Tiny Toons: How I Spent My Vacation
I don't have the emotional connection to this movie like I
did with Power Rangers. However, I do
remember being very fond of this movie and nearly wearing out the VHS tape
(goodness I'm old). I wore out only two VHS tapes—Cinderella and Apollo 13.
I'm not sure what that says about me. Geeky princess? Lonely girl who speaks to
animals? Eh, I think it's more of the first one.
Like Power Rangers
though, this one wasn't nearly as good as I remember. How I Spent My Vacation came out in 1992 and really doesn't age
well. Maybe it's all the weird references to David Letterman, Arsenio Hall, Cher,
and Roseanne. Maybe it's because the animation isn't the best either. Or maybe…it's
just not good. IMDB says it's 79 minutes long, and it felt like at least 2
hours.
That's not to say that I outright hate it or that my heart
was shattered (I'm looking at you, Power
Rangers). The whole sequence with Fowlmouth and Shirley at the movies is
still humorous.
Yeah, that's it.
Plot in a Nutshell:
School is out for the summer. Buster and Babs start an insane water gun fight
and end up in Deliverance with
possums, gators, and toads. Plucky and Hampton go on the road trip from hell to
Happy World Land aka Fake Disney Land with Hampton's family. Shirley is
repeatedly harassed by Fowlmouth. Elmyra continues her quest for a kitty, being
horrifically abusive to all animals along the way. Fifi stalks her favorite
skunk movie star.
WTF: The
inclusion of Woody Allen in the celebrities at the movies montage is creepy as
hell. Do Plucky's parents know that he went on a seemingly months-long trip
with Hampton's family? Who the hell picks up a serial killer hitchhiker?
Fun Facts are Fun:
Cree Summer, who voices Elmyra, is also the voice of Susie Carmichael from Rugrats and Penny from Inspector Gadget.
The Verdict: I
really hope this trend of not being as good as I remember continues. Oof.
Join me next week for The
Rescuers Down Under. It has to hold up better than the last two movies,
right? Right? RIGHT?
I loved Rescuers Down Under! I'm a little scared to hear your review as I haven't seen it in YEARS. Side note - one of my faves when I was little was "The Great Mouse Detective." Watched it again the other day and still giggled quite a bit. ;-)
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I've been scared this whole time...some of these really don't hold up well at all lol
DeleteGreat Mouse Detective is one of my favs too omgggg