The Mystery Cartoon Character Game, ongoing.

You're welcome--thought I'd look it up and help you out.

SuperTed it is, and for the reasons that, with Glowworm's help, you have given.

In the 70s Welshman Mike Young invented the story of a bear, afraid of the dark woods, who was taught a magic word by Mother Nature to give him super powers, to help his step-son get over his fear of the dark.

He subsequently turned the story into a series of books, and in 1981 approached TV channel S4C (the Welsh-speaking off-shoot of Channel 4, the UK's fourth TV channel) with the idea of an animated series. Together with animator Dave Edwards and producer Robin Lyons he formed animation studio Siriol, which made 36 10-minute episodes, aired in the UK from October '83 - Dec '85. The first series was produced in Welsh only, and dubbed into English when it proved popular enough for UK-wide airing.

The series aired in the US in '84 on The Disney Channel, and in 1988 Siriol made a new series of 13 22-minute episodes for Hanna-Barbera - The Further Adventures of SuperTed. This American production was redubbed by the original UK voice cast (with some script changes) and the episodes split into 10-minute segments for airing by the BBC in '90. Mike Young and his family moved to LA in '89.

SuperTed is another one of the clutch of classic UK children's shows that the BBC is planning to revive. Mike Young is producing.

Well Spotty-ed, Em (silly me - I hadn't realised the H-B connection when I posted!) - your turn again!

Thanks, Pete. Now for another easy one:

1. I'm a chocoholic by nature.

2. I try to resist the product, but go into an uncontrollable frenzy whenever I see it.

3. At first, I was accompanied by a senior citizen of my species.

Yeah, I know this one, but will leave it for someone else today.

Aha, my hunch was right. This is Sonny the cuckoo, mascot for General Mills' Cocoa Puffs cereal. Back in the Sixties, he was rolled out with another cuckoo called Gramps. However, Gramps disappeared in the Seventies, leaving all the cocoa puffs for Sonny.

Yes, OUB, you got it, and for all those reasons. So it's your turn again. Great job. as always.

Ah, how very gracious, Emerald Isle. Just for that, I'm picking a character with an element of Ireland to him.

1) This character has appeared exactly twice to date, both times in an animated feature film.

2) In both cases, the story takes place somewhere that's likely to be the United States, but this is never shown explicitly. It's entirely possible that both animated films transpire in Ireland, which is where the first film was produced.

3) This character is a buffoon. While that's not a nice thing to say about a character, it doesn't help that the late Dom DeLuise provides his voice.

Hmm. Can't say I saw either of these films. So someone else probably did.

Well, American Tail and All Dogs go to Heaven were specifically set in the US, so it must be Jeremy the crow from The Secret of Nimh.

It certainly must be Jeremy the crow from The Secret Of NIMH, because it is. There was a sequel, Timmy To The Rescue, but that was produced by MGM Studios, and even then, it was outsourced. The original by Disney escapees Don Bluth, Gary Goldman and John Pomeroy was roughly modeled upon a children's book, and was produced in Morris Sullivan's studio in Ireland under the banner Sullivan / Bluth Studios of Ireland, Limited. This was also one of Dom DeLuise's first voice acting roles, and it seems he proved a natural for it. Most of the action takes place on Farmer Fitzgibbons' farm, though there is the flashback sequence at the laboratory of NIMH. In no case is a nation specified. We know only that they speak English. Although, come to think, the electric plug has the tall prongs unique to the United States; Europe uses the fingerlike prongs.

No matter what, PeterHale has collected another masterful +1, and attained control of the board. Awesome astuteness, sir.

Thank you, OUB - they were good clues!

1) I am the protagonist's love-interest.
2) I appear in two movies -the latter, though made much later, is set within the time-frame of the first.
3) I bring out the fighter in the protagonist - first he has to deal with a rival, then save me from my pursuers.

This can only be one deer friend. Faline, from"Bambi."

Right again, emeraldisle!

1) is self-evident

2) Bambi II was released 64 years after Bambi, and elaborates the story from the death of Bambi's mother through to his adolescence. (I haven't seen it!)

3) In the first movie, the adult Bambi defeats rival stag Ronno's challenge, and later, after the forest fire, rescues Faline from the hunting dogs.

Your point and your turn!

Thanks, Pete. Now here's one that should also be easy:

1. I'm the tiny ruler of the moon.

2. I'm modeled after a similar character from an animated feature film.

3. I mistake an unexpected visitor for a giant monster, but become his friend after he saves me and my subjects from.....trees!

Ah, ha! It's King Luna from Boo Moon.

He's the ruler of the moon.
Not sure.
He mistakes Casper for a monster.

Yes, you got it right, Saltyboot. Now to explain the second clue:

He was modeled after King Bombo from "Gulliver's Travels."

So feel free to take your turn. Good job.

Thanks! Now here's mine.

I'm a soldier, but not a good one.
My short is a mockumentary about my unit.
In the end, I end up in the doghouse.

Can't put my finger on this one. Hopefully, someone else knows.

My mind's a blank, though that's me on a normal basis. The first thing that came to my mind was Private SNAFU, but I think he's already on the list.

Yeah, SNAFU has been used. Here is the next set.

There is a special unit for my kind.
We were in WWII in real life.
Not paying attention to where I was hiding, I accidentally get shot out of a cannon.