Tiny Toons on DVD? Rumor or not:

[Drtooth]

There are new rumors speculating about Warner Brothers planning to actually release Tiny Toons on DVD. This was posted on the Toonzone forums here (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?p=2696264#post2696264)

No real official word has been given yet, so I'm just calling this a rumor until tvshowsondvd.com has an official word.

But if this is true.... finally! About damn time!

[Jon]

There are new rumors speculating about Warner Brothers planning to actually release Tiny Toons on DVD. This was posted on the Toonzone forums here (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?p=2696264#post2696264)

No real official word has been given yet, so I'm just calling this a rumor until tvshowsondvd.com has an official word.

But if this is true.... finally! About damn time!


Though the poster says he's the first to have news, I'm sure I read of it among a TV Shows On DVD's posting of a WB DVD News report (being "possible" at that time).

Edit: Took a little to locate it (as it was back at the start of May), but here's the WB DVD Report news (with TT under the "Coming Soon" area as a "Hopefully in 2008" release).

http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Site-News/7285

[Drtooth]

So far some of this news looks good...

A question about Hanna Barbera titles The Smurfs, Pac Man, and The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Hour was answered thus: "we plan to make an exciting announce concerning one of the above titles (ooh the mystery!) at Comic-Con in July. stay tuned."

We know the Smurfs is a go. I'd love to see Plastic man, since I've heard it was pretty funny. PacMan sucks. It really does. I curse the day I saw it on youtube. it was just bad!

Cow And Chicken - Being Evaluated. ...
Warner will look into TV-DVD releases of Alvin and the Chipmunks based on a suggestion during the chat.
Teen Titans has been selling well in the current "full screen" format, and Warner is willing to consider adding widescreen versions in the future. Duck Dodgers is being looked into.
Jetson's ('80s version) is being looked into.
Jonny Quest ('80s version) is being looked into. No plans for Dexter's Laboratory at this time, but willing to consider it.
No plans for Johnny Bravo at this time, but willing to consider it.

I did not know that Alvin was owned by Warners, since Universal has released the DVD's in the past. And the movie is being released by Fox.

I find it funny that Cow and Chicken is being looked into before Johnny Bravo and Dexter, since those two are more respected by their fan bases (but I'm not complaining). if they don't do Duck Dodgers, I'll be furious at them. They forced both volumes of Goonatics on us, they could at least give us the good reboot.

I wonder how things have changed in the last few months. The news posted on the toonzone forum was second hand (or third hand) from someone who has heard something from someone in the industry, and they are leaning closer to it than ever. Animaniacs volume 4 seems to be postponed until then.

[CudleyCowlick]

They're tiny, they're toony, they're all a little looney, and if they came out on DVD, I'd probably buy 'em all oh-

WAIT that's not how the song goes.:D

Let's hope for Duck Dodgers too. If they wanted to be really awesome, they'd include the original Duck Dodgers toons alongside the recent series. Anybody know how long that ran? I've only caught a handful of them on Boomerang, but I like what I saw.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Tiny Toons would be an awesome release. As far as great cartoons from that time, we've already got Batman and TMNT.

As far as Teen Titans go, I don't really like the TV series and its fake anime style. A Titans show modeled after the Justice League would have been a lot better. Hopefully that's what the planned Judas Contract movie ends up being.

[Jon]

For DrTooth:

Other than what you note of (for Smurfs). Among the ones in that news report, I recall more recent news of Silverhawks in-the-planning, as-is Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm. And news of Perfect Strangers. But don't think any others have been mentioned since, yet.


CrazyCowboyDion:

Think Duck Dodgers was only, like 2 Seasons (or so).


Mr.MutantMan:

Dunno, I've really liked Teen Titans. The style is good, and the stories were too.

[Drtooth]

And news of Perfect Strangers. But don't think any others have been mentioned since, yet.

Yeah. i recall hearing of PS too... mainly cuz I posted it. :tsmile:

I gotta say, I liked TT, mainly because I didn't care about the cartoon. i heard it got over the handycap of the experimental "anime style" and became something better later on in the series.

I wonder if on the TT DVD the episode "Who bonked Bug's Bunny?" (I think that's the title) will be on it. That's the episode that made fun of those horrible Sydney the elephant cartoons made by Terrytoons. The Sydney parody still holds a grudge for not winning the Oscar for his undeserved nomination. Took me years to get the reference.

[Jon]

Right. Was just noting the ones I had read stuff about (that were in that news) since the time of that WB Report.

