Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (TV 1990)

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Many different cartoon stars like Bugs Bunny, the Muppet Babies and Garfield join forces to convince a boy that drugs aren't cool.

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Cast

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Alvin / Simon (voice) (as Ross Bagdasarian)
Jeff Bergman ...
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Michelangelo / Dad (voice)
Wayne Collins ...
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The Dealer (voice)
Danny Goldman ...
Brainy Smurf (voice)
Georgi Irene ...
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Theodore (voice)
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Michael (voice)
Don Messick ...
Papa Smurf (voice)
Lorenzo Music ...
Garfield (voice)
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Baby Piggy / Mom (voice)
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Corey (voice)
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Many different cartoon stars like Bugs Bunny, the Muppet Babies and Garfield join forces to convince Michael, a teenage boy that drugs aren't cool. His sister, Corey, is worried about him because he's started acting differently than he used to. Many of her cartoon tie-in toys come to life, to help find her stolen piggy bank, ending up in the boy's room, finding Michael's stash of drugs, and also finding out that Michael was the one who stole Corey's money to buy marijuana! The various cartoon characters then proceed to band together, and take Michael on a fantasy journey to teach him the risks a life of drug-use can bring. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}

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21 April 1990 (USA)  »

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Cartoni animati contro la droga  »

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Trivia

This was George C. Scott's debut as a voice actor, with the only other animated production he ever spoke in being The Rescuers Down Under. See more »

Quotes

Gordon 'ALF' Shumway: You use, you lose kid!
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References The Wizard of Oz (1939) See more »

Soundtracks

"Wonderful Ways to Say No"
Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Music by Alan Menken
Produced by Steve Tyrell
Singing Direction Janis Liebhart
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Oh brother
27 June 2011 | by (Canada) – See all my reviews

This TV special was actually shown at my elementary school (I can't remember if I saw it on TV). Taking the most popular cartoon characters of the day (Bugs Bunny, Garfield, a Ninja Turtle, etc.), as merchandise that come to life to save a boy from drug addiction, Cartoon All-Stars acts as a public service announcement warning kids to stay away from marijuana and other illegal drugs.

It's a novelty to see all these characters in one cartoon (copyrights usually prevent that), and the underlying purpose is noble, but the end result isn't impressive at all. The laugh count stands at zero (maybe kids would like it more), and the musical number is a bust. As a story it lacks consistency and logic (the character made out of smoke can go through a brick wall, yet is trapped in a garbage can). More to the point, as a public service announcement, it's a failure. The cartoon is too heavy-handed; the kid seeing himself in green (looking into a magic mirror and then a crystal ball), seems over the top and dishonest. More importantly, did it work? Did this special actually stop kids from trying drugs? As I mentioned, my class and I saw this in school; I never did any illegal drugs, but plenty of others did. At most, after watching this a child may take the message for a little while, but by the time he or she gets to high school they've outgrown Winnie the Pooh and will likely experiment with marijuana anyway.

So what do we have at the end of the day? Cartoon All-Stars turns out to be a historical oddity, a place to go for unintentional comedy and surreal material. It also glorifies consumption of corporate merchandise- the Garfield lamp and the Kermit clock, both likely made in Asian sweat shops, will save the day. But that's a different issue. Show this to your kids if you feel you must, but don't expect any results.


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