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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 10/27/2009 Run time: 277 minutes Rating: Nr
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Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s Vol. 2 Customer reviews:
Average Rating: 4.5 Total Reviews: 5
(L. J. Hall, 2009-11-01) What can I say -- these are timeless. I remember them from the 70's and now my 13 and 3 year old daughters are watching them. They cleaned up the "fuzziness' that *may* have been in the original but the colors are true. It is also great for the 3 year old before bed, as the episodes are only 15 minutes, so you are not stuck arguing about watching a 90 minute movie. I also like the way they did the menu -- the villian appears in a little box on the screen as you page thru the episode titles, so you don't have to guess or remember the titles if you want a certain episode. I love these.
(Bret H. Nordland, 2009-10-31) My 2 year old loves Scooby and this series has added some variety to his collection.
(C. Point, 2009-08-11) This is a very nice Scooby Doo DVD set. It contains the first twenty five episodes ever made. Wow! You can finally get them all in one set unlike the dvd's such as greatest mysteries original mysteries and creepiest capers. The discs are high quality and so is the case. The cartoons even have subtitles. It has the original villains such as the space man with a crazy laugh, Creeper, and the phantom puppeteer. The episodes are very entertaining too! A great buy!
(Joker, 2009-08-08) I've always loved the original Scooby Doo cartoons. The first season (1969) and the second season (1970) were by far the best Scooby Doo mysteries ever. Things started to go downhill when they started to include Scooby Dum and Scrappy Doo, etc. in later years. The first two seasons are the best. I used to watch Scooby Doo and other cartoons every Saturday morning before going to my junior bowling league. Then I'd come home in time to watch The Pro Bowlers Tour on ABC at 3:30, then ABC's Wide World Of Sports at 5:00. Those were the days when TV had good shows and good cartoons, such as Scooby Doo. The stuff of today is plain sick and lame garbage compared to the shows of yesteryear. These DVDs will entertain longtime fans and newcomers alike. You can't go wrong with a cartoon that features humor, a mystery to solve and crooks dressed as spooks who try to scare their way to a fortune where the setting is often a haunted house. I love Halloween, so this show has always been right up my alley. I think Shaggy and Scooby are at their best in these two seasons as far as humor goes. Every episode has them clowning around in some way. I like the ever-shifting trajectory of these episodes. There's a scary moment, then there's a light and hilarious moment. It's a good mix of humor and haunts. You get all 25 episodes in this set. My personal favorites are Spooky Space Kook, Hassle In The Castle, Bedlam In The Big Top, Mine Your Own Business, A Gaggle Of Galloping Ghosts, A Night Of Fright Is No Delight, That's Snow Ghost, and Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Werewolf? Scooby Doo Where Are You? is an all-time classic cartoon and far better than anything out there today. Your kids will love it. This stuff is 40 years old and has stood the test of time, so I highly recommend it!
(Rina, 2009-07-17) My 4 year old and 2 year old LOVE Scooby. The thrill is what keeps them going!! But beware, it may be a little too scary for 2 year olds, because since Scooby, my daughter is very afraid at night. But it's too late; she loves it, so I still let her watch.
(Colleen Bratsveen, 2009-10-09) My son is now 10yrs old--his favorite pasttime seems to be finding episodes of Total Drama Action on TV and recording it on the DVR. I decided to make his life (and mine!) a little easier by purchasing this series for his birthday--HE LOVES IT!!! Now we (including his 15yr old sister) don't argue over who gets the TV and he can watch his favorite episodes over and over and over...great purchase!
(Monique G. Desrochers, 2009-09-27) This is a cute Survivor like reality show in cartoon style. Chris tortures a group of teenage campers and the drama abounds. They do crazy stunts like jumping out of an airplane with bad parachutes and landing onto a couch, blind trapaze with no net over a small pond filled with jelly fish, a blindfolded William Tell with the arrow and apple thing, all to compete for a 100,000 dollar prize. They vote off a camper each week. Sometimes they will conspire to get rid of a fellow camper who then walks down the "Dock of Shame" to the "Boat of Losers". The characters go into the outhouse to do personal diaries. It's funny and quirky. My 10 year old daughter wanted this for her birthday. She loves it. Recommended for all kids under 13 or so. And not so bad for grownups either.
