In this section you will find information about the different product lines that have been created between the year 2000 and 2006. Since the 25th Anniversary has brought about an entirely different style of Care Bears, they will receive their own section.

The "new style" line was product for the mass market from 2001 until 2006. These were the first "updated" look to the cuddly bears from the 1980s and included non-talking, talking, & scented/floppy bears all with "troll hair". This line also brought about tons of new additions to the Care Bear family. Also during 2001-2004 the 20th Anniversary Bears were released. They were the more "traditional" style bears, with white hearts on their feet and a kiss curl. Then in 2004-2006 came the Celebration line. This was an update to the 20th Anniversary line, still featuring white feet and kiss curls but now positioned in a sitting style and included a lot of the "new" family members.

In 2000, Hasbro decided to shut down Kenner Toys and end a piece of Care Bear history. Also in this year new Care Bear items started to appear in trend stores such as Hot Topic and Spencers. They were a success and new items kept appearing.

In 2002, the new style bears started appearing at local toy stores across the nation. Each store seemed to have their own special version of the bears. Walmart got in 10 inch bears, Target got in beanies in boxes, KayBee Toys got in the 13 inch with video and a poseable…each store had their own special items. By 2005, the Care Bears were every where. There are Care Bear pens and pencils, school supplies, figurines, stuffed bears, cards, games and much more.

By 2007, the bears have gone from a more traditional style plush, to talk, to floppy and scented, and now in 2007 there has been another "redesign" for the bears. Not only has the Care Bear line changed forms but a variety of new additions were added to the Care Bear Family, while unfortunately, the Care Bear Cousins have been removed from production. The Bears are now a World-Wide success and production has started on bears in South America! What is most special about the products from South America is that they are being made with parts and from the molds of the original bears in the 1980s! Although colors and symbols have changed to match the "modernized" bears here in the USA, the poseables are being made from the molds the originals were made from!

Major additions in 2007 have included the 25th Anniversary Bears. These bears have come in two forms, a traditional 80s style plush with "25th Anniversary" sewn onto their foot with silver and also a floppy style line of bears with silver accents on their tummy symbols and also a Silver Edition Tenderheart.

The artwork has been "modernized" by Dave Stein, who was the artist from 2001 to 2004 and is now being created by Saxton Moore.

New product lines include baby items, Celebration Style, Anniversary Style, New Style and many more!

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Information contained on this page is from the following:
The Official Care Bear Site
The History of Kenner Toys
Kenner Employee Interviews
Press release information from the Care Bears Adventures In Wonderland Movie
CareBearStare from FoF
From various members of various message boards for the past 6 years