Picks and Pans Review: Mariposa

By Jeff Jarvis

UPDATED 03/19/1984 at 01:00 AM EST • Originally published 03/19/1984 at 01:00 AM EST

Nickelodeon (Sunday, March 18, 4 p.m. ET)

Kiddie kable presents a heart-lukewarming story about two families—landlord and tenant farmer—who help each other out of bankruptcy by opening a roadside stand. Not bad, but a bit too simplistic and syrupy. The characters are just too nice.