Giant 600 cartoon collection

[ebrand11]

Does anyone know what the contents are for this huge set of pd cartoons.If anyone knows can you put a link or post the cartoon contents. Thanks in advance.

[sumnernor]

Does anyone know what the contents are for this huge set of pd cartoons.If anyone knows can you put a link or post the cartoon contents. Thanks in advance.
Where is there info about your 600 cartoons??? How do you know that there is or will be?????:confused:

[Tim Lones]

Where is there info about your 600 cartoons??? How do you know that there is or will be?????:confused:
I think ebrand is talking about this..

http://www.millcreekent.com/ViewProductDetails.asp?productid=437

Probably every conceiveable Public Domain Cartoon..If there are that many

[ebrand11]

Yeah thats it! I did a search of popeye by release date on amazon.com and came across it. No contents listed though.

[Tom Stathes]

I think ebrand is talking about this..

http://www.millcreekent.com/ViewProductDetails.asp?productid=437

Probably every conceiveable Public Domain Cartoon..If there are that many
Every one that has been available for the last 30 years, that is. Technically speaking there are hundreds more PD cartoons currently lost even if they are mostly early, say pre-1930.

[absolutpaul]

I have a 150 cartoon collection from Mills Creek, and I've seen at least one other compilation of 150 in stores. I'll admit, if I buy this set, I could probably throw away all of my other PD tapes and DVDs - although you can bet there will be lots of Mel-O-toons and Pied Piper crap, too...

[Tom Stathes]

I have a 150 cartoon collection from Mills Creek, and I've seen at least one other compilation of 150 in stores. I'll admit, if I buy this set, I could probably throw away all of my other PD tapes and DVDs - although you can bet there will be lots of Mel-O-toons and Pied Piper crap, too...

Oh, I can't stand those last two series! The cartoons would seriously depress me as a little kid.
Don't throw away any cool 80s pd tapes!!

[ebrand11]

quote from Tom Stathes (Oh, I can't stand those last two series! The cartoons would seriously depress me as a little kid.
Don't throw away any cool 80s pd tapes!! )

Agreed. I got a few pd tapes fro the early 90s and the picture quality is so much better than new bargain DVDs. I'm talking about Woody Woodpecker from 91 VHS tape the quality is like professional even though its pantry panic, Have you got any castles and Boy meets dog.

[jonmayo15]

By the way, Millcreek doesn't release any PD Warner Bros. cartoons so save any of those tapes, which I also recommend you do not get rid of.

[absolutpaul]

No, I'm not going to get rid of anything... My Millcreek 150 collection does have WB toons on it, although it heavily favours Van Beuren, Pied Piper and the same old Popeyes...

[BloodyChamp]

quote from Tom Stathes (Oh, I can't stand those last two series! The cartoons would seriously depress me as a little kid.
Don't throw away any cool 80s pd tapes!! )

Agreed. I got a few pd tapes fro the early 90s and the picture quality is so much better than new bargain DVDs. I'm talking about Woody Woodpecker from 91 VHS tape the quality is like professional even though its pantry panic, Have you got any castles and Boy meets dog.

PDs were nicely done for the longest time. The first hackjob I ever bought was Wondertoons in a Fred's store at their grand opening.

[Debbie]

The Mill Creek DVD's are a mixed bag...the picture and sound quality vary from film to film, and they look like they used VHS masters, because for example, "All's Fair at the Fair" on one of the 150 Cartoon Classics has visible tracking problems, as well as a "warpy" soundtrack. Other shorts have compression issues and will get minor blockiness at times. And by whose standard are "The New Three Stooges", the Pied Piper films and the Hoffnung films "classic"? But there are a lot of neat Famous Studios Screen Song films and Fleisher films on them, and 150 Cartoon Festival has a few silent Felixes, Oswalds and Alice Comedies. Not to mention one of these two discs has the GAC favorite, "The Enchanted Square" with Raggedy Ann (which is a cute little film).

[Tom Stathes]

The Mill Creek DVD's are a mixed bag...the picture and sound quality vary from film to film, and they look like they used VHS masters, because for example, "All's Fair at the Fair" on one of the 150 Cartoon Classics has visible tracking problems, as well as a "warpy" soundtrack. Other shorts have compression issues and will get minor blockiness at times. And by whose standard are "The New Three Stooges", the Pied Piper films and the Hoffnung films "classic"? But there are a lot of neat Famous Studios Screen Song films and Fleisher films on them, and 150 Cartoon Festival has a few silent Felixes, Oswalds and Alice Comedies. Not to mention one of these two discs has the GAC favorite, "The Enchanted Square" with Raggedy Ann (which is a cute little film).

Wonder where the Felixes, Oswalds and Alices were lifted from :rolleyes:

[Boy Wonder]

Any Looney Tunes on the 600 collection?

[MarkTheShark]

The Mill Creek DVD's are a mixed bag...the picture and sound quality vary from film to film, and they look like they used VHS masters, because for example, "All's Fair at the Fair" on one of the 150 Cartoon Classics has visible tracking problems, as well as a "warpy" soundtrack. Other shorts have compression issues and will get minor blockiness at times. And by whose standard are "The New Three Stooges", the Pied Piper films and the Hoffnung films "classic"? But there are a lot of neat Famous Studios Screen Song films and Fleisher films on them, and 150 Cartoon Festival has a few silent Felixes, Oswalds and Alice Comedies. Not to mention one of these two discs has the GAC favorite, "The Enchanted Square" with Raggedy Ann (which is a cute little film).

How many times are they going to do this? First, Treeline (forerunner of Mill Creek) released their 100 Cartoon Classics set...which I thought was great quality for a PD collection (of course, a lot of the stuff on there was said to be lifted from old VHS releases originally compiled by someone right here on this forum). Then later on, as Mill Creek, they re-released a lot of the same cartoons (and more) as "150 Classic Cartoons" or something. Then they redid that set to replace all the Superman and WB cartoons with Betty Boops. Then they released another volume. Then they combined the two into one set. I guess they're trying to sell the same stuff over and over. (Remember how we were told if you saved one dollar and then doubled it every day -- never mind how you were supposed to keep doing that exponentially -- you'd be a millionaire in a few months? Doesn't quite generate the same results with public domain cartoons.)

I, too, would like to know the contents of this set -- particularly any "new" cartoons that haven't been going around. One thing I have to say, this is one company that does throw in a few surprises here and there...on one of their releases, they included a lot of Screen Songs no one else seems to be releasing. (And psssssst...not everything on their sets is necessarily PD either.)

[snorlaxnut]

I sent an e-mail to Mill Creek and they gave me the list of all the cartoons on the set:

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DISC 1

Includes Popeye and Betty Boop

Popeye (30):

Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp

Ancient Fistory

Assault and Flattery

Big Bad Sindbad

Bride and Gloom

Cookin' With Gags

Crystal Brawl

Customers Wanted

A Date to Skate

Floor Flusher

Fright To The Finish

Gopher Spinach

Greek Mirthology

A Haul In One

I Don't Scare

Insect to Injury

Let's Sing w/ Popeye

Me Musical Nephews

Nearlyweds

Out To Punch

Parlez Vous Woo

Patriotic Popeye

Popeye For President

Popeye Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves

Popeye's 20th Anniversary

Private Eye Popeye

Shuteye Popeye

Spooky Swabs

Spree Lunch

Taxi-Turvy



Betty Boop (22):

Betty Boop and Little Jimmy

Betty Boop and the Little King

Betty Boop with Henry, The Funniest Living American

Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions

Betty Boop's Ker-Choo

Betty Boop's Rise to Fame

Betty in Blunderland

The Candid Candidate

Ding Dong Doggie

Grampy's Indoor Outing

Hot Air Salesman

Is My Palm Read?

Judge For A Day

A Language All My Own

Little Nobody

A Little Soap and Water

Making Friends

My Friend the Monkey

On With The New

Pudgy Picks a Fight

Pudgy Takes a Bow-Wow

So Does An Automobile



DISC 2

Includes Tom & Jerry, Mr Piper, The Three Stooges, Casper, Herman, Gabby,
Little Audrey, Little LuLu, Felix the Cat and Mr. Bang, Katrinka & The
Skipper

Tom & Jerry (5):

Barnyard Bunk

Jolly Fish

Pencil Mania

A Spanish Twist

The Tuba Tooter



Mr Piper (7):

Ali Baba

Brave Molly

Hasty and the Princess

The Kindhearted Girl

The Magic Horn

The Proud Princess

The Three Sisters



The Three Stooges (14):

Bee My Honey

Behind the 8 Ball Express

Dizzy Doodlers

Flat Heads

Flycycle Built for Two

Get That Snack Shack Off the Track

Goldriggers of '49

Hairbrained Barbers

Litter Bear

The Littlest Martian

The Noisy Silent Movie

Tin Horn Dude

Tree Nuts

Turnabout is Bearplay



Casper (3):

Boo Moon

The Friendly Ghost

There's Good Boos Tonight



Herman (3):

Cheese Burglar

The Henpecked Rooster

Naughty But Mice



Gabby (4):

All's Well

Gabby Goes Fishing

Fire Cheese

King for a Day



Little Audrey (3):

Goofy Goofy Gander

The Lost Dream

Tarts and Flowers



Little LuLu (2):

Bargain Counter Attack

Cad and Caddy



Felix the Cat (2):

April Maze

The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg



Mr. Bang, Katrinka, The Skipper (3)

Toonerville Picnic

Toonerville Trolley

Trolley Ahoy



DISC 3

Contains cartoons with various characters including Baby Huey, Hunky &
Spunky, Mighty Mouse, Woody Woodpecker, Raggedy Ann, Heckle & Jeckle, and
more!

Other (53):

All's Fair At The Fair

Along Came A Duck

Ants In The Plants

Boy Meets Dog

A Car-Tune Portrait

Circus Capers

The Cob Web Hotel

Comin' Round The Mountain

Crazytown

Cupid Gets His Man

The Enchanted Square

The Fresh Vegetable Mystery

The Golden State

Goofy Goat Antics

Hawaiian Birds

Hector's Hectic Life

In The Museum

It's a Greeks Life

Jingles

Les Escargots

Little Brown Jug

Little Hawk

The Little Stranger

Marriage Wows

Music Academy

A Mutt In The Rut

Nursery Scandal

Once Upon A Time

Palm Court Orchestra

Pantry Panic

Parrotville Old Folks

Parrotville Post Office

Peeping Penguins

Picnic Panic

Play Safe

Professor YaYa's Memoirs

Quack-A-Doodle-Doo

The Queen of Hearts

Red Riding Hood

Scotty Finds a Home

Snow Foolin'

The Snow Man

Spinning Mice

The Story of Time

Sultan Pepper

The Sunshine Makers

The Talking Magpies

Time For Love

Vacuum Cleaner

Westward Whoa

Winter Draws On

Wolf! Wolf!

