They've used the feature-length format to create a broadly sketched adventure story involving the characters from the weekly show. You get the picture. As the film opens, it's the last day before summer vacation at Third Street School. But as T.J. tries to make plans with his pals, he's dismayed to discover that his crew is headed to summer camp, leaving him home alone with no one to play with. Wandering aimlessly around town after they leave, T.J. uncovers strange doings at the closed school.
Green rays emanate from the windows.
Closer investigation uncovers scientists testing some sort of tractor beam. When the adults don't believe him, T.J. rounds up his pals from camp to get to the bottom of the mystery. The script, by Jonathan Greenberg, has a story that is plausible enough for any audience whose age can be measured in single digits. As goofy and inane as some of the humor is, it looks positively brilliant when you compare it with much of the filler currently clogging multiplex screens. Send questions and comments to The Webmaster .