CARE BEARS FEET and HAIR!

I've gotten a lot of questions about the different variations in the Care Bear foot colors and hair types so I'll take a moment to answer them here.

Most Care Bears have color coordinated feet...that is a Good Luck Bear will have green feet, a Grumpy Bear will have blue feet and so on.  Most of these plush bears also have "troll" like hair.  That is to say, the fuzzy type of hair found on the Troll dolls.

That is not true, however,  for the 20th Anniversary Bears and those we call Retro.  They will have white feet.  The 20th Anniversary Bears will also have wording on the tag or box that signifies their 20th Anniversary status.  On the loose bears it is located on the hangtag inside a yellow starburst and says "20th Anniversary".  On Boxed Bears, it will clearly state somewhere on the box that is a 20th Anniversary Bear.

20th Anniversary Care Bears also have a more doll-like hair, often called a "kiss curl" or "quewpie curl" and is a color coordinated single curl falling onto their forehead.

If a bear has white feet and a kiss curl but is not tagged or labeled 20th Anniversary, then it is either a Retro Bear, referring to the original Care Bears from the 80s, or an actual vintage Care Bear from the 80s.  Unless it is specifically tagged or labeled "20th Anniversary" most collectors will not consider it such.

This America Cares Bear is an example of the style of bear that has the colored feet and "Troll" like hair

This is an example of an America Cares Bear 20th Anniversary style with the white feet and paws, "kiss curl" and special 20th Anniversary hang tag.

This America Cares Bear is an example of a boxed 20th Anniversary Care Bear. Notice the 20th Anniversary in the yellow starburst on the upper left corner of the box.

I hope this information was helpful to you.

Kathleen Price

Toy-Xpress