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Adventures of Paddington Bear, The (TV Series) (2008): Charming animated revival of the beloved British bear. Also available on VHS: an animated, Hanna–Barbera adaptation of the…
An Extremely Goofy Movie (2008): Goofy sets off to join his son Max at college in this Disney follow–up to the original.
Bratz - Starrin' and Stylin' (2004): The popular four 'Bratz' dolls (Jade, Close, Sasha and Yasmin) come to life in various animated episodes of their lives' as The Girls with a Passion…
Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004): Dir. Robert C Ramirez; Feature version of the animated TV Series about the lovable red mutt, who here runs away to join the circus and take the load off his hard–up…
Home on the Range (2004): Dir. John Sanford, Will Finn; A Disney Western–spoof, in which a herd of cows aim to track down a wily cattle rustler and forestall the closure of their 'Patch of Heaven'…
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie (2004): Dir. Hatsuki Tsuji; An Americanised version of the Japanese cartoon, based around a complicated card–trading game (a la POKEMON) in which card–collector Yugi…
Finding Nemo (2003): Dir. Lee Unkrich, Andrew Stanton; Another giant splash from Pixar studios that, like TOY STORY and MONSTERS INC., is almost mandatory family viewing. This time ground–breaking…
Fish Bay (2003): Dir. Bob Stenhouse; Three animated children's stories based on tales by Joy Cowley, all set in the secluded, supernatural world of 'Fish Bay' in the Marlborough Sounds.…
Jungle Book 2, The (2003): Dir. Steve Trenbirth
Feat. Haley Joel Osment, John Goodman, Jim Cumming…; Another of Disney’s recent animated ‘sequels’, here revisiting the characters of their classic 1967 version of Kipling’s…
A Monkey's Tale (2002): Dir. Jean Francois Laguionie
Feat. Rik Mayall, John Hurt, Michael York…; More sophisticated than most, this French animated fantasy concerns two rival monkey tribes – the Woonkos and Laankos – who live a…
Atlantis 2 - Milo's Return (2002): Milo, Kida and the crew embark upon another sterling animated adventure set around the lost city of Atlantis.
Barbie as Rapunzel (2002): Dir. Owen Hurley; The world's most famous doll has her second screen adventure with a CGI–ed version of the Grimm Brothers fairytale 'Rapunzel'. Voices include…
Butt Ugly Martians (TV Series) (2002): A mildly witty animation following the exploits of three un–pretty Martians – Do–Wah, B–Bop and 2T – as they con…
Hey Arnold! - The Movie (2002): Dir. Tuck Tucker
Feat. Spencer Klein, Francesca Smith, Jamil Walker Smith; "Big–headed" fourth–grader Arnold tries to save his neighbourhood from corporate takeover in this movie version of Nickelodeon’s…
Lilo and Stitch (2002): Dir. Dean Deblois, Chris Sanders
Feat. Ving Rhames, David Ogden Steers, Tia Carrere; An oddball cartoon–feature, where Hawaiian girl Lilo adopts Stitch, who she thinks is a dog, but is actually a dangerous…
Peter Pan 2 - Return to Neverland (2002): Dir. Robin Budd, Donovan Cook; Bright and energetic sequel to Disney’s original animation from 1953, set around Jane’s (daughter of Wendy) journey to the enchanted…
Treasure Planet (2002): Dir. John Musker, Ron Clements
Feat. Emma Thompson, Martin Short, David Hyde Pierce; A spaced–up animated version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s TREASURE ISLAND, with young Jim shipping aboard a galactic galleon with…
Atlantis - The Lost Empire (2001): Dir. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise; An exciting new direction for Disney animations, this swift–moving pulp adventure story is more Indiana Jones than LION KING. Concocting an…
Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True (2001): Having snagged herself a prince, Cinderella enjoys the life being a royal housewife in the palace. Rather in–essential sequel from Disney.
