Those sharing, caring, staring bears so familiar to children of the '80s are back in toy stores, and some predict they will be one of the most popular items this holiday season.

"Care Bears are going to be a huge thing this Christmas," said Kay-Bee Toys store employee Sara Groff, a fan of the '80s cartoon characters.

Shipments have been selling out a few days after they arrive, Groff said.

"We've been selling to older people as well as children," she said. "The older generation buys them for their kids because they remember how they loved the Care Bears when they were growing up."

Jon Hartshorne (junior-hotel and restaurant management) remembers Care Bears by their famous Care Bear Stare that sent beams of goodwill from the symbols on their bellies to melt away the evil in the villain's heart.

"They shot crazy things like rainbows off their chests," Hartshorne said.

Other toys of the generation of many students might be seeing a comeback too.

Toy stores are stocking shelves with other '80s favorites like Popples, Pound Puppies, GI Joes, Transformers, and He-Man and She-Ra, some of which Kay-Bee Toys' employees predict will make a comeback alongside the Care Bears.

Popples are fuzzy, magical creatures that can flip into their pouches, becoming balls of fur to be bounced around. The name "Popples" came from the popping sound they make when they spring back out of a ball.

Pound Puppies was a cartoon about 11-year-old Holly and her dog friends who worked at the Wagga Wagga Pound. Their main job was to find happy homes for dogs in the pound.

GI Joe debuted in 1961 as the first boy's action figure. GI Joes remain in stores more than 40 years later.

He-Man and his twin sister She-Ra are royalty with special powers who protect Grayskull from evil. They transform to fight their enemies by saying the phrase "By the power of Grayskull, I have the power."

Besides Care Bears, Kay-Bee Toys stores sell Popples and Pound Puppies. Walmart and Toys-R-Us sell GI Joes and Transformers; He-Man and She-Ra action figures can be purchased at K-Mart.

Hartshorne said he is excited about the revival of his childhood toys.

"I'm all for the '80s," he said. "If it was up to me, I'd bring back mullets and tube socks too."

Shelby Mills (sophomore-public relations/advertising) predicts the Care Bear revival will do well with today's children.

"I could see them being a hot commodity for little kids," Mills said.

Hartshorne does not think the Care Bears will enjoy the same popularity they had in the '80s.

"Kids were a lot simpler back then," he said. "Care Bears were simple. Now there are cooler cartoons like Spongebob Squarepants. Why would you like Care Bears when there's Spongebob?"

Natalie McManus (sophomore-engineering) said the toys of the '80s could make a strong comeback -- as long as the kids are smart.

"Yeah, they'll be popular," she said. "As long as kids are smart and choose Care Bears over those dumb Pokemon toys."