When Grumpy’s merry-go-round for the upcoming Care Bear fair goes terribly wrong Funshine makes jokes and mirth and after meeting with an angry outburst from Grumpy Bear, Funshine Bear decides to leave Care-a-Lot. After finding his goodbye note the other bears set of in pursuit. Funshine finds himself in Joke-a-Lot, a place were “serious” is a forbidden word and is proclaimed to be the long lost heir to the throne. The other bears drop in on the coronation, leaving Funshine to choose between a life as the king, or with the friends he’s always known; although things made not be that simple.