We’ve a couple of reviews gone up this week for a pair of unfortunately hard to recommend titles. The Best Of Casper certainly is a warm introduction to the character, but long time fans will have seen much if not all of the contained material before, and there’s nothing here for collectors, who will complain about the lack of original titles or restoration.

Sadly, there’s not a lot better going on in Disney Princesses: Follow Your Dreams, the latest in the long line of admittedly girl-centric products. While I appreciated the presentation of new material as opposed to recycled older TV episodes, the production values don’t add up to much, and the storytelling is a far cry from the superior outings our heroines Aurora and Jasmine were initially made famous from.

Neither is a keeper, so save your money and put it towards any of the great sets we’ve been treated to this summer:

• Warners’ Popeye The Sailor: Volume 1 is a spinach-powered safe bet!

• Universal’s Woody Woodpecker breaks out of the vault in a stunning set!

• Disney/Jim Henson’s The Muppet Show: Season 2 is a sheer delight!

There’s simply nothing around these days to replicate the plain enjoyment of any of these characters. And, don’t forget our exclusive conversation with the man who makes many of those classic cartoon sets the must-haves they are: animation historian Jerry Beck!

Have a great weekend! – Ben.