Cartoon Crack-Ups

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Summary: This rocks!
Review: There have been so many overhyped animated DVDs released and yet I never hear anything about this one until I found it at the local Tower Records. This is a lot of fun and oddly enough features the only "Flintstones" episode available on DVD. Not only that, but it also includes the original pilot episode of "The Flintstones" when it was called "The Flagstones". The episodes on the DVD are fun, the extras are solid, and the price is good. All in all a great buy!

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Summary: A Good Sampler for Hanna Barbera Fans
Review: This is the first HB DVD, and it contains some of their best material. HB Studios created classics like The Flinstones, the Jetsons, and Scooby Doo on tiny tiny budgets, and many times surpassed studios like Warner Bros & MGM. Lots of imagination, great voice talent and music make these cartoons a lot of fun. The pilot for the Flintstones is worth the price of this package, but you also get classics including Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound. Kids and adults will enjoy.

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Summary: I love those meeces to pieces!
Review: Why don't we see more of these cartoons on the nostalgia channels? Wow, they're wonderful. As for Pixie, Dixie and Jinx...I didn't realize how much I missed them. The real test: my six-year-old wants to watch and rewatch this DVD. Huckleberry Hound and Top Cat are also welcome, as is the classic Yogi Bear episode. But I'm not sure what Scooby Doo is doing here. Wasn't that show a little later? And isn't it overplayed and totally available everywhere? It just seems out of place. Admittedly, the Flintstones are easily found these days, but the items on this DVD from Fred and Wilma are gems. Good picture quality and sound, very fun disc.

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Summary: Thank you Bill and Joe
Review: Why only three stars? Not because I'm one of those "experts" who consider H-B "hardly great animation." When I got this DVD, it was the only Hanna-Barbera you could get. While I was excited to see Huck, Yogi, Top Cat and the gang in the line-up, like anyone I have my favorite episodes, and none of them made the cut. This DVD just whets your appetite for the main course and makes you want to see a lot more HB cartoons, which luckily are starting to come out on DVD. If I got the Boomerang channel, I'd probably be watching it all the time. I'm very excited about The Jetsons being out on DVD, and I hope The Ruff and Reddy Show makes it back soon --with the dreaded MuniMula Men ("aluminum" spelled backwards. Is that witty or what?) "Two Stupid Dogs,""Powerpuff Girls,""Dexter's Lab"-- all pay fond tribute to the groundbreaking HB style in these early cartoons. Welcome Back Hanna-Barbera.

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Summary: Thank you Bill and Joe
Review: Why only three stars? Not because I'm one of those "experts" who consider H-B "hardly great animation." When I got this DVD, it was the only Hanna-Barbera you could get. While I was excited to see Huck, Yogi, Top Cat and the gang in the line-up, like anyone I have my favorite episodes, and none of them made the cut. This DVD just whets your appetite for the main course and makes you want to see a lot more HB cartoons, which luckily are starting to come out on DVD. If I got the Boomerang channel, I'd probably be watching it all the time. I'm very excited about The Jetsons being out on DVD, and I hope The Ruff and Reddy Show makes it back soon --with the dreaded MuniMula Men ("aluminum" spelled backwards. Is that witty or what?) "Two Stupid Dogs,""Powerpuff Girls,""Dexter's Lab"-- all pay fond tribute to the groundbreaking HB style in these early cartoons. Welcome Back Hanna-Barbera.

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Summary: Is There Going To Be a Followup to This?
Review: With a few exceptions, a good selection of 'toons here. Flintstones, Jetsons, Yogi and Top Cat seemed to be the biggest hit with my son. Huckleberry Hound and Pixie & Dixie seemed to be passe with him, perhaps too old-fashioned for today's kids. A followup DVD should include Peter Potomus, more Scooby, Touche Turtle and yes... Johnny Bravo, a popular character with kids. A good start here, lets have a sequel.