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I distinctly remember The North Avenue Irregulars and Escape to Witch Mountain. (iPhone so not doing italics).
I loved the book Escape to Witch Mountain and was very bitter because I thought Disney ruined the movie. It was the first time I'd ever had that experience, so it was special.
I loved the book, too. And until now I didn't know that there was anyone else on the planet who'd read and loved it dearly as a kid. I'm a little surprised to find that there was someone else, but, now that I know there was, completely unsurprised to find it was another Buffista!
I don't think any movie traumatized me more as a child than The Last Unicorn. I had screaming nightmares of the Red Bull for YEARS.
I don't think any movie traumatized me more as a child than The Last Unicorn. I had screaming nightmares of the Red Bull for YEARS.
Did you ever see Rikki Tikki Tavi? Talk about traumatizing children's cartoons.
"If you move, I will strike. If you do not move, I will strike." Brrr.
M was a vegetarian for two weeks before summer vaca started. He hasn't said anything about it, but he loooves hot dogs and chicken.
I figure, if he wants to, cool. If he doesn't want to, cool.
Currently, the only vegetables he'll eat are carrots and lettuce, so I don't think a life of luxurious vegetarian eating is for him. He doesn't even like potatoes, except as fries. Blasphemer!
I also loved the book "Escape to Witch Mountain"!! The book was much better than the (first) movie--I have no desire to see the latest version.
Oh, and Rikki Tikki Tavi was a really good cartoon adaptation. That was also done by Chuck Jones, right?
I really liked the sort of melancholy tone to the book "Escape From Witch Mountain." In retrospect, it's not surprising the Disney adaptation would not be to my liking.
Loved Pippi Longstocking and Benji. Also, That Darn Cat.
I vaguely remember Escape to Witch Mountain and The Phantom Tollbooth, but I don't think I read them. I recently listened to a reading of Rikki Tikki Tavi on the Classic Tales podcast and can see how that would be traumatizing--it's quite vicious.
Oh, I loved That Darn Cat. And Grizzly Adams, too.
Oh I loved Rikki Tikki Tavi! Orson Welles!