"Toyland" (reprise) – Mr. Humpty Dumpty Release MGM/UA Home Video released Babes in Toyland direct-to-video on October 14, 1997 when this film was actually meant to be released to theaters. Reception TV Guide rated it 3/5 stars and called it "fine entertainment for its intended audience". In criticizing its old source material as irrelevant to modern audiences, Bill Gibron of DVD Verdict described it as "a waste of time and talent". See also List of Christmas films References External links 1997 animated films 1997 direct-to-video films 1990s American animated films 1990s fantasy adventure films 1990s musical comedy films 1990s musical films American children's animated adventure films American children's animated comedy films American children's animated fantasy films American direct-to-video films American children's animated musical films American Christmas comedy films American coming-of-age films American fantasy adventure films American musical comedy films American musical fantasy films Animated Christmas films Animated coming-of-age films Animated films about orphans 1990s English-language films Direct-to-video animated films Films about child abduction Animated films about children Animated films about siblings Films about toys Films directed by Charles Grosvenor Films scored by Mark Watters Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer direct-to-video films Films about sentient toys 1990s Christmas comedy films 1997 comedy films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation films Animated films about trains Films directed by Paul Sabella