A glamorous schemer trails thick streams of smoke, cigarette holder in hand.
Pals chug a keg's worth of beer.
Tobacco and alcohol figure far more prominently in animated kiddie films than parents may realize. Goldstein and two colleagues reviewed videotapes of 50 G-rated animated features released between 1937 and 1997. They found that 68 percent of them depicted at least one incident of smoking or drinking. Good characters indulged as often as villains. About 1 in 3 high school seniors smokes or drinks, and movies can make both behaviors seem cool.