Universal Studios had a great product last year with
'The Woody Woodpecker and Friends: Classic Cartoon Collection: Volume 1",
http://jedaniels-adventures.blogspot.com/2007/07/woody-woodpecker-and-friends-classic.htmlso as of
April 15th, they released
"The Woody Woodpecker and Friends: Volume 2"!
This recent set features
Woody Woodpecker cartoons that ran in theaters from
1952 - 1958. Other cartoons starring
Walter Lantz's
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit,
Andy Panda,
Chilly Willy,
Cartune Classics and
Swing Symphonies range from the years
1932 - 1965.
These cartoons also introduced Woody's nephew and niece,
"Knothead & Splinter" plus Woody's love interest,
"Winnie Woodpecker"!
The DVD set also boasts great special features such as
"Behind the Scenes with Walter Lantz" where the boss himself takes the audience through every aspect of traditional animated cartoon making, no computers at all folks! There are
2 rare TV pilots featuring
"Space Mouse" and
"Sam 'n Simian"!
The early Oswald cartoons are surprisingly risque full of adult humor which had me laughing. There are great musical cartoons with the animation timed perfectly as which one would expect from the Cartune Classics/Swing Symphonies collection.
As the years went by, production values were trimmed down and you can tell with the limited animation and toned-down character designs but the humor and gags remained.
With
75 uncut classic cartoons in another DVD collection, how can you go wrong? Will
2009 bring a
3rd collection? I guess only time,
and sales, will tell....
And now for your viewing pleasure, yet another
Teletoon Retro promo featuring a certain crazy woodpecker!
It has been announced that Interplay is partnering with franchise creator Doug TenNapel to bring life back to the classic Earthworm Jim with a new game, animated series and feature film.
John Canemaker will be hosting the special event that showcases both the animator/director and writer who were both born in 1908.
This recent set features Woody Woodpecker cartoons that ran in theaters from 1952 - 1958. Other cartoons starring Walter Lantz's Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, Cartune Classics and Swing Symphonies range from the years 1932 - 1965.
The DVD set also boasts great special features such as "Behind the Scenes with Walter Lantz" where the boss himself takes the audience through every aspect of traditional animated cartoon making, no computers at all folks! There are 2 rare TV pilots featuring "Space Mouse" and "Sam 'n Simian"!
The early Oswald cartoons are surprisingly risque full of adult humor which had me laughing. There are great musical cartoons with the animation timed perfectly as which one would expect from the Cartune Classics/Swing Symphonies collection.
As the years went by, production values were trimmed down and you can tell with the limited animation and toned-down character designs but the humor and gags remained.
With 75 uncut classic cartoons in another DVD collection, how can you go wrong? Will 2009 bring a 3rd collection? I guess only time, and sales, will tell....
And now for your viewing pleasure, yet another Teletoon Retro promo featuring a certain crazy woodpecker!