The Ultimate Underdog Collection Volume 1
(1964)
Underdog DVDs
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I never bought the first sets of Underdog DVDs which appeared a few
years back. Not sure why, but I suppose I wanted to buy a whole set
and save a few bucks. Well, I finally did. I bought a set of the new
DVDs from (another brick & morter store) for 20 bucks for 3 DVDs.
Now, not seeing the previous DVDs I am not sure how they compare. I
do know that I read a few reviews which kept me from buying the
first set from here. Statements that they cut things short or sped
things up made me think it wasn't worth buying. Well, Classic Media
must read these reviews. They restored the episodes to cliffhanger
episodes with the cartoons like go go gophers and tennessee tuxedo,
klondike kat, tooter turtle and more with their title screen and
tunes seemingly intact. OK, maybe a few seconds of the actual theme
songs were cut. Sure, it would be nice to have them complete, but
when going from cliffhanger to tennessee tuxedo, I didn't really
miss it. Besides, they do have a DVD set of Tennessee Tuxedo for
those of us who want the theme song before each episode.
The transfers look great! The sound is awesome and the stories are
as charming and silly as ever. How they ever got away with a magical
pill that enhances strength and makes it possible to hit more home
runs than Babe Ruth or Hank Aaron I'll never know. OK, maybe not
home runs. But he does get his strength from "artifical means" and
not one kid ever thought it was cheating. Then again, Underdog never
went up against Superman, Captain Marvel or even Mighty Mouse to
prove who was stronger.
Truly, outside of a few purists who just have to have everything
exactly the way they want it, and I am not blaming them for wanting
it that way, most anyone will enjoy this set from quality and
quantity stand points.
Final word on purists...
I am a purist for most things, but there are some things I will take
whatever I can get. This is one of those items. Like Ultraman and
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes, I am happy to have the chance to watch
things I enjoyed as a child and see it through those childlike eyes
again. So if it's missing a few things, I'll forgive as long as the
transfers are clean and the episodes of the main feature are
complete which these are, I won't complain.
This set is a nice set for kids of all ages. It's also fun to hear
some of the voices from other cartoons and animated classic such as,
the Christmas animations Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty
the Snowman, in another format. Keep a kean ear open as you will
place a few voices from other TV shows, cartoon and classics.
Happy watching!
