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For the second time PT Video have released a
Cult Kids Classics DVD which
gathers together six classic TV kids shows from the 70s, 80s and 90s that they
own the rights to.
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), Chorlton and the
Wheelies, Sweep Superdog and Jamie and the Magic Torch in their respective reviews
which can be found at the bottom of this page.
The one that remains to get it's own disc is, again, my favourite of the pile
- Rainbow where
"Zippy is Tongue-Tied" according to the title of the show and he
certainly is when trying to remember a poem... badly! Why's he tongue-tied?
It's not a major secret, but the reason is quickly forgotten when there's a
performance to be endured... er.., enjoyed from Rod, Jane and Freddy!
It was never the same after the cast was sacked and the concept changed to something
that was anything *but*Rainbow.
Only the first Dangermouse episode has seen the light of day on DVD
before and the complete list is as follows: Dangermouse - The Wild,
Wild Goose Chase (1983) and 150 Million Years Lost (1983),
Jamie and the Magic Torch - A Marrow Escape (1978) and The
Ghost of Spiny Mountain (1979), Chorlton and the Wheelies - Chorlton
and the Spinning Spell (1979), Count Duckula - Venice a Duck
Not a Duck (1993), the aforementioned Rainbow episode from 1985
and also a 1985 episode of Superdog from The Sooty Show.
Last time I said that I'd like to see full DVDs of Jamie and the Magic
Torch, Rainbow and Button Moon released though. Well, the first one's
here and the others won't be far behind.
You can rescue Penfold if you have a DVD-ROM drive in your PC.
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.
I was unable to determine the average bitrate.
The only extra is a game which comes in four parts and is actually quite
difficult so isn't for kids. One sees you as Dangermouse driving fast
down a road and it's too fast to evade the bombs in your path. Another is a
shooting gallery with Count Duckula with rather iffy collision detection.
Add to this a jumping peg game from Chorlton and the Wheelies and
a Lunar Lander-style game from Jamie and the Magic Torch and if you do
complete each of them you'll gain the four items needed to silence Baron
Silas Greenback.
There are 9 chapters to the disc, with two given to the Rainbow ep and
the second one mysteriously kicking in 30 seconds before its end, no subtitles
and the static menu has sound for each respective show when you highlight
the cursor over it before watching it.
A tenner is a bargain for the content on here, but a lot of the series are
getting their own DVD release to themselves, so take your choice whether to
get a collection of various shows or programme-specific discs.
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