Madeline

Based on the popular children's picture book series by Ludwig Bemelman, this sprite musical tale of a young French girl is nicely augmented by the music of Joe Raposo (Sesame Street) and the narration of Christopher Plummer. Madeline is the fomenter of good-natured pranks at a Parisian girl's school, much to the delight of her eleven other classmates. But when Madeline needs to have her appendix removed, her classmates-initially lost without their leader-rally to her bedside, bringing to her the gifts she has given them: warmth and humor. An excellent children's program, this is highly recommended. (Available from most distributors.)