History YMMV / CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue

* JustHereForGodzilla: Most modern audiences don't care about the special's DrugsAreBad message, and mainly watch it to see Bugs Bunny, Alf, the Chipmunks, Garfield, the Muppet Babies, Tigger, Pooh, and Michelangelo share a song together.

* HilariousInHindsight: [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Michelangelo]] and ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} both appear in the special, long before Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} would buy both franchises.

* HarsherInHindsight: Michelangelo being among those who were trying to get through to Michael, given another of Mikey's voice actors, Creator/KirbyMorrow, who voiced him on ''Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation'', died due to his own substance abuse.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** [[WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks Simon]] calling marijuana "an unlawful substance", considering that marijuana can be prescribed for medicinal purposes, and Canada and multiple US states have legalized it as of TheNewTwenties (though to be fair, it would still be illegal for Michael to buy it, as he's a minor).
** [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Michelangelo]] and ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} both appear in the special, long before Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} would buy both franchises.

** ParentalNeglect has consequences. If that father wasn't so damned obsessed with beers, he probably would notice Michael's suspicious behavior.

* {{Narm}}: There's an unintentional hilariousness to hearing Bugs Bunny and Simon Seville talk about joints and marijuana.

** In the early 90s, the cartoon was a standard "Just Say No" [=PSA=]. Nowadays, with greater understanding of the dubious (at best) effectiveness of these messages, on top of the growing unpopularity of the War on Drugs, the characters who preach to Mikey and yell at him over his use of pot come across as arrogant and holier-than-thou than helpful.
** Marijuana has not only since been legalized in many states (mostly for medical purposes but sometimes recreational), but it's been found to not be the life-destroying drug that groups like D.A.R.E. have hyped it up as, and in fact it's status as a controlled substance has been found to be rooted in racism. The fact the film portrays every kid who does pot even once as transforming into a delinquent doesn't help matters. [[DownplayedTrope That being said]], Michael is still too young to legally take weed unless he had a prescription for it.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Wonderful Ways to Say No" is admittedly very catchy. It helps that it was written by Howard Ashman and Music/AlanMenken.

* JustHereForGodzilla: What did you look up this special for? To hear an outdated lecture on weed, or to see Bugs Bunny, Alf, the Chipmunks, Garfield, the Muppet Babies, Tigger, Pooh, and Michelangelo share a song together?

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: It does feel like someone had to have been on drugs to come up with something this insane. Simon from ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' explaining marijuana on its own is a little mind-bending, and the dream sequence as Mikey bottoms out is pretty psychedelic.

** Marijuana has not only since been legalized in many states (mostly for medical purposes but sometimes recreational), but it's been found to not be the life-destroying drug that groups like D.A.R.E. have hyped it up as, and in fact it's status as a controlled substance has been found to be rooted in racism. The fact the film portrays every kid who does pot even once as transforming into a delinquent doesn't help matters. That being said, Michael is still too young to legally take weed unless he had a prescription for it.

** Bugs uses a time machine in the middle of the story. In ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'', he's a ScienceHero who gets involved in a time travel plot.

** Michael's voice actor, Creator/JasonMarsden, would later voice Myron in ''VideoGame/Fallout2'', an immoral TeenGenius who invented a very harmful drug specifically designed to be addictive. Guess he didn't learn to say no to drugs after all.
** This wouldn't be the last absurdly huge cartoon crossover that Pooh would be involved in, whether [[WebVideo/PoohsAdventures fan-made]] or [[Film/ChipNDaleRescueRangers2022 Disney-produced]].
** The special was released on April 21. You know, the day after [[FourTwentyBlazeIt 4/20]].
** Now that Creator/{{Disney}} owns Franchise/TheMuppets, seeing ''{{WesternAnimation/Muppet Babies|1984}}'' characters alongside ''{{WesternAnimation/DuckTales|1987}}'' and ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' characters seems quite commonplace rather than part of a massive crossover event. Especially after Disney rebooted ''{{WesternAnimation/DuckTales|2017}}'', AND ''{{WesternAnimation/Muppet Babies|2018}}''.
** Likewise, ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} and [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Michelangelo]] appearing together. They would have [[https://tmntentity.blogspot.com/2014/11/tmnt-magazine-welsh-7.html a smaller reunion]] two years later, then their respective properties were acquired by Creator/ParamountGlobal, who had them meet each other again in [[VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl another huge cartoon crossover]].
** Michelangelo and [[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters Slimer]] meeting up here as well; during the decade when Creator/IDWPublishing held the license to ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' comics, they arranged two canonical crossovers between ''ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW'' and ''ComicBook/GhostbustersIDWComics''. The one Turtle that Slimer paid attention to during his brief cameo in the first storyline? Mikey.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments: Corey sending Smoke packing after he tried to hook Corey on weed is a genuinely uplifting moment. Michael shows is love for his sister is more potent than his addiction.

** Some people took away from this special that if you take drugs, all of your favorite cartoon characters will start talking to you.

** The tactics and arguments used in the special are ''very'' dated to the early days of UsefulNotes/TheWarOnDrugs . TheAggressiveDrugDealer, MarijuanaIsLSD, "Just Say No", and the fact that the only drug other than crack cocaine mentioned is marijuana all put it right in the early 90s. In the [=21st=] century, the complete lack of discussion of heroin or other opiates feels almost mind-boggling (and it's been occasionally noted that a lot of the imagery and even the heavy-handedness of the special would probably work better and feel more appropriate in the context of opiate addiction).
** Not to mention, marijuana has now become legal in numerous jurisdictions across the U.S., and many communities have stopped fervently policing the use of weed. Mikey would probably get in trouble for being an underage user.

