/12/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Caring Crystals
    7.4/1015 votes
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    #8 - The Caring Crystals

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 10/31/1987

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John de Klein

  • The Lucky Charm
    7.3/1023 votes
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    #9 - The Lucky Charm

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Best Way to Make Friends
    7.2/1015 votes
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    #10 - The Best Way to Make Friends

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 10/31/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: John de Klein

  • Desert Gold
    7.1/1014 votes
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    #11 - Desert Gold

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1987

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Steven Rauchman

  • Grumpy the Clumsy
    7.1/1014 votes
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    #12 - Grumpy the Clumsy

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/24/1987

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John de Klein

  • Camp
    7.0/1031 votes
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    #13 - Camp

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1985

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Runaway
    6.9/1016 votes
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    #14 - Runaway

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/19/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Grumpy's Three Wishes
    6.9/1016 votes
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    #15 - Grumpy's Three Wishes

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1986

    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: N/A

    Writer: Peter Sauder

  • Mayor for a Day
    6.8/1017 votes
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    #16 - Mayor for a Day

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/26/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Care-a-lot's Birthday
    6.8/1017 votes
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    #17 - Care-a-lot's Birthday

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1986

    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: N/A

    Writer: Peter Sauder

  • The Purple Chariot
    6.8/1016 votes
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    #18 - The Purple Chariot

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 10/24/1987

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John de Klein

  • The Two Princesses
    6.7/1016 votes
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    #19 - The Two Princesses

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1987

    Treat Heart and Cheer learn to appreciate each other and work together when they are confronted by an evil two headed monster.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Steve Wright

  • Magic Mirror
    6.6/1018 votes
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    #20 - Magic Mirror

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/12/1985

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Home Sweet Homeless
    6.6/1013 votes
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    #21 - Home Sweet Homeless

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1986

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Steve Wright, Mike Silvani

  • The Sleeping Giant
    6.6/1013 votes
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    #22 - The Sleeping Giant

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/11/1986

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Peter Sauder

  • Split Decision
    6.5/1019 votes
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    #23 - Split Decision

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/1985

    There is a boy with eyeglasses who is teased by the bullies, but supported by a girl named Mary. As the Care Bears descend, they decide to be on his side.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Show Must Go On
    6.5/1019 votes
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    #24 - The Show Must Go On

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/5/1985

    Patty, who's dressed up as a ballerina with fairy wings on her back, is so excited to perform in the show, but she can't do it without her dad who should be sitting on the seat. While the Care Bears are trying to cheer her up, the Care Bear Cousins help him cancel the work he is doing and they manage to fire the Cousin Call to make the boss feel nicer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Great Race
    6.5/1014 votes
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    #25 - The Great Race

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1986

    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: N/A

    Writer: J.D. Smith