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Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Bullwinkle the Moose were great stars when those two characters made their first-ever appearance in an animated TV series in the early 1960s. Although the series lasted only a handful of years, the two characters were pretty much TV classics. Yes, they were classics until their catastrophic entry to the big screen. And when their big screen attempt made such underwhelming numbers, they pretty much disappeared from people's minds. With these outings, Rocky and Bullwinkle are indeed characters that aged badly.

And then came this animated short subject. This was to be released in cinemas as a preview to featuring two other characters who appeared in segments of their classic TV series. But for some reason, it was not included, and therefore became direct-to-video instead. I don't know how viewers received the short movie, although it didn't seem to help Rocky and Bullwinkle regain some lost popularity.

Perhaps if a young boy were selected to be in Rocky's speaking role, then that might have pave the road to redemption for the flying squirrel and the moose.

Mr. Peabody and Sherman are two characters from the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The show was a modest hit, and lasted from 1959 to 1964. So many years after the show's cancellation, people went on to make films based on the series. These are Boris and Natasha (1992), Dudley Do- Right (1999), The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000), and then Mr. Peabody and Sherman (2014). Sadly, none of these films were successful in the box office. And although Mr. Peabody and Sherman made more money than its budget, the film still created losses for the filmmakers. It's kinda hard to believe how a TV series can become successful but its film adaptations don't do so well in theaters. Perhaps ever since the show got cancelled in 1964, things about it pretty much disappeared from people's minds. And perhaps reception of the show would have a been a lot better had the studio people picked a boy to be that flying grey critter.

After famous fairy tales are written and adapted into many books, someone who likes those stories would combine them into one. That is the case of Goldie and Bear as it features characters from many well-known stories.

When I saw ads for this show as well as seeing a few episodes, I was initially entertained. The graphics are quite colorful, and the way the characters are drawn are similar to what I see in children's story books.

I do adore the characters in the show, especially Goldie. I like her trademarked hair, her blue dress, and best of all her cute pink mary janes. All the other characters are perfect, although the boy bear in a beige shirt with green sleeves could use a child actor to do his dialog.