Monsters vs. Aliens:
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
on NBC
Susan, Dr. Cockroach, the Missing Link, Bob the Blob and the
rest of the gang from the hit movie
Monsters vs. Aliens
returned on October 30th at 8:30 p.m. ET, giving
young viewers a Halloween trick AND treat with
Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space,
the
Best TV Show of the Week.
Suzy and most of the monster team are looking forward to
Halloween. Link has been waiting 50 years to scare children, as
a good monster should; voracious Bob wants to gobble all the
candy in sight; Suzy just wants to relax; Dr. Cockroach is
content to stay home, as he shares his bitter childhood memories
of bullies taking away his beloved Swirly Lollipop. But their
military contact tells them of a mysterious UFO over Modesto and
sends the heroic monsters to check it out. While Suzy tries to
explain to her parents why she hasn’t visited, the other
monsters go Trick-or-Treating – until the neighborhood’s
children are attacked by the title Mutant Pumpkins! Realizing
that the Pumpkins want to eat, not the children, but their
candy, the monsters and children combine to force-feed all their
candy to the giant Mutant Pumpkin. All the candy makes the
Pumpkin sicken and explode, leaving the monsters to enjoy the
Halloween party with Suzy’s parents.
It’s nice to see that the networks have not lost their sense of fun.
Monsters vs. Aliens
is a throwback to the days when each holiday brought specials
like
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
to TV screens to delight children. Suzy learns that she should
keep in touch with her parents, Link learns that scaring people is not what it
is cracked up to be, and Cockroach finds another Swirly-pop…which he selflessly
gives away to a child. Mutant Pumpkins gives young viewers laughs, excitement
and monsters aplenty – and even a warning about eating too much candy. For
giving children something to enjoy in anticipation of Halloween, Monsters vs.
Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space is the
Best TV Show of the Week.
Best TV Show
of the Week
The Parents
Television Council -
www.parentstv.org
