From 1958 comes the
loveable hound
with the southern drawl, bounding onto DVD. Huck took the first Emmy
award for a cartoon show, and no wonder, with his sidekicks Pixie and
Dixie and Mr. Jinks, and hey, hey, hey--Yogi Bear and Boo Boo. Four DVD
set of the original cartoons as shown on the Boomerang channel.
The
Magilla Gorilla Show: The Complete Series-- DVD
Gee, Ogee, here's the
complete series of twenty three episodes on four discs of The
Magilla Gorilla Show, which ran in syndication with Peter Potamus.
Supporting segments include Punkinpuss and Mushmouse and Ricochet (bing
bing bing!) Rabbit.
The
Jetsons: The
Complete First
Season-- DVD
From
1962 and
the Skypad
Apartments comes the original space- age family. 24 episodes on 4
discs. Commentary by Janet Waldo, the voice of Judy Jetson. This
groundbreaking prime time show moved after one season into syndication
and Saturday morning, where it ran for fourteen years. Hanna-Barbera's
triumph of "limited animation."
The
Flintstones:
The Complete First
Season-- DVD
All
28 episodes
on 4
discs of 1960's "Modern Stone Age Family." The first season of
Hanna-Barbera's prime time success introduces a rougher Fred, voiced by
Alan Reed and drawn from Jackie Gleason in "The Honeymooners." Much of
what seems like "classic Flintstones" wouldn't appear until later
seasons. Until The Simpsons, The Flintstones was the longest running
animated prime time show.
The Flintstones: The
Complete Second Season-- DVD
Here's the Fred we
know and love. The show hits its pace with these smoother, more-
familiar designs. (To order or for more information, click on the
picture).
The Flintstones: The
Complete Third Season-- DVD
Still more fun in
Bedrock as the cave- dwelling couple welcome a new arrival, Pebbles,
and the familiar "Meet the Flintstones" theme song replaces the earlier
instrumental opening music. (To order or for more information,
click on the picture).
The
Flintstones: The Complete
Fourth Season-- DVD
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click on the picture.
The
Flintstones: The Complete
Fifth Season-- DVD
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information, click on the picture.
The
Flintstones: The Complete Sixth Season-- DVD
To order or for more information,
click on the picture.
Cartoon Crack- Ups--
DVD
Here are
seven classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons on one budget DVD. The
next best thing to the Boomerang channel. Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear,
Top Cat, The Jetsons, Scooby Do, Pixie and Dixie, along with the
pilot for The Flintstones (originally called The Flagstones).
Witty writing, Sparkling voices by Daws Butler, Janet Waldo, June
Foray and other well- known talents. Everything that made Hanna-
Barbera great. It's all here on this Cartoon Network DVD.
Garfield
as
Himself-- DVD
Jim
Davis' fat cat made it to the small screen, voiced by Lorenzo Music.
Here are three of the many TV specials: Here Comes Garfield, Garfield
on the Town, and Garfield Gets a Life. Each special was originally on
VHS video; here are all three on one DVD. Created by Film Roman, the
house
that Garfield built, with songs by Lou Rawls and Desiree Goyette. Also
in the Garfield Cat Tales pack.
Garfield's Holiday
Celebrations-- DVD
Three of the best-
loved Garfield TV specials: seasonal favorites for Christmas,
Thanksgiving and Halloween. This DVD is not included in the Garfield
Cat Tales pack, but Amazon has it at half price. (To order or for more
information, click on
the picture).
Garfield's Travel
Adventures
Three more specials:
Garfield in the Rough, Garfield in Paradise and Garfield Goes
Hollywood. Also in the Garfield Cat Tales pack. (To order or for more
information, click on the picture).
Garfield
Cat Tales Pack- DVD
Now here's a class
act: an
attractive fat cat box with three DVDs (nine specials in all). Includes
Garfield as Himself, Garfield's Travel Adventures (see above), and
Garfield's Fantasies. (To order or for more information, click on the
picture).
