Reinforce the importance of group harmony over individualism

This insipid marketing manufactured cartoon and toy line was created by the American Greeting company in 1983. According to Wikipedia, the cartoon’s creators were trying to appease television watchdog agencies crusade against cartoon violence by attempting to “reinforce the importance of group harmony over individualism.” The end result is, well.. as with any compromise of this nature, mediocrity at it’s finest.

Here’s a still from the opening credits of the Get along Gan. There’s a couple shots with a critter on board, but most are too blurry to make out.

Here’s one of the toys, interestingly enough, not the character actually featured on a skateboard in the credits. It currently on auction.

Opening credits of The Get Along Gang.