Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

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Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue is an animated drug prevention television special starring many of the popular cartoon characters from American Saturday morning television, among them Winnie-the-Pooh, Bugs Bunny, ALF, the Muppet Babies, and several others. Financed by McDonald's, the special was originally simulcast on April 22 1990 on all three major American television networks: ABC, NBC, and CBS. McDonald's also distributed a VHS home video edition of the special, which began with an introduction from President George Herbert Walker Bush, and First Lady Barbara Bush.

The plot chronicles the story of a teenage boy named Michael who is pressured into doing drugs, specifically marijuana. His concerned sister Corey worries about him, and her cries cause many of her toys, which depict several popular cartoon "all-stars", to come to life. The various cartoon characters proceed to take Michael on a fantasy journey that teaches him the health risks and other downsides a life of drug use can bring.

The special was able to get so many characters from various franchises because the licensors gave producers royalty-free access due to the importance of the special. However, the character of Garfield was reportedly used without its creator, Jim Davis's permission, and consequently the special was never rerun, although it was broadcast in Mexico and many Latin American countries in limited scale. This is a rare VHS video to find (especially new) and no DVD of it has been released. However, the special can be viewed on the internet, at the following address:

http://youtube.com/results?search=cartoon+all+stars+to+the+rescue&search_type=search_videos

The special has a small cult following due to popularity of the assembled cartoon characters as well as its subject matter and sees frequent circulation through online auction sites.

Contents

1 Cartoon all-stars
2 Other characters
3 Crew
4 External links

Cartoon all-stars

The characters cameos, from 10 different cartoons, are listed here.

ALF: Gordon "ALF" Shumway (Paul Fusco)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin Seville (Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Aaron Lohr), Simon Seville (Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.), Theodore Seville (Janice Karman)
DuckTales: Huey, Dewey, Louie (Russi Taylor)
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Winnie the Pooh, Tigger (both Jim Cummings)
Muppet Babies: Baby Kermit (Frank Welker), Baby Piggy (Laurie O'Brien) Baby Gonzo (Russi Taylor)
The Smurfs: Papa Smurf (Don Messick) and Brainy Smurf (Danny Goldman)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Michaelangelo (Townsend Coleman)
Garfield and Friends: Garfield The Cat (Lorenzo Music)
The Real Ghostbusters: Slimer (Frank Welker)
Looney Tunes: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck (both Jeff Bergman)

Other characters

The other main characters are listed here

Michael - Jason Marsden
The Dealer - Joey Dedio
John - Georgi Irene
Dad - Townsend Coleman
Mom - Laurie O'Brien
Corey - Lindsay Parker
Smoke - George C. Scott

Crew

Directors: Milton Gray, Marsh Lamore, Karen Peterson, Mike Svayko, Bob Shellhorn, Duane Poole
Writers: Buzz Potamkin, Tom Swale
Producers: Paul Buckmaster
Voice director: Hank Saroyan
Composers: Richard Kosinski, Bob Mann, Alan Menken, Guy Moon, Bill Reichenbach, Sam Winans, Jay Bixsen

External links

[X-Entertainment: Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue!]
[link]Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue Footage

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