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More original programming is on the way. This week Nick at Nite offers Tattertown, a cartoon pilot from raffish animator Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat) about a world where discarded objects come to life. Nickelodeon, meanwhile, is developing a sitcom about kids at a dude ranch, as well as a new show for preschoolers, Eureka's Castle, that will use animation, puppets and live action to explore problems like being afraid of the dark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Letting Kids Just Be Kids Nickelodeon | 12/26/1988 | See Source »

OLIVER & COMPANY. Dickens with a twist: the sprightly tale of an orphan cat named Oliver, a gang of raffish dogs and a pampered poodle with Bette Midler's voice. A jaunty love song to New York City, and the sharpest Disney cartoon feature since Walt died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Choice: Dec. 19, 1988 | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

OLIVER & COMPANY. Dickens with a twist: the sprightly tale of an orphan cat named Oliver, a gang of raffish dogs and a pampered poodle with Bette Midler's voice. A jaunty love song to New York City, and the best Disney cartoon feature since Walt died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critic's Choice: Dec. 12, 1988 | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

OLIVER & COMPANY. Dickens with a twist: the sprightly tale of an orphan cat named Oliver, a gang of raffish dogs and a pampered poodle with Bette Midler's voice. A jaunty love song to New York City, and the best Disney cartoon feature since Walt died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Choice: Dec. 5, 1988 | 12/5/1988 | See Source »

...cartoons -- lascivious bulging eyes, deft wordplay (in pig Latin) and that bizarre sound effect that suggests a gargoyle gargling -- and laughs aseveral. The pace lags in spots, but any lulls allow the viewer to savor the glory of full, hand-drawn animation. And Daffy is as raffish as ever, talking like Freud or stalking like Groucho. At the end, three ghostly Shmoos chase Daffy down the street as his exorcised client drawls a warm, "Y'all come back now, y'hear?" Anyone who grew up on Warners cartoons is likely to say the same to Ford, Lennon and their wondrous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Daffy's Back | 1/18/1988 | See Source »

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