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Not to be confused with
Kult Kidz All-Time Favourites
or any of their output,
Cult Kids Classics
gathers together six classic TV kids shows from the 70s and 80s that PT Video
own the rights to, including a late one from Rainbow thrown in for good
measure.
I prefer the "Complete Series" DVDs, but this provides an excellent selection
of entertainment that will keep many youngsters (and adult who enjoyed them
at the time) glued to the screen. I've already gone into detail about
Dangermouse (with a brief mention for Count Duckula in the same
review, given that the DVD contained an episode) and Chorlton and the
Wheelies in their respective reviews which can be found at the bottom of
this page, so shall concentrate mainly on the others.
Just like the Dandy comic's Lazer Eraser I too wished I had
the torch from the Jamie and the Magic Torch, which allows the lad
and his dog Wordsworth to zoom down to a magical land and in this case deal
with The Flying Rabbit (1977). It's a family matter for Mr. Spoon
and co. as they take A Day Trip to Button Moon (1983) in their spaceship
to Button Moon. What goes on there makes so little sense it's not
something I can describe, but it makes for fascinating viewing.
Top of the pile goes to Rainbow, always the student favourite and
the title of Naughty Zippy (1991) leaves little to the imagination as
the loudmouth one annoys everyone by trying to push in when they're getting
on with their building bricks.
It was never the same after the cast was sacked and the concept changed to something
that was anything *but*Rainbow.
The episodes for the others are: Dangermouse - Dangermouse Saves
the World Again (1982) and The Four Tasks of Dangermous (1982),
Chorlton and the Wheelies - Chorlton and the Silence Spell (1977)
and Spot the Happiness Dragon (1979), plus Count Duckula -
The Ghost of Castle McDuckula (1988).
If I had any complaint about the content, it's that the closing music over
some shows gets cut off at the end, thus spoiling the memories a bit. I'd
like to see full DVDs of Jamie and the Magic Torch, Rainbow and
Button Moon released though.
Wherever there is danger he'll be there!
When it comes to the audio-visual quality, the more recent programmes fare
better than earlier ones, but even those for where the print has many a scratch
on it, it's nothing you don't expect and certainly doesn't put you off for
those who were big fans.
The average bitrate is 4.92Mb/s, briefly peaking over 8Mb/s.
There aren't any extras which is a shame, but the static menu has sound for
each respective show when you highlights the cursor over it before selecting.
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