Product Details

• Actors: Scatman Crothers, Joe E. Ross, Don Messick, Jean Vander Pyl, Richard Dawson
• Writers: Chuck Menville, Fred S. Fox, Jack Mendelsohn, Larz Bourne, Len Janson
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Subtitles: Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Turner Home Ent
• DVD Release Date: August 15, 2006
• Run Time: 22 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FI9OEU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,674 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Hong Kong Phooey - The Complete Series" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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HONG KONG PHOOEY - DVD Movie

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54 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What's it say in your Hong Kong Book of Kung Fu?, April 28, 2006

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joseph Corey "party favors columnist" (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hong Kong Phooey - The Complete Series (DVD)

For many of us, Hong Kong Phooey was the last great Hanna-Barbera cartoon character when it debuted in the fall of 1974. He was a Kung Fu crime fighting dog who never could quite go off the book. He was helped by a stripped cat named Spot. He was voiced by the immortal Scatman Crothers. The great Joe E Ross played Sgt. Flint.

Now don't get confused with the claim of 31 episodes. There were only 16 half hour long episodes. Each "episode" listed below was half the show except for the final "Cowboy" adventure that was the full 30 minutes. It'll be great to have the complete collection on the shelf in time for the 32 anniversary of Hong Kong Phooey.

The episodes will be presented in Full Frame (1.33:1) video, with an English mono audio track (with subtitles in English, French and Spanish). Here's a look at the episodes:


Disc 1
Car Theives
Zoo Story
Iron, Head, The Robot
Cotton Picki' Pocket Picker
Grandma Goody (Cat Burglar)
Candle Power
The Penthouse Burglaries
Batty Bank Mob
The Voltage Villian
The Giggler
The Gumdrop Kid
Professor Presto (The Malevolent Magician)
TV or Not TV
Stop Horsing Around
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Great Movie Mystery

Disc 2
The Claw
Hong Kong Phooey vs. Hong Kong Phooey
The Abominable Snowman
Professor Crosshatch
Goldfisher
Green Thumb
From Bad to Verse (Roten Rhymer)
Kong and the Counterfeiters
The Great Choo Choo Robbery
Patty Cake, Patty Cake, Bakery Man
Mr. Tornando
The Little Crook Who Wasn't There
Dr. Disguiso
The Incredible Mr. Shrink
Comedy Cowboy

Special features include:

Documentary of the show from its development through its legacy. Includes production designs and never before seen original artwork as well as new interviews
"Hong Kong Phooey - The Batty Bank Gang: The Complete Storyboard" (11:56 mins) Motion Screen to storyboard comparison from the cartoon "The Batty Bank Mob"

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, August 19, 2006

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Richie Dee - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hong Kong Phooey - The Complete Series (DVD)

The picture quality in these transfers is OUTSTANDING!!!!!! There are some nice extras with interviews from people who worked on the show. Just a very nice set. Only thing I did'nt like was the flipper disc, with a classic show like this I would have preferred 3 discs instead of 1 and a flipper , still this was well worth the money!!!!! A timeless classic to be enjoyed over and over. They did a great job with this DVD release!!!!! Can't say enough!!!!!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the last great HB cartoons, July 9, 2007

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Andre M. "brnn64" (Mt. Pleasant, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hong Kong Phooey - The Complete Series (DVD)

By 1974, even Hanna Barbera themselves admitted that the quality of stheir shows had gone downhill largely due to pressure from politically correct Children's TV watchdogs who wanted to sissify the cartoons into the sickeningly sweet New Zoo revue types, but I digress.

HKP was one of the last of the cartoon duo's classics.

First of all, the show was quite imaginative. A Kung Fu fighting dog janitor named Penrod Pooch in a police station who yearns to be a super hero, and his cat friend and sidekick who willingly puts up with his foolishness and resues him every time. Our man (OOPS! I mean dog) frequently refers to his "Hong Kong Book of Kung Fu" filled with bad advice that never works. If that's not creativity, tell me what is?

Secondly, brilliant voice talent. The great Scatman Crothers (who we kids of the time also knew as Louie the Garbage Man from Chico & the Man) was unbeatable as the title character. Joe E. Ross as the police sergeant and Rosemary the "Cuty whose always on the duty" added lively spark to the series.

Finally, it's just plain FUNNY! The humor is character based as opposed to bad puns. The sissy cowboy in the next to the last episode scolds his wild outlaw brothers for "messing up my crescent rolls."

Oh what a HOOT! Trust me, you and your kids will really enjoy this and this is one of those childhood pleasures that will not disappoint your memories when seeing it as an adult.