Top Cat, Flintstones 2 DVDs Cover Art, Specifications

[Dan Porceddu]

DVD Answers (http://www.dvdanswers.com/) has the cover art and disc specs for Top Cat: The Complete Series (http://dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=4715&n=1&burl=) and The Flintstones: Season 2 (http://dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=4716&n=1&burl=).

For "Top Cat":
This four-disc set will include audio commentary on the episodes ‘Hawaii - Here We Come’, ‘A Visit From Mother’, and ‘The Late T.C.’ by Jerry Beck, Animation Historian; Earl Kress, Writer/Animation Historian; Mark Evanier, Writer/Animation Historian; Leo de Lyon, Voice of Spook and The Brain. Also included will be the featurette ‘Back to Hoagy's Alley: The Making of Top Cat’, ‘Cool Cats in Interview Alley’ (hosted by Earl Kress and featuring Arnold Stang, voice of ‘Top Cat’, Leo de Lyon, voice of ‘Spook’ and ‘The Brain’, Marvin Kaplan, voice of ‘Choo Choo’ and Barry Blitzer, writer), a Top Cat sing-along, production, storyboards and TV spots. The shows themselves will be presented in 4:3 with Dolby Digital Mono soundtracks in English, French and Spanish.Cover Art (http://thedigitalbits.com/articles/miscgfx/covers4/topcatcompletedvd.jpg)

For "Flintstones Season 2":
This four disc set will include all thirty two episodes in their original 4:3 aspect ratio, accompanied by Dolby Digital Mono audio in English, French and Spanish. Bonus features will include audio commentary on the episodes ‘The Hit Songwriter’, ‘The Beauty Contest’, and ‘The Happy Household’ by Jerry Eisenberg, Layout Artist; Earl Kress, Writer/ Animation Historian; Scott Shaw!, Cartoonist/ Hanna-Barbera Historian. Also included will be the documentary ‘Carved in Stone: The Flintstones Phenomenon’, a music video entitled ‘Songs of the Flintstones Album’, production sketches (including how to draw Fred Flintstone), and TV spots. Cover Art (http://thedigitalbits.com/articles/miscgfx/covers4/flintstonesanimatedv2dvd.jpg)

Both DVD sets are slated for release on December 7, 2004.

[Dan Porceddu]

Wow, I was just looking at the Flintstones cover art, and Barney's eyes scare me a lot...

These sets look great though, it's nice that they'll be cheaper this time.


-Dan

[Philo & Gunge]

Wow, I was just looking at the Flintstones cover art, and Barney's eyes scare me a lot...That will likely change when the DVD comes out.

[brithgob]

That's not even a new piece of art... I'm sure it's been used elsewhere. And I wish someone would tell them the characters weren't designed to be drawn head-on like that.

EDIT: Not to be negative. I'm still eagerly anticipating this release, and it'll be nice to have audio commentary... UNLIKE LAST TIME.

(whoops. Did it again.)

[Jon Cooke]

I am really looking forward to the Top Cat set myself. It's one of my favorite H-B shows (and one I didn't think we'd see on DVD so soon!). The extras sound really good. The cover is nice, too.

WB's Hanna-Barbera DVD releases keep getting better. I can't wait for Huck and Yogi now.


-Jon

[Dan Porceddu]

Animated Bliss has the running time for the special features (and it also lists the commercials):
Flintstones Season 2 (http://animatedbliss.com/news.asp?TID=1598):
"- Commentary on "The Hit Songwriter", "The Beauty Contest", and "The Happy Household" by Jerry Eisenberg, Layout Artist; Earl Kress, Writer/ Animation Historian; Scott Shaw!, Cartoonist/ Hanna-Barbera Historian
- Carved in Stone: The Flintstones Phenomenon {RT 23:00 retrospective documentary}
- Songs of the Flintstones Album {the original TV voices - written by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera; starring Fred & Wilma Flintstone and Barney and Betty Rubble; music director - Hoyt Curtin TRT 20:00}
- How to Draw Fred Flintstone {RT 7:00 original archival piece}; Flintstone Art {RT 6:00 explore rare original pencil drawings}
- And Now A Word from Our Sponsor {One-A-Day Vitamins (new spot) interstitial RT 1:00, Welch's Grape Jelly 4 x :15 interstitials, Kitchen Rich Cookies RT :30 interstitial, Carnation Evaporated Milk 2 x :15 interstitials - note: Spanish audio}"

