MIGHTY MOUSE: THE NEW ADVENTURES

MIGHTY MOUSE: THE NEW ADVENTURES

(CBS, September 19, 1987-October 22, 1988)

Bakshi-Hyde Ventures, Terrytoons

MAIN CAST:

Patrick Pinney – Mighty Mouse/Mike Mouse, Gandy Goose, Petey Pate

Maggie Roswell – Pearl Pureheart, various

Dana Hill – Scrappy Mouse

Charlie Adler – Bat-Bat/Bruce Vein, various

Michael Pataki – The Cow, various

Rodger Bumpass – Narrator

            In April of 1987, producer Ralph Bakshi set up a meeting with CBS’ Saturday morning head Judy Price to pitch her several ideas for programs. Price ended up rejecting every single one he prepared, including one featuring John Kricfalusi’s Ren & Stimpy characters. She asked if he had anything else, and he quickly lied and told her he had the rights to Mighty Mouse. This piqued her interest and she agreed to purchase a series based around the character. When Bakshi looked into who actually had the rights, he discovered that CBS itself had purchased the Terrytoons library back in 1955 and had forgotten about it. They even brought the character to television for the first time that year with Mighty Mouse Playhouse. A team led by Kricfalusi came up with the outlines for 13 episodes within the week and pitched the show to Price, and it was greenlit for production.

Mighty Mouse and Pearl Pureheart.

By the following week, Kricfalusi hired a team of veteran animators comprised of Tom Minton, Eddie Fitzgerald (both of whom worked on Filmation’s earlier revival with Kricfalusi), Lynne Naylor, Jim Smith, Bruce Timm, Libby Simon, Vicky Jensen and Bob Jaques. He purposefully sought out creators who were tired of the formulaic cartoons they had been working on for other studios. To round out the team, he and Minton visited CalArts to find the best talent from the latest batch of graduates which included Jeff Pidgeon, Rich Moore, Carole Holliday, Andrew Stanton and Ethan Kanfer. Additionally, Doug Moench and Jim Reardon were hired as writers.

New sidekick, the orphaned Scrappy.

            Set to debut that September, the production crew was split into four teams led by Kricfalusi, Fitzgerald, Steve Gordon and Bruce Woodside. Each team worked independently of the other on a handful of episodes overseen by each director. It was a return to the system originally used in the production of theatrical shorts, rather than the rigid assembly line nature of the current animation industry. Although story concepts and ideas had to be approved by CBS, artists were encouraged to add visual gags as they went along as well use their own unique style in the episodes they handled. As a result, it featured some of the best television animation to come from a studio not named Disney during that time period.

Mighty Mouse vs. his new arch-nemsis, The Cow.

            Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures debuted on CBS on September 19, 1987. The theme was composed by Jonathan L. Segal (paying homage to the original theme by Marshall Barer and Philip Scheib), with the rest of the music done by Score Productions. There was a loose episode structure which allowed for a variety of storytelling formats, from straightforward superhero comedy to full parodies of movies and television. For the first time, Mighty Mouse (Patrick Pinney) was given the secret identity of Mike Mouse. His operatic singing was eliminated save for his catchphrase: “Here I come to save the day!” His love interest, Pearl Pureheart (Maggie Roswell), bucked tradition and didn’t serve as a constant damsel in distress (although she had her moments). She was also Mike’s boss at her factory. A new sidekick character, orphan Scrappy Mouse (Dana Hill), was introduced. Other new characters included heroic allies that were parodies of Justice League characters, and foes that included Petey Pate (Pinney), Big Murray, Madame Marsupial and The Cow (Michael Pataki). Older versions of Bakshi’s original creations from the first Mighty Mouse show, the Mighty Heroes, also appeared in an episode.

A cavalcade of Terrytoons stars.

Mighty Mouse made full use of the Terrytoons library, bringing back characters such as his old foe Oil Can Harry and unrelated characters Gandy Goose (Pinney) and Sourpuss (Joe Alaskey). There were also appearances by Deputy Dawg and Mighty’s previous co-stars, Heckle and Jeckle. Clips from original Mighty Mouse shorts were also used to keep the budget down so that most of the production could remain in-house instead of being shipped overseas. However, the actual episode animation was farmed out to Wang Film Productions’ Cuckoo’s Nest Studios, Hanho Heung-Up Company, and Shanghai Animation Film Studio.

