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- beetle bailey by mort walker
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## HEADING: Cartoons & Animation
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548. Prince Valiant:
THE VOYAGE TO CAMELOT. (1991)
Voices: Efram Zimbalist, Jr. and
Robby Benson.
THE AWAKENING.
THE GUARDIAN.
THE SECRETS OF PERILOUS GARDEN.
THE KIDNAPPING. 2/3/92
A TRUST BETRAYED. 2/9/92
KING ARTHUR & KNIGHTS OF JUSTICE:
OPENING KICK-OFF. (Debut) 9/13/92
A KNIGHT'S QUEST. 9/20/92
EVEN KNIGHTS..HAVE TO EAT. 9/27/92
QUEST FOR COURAGE. 10/4/92
ASSULT ON CASTLE MORGANA. 10/11/92
THE UNBELIEVER. 10/18/92
549. PIRATES OF DARK WATER:
Q U E S T . 9/7/91
B E T R A Y A L . 10/5/91
V I C T O R Y . 10/5/91
KING NIDLER. 11/10/91
THE LITTLE LEVIATHAN. 11/30/91
B R E A K - U P . 12/28/91
THE DARKWELLER. 6/6/92
549b. DARKWING DUCK: (Debut) 9/7/91
THAT SINKING FEELING.
Brake Mallard, Crime Buster.
FILM FLAM. 9/14/91
TIFF OF THE TITANS.
BATTLE OF BRAINTEASERS.
GOING NOWHERE FAST.
INVASION OF THE BIG ROBOTS.
FUNGUS AMUNG US. 12/28/91
A BRUSH WITH OBLIVION. 2/22/92
MEGADUCK. (Incl.) 3/21/92
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549c. LONG AGO & FAR AWAY:
w/James Earl Jones, Host:
Our commercial broadcasters have al-
ways been reluctant to buy shows from
abroad. They are, of course, wary of cul-
tural differences that could turn off Ameri-
can audiences. And even when the im-
ported shows are from Britain, there are
language difficulties: some of their dia-
lects are intelligible only to dedicated PBS
viewers. Add business considerations,
such as the need to maintain good rela-
tions with Hollywood producers, and it's
easy to see why networks prefer to buy
American almost exclusively.
The bad news is that, as a result, we
miss quite a bit of excellent television
being produced abroad. The good news
is that a new PBS series, Long Ago &
Far Away, offers young people an oppor-
tunity to see 16 weeks of excellent chil-
dren's shows from a number of different
countries—Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Eng-
land, Canada, France, Hungary, Denmark
and the United States. About half of them
are award-winning shows.
Many of the programs are based on
folk tales and fairy tales, some are ver-
sions of classic children's books, and oth-
ers have original screenplays. Most em-
ploy either puppets, clay animation or
standard cartoons. A few use live actors.
The series is scheduled by PBS on
Saturdays at 7:30 P.M. (ET), but if, as
sometimes happens, the manager of your
local PBS station marches to the beat
of his own scheduling drum, you'll have
to consult your listings.
With James Earl Jones as host and
with scripts that capture the pace—and
grace—of the delightful stories, the series
becomes a treat for the ears as well as
the eyes. The
producers say they hope that the quality
and content of the series will kindle the
imaginations of young viewers, pique their
curiosity and encourage them to find
more stories—in books. Parents who can
spare the time to watch with their children
can help on this score.
The series certainly offers a change
from most of what American children
watch on Saturday mornings—poorly ani-
mated cartoon characters, for the most
part, acting out witless stories designed
more to fill time between commercials
than to tell an imaginative tale. In Long
Ago & Far Away, the ancient and re-
spected art of storytelling is enhanced
by television.
We can only hope that American
youngsters can still enjoy watching pup-
pets moving to the lyrical words of Robert
Browning's "The Pied Piper of Hamelin."
Perhaps their viewing habits aren't yet
so set that they fail to appreciate accom-
plished British stage actors performing
the Grimm Brothers' Sleeping Beauty or
the creative animation that earned Can-
ada's "The Man Who Planted Trees" a
1987 Oscar in the animation category.
A word of warning: On March 18, the
Long Ago & Far Away story is the won-
derful puppet version of The Wind in the
Willows that won an International Emmy
as best children's program. It is being
offered as a "two-hour pledge special."
That means most PBS stations will inter-
rupt it once or twice to shake their tin
cups for five or 10 minutes. If you tape
it, you can fast-forward over those inter-
ruptions.
PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN. (Debut) 1/28/89
THE RELUCTANT DRAGON. 2/6/89
ABEL'S ISLAND. 2/11/89
THE HAPPY CIRCUS. 2/18/89
HUNGARIAN FOLK TALES. 2/25/89
THE TALKING PARCEL. 1 & 2. 3/4/89
SVATHOR. 3/23/89
THE SLEEPING PRINCESS. 4/1/89
THE SILVER CORNET. 4/22/89
BILL & BUNNY. 4/29/89
FROG and TOAD ARE FRIENDS.
549d. beetle
bailey
by mort
walker
