Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
Release: April 21, 1990

We preempt your usual Saturday morning animation in order to bring you a half-hour of excitement. Many of the cartoon characters from NBC (Alf; the Chipmunks; the Smurfs), CBS (Kermit, Piggy and Gonzo from 'Muppet Babies'; Garfield; Michelangelo from 'TMNT') and ABC (Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck from 'The Bugs and Tweety Show'; Winnie the Pooh and Tigger from 'TNAoWtP'; Slimer from 'Ghostbusters'), as well as syndication (Huey, Dewey and Louie from 'DuckTales'), crossover to the ani-reality for a real situation: It chronicles the exploits of Michael, a teenage boy who is using marijuana as well as stealing his father's beer. His sister, Corey, is worried about him because he's started acting differently than he used to. Many of her cartoon tie-in toys come to life, to help find her stolen piggy bank, ending up in the boy's room, finding Michael's stash of drugs, and also finding out that Michael was the one who stole Corey's money to buy marijuana. The various cartoon characters then proceed to band together, and take Michael on a fantasy journey to teach him the risks a life of drug-use can bring. with the voices of Ross Bagdasarian, Jeff Bergman, Townsend Coleman, Wayne Collins, Jim Cummings, Joey Dedio, Danny Goldman, Georgie Irene, Janice Karman, Aaron Lohr, Jason Marsden, Don Messick, Lorenzo Music, Laurie O'Brien, Lindsey Parker, George C. Scott, Russi Taylor, and Frank Welker. Adapted by Duane Poole and Tom Swale; Animated characters based upon various properties. Producer: Buzz Potamkin. Executive Producer: Roy Edward Disney. Music Direction: Steve Tyrell • featuring "Wonderful Ways to Say No", lyrics by Howard Ashman • music by Alan Menken. a production of The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation. Animated at Wang Film Productions Co,, Ltd. [tha]. Funded by McDonalds, its licensees and Ronald McDonald Children's Charities.

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Quotes
Bugs Bunny: "What's up, Doc, is your life if you don't cut it out!"
Garfield: "Going through life with a blue lampshade is hard enough. Wake me when the lasagna comes."
Papa Smurf: "Morning already? I was smurfing like a baby!"
ALF: "Toto, something tells me we're not in cartoon territory anymore."
Kermit: "There's nothing cool about a fool on drugs!"
Michaelangelo: "Cowabunga, dude! How did you ever get so totally cool?"
Micheal and ALF: "Michael: Who is that? Alf: Well, it's not Freddy Krueger. This is you. Pretty pitiful, huh? -Micheal and ALF"
ALF: "You use, you lose kid!"
Corey: "What's wrong with your eyes?"
smoke guy: "Well, you look like three fine lads. You know, I have something here you might like to try, something to help you feeeeel gooood. -smoke guy"
Cartoons: "There's a million billion wonderful ways to say 'NO!' -Cartoons"
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