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Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s Vol. 1 |  | Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 4428
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 352 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: 883929060481
UPC: 883929060481
EAN: 0883929060481
ASIN: B001QU880W
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: May 26, 2009
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Product Description
Collection of episodes from cartoon television shows in the 1970s.
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Saturday mornings in the 1970's found most kids eagerly traveling around the world and solving mysteries from the comfort of their very own couches. In stark contrast to the often violent and sometimes morally questionable cartoons of the 1960's, the 1970's brought significant network restrictions regarding violence and appropriate cartoon character behavior. Hanna-Barbera's response to the restrictions was the development of a new formula for cartoons--one which often featured a group of kids who belonged to a rock band and traveled around the world playing gigs and solving mysteries. Scooby-Doo, Josie and the Pussycats, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, and Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan are all successful examples of this basic cartoon formula. Family dynamics also figured heavily in 1970's cartoons (The Jetsons, Roman Holidays, and Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan) as did anthropomorphic vehicles and animal (The Funky Phantom Kids, Speed Buggy, Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch, Yogi's Gang, Hong Kong Phooey, Tarzan, and Batman). This compilation of 12 shows takes viewers to England, various jungles and seas around the world, Rome, and even outer space; consistently showcases the triumph of good over evil; and features several famous animated guests including the Harlem Globetrotters (The New Scooby-Doo Movies "The Ghostly Creep from the Deep") and The Partridge Kids (Goober and the Ghost's "Assignment Ahab Apparition"). Bonus features include a discussion of how network restrictions shaped Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan and the unexpected success of combining a historical figure with cartoon humor in Funky Phantom. While an overwhelming sense of sameness makes one marathon viewing undesirable, viewing a handful of episodes is bound to bring back fond memories of a time when Saturdays were simpler. --Tami Horiuchi
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 A fun trip back in time May 11, 2010
Gregory J. Silva (Warwick, RI)
I bought this DVD to show my son what REAL cartoons are like. He and I both enjoyed it so much. We both watch it while we work out!! Now we dont feel guilty when we eat our sugary cereal that was also popular in the 1970's!!!!
the funky 1970s! March 30, 2010
Tim Janson (Michigan)
This is the second review of the new Saturday Morning Cartoon collections just released from Warner Bros. This two disc set covers many of the great cartoons of the 1970s. Saturday morning cartoons truly began to grow up in this decade and the shows were very different than those of the 1960s. First off, while most of the 60s shows would run three or four toons during the hour, in the 70s many shows ran just one episode for the entire 30 minute slot. This was confirmation that kids were becoming more sophisticated. They wanted meatier plots and fewer funny animals. The 70s toons were incredibly diversified...there was action, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, musical, mystery, and super hero toons, everything under the sun, frankly.
One toon dominated the decade and became a tremendous incluence and that was "Scooby Doo, Where are You?" Actually debuting in 1969 the adventures of Scooby and the gang were on throughout the 1970s in various incarnations. The tremendous popularity of the Scooby Gang would spawn numerous mystery solving copycat cartoons, largely produced by the Hanna-Barbera studio who created Scooby in the first place.
Goober and the Ghost Chasers was perhaps the most blatant Scooby rip-off. A group of teens and their dog Goober travel about solving ghostly mysteries. Goober, the weird hound dog had the ability to turn invisible when he became frightened. The very first episode "Assignment: The Ahab Apparition" is included and guest stars the Partridge Family with the real voices of Danny Bonaduce and Susan Dey.
Master Asian detective Charlie Chan came to animation in the form of The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan. The series focused on Chan's many children who solved crimes and also had their own rock band...a common plot device in 60s and 70s cartoons. Charlie Chan was voiced by Key Luke who played Chan's son in some of the old movies of the 1940s and also starred in the TV series "Kung Fu" as Master Po. Here's a bit of trivia...several of the episodes were written by Jamie Farr of M.A.S.H. fame and the Fonz himself, Henry Winkler.
Another Scooby Clone, The Funky Phantom, featured a group of mystery-solving teens who were aided by A Revolutionary War spirit and his cat "Boo". The ghost was voiced by Daws Butler, one of the greatest voice actors ever. Butler was also the voice of Yogi Bear, Quickdraw McGraw, and Huckleberry Hound. One of the teens was voiced by Monkees drummer Mickey Dolenz.
The Scooby Cartoon featured here is from "The New Scooby New Movies" which had a different guest star each week. This one featured the Harlem Globetrotters in "The Ghostly Creep from the Deep".
BUT...the disc isn't all mystery solving...The Batman/Tarzan hour gives us "The Pest" as Batman and Robin track down the Joker. Adam West and Burt Ward reprised their roles from the 1960s live action Batman TV show. And of course there is the "number one super-guy" Hong Kong Phooey also battling crime in "Car Thieves" and "Zoo Story". Other toons star Speed Buggy, Josie and the Pussy Cats, Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch, and Roman Holidays.
This set is not nearly as diversified as the 1960s set. There's too much of the mystery shows and not enough of the Sci-Fi/Adventure/Fantasy shows included. Where is Sealab 2020 or the Godzilla Power Hour? Where is the Robonic Stooges and Addams Family? These were all Hanna-Barbera shows. Hopefully these will show up in future sets. Like the 1960s set, the quality is overall quite good. This one loses just a few points for giving us a bit too much of the Scooby clone shows.
Brings back memories.... March 7, 2010
Tiffany (East Coast)
This is a fun reminder of what Saturday mornings used to be... a bowl of cereal & cartoons.
Excellent job Warner Brothers February 20, 2010
nightwing22dg (Atlanta, GA)
I can't say how excited I was to have this DVD. It is the best selection of 70's cartoons that I could think of. Sure, there were a few left out like JabberJaw & Fat Albert (don't know the copyrights for that one though). The Tom & Jerry Show would have been so welcome here as well (I know it is in volume 2). But first of all, this has Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle. Far and away one the best Saturday Morning Cartoons that I grew up watching. Wish there was a complete series for sale. But to also have Speed Buggy, Josie & the Pussycats, Funky Phantom, Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons, Hong Knog Phooey, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, New Adventures of Batman, and Charlie Chan & the Chan Clan here is really awesome. All very cool shows that I enjoyed watching growing up in the 70's. This disc set is by far my favorite of the Saturday Morning Cartoon releases.
Great Cartoon Collection Of The Past December 25, 2009
G. LeBlanc (Portland, OR)
This is a good collection of cartoons from the 70's and it is enjoyable. i was not excited about a few of them like Batman, Tarzan or Yogi's Gang but I just skipped these. Now to see Wheelie And The Chopper Bunch again was a joy. With the TV Channel 'Boomerang" they show many of these and I watch them but this disc has a few that is not played much. This is a good disc and the newer part 2 is also great. Hey, it's Hanna-Barbera!!
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