Goo Goo Goliath

Not one of my favourite cartoons ever, but good fun nonetheless. It does get predictable by the end despite a very interesting concept, a couple of the gags not featuring the stork are on the dry side and the pacing in the middle could have been crisper. However, the animation is colourful and cleanly detailed, the sight of the giant toys is an incredible sight to behold visually. The music is lively, lushly orchestrated and characterful with clever arrangements of pre-existing tunes. The narration is sharply satirical, and the subtext with the father's terror at having a new baby in his life is one that anybody would identify with. Most of the gags are very amusing, though not much is hilarious. The best moments come from the stork, though the moment with the giant father using a jeweller's eye(manacle?) to change nappies is also memorable. The characters are good enough, only the stork has staying star power though nobody is useless to the story which is a good thing. The voice acting from Mel Blanc, Bea Beanderet(who does a fine job with the least to do of the three) and Norman Nesbitt is terrific. All in all, good fun. 7/10 Bethany Cox