Okay pre-code cartoons
346514
It seems to be a collection not too different from others by Thunderbean from the Van Beuren studios of the 30s.  Many are called 'Aesops Fables'.  I looked on the Aesops Fables collection for repeats but saw none.  The cartoons were interesting enough but not that surprising.  Mainly for fans of the pre-code era of the early 30s.  It seems a little overpriced considering similar DVDs I got for under ten dollars.
856502
I hate that Warner keeps doing these one disc/3 or 4 episode releases for their cartoon series first and waiting years to do full season releases. Full seasons releases are the standard now and I wish that Warner would get on board. I'll be waiting for the full season and will laugh when I see this release in the cut-out bin next year.
590494
I just  love old cartoon. So if you love the old cartoons this is were you need be its good.
4039567
I enjoy this cartoon, and this is a decent DVD, but apparently these episodes are included in season 1.  I would recommend just getting that one instead of this.
2934320
Quite good. New Hope and Empire are better comic collections, though. Also longer.
4216186
I enjoy this cartoon collection. It has many wonderful favorites as well as some seemingly throw ins. Out of 4 discs, I only watch 2 regularly. So 50% is great and 50% not so great in my opinion. I like Pop-Eye and Betty Boop. I'd never seen Betty Boop cartoons before, only her image. This disc set made me a fan. Luckily both of those are on the same disc so I don't have to switch around. I enjoy this collection, but still I can't help but be a little disappointed. The Mighty Mouse pictured is not included, nor is Woody Wood Pecker.
4930040
Space ghost was the kind of cartoon show that upset people back in the sixties. It is like johnny quest a violent cartoon in which villians and others die in various ways usually getting blown up in this series.  This teaches kids that death is a reality unlike lesser cartoons aimed at preteens to teens  like this one was.  Wb didn't remaster the show but they did put the whole series on here and most of the episodes look pretty good so it's not a big deal. The packaging is lousy but that's ok too and it is cheaper to have two sided discs than four one sided so that's not a big deal to me either.  this is Vintage cartoon fun that even todays kids to adults can enjoy.  These are self contained stories with plots too although it's not like marvel comics where the hero is full of faults or anything but it's sheer fun nonetheless.
90143
An enjoyable cartoon with nice relationships among the characters such as Wall-E and Eva, and Wall-E and the cockroach, and the Captain and bridge robot. It played well with the conflict between dedication to mission and personal feelings/loneliness.
745665
Having grown up in the late 70s-early 80s, my memories of Underdog were the syndicated versions on my local UHF station of channel 38. Watching these shows proves how butchered and cut up they were through the years. According to the little booklet inside these are indeed how the shows were originally broadcast so those looking for Tennesse Tuxedo and the upbeat jazzy end credits will have to look elsewhere. The source material varies from episode to episode but let's face it, some of these cartoons are nearly 50 years old and folks just didn't see a future for them. I still use a tube type television so it didn't make much of a difference to me so those with HD TVs be forewarned. The Underdog episodes themselves for the most part are pretty funny, witty and clever. He's still a bit of a screw up and leaves messes just to defeat his enemies which is a gag the Powerpuff Girls took and ran with. All 3 Underdog theme interstitials are present and are usually a good guide to who or what Underdog will be facing. There is no censorship that I could see and I am 3 discs in. You also get the Go Go Gopers cartoons, many however are missing their title cards. I found myself skipping these since I just didn't find them funny. Commander McBragg is present and it is his titles that suffer the most quality wise. Since so many of the cast have passed away it was a bit of shock to see commentary from some of the survivors as well as one of the creators (sorry, don't recall the names at the moment). All in all, it's a fun little show, a product of its time, nothing objectionable in my opinion and a great trip down memory lane.
2276663
I got say this is a classic cartoon and the extras include of this collection are pretty good too. If you enjoy the oldies but goodies this is well worth the money and is done right however some original cartoons are missing and are replaced with another episode to substitute for the missing toons.
1863391
The Van Beuren studio made some very interesting cartoons during 1929-1936.
This collection includes several black-and-white Aesop's Fables cartoons, which, although unsuccessful at the time, they are real gems. The B/W cartoons are a combination of bizarre, surreal gags with basic animation. Some good cartoons in this category includes "In a Cartoon Studio", a spoof on the making of a cartoon, and "Candy Town", where two cats eats all the candy contained inside the moon, only to be chased by a bottle of castor oil and a spoon! Strange, but brilliant!
Also, the DVD includes the original Tom & Jerry (no, not the cat & mouse, but a tall, thin man and a short, fat guy). Although the characters themselves are bland, the cartoon themselves still shows off the odd sense of humour that is typical of the studio. One example is in the cartoon "Piano Tooners", where Tom plays a bad note on the piano, only for Jerry to "catch" the note, and then flushes it down an off-screen toilet! Another Tom & Jerry cartoon is "Wot a Night" (their first cartoon), which is a spooky but very weird cartoon.
However, the B/W cartoons were not successful, and so Van Beuren assigned Burt Gillett (who directed Walt Disney's "Three Little Pigs") to create a new colour cartoon series called "Rainbow Parade". Gillett tried to make these cartoons as good as his previous boss, but that's why these cartoons are generally not as good as they should be (although they are not terrible), because he tried to imitate Disney rather than innovate. Characters like Molly Moo Cow and Toonerville Trolley were not good choices, and neither was the return of Felix the Cat, as he was turned into a goody two-shoes kind of a character. Oddly enough, the Felix cartoons were some of the best efforts of the series. Perhaps the best cartoon was "The Sunshine Makers", where the happy elves tries to bring happiness to a bunch of gloomy elves by bombarding them with sunshine milk. The series ended in 1936 when the Van Beuren studios closed down, due to its distributors RKO switching to Walt Disney for their cartoons!
There are 21 cartoons in total, and all are of good picture and sound quality considering they are public domain cartoons. Most of the Rainbow Parade cartoons have their original titles restored, with only a few B/W cartoons retaining their original titles.
Overall, this is good collection of rare cartoons, and is still an essential purchase for classic animation lovers. Personally, they should have included a few more B/W cartoons, but I'm more than happy with this DVD!
686733
I think 99 cents would be a better price for this; however, I did enjoy several of the limericks.

