mratfink aka Boomhauer

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From "My Dream is Yours" — Bugs Bunny! http://www.youtube.com/watc…

What about Usagi Yojimbo?

Oh, yes!

There's a Tijuana Bible on the topic.

"Mr. Incredible and Friends" is a sort-of parody of this.

But definitely some dark overtones.

There's also John Christopher's original novel.

I agree with you. The movie isn't paced slickly fast, slam-bang crash car chase. It has the same pace as "Meet Me In St. Louis" and parts of "National Velvet."

All the new books seem too expensive. I wanted to give my Dear Friend the King book, but . . .
I gave him a copy of Conrad's _The Secret Agent_ instead.

One sign that Avatar didn't fade from public consciousness: Titanic in 3D.

Graphic Blandishment = "We got a lot of people from UPA."

It works because Magoo _isn't_ Scrooge, he's an actor in an American play of "A Christmas Carol." A strict consistency — English accent, the ship at sea — becomes less important, and character becomes more so.

The thief in Ziggy also looks like Dan Backslide from "The Dover Boys."

Or the TV Yule Log. Not much coverage of that.

My favorite was _Bread and Jam For Frances:

(I love that icon with that text.)

It isn't until the Grinch reforms that he treats Max like a real dog, giving him food and patting him.

The Grinch doesn't appreciate Max as a dog until the end. He uses him, most notably as a "reindeer," but also as the animal who carries bags to the sled and makes the sewing machine go. And in the same way, a lot of child abuse isn't the spectacular stuff, but treating a young person as a way to reach your goal. The…