Product Details

• Actors: George S. Irving, Wally Cox, Norma MacMillan, Allen Swift, Sandy Becker
• Writers: W. Watts Biggers
• Producers: Peter Piech, Treadwell Covington, W. Watts Biggers
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, 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: Classic Media
• DVD Release Date: July 24, 2007
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000P6R9IA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,128 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Ultimate Underdog Collection Volume 1" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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ULTIMATE UNDERDOG:VOL 1 - DVD Movie

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84 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice for kids, but why the hatchet job?, July 27, 2007

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Julie Neal (Sanibel Island, Fla.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ultimate Underdog Collection Volume 1 (DVD)

I have mixed feelings about these new Underdog DVDs (this one, The Ultimate Underdog Collection Volume 2 and The Ultimate Underdog Collection Volume 3). On one hand, I think these cartoons are great for kids. Originally airing on 1960s television, the Underdog serials have just enough sarcasm ("Look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a frog!) to engage even the most jaded child, and the show's additional cartoons include not just Tennessee Tuxedo, but the great Tooter Turtle and World of Commander McBragg. (Others include the King and Odie, Klondike Kat, Go Go Gophers and The Hunter.)

That said, whoever put together this set apparently has no appreciation for its contents. The shows on this disk are edited! Not for anything racy or racist (this was '60s television, after all) but just because someone is apparently too greedy, or too lazy, to deliver what they promise. Despite the fact that these were 30-minute television shows, on this disk each Underdog program -- which has two 'dog episodes and two additional cartoons -- runs only 19 minutes.

Worse, the cuts are done with the subtlety of a meat clever. For example, in the Tooter Turtle shorts, after Mr. Wizard says "Drizzle, drazzle, druzzle, drome, time for this one to come home"... the cartoon ends! As another reviewer points out, that's NOT the end!

I gave this particular DVD three stars because of my fondness for Underdog, Tooter and Commander McBragg. But if you buy it, be prepared to be at least a little frustrated.

52 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars They're cut and time compressed!, July 26, 2007

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John W. Yocum (Lawrence, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Underdog Collection Volume 1 (DVD)

Just like the Space Ghost set I bought last week, these "episodes" are cut. They've left out most of the bridging material between the segments (such as the theme songs that used to play before the extra cartoons like Go-Go Gophers would start). This along with some time compression (Underdog sounds like Sweet Polly since his voice is sped up so fast!) on some segments and editing of other segments reduces the shows to around 19 minutes! What's the deal folks? I love this stuff, but can't any company find or create the complete episodes for any cartoon series??? Heck, I'd take the horrible 16-mm syndicated prints that used to show when I was a kid if I could get all of the material!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Another disappointing effort on behalf of Underdog & his friends, August 11, 2007

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Karl Kaufman (Schaumburg, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ultimate Underdog Collection Volume 1 (DVD)

Thanks to Classic Media for publishing these additional episodes, but I wish they'd someday put some actual effort into a collection worthy of Underdog, his friends, and fans.

Pros: the DVD menu is exceptionally-well organized, allowing the user to watch whole shows, Underdog-only episodes, or the accompanying shorts, with each cartoon having its own chapter index. (Though there isn't a way to watch ALL the content, including the "bonus" episode, without interacting with the DVD.) The return of the "cliffhanger" format for the shows is a plus.

Cons: The "bonus features" are rehashed, the same as included on the Nemesis/Chronicles/Collectors DVD set; some of the cartoons don't appear to have been retouched much (digitally remastered?), having faded colors; MANY of the cartoons have audio issues, from distortion, to digital whistles or twitters.

I'm grateful for the content, but am very disappointed at yet another sub-standard Underdog video release. He deserves better.