Harvey Toons - The Complete Collection
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Movie Reviews of Harvey Toons - The Complete Collection
Movie Review: Get Your Menu Here
Summary: 4 Stars
By far, the biggest drawback to this set is the lack of useful menus, along with the fact that there is no included list of the cartoon shorts found on each of the 8 blank sides of the discs included in the set. This information can be found on the web, but it is awkward to refer to with every viewing. I have created an easily downloadable file which, when printed and carefully trimmed, will fit neatly within this set. Add my small booklet, and this collection that many would rate as only 2 or 3 stars becomes 4.5 or 5! I took the time to format the page, so all you need to do is log in, download it and print it out. It is my gift to all who love classic animation.
Go to www.wimpy.biz/harveytoons to download the file, and add it to your set. If you are contemplating buying the set and its lack of content description is making you think twice, by all means go ahead and buy it, then print the menu out when you receive it. I believe you will find it to be an invaluable addition to an otherwise frustrating package. You won't be disappointed.
Movie Review: What More Could You Ask For?
Summary: 5 Stars
This DVD of Harvey Cartoons is fantastic! It seems it contains all or at least many of the episodes of the Harvey cartoons that were shown on TV in the 60s. Each episode was a 1/2 hour's worth of the marvelous cartoons made by Harvey in the 50s and early 60s, maybe even the 40s. Each cartoon is clear as a bell and feature Casper the Ghost, Baby Huey, Little Audrey, Herman and Katnip and other cartoons, some of which I had never seen before, and I am a big Havery cartoon fan. It contains four discs, each of which contains cartoons on both sides of the disc. I think this DVD collection is a great bargain and I am very happy I purchased it.Movie Review: WONDERFUL TO HAVE, BUT.....HALF BAKED
Summary: 3 Stars
I grew up with Harveytoons. I've just turned 50 myself and remember many a childhood day was spent with these good friends on my TV. I've not seen 97% of them in color, as we had b&w television until 1972. By then, they were gone or very hard to find, and I was in high school.
However, I am so glad to have many great memories come back, especially a couple of my all-time favorites, La Petite Parade (Episode 40 on Disc 4, Side 1) and Out Of This Whirl (Episode 1 on Disc 1, Side 1). Revisiting with Casper, Little Audrey, Herman & Katnip, Buzzy, Baby Huey and some I forgotten were a big treat.
My one regret is no bonus features, editing down most of the the opening themes to these cartoons, no complete Screen Song cartoons (only pieces tagged on to a 3-cartoon show). A major bonus feature could have been the complete Casper, Little Audrey and Herman & Katnip themes, even if just the audio portion, as these Harveytoon Shows are creations from 1998. All the credits are at the end vs. being with each short created digitally for the packaging. I find the theme used for this new packaging a bit annoying compared to the original music from the cartoons.
Depeinding on how many cartoons of each series, would have been better to have a Casper disc, an Audrey disc, a Herman & Katnip disc, etc. The Screen Songs and other miscellaneous could have been the final disc. When they created these Harveytoon shows, it appears each has a theme of some kind. One of the shows has all Boy Scout related cartoons, one has a Space theme, one Christmas, one Thanksgiving, etc. It would have been better to present the cartoons as originally presented in full in order of release, be it made for the theatre or made for TV.
I am grateful that for what is presented, the color, picture and sound quality is excellent. Some other public domain copies of some of these cartoons are horrible. This is the major saving grace.
If you want to see these cartoons again, this is the only way. I only wish it was a little bit better.
Movie Review: Complete, but No Listings.
Summary: 3 Stars
This compilation was complete in that it gave you all the Harvey Cartoons available. Unfortunately, it had NO LISTING of the Cartoons inside, so I had to go ONLINE to locate someone who was wise enough to indicate what cartoons were made and their titles and order. It was a headache and I was not Happy with all the work involved just to locate my desired cartoons. The copies are clean and bright. Just hard to locate. Box is strong and sturdy.Movie Review: Sub-par presentation, but only way to have these classics
Summary: 3 Stars
I'd forgotten all about these cartoons until recently which I'd watched throughout my youth. As a fan of these shows, it was great to see them again.
Purely from a nostalgic standpoint, if you're looking to remember some long-forgotten cartoons this collection is for you.
However, it fails in comparison to other DVD collections. As many have stated it lacks any kind of track listing. If you're a completeist, you're going to find cartoons missing (as well as the closing credits to some of the cartoons).
I'm glad I found it just to have a set of Harveytoons, but if ever a more comprehensive and better packaged set of these cartoons comes out, this set should fall by the wayside.