A trio of intelligent bears, a reboot of a cartoon favorite from the late '90s and early 2000s and an emerging emphasis on miniseries are all part of Cartoon Network’s pitch to Madison Avenue ...

Lately, a Russian bear that’s more like a kindly uncle has been winning hearts from Baltimore to Berlin: the affable and patient companion of a mischievous girl in the cartoon Masha and the Bear.

In other words, these Care Bears are not for children. Even some adults will have difficulty sitting through the film’s parade of exposed brains and cartoon genitals.