Little Audrey isn't as prolific or as famous as other Famous Studios characters such as Herman and Katnip and especially Casper the Friendly Ghost.
That's a shame because she has an adorable charm that thankfully stays on the right side of sweet, without being sugary or sickly, and all her cartoons are at least watchable. Even the lesser ones like 'Surf Bored', 'Fishing Tackler' and 'Dawg Gawn' are not bad, though only average (but that's better than the worst of Herman and Katnip and Casper).
Of all her cartoons, there are three favourites, discounting for a second her cameo appearances in 'Santa's Surprise' and 'Olive Oyl for President'. One is 'Butterscotch and Soda', which is a primary example of the Little Audrey cartoons most excelling when based around dreams and childlike fantasy. 'Tarts and Flowers' and 'Goofy Goofy Gander' also worked really well in this regard, all three having the right amount of confectionery sweetness without feeling too sugary or making one sick. 'The Seapreme Court' has some really clever ideas and with a very immersive fish court world, and especially notable for deliciously looney fish and sea puns and dialogue. 'Song of the Birds' is my favourite, the darkest Little Audrey cartoon with a message and a truly poignant one.
'The Case of the Cock-Eyed Canary' and 'Little Audrey Riding Hood' were clever takes on famous stories, the former like a detective story spoof with some fun caricatures (especially that of Harpo Marx) and the latter with inspired modern touches. 'Dizzy Dishes' was also a lot of fun. 'Hold the Lion Please' and 'Law and Audrey' were cute if a little bland.
A few of the cartoons that had more of a cutesy and slapstick nature were less good, where cuteness got in the right of imagination and consistent humour and where the story really struggles to fill 6 minutes, even for a series of cartoons where the stories were always on the slight side. Those are the reasons why 'Surf Bored', 'Fishing Tackler' and 'Dawg Gawn' are my least favourite Little Audrey cartoons, though they are not considered by me terrible.
In all the Little Audrey cartoons, yes even in the late 50s offerings where Famous Studios were in significant decline generally, the animation is rich and colourful, with very meticulous and beautifully drawn backgrounds (in a couple of them also a darker but no less detailed or inferior in quality colour palette and drawing style) and well-rendered character designs that don't look too stiff. Winston Sharples' music was always outstanding, even in mediocre or worse cartoons Sharples' music was never among the flaws (if anything always one of the strengths or the best asset).
Also love the lusciousness of the orchestration here and how characterful, haunting and whimsical the music was without going overboard in either, even better was how well it fitted in the cartoons and how it merged with the action. The main song is very infectious too, few if any other Famous Studios have their own theme song.
Overall, charming and somewhat under-appreciated series of cartoons. 7/10 Bethany Cox
