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Rugrats Season 1 (3 Disc Set)

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This is such a classic and defining show of the nineties, and while it's a shame to not see a proper release of the show on DVD, I'm glad for the opportunity to at least own the episodes in chronological order on these Made On Demand DVD-R's. This set collecting the first season contains the following thirteen episodes from 1991-1992:

1 Tommy's First Birthday
2 Barbeque Story / Waiter, There's A Baby In My Soup
3 At The Movies / Slumber Party
4 Baby Commercial / Little Dude
5 Little Miss Lovely / Tommy At Bat
6 Ruthless Tommy / Moose Country
7 Grandpa's Teeth / Momma Trauma
8 Real Or Robots / Special Delivery
9 Candy Bar Creep Show / Monsters In The Garage
10 Weaning Tommy / Incident In Aisle Seven
11 Touchdown Tommy / The Trial
12 Fluffy Vs. Spike / Reptar's Revenge
13 Graham Canyon / Stu-Makers' Elves

Having now watched all the episodes on DVD I can say that the audio and video quality is not something you should be worried about when buying these Made On Demand sets. I am very uptight when it comes to the quality of the things I own and I can say that all the episodes were presented in the same, if not better than, quality they originally aired. My only issue as far as any of the Amazon Made On Demand sets is that being a purist I'd like the opening theme to play before every episode and not just the first one on each disc, but that's a very minor issue.

I personally had no issue playing the DVD-R type discs on any of my DVD player's or even on my Sony DVD Recorder. I have purchased several different Nickelodeon series (Doug, Hey Arnold & Rugrats) on Amazon 'MOD' sets now and had no issue with the picture or sound quality on any of them and they have all played fine on my DVD player's.

It feels like we've walked fifteen miles uphill both ways for even the chance to own these episodes on DVD. Just by reading the names of these episodes memories from my childhood came flooding back. I hope that someday Nickelodeon or someone will release these episodes in proper season sets with original artwork and special features, but for now I had given up hope for the chance to own these episodes on DVD at all and I'll take what I can get. Here's hoping that Amazon will release more seasons of Rugrats and my other favorite nineties shows on these sets. Thanks for your time.

*For those interested I've included episode summaries in my comments section to avoid cluttering the review page. Thanks.

Rugrats was my absolute favorite cartoon show when I was younger and I am thrilled that it is finally available on DVD. The show itself easily gets 5 stars from me (well, the first few seasons at least, though it went downhill fast when they started adding characters, like Dil and especially Kimi, later on) so this review will mainly cover the quality of the DVD set and not the show itself. I will just briefly touch on the quality of the cartoons.

For those who may not have seen the show, or the first season of it, the animation is MUCH rougher and shakier than in later seasons, but as always the writing is top-notch, and because of this the show appeals to all ages, not just the young kids it was intended for. I believe that other reviewers have already sufficiently covered which episodes are on this set, so I won't waste the time or space covering it again.

Now then, onto the DVDs:

This 3-disc set is packaged in a very generic, standard plastic DVD case. Nothing fancy, but it certainly gets the job done. Same basic story with the package art. It's very generic, but it does represent the series just fine so I really have no complaints about it. One VERY small problem I have with the art, though, is that, being the obsessive person that I am, I wish they had used the classic Rugrats logo rather than that slightly different new one (which has never been used in the actual show, only on products like books, toys, and DVDs).

The DVDs are made to order on demand by Amazon.com, and therefore are DVD-R formatted. I understand that some people have had trouble playing the discs in previous sets like this, but they all work just fine on all of the DVD players in my house. The product overview says that they may not play on recorders or PC drives, but they play just fine on my recorder and on my Mac. I do not own a Blu-Ray player, so I cannot say whether or not they play on one, but I imagine that if it is DVD-R compatible, than these discs would play there, as well.

The picture quality of the episodes is fantastic. Honestly it looks better here than it ever did on Nickelodeon. There are a few odd things going on with the color at times but that is part of the original episode, not this DVD. The sound is as good as it ever was for this show. One complaint I have with the presentation is that the opening theme sequence is on each disc only once. Each episode has the complete ending credits intact, though.

Being the burn on demand set that it is, there are NO extras whatsoever. Personally, this doesn't bother me as I usually use DVD extras once, at most. I understand that some people fully expect all DVDs to have extras, but for me, it just isn't that big of a problem. That said, it would have been nice if they had included the pilot episode of the series. (Note: the pilot HAS already been released on DVD, though, on the Decade in Diapers compilation).

Overall, I would have been happy to take Rugrats on DVD in any form, so buying this was a no-brainer for me. If you are expecting DVD extras, well...don't. But the episodes themselves are presented well. I wish they had included the pilot, but since I can get it elsewhere it doesn't bother me too much. I grew up watching Rugrats and I am very happy to finally own a complete season set on DVD. I hope they get all the rest of the pre-Dil episodes out soon, as well. Bottom line: if you are like me and grew up watching this show, you will be very satisfied with this DVD set.

Rugrats is an animated series that aired on Nickelodeon for many years, following the lives of baby Tommy and his three friends as they go on adventures and interact with the world around them. As a child growing up in the nineties, Rugrats was one of the first animated shows on Nickelodeon to which I was exposed, and I have so many memories from the series. Needless to say, I was excited when I heard that Rugrats (and other older Nickelodeon shows) would be released on DVD.