(tommom, 2009-09-24) My seven year old loves this show and is so happy to have all the episodes of Season 1. He has been watching it non-stop since we got it. Definitely worth the money.
(Daisy, 2009-09-24) Total Drama Island is a funloving, realistic cartoon that I happen to love to watch each week with my son. I purchased this dvd for him. It is his favorite cartoon on TV!!! We can't wait until Total Drama Action is on dvd too! Keep the fun rolling!
(Lonnie Knighton, 2009-09-19) the item was actually for my son. he is a total drama island fanatic and had to have the dvd set. thank you.
(Mr., 2009-10-13) This is it! Superman! Wonder Woman! Aquaman! Batman & Robin! The very first Super Friends incarnation, with Wendy, Marvin & Wonderdog is finally coming to DVD! Fans have been waiting years for this and now it's here! The show was comprised of 16 hour long episodes (about 45 minutes without commercials) and included some rare guest appearances such as Green Arrow & Plastic Man among others. Warner Brothers is releasing the 1973 Season in Two 8 episode Volumes, which are both 2 discs each. Episodes included with Volume 1: Disc 1: 01) The Power Pirate 02) The Baffles Puzzle 03) Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C. 04) The Weather Maker Disc 2: 05) Dr. Pelagian's War 06) The Shamon 'U' 07) Too Hot To Handle 08) The Androids There will be a Super Friends interactive Trivia Challenge Quiz game included as bonus material. Depending on how well it sells will have an affect on when Volume 2 is released. This is great news for Super Friends fans every where! :-)
(Ryan Daniels, 2009-10-02) It's like 3 episodes per disc on each side. That was the problem with the volume sets. Then now, they just slap on those god-awful double side disc and says the complete superman collection. I mean the Batman animated series the complete animated series dvd set got a much better complete collection dvd release then this. I'm highly dissapointed.
(Thom, 2009-09-21) When I saw this was being released I thought Superman would finally be available in the same quality as all the other products in DCAU. But no. This is still going to have the two sided discs which get scratched to easily and just don't seem to have the quality. I would have bought it otherwise. The one good thing about this is it is reasonably priced unlike the complete Batman and soon to be released complete Justice league which cost more than the individual seasons combined.
(GutsMan, 2009-09-15) they're repackaging the scratch prone double sided discs from the individual sets, my rating might seem harsh but companies should improve their product when they double dip, and they won't as long as consumers keep accepting things as they are
(trashcanman, 2009-09-11) Superman is truly one of the greatest superheroes ever to bear the title. He also happens to be one of the most maligned. There's even an entire website dedicated to proving he's a jerk. Few things make a mean-spirited comic geek smile more then seeing The Man of Steel getting his rear end handed to him. Some of the reasons for this are innate to the nature of the character, and some are based on the way the character has been handled by writers in the past (what with the racist WWII propaganda and all). Supe's reputation as "The Big Blue Boy Scout" makes him a fairly lame goody-two-shoes kind of hero, which is really hard to get away from without changing the character entirely. Modern sensibilities prefer darker heroes like Batman. Also, the fact that Superman is ridiculously overpowered makes him hard to root for. We like underdogs. Underdogs generally aren't invincible with superspeed, heat beams, x-ray vision, plus immortal with infinite strength. Most great heroes are flawed and are often at a disadvantage against their villains, but Superman was always portrayed as flawless and indomitable. Unless you had a green rock that is. That's what we call an uninteresting weakness. Also, Supes has become a massively utilized deus ex machina device for DC comic writers. Write yourself into an impossible situation in a Green Arrow story? No worries, Ollie can just shout Clark's name and all's taken care of. Ugh. But when you get down to it, we all grew up with him and we all love him. He's as American as apple pie and 10 times more iconic. He's also one of those characters whose moral compass is always clean. It may make him boring, but it also makes him a perfect hero. After the massive success that was Batman: The Animated Series, where else would DC's amazing animation team go? And they did an amazing job with a hero whose kiddie comic legacy gave them little to work with. Here's the textbook for writing great Superman stories, right here. Now, Supe's God complex was the first thing that needed to go. No turning back time at