Clifford (TV Series) (2001): Feat. John Ritter, Grey DeLisle; Clifford the Big Red Dog comes to the rescue on Birdwell Island in this amiable children's animation. The VHS tape for hire "Saves the Day"…
Hamilton Mattress (2001): Dir. Barry Purves; A clever and kooky clay–mation featuring Sludger, an aadvark with a talent for jazz drumming who pals up with a caterpillar and goes in search…
Ripping Friends, The (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Eric Bauza, Mark Dailey, Dwayne Hill; Animated series from John Kricfalusi (REN & STIMPY) where four muscleheaded superheroes humourously flub their assigned roles. Not quite on a par…
Adventures of Curious George and His Friends (2000): Dir. John Matthews; Cute king of the jungle George and The Man in the Yellow Hat gets the full–length feature treatment and along for the picnic are his pals Toad,…
Brum (TV Series) (2000): From the creative stable that bore the 'Teletubbies', this precursor applies the same winning formula of simple narrated stories that discover…
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command - The Adventure Begins (2000): Dir. Tad Stones; The TOY STORY character spins–off into his own franchise (still with Tim Allen’s voice) for an animated space–adventure battling…
Chicken Run (2000): Dir. Nick Park, Peter Lord
Feat. Mel Gibson, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson; Britain's Aardman animation studio make the feature film leap with the aid of Hollywood and pull it off with wit and spirit in tact, while making…
Emperor's New Groove, The (2000): Dir. Mark Dindal
Feat. David Spade, Eartha Kitt, John Goodman; One of Disney’s less–publicised recent cartoons set in a stylised Inca kingdom, stringing together some zany gags without the usual…
Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp's Adventure (2000): Dir. Darrell Rooney; Lady and Tramp's pup Scamp has a whole movie to himself, venturing into the tree–lined suburban streets of his hometown, getting acquainted…
Little Mermaid 2, The (2000): The captivating musical style returns for this quality Disney sequel in which daughter of the little mermaid, Ariel, takes centre stage. Five new…
Madeline Lost in Paris (2000): The cheeky French mademoiselle becomes animated in this feature–length odyssey through the environs of gay Paris (a la Dis–ney).
Powerpuff Girls, The (TV Series) (2000): Spunky super–sisters Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup trade school lessons for fighting crime in this savvy, sugar–coated superhero series…
Road to El Dorado (2000): Dir. Eric Bergeron, Don Paul; Prime musical animated adventure from Spielberg's Dreamworks studio, set in 1519 Spain, where con–artist pals Miguel and Tulio escape jail and…
Tigger Movie, The (2000): Dir. Jun Falkenstein; Those who enjoy Disney's superb (though American–voiced) versions of A.A. Milne will not be disappointed with jolly Tigger's very own…
Trumpet of the Swan, The (2000): Dir. Richard Rich, Terry L Noss; Based on E.B. White’s (CHARLOTTE’S WEB) book about a mute young swan, with low self–esteem but a talent for the trumpet, this…
Babar - King of the Elephants (1999): Dir. Raymond Jafelice
Feat. Kristin Fairlie, Jennifer Martini, Dan Lett…; The story of a how a little elephant named Babar grows up to become King of the Elephants is animated with care and true to the spirit of the…
Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1999): Dir. Robert C Ramirez; The talking two–slice pop–up and fellow appliances Blanky, Lampy, Radio and Kirby the vacuum cleaner are back, striving to rescue some…
Digimon - The Movie (1999): Dir. Bob Buchholz, Jeff Nimoy; Another American–ised Japanese animation in the POKEMON and DRAGONBALL Z vein – here ‘digital monsters’ threaten the world’s…
Doug's First Movie (1999): Feature version of the 'Doug' TV–series, in which the thoughtful Doug hopes to woo classmate Patti Mayonnaise when he discovers the secret of…
Little Bear Movie, The (1999): Dir. Raymond Jafelice; The affable creation of Maurice Sendak, Little Bear gets his own movie, in which he and his new pal Cub, go on an expedition with Owl, Hen, Cat and…
Maisy (TV Series) (1999): Animated versions of the colourful, gentle and educational world of Maisy the Mouse and friends. BEDTIME & OTHER STORIES – Maisy goes…
Night of the Headless Horseman (1999): Dir. Shane Williams; Sticking closer to Washington Irving's 18th century gothic tale than SLEPPY HOLLOW, the mildly scary haunting of town–wimp Ichabod Crane by a…
Pocahontas 2 - Journey to a New World (1999): Disney's Native–American heroine returns for voyage to the Old World with animal hangers–on Meeko, Percy and Flit. Romance looms, then…