You Can't Shoe a Horsefly



DISC 4

Includes Betty Boop, The Three Stooges, Various Christmas Cartoons and
more!

Betty Boop (19):

Baby Be Good

Betty Boop and Grampy

Happy You and Merry Me

House Cleaning Blues

The Impractical Joker

More Pep

Musical Mountaineers

No! No! A Thousand Times No!!

Not Now

Poor Cinderella

The Scared Crows

A Song a Day

Stop That Noise

Swat the Fly

Taking the Blame

Training Pigeons

We Did It

Whoops! I'm a Cowboy

You're Not Built That Way



The Three Stooges (22):

Baby Sitters

The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Hit

Call of the Wile

Dentist the Menace

Dinopoodi

Droll Weevil

Gagster Dragster

Goofy Gondoliers

Kangaroo Catchers

Lastest Gun in the West

Let's Shoot the Player Piano Player

Mummies Boys

No News is Good News

Safari So Good

Stooges in the Woods

Tee for Three

There Auto Be a Law

Thimk or Thwim

Three Jacks & a Beanstalk

To Kill a Clockingbird

Who's Lion

Woodsman Bear That Tree



Christmas Cartoons (8):

The Candlemaker

Christmas Comes But Once a Year

Christmas Night

A Christmas Tree

The Christmas Visitor

Hector's Hectic Life

Jack Frost

Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer



Other (5):

The Big Bad Wolf

Mary's Little Lamb

Old Mother Hubbard

Simple Simon

The Three Bears

Tom Thumb



DISC 5

Includes Tom & Jerry, Felix the Cat, Popeye, Casper, Gabby, Little LuLu,
Little Audrey & More!

Tom & Jerry (5):

A Fireman's Life

In the Bag

Pots and Pans

Rocketeers

A Swiss Trick



Felix the Cat (8):

Bold King Cole

Felix All Puzzled

Felix Doubles for Darwin

Felix Finds Out

Felix Gets the Can

Felix in Hollywood

Felix Monkeys with Magic

Neptune Nonsense



Popeye (6):

I Never Changes My Altitude

I'm in the Army Now

Little Swee'Pea

Me Feelins is Hurt

The Paneless Window Washer

Quiet! Pleeze



Casper (2):

A Haunting We Will Go

Spooking About Africa



Gabby (3):

It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day

Swing Cleaning

Two for the Zoo



Little Lulu (4):

A Bout with a Trout

Chick and Double Chick

The Dog Show Off

A Scout with the Gout



Oswald Rabbit (3):

Great Guns

The Mechanical Cow

The Plumber



Little Audrey (2):

The Seapreme Court

Song of the Birds



Molly Moo-Cow (1):

Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies



Alice (3):

Alice Rattled by Rats

Alice's Tin Pony

Alice the Toreador



Other (7):

The Cat's Canary

Frisky Frolics

Frozen Frolics

Humpty Dumpty

Magic Mummy

Merry Kittens

The Toyland Caper





DISC 6

Includes Hunky & Spunky, Pied Piper & more!

Hunky & Spunky (6):

Always Kickin'

The Barnyard Brat

Hunky and Spunky

A Kick in Time

Snubbed by a Snob

Vitamin Hay



Pied Piper (4):

Ahmed the Merchant

The Three Brothers

The Tin Soldier

The Wild Swans



Other (42):

The Big Drip

The Big Flame Up

Bimbo's Auto

Bunny Mooning

Chicken a la King

Christopher Columbus

A Coach for Cinderella

Dancing on the Moon

David & Goliath

Dick Whittington's Cat

An Elephant Never Forgets

The Emerald Isle

The Enchanted Horse

Farm Foolery

Gobs of Fun

Granite Hotel

Helter Swelter

Little Red School Mouse

The Lone Star State

The Mild West

Much Ado About Mutton

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Our Funny Finny Friends

Paul Bunyan

Pest Pupil

Pleased to Eat You

Robin Hood

Robin Hood Rides Again

Scrappily Married

A Self Made Mongrel

The Ski's the Limit

Sing or Swim

Small Fry

Somewhere in Dreamland

The Stork Market

Suddenly It's Spring

The Tears of an Onion

Tom Sawyer

Toys Will Be Toys

Treasure Island

The Trojan Horse

Yankee Doodle Donkey



DISC 7

Includes Calvin and the Colonel, Clutch Cargo, Felix, Aesop's Fables and
more!

Calvin And The Colonel (4):

The TV Job

The Polka Dot Bandit

Sister Sue's Sweetheart

Thanksgiving Dinner



Clutch Cargo (15):

The Arctic Bird Giant, Episodes 6-10

The Dinky Incas Episodes, 136-140

Kangaroo Express Episodes, 141-145



Aesop's Fables (10):

Animal Fair

Cinderella Blues

A Close Call

King of Bugs

Making 'Em Move

Opening Night

Snapping the Whip

A Toytown Tale

Watered Stock

Where Friendship Ceases



Felix (11):

Felix Gets Broadcasted

Felix Dines and Pines

Felix Turns the Tide

Non-Stop Flight

Polly-Tics

Felix in Arabiantics

Felix in Forty Winks

Felix in Outdoor Indoor

Felix in Skulls and Sculls

Felix Woos Whoopee

Futuritzy



Space Angel (5):

Ghost and Crystal Mace Episodes 236 - 240



Blackie the Lamb (2):

Sheep Shape

No Mutton for Nuttin'



Snap, Crackle & Pop (1):

Breakfast Pals



Cinderella (1):

A Ride for Cinderella



Little Gray Neck (1):

Little Gray Neck



DISC 8

Includes Fraidy Cat, Gumby, Hoppity Hooper, Wizard of Oz and Popeye

Fraidy Cat (9):

Choo Choo Fraidy

Cupd the Cat

Feline Fortune

Love is a Many Feathered Thing

Magic Numbers

Meaner Than a Junkyard Cat

Over the Wall Having a Ball

The Not-So-Nice Mice

The Cat for Hire



Gumby (14):

Gumbasia

Robot Rumpus

Gumby Concerto

Stuck on Books

Too Loo

Tricky Train

Toying Around

Baker's Tour

Gumby Crosses the Delaware

Gumby Racer

Sad King Ott's Daughter

The Black Knight

The Blockheads

The Glob



Hoppity Hooper (24):

Ring-A-Ding Spring Episodes 1-4

Rock 'n' Roll Star Episodes 5-8

Diamond Mine Episodes 9-12

Costra Nostra Episodes 13-16

Giant of Hootin' Holler Episodes 17-20

Detective Agency Episodes 21-24



The Wizard of Oz (1):

The Wizard of Oz



Moonbird (1):

Moonbird



Popeye (1):

Popeye Meets Sindbad the Sailor





DISC 9

Includes Farmer Alfalfa, Alice, Wacky & Packy, Herman the Mouse and many
more!

Ray Harryhausen (5):

The Story of Hansel and Gretel

The Story of King Midas

The Story of Little Red Riding Hood

Mother Goose Stories

The Story of Rapunzel



Farmer Alfalfa (12):

Farmer Alfalfa's Wayward Pup

In Dutch

In the Bag

She's in Again

Small Town Sheriff

Smart Salesman

Static

Through Thick and Thin

Two of a Trade

Why Argue

The Wind Jammer

Wooden Money



Alice (6):

Alice the Whaler

Alice in the Jungle

Alice the Jail Bird

Alice's Egg Plant

Alice's Orphan

Alice Solves the Puzzle



Wacky & Packy (9):

All in a Day's Work

The Bad News Cruise

In the Zoo

Let's Make a Bundle

Magic Mayhem

No Place Like Home

The Party Crashers

The New York Sweets

Wacky's Fractured Romance



Nicky Nome (2):

Peg-Leg Pedro

The Princess and the Pauper



Comicolor (4):

Happy Days

Balloon Land

Little Boy Blue

Brementown Musicians



Herman the Mouse (2):

Campus Capers

Sudden Fried Chicken



Van Beuren Studios (4):

Hunting Season

A Waif's Welcome

Molly Moo Cow and Rip Van Winkle

A Little Bird Told Me



Christmas Cartoons (6):

O' Come All Ye Faithful

Jingle Bells

Merry Christmas

Santa Claus' Story

Christmas Fairy Tale

The Little Match Girl



DISC 10

Includes Colonel Bleep, Christmas Cartoons & more!

Colonel Bleep (25):

Colonel Bleep's Arrival on Earth

The Fire Bomb

The Killer Whale

The Lunar Luger

Scratch & His Feathered Friends

The Pirate Plot

The Bat and the Bottle

The Wicked Web

The Evil Eye

Fire Water

Tunnel in Space

The Treacherous Trio

Knight of Death

The Hypnotic Helmets

Danger Below

Dangerous Holiday

The Ingenious Invention

The Invisible Gorilla

Manhunt on the Moon

Shadows of Suspicion

Squeak and the Terrible Termite

The Test of Friendship

The Prehistoric Present

The Treacherous Pirate

War in Robotland



George Pal Puppetoons (5):

Mr. Strauss Takes a Walk

A Date with Duke

The Ship of the Ether

Tubby the Tuba

Tulips Shall Grow



Mel-O-Toons (10):

Aladdin

Daniel Boone

The King's Trumpet

The Magic Clock

Miguel, the Mighty Matador

Noah's Ark

Panchito

Peppy Possum

The Seasons

Sinbad



Christmas Cartoons (9):

Little Christmas Burro

Santa's Pocket Watch

Howdy Doody's Christmas

Santa in Animal Land

The Night Before Christmas

The Little Lamb

A Christmas Dream

The Elf and Mr. Little

A Present for Santa Claus



Meany, Miny, and Moe (1):

House of Magic



DISC 11

Includes Calvin and the Colonel, Clutch Cargo, Felix the Cat, Tom & Jerry
and more!