light speed or moving planets out of orbit for this Superman. This is a powered down version of the character who retains all of his powers from the comics, but has them amped down just enough to make him vulnerable and more relatable. He regularly has to use his brain to outwit villains, which is great. Second, the characters needed work. The shallowness of The Man of Steel's rogues gallery is legendary. Plus his legacy is layered with more cheese then a Chicago-style pizza. While there are numerous winks and references to the old school (Krypto and Bepto even get nods), this iteration really brought a hipper attitude and presentation of the denizens of Metropolis while walking the line between respect to the source material and updating outmoded devices flawlessly. This show is quite simply the definitive Superman. It pays tribute to the Golden Age with a sly sense of humor, but makes bold strokes to set itself apart from every past version of the character and the result should please all fans old and new. Pretty much the entire "Batman" team returned for this show, which accounts for the quality, and the voice acting was again as impressive as the fluid animation and great character designs. Dana Delaney is the perfect Lois Lane. She plays the character as cynical and snarky but lovable and entirely fearless. It's still annoying to me that the best reporter on the planet can't figure out that her closest co-worker is Superman with glasses on, Especially considering she finds out who Batman is in a day or two. I'd prefer that relationship just be out in the open already. Suspension of disbelief only goes so far. Other awesome contributions to the show include Michael Ironside as planet conquering overlord Darkseid, the fantastic Malcolm McDowell as kryptonite-fueled terminator Metallo, Lori Petty as Livewire (who was created for this series and proved to be one of the more memorable villains), and Brad Garrett as The Main Man himself, Lobo. A great cast goes a long way to making a good animated endeavor an unforgettable one. Like "Batman" the show also featured episodes co-starring many other DC regulars including Steel, Dr. Fate, Aquaman, The Flash (who challenges Supes to a footrace), Green Lantern, and others. The centerpiece of the series is an epic three episode arc teaming up The Dark Knight and The Man of Steel in a perfect melding of the two series. Bruce Wayne sweeps Lois off of her feet, Harley Quinn has a catfight with Lex Luthor's bodyguard Mercy Graves (another of several character created for the show that ended up being adapted to the comics), The Joker owns Supey and Luthor alike; the whole thing screams "WE LOVE YOU!" to fans of both shows. It was the first time they would cross over, but not the last. Eventually the entire DCAU would be united in the flawless Justice League series as a result. While "Superman: The Animated Series" is not as good as the Batman and JLA series, the difference in quality is negligible. This is a remarkable cartoon show that is probably even more enjoyable for adults then it is for children due to the sly humor and occasional darkness that marks this as the best adaptation of the character ever. Obnoxious interdimensional imp Mr. Mxyzptlk (voiced by Gilbert Goddfried, no less) being outwitted in seconds (he has to say his own name backwards to be sent back to his own dimension) by Clark and then spending 3 months plotting his next scheme while ignoring his Jessica Rabbit-looking sexpot of a wife only to be outsmarted in seconds again is too funny. And the evil irony of a murderer deducing Superman's secret identity exactly one second before he is executed is black comedy at it's finest. And let me tell you, the final arc shows us a seriously dark side to the Kryptonian boy scout. However, I honestly find it hard to believe that they went three full seasons without General Zod and his crew. They had a pair of Kryptonian criminals that were similar, but I think it's safe to say we would have rather seen updated versions of the villains from The best Superman film. While the cynic in me still likes to see Supes get owned now and again, this show made me realize just he much fondness I still have for the character and what he stands for. He holds a unique role as the prototypical American superhero who was and is the ideal champion to children everywhere. The 70's films with Christopher Reeve will remain cherished classics for generations to come. Big Blue deserves his props and this is where he really got it outside of comics it for the first time since Reeve wore the cape and refused to kneel before Zod. Fans of "Batman: The Animated Series" or comic book superheroes in general need to check this out. This is how you adapt The Man of Steel. 4 1/2 stars, rounded up for degree of difficulty.
