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Cricket on the Hearth (2006)

Marlo Thomas (Actor), Roddy McDowall (Actor) | Rated: NR | Format: DVD

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Actors: Marlo Thomas, Roddy McDowall
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Classic Media
DVD Release Date: September 5, 2006
Run Time: 60 minutes

Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000G6BLE2
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,983 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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The Lost Christmas Classic

A delightful, animated musical version of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, A Cricket on the Hearth, tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful Cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning. When tragedy strikes the family, it’s Crocket who comes to the rescue and restores peace and happiness.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Glad this is out on DVD...A RANKIN/BASS TV Special!, October 10, 2006

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The cover looks nice BUT Should say A RANKIN/BASS Classic at the top BUT CLASSIC MEDIA and SONY WONDER continue to package the RANKIN/BASS catalog in a very generic way (NOT sure why, it only hurts sales). Anyway, this was originally a 1967 TV Special, which features a very nice LIVE introduction and closing by DANNY THOMAS. Not one of the better Cel Animated RANKIN/BASS specials BUT not bad either. The soundtrack is enjoyable and it is GREAT to hear MARLO THOMAS work with her dad. For this price, I definitely recommend it to any RANKIN/BASS fan!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cricket on the Hearth, March 22, 2007

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Another Rankin Bass classic released. Enjoy it, but it doesn't last long.
Running time is less than an hour, which makes me wonder about the price. The company should really put out several of Rankin-Bass's unreleased specials and features as a box set, with 2 or 3 features to a disk.
LET'S SEE MORE PLEASE. There are still so many that haven't come out yet.
Releasing the "Festival of Family Classics" series, one volume at a time as "Classic Adventures" doesn't do it justice. Put the full series out on DVD, please.
Let's have their other unreleased features and their 70s serieses like "Smokey Bear," "Osmonds", etc.
Don't let them sit on vault shelves for more decades.
Peter

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Rankin/Bass TV Special, March 8, 2007

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Enjoyable soundtrack. Great to hear Danny Thomas and daughter Marlo Thomas working together. A must-have for Rankin/Bass fans.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A classic to add to the collection
I am a RANKIN/BASS fan so I had to add this movie to my collection. It has good songs and a happy ending like always. Read more

Published 22 months ago by Angie K

2.0 out of 5 stars Crickets make better music
Danny Thomas, check. Marlo Thomas, check. Roddy McDowall, double check. Then why oh why is this cartoon disturbing?? Read more

Published on November 28, 2009 by Robert

2.0 out of 5 stars CC ON DVD DOESN'T WORK
I BOUGHT THIS DVD VERSION OF A VHS THAT I ALREADY HAVE BECAUSE IT STATED THAT IT HAS CLOSED CAPTION. WHEN I GOT IT HOME IT DID PLAY BUT IT DID NOT HAVE CLOSED CAPTION. Read more

Published on February 6, 2009 by Y. S. Morentin

1.0 out of 5 stars My child was crying!!!
I was very dispointed with this video. It had great potential at first being rankin-bass and voiced with Danny and Marlo Thomas, but that was until the gunshot murder scene took... Read more

Published on November 23, 2008 by Alex G.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good story from Rankin/Bass Studios
PLOT: Danny Thomas stars as Caleb, a toymaker who discovers a cricket (delightfully played by Roddy McDowell) on his fireplace hearth at Christmas which is supposed to be a sign... Read more

Published on September 7, 2008 by microjoe

2.0 out of 5 stars A Murderous Christmas Special
Like most people I'd never seen this special (though being a Rankin & Bass fan I knew of it) and as it was included in the collection I was finally able to see it. Read more

Published on June 22, 2008 by Michael Arnold

2.0 out of 5 stars Cricket on the Hearth Misses Mark
Cricket on the Hearth misses the mark by today's standards. It may have been fine in its day; however by today's standards it does not hold children's attention. Read more

Published on December 28, 2007 by R. S. Davenport

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