Mighty Mouse teaming up with Bat-Bat.

The show proved successful and was renewed for a second season. However, some changes took place behind the scenes. Kricfalusi was asked by the family of Bob Clampett to helm ABC’s attempted revival of his Beany and Cecil characters, resulting in his leaving the show. With him went Timm, Fitzgerald, Smith, Naylor, Simon and Moore. Kent Butterworth was put in charge of overseeing the production of the second season.

The offending instance of Mighty Mouse sniffing a crushed flower.

             It wasn’t long before controversy found the revival. In June of 1988, Donald Wildmon from the American Family Association was alerted to and made a subsequent stink over the episode “The Littlest Tramp”; specifically, a scene where Mighty seemingly inhales the powdered remains of a flower he was given earlier. Wildmon alleged that it was depicting cocaine use. A similar concern was raised by series editor and producer Tom Klein during the episode’s production, but Kricfalusi convinced Bakshi to let the sequence remain. The AFA further cited Bakshi’s previous adult-oriented work--specifically Fritz the Cat--as justification for their claims. Bakshi defended the scene, saying that smelling the flower was meant to invoke a memory of the little girl that sold it to him and make him happy, and that he despised drugs. CBS ultimately ordered Klein to remove the sequence from the master broadcast footage, which Wildmon took as an affirmation of his claims and further demanded the removal of Bakshi. CBS instead defended and supported Bakshi.  The second season couldn’t avoid controversy either as “Mighty’s Wedlock Whimsy” hinted at the fact that Gandy Goose and Sourpuss showered together. It was also alluded to that Pearl had a baby with The Cow. Further, in “A Star is Milked”, the series poked fun at the incident where Michael Jackson’s hair caught fire while filming a Pepsi commercial.

Madame Marsupial was electrifying!

            However, it wasn’t these controversies that led to CBS deciding to cancel the series after the abbreviated second season. The problem was that while The New Adventures was drawing in the adult fans of the character from yesteryear, they were losing their target audience to the programs it was scheduled against. Despite its short run, its revolutionary approach to production and humor, coupled with the success of Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1988, inspired a new wave of zany comedy in cartoons. It also created a “creator-driven revolution” in the industry that perpetuated throughout the next decade. Mighty Mouse served as the springboard for the prolific careers of many of the people who worked on it. For example, Kricfalusi found success with The Ren and Stimpy Show on Nickelodeon; Timm went on to produce Batman: The Animated Series; Minton and Fitzgerald took part in the Warner Bros. Animation renaissance; Naylor also worked on Batman before finding steady work on Cartoon Network programs; Moore directed Futurama and The Simpsons, as well as the Wreck-It Ralph films and Zootopia; Stanton would become a Pixar director; and Reardon would find himself working for Warner Bros., Disney and FOX. The series was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy award for “Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition”.

A page from the Mighty Mouse comic.

            In 1989, Wendy’s offered a set of 6 toys with their kids’ meals. They were figurines of the primary characters mounted on suction cups and came with bio sheets. Marvel Comics published a 10-issue series set after the events of the animated series between 1990 and 1991—over a year after the show was cancelled. Like the series, it dealt heavily with parodies, particularly inspired by Marvel’s own comics. In 2010, CBS Home Entertainment through Paramount released the complete series to DVD. “The Littlest Tramp” was restored to its original presentation, however “Mighty’s Wedlock Whimsy” ended up including an animatic of a shot where animator Ed Bell was featured. The completed scene appeared in the documentary included in the special features. The set also included three original Mighty Mouse shorts, making them the first official Terrytoons released onto DVD. To date, this has been the last attempt at a Mighty Mouse show, although he was a part of the failed Terrytoons revamp anthology series called Curbside that was pitched to Nickelodeon.

EPISODE GUIDE:

Season 1:

“Night on Bald Pate / Mouse from Another House” (9/19/87) – Shunned for his bad scalp, Petey Pate becomes a villain and kidnaps Pearl. / Pearl tells Scrappy about Mighty Mouse’s beginnings.

“Me-Yowww! / Witch Tricks” (9/26/87) – Rejected from mouse society, Durf heads to Cat Town and makes a new friend. / Mighty saves Scrappy and a sick tooth fairy from a wicked witch.

