Sony Wonder, Bullwinkle Studios and Ward Productions
continue the Rocky & Bullwinkle Series with this release of the "3rd
Season". Calling it "Rocky & Bullwinkle and Friends" the 4-DVD set
holds a total of 726 minutes of show content and 12 minutes of
"Special Features".
As before, the restoration is the best applied to these classic
cartoons yet. Although, sadly, it still isn't on par with the
restorations done with the Looney Tunes series currently being
released. However, us die-hard fans have waited a long time for
this, so I won't complain too loud.
Here's what awaits you:
26 episodes of "Missouri Mish Mash" (with Gidney & Cloyd)
18 episodes of "Lazy Jay Ranch" (with Lazy Jay, of course)
8 episodes of "The Three Moosketeers" (with King Wuncelaus, Francois
Villian, Athos, and Philippe Mignon)
14 episodes of "Topsy Turvy World" (with Captain Peachfuzz)
Those no-goodnicks, Boris and Natasha, appear in all but "The Three
Moosketeers".
Also, spaced out between the episodes are Aesop and Son (11);
Bullwinkle's Corner (20); Peabody (22); Fractured Fairy Tales (22);
Mr. Know-It-All (13); and Dudley Do-Right (11).
The "Special Features" are less than exciting. The best of them is
the "Live Bullwinkle Puppet Clips". This is a collection from the
1961 Bullwinkle Show in where Bill Scott voices a puppet that intros
the cartoons. It includes the one occasion where Bullwinkle
instructs the kids to "...pull the knobs off your TV sets. That way,
we'll be sure to be with you next week." The remaining two "Special
Features" include a "Sneak Peek at Season 4" (good news....more are
coming!) that is an episode from "Painting Theft", which will appear
on the next set. Lastly, the "Best of Bullwinkle Follies" is nothing
more than a quick edit of a bunch of scenes from Season 3 (can you
say "filler"?). It would appear they are running out of material for
the "Special Features". If Sony wants an idea for the next release,
how about the opening and closing of the "Bullwinkle Show"? Long
live "Ponsoby Britt" !
Sony got the message about the cheap packaging on the last set and
this set is back to a "fold-open" slipcase design that holds the
single-sided DVD's better.
