Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
Studio	Nelvana Limited
Distributed by	Disney Channel (TV, 1988) Kids Klassics (VHS, 1989) Lionsgate (DVD, 2006)
Release date(s)	November 5, 1988
Country	Canada
Language	English

Care Bears Nutcracker Suite is the third and final television special to feature the Care Bears characters. It was originally planned for a theatrical release, but, owing to the financial shortcomings of The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland, it premiered on November 5, 1988 on the Disney Channel instead,^[1] and was later released on VHS. In Canada, subsequent airings of the special divided it into three parts.

This is the only Nelvana production of a Care Bears special. The first two, The Land Without Feelings and The Freeze Machine, were produced by Atkinson Film-Arts in the early half of the 1980s. Nelvana originally intended to produce the special as a full-length feature film, but changed their minds when they the Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland didn't perform well at the box office.

In this special, based loosely on the Nutcracker ballet, the Care Bears find themselves in Toyland where they meet the Sugarplum Fairy and a Nutcracker. Through the movie they have to protect themselves from the evil Rat King and a magical Vizier who plans to destroy Toyland.

On November 7, 2006, Lions Gate Home Entertainment released the special on DVD, under the title Care Bears: The Nutcracker, for the first time in North America. It was previously released on that format in France under the title Les Calinours au pays de casse-noisette. The original VHS was released in 1989 by Kids Klassics Inc., which was subsequently acquired by Lions Gate. Care Bears Nutcracker Suite serves as the series finale of the television series.

Contents 1 Cast and crew 2 Trivia 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Cast and crew

The Rat King is voiced by John Stocker, who also played Beastly in the Care Bears television series. The Rat King's voice and demeanor are also very similar to Beastly's. The special features the voices of Alyson Court, Stephen Ouimette, Elizabeth Hanna, Dan Hennessey, Michael Lamport, Catherine Disher and Don Francks.

Once again, John Sebastian and Patricia Cullen wrote the songs. The music score was also composed by Milan Kymlicka.

[edit] Trivia

The characters Anna and the evil Vizier's appearances are very similar to Alice and the evil Wizard in the Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland.

[edit] References

1. ^ Care Bears Nutcracker Suite at the Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved September 25, 2006.

[edit] See also

• The Nutcracker Prince
• Barbie in the Nutcracker
• The Nuttiest Nutcracker
• List of animated feature films

[edit] External links

• Care Bears Nutcracker Suite at the Internet Movie Database
• Care Bears Nutcracker Suite at Rotten Tomatoes

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v • d • e Care Bears Characters created by Elena Kucharik and Linda Denham at American Greetings Lists of: Bears - Cousins - Villains - Albums - Books Films:The Care Bears Movie (1985) - Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986) - Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot (2004) - The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie (2005) - Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! (2007) - "Care Bears: Share Bear Shines" (2009) Specials: The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings (1983) - The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine (1984) - The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987) - Care Bears Nutcracker Suite (1988) Television series: The Care Bears Family Storybook - Adventures in Care-a-Lot Places: Kingdom of Caring (consisting of Care-a-lot and the Forest of Feelings) - Joke-a-lot Villains: Nicholas and the Evil Spirit - Dark Heart - The Wizard, Dim and Dumb - The Evil Vizier and the Rat King - Sir Funnybone - Professor Coldheart and Frostbite - No Heart, Beastly and Shreeky - Dr. Fright - Sour Sam - Grizzle See also: Strawberry Shortcake, The Get-Along Gang, Popples and Holly Hobbie