Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Televista
• DVD Release Date: November 25, 2008
• Run Time: 707 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001F2W56O
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #248,457 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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•Runtime: 707 minutes
•Runtime: 707 minutes

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3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Series, May 11, 2010

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John R. Morris (East Of Oulu) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Torchy the Battery Boy: The Complete First and Second Series (DVD)

This is the complete series, 52 episodes, which come in around 15 minutes each. Nice puppeteer work. Not as polished as Supercar, it's still worth a look.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great show for kids, August 1, 2009

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Vocal Music - See all my reviews

This review is from: Torchy the Battery Boy: The Complete First and Second Series (DVD)

Although these episodes are only 15 minutes in length each one has its own special appeal. The animated puppets create a unique visual treat that cannot be matched by animated shows. There are a large number of characters that are introduced in the first volume and I do not know how four voice actors came up with so many unique voices but they did. I have not started volume two but I expect the quality to be the same.

The stories cover the adventures of Torchy and his trips to Topsy-Turvy land. The story content is stronger, thanks to Roberta Leigh, than some of Gerry Anderson's later projects that relied heavily on special effects. Some of the episodes try to teach moral stories. Songs, sung by the voice actors, are included in some of the episodes.

The video (black and white) quality is very good but a step below what you will see in the Fireball XL-5 puppet series. This makes little difference since the quality of the show is what counts.