Calvin and the Colonel (4):

Sycamore Lodge

Wheeling and Dealing

Nephew Newton's Fortune

The Costume Ball



Clutch Cargo (35):

The Friendly Head-Hunters Episodes 1-5

Desert Queen Episodes 11-15

The Pearl Pirates Episodes 16-20

Vanishing Gold Episodes 21-25

The Race Car Mystery Episodes 26-30

Swamp Swindlers Episodes 131-135

The Shipwreckers Episodes 146-150



Terrytoon (3):

Billy Mouse's Akwakade

The Black Duck

Sharpshooter



Felix the Cat (1):

Felix in Fairyland



Other (7):

Joe Glow the Firefly

Teacher's Pest

Ups and Down Derby

Joint Wipers

Adventures of Junior Raindrop

Destination Earth

To Spring





DISC 12

Includes The Three Stooges, Hoppity Hooper and more!

The Three Stooges (19):

Big Wind Bag

A Bull for Andamo

Chicken Delivery Boys

Clarence of Arabia

Fowl Weather Friend

Little Cheese Chaser

Little Old Bombmaker

Movie Scars

Ready, Jet Set, Go

Souperman

That Was the Wreck That Was

Three Astronutz

Thru Rain, Sleet and Snow

Wash My Line

Bearfoot Bandit

Curly's Bear

Watts My Lion

Hair of the Bear

Furry Fugitive



Hoppity Hooper (16):

Ghost Episodes 29-32

Masked Martin Episodes 33-36

Jumping Frog Contest Episodes 37-40

The Traffic Zone Episodes 41-44



Max Fleischer (6):

Greedy Humpty Dumpty

Hold It

In My Merry Oldsmobile

Kids in a Shoe

Little Lambkins

Musical Memories



Screen Songs (5):

Base Brawl

Funshine State

The Spring Song

Win, Place, and Showboat

When GI Johnny Comes Marching Home



Noveltoon (3):

Mite Makes Right

Leprechaun's Gold

Hep Cat Symphony



Other (1):

Going Places


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I think this would replace about 70-85% of the PD cartoon DVDs I have.

[Geezil]

Well, at least there are those Alices, Calvin & the Colonel(s) and Hoppity Hooper(s) to liven up the mix ... though it's to be hoped that those last two titles might eventually emerge on other economically priced DVDs all their own. (How many more copies of, say, "The Talking Magpies" or any "New Three Stooges" titles could any GAcer need in this life, or on a shelf? :eek: )

Now, just a couple of questions for anybody who's actually started to watch the discs in this hernia-friendly set:

1) Are the "Calvin, etc." episodes in color, or in B&W?

2) What sort of condition are the numerous silent toons in? and

3) Didn't I see a couple of certifiably non-PD Popeyes mixed in there? (Never mind which ones.) ;)

Thanks.

[Matthew Hunter]

looks like they're throwing everything at us but the kitchen sink...everything from obscure 30's cartoons to forgotten 60's TV stuff. (I'd never heard of "Wacky and Packy", a quick Youtube search brought forth unspeakable torture). I'd never heard of a DVD set with 600 cartoons before...and it looks like about 1/6 of them are worth owning. I'll pass!

[David Gerstein]

(I'd never heard of "Wacky and Packy", a quick Youtube search brought forth unspeakable torture).The worst of it is that it's not even a bad idea (caveman and mammoth try to find jobs/food in modern times). But it breaks some kind of record for unattractive execution. The character design, the pacing, the animation, those voices, the music, the laugh track... it's just so painful. I forced myself to watch two episodes; I can imagine that some of it felt funny in script and storyboard stage, but then... (shudder!)

[Tom Stathes]

Thanks for getting that list. I'm really curious to see where some of the silents were ripped from :D

[Tim Lones]

I definitely want to look into getting this..if only for the Calvins and Hoppitys..

[Jon Cooke]

It would be nice if they issued those Hoppity Hooper cartoons as a seperate DVD set, but I imagine lumping them in with hundreds of PD cartoons keeps them below the radar of possible legal issues.

[cbrubaker]

The Calvin and the Colonel episodes are black and white copies. I know this because the episodes listed are in circulation among cartoon collectors.

As far as I know, all the Calvins in collector's hands are in B&W (except one, "Polka Dot Bandit," but the B&W version is also in circulation)

[nickramer]

The worst of it is that it's not even a bad idea (caveman and mammoth try to find jobs/food in modern times). But it breaks some kind of record for unattractive execution. The character design, the pacing, the animation, those voices, the music, the laugh track... it's just so painful. I forced myself to watch two episodes; I can imagine that some of it felt funny in script and storyboard stage, but then... (shudder!)
"Wackey and Packey" was done by Filmation, so there's the problem. Speaking of which, "Wacky and Packy" (which I don't believe is in the public domain), was originally shown for the 1975 ABC's series, "Uncle Croc's Block". When the show tanked in the ratings and was cancelled, ABC told Filmation not make another show for them again and Filmation never did.

[drmark7]

It would be nice if they issued those Hoppity Hooper cartoons as a separate DVD set

I have seen separate "dollar" dvds of Hoppity Hooper on eBay. But it's always from one of those unscrupulous sellers that wants $5.99 shipping for each disc!

It seems the retail "Dollar DVD" market dried up about last Christmas. That's the last time for any new Digiview product I've seen at my local Wal-Mart or any dollar stores.

I follow many sales of PD stuff online/ebay and there are many mouth watering dollar/PD titles to be had, but none are showing up in retail stores for now.

[drmark7]

I’d avoided the 150 and 300 Cartoons sets. I thought I had almost every PD cartoon known to man via the individual Digiview “Cartoon Crazys” and other dollar DVDs released in the last 5 years or so. By a strange coincidence, right after discovering this thread a few weeks ago, I found the Mill Creek 150 Cartoon (UPC 683904505309/only $4.86 at Wal-Mart!) set at a yard sale and got it for just FIFTY CENTS! (I believe these titles all appear on the 300 and 600 title sets as well.) As I started viewing, I was pleasantly surprised to find some unseen goodies. (To my eyes, anyway…) -Dr. Mark
Here’s my track by track breakdown with (hopefully) correct notes.
150 CARTOON SET- Mill Creek DVD set on 4x DVDs.
Online comment: “MILL CREEK flashes their logo on-screen for several seconds midway through each short.” That is INCORRECT. It’s not “each” short. It just appears occasionally.
At Mill Creek online- it’s listed as 3 dvds, but mine is on 4.
For some reason, all the WARNER and SUPERMAN cartoons that were originally announced/ offered are substituted with BETTY BOOP and POPEYE titles.
I have noted this by//(Original announced title) replaced by://
Disc 1

1 Tuba Tooter (19??) Tom & Jerry- bw- Van Buren- full titles. Nice print.
2 Plane Dumb (19??) Tom & Jerry- bw- Van Buren
3 Redskin Blues (19??) Tom & Jerry- Gutlohn- OK print. Low sound.
4 Jolly Fish (19??) “A Dick And Larry Cartoon” but it’s Tom and Jerry.
5 Barnyard Bunk- Official Films present… “A Dick And Larry Cartoon”
6 Spanish Twist- Tom And Jerry
7 Piano Tooners- Tom And Jerry
8 Pencil Mania- Tom And Jerry
9 Mendelssohn's Spring Song- “Jingles- A Musical Sketch IN COLOR” By Sy Young. Music directed by Carlo Peroni. Photograhped by Herman Roessle in BREWSTER COLOR. But this print is in BW! Features “Jingle Bells.” A very primitive looking cartoon with some impressive FX.
10 In The Museum- Toby the Pup- Produced by the Charles Mintz Studio- Hand Drawn title card looking far more modern than the cartoon itself.
11 Snow Man, The- bw- Unusual favorite from an old SANTA CLAUS VHS tape (UHV?)
I used to have. I wonder of this was originally color? Great strobe / moire effects at the end.
12 Goofy Goat Antics- the New Offical Films-
13 Let's Sing With Popeye- Popeye- bw- sing a long short
14 Circus Capers- No logo- bw- Lead characters nearly identical to Mickey And Minnie Mouse. A most unusual and graphic “kissing” scene. “Laugh Clown Laugh” is sung. “Minnie’s” panties go off and on!!! “Mickeys” nose fills the screen to end the films… End is abrupt- is cut in by a short scene of ducks from ANOTHER cartoon!
15 Sultan Pepper- bw- LITTLE KING
16 Red Riding Hood- bw- More pseudo Mickey and Minnie. “Minnie” is Red Riding Hood. Another mouse is grandma- becomes young and hot.
17 Nursery Scandal- bw- Dwarfs and Mother Goose.
18 Boy Meets Dog- CASTLE FILMS presents. Reglar Fellers P: Walter Lantz. Cinecolor.
19 Westward Whoa- Mutt and Jeff RECOLOR
20 Molly Moo Cow Indians-
21 Talking Magpies- no logo. 20th- Crude, early characters.
(22 Jerky Turkey) replaced by:
Betty Boops RISE TO FAME- bw- low sound- average print. Live action.
(23 Doggone Tired) replaced by:
ME MUSICAL NEPHEWS- bw- Popeye.
24 Trolley Ahoy- Commonwealth- COLOR
25 Toonerville Picnic-- Commonwealth- COLOR
(26 Inki and Mynah Bird) replaced by:
Betty Boops KER-CHOO- soft print
27 Fresh Vegetable Mystery- No LOGO or intro. Almost colorless print.
(28 Have You Got Any Castles?) replaced by:
Betty Boom and HENRY- soft focus print. OK sound
(29 Hamateur Night) replaced by:
Betty boop and LITTLE JIMMY- Soft Focus- Low sound.
(30 Tale Of Two Kitties) replaced by:
Wiffle Piffle in THE HOT AIR SALESMAN- Betty Boop- VERY soft print- Ok sound.
(31 Case Of Missing Hare) replaced by:
THE CRYSTAL BRAWL (195?) Paramount Star Logo- Popeye- Soft, OK color.
32 Enchanted Square (194?) NTA- very RED print. Raggedy Ann. Fairly sharp, though.
33 Private Eye Popeye (1954) Bright Blue AAP- Popeye
(34 Porky's Midnight Matinee) replaced by:
Grampy’s Indoor Outing- Soft focus ok sound Betty Boop
35 Tarts and Flowers (194?) AUDREY NTA- RED title cards- Ok print
36 Flycycle Built For Two- 3 Stooges-
37 Wolf wolf! (194?) 20th MIGHT MOUSE- average print.
38 Bargain Counter Attack (19??) Paramount Mountain- Little Lulu- Reddish, faded color.

