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As far as the Nelvana timeline is concerned, the Kingdom of Caring appears to've been founded near the tail-end of the 20th century, DiC is kind of timeless, but AiCaL and Welcome to Care-a-Lot actually make mention to previous generations of Care Bears, however vaguely. If I remember correctly, in AiCaL Grumpy Bear briefly brings up a grandparent in relation to a bumbleberry recipe, and in WtCaL the Kingdom of Caring evidently had a golden age of piracy and recognized precious metals as legal tender. Even more bizarrely, Tenderheart is the descendant of the Care Bear equivalent of Blackbeard. That got me thinking "how far back does the CBF go according to this universe?" Centuries at least. Were they around during the medieval period? I mean, if your reason for existing is to alleviate mankind's suffering and spread tolerance, you were pretty damn late to the party, stumbling into the room on the threshold of the 1980s of all places. All the hard stuff was done and over with. We really could've used a few fuzzy wuzzies talking some sense into those bloody barons and angry witch-burners.

What do you mean it'd be too depressing for the kids, seeing an episode where Cheer Bear's great-great-great-great-great-grandmother consoles the last-surviving member of a family ruthlessly struck down by the Black Death? Your point? The Plague was a thing, tell them to man up and deal with it. And show them another spider while you're at it.

Then I was struck with the sudden desire to draw 1700s horsedad rocking a ponytail and cloak. Can't forget the Rococo tummy symbol, all ye olde Care Beasts need an emblem such as that!

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As far as the Nelvana timeline is concerned, the Kingdom of Caring appears to've been founded near the tail-end of the 20th century, DiC is kind of timeless, but AiCaL and Welcome to Care-a-Lot actually make mention to previous generations of Care Bears, however vaguely. If I remember correctly, in AiCaL Grumpy Bear briefly brings up a grandparent in relation to a bumbleberry recipe, and in WtCaL the Kingdom of Caring evidently had a golden age of piracy and recognized precious metals as legal tender. Even more bizarrely, Tenderheart is the descendant of the Care Bear equivalent of Blackbeard. That got me thinking "how far back does the CBF go according to this universe?" Centuries at least. Were they around during the medieval period? I mean, if your reason for existing is to alleviate mankind's suffering and spread tolerance, you were pretty damn late to the party, stumbling into the room on the threshold of the 1980s of all places. All the hard stuff was done and over with. We really could've used a few fuzzy wuzzies talking some sense into those bloody barons and angry witch-burners.

What do you mean it'd be too depressing for the kids, seeing an episode where Cheer Bear's great-great-great-great-great-grandmother consoles the last-surviving member of a family ruthlessly struck down by the Black Death? Your point? The Plague was a thing, tell them to man up and deal with it. And show them another spider while you're at it.

Then I was struck with the sudden desire to draw 1700s horsedad rocking a ponytail and cloak. Can't forget the Rococo tummy symbol, all ye olde Care Beasts need an emblem such as that!