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Bad-boy animation director Ralph Bakshi attempts another epic but has trouble finding a strong tonal balance and a lack of technique to mask his low budget.

Teacher’s Pet (The Movie)

The first Disney franchise to transfer from the small screen to the big in quite a while, Teacher’s Pet is unexpectedly hilarious and a terrific return to form for the TV division.

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (Animated Movie)

Bill Melendez’ television animation take on the CS Lewis classic is a faithful stab at re-creating an epic on a low-budget and once seen will remain long remembered.

Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season

This prime-time classic got a very nice DVD set. This is one of Hanna-Barbera’s finest shows, and really one of the all-time great cartoons.

Walt Disney Treasures: Tomorrowland: Disney In Space And Beyond

Featuring segments from Disney’s Tomorrowland television show, this two-disc set showcases Walt Disney’s vision for the future and the world of tomorrow.

Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Living Color, Volume Two

Mickey’s color filmography is completed on DVD with a stunning collection of shorts plus his most recent theatrical featurettes looking better than ever. Essential!

The Jetsons: The Complete First Season

The Jetsons are a classic Space Age family – George, Jane, Judy, Elroy, Rosie, and Astro – and they have finally arrived on DVD with the original 24 episodes from the show’s classic first season.

The Triplets Of Belleville (Sony US Edition)

Sylvain Chomet’s debut feature is truly like nothing you’ve seen before: a wonderful “silent” movie that uses the animation medium in an innovative and cinematic way.

The Last Unicorn (pan-and-scan)

The Rankin/Bass fan favorite gets the poorest of the poor treatment here, with scan extras and framing that crops the image without regard to composition. Bad, bad, bad!

Paul McCartney: The Music And Animation Collection

A fantastic collection of rare ex-Beatle produced animation, with the standouts being Rupert And The Frog Song and Tuesday – both warm animation treats!

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?: The Complete First and Second Seasons

This set was one of the first Hanna-Barbera DVD sets, which mean that the extras are terrible. However, there is still lots of Scooby goodness here for fans to enjoy.

Brother Bear: Special Edition

Disney’s new-agey adventure comes to disc in a packed edition that does justice to this sweet little film.

The Flintstones: The Complete First Season

Though the DVD set is not exactly worthy of the show, one should not miss getting this first classic season of the groundbreaking show— TV’s first original primetime animated series! Yabba dabba doo!!

Looney Tunes: Back In Action

Joe Dante’s Looney Tunes feature isn’t the Termite Terrace in-joke project he’s long cherished but is the best such combination since Roger Rabbit and extremely fun entertainment.

Walt: The Man Behind The Myth

The Disney Family’s own telling of Walt’s life is surprisingly non-whitewashed and provides a well-rounded depiction of a unique man.

The Lion King 1½

The Lion King gets a makeover, Timon and Pumbaa style, in a very funny spoof that plays to the strengths of the original and provides a fun outing on DVD.

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series: Special Edition

Spidey looks pretty cool in “comic noir CGI” although the medium does have its pluses and minuses. This may be remembered in the future as an oddity in the career of Spider-Man, but it has some great moments and is well worth a look on this amazingly feature-packed DVD set.

Space Jam: 2-Disc Special Edition

It was a terrible idea, but a hit of sorts nonetheless, and if you must own this movie then this disc is the way to go.

Frank And Ollie: Special Edition

Spend a couple of hours in the terrifically warm company of true old friends and soak up some animation history along the way in Frank’s son Theodore Thomas’ delightful peek into the lives of these “Two Old Men”.

Batman: Mystery Of The Batwoman

This direct-to-video movie brings us back to the Batman: The Animated Series universe. While it does not hit the highs of that show, it has a decent story with a good hook.

Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas

DreamWorks’ big-budget but bloated “tradigital” adventure isn’t a classic despite some effective moments, and has a hard time sustaining interest.

Cool World

Ralph Bakshi’s train-wreck of a movie might keep you glued to the screen for all the wrong reasons.

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume One

Warners springs their classic characters to DVD in truly deluxe style, setting the scene for a hopefully continuing series of essential collectors’ editions.

Finding Nemo: 2-Disc Collector’s Edition

Pixar’s fishy fun comes to disc in a very enjoyable Disney DVD packed to the gills with something for everyone.

Pinocchio In Outer Space

This 1965 film may be obscure, but Image produced a real gem of a DVD.

Bob Clampett’s Beany And Cecil: The Special Edition

This disc is a real treasure that a lot of you probably haven’t seen. You owe it to yourself to read about the disc then get yourself a copy. Seriously.

The Lion King: Platinum Special Edition

Disney’s unexpected blockbuster comes to disc in an expectedly top-notch package, with a stunning transfer of the film itself and a fine selection of supplements.

Lady And The Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure

Disney’s direct-to-video sequel surprises in its faithfulness to the original, and contains a very nice selection of extras to make up a premium-grade all-round package.

Heavy Metal: Collector’s Edition

The movie may be juvenile, but it makes no apologies for being all about sex and rock and roll. Strong attitude makes up for some weak drawing, and the soundtrack can’t be beat. Add in a pile of extras, and this is simply one of the best animation DVDs out there, a grand tribute to the rock cartoon classic.

Gay Purr-ee

UPA’s theatrical outing isn’t a total cat-astrophe, but the slow pacing and somewhat melancholy mood denies it purr-fect entertainment status.