The Shows
This set is another compilation of various Saturday morning cartoons from the 60s. Obviously, what shows are included in this set is the most important bit of information. Included in this set are:
Disc 1:
-Quick Draw McGraw with three episodes: “Person to Person,” starring the detective duo of Snooper & Blabber, “Vacation Tripped,” with Auggie Doggie & Doggie Daddy taking a vacation to Mars, and “Mine Your Manners,” with Quick Draw McGraw himself.
-“Space Heroes” starring the Space Kiddettes (Scooter, Jenny, and the other two). In this episode, the Kiddettes must fight off their nemesis who attempts to trick them by dressing up as their favorite TV superhero.
-Young Samson & Goliath in “SSX-19” features the action packed pair up against an evil mastermind who is determined to steal new military flight technology.
-Bugs Bunny Show #23 which is comprised of three episodes. “Big House Bunny” stars Bugs and Yosemite Sam. After taking yet another wrong turn, Bugs finds himself inside of a prison wall, with an overly eager Yosemite Sam ready to arrest him. “Canned Feud” stars Sylvester, who is left alone with canned food while his owners go on vacation. The only problem is, the mouse stole the only can opener. Finally, Sylvester battles Tweety in “Home Tweet Home.”
-Porky Pig Show #3 has “Scaredy Cat,” a classic Porky and Sylvester short where several mice continually scare the heck out of Sylvester, but Porky doesn’t believe Sylvester and becomes increasingly frustrated with him. “Baton Bunny” is even more classic and features Bugs as a conductor, battling his baton while trying to lead an orchestra — absolutely classic stuff. Finally, “Feathered Dusted,” has Foghorn Leghorn trying to keep up with the intellect of little Egghead.
-“Dangerous Journey” from Adventures of Young Gulliver. Worth a watch.
-“Droopy Dragon,” “Whale of A Tale,” and “Sea-Saw” from The Wally Gator Show (with Lippy the Lion and Touche Turtle). Meh.
-“Elroy’s Mob” from The Jetsons, which has Elroy running away from home and getting mixed up with some shady individuals.
Disc 2:
-Quick Draw McGraw starts things off on this disc with three shorts: “Mark of El Kabong,” which stars Quick Draw himself, “Chilly Chiller,” with cat and mouse detectives Snooper & Blooper visiting a haunted house, and “Party Pooper Pop,” with Auggie Doggy and Doggie Daddy.
-The Peter Potamus show that includes “Wagon Train Strain,” “Missile Fizzle,” with polar bear and seal tandem Breezly & Sneezly, and Yippee, Yappee, and Yahoohey in “Black Bart.”
-Road Runner Show #1 includes: “Zip & Short,” featuring ole Coyote chasing after Road Runner. “Jet Cage,” stars Sylvester and Tweety) and is centered around a new flying cage that Tweety gets from the grandmother character. “Wild Short” has Road Runner racing Speedy Gonzales while Sylvester and Coyote team up to try and stop (and eat) them.
-The Atom Ant Show (with Precious Pupp and Hillbilly Bears) includes “Atom Ant Meets Karate Ant,” “Bowling Pinned” with Precious Pupp, and “Picnic Panicked” starring the Hillbilly Bears.
-An episode of the Tom & Jerry Show that has: “Saltwater Tabby,” in which Tom fights Jerry on the beach, “Mutts About Racing,” where Droopy races his rival across country, and “Just Ducky,” which has Jerry befriending a young duck.
-The Magilla Gorilla Show with “Private Magilla,” where Magilla joins the Army, “Army Nervy Game,” which has Punkin Puss taking fire from the Army in a war games zone which Mushmouse encourages, and “TV Show” with Richochet Rabbit and Droop-A-Long.
The two disc set contains a couple of extra features, but really only one can be considered a true extra feature. On both discs, you will find “Saturday Morning Wake-Up Calls” which is just a four minute promo for the contents of whichever disc you have inserted — you’ll watch this once, if that. On disc two, a five minute feature called “Completely Bananas: The Magilla Gorilla Story” has several folks from Hanna-Barbera and other various industry insiders (authors, historians) talking about the Magilla Gorilla character. This bits and pieces of interview material
are supplemented with a constant supply of vintage still images as well as footage of various episodes of Magilla.
In terms of presentation, about the only small complaint I might register is the difference in volume between some episodes and the menu. Otherwise, the image and sound quality are on par for what you would expect from a bunch of 60s cartoons.