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Vol 2 of Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960s & 1970s on DVD (Oct 27)

Vol 2 of Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960s & 1970s on DVD (Oct 27)
" Each 2-disc volume features over five hours of classic TV cartoon favorites from the 60s and 70s as well as Enhanced Content seldon seen on DVD (for the first time).

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By Mondo Kane
First published Oct 25, 2009

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That's right, it's Saturday morning and that means a nonstop lineup of every child's favorite alternative to the news: CARTOONS! Viewers will be stretching on the living-room floor with glazed eyes and a bowl of cereal in no time.

Warner Home Video releases two more volumes of
Classic Cartoons with SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS 1960s Vol 2, and 1970s Vol 2 – on DVD October 27.

Each 2-disc volume features over five hours of classic TV cartoon favorites from the '60s and '70s as well as Enhanced Content

The Eclectic Collection offers a mix of seldom seen and popular series together on DVD for the first time!

Burbank, CA – The Saturday morning pajama party continues with Warner Home Video's second volume releases of Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960s and Saturday Morning Cartoons 1970s.

Available in stores October 27, 2009, both collections feature a whole new eclectic mix of rare and popular cartoons, including some highly-requested fan favorites not previously featured in this DVD series, such as Inch High Private Eye, Banana Splits Adventure Hour, Shazzan, The Wally Gator Show, New Adventures of Batman and Robin and much more. Titled Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960s Volume 2 and Saturday Morning Cartoons 1970s Volume 2, each volume is sold separately for $26.99 SRP.

Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960s Volume 2 features a collection of 34 episodes taken from various cartoon series on two discs. Disc One includes "Quick Draw McGraw" (with its full original Kellogg's opening and closing title sequences, bumpers & bridges, seen for the first time in over forty years), "Space Kidettes," "Young Samson and Goliath," "The Bugs Bunny Show," "The Porky Pig Show," "The Adventures of Gulliver," "The Wally Gator Show" (with Lippy the Lion and Touche Turtle) and "The Jetsons".

Disc Two includes "Quick Draw McGraw," "The Peter Potamus Show" (with Breezly and Sneezly and, Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey), "The Road Runner Show," "The Atom Ant Show" (with Precious Pupp and Hillbilly Bears), "The Tom and Jerry Show," "The Magilla Gorilla Show" (with Punkin' Puss & Mush Mouse and Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-A-Long). This DVD collection also includes newly created enhanced content featuring "Magilla Gorilla".

Saturday Morning Cartoons 1970s Volume 2 includes a collection of 21 episodes from various cartoons on two discs. Disc One features "Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch," "The New Adventures of Gilligan," "Sea Lab 2020," "Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan," "Shazzan and Yogi's Gang". Disc Two features "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour," "Valley of the Dinosaurs," "The Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape Show," "The Banana Splits Adventure Hour," "Inch High Private Eye" and "The New Adventures of Batman and Robin" (featuring the voices of TV's original Batman and Robin, Adam West and Burt Ward). This DVD collection also includes newly created enhanced content featuring "Shazzan".

"Consumers loved the first two volumes (see below) of Saturday Morning Cartoons because they each included a very broad selection of cartoons, offering something to satisfy every taste," said Amit Desai, WHV Vice President of Family, Animation & Partner Brand Marketing. He added, "Once again, we are offering viewers an extensive assortment of cartoons with these two new volumes, including some rare selections that have never been available on DVD before. Our goal is to bring back that Saturday morning viewing experience, when cartoons dominated the airwaves and there were enough shows to appeal to every type of viewer. This is a must-have DVD for classic cartoon lovers and fans of nostalgia."

Synopsis:
When you were a kid, each day stood for something different. Tuesday meant sloppy joes in the cafeteria. Friday was spelling-test day. Saturday was best: the day for the best morning cartoons!

Re-live your childhood with this collection of 12 cartoons featuring some of the following beloved characters: Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, Shazzan, Yogi´s Gang, Banana Splits and many more!

Sit back with favorites from Saturdays past - or share them with someone who never imagined you were once a kid. TOM AND JERRY, FRANKENSTEIN JR. & THE IMPOSSIBLES, and other '60s Saturday-morning favorites return to the screen with this cartoon collection. Whether viewers are original fans of the vintage series or discovering them for the first time, shows like MAGILLA GORILLA, THE HERCULOIDS, and PETER POTAMUS still promise as much laughter and fun as they did decades ago. They're still great fun. And you're still a kid at heart. Check your calendar - it's Saturday!

No school bus. No teacher. No long division. But lots and lots of cartoons. It was Saturday! And that meant Bugs Bunny, Road Runner, Tom and Jerry, Shazzan, the Hear Bear Bunch and more. You cam back every Saturday for them. Now in Vol 2 they're back-to-back-to-back-to ...well, you get the idea. They and many of their friends are here for you in two glorious discs loaded with hours of back-in-the-day fun and nostalgia from the '70s. Watch 'em. Share 'em with your family. Wake up and smell the cereal. Enjoy Saturday morning any day of the week. They're still great fun. And you're still a kid at heart.

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