Not one of my favourite Little Audrey cartoons like 'Butterscotch and Soda', 'Song of the Birds' and 'The Seapreme Court' are, but very entertaining and there is very good reason why memories of it as a kid were so vivid through adult eyes.
It's fairly slight in terms of story structurally, though not as much as some other Little Audrey cartoons. Also although Little Audrey's laugh is a trademark of hers in her cartoons, it just felt very odd for that laugh to happen at the end considering what had just happened and that it was something she would have been in big trouble for.
The animation is rich and colourful, with very meticulous and beautifully drawn backgrounds, a darker but no less luscious colour palette and well-rendered character designs that don't look too stiff. Winston Sharples provides yet another outstanding music score, even in mediocre or worse cartoons Sharples' music was never among the flaws (if anything always one of the strengths or the best asset).
Also love the lusciousness of the orchestration here and how characterful, haunting and whimsical the music was without going overboard in either, even better was how well it fitted in the cartoon and how it merged with the action. The main song is very infectious too, plus it was lovely to hear "It's a Hap Hap Happy Day".
'Dizzy Dishes' also has some very funny gags, a quite thrilling science-fiction atmosphere and some nifty inventions of Audrey's. Similarly, the story still has a good deal of charm and doesn't go overboard on the sugar that it makes one nauseous. Little Audrey is as ever adorable, resourceful, and stays on the right side of sweet, without being cloying or bratty. The voice acting is good.
Overall, good fun. 8/10 Bethany Cox
It's fairly slight in terms of story structurally, though not as much as some other Little Audrey cartoons. Also although Little Audrey's laugh is a trademark of hers in her cartoons, it just felt very odd for that laugh to happen at the end considering what had just happened and that it was something she would have been in big trouble for.
The animation is rich and colourful, with very meticulous and beautifully drawn backgrounds, a darker but no less luscious colour palette and well-rendered character designs that don't look too stiff. Winston Sharples provides yet another outstanding music score, even in mediocre or worse cartoons Sharples' music was never among the flaws (if anything always one of the strengths or the best asset).
Also love the lusciousness of the orchestration here and how characterful, haunting and whimsical the music was without going overboard in either, even better was how well it fitted in the cartoon and how it merged with the action. The main song is very infectious too, plus it was lovely to hear "It's a Hap Hap Happy Day".
'Dizzy Dishes' also has some very funny gags, a quite thrilling science-fiction atmosphere and some nifty inventions of Audrey's. Similarly, the story still has a good deal of charm and doesn't go overboard on the sugar that it makes one nauseous. Little Audrey is as ever adorable, resourceful, and stays on the right side of sweet, without being cloying or bratty. The voice acting is good.
Overall, good fun. 8/10 Bethany Cox