“Night of the Bat-Bat / Scrap-Happy” (10/3/87) – Bat-Bat and Tick fill in for a vacationing Mighty as the Cow changes the city’s dairy products. / Scrappy joins a gang that ends up being sold to the carnival.

“Catastrophe Cat / Scrappy’s Field Day” (10/10/87) – A hiccupping cat causes chaos around the city. / Mighty takes Scrappy on a tour of prehistoric times.

“The Bagmouse / The First Deadly Cheese” (10/17/87) – Mr. Maxie captures Scrappy and intends to use him to make mouse burgers. / The Cow uses cosmic cheese to defeat Mighty.

“The Island Mouseville / Mighty’s Musical Classics” (10/24/87) – An alien cat appears and conquers Mouseville. / Classic Terrytoons footage set to “The Loco-Motion” and “Why Do Fools Fall in Love”.

“The Littlest Tramp / Puffy Goes Berserk” (10/31/87) – Polly Pineblossom refuses Mighty’s help, so he does so secretly until he finds out the cause of her trouble. / A giant mutated kitten attacks Mouseville.

“The League of Super-Rodents / Scrappy’s Playhouse” (11/7/87) – The Cow sets out to defeat the League of Super-Rodents in order to impress Madame Marsupial. / The Shady Gang sneaks into the theater and combine old Terrytoon footage together.

“All You Need is Glove / It’s Scrappy’s Birthday” (11/14/87) – Scrappy heads off to find the Glove’s brother to rescue Mike and Pearl. / Thinking everyone forgot his birthday, Scrappy runs away with a hobo.

“Aqua-Guppy / Animation Concerto” (11/21/87) – A. Crab kidnaps Pearl, believing her to be his fiancé. / Old Terrytoons play to a jazz song about Mighty.

“The Ice Goose Cometh / Pirates with Dirty Faces” (11/28/87) – Gandy Goose thaws out and causes trouble without Sour Puss. / The Shady Gang end up abducted by pirates and take over the ship in a mutiny.

“Mighty’s Benefit Plan / See You in the Funny Papers” (12/5/87) – Mighty takes Scrappy to a concert where he must save the orphan’s benefit. / Mouseville suffers an alien invasion while Mighty is busy fighting comicbook characters.

“Heroes and Zeroes / Stress for Success” (12/12/87) – Big Murray’s scheme backfires, leaving Mighty and the Mighty Heroes to round up rampaging numbers. / Mighty needs some time to relax, but old Terrytoons aren’t helping any.

Season 2:

“Day of the Mice / Still Oily After All These Years” (9/17/88) – Mighty has to save the cats from Petey and his rebellion. / The Cow frees Oil Can Harry who promptly resumes his pursuit of Pearl.

“Mighty’s Wedlock Whimsy / Anatomy of a Milquetoast” (9/24/88) – Gandy Goose and Sour Puss try to get Mighty and Pearl married. / When Scrappy disappears, Mighty ends up on trial for negligence.

“Bat with a Golden Tongue / Mundane Voyage” (10/1/88) – Mighty helps Bat-Bat put a stop to Ski Nose’s theft of golden awards. / Mighty and Pearl go inside the President’s body to help cure his ailment.

“Snow White & the Motor City Dwarfs / Don’t Touch that Dial!” (10/8/88) – Mighty relays his version of Snow White. / Mighty ends up stuck in different shows as a little boy keeps changing the channel.

“Mouse and Supermouse / The Bride of Mighty Mouse” (10/15/88) – Petey attempts to replace Mighty with his Supermouse robots, but they all end up malfunctioning. / 20 years later, Mighty finds himself a family mouse running a hotel that’s threatened by a rival one.

“A Star is Milked / Mighty’s Tone Poem” (10/22/88) – The Cow attempts to spoil Mighty’s rise to stardom. / Mighty sits his villains down to watch previous episodes of the series.

