Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970's Volume 1

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Product Description Remember when the coolest, funnest day of the week was Saturday? Sure you do. That's when you tuned in to the 'toons. The funny ones, the futuristic ones, the action-packed ones- they were all part of your growing up. So blame them. Better yet, relive them with this 17-cartoon (5+ hours!) array featuring the shows you watched while wearing Pjs and digging into a bowl of cereal. Here you'll find the way-out fun of Josie and the Pussy Cats. And the Funky Phanton kids. The double-down heroics of Batman and Tarzan. Plus you'll enjoy The Jetsons, Yogi's Gang, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, Speed Buggy, Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch, Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan and other iconic blasts from the past. Pour yourself a jumbo bowl of awesome animated pleasure.Bonus Content:Solving Crimes the Chan Clan Way- Charlie Chan and family sing their way to solving crimes! Hear how the Chan Clan came to be from Hanna-Barbera alumni Jamie Farr and Eddie Carroll and why the show was such a challenge to write! Heavens to Betsy Ross: The spirit of Funky Phantom- Hanna-Barbera shuffles the Scooby-Doo deck, adds a dose of American history and a designed dune-buggy to the mix, and out pops Funky Phantom. Who knew it would be a hit? Not Michey Dolenz! .com Saturday mornings in the 1970's found most kids eagerly traveling around the world and solving mysteries from the comfort of their very own couches. In stark contrast to the often violent and sometimes morally questionable cartoons of the 1960's, the 1970's brought significant network restrictions regarding violence and appropriate cartoon character behavior. Hanna-Barbera's response to the restrictions was the development of a new formula for cartoons--one which often featured a group of kids who belonged to a rock band and traveled around the world playing gigs and solving mysteries. Scooby-Doo, Josie and the Pussycats, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, and Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan are all successful examples of this basic cartoon formula. Family dynamics also figured heavily in 1970's cartoons (The Jetsons, Roman Holidays, and Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan) as did anthropomorphic vehicles and animal (The Funky Phantom Kids, Speed Buggy, Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch, Yogi's Gang, Hong Kong Phooey, Tarzan, and Batman). This compilation of 12 shows takes viewers to England, various jungles and seas around the world, Rome, and even outer space; consistently showcases the triumph of good over evil; and features several famous animated guests including the Harlem Globetrotters (The New Scooby-Doo Movies "The Ghostly Creep from the Deep") and The Partridge Kids (Goober and the Ghost's "Assignment Ahab Apparition"). Bonus features include a discussion of how network restrictions shaped Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan and the unexpected success of combining a historical figure with cartoon humor in Funky Phantom. While an overwhelming sense of sameness makes one marathon viewing undesirable, viewing a handful of episodes is bound to bring back fond memories of a time when Saturdays were simpler. --Tami Horiuchi