I thought the show was pretty decently well-done. Bill (the "cartoon curator") is not the most charismatic guy, but pleasant and affable enough. The humor was corny but light-hearted. I could chuckle at some of it. There was even a semi-educational bit in the middle with the extended cast. Though not stunning, the show does have it's own animated title and bumper sequences. While there aren't going to be any long lectures, the host did work in some cartoon facts as he introduced each cartoon. Bill mentioned that Beanstalk Bunny is from 1955. He remarked that the "legendary" Fleischer studios produced today's Popeye cartoon, "Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky". He intro'd the T&J cartoon "Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life" by telling the audience it was directed by "the legendary Chuck Jones", asking the audience to recall (if they were paying attention to the titles) that Jones directed the earlier cartoon Beanstalk Bunny, while an image of Jones actually appeared briefly on one of the TV screens behind Bill. Maybe as an Easter egg a small Svengoolie head is also in one of the TV screens. And finally he pointed out that "Walky Talky Hawky" is the very first appearance of Foghorn Leghorn.
You like it or you don't. Ultimately the presentation of the cartoons themselves was quite good, broadcast in full original aspect ration also, mostly restored copies - I don't know how we could have expected more. Especially compared to the big fat nothing we otherwise had. While this whole host/puppet concept was pooh-poohed on Stu's show recently, I actually think creating a small approachable universe/world for the presentation of classic cartoons for younger audience members is not without value, as long is it doesn't insult their intelligence and the rest of the audience's, which it didn't. The guy is not exactly wearing a clown suit. This format has the potential to at least briefly introduce people to famous directors, animators, voice artists and even composers, along with some of the general history of classic animation.