Disc 2

1 Little Hawk- Mel-O-toons (Curiously, the only Mel-O-Toons on here.)
2 Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra- D: John Halas. Minimalist and unusual. Background please?
3 Uncle Tom and Little Eva- BW- Official Films-A Jungle Jinx Cartoon. Crude, Disney-esque.
4 Hoffnung Vacuum Cleaner, The- D: John Halas.
5 April Maze (19??) MCMXXX- Kopfstein- Felix- crisp BW silent w. sound.
6 Hoffnung Music Academy D: John Halas.
7 Hoffnung's Professor Yaya's Memoirs D: John Halas.
8 Along Came A Duck (1934) Official Films presents “A Tiny tot Cartoon”- BW print of a presumably COLOR cartoon. Opens with LIVE ACTION footage of children and ducks.
***I want to know MORE about these TINY TOT cartoons!!!*** The boy looks familiar. // From IMDB review: Well, this is different, and usually I like that but I can't give this animated classic short more than "fair" marks. The first two-and-a-half minutes of this cartoon is live action showing a little kid feeding ducks, then following one of the ducks who strayed to a nearby a pond. At that point, an animated frog appears, starts singing to the kid and then relays a story to him. The story is far more dramatic than it is humorous, about the frog reaching from underneath the water, tickling the stomach of duck swimming by, and accidentally causing the duck to almost drown. The frog then has to turn into Johnny Weissmuller and swim frantically to save the duck's life. Then he's a hero to everyone in that duck's family. It's actually pretty suspenseful and probably scary a very little kid. The film ends back with real-life footage with the frog saying, "If you don't believe me, ask him!" We a see big duck next to the kid, who then laughs. Wow, talk about dated. I might have made this sound better than it is, because it's not very good.
The following are dreadful TV cartoons. Similar to Mel-O-Toons with a live actor opening.
9 Story Of Ali Baba- MR. PIPER & THE STORY OF-
10 Magic Horn- MR. PIPER AND THE STORY OF…
11 Brave Molly- MR. PIPER AND THE STORY OF…
12 Hasty and Princess- MR. PIPER AND THE STORY OF…
13 Kindhearted Girl- MR. PIPER AND THE STORY OF…
14 Three Sisters- MR. PIPER AND THE STORY OF…
15 Proud Princess- MR. PIPER AND THE STORY OF…
16 Sunshine Makers, The (193?) D: Ted Eshbaugh. Not a bad print of this CLASSIC favorite!
Slightly soft and some scratches. Presumably CINECOLOR? Movie Connections: Clips featured in the movie Get Crazy (1983) One shots don’t get much better than this. So don’t be a gloomy gus! // From IMDB: Psychedelic, Man!, 11 October 2007 7/10 Author: HippieRockChick from United States I remember seeing this cartoon on TV (Channel 13, an early 50's incarnation of PBS) here in NYC. I was four or five years old, and I thought it was totally cool. That channel also deserves the glory of running the Farmer Gray cartoons, my first exposure to classical music)---I heard a song that stayed in my head for twenty years, until I finally heard someone playing it and found out its name (the old English country dance tune known as "Sellenger's Round" or "The Beginning of the World"). Anyway, I saw "The Sunshine Makers" there, and then promptly forgot about it until I saw it on the light show screen at the Fillmore East, many years and some illicit substances later. Stoned, we loved it...I still do. SO extremely weird. There were other cartoons the Fillmore East ran, including one with Tommy Popski that was all about immigrants and their "funny" names. Hey, social conscience! Rocks.
17 You Can't Shoe Horsefly (19??) NTA- Paramount Color Classic- HUNKY AND SPUNKY.
18 It's Greek Life (19??) Rainbow Parade. Fine print.
19 Picnic Panic (1935) KOLOR KARTOONS presents “Picnic Panic” over a crisp bw image. Then cuts to full color live action and Cinecolor animation. Presumably another: “Official Films presents- A Tiny tot Cartoon” May feature MOLLY MOO COW. BW end credits too. (This same toon is on another DIGIVIEW dvd without the bw titles.) // From IMDB review: Wow, this is a curiosity piece more than anything else. It's 70 years old but looks even older! It's very primitive stuff, not good or very funny, but not terrible either. It's an odd mix of animation in that most of it is animation but a small part shows three actual little girls. The girls are watching and listening to three kettles or pots on the stove singing. When the latter stops, the girls are entertained by a story from the coffeepot. He tells them about a picnic they had one time, which is then illustrated. In the cartoon, you see all the little cups, saucers, salt and pepper shakers, etc., playing and having a good time. Some of the things are clever, as the cups filling themselves with water from a stream, or dishing out sugar, cream, etc. Then a cow comes by and interrupts the picnic by eating some of the food. All the cups, pots, etc., combine to use what they have to get rid of the cow. That's it. As I said, very primitive looking but it IS in color and it isn't stupid....but not something you'd watch a lot of times, either.
20 Cupid Gets His Man (!9??) Commonweatlth. Nice full color print!
21 Molly Moo Cow Robinson Crusoe- Nice color print. As are all Molly Moo Cow toons!
22 Scotty Finds Home- Gutlohn- good cinecolor print
23 Parrotville Post Office- Gutlohn- Pretty vivid for Cinecolor
24 Spinning Mice- MORE TINY TOTS live-action in COLOR. // From IMDB review: This is one of those old "Rainbow Parades" cartoons which mixes life-action with animation. It usually begins the story with a little kid doing something and then the animals in the story turn into animated figures. That's what happens here, too, as little boy puts some mice into a little girl's doll house. Then, the boy and girl watch the mice run around. That part is a kind of lame. All of sudden, we see an animated story about an old "wizard" who is mixing chemical formulas in his lab with the intent of "turning ugly into beauty" because "nature made too many ugly things." Yeah, right. Anyway, at least he can sing and he explains all these thoughts in song. They loved to sing in 1930s cartoons. His formula works, as we see lizards transformed to beautiful birds, frogs into cute chipmunks, etc. However, when something accidentally spills into the mix, the results are disastrous and the wizards learns you can't play God and "to leave well enough alone."
25 Parrotville Old Folks- Gutlohn- Cinecolor OK print.
26 Les Escargots- UNUSUAL, French cartoon. McGraw Hill films logo. Now who’s gonna complain when you’ve got the PREQUEL- of sorts- to FANTASTIC PLANET??? (Included
with the recent DVD re-release of FP!)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309566
http://www.mitternachtskino.de/snails.htm
ccthemovieman: http://www.imdb.com/user/ur4445210/comments (CC The Movie Man likes to review modern forensic-type TV crime shows and also old cartoons!)
Takes You Back To '50s Sci-Fi Films, 7 August 2007 Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States. This was an odd cartoon, for several reasons. It was in the middle of this DVD collection I bought of 1930s cartoons and this was made in 1965. It also is French. It also is more of a science-fiction story out of the 1950s, or even a horror story, much more than a comedy which one normally associations with cartoons. An "animated short" is a better description of this strange story. That story is about a farmer who is trying to grow lettuce. He has no luck until he discovers one day that his tears make the salad grow. He brings an onion with him and then hits himself our the head - whatever it takes to make him cry and produce these big heads of lettuce. The bad news is that snails invade these big vegetables and the snails turn out to be giants. They invade the nearby city and capture the humans, kids and adults. If this were a '50s film, you just know it would be called "Attack Of The Giant (or Killer) Snails!" These escargots (snails) even demolish the city's buildings! What happens after that is even more bizarre, but funny. I found the artwork strange, too: excellent in spots and primitive in others. Although I found it all interesting, I wasn't quite sure what to think as far as entertainment value. It's more of a curiosity piece. However, if the pace wasn't so slow, this could have been really good because the premise was good.
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From the guys that did Fantastic Planet, one of the trippiest and most imaginative films ever conceived, is a short story of a man who needs help on his farm and puts some snails to work on the crops. In the morning, they're giant snails prowling the neighborhoods and frolicking with half-naked women. There isn't so much of a plot as much as it's just this situation told with a lot of wild enthusiasm and a kidding sense of science fiction fare from the 1950s. If you've seen the previous work of the director Lelaux (which sadly isn't very much, along with collaborator Toper), you know sort of what to expect, like a happy, wacky dream of delight and terror and fun. It's simply a wondrous effort, with the snails moving in a manner that isn't exactly fluid but not static, with lots of color but ragged like some underground comic book, and it's a riot when taking it in like some surreal experience out of a Lynch kid's book or a lost tale from the Maxx. I loved the style, the approach, everything about it basically. And if you're wondering if giant snails can make a big impact, then you haven't seen the rabbits! Highly recommended.
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27 Henpecked Rooster (19??) Paramount Harvey- Herman the mouse. Ok
28 Mutt In A Rut (19??) Paramount Harvey- no logo. Ok print.

