Shaun, the clever little sheep from Nick Park's Oscar-winning shortA Close Shave(1995), returns for more stop-motion fun inBack in the Ba-a-ath. While the nearsighted and none-too-bright Farmer is away, Shaun and his flock-mates explore their surrounding and get into mischief. When the water in the sheep-dip tank proves too cold for comfort (it freezes a duck solid), Shaun and company devise an elaborate scheme to steal the Farmer's hot bathwater. Shaun also has to design a workout routine for a sheep who's gotten too fat to get through the barn door. Whenever the Farmer can see them, they act like ordinary sheep under the watchful eye of Bitzer the sheepdog, which adds to the fun. Although the animation is much less polished than in Park's ground-breaking film, the artists include some deft touches that bring the characters to life. Warm, charming, and funny, the Shaun the Sheep cartoons will delight small children--and their parents. (Unrated, suitable for all ages: minor cartoon violence)--Charles Solomon(1. Shape Up with Shaun, 2. Bathtime, 3. Fetching, 4. Take Away, 5.   Still Life, 6. Scrumping, 7. Stick With Me, 8. The Kite)