15TH ANNIVERSARIES

 

20TH ANNIVERSARIES

 

WILDFIRE (1986)

 

WILDFIRE (1986)

(CBS, September 13-December 13, 1986)

 

Hanna-Barbera Productions

 

 

MAIN CAST:

John Vernon – Wildfire

Georgi Irene – Princess Sara

Robert Jayne (as Bobby Jacoby) - Dorin

Susan Blu – Brutus

René Auberjonois - Alvinar

Jessica Walter – Lady Diabolyn

Billy Barty – Dweedle

Frank Welker - Mudlusk

Townsend Coleman – Goon

Rob Paulsen - Goon

David Ackroyd – John Cavanaugh/Prince Cavan

Lilly Moon – Ellen Crow

  

            Sara (Georgi Irene) was just an average girl, growing up on a farm in Montana with her adoptive father, John Cavanugh (David Ackroyd). That is until she turned twelve and learned that she was actually the princess of a magical land called Dar-Shan. She was taken to Earth by the mystical talking horse Wildfire (John Vernon) to protect her from her evil step-aunt, Lady Diabolyn (Jessica Walter). Diabolyn studied dark magic and aligned herself with the evil beings known as the Spectres of Darkness. She put a curse on Sara’s family in a bid to conquer and rule Dar-Shan herself, which resulted in the death of her mother, Queen Sarana (Amanda McBroom). It would turn out that John was actually Sara’s real father, Prince Cavan, sent to Earth with his memory erased to protect him from the curse.

Promo art of Sara and Wildfire.

            Wildfire returned to Sara’s life to recruit her in the battles against Diabolyn. They could contact each other through the amulet Sara wore, which Wildfire assured her had powers she has yet to discover, and travel between worlds via a portal. Sara would come to share her time between Earth and Dar-Shan, trying to keep her birth world free from Diabolyn’s rule. Along with Wildfire, she was aided by the sorcerer Alvinar (René Auberjonois), his young apprentice Dorin (Bobby Jacoby) and Dorin’s cowardly colt, Brutus (Susan Blu).

Diabolyn and her Goons.

            Diabolyn wasn’t without her own allies in the form of Goons: short, winged, troll-like creatures that used to be ordinary men until they were transformed by the urn that Diabolyn used to unleash the Spectres. The lead Goon was Dweedle (Billy Barty), and was the one who dealt with Diabolyn most directly. The other Goons were voiced by Frank Welker, Townsend Coleman and Rob Paulsen.

Dar-Shan.

            Wildfire debuted on CBS on September 13, 1986. It was Hanna-Barbera’s attempt at playing to the female demographic with the focus on the princess and the inclusion of colorful horses reminiscent of the budding My Little Pony franchise. The series was written by Jeff Segal, Kelly Ward, John Loy, Linda Woolverton, David Schwartz, Tony Marino, Jina Bacarr, Mark Edens, Eric Lewald, with Segal and Ward serving as story editors. The theme, which outlined the overall premise of the show, was composed by Jimmy Webb while Hoyt Curtin handled the rest of the show’s music. Animation was handled by Wang Film Productions and Hung Long Animation Company.

The lunchbox.

            Despite leading in to the ratings-sensation Muppet Babies, Wildfire was competing against The Care Bears and Gummi Bears on the schedule. It was unsurprisingly cancelled after airing its complete 13-episode season. Merchandising for the show never went beyond a lunchbox by Aladdin, marking this as a mere footnote in the Hanna-Barbera library. While another horse-based Wildfire would hit the airwaves in 2005, it was in no way inspired by the Hanna-Barbera effort. The only connection the programs had was that the later show starred Auberjonois’ eventual Star Trek: Deep Space Nine co-star, Nana Visitor.

 

 

EPISODE GUIDE:

“Once and Future Queen” (9/13/86) – Diabolyn captures butterflies and the Royal Weaver to make a new dress for her coronation while Wildfire goes to Earth to retrieve Sara.

 

“A Visit to Wonderland” (9/20/86) – Dorin and Brutus discover some children had acquired a wand and been using it to turn horses into carousels.

 

“The Ogre’s Bride” (9/27/86) – Diabolyn prevents the joining of two villages by turning the groom of the arranged marriage into an ogre.

 

“Secret of Sinti Magic” (10/4/86) – When the Sintis, the source of all magic on Dar-Shan, help Sara and her friends, Diabolyn learns of their existence and plots their capture.

 

“A Meeting in Time” (10/11/86) – When Sara falls of Wildfire in the portal, she ends up in Dar-Shan’s past and encounters her parents before they got married.

 

“The Highwayman” (10/18/86) – Sara and Wildfire have to stop a highwayman that’s causing trouble.

