Classic Cartoon Showcase: The Peachy Cobbler

A humorous take on the classic tale of the Elves and the Shoemaker directed by the great Tex Avery and narrated by Hanna-Barbera veteran Daws Butler. Please enjoy! (Fun Fact: The elves' character designs were based off of those of Disney's Seven Dwarves.)

"Why you blankety-blank-blank-blankety-blank-blank!" Gotta love it. :-D 

Joke of the Week #13

Goldilocks was wandering through the woods one day, when she came across a cabin. She knocked on the door; when no one answered, she went inside, upon which noticing a table lined with three bowls of porridge-one big, one medium-sized, and one small. She takes a bite of the porridge in the big bowl, but it's too hot. Then she tries the porridge in the medium-sized bowl, but it's too cold. Then she tries the porridge in the small bowl, and it's just right, so she eats it all.

"Wow," she says. "Now I feel sleepy." So, she goes upstairs, and finds three bedrooms. She goes into the first room, where there's a big bed. She climbs into the bed, but it's too hard. So, she goes into the next room, where there's a medium-sized bed. She climbs into this bed, but it's too soft. So, she goes into the next room, and she's shocked to see three pink pigs huddling in the corner!

"Wait a second..." she says. "Aren't you three in the wrong fairytale?"

"Not at all," says one of the pigs. "This is a two-story house!"

Classic Cartoon Showcase:Garfield in Odielocks and the Three Cats

In this episode, it's Odie who wants a story this time, so Garfield tells him the tale of Odielocks and the Three Cats(All of whom look...very familiar!) Please enjoy!

Classic Cartoon Showcase:Garfield in Hansel and Garfield

In this episode, pesty Nermal is paying Garfield yet another(aggravating) visit. When Nermal gets bored, he asks Garfield for a story, so Garfield tells him the tale of Hansel and Gretel-with both of the title roles being played by him. (Has Garfield been hanging around with Goofy?) Please enjoy!

Classic Cartoon Showcase:Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Here, in keeping with the fairytale theme of my previous cartoon post, is the classic tale of the family of bears(including the cutest little Baby Bear!) and the little girl who happens by their house while they're away. Please enjoy!

Classic Cartoon Showcase:The Milky Way

In this adorable classic, the legendary(and very cute!) Three Little Kittens misplace their mittens; their mother, displeased with their irresponsibility, sends them to bed without supper. The hungry little kitties are unhappy with this until they spy the Milky Way via their bedroom window; they then take it upon themselves to fly there via a basket suspended by balloons, and soon have all the milk they'll ever want or need...but is too much of a good thing really a good thing? (This cartoon is very similar to the classic Disney short, Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.) Please enjoy!

Joke of the Week #7

The seven dwarves are on lunch break at the diamond mines. Grumpy says, "I sure hope this isn't another baloney and mayonnaise sandwich. I just hate baloney and mayonnaise sandwiches! If I have to eat one more of those, I'm gonna run screaming into the woods!"

"I know how you feel." Sleepy says. "Every day it's the same thing:salami and ketchup. If I have to eat one more of those, I'm going to stomp on my hat!"

Dopey says, "Gee, I have a broccoli and mustard sandwich in my lunch every day. If that's what's in there today, I'll climb right up that tree and stay there."

So, they open up their lunch boxes and find the exact same thing they have every day. Grumpy freaks out and runs screaming into the woods, Sleepy throws his hat on the ground and repeatedly stomps on it, and Dopey starts climbing up the tree.

That night, Doc told Snow White what had happened at lunch. "Grumpy and Sleepy always whine about the lunches I make them, but I don't understand what got into Dopey," says a puzzled Snow White. "He makes his own lunch!"

Book Review:Little Wolf's Book of Badness by Ian Whybrow

Here's my review of the first volume of a good but underappreciated book series.

Who's afraid of Little Wolf? Nobody!(Could have something to do with the fact that he's just sooooo cute!) And this problem is one that his parents plan to remedy by sending him to his famous Uncle Bigbad's college in the Frettning Forest to learn how to be a better(or shoud we say "badder") wolf. (Didn't know there was a right and wrong way to be a wolf, but there it is.)

Along the way, Little Wolf meets his uncle's old business partner(who will become an important character in later books), runs afoul of some birds, meets a certain little girl in a red hood, and befriends a Cub Scout troop who even invite him to stay with them.

  He also has a mishap with a hedgehog.

On top of all this, one also wonders if Uncle Bigbad(who has a REALLY LOUD voice!) really can be trusted...

My thoughts:Overall, this is a good, well-written book; one of the best in the series IMHO. The format it's written in is very clever and unique; it's told from Little Wolf's perspective in a series of letters written home to his parents. (One could possibly call this a "chapter book deconstruction.")

Little Wolf's constant misspellings and coining of words(e.g. "frozz", "fedduply", "lipsmackerous", etc.) add to the humorous nature of the storyline, and Little Wolf himself is a good and interesting character who, despite his mischievous nature, comes off as quite likeable(even sympathetic). A great beginning to a great series; definetly worth a read. (BTW, Little Wolf's little brother Smellybreff and cousin Yeller who are mentioned several times in this book will join Little Wolf on his adventures in later books.)

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Book Review:Garfield's Furry Tales by Jim Davis

All right, now for my first non-Pound Puppies book review!

Fairy tales have never been wackier than these, all starring that famous fat cat himself. This book contains five stories:

Garfield and the Three Bears-Garfield, looking for respite from a boring camping trip, wanders across the Three Bears' cottage...and ends up wrecking the place.

Little Red Riding Odie-Jon sends Odie, clad in the appropriate red cape, to his sick Grandma's house with a box of Girl Scout cookies...but a certain someone else is evincing interest in those cookies, too.

Garfield and Penny Henny-Garfield, who's sojourning at Jon's parents' farm, accidentally knocks a corn cob onto a chicken named Penny Henny's head...and decides to have some fun with her. (This story, BTW, was adapted into an episode of The Garfield Show.)

Garfield and the Sleeping Beauty-Arlene(as one might expect) plays the eponymous princess and Garfield plays the prince in this tale of the princess cursed to sleep for a hundred years until awakened by a kiss (There's a movie in here somewhere). 

Garfield and the Beanstalk-Jon trades Odie for a handful of magic beans, which grow into a beanstalk overnight. Garfield climbs the beanstalk and encounters a giant. (Eat your heart out, Mickey Mouse!)

My Thoughts:Overall, a top-notch book. The illustrations(by Mike Fentz) are fantastic, and the writing is well done and very humorous. A must for any Garfield lover.

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