The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine

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Please do not use {{Infobox television film}} directly. See the documentation for available templates. The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine is the second television special to feature the Care Bears characters.[1] Made by Atkinson Film-Arts of Canada, it premiered in syndication in April 1984.

Plot

Paul, a young boy, wants to get even with his bullies as Professor Coldheart tricks him into fixing his Careless Ray Contraption after Frostbite ruined it by accident. The Care Bears must do all that they can to stop Coldheart's plan of freezing everyone's feelings. Two Care Bears are kidnapped by Professor Coldheart. The Care Bears have to rescue them.

Overview

The special, a follow-up to the previous installment The Land Without Feelings (from 1983), sees the return of the ten original Bears and the rarely seen Cloud Keeper, as well as the villain Professor Coldheart. In addition, the special introduces Baby Hugs, Baby Tugs, Grams Bear, and Professor Coldheart's sidekick, Frostbite.

Release and reception

The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine aired on over 100 U.S. TV stations in April 1984, and was sponsored by the Kenner company.[2] That same year, it won an award for Best Children's Program at the 13th National ACTRA Awards.[3] A tie-in book based on the special (ISBN 0-910313-15-6) was written by Arthur S. Rosenblatt, illustrated by Joe Ewers and published by Parker Brothers as a part of the Tales from the Care Bears series.

The special was released on VHS and Beta by Family Home Entertainment in May 1984.[4] This, and The Land Without Feelings, were among the ten best-selling children's videos on the U.S. market in 1985.[5] It was released for the first time on DVD, as a special feature, on MGM Home Enteratainment's 2007 re-issue of The Care Bears Movie. The print featured on the disc is the syndicated edit (which aired on the Disney Channel and Toon Disney), not the original broadcast version.

In 1987, Don R. Le Duc referred to Freeze Machine as a "shallow merchandising marvel".[6]

References

  1. ^ Leccese, Donna (June 1984). "A bear's eye view of plush". Playthings (82). Geyer-McAllister Publications Inc.: 30. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference act-mag was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Awards List". Crawley Films. Archived from the original on 2003-10-18. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  4. ^ "New on the Charts: Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine". Billboard. 97 (21). VNU/Nielsen Business Media: 31. 1985-05-25. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  5. ^ Television/Radio Age. 34. Television Editorial Corp.: 14 1986 http://books.google.com/books?id=72W4AAAAIAAJ&q=Care+Bears+-+%22Freeze+Machine%22&dq=Care+Bears+-+%22Freeze+Machine%22&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-08-14. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ Le Duc, Don R. (1987). Beyond Broadcasting: Patterns in Policy and Law. Longman. p. 65. ISBN 0-582-29039-2. Retrieved 2010-08-14.

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