While not quite as good as 'Butterscotch and Soda' and 'Song of the Birds' before it, 'Goofy Goofy Gander' is still towards the top half of the generally under-appreciated (by today's standards) Little Audrey cartoons.
As with a lot of the Little Audrey cartoons, the story is slight and pretty simplistic and it's once the action cuts to Little Audrey going to the nursery rhyme world where the cartoon really comes to life. It also however has the right amount of confectionery sweetness without feeling too sugary or making one sick, and has a lot of charm. This is the same for Little Audrey herself, an adorable and charming character that falls on the right side of sweet thankfully.
Much of Famous Studios' output boasts very good animation, more so their early efforts all the way through to the mid-50s before their cartoons started suffering from lower budgets and tighter deadlines. As to be expected, the animation is rich and colourful, with very meticulous and beautifully drawn backgrounds and well-rendered character designs that don't look too stiff, allowing one to really become immersed in this lovingly rendered and nostalgic nursery rhyme world. Winston Sharples provides yet another outstanding music score, even in mediocre or worse cartoons Sharples' music was never among the flaws (if anything always one of the strengths or the best asset).
Love the lusciousness of the orchestration here and how characterful and whimsical the music was without going overboard in either, even better was how well it fitted in the cartoon and how it merged with the action. The main song is very infectious too.
Plenty of amusement here, as well as great visual imagination. There were some very imaginative ideas that will delight children and also hold interest for adults as long as not too much is demanded. Everything here has the right amount of sweetness without being too sugary or making one queasy with sickness, and in some places it's even quite touching.
What is particularly great about 'Goofy Goofy Gander' are the wonderfully hip expressions of the day and spotting the famous nursery rhyme characters and their stories themselves, which is more than likely to make one feel nostalgic and warm to the toes. Particularly great were Humpty Dumpty and Little Boy Tucker. The message is one that is delivered without falling into preachiness and doesn't give the cartoon too much of a moralistic edge. The voice acting is fine.
In summary, a very good Little Audrey cartoon and a very pleasant diversion. 9/10 Bethany Cox
As with a lot of the Little Audrey cartoons, the story is slight and pretty simplistic and it's once the action cuts to Little Audrey going to the nursery rhyme world where the cartoon really comes to life. It also however has the right amount of confectionery sweetness without feeling too sugary or making one sick, and has a lot of charm. This is the same for Little Audrey herself, an adorable and charming character that falls on the right side of sweet thankfully.
Much of Famous Studios' output boasts very good animation, more so their early efforts all the way through to the mid-50s before their cartoons started suffering from lower budgets and tighter deadlines. As to be expected, the animation is rich and colourful, with very meticulous and beautifully drawn backgrounds and well-rendered character designs that don't look too stiff, allowing one to really become immersed in this lovingly rendered and nostalgic nursery rhyme world. Winston Sharples provides yet another outstanding music score, even in mediocre or worse cartoons Sharples' music was never among the flaws (if anything always one of the strengths or the best asset).
Love the lusciousness of the orchestration here and how characterful and whimsical the music was without going overboard in either, even better was how well it fitted in the cartoon and how it merged with the action. The main song is very infectious too.
Plenty of amusement here, as well as great visual imagination. There were some very imaginative ideas that will delight children and also hold interest for adults as long as not too much is demanded. Everything here has the right amount of sweetness without being too sugary or making one queasy with sickness, and in some places it's even quite touching.
What is particularly great about 'Goofy Goofy Gander' are the wonderfully hip expressions of the day and spotting the famous nursery rhyme characters and their stories themselves, which is more than likely to make one feel nostalgic and warm to the toes. Particularly great were Humpty Dumpty and Little Boy Tucker. The message is one that is delivered without falling into preachiness and doesn't give the cartoon too much of a moralistic edge. The voice acting is fine.
In summary, a very good Little Audrey cartoon and a very pleasant diversion. 9/10 Bethany Cox