The Huckleberry Hound Show - Vol. 1

I'm thrilled that the guys and gals at Warner have decided to release this great series on DVD. It has rarely been shown in recent decades on TV. I remember watching it along with the Yogi Bear Show and the Quickdraw MacGraw Show when I was very young in the early 60s. I never forgot that opening theme. It forms part of a tapestry of wonderful childhood memories, and I could not wait to hear it again after all these years.When I got Volume 1, I quickly ripped off the cellophane and opened the packaging. Actually, it wasn't that quick. The quadruple accordion-folded packaging holding the discs was stuffed into the plastic sleeve like the proverbial two pounds of baloney in a one-pound bag, so tightly, indeed, that it took some trying to get it out (Hint: Hold by both sides with open end down and shake). WB people: fix this on Volume 2.When you put in the first disc and play the first episode from the main menu, you will discover, to your horror, that the original opening theme is absent. Neither the familiar opening nor the closing are included in any of the episodes on the main menu on any of the discs. DON'T PANIC! They are actually included in the special features section on discs 1 and 4.Besides the 6 episodes on disc 1, the special features section also has episodes 2 thru 6 in "reconstituted" form, that is, exactly the way they were originally broadcast, with the original opening and closing themes and bumpers between the Yogi, Pixie & Dixie and Huck toons. Seeing these episodes with their associated introductory and concluding themes and commercial plugs gave me that warm and fuzzy feeling I got as a five-year-old watching my favorite shows right before bedtime. The opening and closing themes on the disc were also fuzzy, and in black & white. I guess the WB crew couldn't find a decent color print, which is curious, since Huck appeared on cable and satellite recently and the opening and closing themes were there in color, albeit with the Kellogg's commercial stuff edited out. However, the opening/closing themes in the reconstituted episodes are complete with the Kellogg's commercial plugs. Superb! The premiere episode that appears on disc 1 is also presented in the special features section on disc 4 in reconstructed form as well. I know I am being a bit ungrateful here, but I wish they had done the same with all of the episodes on all of the discs. WB people: can you please do this on disc 2?(This is not an issue for a kid experiencing these toons for the first time, but for us 40-somethings who remember the original broadcasts, it is a big deal!)Anyway, WB shoud be commended for bringing back this series. But having released The Yogi Bear Show and The Huckleberry Hound Show, WB must now complete the trilogy by releasing The Quickdraw MacGraw Show (my favorite).A couple of reviewers have commented upon the color of the Huck show vs. the Loony Tunes cartoons. My comment on this should be of interest to those who are into photography. Huck is a bit subdued and washed out as compared to Loony Tunes. This is not because the artists at Hanna-Barbera used less vibrant colors than the guys at Warner Brothers. If you look at production cells from both, they are equally vibrant and have the same punch. The difference lies in the film used to reproduce these drawings. Loony Tunes was filmed in Technicolor, Huck was not.Technocolor reproduces colors with greater accuracy and richness than ordinary film and has great archival permanence.The colors of photographic emulsion layers in ordinary color film are unstable and fade over time. A print made from a typical color negative that is 20 years old will look red and faded. In contrast, the silver halide forming the emulsion of black and white film is very stable. An image snapped on black & white film today will make a print just as good 200 years from now. The same applies to color reversal (slide)film, which is the same as movie film.What does black & white film have to do with the color debate herein? The fact that most people don't know is that a Technicolor movie is essentially filmed on Black & White film. A Technicolor camera runs two strips of monochrome film at the same time side by side. A prism splits the light coming in through the lens into two beams. One beam passes through a blue/green filter and exposes one of the strips; the other passes through a red filter and exposes the other strip. The film is developed and the result is two identical series of images on two different strips of black & white film, except that the tonal values are different. The strips are then dyed with photographic ink that is much more stable than emulsion dyes, one strip with blue/green ink, the other with red ink. The two strips, which are each half the thickness of ordinary film, are bonded together in perfect register and a glorious full color image emerges. Technicolor is a very expensive process compared to ordinary film, but it produces images that are superior to ordinary film and which last much longer. Also, Technicolor prints are much less susceptible to damage from improper storage methods than ordinary film.This is why non-Technicolor films from the 1970s look worse than Technicolor films from 1939. Look at re-runs of The Odd Couple from the 70s or the Dukes of Hazzard from the 80s. Kind of washed out and crappy. Look at episodes of Bonanza from the early 60s. They look like they were filmed yesterday. Bonanza was filmed in Technicolor. So this is why Huck and Yogi today do not have the same color richness as the Loony Tunes cartoons.Kudos, WB! I hope you guys get to read these reviews. Now, GET TO WORK ON QUICKDRAW MacGRAW!

