…and two characters, to which the story keeps reverting to for comic relief every so often, prove themselves to be more irritating than comedic. Though the story is focused, I…

…characters like Lady Jaye, Shipwreck, and Snake Eyes. Of course, for me, the best characters were the villains. No one is funnier and more diabolically comical than Cobra Commander –…

…how organic BTAS looks now, compared to the gloss of later computer-assisted productions. The second disc has a commentary for Heart Of ice, where the producers are joined by writer…

…with the Hanna-Barbera studio’s complete history will understand that they were often trailblazers, coming up with television’s first original half-hour cartoon show, and its first primetime animated series. Although much…

…While there are many out there that would like a comprehensive collection of the Harvey Comics cartoons, and especially the original Casper theatricals, Classic Media keep dropping the ball somewhat,…

…here is a second reason for picking a different story: water. The water effects simply do not come off, and look uniformly fake. I understand that the animators did not…

…repeated the following year as The Adventures Of Batman And Robin. For the 1977 version, the old designs were largely kept, except for aging Commissioner Gordon, taking away Penguin’s cigarette,…

…still considered the consummate comedian. Another highlight is when John Cleese argues with Kermit in his episode over the “no pigs” clause in his contract—until seeing his agent eaten by…

…television show. Because DC Comics agreed to delay the wedding storyline in order to satisfy the TV producers, the creators of the comics had to come up with a whole…

…cover of the comic book, and then the whole company. MLJ changed its name in 1945 to reflect the property they were most known for, and they have been known…

…of clever bits, such as the ants carrying Donald away from the picnic site while sleeping, carefully navigating around or over various obstacles. The second disc contains Donald’s Happy Birthday,…

…stayed away from wearing straightjackets. And, by season’s end at least, we FINALLY saw villains get some motivation, something the producers apparently felt was too complex for the kiddie show…

…the strip this was emulating), and the transfer leaves much to be desired (see video comments below). A comedic highlight is Peppermint Patty’s misguided attempt to help ol’ “Chuck” meet…

…community— not to mention Earth. The Brain calls checkmate as his master plan to defeat the Titans and capture all the world’s young heroes comes into focus. More Titans from…

…to discover what happened to the rest of the unicorns, meeting unlikely companions along the way. Her journey will see her transformed, and she will need to make a choice…

…see if done with today’s sensibilities. Still, his playfulness comes through and Elliott manages to be fairly likable. His incomprehensible sounds are generally charming, but come off as closer to…

…now President of the Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists guild, and Chris Bailey, recently of the Clerks cartoon series, Mickey’s Runaway Brain short and the Kim Possible show. Making perhaps the…

…standards, but many of these episodes were the first to approach a certain topic or setting. They were also highly visual episodes with visually striking villains or locales. The four…

…compilation features and television programs galore based around old cartoon output combined with new animation. He took Scrooge McDuck – a comics phenomenon – and put him on the screen…

…to come out of Filmation. He-Man was a strong character with an exciting action-adventure cartoon. However, the plot was rather simple and not very complex. The complexity in She-Ra is…

…comes to Felix the Cat, DVD buyers have a few choices on the market that they can pick from in order to sample what the old cartoons were like. The…