As a young child, I watched this 25 minute Dr. Seuss cartoon time and time again. I happened to stumble across it again recently and boy, what a nostalgic trip!
However, I don't think that nostalgia is the ONLY thing that this cartoon has going for it. The visuals are stunning, the music is catchy (I'll remember "Pull on the Pull 'em; Push on the Push 'em" until the day I die!), and that little piano ditty is perfect for the childhood imagination.
Obviously, I don't know whether "Pontoffel Pock" stands the test of time (I don't have children of my own to show it to), but I would be interested to see how young children today would react to it. If I had a guess, I would say that they would also be sucked in by the intriguing flying piano and all its buttons, just as I was 25 years ago!
However, I don't think that nostalgia is the ONLY thing that this cartoon has going for it. The visuals are stunning, the music is catchy (I'll remember "Pull on the Pull 'em; Push on the Push 'em" until the day I die!), and that little piano ditty is perfect for the childhood imagination.
Obviously, I don't know whether "Pontoffel Pock" stands the test of time (I don't have children of my own to show it to), but I would be interested to see how young children today would react to it. If I had a guess, I would say that they would also be sucked in by the intriguing flying piano and all its buttons, just as I was 25 years ago!