Cartoon All Stars To The Rescue, reviewed by the Nostalgic Critic. (Strong Language)

Funny, yes. But regardless of what EVERYONE says, I still like Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, because I overlook the messages on not taking drugs, to enjoy what it's really about:
A crossover the likes of which will never be done again.
 
Cartoon All-Stars >>>>>>> Reefer Madness

I consider this special a comedy classic! It's so hilarious seeing children's cartoon characters talking about drugs!

And there's also the fact that all the info they give about pot is a load of rubbish!
 
I remember seeing the special twice. First on Saturday morning and then again in my 2nd grade class.

I think it gets an unfair amount of criticism as I thought it did a good job of sending an important message about the effects of drug use. Plus it was really special to see different cartoon characters from different studios coming together and interacting with each other ala Roger Rabbit.
 
I remember watching it only for the fact that it was supposed to have Michaelangelo in it, and then he showed up for like 5 seconds. I was really disappointed. I didn't really care about the message at all, since it was stuff I'd already heard a million times.
 
A waste, I think. I mean, we had ALF and Garfield mingling. Other than ALF's commentary on the Garfield balloon in an 80's telecast of the Thanksgiving parade, the 2 never truely crossed paths outside of Mad MAgazine (Alf's Celebrity Cookbook).

We also had the Tiny Toons and Donald's Nephews. And the Chipmunks. Wow. Everyone who was anyone from that age was there. One of the Turtles was there.

I really wish they'd negotiate some sort of crossover like this somewhere else. But not for PSA services. I mean, an actual cartoon crossover where the cartoon battle each other's villains.
 
Oh look, a twenty-something bashing a public service cartoon intended for kids ten and under in fairly weak attempt at humor. Really, this was a pretty easy target, I'm not terribly impressed by this. Sure, we look back on it and smile or laugh, but you know what? I saw this when I was a kid and it worked.
 
That's why I didn't bother to even watch it. it's the same "OOh.. look at me! I'm an adult and can review stuff by putting it down, and swearing every other word." junk that I feel is getting tired, and is more immature than the audience the original product was intended for.

BTW, if anyone wants to know why you'll never see this again, Jim Davis didn't give permission to use Garfield, and they used him anyway. I can't remember the details of it, however. But i'm guessing it was the same problem Weird Al had with parodying Gangsta's paradise. A representitive must have said yes, not contacting the artist. But that's a guess on my part.
 
How can you be sure it wasn't a joke? The Angry Nerd for instance, admits to liking some of the video games he bashes online.

You have to look at the context sometimes. I mean I still do enjoy CATTR, but I still enjoyed the review just the same, so don't think I'm bashing it.



I think he meant Looney Tunes.
 
I don't remember that.

In fact, I never even seen Cartoon All Stars air on telelvision. the first time I heard about it was 6 years ago, browsing through the Toonarific Cartoon Archives. I bought a recording of it, then I watched it. The cartoon was kinda cheesy, but hey, I'm a sucker for cartoon crossovers.
 
I remember liking this. I recorded it on tape when it aired, but it accidentally got recorded over a few years later. I loved seeing so many of my favorite cartoon characters in one project, and it had a good message. Plus, George C. Scott as the voice of Smoke was :sweat:
 
I always noticed that the evil smoke guy has a human skull for a head in a couple of isolated random frames. You can plainly see it without pausing, but it doesn't happen for any apparent reason. If they were trying to be symbolic, it's a little redundant; he's already a ghostly smoke monster.



Nope, it was made before anyone had heard of them. I have it on VHS and watched it only days ago with someone.
 
I don't care what anyone else says... I enjoyed it as a child, rented it alot from Blockbuster, I just fast foward the part with the President Bush, and watched it. Out of the ten series that participated I liked nine of them since the Smurf, I never watch, and the fact I watch the other cartoons and some of ALF. I was crazy about most of those series as a kid and the fact that they team up on a kid to convince him to give up on drugs was a little weird for my taste, but whatever, like Dudley said we will never have this generation version of anything like this, and it's a real shame.

Though looking back on a perspective of an 19 year old from my 7 year old self... I stilled enjoyed my favorite cartoon characters teaming up, though the message is a little lost after, but then again that could be the age difference and maturity talking for me, and how I have to over analyze everything now a days.

Even though I did think it was cruel of the Muppet Babies leaving Michael to burn.:crying:
 
I rented this one time and it was... interesting. I thought the scenes that looked like they were in Hell were unintentionally, darkly funny, especially since the toons were so cheerful about saying "This stuff'll kill ya!"
 
Yeah some of the lines were funny if cheesy. I loved the brief interplay between Garfield and Alf and when the smoke guy yelled out "Oh Yeah Crack!!!"
 
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