Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Zappy Holidays!
Diana G. Gallagher · 1996
62/100
👎 Skip It
If your kid watched Alex Mack reruns and wants to revisit that world with a holiday twist, this delivers exactly what it promises. But tie-in fiction rarely transcends its source, and this one lacks any critical record to suggest it does. The premise is cheerful and the values are wholesome — it just does not have much life outside its original 1990s fan context.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety88
substance52
craft55
originality42
accuracy65
hype45
age-fit72
human-eye52
Penny’s verdict62
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