Still have a lot of affection for Hanna-Barbera, particularly Scooby Doo. With many fond memories garnered from watching Scooby Doo, Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, Looney Tunes (not Hanna Barbera but a big part of my childhood) etc on especially Boomerang, and the character themed weeks/hours throughout every holiday (etc. Scooby Doo throughout the whole summer). Memories that are only memories now, it's not the same anymore.
'The Goose Goes South' is not Hanna-Barbera at their best though, not a particularly good representation actually. It is certainly watchable and there are things to recommend it, but it is one of those cartoons that will appeal to youngsters and slightly older kids (and as ignorant as this sounds, and sincere apologies if it comes over that way, for mainly ones that don't expect too much). Albeit 'The Goose Goes South' is also one of those cartoons that doesn't have an awful lot for young adults or overall older audiences. Just to say, as cheesy as this sounds, am a young adult (late 20s) but am a child at heart.
Certainly there are good things. Have very rarely seen a cartoon with no redeeming merits, it takes a lot for me to think that with being such a fan of animation. The animation in 'The Goose Goes South' is very good. it is bright and colourful with some nice detail in the backgrounds. The finesse is not always there in the drawing but most of it is smooth enough. The best thing about 'The Goose Goes South' is the music, which is pretty outstanding. It is so beautifully orchestrated, very characterful and adds a lot to the action, in fact it enhances it and a lot of the gestures.
Found the narration quite amusing and the voice acting as well delivered as ever by immensely talented voice actors. Mel Blanc in particular was a legend and very rarely did wrong, it did happen but rarely and it took a lot for it to happen. There are sporadic mildly amusing moments and a few cute ones.
However, the story is not an original one and there is little new, making for no real surprises. 'The Goose Goes South' could have done with more energy and less of a cutesy vibe. Not everybody is going to take too kindly to the portrayal of the south either, it's not very interesting or subtle and doesn't amuse an awful lot either.
Didn't find any of the characters that interesting, including the titular character, found them pretty bland actually. Other than the predictable story, the biggest problem is that there is very little that is funny, with the gags being far too few and they are only mildly amusing level.
In conclusion, watchable but not particularly good. Hanna-Barbera did much better than this. 5/10
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