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Sitting Ducks - Season 1 Quack Pack

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In a satellite/cable TV universe where originality is a sure-fire formula for obscurity, "Sitting Ducks" was one of the brightest spots on the Cartoon Network schedule. Now banished indefinitely, it comes home in a double-sided DVD that delivers over 5 hours of animated hilarity.

"Sitting Ducks" strikes just the right balance between cuteness for the children and sophistication for grown-ups. The friendship between Bill, an amiable self-assured duck who lives in Ducktown and Aldo, a towering 'gator from neighboring Swampwood is at the heart of the series. And what heart!

Bill and Aldo's friendship begins in an unlikely manner (without divulging too much, one was hoping to eat the other) but grows into a partnership that offers no end of comic possibilities. Aldo, we find out over time, is not just another mindless green duck-eating machine but often displays wisdom, ingenuity and even morality.

The series' setting of Ducktown is populated with an assortment of other feathered folks who are as quirky as Bill and Aldo's friendship, including Dr. Cecil, a general practitioner and aspiring dentist in a burg where not a single citizen has a tooth! To him, Aldo is a godsend, a king-size chance to ply his long unused dental craft.

The cuteness of the series is pierced from time to time by the dangers of alligators and ducks living at each other's doorsteps. Though a truce exists between Swampwood and Ducktown, 'gators regularly plot to make a meal out of Ducktown's citizens. In an episode poking fun at reality TV, a duck cameraman is eaten (off-camera) by alligators. In another, Aldo is trying to curb his appetite for duck by wearing duck hormone patches prescribed by Dr. Cecil. The patches give him a hankering for duck fare. When he chomps a fly right out of the air, the insect's dying cry reverberates all the way to the next spoken line. There are also a few instances of potty humor but that's probably what sold the show to Cartoon Network.

The DVD begins with previews for movies and other home video programs from Universal but if you put your player (set top or software) into fast-forward, the disc resumes normal playback speed at the end of the previews without any intervention. The previews are only on side 1.

"Sitting Ducks" may have gone dark on cable and satellite TV but it shines brighter than ever on DVD.

My two year and a half year old loves this video, And as a parent it is pretty fun to watch with him.

I didn't think much of the series when in first came out,but slowly and surely,I started to like it. And became a fan of the show ever since. Sitting Ducks is awesome!

The DVD is packed with tons of episodes,a lot from Season 2 (2003) put in,and some of Season 1's (2001). My only tiny complain was it didn't include some other episodes from Season 1,but this DVD is excellent! A worthy buy for sure!

Enjoyed the posters of sitting ducks back in the 1980s. 50+ yrs old and love the show. Refreshing clean humor, good music; want all the seasons on DVD.

Sitting Ducks is still on Qubo at 2AM. I get up and watch it. I'll be sleeping and suddenly I just wake up. My husband says I subconciously have the need to watch Sitting Ducks. It's hilarious!!!! Fun for kids of all ages. I'm 46 and love the show.

Deborah S.

My daughter loves this DVD she watches the show all the time on Qubo. I lean more towards Daffy but its her world now. Pick it up.

"Sitting Ducks" is an enjoyable little show. My children are 4.5 and six years of age right now and find "Sitting Ducks" to be quite amusing. The plots are simple, funny, and easy to understand. Another plus is that the show doesn't contain all that adult humor--which typically isn't even funny--so prevalent in today's cartoons and doesn't have every character saying "dumb" or "stupid." (Granted, in the very first episode, one of the ducks refers to a TV show as "dumb," but that's the only instance I heard in any of the season 1 episodes.) If your kids are tired of "Backyardigans," then they might like this for a change.

Also recommended are the "Peep and the Big Wide World" shows, which also represent wholesome family entertainment.

I am glad that they released this on DVD! The show comes on Cartoon Network and is really good!

This is a really odd, but neat little piece of animation. I've managed to catch it once or twice on TV, and liked it enough that I decided to get the DVD to watch all the episodes.

Seeing as how I just opened my copy, I can't really say too much about the program itself, although it looks and sounds pretty good.

My complaint is the opening. There are a number of previews (ads) before the main program. You either have to fast forward through them or watch them, before you get to the main menu. Each and every time you put the disc in and play it. You can't just hit the chapter skip button and go through them. What gives? That's the only reason this disc doesn't get 5 stars.

This show is great, and I just wanted to mention that Spanish is one of the options for soundtrack, since it is not mentioned in the technical characteristics on this site.