![]() Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992).Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983).The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977).Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968).The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968).The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967).Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966).The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)."Take a Longer Look (finale)" (Bing Crosby)."Take a Longer Look (reprise)" (Bing Crosby, Kathryn Crosby)."Don't Settle for Less (Than the Best)" (Mary Frances Crosby)."The Human Race" (Bing Crosby, Kathryn Crosby).Here he is singing a song "Take a Longer Look", with a melodic deep happy voice, which for me is a joy to hear". Michael Crampton writing in BING magazine liked it too: "It is a perfect example of just how good contemporary Bing is when given the right material. Bing sings "The Human Race" explaining to Mary Frances the ways of people and I've yet to hear him sing better during the past twenty years! This is a bright and catchy number which would sell a million if issued and exploited.Strictly for the children from five to ninety and I loved every single moment of it". Avery Schreiber plays the bad-tempered bobcat and he's terrific. And while Bing is cleaning the fish, he tells the story of "Goldilocks" in his typical racy style, breaking into a delightful number "Take a longer look around you, and you might see more than you ever saw before" and the story unfolds. It looks pretty ferocious to me! And they look a most handsome family, indeed.The orchestra opens with a bright and breezy number and the narrator opens up the story about Bing and his family. There's a great coloured photo on the back showing Bing, Kathy, Mary Frances and Nathaniel in a large camp (tents, primus, stores, equipment etc.) holding a black bear cub. Ralph Harding writing in "The Crosby Collector" commented: "The story and beautifully coloured pictures are excellent. This is the sort of marginal commercial pitch that raises the hackles on parents’ necks". It was narrated by Bing and was done with no separation from the story. The mixture of animation and live actors was well handled and the acting was passable.Finally, there was one very heavy in-show plug for a record of the show that could be bought for $1.98 (regular price $3.98) only at the sponsor’s carpet stores. ![]() EST, later than would be indicated by its pre-teen approach to both the story and its affixed message.Technically, the show had considerable gloss, including a couple of pleasant, original tunes. The film was reviewed by Variety who commented: "This update of the familiar children's folk tale was a puzzling network, prime time, programming anomaly. The album itself has never appeared on CD. The tracks were not released until they appeared on a Collectors' Choice Music CD "So Rare: Treasures From The Crosby Archive" in 2010. The songs "Take a Longer Look" and "The Human Race" were re-recorded on February 19, 1970, with Jimmie Haskell and his Orchestra at A&M Studios on La Brea Avenue in Hollywood for possible release as a pop single. The Crosby family recorded the sound track for "Goldilocks" on June 16, 1969, and location work for the television show was subsequently filmed at Coldwater Canyon, Los Angeles County the same week. Ralph Harding, writing in "The Crosby Collector", described the LP: "The record album is a two-sleeved effort and extremely attractive with the whole of the centre, a fold of approximately 12.75" by 25" taken up with no less than 18 beautifully coloured shots from the color TV production". Songs and selected dialogue clips were included in the soundtrack album along with narration by famed voice-over actor Paul Winchell. The film was sponsored by Evans-Black Carpets.
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