Old Cartoon Favorites Are New Again (NAPSA)—If you and your family love cartoons, you’re certainly not alone. A cast of classic comic characters is now adding to its millions of fans. The reason? These timeless characters have been brought into the new millennium with all- new, exciting storylines that incorporate the latest film and video technology. Over seven million kids and six million adults watch ScoobyDoo every week. He is currently ranked as the third most popular cartoon, comic or book character, behind only Bugs Bunny and Charlie Brown. As he acquires new fans every year, Scooby-Doo stays hip to the times with modern adventures and innovative DVDfeatures. Warner Home Video provides fans with one of these new Scooby-Doo capers in the featurelength movie, Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf. After Count Dracula transforms Shaggy into a fuzz-faced werewolf, there is only one way to return him to normal: Scooby-Doo and Shaggy must win a cross-country race against the funny cars driven by a horde of celebrity monsters. With the exciting DVD extra features, fans can learn to draw Scooby-Doo and can experience a cool new music video. Other Scooby-Doo videos available include Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island and Scooby-Doo’s Spookiest Tales. Also enjoying long-term popularity is the dynamic duo, Tom and Jerry. More than ten million people watch the dueling pair every week, makingit the fifthhighest rated show on Cartoon Networkfor 2001. Warner HomeVideo brings the cat-and-mouse adventures of Tom STILL IN THE PICTURE— Scooby-Doo and Tom and Jerry, available now on VHS and DVD, enchant a whole new generation of viewers through new technology and new adventures. and Jerry back into your home with the all-new movie Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring. This fullyanimated, theatrical-quality release offers fans of these timeless characters an entertaining escapade with a contemporary spin. Left in charge of a magical ring by his young wizard master, Tom is horrified when the magic ring gets stuck on Jerry’s head. Whenthe sorcerer’s ring spouts a torrent of mischievous magic, Tom and Jerry are up to their ears in a hilarious chase throughout the big city. The Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring DVD gives kids an opportunity to learn how to draw Tom and Jerry, as well as participate in games with the twosome. Other Tom and Jerry videos include Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases and Tom and Jerry: The Movie. Catch Tom and Jerry on their chase for the magic ring, ScoobyDoo and Shaggy in their crosscountry race and other full-length features with classic characters at mass retailers, video and book- stores nationwide.