what can I say they're Dvds

This packaging of the boxset itself is nice, and the "animation cel" that came with it is kind of neat. Although the box is sort of cheap, as the cd holders are just plastic glued to a folding piece of cardboard - which I already had one tray fall off, but I was able to reattach it as the back of the plastic is quite sticky.The shows themselves are great, and funny. Good video quality, even when upscaled to play on a HD TV.But if you buy this boxset expecting a bunch of individual cartoons to watch, you'll be disappointed. This Boxset probably could have contained less DVDs for the amount of actual cartoons it contains.This boxset attempts to show all the cartoons in the order in which they were aired, so you'll see several cartoons repeated through out the discs (which can begin to feel like deja vu - seriously, sometimes I thought I had put in the same disc again!)The effort to preserve some sense of historic value is kind of admirable, except there are no intro themes, nor are any dates given in the disc episode listings - instead what you get is a bunch of individual cartoons playing back to back. Which can be a little confusing, some cartoons are repeated on the same disc, which had me first thinking the disc was looping!It's not a very good presentation. But, it is the only way to buy all these great toons, so for the sale price it's kind of worth it, but as a collector's item I can only hope a better set is released in the future.I mainly bought this because another reviewer said that not all of the Yogi Bear cartoons are on the Yogi Bear Show boxset. So you will need to buy this to get all the yogi bear cartoons.

I second the comments regarding how wonderful it is to relive these memories again. As a kid growing up during the 50's and 60's we used to watch Huck every time he was on. Seeing the original opening of the show in the special features section was very nostalgic in many ways. However, as was also noted where is the second volume of this series with Hokey Wolf??? I'm sure much is already digitized as a number of the cartoons are included in other ensemble collections. As was also stated Warner Bros. is more interested in releasing '70's shows which are fine but for the classic cartoon fan, Ruff and Reddy, Quick Draw McGraw, Wally Gator and the Original Fantastic 4 '67 series along with Vol-2 of Huckleberry Hound would be much much better. Are you listening Warner Bros??

If your interested in great old t.v. cartoons, this is a must for you!Great gags, with legendary voice talents who Know how to help pull them off, that delivers hours of nostalgic fun, that should be shared or selfishly enjoyed with a delicious bowl of cereal(KELLOGS preferably according to the original sponsor!) The collection comes with three regular dvds, and one two sided dvd, all of which contain the first season of Huckleberry Hound and friends, which introduced : Yogi Bear, and Pixie and Dixie with Jinx the cat! Each disc has special features. The first disc has reassembled episodes, put back together as they originally aired, with the opening, and bridges between cartoons, there are six of them. The second disc has Huckleberry Hound:A linguisticle masterpiece: a humorous interpretation of houndspeak, as well as a music video featuring Huck! The third disc has a feature on Daws Butler who is a legendary voice actor, with too many cool voices to list, and Huckleberry is just one of them!!! the fourth disc has the very first Huckleberry Hound cartoon as it originally aired with the opening and ending credits, as well as all the bridges.

When I was a little kid I was in hospital one time & for comfort I took my cuddly Yogi Bear with me. Apparently, I ended up pulling his head off! To this day I don't know why & I suppose I never will. Well, I can say that the Yogi Bear cartoons here are the best ever made. Surprisingly, Boo-Boo isn't in many, but Yogi interacts beautifully with many other Jellystone residents (and unexpected visitors too!). Yogi shows a better depth of character here than in the later cartoons where he's just obsessed with pic-a-nic baskets. The packaging in this DVD collection is guaranteed to split and crack (much like the Masters Of The Universe deluxe box set.). Rather irritating! Also, another criticism is that there are a number of "repeats" in this collection. If they could have been omitted, disc 4 could have been one sided rather than double sided. I was delighted to see Pixie and Dixie included, as it has been a very long time since they were shown on TV in the UK. The BBC for many years played all HB short cartoons separately. Huckleberry Hound! I always used to feel sorry for him every time he got roughed up in the name of comedy and while I can take this opportunity to give "The Good, The Bad and Huckleberry Hound" a full 5 stars, I'll admit it has been a long time since I last saw the stories here. You can't fault his determination can you? Good on you, Huckleberry! Despite the drawbacks it is a hugely enjoyable set.

Plays well on region 2 dvd ps 4 system satisfied

excellent

as expected

Huckleberry Hound, Yogi, and Pixie and Dixie have been my cartoon heroes since University. Why are they never shown on our TV?This set is excellent. Lots of shows, and well made with no adverts (like the Disney DVDs)Arrived on time and well packed.