OllieSuave-007
Two penguins attempt to woo each other, but a dispute led the female to swim off, leaving the male down in the dumps. But, some excitement comes when the male tries to save the female from a hungry shark.A pretty sappy story overall, but the shark chase gives the cartoon some intrigue. Some funny moments as well.Grade B-
Shawn Watson
This animated documentary set on an Antarctic island features a colony of happy penguins as they go about their mating rituals and day-to-day habits. One of them tries to impress his girlfriend by catching fish, which she does in fact eat and swallow. But this, being a Disney cartoon, does not mean the fish is slowly and painfully dissolved in her stomach acid, so the fish escapes whole and she goes off to find her own lunch, leaving the male jilted.He tries to warn her of an approaching shark, though I am sure than no sharks stalk Antarctic waters, but I could be wrong. The male eventually rescues her by bonking it on the nose with a stick - fine method of dispatching a squalus if there ever was one. Even after being swallowed by the shark the male, and other little fish do manage to escape.Underlying message of cartoon: no animals are carnivorous.
TheLittleSongbird
This was really sweet, and seeing that I love anything to do with penguins, it does have a special place in my heart. There is some beautiful animation especially with the antarctic backgrounds, and the theme song is beautiful beyond words. The two penguin characters are so cute and likable, and the shark is ferocious enough so it is easy to hate him. Though I did kind of feel sorry for him at the end. The story is over familiar from seeing other shorts like Once Upon a Wintertime, but the characters, animation and music compensate hugely. And I loved how it ended, a happy but beautiful moment.Overall, very sweet animated gem, that people will love. 10/10 Bethany Cox
Robert Reynolds
This short is an entertaining, very cute bit of animation. It uses a lot of bits used in other shorts, so it's all quite familiar even though I don't recall ever seeing this before. The animation is up to Disney's standards for the time and this is well worth the time to get and watch. Good to see it's in print. Recommended.
