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2006; summer 2007; Disney Blu-Ray…
…the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4, the Hanna-Barbera titles and Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies releases. Perhaps my pick of the bunch, though, might be the bulky but… |
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WB superheroes: finally "boxed" in
…fans of the characters and shows need not worry: “WB is listening”. The sets will be similar to the Hanna-Barbera titles recently released, and with plenty of extras. Sounds “super”… |
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Warners on new toon DVDs, plus the DisneyLand…bootleg!?
…Somewhat related to news of the classic Hanna-Barbera shows is the latest that prolific director Robert Rodriguez might be heading further into animation territory, after the green-screen “epics” Spy Kids… |
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New Wait Till Your Father Gets Home giveaway…
You might have noticed a sneaky addition to the page last night…our latest giveaway for the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment release of Hanna-Barbera’s Wait Till Your Father Gets Home: The… |
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Gay Purr-ee
…course, were closing their animation facilities, and a new outfit, the Hanna-Barbera Studio, was becoming the dominant player in limited, low-cost, TV animation. The UPA cartoons were sold off, though… |
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The Flintstones Season One gets a "Yabba Dabba Doo!" from DVD Toons
Long-time Hanna-Barbera fan Randall Cyrenne checks (and flips out over!) all 28 episodes of the first season of {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/284 The Flintstones}} over at DVD Toons. In an absolutely glowing… |
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Animated Bauer Power!
…nuclear device…oops, before the deadline is up to get your entries in to us. The Complete First Season of the classic Hanna-Barbera show is released in stores tomorrow. – Ben…. |
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Ben's shamelessly blatant Film Festival event plug…
…Review. Going back in time a bit, and Randall has clocked in with his latest DVD coverage (hey, we all came into work today!), for the Hanna-Barbera Wait Till Your… |
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Time for a Renaissance and another Amazon sale!
…little while ago, I noted some price drops from Amazon on certain Hanna-Barbera sets. Well, even better is what looks to be a clearing stock sale to be rid of… |
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Popeye (live-action movie)
…Popeye series continued, a low point being the TV episodes created in the 50s and 60s, before he found new fame in the Hanna-Barbera produced All New Popeye Show in… |
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Space Ghost, Dino Boy and the great animation DVD summer!
…the meantime, Rand has added his take on Hanna-Barbera’s much loved Space Ghost & Dino Boy: The Complete Series, which he says has “unbeatable charm. For far-flung space adventure, no… |
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Birdman, Terabithia, and – finally – contest winners!
Hey gang! First things first, and Rand has another of his promised Hanna-Barbera sets rated and reviewed for ya this morning. Birdman & The Galaxy Trio was another of the… |
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Weekend Update: Tom & Jerry's Tales, plus Casper winners!
…though unsurprisingly says they can not compare to Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera’s original MGM classics, of course. Our thanks go to Roberta for taking the time out to give… |
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Woody Woodpecker And Friends: Classic Cartoon Collection
…1954 when MGM shut shop. His stable mates Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera moved immediately into limited animation for television, but Avery wasn’t so lucky, only stopping with Lantz for… |
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Kermit, Piggy, Woody, Oswald…and Jerry Beck too!
…Treasures, which look like they’ll be pleasing us come Christmas. Warners, who have practically led the classic revival this year with tons of nostalgic television programming, mined their Hanna-Barbera and… |
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Good g-Reef! The latest fishy tale reviewed…
…Reef is possibly worth checking out for its low list price. I’ll be back soon with that Jungle Book review, as will Rand with a look at another Hanna-Barbera classic,… |
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Rex Steele – Nazi Smasher: Limited Edition
…any old Hanna-Barbera show, or reminiscent of any cut-out animation shorts…movement is all fluidly achieved and the cost-cutting (some shots perhaps hold still for a beat too long) never gets… |
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Studio Idefix #2 – Lucky Luke: Daisy Town and Ballad Of The Daltons
…re-appearance in a poorly conceived Hanna-Barbera version in 1983, and again as an American live-action TV series with Terrence Hill in the early 1990s. It is, however, these animated films… |
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The Venture Bros.: Season One
…up in, you will find something in this show that reminds you of something. Pulp adventure? Check. Hanna-Barbera homage? Check. Bionic people? Check. Bond references? Check. It may sound awfully… |
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The Adventures Of Aquaman: The Complete Collection
…the stories makes them all the more easily digestible. Just like the similarly programmed shows of the 1960s from Hanna-Barbera, The Adventures Of Aquaman knows its limits and does what… |
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The Venture Bros.: Season Two
…the obvious ways that were covered by the live action/CGI movies. Here, the “Fred” character is a controlling fiend who imposes his will on the others. Use of old Hanna-Barbera… |
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Popeye 75th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
…was not the only voice to follow Popeye to television. Jack Mercer was still Popeye, just as he still would be for Hanna-Barbera years later. He ended up doing Popeye… |
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The New Adventures Of Batman: DC Classics
…Casey Kasem, had been hired by Hanna-Barbera to play the Dynamic Duo on their Super Friends program. Yes, this was a unique situation in 1977 where the same characters were… |
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The Secrets Of Isis: The Complete Series
…competitors as DePatie-Freleng and Hanna-Barbera, and although it was CBS that had insisted on the live action production, it paid off well for Filmation. Shazam! was a huge success, and… |
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Popeye The Sailor: Volume 1 1933-1938
…originals. And as anyone who has watched the Fleischer ones can attest, the Famous Studios and Hanna-Barbera Popeye cartoons just don’t measure up. And don’t get me started on the… |
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POPEYE!!!
…his film, Romeo And Juliet: Sealed With A Kiss. Stay tooned for my review of Disney’s release of The Tick Vs. Season Two, before I dive into the Hanna-Barbera adventure… |
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Looking ahead to the long weekend
…pretty sure that you can look forward to my reviews of two certain Hanna-Barbera classics that featured design work by Alex Toth. I’ll still have more reviews to do after… |
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Two New Series Coming to NickToons
…old-fashioned small and highly creative studios like those of Hanna-Barbera (THE FLINTSTONES) and Jay Ward (ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE), according to Schwarz. While most studios send work overseas to save money,… |
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Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show: The Complete Series
Hanna-Barbera (1984), Warner Home Video (August 7, 2007), 2 discs, 179 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $26.98 Storyboard: The Super Friends… |
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The Archie Show: The Complete Series
…off as well; and it is unlikely that Josie And The Pussycats would have ever been produced by Hanna-Barbera if not for the cartoon success of Josie’s comic book cousins…. |