Honestly I was a little disappointed when I heard that the seasons wouldn't be released on regular DVD's, but instead DVD-R's. Nonetheless, the DVD's play well in most of my DVD players (including my laptop drive, which is a pleasant surprise considering the case says that the DVD's won't play in PC drives). There was one DVD player in my house that had trouble reading the disc and displaying picture (a Panasonic dual DVD-VHS player), but I don't use that one nearly as much, so I would not worry too much about not being able to play the DVD's.

The audio and video sounds about the same as it did when the series aired on Nickelodeon, and I didn't expect any more or less. It's a classic show, and (at least for the first season) the animation shows its age a little bit. Also, having watched most of the early seasons (1-5), I can't say this is my favorite season, but there are many episodes which I love, including "At the Movies", "Momma Trauma", and "Touchdown Tommy", and I like the rest of the episodes in this set even if I don't love them. However, the DVD's don't offer much else in the way of special content - you are getting the episodes and that's it (but that's all I really wanted anyway).

So should you buy this set? It depends on your situation. If you're looking to get you or your children's feet wet with Rugrats, this is a great, inexpensive set to start out with, considering you are getting more than four hours of great content. If you used to watch this show as a kid but only want to get one season, look at the episode guides on the Internet and the list of episodes on this set, and decide if this set has the episodes you liked the most. If you're a hardcore Rugrats fan like me, don't hesitate to get this set, as I highly doubt that the full seasons will be released in any other form.

All considered, you cannot go wrong with this collection: Rugrats is a funny and unique series that awakens the imagination in both kids and adults - it's the perfect show to watch as a family. Each episode is its own unique adventure, so you don't really need to worry about watching the episodes in any particular order. If you never had the opportunity to watch Rugrats or wish to share the experience with your children, take advantage of this great offer!

I cannot even begin to express how joyed I am to have the 1st season of Rugrats on DVD! I have waited for this for YEARS! And I never thought that they would come out with them! When I saw that this was an Amazon exlusive, I literally freaked out. Rugrats was, and still is, my all time favorite cartoon. I watched this as a kid in the 90's. I remember being either 5 or 6 years old when I first started watching this. Now, 15 years later, being 20, I STILL love them! I am absolutely in love with all the old episodes before Dil came along. After Dil, the show kinda went down. I haven't seen some of the ones on the 1-4 seasons in years. Now I can watch them anytime I want and pass them on to my children! The DVD's work great so far. I've been playing them on my Xbox 360 so I don't know how they are on other DVD players. This is a must buy for old school 90's Rugrats lovers! You won't be disappointed!

I chose Super Saver Shipping and this product got here in less than 4 days. I was VERY impressed. Thank-you Amazon for your speediness and thank-you for allowing us fans to buy this wonderful nostalgic classic cartoon!

I love the Rugrats. It's one of my favourite Nicktoons. After years of waiting, we're finally getting the show on dvd. Sure, they didn't do any remastering, so the picture quality is a bit soft, but who cares ? We weren't going to get the show any other way except CreateSpace, since Nick doesn't care about the huge amount of fans that made them what they are. They either start a really popular show, then stop putting it out. Or they never even start the show in the first place. If you like Rugrats, get the dvd sets.

As a kid growing up in the 90's watching this show was an everyday thing.
I liked the earlier seasons much more than the later ones, and when i found out that amazon sold the first two seasons on DVD...i had to order it, and i'm so glad i did.
It has all the episodes from season 1, they look amazing (just as good when it was airing on tv, if not better)
Once you place the dvd into a player, it goes straight to the DVD main menu, no FBI warnings,etc (which i really like, all dvd's should do this)
All you see is a "PLAY ALL, and EPISODES" selection. There are no DVD extras on this disc, but this is no problem at all for me, but if you were expecting extras with this DVD i wouldnt buy it, but if your like me and just wanted this show on DVD, then this is a no brainer.

THANK YOU AMAZON, for making the deal with Nickelodeon, us fans know that Nickelodeon was never going to make the DVD's themselves but thankfully you guys (amazon) did.

one of the best shows for kids i grew up with it and wish to pass it on to future generations however i wish it was a proper dvd release not on a recorded dvd i hope to see the future seasons properly released in stores and reasonably priced,the $35 asking price exclusively for an amazon release is uncalled for especially since there are no special features and the fact on episode on tv consist of two segments and this release counts each segment as it's own episode, despite the corporate rip-off the series is too special too pass up and i do recommend it. I also recommend that people request a proper reasonably priced release from nickelodeon.

I just got my DVD set of the first season of Rugrats. I absolutely love it, except it doesn't have closed-captioning. I guess that burn on demand doesn't have the ability to hold captioning. I was really happy otherwise to have the episodes on DVD. I remember watching Rugrats when it first came out. Now that I'm in my early twenties, it is quite a rush to remember all that was part of your childhood.

I have waited so long for the rugrats to be on dvd in a season! And now it's here and I have to say it's amazing! The rugrats are my all time favorite cartoon of all time and I can't wait for seasons 3-9 to come out!!!!!!!!

I LOVED THIS SHOW!!!! THIS WAS MY FAVORITE SHOW WHEN I WAS GROWING UP!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't belive that it's on DVD now!!! I so can't wait to get this!!! I am very happy that this is now on DVD!!! I loved this show! This is so awesome!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!