BURBANK, CA (February 9, 2009) – Consumers will take a trip down memory lane when Warner Home Video (WHV) releases some of the most beloved Saturday morning cartoons from the 1960’s and 1970’s on DVD together for the first time on May 19, 2009. Titled Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960’s Volume 1 andSaturday Morning Cartoons 1970’s Volume 1, these DVDs offer some of the most extensive collections of legendary kids’ TV cartoons ranging from The Quick Draw McGraw Show and The Atom Ant Show to The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour, Hong Kong Phooey and many others. These titles will be sold separately and will each retail for $26.99 SRP.
Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960’s Volume 1 features a collection of 14 episodes taken from 12 rare and popular cartoon series on two discs. Disc one includes Top Cat, The Atom Ant Show, The Peter Potamus Show, The Secret Squirrel Show, The Flintstones, The Porky Pig Show and The Quick Draw McGraw Show. Disc two includes The Jetsons, Marine Boy, Space Ghost & Dino Boy, Herculoids, Frankenstein Jr. & the Impossibles, The Magilla Gorilla Show and The Quick Draw McGraw Show. This collection will also include newly created enhanced content featuring Quick Draw McGraw, Herculoids, and Frankenstein Jr. & the Impossibles.
Saturday Morning Cartoons 1970’s Volume 1 includes a collection of 12 episodes from 12 different cartoons on two discs. Disc one features The Jetsons, The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour, Hong Kong Phooey, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, Speed Buggy and Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch. Disc two features Yogi’s Gang, Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, Roman Holidays, Josie and the Pussycats, The New Scooby-Doo Moviesand Funky Phantom. This collection will also include newly created enhanced content featuring Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan and Funky Phantom.
“We know how much consumers love nostalgic cartoons so we set out to create a unique collection that would bring viewers back to that wonderful time when nothing mattered more than tuning into Saturday morning TV and escaping into the delightful world of animated programming,” said Amit Desai, WHV Vice President of Family, Animation & Sports Marketing. He added, “We mined our vaults for some of the greatest cartoons of the 60’s and 70’s that we felt deserved to be seen and enjoyed. No classic cartoon lovers’ collection would be complete without these titles.”
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