** In the early 90s, the cartoon was a standard "Just Say No" [=PSA=]. Nowadays, with greater understanding of the dubious, at best effectiveness of these messages, on top of the growing unpopularity of the War on Drugs, the characters who preach to Mikey and yell at him over his use of pot come across as arrogant and holier-than-thou than helpful.
** Marijuana has not only since been legalized in many states (mostly for medical purposes but sometimes recreational), but it's been found to not be the life-destroying drug that groups like D.A.R.E. have hyped it up as, and in fact it's status as a controlled substance has been found to be rooted in racism. The fact the film portrays every kid who does pot even once as transforming into a delinquent doesn't help matters. That being said, Michael is still too young to legally take weed without a prescription.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Pooh has some genuinely sweet moments in the special. Through his friendship with Corey and encouraging her to tell her parents about Michael.

** In the early 90s, the cartoon was a standard "Just Say No" [=PSA=]. Nowadays, with greater scrutiny of the value of these messages, on top of the growing unpopularity of the War on Drugs, the various characters who preach to Mikey come across as arrogant and holier-than-thou than helpful.
** Marijuana has not only since been legalized in many states (mostly for medical purposes but sometimes recreational), but it's been found to not be the life-destroying drug that groups like D.A.R.E. have hyped it up as, and in fact it's status as a controlled substance has been found to be rooted in racism. That being said, Michael is still too young to legally take weed without a prescription.

** Marijuana has not only since been legalized in many states (mostly for medical purposes but sometimes recreational), but it's been found to not be the life-destroying drug that groups like D.A.R.E. have hyped it up as, and in fact it's status as a controlled substance has been found to be rooted in racism.

* ValuesDissonance: In the early 90s, the cartoon was a standard "Just Say No" [=PSA=]. Nowadays, with greater scrutiny of the value of these messages, on top of the growing unpopularity of the War on Drugs, the various characters who preach to Mikey come across as arrogant and holier-than-thou than helpful.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
** An official crossover starring popular characters from UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation ''and'' a few from ''UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation''. It's too bad this coincided with a preachy special about a teenager with drug problems. And even then, they had to make this a FakeCrossover by having the characters come to life from merchandise items, ''Franchise/ToyStory''-style, rather than admitting the characters were themselves.
** Hell, using prominent cartoon characters to provide [=PSA=]s or act as moral guides to other characters would also work...if the messages they were offering weren't so preachy.

** The tactics and arguments used in the special are ''very'' dated to the early days of the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnDrugs War on Drugs]]. TheAggressiveDrugDealer, MarijuanaIsLSD, "Just Say No", and the fact that the only drug other than crack cocaine mentioned is marijuana all put it right in the early 90s. In the [=21st=] century, the complete lack of discussion of heroin or other opiates feels almost mind-boggling (and it's been occasionally noted that a lot of the imagery and even the heavy-handedness of the special would probably work better and feel more appropriate in the context of opiate addiction).

* TearJerker:
** A very brief moment after Michael hurts Corey's arm. Even after he apologizes, she and Pooh slam the door on him and tears start pouring from his eyes. Even if it's a brief shot, it just goes to show that he instantly regrets being a BigBrotherBully.
** It can be a bit heartbreaking to hear Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger singing about how the viewer will [[GrowingUpSucks outgrow them]] and perhaps forget them - a concept that Disney would concretly explore a few decades later in ''Film/ChristopherRobin'' and on a smaller scale, ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII''.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: An official crossover starring popular characters from UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation ''and'' a few from ''UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation''. It's too bad this coincided with a preachy special about a teenager with drug problems. And even then, they had to make this a FakeCrossover by having the characters come to life from merchandise items, ''Franchise/ToyStory''-style, rather than admitting the characters were themselves.

* ValuesDissonance: In the early 90s, the cartoon was a standard "Just Say No" [=PSA=]. Nowadays, with greater scrutiny of the value of these messages, on top of the growing unpopularity of the War on Drugs, the various characters who preach to Mikey come across as arrogant and holier-than-thou.

** The subplot with Corey seems to have as its moral, "Be more attentive to your younger siblings and cognizant of how your actions can influence them." While the amount of grief Michael gets for pot is insane, his neglecting his younger sister and making her think she needs to get high to get his attention is genuinely bad.

** The tactics and arguments used in the special are ''very'' dated to the early days of the War on Drugs. TheAggressiveDrugDealer, MarijuanaIsLSD, "Just Say No", and the fact that the only drug other than crack cocaine mentioned is marijuana all put it right in the early 90s. In the [=21st=] century, the complete lack of discussion of heroin or other opiates feels almost mind-boggling (and it's been occasionally noted that a lot of the imagery and even the heavy-handedness of the special would probably work better and feel more appropriate in the context of opiate addiction).

** The subplot with Corey seems to have as its moral, "Be more attentive to your younger siblings and cognizant of how your actions can influence them."

** Not to mention, marijuana has now become legal in numerous jurisdictions across the U.S., and many communities have stopped fervently policing the use of weed. Mikey would probably get in trouble for being an underaged user.