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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 12:00 AM

Awesome Kids' Video Project: The sequel!

As requested, the also-rans in our reader poll of family summer flicks. Also: Is this list racist? Is Hannibal Lecter right for your family? And more!
Andrew O'Hehir

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  • Tuesday, July 15, 2008 06:50 PM

    A few more

    While I'm at it (and before the comments section gets closed), here are a few more that I love to watch with my son.

    I'll enthusiastically agree about The Iron Giant and The Yellow Submarine, of course. But on the more obscure side:

    • Batman: The Movie - the original theatrical movie with Adam West and Burt Ward. Yes, there's some cartoon-like hitting (BAM! BOP!) but nothing really scary.
    • H.R. Pufnstuf, the complete series - maybe you had to grow up with it (I did), but this may have been the height of psychedelic children's programming. My son loves it.
    • Lidsville, the complete series - if anything, this is even stranger than Pufnstuf. Parents will drop their jaws in amazement at the sight of Charles Nelson Reilly as the evil green-faced Hoodoo the Magician, when he dresses up as a "girl bunny" to seduce Raunchy Rabbit (I am not making this up!). But kids think it's hysterical.
    • Avatar: The Last Airbender - I hate most modern animation for children. But this show from Nick won me over. It's a remarkably well-done, well-written, well-acted show. We're all fans of it in my house.
    —Peter Maranci Read Peter Maranci's other letters

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