[.ca] The Scooby-Doo / Dynomutt Hour - The Complete Series

From Amazon.com:
Scooby-Doo, Where are You! was a pivotal television program created by Hanna-Barbera in 1969 that changed children's programming by juxtaposing a group of everyday kids and their goofy dog with truly frightening monsters and elaborate mysteries. After its initial success on CBS, Scooby-Doo moved to ABC and, in 1976, was paired with the new show Dynomutt--a show that built upon Scooby-Doo's success by extending a similar formula to the world of superheroes. In this complete Scooby-Doo Dynomutt series, 16 pairs of episodes follow the Scooby-Doo gang and Dynomutt and Blue Falcon as they solve crimes that involve everything from modern day burglars and skyscraper construction crews to a cave man seeking a college education and newly awakened Aztec ghosts. In the Scooby-Doo cartoons, a nervous Scooby-Doo and Shaggy inevitably manage to stumble upon crucial clues, the accident-prone Daphne always seems to endanger the entire group with her missteps, and the brainy Velma seems destined to solve every mystery with her infallible intellect. Scooby-Doo's cousin Scooby-Dum is introduced in this series in "The Gruesome Game of the Gator Ghoul" and even Shaggy's uncle, the magician Zarko, makes an appearance in "Scared a Lot in Camelot." Harrowing chases and an overwhelming preoccupation with food and Scooby Snacks are, of course, a given. Dynomutt features the ever-malfunctioning mechanical Dog Wonder Dynomutt--a sidekick who, despite being endowed with an amazing array of technical gadgets, consistently impedes the Batman-like superhero Blue Falcon's efforts to save Big City from a ceaseless progression of criminals. Somehow the odd pair always manages to solve the crime and capture the bad guys, keeping Big City safe until the next villain's crime spree. Bonus features include the "Eerie Mystery of Scooby-Doo and Dynomutt's History" that details the creation of both Scooby-Doo and Dynomutt and features interviews with television executive Fred Silverman, Scooby-Doo creative producer Iwao Takamoto, Dynomutt head writer Joe Ruby, and many others vital to the creation of the two cartoons. "In Their Own Words" features reminiscences by voice talents like Casey Kasem (Shaggy), Don Messick (Scooby-Doo), Gary Owens (Blue Falcon) and Frank Welker (Freddy and Dynomutt); and "The Scooby-Doo Dynomutt Files" offers a collection of original still sketches from the Hanna-Barbera Vault. (Ages 5 and older) --Tami Horiuchi

SCOOBY-LICIOUS AND DYNO-RIFFIC!!:
AS A FAN OF HANNA BARBERA I GIVE THIS SHOW FIVE STARS ALL THE WAY.THESE GUY'S KNEW HOW TO MAKE CARTOONS WITH MEMORABLE CHARACTERS.THE SCOOBY-DOO DYNOMUTT HOUR IS FULL OF LAUGHS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF RESTORATION WENT INTO THE 16 EPISODES,BECAUSE THE EPISODES DO SUFFER FROM AGE RELATED ISSUE'S AND DEBRIS.OVERALL THE PICTURE AND SOUND OF THIS SHOW IN DVD FORMAT IS VERY GOOD AND IT'S REALLY A TREAT TO OWN IT.I AM NOT A FAN OF THE DISC PACKAGING,YOU HAVE TO FUMBLE AROUND TOO MUCH TO GET THE DISC'S IN AND OUT.THE OTHER COMPLAINT IS WHY TWO SINGLE SIDED DISC'S & TWO DOUBLE SIDED DISC'S FOR A 16 EPISODE SET.THE BONUS FEATURES INCLUDED ARE PRETTY GOOD.WHETHER YOU GO FOR A DRIVE IN THE MYSTERY MACHINE OR FLY WITH THE BLUE FALCON YOU'LL HAVE A BLAST DOING IT.THIS SHOW APPEALS TO KID IN ALL OF US!.

Great but....:
This set looks great.... The box is far better then the Seasons of Scooby Doo Where are you but no labels for Discs 3 or 4 so that we could find out where the extras and episodes are... Not all the episodes are there either. No madam Ape face, Shadoman, or Beast woman to be found. I am a little bit disappointed, but We got the majority of the episodes here. It was good to see the interviews with some of the voice cast.. That was the high point of the set... You get to see character designs while some of the actors talk about their experience on these shows... The cartoons though suffer a bit from dirt or white spots prevelant on older shows. Even some scenes show mistakes in the Red Volture episode. All in all the shows look really good on the DVD format.. A little bit of restoration could have helped too. Please watch this with an open mind as some people are too quick to judge this old show. I hope that all the episodes of Dynomutt will make it on to DVD soon... The Scooby Doo show was a noble effort from HB but it lacked the feel of the original Scooby Doo series... The Gator Goul and the headless horseman are just 2 of a few favorites on the show... Nice overall....