Chilly Beach

Chilly Beach has the look of a Canadian South Park, without all the gross-out humour. It's enjoyable fun for kids and adults, but really small children may not get the plot. It deals with two buddies, Frank and Dale, who live on the Canadian island of Chilly Beach. Their friends include an Indo-Canadian police constable (who manages a convincing Indian accent without being offensive), a little girl who bears a striking resemblance to Velma from Scooby Doo and a polar bear who lives on the island and spends all his time trying to eat them! It's a worthy animated entry along with The Raccoons (one of my fave cartoons in the 1980s). With all the crappy American and Japanese cartoons we get nowadays, Chilly Beach is a breath of fresh air. Rating: ***