The Gang of Five

Beyond the Mysterious Beyond => The Arts => Silver Screen => Topic started by: Petrie. on May 19, 2008, 04:40:10 PM

Title: Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue
Post by: Petrie. on May 19, 2008, 04:40:10 PM

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9...tApWo-J8N&hl=en (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-940551580328756105&q=Cartoon+All-Stars&ei=ieQxSLdygoqtApWo-J8N&hl=en)

Besides Who Framed Roger Rabbit this is the only other time where cartoon characters from across studios are seen in the same picture.  McDonalds paid for all the rights to have these characters placed side by side to help kids say "no" to drugs and drug addiction.  Its from 1990 and a bit long in the tooth since all the cartoon tv shows represented (except for Winnie the Pooh) are no longer in production.

Very cool though, and a good message to boot. :) :)

Cartoons represented:

Winnie the Pooh
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Ghostbusters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Bugs Bunny Show
Garfield and Friends
Alf
Muppet Babies

Title: Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue
Post by: Kor on May 19, 2008, 09:01:27 PM

Chessy, but it can be funny at times.  I can't remember if I watched this way back when or not.

Title: Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue
Post by: Mirumoto_Kenjiro on May 20, 2008, 07:53:42 PM

I definitely remembered watching it once in school about 15 years back.  I thought the show was just about smoking cigarettes.

Title: Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue
Post by: Petrie. on May 20, 2008, 09:12:44 PM

As Simon says its "marijuana"  :P:

Title: Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue
Post by: Mirumoto_Kenjiro on May 21, 2008, 07:44:56 PM

As I said, it was 15 years ago since I saw it...

Title: Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue
Post by: Kor on May 21, 2008, 09:33:53 PM

It was fun watching it.   I recalled some of the cartoons I use to watch way back then.  I wonder who they would use if they were to do something like that today.

Title: Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue
Post by: Mirumoto_Kenjiro on May 22, 2008, 08:04:29 PM

I'm not sure if they would do something similar these days.  About a few weeks ago, I watched a program that aired on several popular networks about meth and how it affects people in many ways.  It was amazingly graphic with what meth can do to people.  I already knew not to take drugs like that, but that program opened my eyes much more than anything I saw before on drugs.  They'll probably make the next marijuana program as straightforward as that.

Besides, I can't think of any of today's popular cartoon characters that can deliver the message.

Title: Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue
Post by: Kor on May 22, 2008, 09:16:31 PM

Something like that documentary may do more then the cartoon did.  Though many will still continue to do drugs.

Title: Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue
Post by: Zenoah on May 23, 2008, 08:23:11 PM

I remember it vaugley. I think I saw it a few years back when my friend rented it from the library.

I cant imagine the Avatar cast or even the people of Lazy Town getting together to do a 'dont do drugs' promotion...that would look so weird...