New Animation DVDs Announced

[James Harvey]

Well, the onslaught of DIC DVDs has begun. Check out this news:

On August 28th, episodes of the animated series Mummies Alive! will be released on DVD. Mummies Alive!: The Real Beginning will run approximately 90 minutes and contain a never-before-seen episode. The suggested retail price is $19.99. On that same day, four episodes from the Sabrina: The Animated Series cartoon will be released. Sabrina: The Animated Series: Sabrina's World also has a $19.99 SRP.

Also, Disney will begin releasing their animated shorts from the 30s, 40s, and 50s.

So, when are we gonna get more shows that people actually want on DVD?

[The Mad Hatter]

Hey, I'll take the Disney shorts! Especially if they cram a DVD with all the Goofy "how to" shorts... those were classic.

[don Jaime]

Patience, young Jedi. New and innovative mediums take time to build. Gone With The Wind wasn't on VHS until about 1988, about the same time the Beatles finally started putting out CDs. The true greats take time to convert to the new methods. Marginal affairs like Mummies Alive! can commit to untested mediums because they small fanbases to antagonize should DVDs lose support or be rapidly replaced.

[Calhoun07]

So are these the Disney shorts they used to show on Sunday nights on TV on the Wonderful World of Disney?

[LadyEboshiGozen]

Sometimes you can catch short cartoons on the Disney Channel in the wee hours of the morning...with all the appropriate cuts in a nod to PCness, of course.


Still waiting for a "Song of the South" DVD...guess I'll have to make do with the Japanese laserdisc or European PAL release on tape.

[James Harvey]

Here's the rumored list:

Volume 1: Mickey Mouse in Living Color
The Band Concert, Mickey’s Garden, Mickey’s Fire Brigade, Pluto’s Judgement Day, On Ice, Mickey’s Polo Team, Orphan’s Picnic, Mickey’s Grand Opera, Thru the Mirror, Mickey’s Rival, Moving Day, Alpine Climbers, Mickey’s Circus, Mickey’s Elephant, The Worm Turns, Magician Mickey, Moose Hunters, Mickey’s Amateurs, Hawaiian Holiday, Clock Cleaners, Lonesome Ghosts, Boat Builders, Mickey’s Trailer, The Whalers, Mickey’s Parrot, Brave Little Tailor

Volume 2: Silly Symphonies
Mother Goose Melodies, Babes in the Woods, Lullaby Land, The Grasshopper and the Ants, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Flying Mouse, The Robber Kitten, Who Killed Cock Robin?, The Golden Touch, The Country Cousin, Elmer Elephant, Wynken, Blynken and Nod, Three Little Pigs, The Big Bad Wolf, Three Little Wolves, The Wise Little Hen, Toby Tortoise Returns, The Skeleton Dance, The China Plate, Egyptian Melodies, Flowers and Trees, The Cookie Carnival, Music Land, Woodland Café, Farmyard Symphony, The Ugly Duckling (1931), Birds of a Feather, The Busy Beavers, Just Dogs, Father Noah’s Ark, Funny Little Bunnies, Peculiar Penguins, Mother Pluto, The Old Mill, The Ugly Duckling (1939)