(Corgi Kid, 2009-11-03) I just purchased the second volume from the Saturday Morning Cartoons 70's collection. Let me just say that I am quite pleased with this collection. I watched many of these cartoons during the 70's and it brings back many happy memories from childhood. The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show and the Banana Splits were the primary reasons of my purchase. The bridging sequences including the introduction to both Bugs Bunny/Road Runner and Banana Splits were not restored. However, I can't complain too much. I am unable to get the Cartoon Network Boomerang channel where I live and have been wanting to watch many of these cartoons for such a long time. I hope Warner Brothers continues to release more collections in the near feature. More Bugs Bunny/Road Runner and Banana Splits please! Also, would like to see the New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Michael Shea (Huck) and Lu Ann Haslam (Becky Thatcher); really campy but from part of the Banana Splits series. Thanks again Amazon!
(John W. Yocum, 2009-11-01) I didn't buy the first 70's set because there just seemed to be too much on it that I never watched. This set, however, was full of things I remembered. I appreciate seeing them no matter what condition the prints are in, but there are a few odd things about the set. First, there are two adventures with Shazzan, but if you select "play all" you only get to see one. You have to go back to the menu to select the other episode. Also, the main titles from Shazzan are missing. Secondly, what was supposed to be the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour seems to be an episode from the five-week 1/2 hour evening run that the show did on CBS in the mid-seventies one summer. There are only four cartoons and since they used restored prints for this set and not the original edited-for-violence versions, the show lasts 28 minutes, which would be too long for the original 1/2 hour length and too short for the hour-long version. Finally - what's up with the menus and chapter stops on these sets? I wish you could select just the show you wanted and it would play the whole thing. The way it is, if you select Banana Splits from the menu you have to watch part of the show, then it goes back to the menu where you have to select the next part of the show. Of course, you canjust hit "play all" and skip to the show you want, so I guess it's OK. Overall, I love this set (except for "Yogi's Gang" for reasons mentioned by another reviewer) and look forward to more.
(Andre M., 2009-10-31) Okay, literally speaking this is not just a seventies set (Shazzan & the Banana Splits are from the late 60s), but if you were born between about 1960 to 1973, you'll really get mellow over this. Much of this has since been forgotten or ignored by pop culture, but since those of us who fondly loved these as children as only children can are now in position to get them back, then let the games begin! The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show inlcuded here will bring on the warm and fuzzies for the generation that immediately followed the baby boomers. The fondly recalled tune "On With the Show" with Bugs & Daffy and the Road Runner theme songs will make those who remember this show smile with a warm glow. "Shazzan" was the first cartoon I actually remember watching on television. The adventures of two kids with the flying genie is a good example of the wholesome but FUN adventure-type toon that ruled the Sat. morning airwaves until the Shiny Happy People brigade of Politically Correct killjoys nearly destroyed the genre by imposing sissified Barney-style New Zoo Revue fruit loop slop that was long on morals but short on entertainment. "Yogi's Gang" (1973) is a sad example of this. The once great HB stable is reduced to a nauseating tale of the beloved Yogi, misled by an Archbunker type, touting the superiority of bears and dismissing the others as "animal lovers." Mess like this should have been lost in a fire like "London After Midnight". Oh Pepto-Bismol, where is thy sting? Bring back Ranger Smith and the pic-i-nic baskets! You had to be there to really dig "The Great Grape Ape," the adventures of a 40 ft. purple ape (Magilla's cousin?) and his canine sidekick Beagly Beagly, but it remains amusing to a point and I'm glad to see it again after 30 years. The 1970s defanged Tom & Jerry (for reasons stated in the above paragraph) are no comparison-poor cousins to the violent but hilarious original classics. Best of all for late 60s/early 70s kids is the funny and funky BANANA SPLITS-Hanna Barbera meets Sly Stone-that is fondly remembered by our age group. I particularly enjoyed DANGER ISLAND with it's Batman-style tounge in cheek adventures, and you'll be VERY pleased to see it here. (Everbody sing "Tra la La, La la la la!") Overall, this will make people of our age group VERY happy and is a good rendidtion of what we enjoyed in the pre-DVD, Internet, and video game days. Most of these will also be enjoyed by the current tot set, so it's a worthwhile family purchase.
