# New Friends

Title from data sheet

Based on the book Howard by James Stevenson

Animation designed and directed by Diane Goodrich ; produced by Dirk Wales ; music by Bobby Christian

An animated film about Howard, a mallard duck, who finds that he must depend on an unlikely coalition of animals when he misses his southbound flock and is forced to winter in New York City. Together they muddle through good times, adversity, and sometimes even culturally-enriching adventures to arrive at spring and a new perspective on individual differences and friendship

- Kind: Cartoon
- Year: 1981
- By: Stevenson, James, 1929-2017. Howard, Made-to-Order Library Productions (Firm)
- Genres: Animation, Education, Nature, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/newfriends_20170601)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/newfriends_20170601?play=1)