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The first intro of DiC's version of the Care Bears, like many series intros of the time it consisted mostly of clips from the series episodes. DiC's take on the bears would last for twenty-one episodes during which Nelvana created both The Care Bears Movie and its sequel, afterwards they then took total control of the animation duties. DiC series kept the characters of Professor Coldheart and his bumbling assistant Frostbite - is there any other kind - from the two TV specials. The cartoon resembled the original cards a bit more closely than Nelvana's version. The care bear cousins appear in the series, though not in all of the episodes. Despite its short length, The Care Bears managed to have another intro created; one parodying the intro to their second special. The use of this introduction theme clip/subject is claimed under 'Fair Use' on the grounds of: 1) the clip/subject is used for - and accompanied with - comments on the show. Comments include such things as the producers of the show (as in the production company/s), the year it first aired and how long the series lasted in 'standard length' episodes. Also noted is the availability of subject on high quality, officially licensed media (e.g. DVD). 2a) Inferior quality of video in relation to the quality of the original source. Being at a much lower screen resolution at a high level of compression. In addition to the substantial generation loss caused as a result of the methods used, the process also causes compression artifacts in the form of: loss of image clarity, noise, pixelization, et al. 2b) The inferior nature coupled with the incomplete nature of this recording and the diminished potential value therein of this recording in relation to the original work. 3) The trivial nature of the potential value of subject's introductory theme (hereon referred to as 'intro'), less the actual show that would otherwise follow. On the basis that it is the show - rather than the show's intro - which is, in essence, the primary draw of any 'realistic' potential audience and therefore the main fiscal worth of the subject (relating to audience/market share and sales of merchandising, i.e. DVD and video). 4) Bar the occasional glimpse at an episode's title car, the clip is of the intro and nothing else. The length of the clip is determined by that of subject's intro original length, no more is taken. 5) The poster and host both receive no revenue from this clip's existence on this site.