Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
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| Cartoon All-Stars to the Resuce | |
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| Airdate | April 21, 1990 |
| Writer | Duane Poole & Tom Swale |
| Director | Milton Gray Marsh Lamore Bob Shellhorn Mike Svayko |
| Network | ABC, CBS, NBC, Syndication, Nickelodeon, USA |
| Style | 30-minute animated special |
| Company | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Southern Star Studios |
| Origin | USA |
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue was a commercial-free half-hour animated special aired simultaneously by NBC, ABC, CBS, local stations, Nickelodeon and USA on April 21, 1990.
20 cartoon stars join in to help Mikey, a fourteen-year-old kid who has been swayed to drugs and alcohol by Mr. Smoke, a sentient puff of cigarette/marijuana smoke. Mikey is shown what he will turn into if he doesn't quit.
In spite of the criticism that the message was cheesy and sugar-coated and the cartoon stars were merely a draw (no pun intended), the special racked up a 22.0 rating, a record on Saturday morning that stands today. The special was introduced by George H.W. Bush, then the President of the United States.
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Categories: Program | CBS | NBC | ABC | Nickelodeon | USA | Syndicated | Animated | Special | 1990s | 1990 | 1990 Miniseries and Specials | Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