Top Cat (http://animatedbliss.com/news.asp?TID=1601):
"- Commentary on "Hawaii - Here We Come", "A Visit From Mother", and "The Late T.C." by Jerry Beck, Animation Historian; Earl Kress, Writer/Animation Historian; Mark Evanier, Writer/Animation Historian; Leo de Lyon, Voice of Spook and The Brain.
- Back to Hoagy's Alley: The Making of Top Cat {RT 15:00 retrospective featurette}
- Cool Cats in Interview Alley {hosted by Earl Kress and featuring Arnold Stang, voice of "Top Cat" {RT 14 :00}, Leo de Lyon, voice of "Spook" and "The Brain", Marvin Kaplan, voice of "Choo Choo" and Barry Blitzer, writer {RT 25 :00}}
- Top Cat sing-along {RT :40}
- Top Cat Collection {art, stills, sketches, backgrounds RT 6:00}
- Storyboard Showcase {RT 27:00 -original storyboards with picture on picture comparison over episode "The Missing Heir"}
- Top Cat Kellogg's commercials {3 x RT 1:00}"

No Wintston cigarettes commercials (I wasn't expecting those, anyway). Oh well, these sets still look great!


-Dan

[HannaBarberaFan]

T.C. on DVD??

THIS is gonna be AWESOME! :cool:

[mbaker]

I'm wondering if the spots for One-A-Day Vitamins , Welch's Grape Jelly, Kitchen Rich Cookies, and Carnation Evaporated Milk were made durring the show's original run? The only classic "Flintstones" spot i've seen was the Winston Ciggaretes one, and that was online. However, i did see a clip of it on an educational tape in science class about the dangers of tobaco. This was when i was in high school. Anyway, it's nice to hear that Jerry Beck is gonna be involved on the "Top Cat" set. As well as having some interviews with Arnold Stang, and Marvin Kaplin.

[Jimmy Kustes]

I wish you could turn off the laugh track but these look great. We get Jerry Beck doing commentary on Top Cat. I heard there will there be coupons with these. Is that still true. Because I haven't been able to pick up Flintstones or Looney Tunes because they were way more money than Batman Vol. 1 which I decided to get instead.

[Martin Juneau]

December 7th? That's the same day that released Garfield & Friends Vol. 2!! :)

That's nice that Jerry Beck comments 3 Top Cat episodes but i believe that he's interested only classic theatrical shorts

[Lee Glover]

That is excellent news!

I'm really looking forward to the Top Cat DVD. It is my all-time favourite H-B show. There seems to be a fantastic collection of extras. I see there is a commentary track on "A Visit From Mother". Excellent choice. It is my favourite TC episode.

I'm also going to pre-order my copy of the Flintstones: Season 2 DVD.

Looks like December is going to be a very expensive month, if you include the Disney Treasures DVDs.

[cbrubaker]

Wow. Looks great!

I hope Loopy deLoop will be released on DVD sometime too. Since that was theatrical, maybe the quality will be different.

[Dan Porceddu]

Here's the back cover artwork for the Top Cat and Flintstones Season 2 sets...
http://dvdtoons.com/news/679


-Dan

[MF TOON]

Wasn't 'Wacky Races' also confirmed or was that coming in a later wave of Hanna Barbera releases?

[Dan Porceddu]

Wasn't 'Wacky Races' also confirmed or was that coming in a later wave of Hanna Barbera releases?The Wacky Races set is still coming out Tuesday, Oct 19 with the Tom and Jerry set.


-Dan

[MF TOON]

Wow, so much to buy this month, I'm gonna have to start pawning furniture!!

[corey3rd]

remember to save your receipts - they have a deal where for every 3 of the H-B or animated Warners sets, you can get $15 back.