October 27th, 2009 by Tommy Day
Yay, more Saturday Morning Cartoons on DVD! I previously told you about Vol. 1 of this series, and today marks the release of Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Vol. 2 from Warner Bros. This is a two-disc set jam-packed with 34 episodes, so pour a bowl of cereal, put on your pajamas, and hit that “Play All” button.
This set includes episodes from the following shows:
October 22nd, 2009 by Tommy Day
Everybody loves a great puppet show, and in honor of the decade that doesn’t get written about much, I give you the 10 Greatest Puppet TV Shows of the 90s. I didn’t want to include the 80s for various reasons, but mainly because there would be a lot more obvious choices in that list. Hopefully you’ll remember some shows you haven’t thought about in a long time, or discover some you’ve never heard of.
First up is the short-lived puppet series based on the works of Dr. Seuss. The Wubbulous World ran on Nick Jr. for two seasons (96-97) and included all of the classic Seuss characters, but in new stories. I always had a fascination with shows that I knew I was too old for in the 90s, and I remember watching a few episodes of this. I loved how well Dr. Seuss’ characters translated into puppet form. I’d take a movie in this style over either of the horrible live action Seuss stories any day.
Dog City was a cartoon/puppet hybrid show that aired from 1992-1995. It was a spinoff of the Dog City segment on an episode of the Jim Henson Hour, which was all puppets. The puppet segments revolved around Elliot Shag, a dog cartoonist who creates the detective character Ace Hart. I know there was more cartoon than puppets, but I still had to include it.
So far in the states the only way to legally find the show is to download episodes on Amazon for $1.99. Boo for Amazon Video on Demand being Windows only. You can also check out the intro on YouTube.
October 20th, 2009 by Tommy Day
Previously on SMC, I told you about the cool Peanuts 1960s Collection Warner Bros. released. Well, after that set’s success they’ve released the new Peanuts 1970′s Collection: Volume 1. On two discs it collects the first six television specials from the 70s, all remastered and fancied up.
October 17th, 2009 by Tommy Day
If you grew up in the 90s like I did, you are probably aware of Nickelodeon’s SNICK, the two hour block of programming including Clarissa Explains it All, Ren & Stimpy, and Are You Afraid of the Dark.
Well, if you live close to New York City, you may want to mark this down on your calendar for Saturday, November 7th. A live recreation of a night of SNICK on stage at the Creek in Long Island City, Queens. There will be bumpers, ads, a live rendition of the Midnight Society (featuring audience submissions), specially themed drinks, and maybe even some familiar guests.
I wish I could go to this (#nothingcooleverhappensinindianapolis), so if you make it out, be sure to snap some pics and send them my way, and I’ll post them on the site.
You can read more details and RSVP on the event’s Facebook page, and remember, they’re taking ghost story submissions!
October 14th, 2009 by Tommy Day
I haven’t really known what to expect with the decades-crossing Turtles Forever special, but now I think I have a much better idea. From this preview it’s obvious that they’re going to be making fun of the 80s series quite a bit, but that’s fine with me. I loved the mutant banana and pizza slices, attacking April side-by-side with some leprechauns, because why not?
I can’t wait to see Shredder, Krang, Bebop, and Rocksteady in this too, it should be a lot of fun!
Now if only we could figure out when we’ll get to see it.
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