Kipper - Cuddly Critters [VHS]
In a cute and cuddly cartoon character contest, Kipper would come in  second only to Pooh. Add a British bunch of fluffy and feathered creatures to  the show's mix (as seen on Nick Jr.), and the adorable quotient skyrockets, as  we see inCuddly Creatures. Here, Kipper, Tiger, Jake, Pig, and Arnold  are up to their pastel forepaws in rascally new friends--Jake's bird flies the  coop, a tadpole and a goldfish swap swimming holes, a smart-alecky parrot  pretends he's an echo, a mouse makes off with Kipper's cornflakes, then sticks  around for a hide-and-seek match, and a wily hedgehog wanders about confounding  would-be hunters. Best aboutCrittersis what's not present. All is calm  and quiet in Kipper's camp; there are no fits and only minor fusses, a constant  in the series that's earned it a trusty following, most likely of mellowed-out  little kids and their contented caregivers.--Tammy La Gorce