Tom Sawyer (1999): Dir. Paul Sabella; Tom Sawyer and best–buddy Huckleberry Finn float down a Disney–fied Mississippi in this sparkly animation, which appropriately features…
Antz (1998): Dir. Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
Feat. Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sylvester Stallone…; Fully computer–animated family film takes best advantage of current technology, and successfully implants the voice and persona of Woody Allen…
Babe 2: Pig in the City (1998): Dir. George Miller
Feat. Elizabeth Daily, Mary Stein, Magda Szubanski; More walking–talking bacon, this time trotting off to the big city in search of cash to save the farm. Special–effects are again…
Casper Meets Wendy (1998): Dir. Sean McNamara
Feat. Cathy Moriaty, Shelley Duvall, Teri Garr; Casper the Friendly Ghost helps apprentice–witch Wendy and her three aunts (Cathy Moriaty, Shelly Duvall and Teri Garr) evade a wicked warlock.…
Dalmatian Vacation (1998): Dir. 1998; It may be the sequel, but its still that same old litter of spotted pups strutting their stuff, this time on vacation with owners Roger and Anita.…
Enid Blyton - Magic of the Faraway Tree (1998): Writer Enid Blyton (FAMOUS FIVE) waxes whimisical in these connected fantasy tales set in the upper branches of a great cosmic plant, animated with…
Ugly Duckling, The (1998): Classic Hans Christian Anderson tale of the not–so–handsome quacker who grows up to be a you–know–what, is diligently…
Casper - A Spirited Beginning (1997): Dir. Sean McNamara
Feat. Steve Guttenberg, Rodney Dangerfield; Sequel to CASPER similarly combines live actors Steve Guttenberg and Rodney Dangerfield, with the usual gang of wispy animations: Casper, again on…
Cats Don't Dance (1997): Dir. Mark Dindal; Danny the cat has showbiz in his blood and tries to make it in Hollywood, but finds out that, damn, only humans get the parts. Packed with dance and…
Hercules and Xena - Battle for Mt. Olympus (1997): Kevin Sorbo, Lucy Lawless and Michael Hurst lend their voices to this sprightly animated feature combining the playful elements of their popular TV…
Johnny Bravo (TV Series) (1997): Elvis–emulating, Fonz–imitaing man–child Johnny Bravo postures his way through this nonsensical Cartoon Network romp, preoccupied…
Jonny Quest (1997): Animated special–agents Jonny, Hadji and the Quest Team, fight for the sake of the environment, in this Hanna–Barbara cartoon. Two…
Gargoyles (1996): Mythical winged warriors who fight evil, the Gargoyles awaken after a thousand years in 21st century New York, to find there's still plenty of work…
Hey Arnold! - The Helga Stories (1996): 5 episodes of the animated TV series, where fourth–graders Arnold and Helga undergoes the trials of life.
Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1996): Five episodes of Felix's hectic and surreal life.
Willows in Winter, The (1996): Dir. David Unwin; The heroes of The Wind in the Willows, Rat, Mole, Badger and Toad continue their animated adventures in the bucolic yet unpredictable English…
Earthworm Jim (TV Series) (1995-1996): Feat. Dan Castellaneta; The groovy guardian of goodness, together with sidekick Peter Puppy, valiantly dig up the dirt on galactic evil–doers, in this often silly,…
Hairy Maclary (TV Series) (1995): Based on Kiwi Lynley Dodd's world famous series of children's books, here's ten shaggy dog stories animated in two volumes on tape or one DVD.
Little Miss (TV Series) (1995): The animated adventures of various 'Little Misses' – 8 tales in all.
Pagemaster, The (1995): Dir. Joe Johnston, Maurice Hunt
Feat. Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Ed Jr. Begley…; Taking shelter at a public library opens up a world of imagination that comes to magically animated life for an introverted pre–teen (Macaulay…
Snow Queen (1995): Dir. Martin Gates; Young lass Ellie must rescue her brother Tom from the clutches of the evil Snow Queen, who vindictively aims to turn the planet into one big…
Magic Flute, The (1994): A princely couple protect their love and honour from corrupt monarchs in this enchanting musical fairytale, fashioned from Mozart's classic opera.
Return of Jafar, The (1994): Dir. Toby Shelton; Though missing Robin Williams' vocal talents, the animation quality and songs of this sequel to ALADDIN are equally impressive.
Swan Princess, The (1994): Non–Disney animated fairy–tale deviates none from the tried–and–true formula, and therefore likely to prove most diverting…
Thumbelina (1994): Dir. Don Bluth; State–of–the–art animated version of Hans Christian Andersen's tale of the tiny girl with an out–sized heart.
