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First, a little history on this poster's content... Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue was a half-hour animated drug prevention special starring many of the popular cartoon characters from American Saturday morning television shows, which was simulcast on April 21, 1990 on all three major American television networks (ABC, NBC, and CBS), most independent stations, as well as cable networks Nickelodeon and USA.
Cory (voice of Lindsay Parker), is worried about her older brother Michael (voice of Jason Marsden) because he's started acting differently. When her piggy bank goes missing, her cartoon tie-in toys come to life to help her find it. After discovering it in Michael's room, along with his stash of drugs, the various cartoon characters proceed to band together and take him on a fantasy journey to teach him the risks and consequences a life of drug-use can bring. The villain of the story, besides the drugs, is Smoke (voice of George C. Scott), an anthropomorphic cloud of smoke with a mafioso-like appearance and personality.
The "Cartoon All-Stars" that appear in the special, from 10 different franchises, are:
* The Smurfs: Papa Smurf, Brainy Smurf, Hefty Smurf (though Smurfette is seen on the poster and VHS cover, she does not appear in the special).
* ALF The Animated Series: Alf.
* Garfield and Friends: Garfield.
* Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin, Simon, Theodore.
* The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Winnie the Pooh, Tigger.
* Muppet Babies: Baby Kermit, Baby Piggy, Baby Gonzo.
* The Real Ghostbusters: Slimer.
* Looney Tunes: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck.
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Michelangelo (although he appears in the special, he is not shown on the poster or VHS cover).
* DuckTales: Huey, Dewey, Louie.
The special was distributed on VHS videocassette by Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Disney), but it was only available for free rental, not for sale. This is probably due to the PSA nature of the special and the legal issues with the licensing of the characters for profit. Make a video for free rental only, no profit; sell it, and there's profit. Video stores were given this poster (featuring the VHS cover art) to display in their windows or on their walls to advertise that they had the tape available for free rental, hence the "Rent It Here FREE!" banner in the upper left corner of the poster. I saw the special when it aired back in April 1990 and secured one of the rental VHS tapes from the "previously viewed" section of the video store that used to be in my town. I still have that tape, and will never sell it. If you want one of your own, you can buy one for exorbitant prices on the Amazon Marketplace (alt listing) or eBay.
I recently purchased this poster from Marketplace seller "MovieGoods". What I'm writing about is the product I received from them, but it may also be applicable to other Marketplace sellers as well. Be sure to ask other Marketplace sellers if they're selling the same item. Now that that's out of the way...
At the time I made my purchase, the Amazon product listing was titled: "Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue Poster Movie 11x17" (with "by Pop Culture Graphics" in tiny print below it). That lead me to believe that what I was buying was an original poster from 1990. So imagine my dismay when I removed the poster from the mailing tube and saw that it was a computer-printed reproduction, and not an original. I should have known that the cheap price, with free shipping, was too good to be true for an original, but I thought that maybe, just maybe, they had a stockpile of them and were selling them off cheaply.
If you look VERY carefully at the product listing you'll see a small bit of text in the product description that reads: "Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue reproduction Approx. Size: 11 x 17 Inches - 28cm x 44cm Style A mini poster print". The problem here, which is why I didn't notice that bit of text until MovieGoods brought it to my attention later on, is that the product description is primarily one large pitch for Pop Culture Graphics,Inc, which makes it quite suspect: "Pop Culture Graphics, Inc is Amazon's largest source for movie and TV show memorabilia, posters and more: Offering tens of thousands of items to choose from. We also offer a full selection of framed posters. Customer satisfaction is always guaranteed when you buy from Pop Culture Graphics,Inc". How am I supposed to know if the product description, which was written by seller "Pop Culture Graphics, Inc.", and not Movie Goods, actually applies to what Movie Goods was selling? So I had to rely on what was in Movie Goods' Marketplace listing to tell me more about what exactly they were selling:
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$6.29 + $0.00 shipping - New - Movie Goods
Seller Rating: 4 1/2 Stars, 89% positive over the past 12 months. (15,621 total ratings)
In stock. Processing takes an additional 4 to 5 days for orders from this seller. Ships from United States.
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As you can see, Movie Goods actually didn't say a thing about the product they're selling in THEIR Marketplace listing. So, no where in the Movie Goods Marketplace listing does it state reproduction. Heck, nowhere on the product's Marketplace listing page does it state reproduction!
Stating that a poster is a reproduction, not an original, is something that should be mentioned in the title of the product. This is why I am going to make an attempt to have the listing title changed to mention that fact. So, by the time you, fellow customer, reads this, the product title may have been changed - hopefully for the better. You have me to thank for that. You're welcome :-)
I contacted Movie Goods customer service to tell them that I felt that I was deceived with the product listing. Stacey, the rep who exchanged e-mails with me, was very gracious and courteous, and promptly gave me a refund. I have absolutely no complaints about Movie Goods' customer service. They are top-notch in my book.
To be fair, the poster is a really good reproduction printed on high-quality posterboard, though it's obvious that the colors are a tad darker than the original poster image, which also appears on the VHS cover I have. So, if you're okay with buying a reproduction, and you know beforehand that that's what you're buying, you will probably be very happy with this poster.
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