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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0883929067541
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: 1000095799
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Running Time: 232 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 04/21/2009 Run time: 242 minutes Rating: Nr
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The definition of "cult favorite" in TV animation circles, the superhero parody/deconstruction Freakazoid! reached the apex of its creativity (read: lunacy) with its second season, with movie and pop-culture spoofs, offbeat casting, and swan-dives into total surrealism among its many bizarre but hilarious attractions. Though well loved by a small but vocal community of fans, Freakazoid! never caught on with audiences like producer Steven Spielberg’s other animation efforts, such as Tiny Toons, and efforts to streamline the show in its second season by eliminating the two-stories-per-episode approach only allowed for more non sequiturs and offbeat scripting--not exactly the way to bring in viewers. But eclecticism was the key to Freakazoid!’s appeal--how else to describe a long segue into a musical number that pays tribute to villain The Lobe in "Dexter’s First Date," or hinging the truly berserk final episode, "Normandeus," around This Old House host Norm Abrams (who provides his own voice)? Such touches, as well as Lost in Space’s Jonathan Harris as Freakazoid’s butler, Professor Jones, and the increased presence of Ed Asner’s Office Cosgrove, who is elevated here from weird bit player to sidekick without losing his penchant for inviting Freakazoid to the most unusual events at the worst possible time, only solidified the show’s brilliance in the eyes of its followers; unfortunately, their numbers weren’t enough to keep the show going for a third season, so this two-disc set represents both the show’s highwater mark and swan song.
Extras on the Freakazoid! Season 1 set were remarkably plentiful, but here, the key supplement is a lengthy (20 minutes) featurette titled "Liebselied fur Normandeus," which reunites many of the key players to discuss the joys and disappointments of the show’s final season. Commentaries are unfortunately relegated to "A Full Season’s Worth of Commentaries (In Five Minutes or Less)," which is exactly as it sounds: a brief roundtable of producers and writers giving an amiable chat about the season. It’s amusing, but highlights the real need for full commentaries on some of the best episodes contained here. A demo of composer Richard Stone’s brilliant "Bonjour Lobey" rounds out the bonus features. --Paul Gaita
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I first heard of FREAKAZOID when a clip featuring Tom Synder was shown on THE TOMORROW SHOW, and as soon as I saw that, I knew I had to watch it. I tried to record them to VHS but since it was thrown all over the schedule, it was impossible to get them all. I snapped up the first season when it was released and waited impatiently for this one, but it's finally out and even better than the first. The writing on this show was absolutely brilliant, and Paul Rugg as the voice of Freakazoid was hilarious. ... Read More
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I love this show and I am so glad the rest is finally one dvd.
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I remember Freakazoid from the Kids WB network. Freakazoid never failed to make me laugh when I was a kid and he never fails to make me laugh now that I,m an adult. Freakazoid is a superhero but mainly a parody of a superhero. His alter ego is a computer nerd who accidently transformed himself into the wacky superhero known as Freakazoid. When he is not fighting crime, Freakazoid is often dating his girlfriend Steff or goign out to fun places with police Sergent Mike Crosgrove, his best friend.
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One of the prizes of the Cartoon Network/ Warner Bros. late '90s merger was that some of the best cartoons from Warner Bros. found a new home and ready audience on Cartoon Network. That round-up brought in a roster of well-known 'toons that began with the masthead, "Steven Spielberg Presents" which, like the Looney Tunes logo, promised unbridled zaniness. The flagship series was Animaniacs, soon eclipsed by the smartest and subtlest segment, Pinky and the Brain. Mix the two and you might get Freakazoid! ... Read More
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Here it is: The second and strangely final season of Steven Speilberg's "Freakazoid" is now on DVD !
From Geek to Freak, Dexter Douglas is having some stranger adventures. Especially when he starts to "FREAK OUT" and transform into the craziest hero you'd might set your sights low on: Freakazoid ! Witness 11 insane episodes on 2 discs like Dexter's first date, Freakazoid versus an evil Freakazoid clone, and even the origin episode of the freakishness that started it all. Sadly, since it's ... Read More
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