Corduroy

Corduroy is a 2000 Canadian, animated, television series. It is based on the Don Freeman book of the same title from 1968 and A Pocket for Corduroy, which followed a decade later. Prior to this, there was also the live-action, 1984, short film of the same title and the 1996, straight-to-video, animated series, The Adventures of Corduroy. It is a co-production between Nelvana and Sichuan Top Animation.

Plot
A childlike, stuffed teddy bear in green overalls named Corduroy learns some daily life lessons and has new experiences. He lives somewhere in New York with a Jamaican-American girl named Lisa, who is also his owner and friend who lives with in an apartment building her single mother. Corduroy comes to life around and talks only to her, and his fellow toys, a rocking horse named Buckaroo, and a wind-up mouse named Rosetta.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The art is decent and there's enough fluidity to the animation.
 * 2) The episodes' stories are written and executed properly.
 * 3) The character designs look just as nice as the art style.
 * 4) There are a lot of good, likable, wholesome characters.
 * 5) Both the upbeat theme song and incidental music are well-composed.
 * 6) The voices are well-acted, decent, and pleasant.
 * 7) Good values are given, like in "Say Cheese", when Lisa keeps taking pictures of others without permission, she learns it's important and courteous to ask first as a show of consideration. Also, in "Good Night Corduroy", Lisa helps him conquer his fear of the dark. They're typical, but still good to follow and live by nonetheless. Plus, it provides good influences.
 * 8) Finely written dialogue.
 * 9) Some heart-warming moments.
 * 10) The colors are neither too dark nor too bright, but rather medium.

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