Garfield
and
Friends Vol. 1--
DVD
Too much
Garfield is never enough, but here's a good start. From 1988,
this long- running Saurday morning syndicated
show featured stars from both Garfield and Jim Davis' other comic
strip, U.S. Acres. As with Peanuts, the show is paced like the comics,
slow and leisurely, with lots of slapstick and sight gags. Garfield
talks to the viewers, interacts with Orson Pig and other U.S. Acres
characters and forgets his lines. Twenty four shows on three discs,
each consisting of two Garfield and one U.S. Acres cartoon (that's 72
cartoons!), plus brief "Garfield Quickies" (sort of like Lulubites on
The Little Lulu Show). Don't look for the excellent openings, though
("and pies of...all sizes"). While this season's opening has some of
the same animation, it can best be described as "in development."
Hopefully the later volumes will feature the better-known opening. Play
one of these shows every day for your kids, and it will be just like
it's "on" TV.
Garfield and Friends Vol.
2-- DVD
The
good news is that the familiar "we're ready to party, we're ready"
theme song and opening animation appear two-thirds of the way through
these shows, and replace the inferior and annoying opening on volume
one. More great times down on the farm with U.S. Acres and at the table
with our furry friend Odie and flabby tabby Garfield. (To order or for
more information, click on the picture).
Garfield and Friends
Vol. 3--DVD
Familiar to fans
from its long run on Fox affiliate channels, here are yet more animated
antics of Jim Davis' mischevous menagerie. And look out for Monday! (To
order or for more information, click on the picture).
Garfield
and Friends Vol. 4--
DVD.
Too much Garfield is
never enough,
so here's more.
Garfield
and Friends Vol. 5-- DVD.
Another
helping of the only cure
for Mondays. The only down side is you have to skip through a few ads
every time.
Ed,
Edd 'n' Eddy: The Complete First Season-- DVD.
Finally on DVD, Danny Antonucci's
brilliant and innovative series that ran on Cartoon Network. Don't miss
this Ed-stravaganza.
Invader
Zim: Doom
Doom Doom- DVD
The first
nine episodes of Jhonen Vasquez's uniquely creative, twisted,
and over the edge sci-fi
Nicktoon. The world- conquering exploits of Zim and Gir, now on DVD.
Invader
Zim:
Progressive Stupidity (vol. 2) --
DVD
Why is Gir
dressed like a dog? And what's up with the pig? Zim VS Dib
vol. 2.
Invader
Zim: Horrible Holiday Cheer
(vol. 3)-- DVD
More Zim
antics to baffle the Tallest.
Invader
Zim House Box-- DVD
An amazingly cool
replica of Zim's
habitat with a roof that opens to reveal a figure of Gir. Includes one
DVD of extras from the show. Space to hold three Invader Zim DVDs.
Nicktoons
Halloween-- DVD
Cartoons
naturally lend themselves to fantasy, and Halloween is the most
fantastic night of the year. Nick's best 'toon stars on one DVD:
Spongebob, Rugrats, Fairly Odd Parents, Hey Arnold, and Rocket Power.
As one reviewer asked, "Where's Invader Zim?"
Cartoon Network
Christmas-- DVD
It's a
Cartoon Network Christmas with all your 'toon pals! Rock around
the tree with Dexter, Ed, Edd, and Eddy, Johnny Bravo,
Grim, Billy and Mandy, Courage the Cowardly Dog and more of your fun
and festive cartoon friends.
Nicktoons
Christmas--
DVD
Seasonal
collections tend to be a mixed bag, but if you own any holiday
cartoons, you know they get played over and over, along with your
seasonal CDs, every year. Until the Hanna-Barbera Yogi Bear specials
come out again, these will have to do. If you saw the Rugrats Passover
special, you know how good cartoons can be. Here's some yuletide cheer
courtesy of Songebob, Rugrats, Fairly Odd Parents, and Rocket Power.
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