It doesn't take long to read through them all.

There are a couple of typos. For example, "wonton" is one word.

Also, "Dieter" and "liter" don't rhyme. I believe the author meant "Deiter." - It was used as a name within the context of this book.

I found a couple of the limericks objectionable and a couple didn't seem to be actual limericks.

Nevertheless, as stated, I enjoyed several of them. Therefore, I don't regret the purchase.

I enjoy limericks a lot and it was worth it for the several that I liked.
2795296
This review is more about the physical charactersitics of this book than the actual comic.

The comics, content-wise, are fine. But this one-volume set is in Black And White while the individual volumes are in beautiful color (the color is done by Steve Hamaker, I don't know if these comics were originally released in B&W or not)

If you want the whole "Bone" story in one package, then this is the way to go. But in my opinion the color really adds to the comic (I got interested in the "Bone" books because of the artwork, so I personally didn't want the B & W version)

Also, the paper is really thin in this collection (you can see the artwork come through the other side of the page), wheras the color versions are on nicer glossy paper. And the pages are a bit smaller in this one volume set than the individual books.

In regards to the writing; someone pointed out in an earlier review, and I would have to agree, that "Bone" touches on all the fantasy genre cliches. And also others have noted that Jeff Smith draws heavily from Walt Kelly's "Pogo", both in the look of the artwork and the dialect the characters use.

All in all, the one-volume set is economical, but you compromise a little of the artwork.
3260044
The quality of the cartoons vary, but overall the quality is good.  The DVD contains 18 Black and White as well as color cartoons (10 Private Snafu (U.S. Army),  2 Mr. Hook (US Navy) and the an assortment (6) of Looney Tunes).  I would consider the cartoons to be some of Mel Blanc's lesser known work.  There is only 1 Bugs Bunny.  The sound is solid.  There is no popping or crackling.  The packaging  are an indication there aren't any bells and whistles with this DVD.  Frankly that was one of my concerns.  Quite often, DVDs containing public domain videos don't work to well.  That's not the case.  My computer had no trouble playing the DVD.
2792623
Super Dave my number 3 favorite cartoon (behind Jean Grey & Flamedramon)
but I still like it better then Drawn Together,Ben 10 & Sabrina's Secert Life put together. It's not great but still better then the cartoon shows of today. The episode itself was ok by 1990's standards. I give this tape a 7 out of 10.
3449642
So like these are funny.  Paper is good quality, but remember these are more of a joke.  Lighten the F^%& Up and Color!
67599
Good. Was surprised by the unusual 6" page size. A couple of the cartoons are very hard to read due to the small page size. IMO, the "New Yorker Book of Teacher Cartoons" is funnier.