In the title episode, Wallace the inventor and his dog Gromit take a time machine to look for Wallace's missing footware, and in "The Curse of the Ramsbottams," they visit Wallace's beloved Wendolene to search for a missing cheesemaker.

Wallace and Gromit enter an inventor's competition sponsored by the Acme Corporation, whose owners plan to use hypnosis and a trained spider act to capture the entrants and force them to work for the company.

When Wallace's attempt to celebrate Gromit's birthday causes his garden shed to take off for outer space, propelled by homemade cheese, he builds a rocketship, enlists a crew, and blasts off to set things right.

Nick Park's Oscar-winning characters embark on their first and second cartoon-strip adventures. The stars of A GRAND DAY OUT, THE WRONG TROUSERS AND A CLOSE SHAVE, join a host of colourful characters, as they travel through time, struggle against evil, and as ever, consume vast amounts of cheese.

Every living American adult likely prized one childhood toy that featured the happy image of an animated cartoon or comic strip character. There is an ever-growing market for these collectibles, and stacks of books pose as pricing guides. Yet Tim Hollis is the first to examine the entire story of character licensing and merchandising from a historical view. Toons in Toyland focuses mainly on the post-World War II years, circa 1946-1980, when the last baby boomers were in high school. During those years, the mass merchandising of cartoon characters peaked. However, the concept of licensing cartoon characters for toys, trinkets, and other merchandise dates back to the very first newspaper comics character, the Yellow Kid, who debuted in 1896 and was soon appearing on a variety of items. Eventually, cartoon producers and comic strip artists counted on merchandising as a major part of their revenue stream. It still plays a tremendous role in the success of the Walt Disney Company and many others today. Chapters examine storybooks (such as Little Golden Books), comic books, records, board games, jigsaw puzzles, optical toys (including View-Master and Kenner's Give-a-Show Projector), and holiday paraphernalia. Extending even beyond toys, food companies licensed characters galore--remember the Peanuts characters plugging bread and Dolly Madison snacks? And roadside attractions, amusement parks, campgrounds, and restaurants--think Yogi Bear and Jellystone Park Campgrounds--all bought a bit of cartoon magic to lure the green waves of tourists' dollars.

Nickelodeon Trivia Challenge has arrived! This electronic quiz game lets kids prove how well they know their favorite shows. With 1,000 questions from 19 top-rated Nickelodeon shows, including SpongeBob SquarePants, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genuis, The Fairly OddParents, Avatar, Zoey 101, and Unfabulous, Nickelodeon Trivia Challenge is sure to provide hours of entertainment. The electronic module picks the questions, and kids choose from multiple-choice answers. Perfect for sharing with a friend, playing alone, or livening up long car rides, this interactive quiz game makes a great gift for Nickelodeon fans young and old and TV trivia buffs everywhere.