Fairy Tale Police Department: Case File #1: Going through Dollar Tree this weekend I happened across a new display. They had a few different DVDs in paper sleeves and I came across a cartoon series I had never heard of. I went ahead and picked up the two volumes they had and expected nothing. After all, I have been subjected to such mediocrities as "The Little Dinos" before and never did I really feel cheated out of my dollar.

This Australian cartoon is full of thick accents and silly stories of classic fairy tales and Mother Goose rhymes. This is somewhat like Fractured Fairy Tales meets CSI. The two main characters are Christine: a by the books cop and Johnny Legend the self-absorbed clueless cop. Together they maneuver their way through cases making sure each fairy tale has a happy ending.

It's quite silly but a lot of fun along the way. The Austrailian accents were a bit annoying at first but they seemed to grow on me with each episode. The stories themselves were simple enough for children but still kept my interest, although they never did surprise me with any major plot twists or shocking endings.

All in all, this is definitely worth the dollar I paid and more. This is an easy recommendation.

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