29 Story Of Time, The (19??) Puppetoon-like animation. // http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044077
This was nominated for an Oscar for best one-reel short subject. This striking short film is an exercise in visualizing the flow of time using only abstract patterns, images and sound to tell the story. There was an inferior version made with voice-over narration, which should be avoided.
(30 Notes To You) replaced by:
PUDGY in Ding dong doggie- low sound
(31 Mechanical Monsters) replaced by:
GRAMPY- The Candid Candidate- bright sound but soft print.
(32 Fresh Hare) replaced by:
BETTY BOOP A Language All My Own- soft print.
33 There's Good Boos Tonight (1948) CASPER Paramount logo. Fairly sharp, but reddish print.
Hard to believe parody of the phrase, “There’s Good BOOZE Tonight!” for a kiddie cartoon.
34 All's Well (19??) GABBY- average print.
35 Flat Heads- 3 stooges
36 Shuteye Popeye (1952) Blue AAP- Fairly sharp and good color on this one.
37 Cheese Burglar (19??) HERMAN NTA- Harvey Noveltoon. Ok print.
38 Stupidstitious Cat (1951) Paramount Noveltoon- No cuts in titles. BUZZY. Another violent one. Buzzy kind of sounds like “Rochester” from The Jack Benny Show.
DISC 3

1 Time For Love (19??) Max Fleischer Color Classic. COLOR (was BW on IMAGE set?)
2 Little Stranger, The (19??) Max Fleischer Color Classic. Very dark in spots.
3 Hawaiian Birds (19??)Max Fleischer Color Classic. Reddish Ok contrast.
4 Peeping Penguins (19??) Max Fleischer Color Classic. Reddish Ok contrast.
5 Car-tune Portrait, A (19??)
6 Play Safe (19??) NTA- Red title card.
7 All's Fair At Fair (1938) Problematic presentation.
8 Ants In Plants (19??) NTA- very red/green color.
9 Cobweb Hotel (19??) NTA- Problematic presentation.
(10 Day At Zoo) replaced w:
MAKING FRIENDS (19??) Pudgy and Betty Boop. Low sound.
(11 Jungle Jitters) replaced by:
BETTY IN BLUNDERLAND (19??) Soft print, low sound.
12 Nearlyweds (1956) Popeye. Jittery print.
13 Fire Cheese (19??) GABBY /NTA- reddish
14 My Friend Monkey (19??) Pudgy and Betty Boop. Choppy intro. OK
15 On With New (19??) Betty Boop. Ok
16 Pudgy Takes Bow-wow (19??) Betty Boop and Pudgy. Good contrast
17 Rhythm On Reservation (19??) Betty Boop. Soft print, low sound.
18 Hairbrained Barbers (196?) 3 stooges. Live scene with kid getting haircut.
19 Sock-a-bye Kitty (19??) BUZZY THE CROW. Newer Harvey Logo. Reddish print. Perhaps the most violent “cat and mouse” cartoon I’ve seen. (In this case, Cat and Crow!)
20 Comin' Round Mountain (19??) NTA- Red LOGO- Not too bad a print. Screen Song
21 Crazytown (1953) Newer logo. Reddish. Harveytoons
22 Golden State, The (194?) SCREEN SONG / NTA- reddish
23 Winter Draws On (1948) NTA- Red LOGO / “Alabamy Bound” Screen Song
24 Shortnin' Bread (195?) NTA- Screen Song
25 Once Upon Time (193??) Produced By Audio Productions, Inc. This is a fairly crisp and clear presentation with good color and bright sound. The color scheme is almost psychedelic. Though from what I can find out, this is a 1970s RECOLOR (obvious) of a film that was an original COLOR film to begin with! Is that correct? Is the original available for view??? // Found this info at a you tube-type blog showing: “Today's redrawn, Cinderella, was originally a 1936 Techicolor cartoon called Once Upon A Time, produced by Audio Productions for Metropolitan Life Insurance. This cartoon features a charming original song, with music by Edwin E. Ludwig and words by Frank W. Speidell. This R&TVP cartoon is, IMHO, one of the worst-looking redrawns I've ever seen. Have fun spotting the mistakes when comparing it to the original.”
More on it from this forum here (Though the link within leads to a blanki page):
http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=10271&highlight=%22mill+creek%22
26 Lost Dream (1948) LITTLE AUDREY. NTA- Red logo. Not bad print. Pretty surreal!
27 Cad and Caddy (1948) LITTLE LULU. NTA- Red logo. Average print. Golf cartoon.
28 Quack-a-doodle-doo (19??) BABY HUEY- Paramount Harveytoons- uncut titles. Good print.
29 Marriage Wows (19??) NTA- SCREEN SONG: “For Me And My Gal” Soft print/sound. Jungle characters.
30 Hector's Hectic Life (19??) Not too bad. Christmas theme.
(31 Falling Hare) replaced by:
BE HUMAN (19??) Grampy- Betty Boop. Poor titles. VERY Soft print “Be Human” song.
32 Gabby Goes Fishing (19??) No NTA logo. About average.
33 Goofy Goofy Gander (19??) LITTLE AUDREY. Paramount logo. Mother Goose crossed with
DICK TRACY! Sinatra and celebrity caricatures. Soft, reddish print. But worth seeing.
34 I Don't Scare (1956) Popeye. Paramount logo
35 Noisy Silent Movie (19??) 3 stooges w. long live segments and live-action BW movie clips.
36 Littlest Martian (19??) 3 stooges w. long live segments
37 Naughty But Mice (19??) HERMAN- Paramount Harvey- uncut titles. VERY good print. Vivid colors.
(38 Early Worm Gets Bird) replaced by:
POPEYES 20th ANNIVERSARY (19??) Blue AAP- soft print. Celebrity caricatures, clips.

DISC 4

1 Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp- Popeye- AWFUL print!
2 Ancient Fistory- Popeye- Bright Blue AAP- Sharp print.
3 Taxi-turvey (1954)- Popeye- Purple AAP- Ok print
4 Popeye For President (1956)- Popeye- Paramount Star Logo- Fair
5 Assault and Flattery (1956) Popeye- Paramount Star Logo- Fair
6 Fright To Finish (1951)- Popeye- Blue AAP- Not bad. Edge lines seem over processed.
7 Bride and Gloom (1954)- Popeye- Blue AAP- Average. W. nephews
8 Gopher Spinach (1954)- Popeye- Blue AAP- Good color
9 Customers Wanted (193?) Popeye- bw- Sound a bit low. Penny Arcades- film clips
10 Out To Punch (1956) Popeye- Paramount Star Logo- Reddish
11 Popeye Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves- AAP intro- AWFUL! Popeye-
12 Spree Lunch (1956) Popeye- Paramount Star Logo- OK
13 Greek Mirthology (1954) Popeye- Blue AAP- OK color
14 Parlez Vous Woo (195_) Popeye- Paramount Star Logo- OK “The Continental”
(This is based on the same 50s TV personality as Christopher Walken
15 Haul In One (1956) Paramount Star Logo- OK
16 Insect To Injury (1956) Paramount Star Logo- OK
17 Cookin' With Gags (1954) Popeye- Blue AAP- dull looking
18 Floor Flusher (1953) Popeye- Dull looking
19 Little Brown Jug (194_) SCREEN SONG / NTA- Ok reddish
(20 Corny Concerto) replaced w:
A DATE TO SKATE (193_) AAP bw Popeye. Good contrast.
(21 Wabbit Who Came To Supper) replaced w:
JUDGE FOR A DAY (1945) UM&M- bw BOOP. Soft image.
(22 Timid Toreador) replaced by:
IS MY PALM READ? (19??) UM&M- bw- soft print. Bright sound
(23 Impatient Patient)
CRAZY INVENTIONS (19??) UM&M- bw- soft print, LOW sound.
24 Casper Friendly Ghost (194_) NTA- Not bad for this one.
25 Goose That Laid Golden Egg (19??) Not bad for this one.
26 Pantry Panic- Best print of this I’ve seen on a PD. W Uni Globe logo.
(27 Electric Earthquake) replaced w:
SPOOKY SWABS (1956) Popeye Part of intro missing. Reddish.
(28 Pigs In Polka) replaced w:
SNOW FOOLIN’ (195_) SCREEN SONG / NTA- “Jingle Bells” Ok- reddish.
(29 Yankee Doodle Daffy) replaced w:
BETTY BOOP AND THE LITTLE KING (19??) NTA- soft print, very low contrast.
(30 Wacky Wabbit) replaced w:
Betty and Pudgy in “Little Nobody” soft print
31 Get That Snack Shack Off Track- 3 stooges- no live segment
32 Boo Moon (1953) CASPER Newer Harvey Films logo. Full theme plays. About the best,
PD copy of this I‘ve seen. Whites flare, but pretty good contrast. Rich color. Just a little soft.
THIS WAS A 3-D CARTOON!
33 Patriotic Popeye (1956) Paramount Star intro- Rich color, a little fuzzy. 2 of 3 nephews!
34 Big Bad Sindbad (1952) Popeye- Blue AAP- OK- Film with in a film w. orig SINBAD.
(35 Eleventh Hour) replaced w:
A Little Soap And Water (19??) UM&M- silent intro. Soft print. Betty Boop
36 Queen Of Hearts- Ray Harryhausen puppet animation. Good.

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Questions?/Comments? * This Has Been e-mail From:
"Dr. Mark" Hill * The Doctor Of Pop Culture /*/ drmark7@juno.com

[Geezil]

Well, now ... I started to mention the 600-toon set to Mrs. Geezil yesterday, and no sooner had I mentioned the part about the Hoppitys & Calvins, than she cut me off and exclaimed brightly, "Order it!" :D Review to follow once it gets here.

BTW, Half.com has some very good prices on this one.

[MarkTheShark]

Just sampled a little bit so far...

The Calvin And The Colonel shows are all B/W, but most have commercials! The majority are decent dubs from 16mm. A couple of them have been through a few generations of tape duping and it shows.

The Hoppity Hoopers also look kind of dupey, but fairly good. They are all in color and they include the individual cartoon intros (with the jazzy intro music and the abstract jumping frogs) and the end title. All have clean beginnings and ends, from what I've looked at. These are just the HH segments only -- no show opening/closing, interstitials or other cartoons.

Fleischer's Musical Memories is in color. Is this a big deal?

EDIT: I looked at some more of the set. Some of the Hoopers have the show's closing credits. This looks like it's mostly duped from that bootleg Hoppity Hooper set someone made from New York ABC showings, except two cartoons come from a 16mm film transfer -- whoever compiled these must have gotten their hands on just one Uncle Waldo half-hour.

[ebrand11]

I have seen separate "dollar" dvds of Hoppity Hooper on eBay. But it's always from one of those unscrupulous sellers that wants $5.99 shipping for each disc!

It seems the retail "Dollar DVD" market dried up about last Christmas. That's the last time for any new Digiview product I've seen at my local Wal-Mart or any dollar stores.

I follow many sales of PD stuff online/ebay and there are many mouth watering dollar/PD titles to be had, but none are showing up in retail stores for now.
I have a hoppity hopper DVD from eastwest company that only costs a dollar.

