The Corner Penthouse

Warner Brothers recently released the The Magilla Gorilla Show: The Complete Series (1964-1967) Blu-ray. Read on to find out more about it...

[ SYNOPSIS ]

Direct from his Peebles Pet Shop habitat, Magilla Gorilla swings into the Blu-ray jungle, his inimitable goofiness and penchant for stumbling into trouble still intact to delight new generations of cartoon fans. As the naive ape demonstrates, primates and humans share similar situations. Magilla gets to be an Army draftee (Private Magilla, featuring famous news anchor Walter Crancake), a football player (Gridiron Gorilla), an astronaut (Planet Zero) and more, ever silly situation an occasion for laughs. You can also relish the frisky feuding of Punkin' Puss and Mushmouse in a rootin'-tootin' shooting gallery of hillbilly hilarity. Lightning-fast sheriff Ricochet Rabbit and his coyote deputy Droop-a-long round out the animated animal antics.

[ SPECIFICATIONS ]

The show is presented in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio. The 23 episodes run for approximately 24:38 each. The show has not been rated. Audio languages include English. Subtitle languages English SDH.

[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]

All of the content listed below can be found the third Blu-ray disc.

• Here Comes a Star (25:11) - Layout artist Jerry Eisenberg introduces this black-and-white 1963 promotional piece made by Hanna-Barbera to introduce the show and its star to TV audiences before its premiere.
• Magilla Theme Song Live and Unplugged (1:44) - Jerry Eisenberg introduces this short performance of William Hanna and composer Hoyt Curtin performing the show's theme song.
• Mr. Peebles Pet Shop (13:58) - Jerry Eisenberg, animation historian Jerry Beck, and Allan Melvin (voice of Magilla) provide short interview clips during this collection of videos that discuss the show, its characters, favorite moments, and the cast and crew.
• Bonus Cartoons (7:05 each) - These eight bonus Magilla Gorilla shorts were originally produced to be mixed in with syndicated reruns. Included are "Camp Scamps", "Deep Sea Doodle", "High Fly Guy", "Magilla Mix-Up", "Love at First Fight", "Makin' With the Magilla", "Pet Bet", and "The Purple Mask".

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

No digital copy code voucher is included inside the standard three-disc blue Blu-ray case.

[ NOTES ]

The Magilla Gorilla Show: The Complete Series is available on Blu-ray and DVD (Original HB Classics); though reviews state that the opening and ending titles are missing from the DVD. The DVD set was later re-released under the "Diamond Collection" banner, but it loses all of the extras (and still doesn't re-gain the show opening and ending), so why bother with it... especially since the Blu-ray set is nearly perfect. The only way the Blu-ray set could get better is if it included these two music videos, the first of which aired on Cartoon Network back in the 1990s. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.



This item has been provided by Warner Brothers for review on this site.