Customer Reviews

Casper and Wendy's Ghostly Adventures

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On this nicely mastered DVD, you will find the following shorts:

To Boo or Not to Boo (1951)
Boo Moon (1954)
Which Is Witch (1958)
Boo Bop (1957)
The Deep Boo Sea (1952)
Spooking About Africa (1957)
Ghost of the Town (1952)
Not Ghoulty (1959)
Frightday the 13th (1953)
Fright from Wrong (1956)
Wendy's Wish (1962)
Hooky Spooky (1957)
Hide and Shriek (1955)
Boo Ribbon Winner (1954)

These are all original theatrical shorts with one exception, that being "Wendy's Wish," an enchanting episode from the 1963 TV series "The New Casper Cartoon Show." As far as I know, this short is found only on this DVD. Other shorts from "The New Casper Cartoon Show" are found on Casper's Spookiest Tales.

The 13 theatrical shorts on this DVD are also found in the 8-sided Harvey Toons - The Complete Collection.

Picked this one up to share with my young kids and was surprised to find that the cartoons included in this collection were among my favourites when I was their age. The quality of the picture and sound is great, and don't let the title fool you- Wendy only makes an appearance in a couple of the shorts. Has no bonus features at all and is rather short (which is typical of these collections), but the price was right. Minor note: the producers seem to have cut the theme song from the beginning of each short (although the credits and titles remain), instead, including it at the beginning of the playlist of 14 episodes- purists may object, but it didn't bother me- I thought it helped with the continuity of the disc. Anyway, I believe that to date this is the only pure collection out there of the classic cartoons and I'm not going to be picky- I recommend this to parents with young kids and parents with young hearts!

This is a very good collection compared to others I have, these look great. My Grandchildren 3 & 4 love them. But I was dissapointed that it didn't have more of Wendy. Only two episodes of Wendy. The title does say Casper and Wendy's Ghostly Adventures? Casper and Wendy episodes were my favorite and I bought this thinking I would see lots of Casper with Wendy. That's the only reason I gave it 4 stars. Otherwise I highly recommend it.

I used to love these cartoons when I was a kid I used to love Casper and all of the Harvey Films characters. I used to watch Casper's cartoons all of the time. I used to love him he was so sweet; But I would always get sad whenever people would be afraid and run away because he was so sweet!!!! I really did used to enjoy Casper and all kinds of other vintage cartoons I enjoy this DVD it takes me down memory lane ; Casper was the best and one of my favorite cartoons!!!!!

"Casper and Wendy's Ghostly Adventures" looks and feels just like when I was a little kid - maybe even better. It hasn't been obviously re-touched or cleaned up, but it is in *no way* a terrible video transfer or bootleg VCD - previously the only alternative for getting this many classic Casper cartoon shorts on a disc (although I don't know if they were ever released on LaserDisc). This DVD looks and sounds pristine - and it is a bargain.

Released by a small group called "Classic Media", this DVD has no 'extras', but boasts clean, clear monophonic sound, full-screen format (because they were originally released for TV), and 14 cartoons that sound and look fantastic (featuring real live orchestras and beautiful hand-drawn cels)...a delightful watch for adults and children alike.

One has the ability to select each cartoon, or simply play them all straight through from beginning to the end - 82 minutes of sheer enjoyment.

Not only is "Casper and Wendy's Ghostly Adventures" an excellent DVD buy, it is a perfect example of fine formatting of these old classics to DVD for a reasonable price.

Just gimme the fabulous vintage cartoons, and forget trying to make all these DVD releases so 'special' with awkward 'extras' and 'behind the scenes' filler.

And by any means...please do *not* mix this title up with the live-action releases of late. This is the *real* "Casper, the Friendly Ghost" in all his sweet, benevolent 'ghostly' glory.

I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED ALL THE PARAMOUNT CARTOONS: FROM FAMOUS STUDIOS POPEYE TO THE HARVEYTOONS TO MODERN MADCAPS AND NOVELTOONS OF THE EARLY 1960'S!!!! WHAT MAKES THESE CARTOONS OUTSTANDING IS THE COMBINATION OF GREAT ANIMATION, SOUND EFFECTS AND MOST MEMORABLE OF ALL IS THE SENSATIONAL AND DYNAMIC MUSIC SCORES BY WINSTON SHARPLES; WHICH ADD THEIR OWN SPECIAL MAGIC AND WONDER TO EACH CARTOON HE ORCHESTRAED FOR!!!!
CASPER IS THE MOST MEMORABLE CHARACTER OF ALL FOR HIS SINCERE HONESTY, AND CHILDLIKE WARMTH AND AFFECTION THAT MAKE US ALL
BELIEVERS OF FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE! THE CARTOONS IN THIS COLLECTION ARE PRICELESS! I'M A NEW SONY DVD OWNER AS OF FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH, 2004, AND I TRUELY ENJOY THE INCREDIBLE AVIANCE OF CHOICING BY DISPLAY OR MENU, WHAT SCENES I WANT TO SEE MOST IN WIDESCREEN MOTION PICTURES, AND IN CARTOON EPISODE BROWSING!!!! THESE CARTOONS ARE DIGITALLY CLEAR AND WITH ORIGINAL WINSTON SHARPLES MUSIC SCORES, SO BEAUTIFULLY ADDED!!!!
THIS CARTOON COLLECTION BRINGS ALOT OF CHILDHOOD MEMORIES!!!! THIS DVD I RATE ABOVE 5 STARS!!!! I TRUELY ENJOY THE TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE!!!! I HOPE IN TIME MORE HARVEYTOON DVDS WILL BE MADE TO INCLUDE THE EPISODES OF LITTLE AUDREY, HERMAN AND KATNIP, BABY HUEY AND OTHER CHARACTERS OF THE MODERN MADCAPS AND NOVELTOONS LIKE GOODIE THE GREMLIN AND JEEPERS AND CREEPERS!!!!

My 6 year old niece overheard an adult conversation regarding ghosts. To alleviate any fears, I thought I'd introduce her to Casper. She absolutely loves this DVD and has talked to her friends about it. To her dismay, none of her playmates have heard of Casper but they have now asked their parents for a Casper DVD.

I've had others; however, this set is TRULY remastered and the quality of the cartoons are amazingly crisp and clean. You'll enjoy with the family and note the subliminal messages within each show.

A nice mix of old Casper toons, several featuring Wendy, the Good Little Witch. My kids sure love these, as I did as a kid. Some of them are very old, which both the kids and I don't mind at all. Reminds me of how I watched them on a snowy UHF station down in my cousins' house.

I liked this story, I liked Casper and the characters and the scene,
I recommend this movie to youngsters and adults.