Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party (2005)

It's Aunt Jessie's birthday and Holly could not be more excited! There's so much to do - make and deliver the invitations, bake the cake, and practice her special song! But when Holly ... See full summary »

Director:

Mario Piluso

Writers:

Kate Boutilier, Eryk Casemiro

Stars:

Alyson Stoner, Liliana Mumy, Tinashe

Cast

Credited cast:
Alyson Stoner	...	Holly Hobbie (voice)
Liliana Mumy	...	Amy Morris (voice)
Tinashe	...	Carrie Baker (voice) (as Tinashe Kachingwe)
Jansen Panettiere	...	Robby Hobbie (voice)
Paul Butcher	...	Kyle Morris (voice)
Rusty Schwimmer	...	Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
Jane Lynch	...	Joan Hobbie / Minnie (voice)
Diedrich Bader	...	Uncle Dave Beech (voice)
Michael McShane	...	Jim Bidderman / Station Manager (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Gary Hobbie / Mr. Valcucci / Tad (voice) (as Rob Paulson)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Willy Scranton / Bud Cartwright / Cheddar / Doodles / Bonnet (voice)
Bill Mumy	...	Bud Morris (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kim Mai Guest	...	Devon (voice)

Storyline

It's Aunt Jessie's birthday and Holly could not be more excited! There's so much to do - make and deliver the invitations, bake the cake, and practice her special song! But when Holly becomes a bit bossy with Amy and Carrie, the girls learn an important lesson about teamwork and honesty.

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Family

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Also Known As:

Holi Hobi i drugari

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever (2007)

User Reviews

Could be better, but could be a LOT worse

You know, this wasn't as painful as I thought it was going to be. And being the father of a 6 year old, I've seen PLENTY of cheap, horrible PAINFUL animated ripoffs (yeah, I'm talking to YOU, Strawberry Shortcake). Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party is a pretty gentle and cute story, the voice talent sounded pretty natural (familiar, too. Anyone know who they are?), the songs were clever and well written, and it wasn't trying to sell you cheap toys or tacky lifestyle choices at every turn (Bratz and Barbie immediately come to mind). The producer and director have a pretty good and interesting body of work behind them (Stripperella? They did STRIPPERELLA? Then they did HOLLY HOBBIE? Sheer genius). So, in summary, halfway decent, sounds good, not awful, kind of cute. Stands up to repeated viewings. One and a half thumbs up.