Troll in Central Park (1994): Dir. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Feat. Hayley Mills, Dom DeLuise; Two intrepid New York youngsters befriend Stanley, a jocular troll with a magical green thumb, banished to Central Park's isle of greenery by wicked…
Halloween Tree, The (1993): Dir. Mario Piluso
Feat. Ray Bradbury, Leonard Nimoy; Ray Bradburyís animated tale of four youths who discover the meaning of Halloween through a magic tree that allows them to travel through space and…
Princess and the Cobbler, The (The Thief and the Cobbler) (1993): Dir. Richard Williams; Arabian–Nights style animation from the makers of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? has a poor cobbler and his pals doing battle with a wicked sorcerer.…
Sonic the Hedgehog (TV Series) (1993): Dir. Gary Dehan; Hyperactive hedgehog, Sonic, is the star of this dubbed–into–English version of the Japanese serial. Known for its darker atmosphere,…
We're Back (1993): Dir. Simon Wells, Phil Nibbelink, Ralph Zondag; Primo animation set in New York, where kids Louie and Cecilia get treated to a wild ride with a fun gang of dinosaurs. Voices by John Goodman and…
Ferngully - The Last Rainforest (1992): Dir. Bill Kroyer
Feat. Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Tim Curry…; A righteous environmentalist message suffuses this animation, which boasts some excellent voices – by Tim Curry, Robin Williams, Cheech and Chong…
Tom and Jerry - The Movie (1992): Dir. Phil Roman; This recent attempt to bring this most famous cat–and–mouse to a new generation is just fine for anyone not familiar with the original.
Magic Riddle, The (1991): Dir. Yoram Gross; Animated feature from Australia follows the adventures of an orphan girl with many favourite fairytale characters including Pinocchio, Red Riding…
Pirates of the Dark Water (1991): Animated Arabian Nights–style adventure, with the dashing Prince Ren having to collect seven magical treasures to save his kingdom from the…
Duck Tales - The Movie (Treasure of the Lost Lamp) (1990): Feisty Disney animation brings to life Scrooge McDuck and nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, who in their first feature, battle with evil forces over a…
Angel and the Soldier Boy (1989): Dir. Alison de Vere; Charming story about a little girl's toy soldier and angel, who try to recover her piggy–bank savings, stolen while she was asleep by wicked…
Babar: The Movie (1989): Dir. Alan Bunce; Feature–length animated antics of the lovable, wise and courageous King of Elephantland, who defends his folk from the evil Rhinos.
BFG, The (Big Friendly Giant) (1989): Dir. Brian Cosgrove; Animated as a telemovie this version of Roald Dahl's story is commendable is a little stiff. Concerns the adventures of orpahn Sophie who is abducted…
Butter Battle Book (1989): Dir. Ralph Bakshi
Feat. Charles Durning; Ralph Bakshi animates the Dr. Suess favourite about the ridiculously trivial feud between the Yooks and the Zooks.
Dink the Little Dinosaur (1989): A recent creation from the Hanna–Barbera stable. Dink and his prehistoric pals brave it against the perils of Mother Nature over five episodes.
Oliver and Company (1988): Dir. George Scribner; Walt has a stab at Charles Dicken's 'Oliver Twist', with orphan kitten Oliver set adrift in big bad New York City. Grittier, and less fairytale…
Basil The Great Mouse Detective (1986): Dir. Ron Clements; A Sherlock Holmes–inspired animated feature from Disney. Set in turn–of–the–century London, Basil sets on the trail of a…
When the Wind Blows (1986): Dir. Jimmy T. Murakami
Feat. John Mills, Peggy Ashcroft; Superb animated version of Raymond Brigg's comicbook about an elderly couple who prepare for an impending nuclear disaster. Engaging and powerful…
Care Bears Movie, The (1985): Dir. Arna Selznick; Animated orphans Kim and Jason are transported to the land of Care–a–Lot, where they assist the various ‘care–bears’ in…
Garfield (TV Series) (1982): The classic comic–strip about a sardonic house–cat who presides over his owner and the other pets, animated faithfully into a TV series.…
Postman Pat (TV Series) (1981): Dir. Ivor Wood; Amiable and charming animated TV series with the infectious theme–tune, that concerns the rural goings–on of English village Greendale…
Pete's Dragon (1977): Dir. Don Chaffey
Feat. Mickey Rooney, Shelley Winters, Jim Dale…; Young orphan Pete (Sean Marchall) bonds with animated green dragon Elliot in this lesser–Disney live–action movie. Sentimental songs…
Oliver Twist (animated) (1973): Dir. Hal Sutherland; Warner Brothers' merry musical feature based on Charles Dicken's classic.
