Rugrats Season 1 (3 Disc Set)
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Actor: Christine Cavanaugh, Elizabeth Daily, Kath Soucie, Melanie Chartoff, Michael BellDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 281 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-06-02
Studio: Nickelodeon
Movie Reviews of Rugrats Season 1 (3 Disc Set)
Movie Review: It's about time...
Summary: 5 Stars
Rugrats was my absolute favorite cartoon show when I was younger and I am thrilled that it is finally available on DVD. The show itself easily gets 5 stars from me (well, the first few seasons at least, though it went downhill fast when they started adding characters, like Dil and especially Kimi, later on) so this review will mainly cover the quality of the DVD set and not the show itself. I will just briefly touch on the quality of the cartoons.
For those who may not have seen the show, or the first season of it, the animation is MUCH rougher and shakier than in later seasons, but as always the writing is top-notch, and because of this the show appeals to all ages, not just the young kids it was intended for. I believe that other reviewers have already sufficiently covered which episodes are on this set, so I won't waste the time or space covering it again.
Now then, onto the DVDs:
This 3-disc set is packaged in a very generic, standard plastic DVD case. Nothing fancy, but it certainly gets the job done. Same basic story with the package art. It's very generic, but it does represent the series just fine so I really have no complaints about it. One VERY small problem I have with the art, though, is that, being the obsessive person that I am, I wish they had used the classic Rugrats logo rather than that slightly different new one (which has never been used in the actual show, only on products like books, toys, and DVDs).
The DVDs are made to order on demand by Amazon.com, and therefore are DVD-R formatted. I understand that some people have had trouble playing the discs in previous sets like this, but they all work just fine on all of the DVD players in my house. The product overview says that they may not play on recorders or PC drives, but they play just fine on my recorder and on my Mac. I do not own a Blu-Ray player, so I cannot say whether or not they play on one, but I imagine that if it is DVD-R compatible, than these discs would play there, as well.
The picture quality of the episodes is fantastic. Honestly it looks better here than it ever did on Nickelodeon. There are a few odd things going on with the color at times but that is part of the original episode, not this DVD. The sound is as good as it ever was for this show. One complaint I have with the presentation is that the opening theme sequence is on each disc only once. Each episode has the complete ending credits intact, though.
Being the burn on demand set that it is, there are NO extras whatsoever. Personally, this doesn't bother me as I usually use DVD extras once, at most. I understand that some people fully expect all DVDs to have extras, but for me, it just isn't that big of a problem. That said, it would have been nice if they had included the pilot episode of the series. (Note: the pilot HAS already been released on DVD, though, on the Decade in Diapers compilation).
Overall, I would have been happy to take Rugrats on DVD in any form, so buying this was a no-brainer for me. If you are expecting DVD extras, well...don't. But the episodes themselves are presented well. I wish they had included the pilot, but since I can get it elsewhere it doesn't bother me too much. I grew up watching Rugrats and I am very happy to finally own a complete season set on DVD. I hope they get all the rest of the pre-Dil episodes out soon, as well. Bottom line: if you are like me and grew up watching this show, you will be very satisfied with this DVD set.
Summary of Rugrats Season 1 (3 Disc Set)
What's better than a clean diapee and a fresh bottle? How about the first-ever, 25-episode, 4-disc set of the complete First Season of Rugrats! It's Tommy, Angelica, Chuckie and the rest of the gang, taking you on adventures from the ground up. So c'mon, don't be a baby. Sit back and laugh along as the Rugrats turn the ordinary into the extraordinary; where a trip into the basement becomes a scene out of a Jules Verne classic and a broken lamp leads to courtroom drama (okay, the 'courtroom' is in the bedroom, but...).This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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