 

“The Pixie Painters” (10/25/86) – Pixies have come to Dar-Shan to paint the true queen, and Diabolyn wants to be it.

 

“The Name is the Game” (11/1/86) – Sara and Dorin have to discover a troll’s real name in order to rescue Brutus.

 

“Strangers in the Night” (11/8/86) – When Wildfire takes Sara to meet the Great Horse Chieftains, she and Dorin accidentally free an ancient evil.

 

“Dragons of Dar-Shan” (11/15/86) – Sara and Wildfire help Dorin and Brutus return a dragon’s egg before Chimaera is destroyed by them.

 

“King for a Day” (11/22/86) – Diabolyn’s wish to be queen turns a frog into a king that she plans to use to that end.

 

“Where the Dreams Come From” (12/6/86) – John and Wildfire have to rescue Sara from a man claiming to be her real father.

 

“Wildfire: King of the Horses” (12/13/86) – When the ailing chieftain of the Sanctuary of Horses names Wildfire her successor, this puts him in conflict with his vow to protect Sara.

25TH ANNIVERSARIES

30TH ANNIVERSARIES

CBS STORYBREAK

CBS STORYBREAK

(CBS, March 30, 1985-January 28, 1989)

Southern Star Productions, Hanna-Barbera Australia, CBS Entertainment Productions

MAIN CAST:

Bob Keeshan – Host

Malcolm Jamal-Warner – Host (reruns)

            Spinning out of a regular segment of the just-ended Captain Kangaroo, star Bob Keeshan returned to host an all-new anthology series that saw the adaptation of various children’s books—typically recently-published—into animated form. It was CBS’ first in-house cartoon series since their Terrytoons after acquiring the properties, and was produced by Southern Star Productions and Hanna-Barbera Australia.

Host Bob Keeshan "reading" that episode's book on set.

CBS Storybreak debuted on CBS on March 30, 1985. Each episode saw Keeshan starring in a wraparound segment where he would stand on a set designed to look like an animated park. At the start of the episode, he would introduce the viewers to the original book and its plot, and then at the end would mention additional reading recommended by the Library of Congress (unless a preview for the next episode was shown). While most of the featured books were one-offs, several of them were the first in a series; such as Dragon’s Blood by Jane Yolen, Jeffrey’s Ghost by David A. Adler, The Gammage Cup by Carol Kendall and Ratha’s Creature by Clare Bell. The most notable adaptation was one of the Raggedy Ann and Andy books by Johnny Gruelle. Raggedy Ann had been adapted into animation before; particularly in two specials by Chuck Jones Enterprises that aired on CBS in 1978 and 1979. Their appearance here would lead to an animated series on the network, The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy.

Ad for Storybreak highlighting some of the featured adaptations.

Adapting the books were Sharman Divono, Mark Evanier, Rowby Goren, Gordon Kent, Elana Lesser, Malcolm Marmorstein, Michael Maurer, Michael Reaves, Cliff Ruby, J. Michael Straczynski, and Linda Woolverton. Because the series was an anthology, there wasn’t a stable cast of characters or actors from episode to episode. Among the assortment of notable voice actors featured on the show was Hamilton Camp, Mona Marshall, Frank Welker, Michael Bell, Neil Ross, Peter Renaday, Marilyn Schreffler, June Foray, Pat Fraley, Christina Lange, Kenneth Mars, Lennie Weinrib, Linda Gary, Maurice LaMarche, Jack Angel, Brian Cummings and Joan Gerber, amongst others. The series’ music was composed by Simon Walker, John Stuart, Bruce Rowland, Chris Neal, Artie Butler, Arlon Ober, Edward Karam, Richard Kosinski and Sam Winans.

26 episodes were made in total across three seasons, with a nomination for a Daytime Emmy Award coming during its first season. After leaving the network in 1990, Storybreak returned for an additional round of reruns in 1993; however, Keeshan’s segments were replaced with all-new segments starring The Cosby Show’s Malcolm Jamal-Warner. This “new” batch of episodes ran from September 18, 1993 until August 19, 1995. Notably, they featured open captions by the Caption Center for the Hearing Impaired which not only aided those with hearing disabilities, but allowed others to read along with the adventures as an enhancement of the show’s pro-reading message. Reruns would return to the network one final time from January 3 through September 26 in 1998.

One of the VHS releases.