Treasure Island (animated) (1972): Dir. Hal Sutherland; Warner Brothers' animated feature–length version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic.
Dr Seuss - The Cat in the Hat (1971): Animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss' iconic children's story is a television classic in its own right, with script and musical direction overseen by the…
Aristocats, The (1970): Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman; A charismatic alley–cat escorts his feline friends back to their Paris mansion after they are dumped in the country by their mean…
Josie and the Pussycats (TV Series) (1970): Animated version of the ‘Archie’–comic characters, done in glorious low–budget Hanna–Barbara style.
Phantom Tollbooth, The (1969): Dir. Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow; Young lad Butch Patrick gets a ‘magic tollbooth’ which transports him into the crazed animated world of Chuck Jones (Bugs Bunny), whose…
Thunderbird 6 (1968): Dir. David Lane; Ah! So there is a sixth Thunderbird! See it battle with the Black Phantom in this second and final T–bird feature.
Jack and the Beanstalk (1967): Dir. Gene Kelly
Feat. Gene Kelly; Gene Kelly and his live–action cast interact with animated characters and backgrounds for this musical version of the fairytale favourite.…
Milton the Monster (1965): Soft–hearted and strangely adorable, Milton is the very model of what no self–respecting monster should be. Three wild and woolly…
Pink Panther (Animated) (1965-1975): The cartoon adventures of the fabulously slinky feline who always comes out on top, developed from the hugely popular opening credits of Blake…
Sword in the Stone (1963): Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman; Disney cartoon musical follows a young boy's attempt to remove the golden sword from the stone and be crowned King Arthur, but not before a few life…
Top Cat (1962): The irrepressible TC and gang – Benny, Choo Choo, Fancy, and Brain – make mischief at the expense of Officer Dibble.…
Beany and Cecil (TV Series) (1960-1961): REN & STIMPY–creator John K cut his teeth on the zany adventures of young Beany and his friendly sea serpent, Cecil. Available on VHS (6…
Cinderella (1950): Disney's beautifully constructed, joyful rendition of the timeless fairytale. A favourite for children and adults alike.
Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad (1949): Dir. James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney; Vastly underrated Disney animation with the odd–sounding combination of Washington Irving’s spooky “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and an…
Three Caballeros, The (1945): Dir. Norman Ferguson; Donald Duck and compadres Carioca and Panchito mardi–gras their way around Mexico, Brazil and the world in this early Disney feature.…
Dr Seuss (TV Series) (1942-1994): Dir. Various; The classic children's books in their animated television versions. On tape and disc: "Best of..." containing three Dr Seuss tales – ‘Horton…
Woody Woodpecker and Friends (1941): Classic cartoons from the Walter Lantz archive, featuring the iconic woodpecker and stablemates Chilly Willy, Andy Panda, Swing Symphonies and Oswald…
Cat in the Hat... , The: plus two other Dr. Suess stories semi–animated especially for younger children.
Charlie Brown's All Stars: Charlie's baseball team walk out on him after their 999th loss in a row!
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons: 4 hour long cassettes featuring episodes from Hanna–Barbera's famous animated TV creations: The Flintstones, Scooby–Doo, Animal Follies…
Little Engine That Could: Animated version of the enduring tale of determination as Tillie the little engine comes to the rescue of the stranded Birthday Train. 'I think I…
Noddy: Noddy and friends' come to life through the magic of puppet animation. Eight episodes from the BBC TV series on two cassettes.
Roger Ramjet: 10 campy episodes of the over–testosteroned dare–devil pilot who does his stuff for Uncle Sam with striking expediency.
Spiderman: The Ultimate Villain Showdown: Swinging action here... An animated Spiderman flic, where our stocking clad hero squares off against evil fiends such as the Green Goblin, Kingpin,…
Starring Donald: Donald Duck headlines these classic Disney cartoon shorts – Bee at the Beach, Grin and Bear It, Donald’s Double Trouble, Bootle Beetle,…
Tom and Jerry: A festival of five classic cartoon strips starring the evergreen cat–and–mouse dynamic duo.
Where Did I Come From?: An animated version of the popular book of the same name, this entertains while it informs kids about sex and all that embarrassing stuff.
Winnie the Pooh: A BBC presentation especially for tiny tots, Willie Rushton reads some of Pooh's adventures. A fully animated Disney tape is also available.

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