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George of the Jungle 1: The World According to George / Animated [VHS]

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I would have given this tape 5 stars had it been recorded in SP mode and had more than 30 minutes of cartoons on it!

The few cartoons are:

1) (George of the Jungle) THE MALADY LINGERS ON - Shep the elephant is sick but the witch doctor's perscription is hazardous to George.

2) (Super Chicken) THE WILD HAIR - A mad scientist's living toupee runs amuck!

3) (Tom Slick) THE SWAMP BUGGY RACE - Dirty cheat Baron Otto Matic disguises himself as a lady to bug Tom in the Ira K. Dismal Swamp Buggy Race!

4) (George of the Jungle) THE DESTERATE SHOWERS - When the Bumbashootie witch doctor decides to sacrifice Ursala to Juju the rain god, George puts a damper on his plans!

This (less than 30 min) tape appears to be a single episode, or thereabouts, of the original TV series. You get two episodes of "George" and one each of "Super Chicken" and "Tom Slick". The "George" episodes are merely ok; as is the case with most of these they simply don't measure up to the fantastic insanity of Rocky & Bullwinkle. Its the "Super Chicken" and "Tom Slick" episodes that make this tape; they are as good as any of of the "Rocky and Bullwinkle" interlude cartoons. I'd recommend this tape (at the right price) as a good place to start for fans of Jay Ward cartoons who are interested in this part of his career.