[ebrand11]

I’d avoided the 150 and 300 Cartoons sets. I thought I had almost every PD cartoon known to man via the individual Digiview “Cartoon Crazys” and other dollar DVDs released in the last 5 years or so. By a strange coincidence, right after discovering this thread a few weeks ago, I found the Mill Creek 150 Cartoon (UPC 683904505309/only $4.86 at Wal-Mart!) set at a yard sale and got it for just FIFTY CENTS! (I believe these titles all appear on the 300 and 600 title sets as well.) As I started viewing, I was pleasantly surprised to find some unseen goodies. (To my eyes, anyway…) -Dr. Mark
Here’s my track by track breakdown with (hopefully) correct notes.
150 CARTOON SET- Mill Creek DVD set on 4x DVDs.
Online comment: “MILL CREEK flashes their logo on-screen for several seconds midway through each short.” That is INCORRECT. It’s not “each” short. It just appears occasionally.
At Mill Creek online- it’s listed as 3 dvds, but mine is on 4.
For some reason, all the WARNER and SUPERMAN cartoons that were originally announced/ offered are substituted with BETTY BOOP and POPEYE titles.
I have noted this by//(Original announced title) replaced by://
Disc 1

1 Tuba Tooter (19??) Tom & Jerry- bw- Van Buren- full titles. Nice print.
2 Plane Dumb (19??) Tom & Jerry- bw- Van Buren
3 Redskin Blues (19??) Tom & Jerry- Gutlohn- OK print. Low sound.
4 Jolly Fish (19??) “A Dick And Larry Cartoon” but it’s Tom and Jerry.
5 Barnyard Bunk- Official Films present… “A Dick And Larry Cartoon”
6 Spanish Twist- Tom And Jerry
7 Piano Tooners- Tom And Jerry
8 Pencil Mania- Tom And Jerry


On my eastwest Tom and Jerry DVD the eight Tom and Jerrys are exactley the same but for the ninth cartoon there is a Burt Gillet Fable "Along Came a Duck" (1934) Now the original title of this series is Burt Gilletes Toddle Fables. I assume for re-isue it was renamed Tiny Tot, as Tom and Jerry turned into Dick and Larry and Cubby Bear into Browny Bear. There were only four of these cartoons made (All 1934) All for Van Bueren/RKO.
Note: All 8 Tom and Jerrys are from 1932.
Actually the contents listed above are disapointing. How come the WB cartoons were all replaced???

[Tim Lones]

What I usually find in Wal-Mart/Dollar Tree, etc..It seems as if there are dozens of copies of the same movies that nobody bought a year ago..And nothing new is being brought in..I never found Hoppity Hooper anywhere..

[ebrand11]

What I usually find in Wal-Mart/Dollar Tree, etc..It seems as if there are dozens of copies of the same movies that nobody bought a year ago..And nothing new is being brought in..I never found Hoppity Hooper anywhere..
Similar problem for me. A small independent dollar store has eastwest DVDs is my biggest haul but now they too have stopped bringing anything new in. The Digiview batch were ones I got at Wal Mart and just a buck stores they too have ran out. Lets hope a new dollar company emerges or Digiview or eastwest will make new DVDs or reissue the older ones.

[MarkTheShark]

I note that there are a slew of "Colonel Bleep" cartoons on this set, and while some are typical public-domain quality, some others look and sound pretty good! Some of these shorts have "leaked out" on various PD releases (some of the segments in this set have the title cards "slowed down," and I am wondering if it was done to eliminate a superimposed "Alpha Video" logo in the corner) and on seeing them, my curiosity got the best of me and I looked up this Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Bleep)about the series. Apparently, even early syndicated shows produced on film are not necessarily preserved carefully...can anyone fill me in on this? It says there were 104 cartoons produced (that sounds about right for a syndicated made-for-TV series), but apparently a good chunk of them are lost?

I note that a couple of the shorts have closing credits included, which look like they were produced on video (possibly for the early 1990s VHS release)?

[kaneda]

I've been buying off air cartoons. They are pretty good copies and cheap. I got sets of Tex Avery, Woody woodpecker, Popeye (on it's way), etc. I've just ordered a number of Hanna Barbera sets.

[Geezil]

Update: OK, call me crazy (moderator on duty turns toward assembled GACers and raises baton), but with some encouragement from a couple of parties who shall remain nameless for now ;) , I've just begun to work on a complete review of this set for the sharing here.

That's correct...all 12 discs.

And hopefully, at least some of the dangling questions above will be answered in the process.

To be continued!

[MarkTheShark]

What I usually find in Wal-Mart/Dollar Tree, etc..It seems as if there are dozens of copies of the same movies that nobody bought a year ago..And nothing new is being brought in..I never found Hoppity Hooper anywhere..

I'm under the impression that East/West only sells to stores in bulk, with certain "assortments" of specific titles grouped together. So it's a matter of which "assortment" a particular store in your area ordered. It can be quite frustrating...East/West is certainly an interesting company; you never know what you'll find on one of their discs, and there may be some interesting things "lurking" among the unlisted contents (Diver Dan, 8th Man, Colonel Bleep, etc.) Their quality is hit-or-miss though, and if they release something, I would not assume that means it's really public domain.

I picked up a slew and a half of their discs and I'm still trying to go through them and identify everything on them all...it's a nightmare.

[Madison Carter]

Update: OK, call me crazy (moderator on duty turns toward assembled GACers and raises baton), but with some encouragement from a couple of parties who shall remain nameless for now ;) , I've just begun to work on a complete review of this set for the sharing here.

That's correct...all 12 discs.

And hopefully, at least some of the dangling questions above will be answered in the process.

To be continued!

Looking forward to it. With PD collections, I'm of a different nature than high-grade stuff like the LTGCs and Disney Treasures - I just want to see some of these things, regardless of quality. And if this thing really is as packed as it sounds, I can finally cut out half a shelf's worth of redundant PD releases.

[Bob K]

I sent an e-mail to Mill Creek and they gave me the list of all the cartoons on the set:



I really appreciate the post of the full contents as reported by Mill Creek, since this finalized my decision to buy the set. I was disappointed to find out, however, that Fleischer's "Tears of an Onion" has apparently been pulled from the set despite its inclusion in the list. It does not appear on the listing on the back of the Volume 6 sleeve (or any other) and also is not found in the Volume 6 disc menu.

I would love to know if this is "hidden" somewhere else on the set, but I suspect they removed it for copyright reasons, as the sole non-PD Color Classic.

[Geezil]

I really appreciate the post of the full contents as reported by Mill Creek, since this finalized my decision to buy the set. I was disappointed to find out, however, that Fleischer's "Tears of an Onion" has apparently been pulled from the set despite its inclusion in the list. It does not appear on the listing on the back of the Volume 6 sleeve (or any other) and also is not found in the Volume 6 disc menu.

I would love to know if this is "hidden" somewhere else on the set, but I suspect they removed it for copyright reasons, as the sole non-PD Color Classic.

It wouldn't be the first time that's happened, of course. But there's one more question to add to my short list before the review's done (by next week, I hope).

[Tom Stathes]

Bob K- love your avatar! Huge AoMT fan :D

[Bradskey]

First I've noticed,the "Collector's Edition" is now on Amazon for pre-order, including full contents:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DDBEDA/


Set includes a T-shirt, a poster and a booklet. Woo-hoo

[Tim Lones]

The Booklet might be nice, but I'm not sure this "Special Collector's" set is worth $39.99 when you can get the original set, still with all the cartoons, for $16.15 New..

BTW, Internet Archive has a lot of these same cartoons uploaded..On my Cleveland Classic Media Blog, I am featuring a "Calvin and the Colonel" episode in its original airing, including commercials, from the Archive. Originally Broadcast February 3, 1962..This will almost certainly be on the 600 Cartoon Set..

http://clevelandclassicmedia.blogspot.com/

[drmark7]

There are two threads here on this subject, which I presume will be merged,
I'm posting this in both, cause it seem like pretty good news...

Forget the $39.99 item at AMAZON...

I just searched and found this for sale at www.walmart.com (http://www.walmart.com/)
for ---> $9.96!!!- plus FREE "site to store shipping"-
Which means I'll just pick it up there! Plus I was able to use PAYPAL!

Giant 600 Cartoon Collection
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10271158

FREE "site to store shipping"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Hope this is useful news!

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[ebrand11]

I looked at the amazon link and it says this set has farmer alfalfa cartoons. Thats seems interesting and Oswald and Alice, hmm.

[Jon Cooke]

Our own Burt Stein (aka Geezil) takes on the monumental task of reviewing the 12-disc 600 Cartoon Collection mega set from Mill Creek. It's Part 1 of a GAC DVD review of epic proportions!

http://reviews.goldenagecartoons.com/2008/600/

:eek:

[absolutpaul]

This DVD set is in London Wal-Marts for $9.98.

[streeter]

Our own Burt Stein (aka Geezil) takes on the monumental task of reviewing the 12-disc 600 Cartoon Collection mega set from Mill Creek. It's Part 1 of a GAC DVD review of epic proportions!

http://reviews.goldenagecartoons.com/2008/600/

:eek:

Thanks for the review, I look forward to reading the rest... and watching the DVDs when they arrive from Walmart.

Is the booklet exclusive to the deluxe set?

[Geezil]

Thanks for the review, I look forward to reading the rest... and watching the DVDs when they arrive from Walmart.

Is the booklet exclusive to the deluxe set?

1) Much appreciated! And it's my pleasure, now that I've sucked up my shock at all those recent/current economic events, gotten back into the rhythm of writing, and am stoked enough to start right in on a first draft of Part 2! :D

2) Yes, I'm afraid it is.

[MF TOON]

I wonder what the t-shirt looks like?

I might order that limited edition tin just to add the most definiteive public domain home video release ever compiled to my collection. This would surely get you through many lazy Sunday mornings! And frighteningly enough, the box set actually looks more professional than most of the official cartoon releases from Warner Bros!

[Leviathan]

You are to be commended for your monumental task, Geezil. Good Luck and Godspeed.

[Geezil]

[...]How come the WB cartoons were all replaced???

No doubt the handwriting appeared on the proverbial wall as soon as the WB PD cartoons began appearing, all newly spruced up, in the Looney Tunes Golden Collection sets. While that will likely never faze East West, all the other lowball players appear to have left that particular arena.

[...]And frighteningly enough, the box set actually looks more professional than most of the official cartoon releases from Warner Bros!

Most ironic, too, since the handwriting appeared on the proverbial wall as... ;)

You are to be commended for your monumental task, Geezil. Good Luck and Godspeed.

I humbly smile at reading your very kind words, K.M. But "Godspeed"? We might want to save that most dramatic thought for whomever finally gets the call to research and assemble a bells-and-whistles Terrytoons Archive boxed set!

[Geezil]

Just a quick update: I'm anticipating that this week will see the completion of Part 2 of my endless review of this thing, covering Discs 4, 5, and 6.

