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Cartoon Adventures Starring Gerald McBoing Boing

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Gerald McBoing Boing won the 1950 Oscar for best short subject cartoon, but what's more amazing is that kids today are still intrigued by this fun program. Based on the unlikely premise that a young boy named Gerald speaks not in words, but in sound effects like "boing," this simply drawn and animated series appeals to every child's sense of the ridiculous. Gerald is reprimanded for his inability to speak in words in "Gerald McBoing Boing," looked upon as a curiosity in "Gerald McBoing! Boing! On Planet Moo," celebrated for his vocal talents in "Gerald McBoing Boing's Symphony" and finally understood through the marvels of science in "How Now Boing Boing." What children learn from Gerald's always entertaining predicaments is that it's okay to be different. With its whimsical rhyming story by Dr. Seuss, its adaptation by Bill Scott and Phil (P.D.) Eastman, and its rich albeit somewhat dated musical score, Gerald McBoing Boing is definitely a true cartoon classic. One could argue that it was a strong influence on the currently popular Bark George, Bark book and Scholastic Video. (Ages 12 months to 10 years) --Tami Horiuchi

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English

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1404913998 / 9781404913998

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Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen,

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Animation
Action & Adventure
Classics
Comedy
Feature Films
Kids & Family
TV Shows
Science Fiction
Sony Pictures

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