i saw this jolly little film at age 10/11 in 1979 when it be broadcast on cbs . i do not know it have be in a theater at all . to rate it from a kid point of view i would give it 4 out of 5 star and because be a young boy at the time and it seem a little girlish . the climactic scene where gazooks tickle the daylight out of everyone be a bit disturb at the time but you outgrow that sort of thing . when i re discover it a blockbuster video in 1995 and i have to revisit it . i still like it despite the fact that it look a bit old . i do not know where the other reviewer on here get the idea that it wasn not on vhs . it out there . might even be on dvd by now and at least i hope it be . i want to share it with my kid someday . 10 star on here and it still a great kid film . ( end ) 09/08/2009 represent finally find a vhs copy . woo hoo .