One thing I will not mention in this part of the novelette is that this batch includes a certain notorious Famous Studios Screen Song starring a legendary agricultural wizard with a huge land grant. :eek:

Anyway, thanks to all for sticking with me on this project, and stay tuned!

[samtheq]

Just a quick update: I'm anticipating that this week will see the completion of Part 2 of my endless review of this thing, covering Discs 4, 5, and 6.

One thing I will not mention in this part of the novelette is that this batch includes a certain notorious Famous Studios Screen Song starring a legendary agricultural wizard with a huge land grant. :eek:

Anyway, thanks to all for sticking with me on this project, and stay tuned!


Old MacDonald Had A Farm???

I am anticipating your review, I just got through disc 6 myself, last night. I have been surprised at how much I didn't have, so far. I made it through the Screen Songs I hadn't seen since childhood, just barely, made it through the "New 3 Stooges" I hadn't yet seen (very much just barely, can't do that in one sitting), but I can't abide the Mr. Pipers. I don't think I've seen a whole one yet, on anybody's disc. I just can't do it.

BTW, I need to point out that "Is My Palm Read" is a redrawn, and the editted one at that (the good bits are gone, in other words). Looks like the same "color turned off" version that's on other discs of that ilk.

brant

[Geezil]

Old MacDonald Had A Farm???

Yep. Deferring to the mods, I can say no more (nor should I). ;)

I am anticipating you review, I just got through disc 6 myself, last night. I made it through the Screen Songs I hadn't seen since childhood, just barely, made it through the "New 3 Stooges" I hadn't yet seen (very much just barely, can't do that in one sitting), but I can't abide the Mr. Pipers. I don't think I've seen a whole one yet, on anybody's disc. I just can't do it.

BTW, I need to point out that "Is My Palm Read" is a redrawn, and the editted one at that (the good bits are gone, in other words). Looks like the same "color turned off" version that's on other discs of that ilk.

Thank you, Brant, particularly for the addendum on "Is My Palm Read." Not another Starling-style purging of the "naughty bits," please, for heaven's sake!?!

[didi-5]

Got this mainly for the huge variety of PD stuff I didn't already have. Does anyone else have the problem that Disc 1 and 2 make a really weird noise (in the machine, not on the soundtrack) as they play?

Disc 3 is both very good and very odd almost in equal measure - and there's some stuff I haven't managed to get through without clicking on the 'next' button yet.

But all in all, for a snapshot this is a good set. But not as easy on the eye as LTGC 6!

[samtheq]

Got this mainly for the huge variety of PD stuff I didn't already have. Does anyone else have the problem that Disc 1 and 2 make a really weird noise (in the machine, not on the soundtrack) as they play?

Disc 3 is both very good and very odd almost in equal measure - and there's some stuff I haven't managed to get through without clicking on the 'next' button yet.

But all in all, for a snapshot this is a good set. But not as easy on the eye as LTGC 6!


For me it's disc 9 and another one that slips my mind...I actually HAVE gotten through the whole thing by now, albeit with some skipping like you mention, or else I wouldn't be physically able to type this!

I think some of the discs are slightly mis-shapen, at least when the ones I mentioned are in my computer DVD drive. I haven't noticed it so much in my standalone players.

I don't think it's a huge deal, and it didn't affect playback. I think they're just, well, "cheap" !

brant

PS--Also, "The Gay Gaucho" was listed on my set, but appears nowhere, but no big deal, as it's readily available elsewhere. What infuriated me, though, was no appearance of "Land of the Lost Jewels" anywhere, which would have enabled me to toss my old "Treasure Box" crappy DVD which came in a paper sleeve, which I'm keeping for that one cartoon!

[Geezil]

And I'm just hoping the weird sound I've been noticing on isolated titles thus far on Discs 1 through 6 might not occur on all the copies pressed. :eek:

(Although ... maybe Mill Creek would start its own replacement disc program if it turned out that it did. Hmmmmmm ... :confused:

[drmark7]

And I'm just hoping the weird sound I've been noticing on isolated titles thus far on Discs 1 through 6 might not occur on all the copies pressed.

Can you elaborate on "isolated titles"???
I have this set and have thus far not noted any sound problems.
What titles have problems?

[Jon Cooke]

Part 2 of Geezil's epic review is now online: http://reviews.goldenagecartoons.com/2008/600/part2/

Also, I noticed Amazon has marked the price down to $9.99 (perhaps to match Wal-Mart's price?).

[Geezil]

Part 2 of Geezil's epic review is now online: http://reviews.goldenagecartoons.com/2008/600/part2/

Thanks once more, Jon, and here's a shout-out to you for those additional graphics that make any article sing! :D (I'm always learning as I go along, too.)

Can you elaborate on "isolated titles"???
I have this set and have thus far not noted any sound problems.
What titles have problems?

No sound problems? Then, I convey a tip of the Geezil cap to you! It's going to take a little while tonight or tomorrow, but let me dig back into my files and give you those answers.

[ebrand11]

Thanks Jon for the review. I somewhat feel responsible since I'm the one who originally posted this thread so sorry if you can't stand the Mr. Piper cartoons. I could never sit through those!

[Jon Cooke]

Thanks Jon for the review. I somewhat feel responsible since I'm the one who originally posted this thread so sorry if you can't stand the Mr. Piper cartoons. I could never sit through those!

Just for the record, the review is being written by our own Burt "Geezil" Stein. :)

[ebrand11]

Oh ok, thanks Geezil! Sorry about the mix up.

[Geezil]

Oh ok, thanks Geezil! Sorry about the mix up.

Hey, no harm done and no apology necessary. (It's my pleasure and honor to finally be writing one of these GAC articles, and I'm hoping more will follow. Just as long as they're reviews of smaller DVD sets from here on out!) :D

[mighty mouse]

Is this collection double sided dvds, or single sided with art ????

[Geezil]

Is this collection double sided dvds, or single sided with art ????

It's single-sided with art, fortunately. :)

[mighty mouse]

Thanks Geezil.:)

[mighty mouse]

Ok,I promise this is the last question, I have about this collection.How are the discs packed inside the set ??? Are they on top of each other ????

[Geezil]

Ok,I promise this is the last question, I have about this collection.How are the discs packed inside the set ??? Are they on top of each other ????

Nope, each one is in a cardboard slipcase.

(And please don't ever feel you need to promise not to ask any more questions at GAC!) :tweety:

[mighty mouse]

Thanks Geezil, wow each one gets its own slipcase, im going to order it now for all the hoppity hoopers, lol!!!

[mighty mouse]

Not to get off topic, but why cant any dvd company come up with a decent print for mighty mouse wolf !!! wolf !!!! ???? I used to have this vhs back in the 80s , called kids classics and it had a sparkling print for wolf ! wolf! and heckle and jeckle.I mean come on , I know these are budget dvd releases , but its pretty pathetic when vhs has better quality on some releases.Anyway, to get back on topic, I placed my order on amazon yesterday for the 600 cartoon collection, it should ship today.:cool: Im really pleasantly suprised to see it has a bunch of those harryhaussen 3d stop motion fairy tales, these were released a while back on a seperate release.So extra points go here, since I didnt get that seperate release.:eek: Are these harryhaussen shorts public domain???:p What about the gumbys on the set???:eek: :rolleyes:

[didi-5]

Still plodding through ...

Kind of like Lulu and Audrey. Haven't come across any Woody Woodpecker yet which I thought were on here. Mr Piper ones are plain weird. Screen Songs addictive. The history of clocks one interesting. A couple of Academy Award winners mixed in as well.

It's not bad at all. Also watching LTGC 6 and Ub Iwerks Flip at the moment for a bit of variety :)

[mighty mouse]

I think the only woody on the set is pantry panic, you probably didnt get to that dvd yet.

[mighty mouse]

Ive noticed on page 2 of this thread , that it says on disc 6, there is a cartoon called the trojan horse. Is this the mighty mouse cartoon?????:eek:

[mighty mouse]

Amazon.com has now ended the 9.99 sale, for the Giant 600 Cartoon set.It now costs 26.99!!!!!:eek: Im glad I ordered mine last week during the sale.Cant wait to receive it next week.:D

[drmark7]

Amazon.com has now ended the 9.99 sale, for the Giant 600 Cartoon set.It now costs 26.99!!!

I ordered mine at Wal-Mart online for $9.99 and had it shipped FREE to my store
for pickup. It's still available:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...ct_id=10271158 (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10271158)

I keep looking at my local store for copies on the shelf. But there have been none.

Mark

[MarkTheShark]

This is a nice set to have, and the easiest and most convenient way to get some of this stuff (like the Calvin & The Colonel shows), though I wish some enterprising soul would do a decent set of the Hoppity Hooper/Uncle Waldo shows from 16mm film sources (failing Classic Media doing a professional set from the masters). Of course, after I sprung for it, now I see it at Wal-Mart for ten bucks. What I don't get though, what is so great about the "deluxe" version where it goes for three times the price? It's got a booklet and a T-shirt, from what I understand.:confused: Anyone have this version? Anything of note, or at least of interest, in the book?

[absolutpaul]

Today is payday and I wandered through Walmart and saw the 600 set, so I bought it for 10 bucks. Skimming through the discs, I came across Sheep Shape, a Blackie the Lamb cartoon I had never seen before. There's a squence very similar to Tex Avery's "Nightclub Girl" cartoons, with Blackie in drag singing and being sexy while the wolf is going nuts over her in a nightclub. While not as well done as Avery's stuff, the reaction gags are really funny; and the best bit comes when the wolf gets so turned on he turns into a rocket and soars upstairs into her dressing room - coming to a vibrating stop in mid-air while an eyeball appears on the rocket staring right at her "knee" for 2 seconds!

Great stuff!

[Geezil]

Still plodding through ...

Me too, and incidentally, Parts 3 and 4 of the Epic Review are now in process (& hopefully will be posted this month, before GAC Assembled beats me to describing everything else in this set!). :D

[mighty mouse]

You guys will not believe this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The deluxe tin version of the giant 600 cartoon set that comes with the t - shirt, booklet and outer tin casing, is on sale at amazon for 18.99 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: For that price im double dipping, and will probably give away the regular version as a gift.So who else is double dipping for this ????? Just placed my order !!!:D :cool:

[dandu]

Ive noticed on page 2 of this thread , that it says on disc 6, there is a cartoon called the trojan horse. Is this the mighty mouse cartoon?????:eek:

Don't get excited it is most likely a RCA-Melotoon. They aren't really that good, they have poor animation and it is just child's fare really.

