Product Details

• Actors: Billie Mae Richards, Carl Banas, Susan Conway, John Drainie, Alfie Scopp
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony Wonder (Video)
• DVD Release Date: November 15, 2005
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AM4P6S
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,872 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "King Kong, Vol. 1 (Animated TV Series)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Ten Times s Big As A Man! The King Kong Show’s Animated Series is here! 5 half hour shows(original air time that included commercials), 108 total runtime. King Kong, the mighty ape who scaled the Empire State Building in the 1933 movie is befriended by Professor Bond and his family in this classic series. The fifty-foot tall primate uses his colossal strength to fight injustice, prehistoric creatures and a succession of diabolical villains, who sought control Kong for their own nefarious ends. King Kong was produced Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass for ABC-TV, where it debuted with a one hour prime-time special on September 6, 1966(included in 2 parts on each DVD in this series). The series was a Rankin-Bass Production with Videocraft International and this DVD also features the adventures of Tom from T.H.U.M.B., a tiny James Bond-type who was assisted by Swinging Jack, a martial arts expert. Never-before-seen on video or DVD since its TV run! The first U.S. release of Japanese anime for television!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars THE CARTOON THAT INSPIRED KING KONG ESCAPES., January 1, 2006

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JACK LOBO "ljb926" (Greenwich,CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: King Kong, Vol. 1 (Animated TV Series) (DVD)

These are the first 4 half hours of the 60s cartoon KING KONG. 2 Kongs per show with a Tom from T.H.U.M.B (Tiny Human Underground Military Bureau)sandwiched in between. The Tom episodes did very little for me. However [I was a 9 1/2 oz Weakling Till One Day...] was a bit charming and a little moving. Plus the first half of the KING KONG pilot episode. If memory serves correctly. This show vanished from television slightly before GIGANTOR.These were my two favorite cartoons when I was 5-7 years old. I was devastated when these great,exciting, adventurous cartoons were removed from my life. Thank God for DVDs and Film Vaults. Both shows had boys voiced by females named Billie. Billie Lou Watt for Jimmy Sparks (GIGANTOR) and Billie Mae Richards for Bobby Bond (KING KONG) Both boys wore shorts. Both boys were in charge of controlling their giant entities as a power of ultimate good. Both shows were animated in Japan.But not at the same studio. Both shows were made in the 60s,the opus era of television entertainment. Here are a few differences King Kong was shot in color. Gigantor although made in color was shot in Black and White. King Kong would only listen to Bobby. Gigantor would respond to who ever had his control box.(Which seldom happened) The live action movie King Kong Escapes was based on this cartoon. Gigantor was based on a live action movie made in the 50s. I don't remember the title but I've seen pictures on the internet many years ago plus a copy of the vhs at a comic book store,that I regret not buying

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Poor DVD Release, Vol. 1, December 3, 2005

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fredtownward "The Analytical Mind; Have Brain... (Mocksville, North Carolina, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: King Kong, Vol. 1 (Animated TV Series) (DVD)

In an obviously crass attempt to force King Kong fans to buy both disks, the pilot, which was later split into two episodes, is divided between the two volumes, with only the first half on this disk and the second half on King Kong, Vol.2 (Animated TV Series).

All in all a rather shabby presentation of a long, long, LONG awaited DVD release.

5.0 out of 5 stars great, May 23, 2011

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Randy Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: King Kong, Vol. 1 (Animated TV Series) (DVD)

One of my favorite cartoons when I was a kid, Please release all of them. I have vol 1 and 2.