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* ''[[Alf: The Animated Series|ALF]]'': Gordon "ALF" Shumway ([[Paul Fusco]]) |
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* ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'': [[The Real Ghostbusters|Slimer]] ([[Frank Welker]]) |
* ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'': [[The Real Ghostbusters|Slimer]] ([[Frank Welker]]) |
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* ''[[Looney Tunes]]'': [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Daffy Duck]] (both [[Jeff Bergman]]) |
* ''[[Looney Tunes]]'': [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Daffy Duck]] (both [[Jeff Bergman]]) |
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* ''[[The Wonderful World of Disney]]'': [[Jiminy Cricket]] ([[Eddie Carrol]]), [[Tinkerbell]] (Voice Characterization Unknown), Flora ([[Pam Ferris]]), Fauna ([[Susan Silo]]), Merryweather ([[Niketa Calame]]) |
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==Other characters== |
==Other characters== |
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Revision as of 23:06, 29 October 2006
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 21, 1990 on all three major American television networks: ABC, NBC, and CBS, along with most independent and smaller networks. McDonald's also distributed a VHS home video edition of the special, which began with an introduction from President George H. W. Bush, and First Lady Barbara Bush.
The plot chronicles the story of a teenage boy named Michael who is using 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.
Cartoon all-stars
The characters, from 11 different cartoons, are:
- ALF: Gordon "ALF" Shumway (Paul Fusco)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin (Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.), Simon (Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.), Theodore (Janice Karman), The Chipettes (Janice Karman)
- DuckTales: Huey, Dewey and 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)
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Jiminy Cricket (Eddie Carrol), Tinkerbell (Voice Characterization Unknown), Flora (Pam Ferris), Fauna (Susan Silo), Merryweather (Niketa Calame)
Other characters
The other main characters are:
- 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, Guy Moon, Bill Reichenbach, Sam Winans, Jay Bixsen
Trivia
- This cartoon marked the first time that Warner Bros. cartoon characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck were voiced by someone other than legendary voice artist Mel Blanc. Blanc had passed away a short time before the production, and Jeff Bergman was called upon to recreate the voices.
- A skull is subliminally flashed over the face of the character Smoke at certain times during the cartoon. Examples include right when Smoke is getting out of the trash can near the beginning (10:16)