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In short, Win One is messing with my most sacred cows: Scooby-Doo, Land of the Lost, Capt. Caveman & Teen Angels, Fat Albert & Cosby Kids, Superfriends, Hong Kong Phooey, and perhaps the holiest of holies, Grammar Rock, America Rock, and Schoolhouse Rock. I know these programs better than I know my own family. I may not be able to tell you what my Aunt Janet does for a living (or even where she lives, come to think of it), but I can tell you that Casey Kasem did the voices of Shaggy and Robin.
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The six-member cast is quite strong, cleverly imitating some characters and adding perverse twists to others. Writer and director David Gips has a knack for distilling these shows to their essences, so that within a few seconds entire worlds are created. Often his staging is cluttered, however, and six people running at full speed have little room to maneuver.
