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Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1960s: Volume 1

The best of what Saturday mornings had to offer in the 1960s. Awesome collection.

The Venture Bros.: 3rd Season

More wackiness, more revelations, and more delightful weirdness is found in this third season release of a show that has grown well past its “spoof” origins.

Snoopy’s Reunion: Remastered Deluxe Edition

Along with It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown, this disc provides two mediocre TV specials… but just try to watch Flashbeagle without being fascinated by 1980s kitsch.

Watchmen: Tales Of The Black Freighter

This film tie-in tells a dark tale of a man’s desperate bid to race an unearthly pirate ship to his home town. Some interesting bonus features also enhance the Watchmen film experience.

The Zeta Project: Season One

This Batman Beyond spin-off features a robot fugitive trying to evade government forces while seeking his creator.

The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest: Season One, Volume One

The third series for Jonny Quest wasn’t the hit that Turner had hoped for, but it did produce a number of very good episodes despite a troubled production history.

Wonder Woman

The Amazon princess finally gets her own movie, and it’s pretty good. Lots of action, but also with some humor, make this a winner.

Green Lantern: First Flight soars into stores in July

Warner Home Video has formally announced their next animated project to come out of the Warner Premiere line of direct-to-video movies. The mythological hero Wonder Woman has her own movie coming out this week, and the next movie will bring out a hero with a more sci-fi bent. The Hal Jordan version of Green Lantern, […]

The Art Of Pixar Short Films

Amid Amidi writes a book that fills the gap in the “Art of” series of Pixar books. Aside from the pretty pictures, there is a pretty good overview of the studio’s history included.

The All-New Super Friends Hour: Season One, Volume Two

More goofy greatness lies within, as the 1970s kiddie version of Justice League tackles bad guys and such tough issues as peer pressure and scraping your elbow.

You’re A Good Sport, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition

Two sporting television specials appear on this disc, and both are winners.

LaserDisc Archives: Why I’m Keeping My LaserDisc Player!

A fond look back at the greatness of laserdiscs, especially those grand old box sets.

Otto Messmer And Felix The Cat

If you do not know who Otto Messmer is, you are not yet a cartoon connoisseur; and if you wish to be, it is essential that you get thee to a DVD outlet and find some old-style Felix The Cat. Learn more here!

New Year's Surprise — Peanuts treats!

A few weeks ago, we posted a number of reviews of DVDs featuring the Peanuts gang, but I had one more in the hopper that I’d been holding off on posting until we needed to fill some space during the holidays. I meant to post it earlier, but better late than never, especially since our […]

I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown

Though this 2003 TV special was produced after the death of Charles Schulz, it still manages to contain plenty of that old Peanuts Christmas magic. With an additional special and even a great “Making of” about the original Christmas special, this discontinued DVD is a rare treat.

Batman: The Complete Animated Series

The best superhero cartoon of all time finally gets the complete series set it deserves.

The Man Called Flintstone

Right after their historic television run ended in 1966, The Flintstones starred in this Bond-inspired spy caper.

Walt Disney Treasures: The Mickey Mouse Club Presents Annette

This Mickey Mouse Club serial starring Annette Funicello is wholesome Disney goodness that stands up extremely well fifty years since it aired.

Popeye The Sailor: Volume 3 1941-1943

The final black and white Popeye cartoons are in this set, which means the Fleischer era is now fully on disc. There’s lots more of Pappy here, plus Popeye gets some nephews, and joins the Navy to help out against the Axis powers.

Tinker Bell

Peter Pan’s little friend gets an origin story and a voice, in what is a better direct-to-video movie than many might expect.

A Charlie Brown Christmas: Remastered Deluxe Edition

This is the most essential Peanuts special to own— the very first one, and perhaps still the best.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Remastered Deluxe Edition

It’s another classic, Charlie Brown!

You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition

This Peanuts TV special may not be the most famous Charlie Brown story, but it is just as good as many of the other great specials of the 1960s and 1970s.

A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Documentary)

This documentary was made for television in 1963. Though it has never aired, it did bring together Charles Schulz, Lee Mendelson, Bill Melendez, and Vince Guaraldi, leading to a partnership that would produce many wonderful TV specials. This special DVD is a wonderful gem for Peanuts fans.

The Sylvester And Tweety Mysteries: The Complete First Season

Do cat and canary chases mix with mysteries? Sometimes yes, sometimes less so, but this is overall a nice little show.

It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition

It’s another Peanuts classic, as Linus is subjected to ridicule over his belief that The Great pumpkin will visit him in the pumpkin patch on Halloween night. A lesser but still pretty good special is also on the disc, as well as a nifty featurette.

He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe: Volume Three

The 2002-2003 series wraps up with battles galore as He-Man and the Masters face off against not only Skeletor but also King Hiss and his Snake Men. It’s a great-looking show that just manages to rise above its origins as a prolonged toy commercial.

Popeye The Sailor: Volume 2 1938-1940

A second set of some of the best cartoons ever made. Invaluable.

Justice League: Season One

The Justice League looks even better in high def, even in their weakest season.

Bravestarr: Volume Two

The final Filmation show gets shorted on extras in this concluding volume, but with 32 episodes there’s still lots to occupy your time.