(MEWZIK, 2009-10-30) My favorite edition of Saturday Morning Cartoons for sure. So, if you don't have Boomerang, or had enough of watching horrid quality internet movies -this is GOLD. At this point though, I'd like to see a proper release with all the episodes of say Shazzan! Grape Ape and Hair Bear Bunch. If there was no market, they wouldn't put it in Cartoon Network programming. Shazzan! is the least seen of all these classics, so what's the point of holding them back to dvd or even download only? The plus is they picked strong episodes here. Nonetheless, how can this compilation not get five stars? Arrested development accomplished! What would make this better (not that I hold this against anyone) is adding a couple timepiece commercials between the breaks...I'm thinking Happy Meal and bad teeth fall out of your mouth cereal commercials. Exit, Stage Right.
(Paul J. Mular, 2009-10-21) Semi-restored, disclaimer says some elements no longer exist in pristine condition. No restoration attempts were made for The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, that is from an ancient 2" video tape with occasional glitches & break-up. I know the show was quickly cut up into half-hours in the mid '70s, but some film segment elements should still survive. Another Disappointment is the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show, it is the short-run Prime Time half-hour version that ran in the summer of 1976 on CBS, not the hour long saturday morning version. NOTE: Authoring error: if you chose 'Play All' The Living Island cartoon from Shazzan will not play! You must select this individually. Disc 1 HELP! IT'S THE HAIR BEAR BUNCH (1971): Keep Your Keeper NEW ADVENTURES OF GILLIGAN (1974): Off Limits SEA LAB 2020 (1972): Deep Threat AMAZING CHAN AND THE CHAN CLAN (1972): The Mardi Gras Caper (Episode 12) SHAZZAN (1967): The Living Island / Master of the Thieves ***watch 'Thieves' first, it has the open titles, then 'Island' second, it has the end credits.*** YOGI'S GANG (1973): Mr. Bigot Disc 2 BUGS BUNNY/ROAD RUNNER SHOW (1976): For Scent-Imental Reasons/Stop, Look and Hasten, Hare-Way to the Stars/Duck! Rabbit, Duck! VALLEY OF THE DINOSAURS (1974): Forbidden Fruit TOM & JERRY/GRAPE APE SHOW (1976): Ep.#1 - No Way Stowaway / That Was No Idol, That Was My Ape / The Ski Bunny / The All American Ape / Stay Awake Or Else BANANA SPLITS ADVENTURE HOUR (1968): Joning the Knights/The littlest Musketeer/"Danger Island" INCH HIGH PRIVATE EYE (1973): Diamonds are a Crook's Best Friend NEW ADVENTURES OF BATMAN AND ROBIN (1977): Sweet Joke on Gotham City ---O.K., few real classics here. But if you grew up on Saturday Morning cartoons in the 1970's this sampling will bring a smile to your face. One thing that puzzles me is the inclusion of some 1960's cartoons. I don't remember SHAZZAN (1967) ever airing on Saturday Mornings in the 1970's. Maybe somebody confused it with 1974's SHAZAM, a totally different show spelled with one "Z" and a "M". THE BANANA SPLITS ADVENTURE HOUR (1968) did technically run until the end of summer 1970 and then went into syndication, even though only one season was produced. THE BUGS BUNNY/ROAD RUNNER SHOW started as an hour show in 1968, but this is the CBS summer of 1976 PRIME TIME half-hour version. Unlike THE BUGS BUNNY/ROAD RUNNER SHOW, the TOM & JERRY/GRAPE APE SHOW will not feature classic theatrical cartoons, these will be the cheaply made Hanna Barbera TV cartoons from the 1970's. This show is probably the weakest in the bunch, and it is the full hour version! I dare you to sit through the entire show without pushing the fast-forward button. SEALAB 2020 & VALLEY OF THE DINOSAURS are probably the highlights here. Both of these reminded me of my favorite Saturday Morning adventure cartoons of the late 1960's & seemed to be a refuge from the ultra-silly cartoons of the 1970's that required laughtracks to remind you that it is funny. Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoy comedy cartoons, but the 1970's comedy cartoons were pitiful. Just compare THE PEBBLES & BAMM BAMM SHOW to the classic FLINTSTONES of the 1960's.