Through CBS’ distribution deal with 20^th Century Fox, “Arnold of the Ducks”, “C.L.U.T.Z.”, “Chocolate Fever” and “How to Eat Fried Worms” were released to VHS as Video Storybreak through Fox’s Playhouse Video imprint in 1992. In 1998, Fox Home Entertainment released two additional episodes: “Robbut: A Tale of Tails” and “Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story”.

EPISODE GUIDE:

Season 1:

“The Great Ringtail Garbage Caper” (3/30/85) – A group of desperate racoons organize bold schemes when their food supply is threatened b a pair of efficient garbage collector.

“Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story From China” (4/6/85) – Ye Xian’s wish to attend a festival is granted, but when she runs off after fearing being recognized she leaves a golden slipper behind.

“Robbut: A Tale of Tails” (4/13/85) – Helping a magician out of a trap earns Robbut the rabbit his grandest wish: to have a different tail.

“How to Eat Fried Worms” (4/20/85) – Billy is challenged to eat a worm a day for 15 days for $50, and he proceeds to do so while experimenting with different ways to make the worms tastier.

“Zucchini” (4/27/85) – A ferret named Zucchini seeks freedom and escapes from the zoo, but ends up meeting and becoming the pet and friend of a young boy.

“Hank the Cowdog” (5/4/85) – The adventures of Hank, a dog that views himself the “Head of Ranch Security”.

“The Double Disappearance of Walter Fozbek” (5/11/85) – Young boy Walter wakes up one day in an alternate dimension populated by human-like dinosaurs.

“Chocolate Fever” (5/18/85) – Henry loves and eats so much chocolate that he ends up contracting the rare disease, chocolate fever.

“Dragon’s Blood” (5/25/85) – Jakkin steals a baby dragon to raise and train to fight so that he can earn enough money to buy himself out of bond.

“Arnold of the Ducks” (6/1/85) – A young boy is mistaken for a fish by a nearsighted pelican and dropped into a family of ducks.

Season 2:

“C.L.U.T.Z.” (9/14/85) – Rodney befriends the broken-down robot that comes to work for his family.

“Witch-Cat” (9/21/85) – A cat has to teach a young girl that she is a witch and how to use her magical powers.

“The Pig Plantagenet” (9/28/85) – Plantagenet can’t decide if he likes the free-roaming lifestyle of his cousin more than his barnyard existence when the forest come under threat of destruction.

“Harry, the Fat Bear Spy” (10/12/85) – Bearmania spy Harry is sent to discover why all the macaroons coming out of the factory are a disgusting shade of green.

“Hugh Pine” (10/26/85) – Genius porcupine Hugh decides to emulate being a human being to avoid being flattened on the highway.

“The Roquefort Gang” (11/9/85) – Three mice help another rescue a group of mice from prison.

Season 3:

“Mama Don’t Allow” (9/19/87) – Miles and his Swamp Band find a willing audience in a group of alligators, not realizing they’re intended to become dinner once the show is over.

“The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek” (9/26/87) – Joan and Joey set out to find dinosaur fossils, and instead find and befriend an actual dinosaur.

“What Happened in Hamelin” (10/3/87) – When a town refuses to pay a piper, he plans to get his payback through the town’s children.

“The Monster’s Ring” (10/10/87) – Russell buys a magic ring from a strange magic shop that ends up being genuine and transforms him into a monster.

“Max and Me and the Time Machine” (10/17/87) – Max doubts Steve’s time machine actually works until they both end up in medieval England in the bodies of a knight and his horse.

“The Gammage Cup” (10/24/87) – Despite not living in harmony, a race of tiny people have to come together to protect their valley against a horde of evil creatures.

“Jeffrey’s Ghost” (9/17/88) – A baseball team comprised of kids nobody wants to play with ends up becoming a team of winners through the machinations of a friendly ghost.

“Grinny” (9/24/88) – Tim and Beth notice a lot of strange things about their Great Aunt Emma when she appears for a visit out of nowhere.

“Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees” (10/1/88) – Raggedy Ann and Andy team-up with a strange camel doll to rescue Babette from a group of pirates.

“Ratha’s Creature” (1/28/89) – A prehistoric wild cat named Ratha bucks her herd’s trend of only males being herders and is banished to live amongst their enemies, the UnNamed.