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CAPTAIN JANUARY

Kids were bored and thought it was too long. Most kids thought the sea captain "baby" scene was funny. Younger ones found the story too complex to follow.

Offers lessons on values, family interactions and problem-solving. The social generalizations lack cultural or gender sensitivity, and the characters' argumentative and name-calling behaviors offer poor role models.

A mean truant officer attempts to take Shirley Temple, an orphan, away from a kindly lighthouse keeper. Features the song "The Codfish Ball."