A boy (Adam Zolotin) can talk to animals, a gift he tries to use to save his grandparents' farm from a greedy banker. Ethel: Shirley Jones. Fred: Richard Mulligan. Mr. Teller: Bobcat Goldthwait. Voice of Jeep: Edward Asner. Voice of Skip: James Belushi. Voice of the Goat: John Ratzenberger.