[mighty mouse]

Yeah, considering this set has some melotoons on it, youre probably right .

[mighty mouse]

Ive received my regular version of the giant 600 cartoon pack in the mail from amazon today.:cool: My tin version shipped this morning from amazon. Anyone else ordered the tin version???? Im curious to hear if inside the tin version, they have packed the regular outer box from the standard version, or if its just the carboard sleeves with the dvds only, inside the tin ?????:confused: Wonder what size the t shirt is ????

[mighty mouse]

I just cant beleive the amount of old commercials,:eek: during the calvin and the colonel cartoons.Not to mention, that 1 of those products advertised still exists to this day !!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek: :D

[Bradskey]

Wonder what size the t shirt is ????


My guess -- XXL. I thought it actually said what size somewhere on the Amazon listing.

[cbrubaker]

The Calvin and the Colonel episodes in the DVD set has been in circulation for years through trading circles.

I wish somebody actually digs up the color copies of this show. Calvin was made in color but the show was taken off air before color television became mainstream, so not many people saw the show in color.

Until then these black and white copies are all we have.

[mighty mouse]

Just found out the t shirt in the tin set is x- large size.:D

[mighty mouse]

:cool: I got my tin in the mail today.:D Pictures on the internet do not do the tin justice,Its beautiful and sturdy.:cool: Plus, the discart on the discs, is diffrent than the one in the regular boxset version.Also for some odd reason in the regular boxset version , when watching some of the dvds they make a weird noise in the dvd player, but on the tin version theyre fine!:eek: I know this might sound crazy, but maybe they used higher quality dvds for the tin set ??? The T - shirt is indeed x - large.The booklet thats included simply lists what was on the back covers of the dvd cases on the regular boxset.The poster is actually bigger than I thought it would be.:cool: For anyone who wants to still get the set at a discount, amazon still has it for 18.99.Im giving my regular one away for christmas.This is the best looking boxset tin on my shelf, and this is coming from someone who owns over 300 dvds, almost half of those are boxsets.

[samtheq]

I would love to see a list of "Discs you don't need anymore if you bought this set," but I don't think any of us have the time, or the stamina, to go through with it. I know I tossed a few dollar discs myself, notably one with the Ray Harryhausen shorts, and if I remember correctly, the old Genius Entertainment Gumby disc, which was included in full on this set. Collecting cartoons is an ongoing process, if anything.

brant

[mighty mouse]

Samtheq,I would guess that this set would eliminate the need for at least 80% of all other existing PD dvd sets.:cool:

[MF TOON]

according to the email I received this afternoon, my tin is in the mail and on it's way.

what's on the t-shirt anyway??

what an odd "supplement" to include in a public domain collection of cartoons...

[mighty mouse]

The T shirt shows the exact same picture, thats on the front cover of the tin.

[ebrand11]

Samtheq,I would guess that this set would eliminate the need for at least 80% of all other existing PD dvd sets.:cool:
Except for all the WB pd sets, which are included on the LTGC's. Some banned ones like "All this and Wabbitt Stew" and "Jungle Jitters" are worth the dollar, they are included on some Digiview sets. As a whole the 600 cartoon collection might be worth it for the rare "ALice" comedies.

[cbrubaker]

I just got the DVD set today. I only checked out the "Calvin and the Colonel" episodes. There are eight, all black and white, and sourced from VHS tapes. Some fare better than others.

There are 10 episodes of "Calvin" available in trade circut. The ones not included in the DVD are "Cloakroom" (which I have on VHS tape) and "Calvin's Tax Problems." You can get those through ToonTracker.

Since there were 26 episodes of C&C, that's a good 1/3 of the series available in one form or another.

[AcmeCoyote]

Picked up this set the other day at Wal-Mart. (God, how I hate that store.) It was worth it though for this treasure trove of pd goodness.

Worked my way through the first 3 discs so far and the only problem I have encountered was some skipping toward the end of "Peeping Penguins" on disc 3.

Where's part 3 of your review, Geezil? :)

[HassanChop!]

Picked this up today at Target for 8 bucks. Pretty good deal if you dont wanna spend the big bucks on official DVD releases of Popeye, Casper, Felix, Woody Woodpecker, Betty Boop, Etc.

[Bartman]

What is it with you people reviving threads from over a year ago?!? Please cease and desist!!!

[Studio Toledo]

What is it with you people reviving threads from over a year ago?!? Please cease and desist!!!
I'd rather see a closure to these threads older than 6 months.

[mulroz]

Picked this up today at Target for 8 bucks. Pretty good deal if you dont wanna spend the big bucks on official DVD releases of Popeye, Casper, Felix, Woody Woodpecker, Betty Boop, Etc.

I bought this one three times.... first 150 cartoons, than 300 cartoons, followed by 600 cartoons...... When will the 1200 version appear......

[Studio Toledo]

I bought this one three times.... first 150 cartoons, than 300 cartoons, followed by 600 cartoons...... When will the 1200 version appear......
Perhaps they'll have to dip into the Fima Noveck/Flamingo cartoons if it came to that. A 900 set would sound reasonable if they can pull that off.

Bothering to go back and read through other posts here!

"Wackey and Packey" was done by Filmation, so there's the problem. Speaking of which, "Wacky and Packy" (which I don't believe is in the public domain), was originally shown for the 1975 ABC's series, "Uncle Croc's Block". When the show tanked in the ratings and was cancelled, ABC told Filmation not make another show for them again and Filmation never did.
Good advice! Another cartoon from that show was "Fraidy Cat", which also gets thrown into these releases, though strangely the only other cartoon from Uncle Croc's block not to get used on these is "M.U.S.H."

[mulroz]

Our own Burt Stein (aka Geezil) takes on the monumental task of reviewing the 12-disc 600 Cartoon Collection mega set from Mill Creek. It's Part 1 of a GAC DVD review of epic proportions!

http://reviews.goldenagecartoons.com/2008/600/

:eek:

We're still waiting for the second half.....

[Geezil]

We're still waiting for the second half.....

And them's the conditions that prevail. Why? Because I found out entirely too much about piracy while working on the first half (and a very skeletal draft of the second) to go on condoning and trumpeting the existence of this set.

Sounds like a cop-out, true, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it. (I've never heard of anyone who loves getting cease-and-desist letters, and I'm sure I courted at least a couple of those in the process.)

My boundless thanks go out to Jon Cooke for masterfully managing the graphics in the first half, for putting up with all of my notes about fine-tuning the text, and for his ongoing moral support while I was bolting through all those Mel-o-Toons, Hoffnungs, and godawfully distorted soundtracks on Fleischer Popeyes.

I'm also hoping Jon and GAC will eventually afford me the opportunity to review a much smaller and far more legitimate DVD set (though any reluctance there is 100% understandable).

And thanks, everybody, for reading and responding to what there was (without ever taking my head off for condoning and trumpeting...).

The Geez

[mulroz]

And them's the conditions that prevail. Why? Because I found out entirely too much about piracy while working on the first half (and a very skeletal draft of the second) to go on condoning and trumpeting the existence of this set.

Sounds like a cop-out, true, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it. (I've never heard of anyone who loves getting cease-and-desist letters, and I'm sure I courted at least a couple of those in the process.)

My boundless thanks go out to Jon Cooke for masterfully managing the graphics in the first half, for putting up with all of my notes about fine-tuning the text, and for his ongoing moral support while I was bolting through all those Mel-o-Toons, Hoffnungs, and godawfully distorted soundtracks on Fleischer Popeyes.

I'm also hoping Jon and GAC will eventually afford me the opportunity to review a much smaller and far more legitimate DVD set (though any reluctance there is 100% understandable).

And thanks, everybody, for reading and responding to what there was (without ever taking my head off for condoning and trumpeting...).

The Geez

I understand your reasons, but may I compliment you on the style you used to write the review. It was fun to read and I hope to read that next review !!!

[Studio Toledo]

I envy those that gotten through those out-of-sync Hoffnungs! I could send you a legit copy of those anyway that are in sync myself to make up!

[Geezil]

I understand your reasons, but may I compliment you on the style you used to write the review. It was fun to read and I hope to read that next review !!!

Thank you for those kind words, my friend. :rabbit:

[nickramer]

Gee, I'm a little dissapointed about this review not continuing but I can understand the problem.

I can't wait for your next review, though. I can pretty much guess what it's going to be about.:mighty:

[Jeffitarian]

Perhaps they'll have to dip into the Fima Noveck/Flamingo cartoons if it came to that. A 900 set would sound reasonable if they can pull that off.

Bothering to go back and read through other posts here!


Good advice! Another cartoon from that show was "Fraidy Cat", which also gets thrown into these releases, though strangely the only other cartoon from Uncle Croc's block not to get used on these is "M.U.S.H."

I'd rather sit through 1000 "Mel-O-Toons" than watch another episode of "Fraidy Cat" or "Wacky and Packy". I've never seen anything that awful before or (hopefully) since. Truly, truly terrible cartoons.

[Studio Toledo]

I'd rather sit through 1000 "Mel-O-Toons" than watch another episode of "Fraidy Cat" or "Wacky and Packy". I've never seen anything that awful before or (hopefully) since. Truly, truly terrible cartoons.
They all are!

[samtheq]

To add to (my) confusion, I saw some $5 sets at Target today that are apparently just the "600 Cartoons" sets divided in half...I guess these same cartoons will be endlessly circulating on such collections until the end of time?

What got me was that each set had four episodes of "Calvin and the Colonel," and I was standing there wracking my brain trying to remember if the same episodes were on the 600...!

But they were. So, I just went and bought Superfriends and the Mighty Mouse New Adventures and went home. :)

brant

[comiccartoons]

I got the 600 set for only $10.00 at Wal-Mart.

Compared to $24.95 online, thats good.


(Just to mention, it's my 100th post)

[Geezil]

[...]I can't wait for your next review, though. I can pretty much guess what it's going to be about.:mighty:

On target!! :D

http://reviews.goldenagecartoons.com/2010/mighty/

[Stoons]

Nice set of toons...However edited for some content compared to other releases. Mill Creek should have at least posted "cut/edited" content on box :mad: