Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation

Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation is an animated movie from 1986 that was made by Canada's Nelvana Limited and distributed by Columbia Pictures. A sequel to the first Care Bears Movie, it tells of the beginnings of the Kingdom of Caring and of the Care Bears' first Caring Mission, which takes place at a summer camp.

The movie made $8.5 million in the United States during its original run at theatres. Only one more addition to the original Care Bear trilogy, Adventure in Wonderland, would premiere on the big screen the next summer.

A New Generation is a prequel to the Nelvana television series that would be shown on ABC the following September.

In the second movie, the Great Wishing Star helps True Heart Bear and Noble Heart Horse start the Care Bear Family, as they try to save them and the kingdom from a demon villain named Dark Heart.

A camper, named Christy, makes a deal with the villain that makes her a success at anything she never did before, even cartwheels. In turn, he plans to capture the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins forever one at a time inside a magic red bag and to trap them all inside a secret location somewhere at camp.

Christy's two friends, Dawn and John, later join the Care Bear Family so that they can put an end to his evil doings.

An episode of DiC's Care Bears show also took place at a summer camp, but the storyline of A New Generation does not borrow from it.

It was one of only two Care Bear movies to have Harmony Bear as a character; the other one was Big Wish Movie (2005). Her second and final appearance in the 1980s was in the animated series' "Great Race" episode.

• The Care Bears Movie, the original movie from 1985

• Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation on IMDb
• Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation at Rotten Tomatoes