The Bobbs-Merrill Company

Based on the beloved Johnny Gruelle characters and featuring the music of Sesame Street composer Joe Raposo, is this 1977 feature film. While this was directed by Richard Williams, he was generally "for-hire" without much creative involvement. While it was a critical and financial disappointment, as well as the animation being a bit sub-par compared to other Williams work, it's a very enjoyable children's movie. Unfortunately, though this was shot in Panavision (2.35:1 widescreen), no video master exists in the original format. Chances are, if you were a child growing up in the late 1980s and early 1990s, you grew up with this being aired on The Disney Channel.