The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down (film)

The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down is a 2008 British computer-animated mystery comedy film written and directed by Alexis Blondeau and produced by Roger Brownstone, Kimberley Porter and Eddie Thomas with Jake Grantham serving as the executive producer. It was based on the fanfic of the same name by Merlin Missy. Set several decades later, the cartoon business has changed much since the 1940s. There's been a recent string of murders involving computer-generated characters (called "digi's") lately, so Roger and his wife Jessica try to find out who's behind it all. Helping them out is an old friend's grandson, a perennially broke young private detective named Freddie Valiant. The film features various cameos and references, ranging from video game characters to edutainment cartoon characters.

The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down was released in the United Kingdom by on 28 March 2008, and in the United States by  on 9 April 2008.

Voice cast

 * as Freddie Valiant
 * Callum Ross as
 * Zoey Clarke as
 * as
 * Martin Cambridge as
 * Alex Broadhurst as
 * Daniel Hamilton as
 * as and Ralph
 * Petronia Evans as and
 * Eddie Thomas as Larry and the Flower
 * Bernard Mendel as the Chief of Police and Police Officer