Product Details

• Actors: Christopher Plummer, Tracey Lee Smythe, Stevie Vallance, A.J. Bond, Kyle Labine
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony
• VHS Release Date: June 30, 1998
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 030714268X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #331,021 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

When mittens, caps, and even coats begin to disappear, Madeline and her classmates turn to the usual suspect--Pepito. But for once their next-door neighbor is innocent; even his "bad hat" is missing. So our red-haired heroine dons her detective gear and joins Pepito and a police officer in search of the robber in this 24-minute video based on Ludwig Bemelmans's timeless characters. When the trio spots a girl wearing the bad hat, she is treated to a rhyme as clever as--if more irreverent than-- Bemelmans's originals: "I am Pepito, you bad bandito. / Your life as a thief is now finito." However, the impoverished girl returns the hat and the detectives press on to find the real thieves: 40 magpies with charitable intentions. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best movie if you like these kinds of things, May 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Madeline and The 40 Thieves [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I've seen it ten times before and it is still the greatest movie I have ever seen! This movie is a must see if you're having Chinese food for dinner.