Not sure what will come of Tiny Toons yet (since, obviously, haven't really had much about the prospect of it's DVD releasing).

[Drtooth]

Someone in the industry is leaving cryptic clues about the DVD's speculation on his blog
http://mynameisearlkress.com/weblog/

[DrSpengler]

To be truthful, the only Tiny Toons DVD I'd likely pick up is How I Spent my Vacation, the straight to video movie they did.

Not that I didn't like the TV series (I loved it), but money's tight and that movie pretty much encapsulated all the best qualities of the show complete with some absolutely beautiful animation from Tokyo Movie Shinsha.

The movie was on You Tube for, like, 10 minutes before WB had it removed. I shoulda watched it when I had the chance.

[Drtooth]

You know, I still wonder why WB hasn't released "Wakko's Wish" on DVD yet either. I want "How I spent my Summer Vacation" as well. Plus the rare Spring Break and Halloween specials they made in the mid90's.

[DrSpengler]

You know, I still wonder why WB hasn't released "Wakko's Wish" on DVD yet either. I want "How I spent my Summer Vacation" as well. Plus the rare Spring Break and Halloween specials they made in the mid90's.

The absence of Wakko's Wish has been troubling, but thankfully they play it fairly often on HBO.

I didn't like the Spring Break Special very much. Too many cheesy songs, an overabundance of Elmyra (the scourge of 90's animation) and some really weak animation.

Night Ghoulery, on the other hand, was pretty good if I recall it well enough. I think by then Charlie Adler had quit the role of Buster and been replaced by John Kassir, which worked great for the special, as Kassir was the voice of the Crypt Keeper and that's exactly who Buster was parodying.

Though it would be out of the question, I'm sure, I'd totally buy a DVD that collected only the Batduck episodes. Paul Dini and Bruce Timm were in perfect form with all those episodes, particularly the half hour-long one, where Plucky tries to sabotage the filming of Batman Returns (which was especially relevant when it first aired, as Batman Returns was still in productionand highly anticipated).

[odupianist]

I'd buy it. I love my Animaniacs DVDs so this would go great along side of them. How about Freakazoid? lol

[Drtooth]

TVshowsondvd (http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Tiny-Toon-Adventures-Rumors/8384) has more of an official announcement, still in rumor territory. Of course it seem that we're going to lose Animaniacs Vol4 though. What do they have to lose? It's only one more volume.

[DrSpengler]

What do they have to lose? It's only one more volume.

That's what Gargoyles fans keep saying.

And though it wasn't a Spielberg one, I'd totally dig a Road Rovers release.

[Jon]

That's what Gargoyles fans keep saying.

And though it wasn't a Spielberg one, I'd totally dig a Road Rovers release.


Yeah, Gargoyles was basically half-released and Disney decided to stop doing it. Leaving the second-half of Season 2 and Goliath Chronicles hanging.

Same here, Road Rovers is another I would also like to see put on DVD.

[DrSpengler]

I was just checking around You Tube and hey, somebody reuploaded How I Spent My Vacation.

Unfortunately, it's in German. :ohwell:

[odupianist]

That sucks bc I have 1-3 for Animaniacs, it's probably one of, if not numero uno, my favorite cartoons of all time.

[gobo]

What? You mean like this?
http://www.tvshowsondvd.net/graphics/news3/TinyToonsS1.jpg
That'll never happen, especially not as a season set released on July 29th for a nigh-absurd SRP of $45. Or then again... (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Tiny-Toon-Adventures-Season-1-Announced/9301)

[VaughnMichael]

or it could just be a cruel april fools joke....:dead:

[Jester]

(Around) my birthday, they shouldn't have!

[GK Punk]

I hope it's true

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

This was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid. If this ever did come out on DVD, it would be pretty tempting if there was nothing else coming out that I wanted to get more.

[gobo]

Does tvshowsondvd play this April Fool's Day crap too? Wouldn't hurt me either way as I'm not even a fan of these shows (meaning Tiny Toons AND Freakazoid). So, if it is just some sadistic joke, then I humbly apologize for helping to spread their lies. :ohwell:

[tone-master21]

The info is also posted at Toon Zone.

http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=22647

[Jon]

Does tvshowsondvd play this April Fool's Day crap too? Wouldn't hurt me either way as I'm not even a fan of these shows (meaning Tiny Toons AND Freakazoid). So, if it is just some sadistic joke, then I humbly apologize for helping to spread their lies. :ohwell:


Nope, they don't do April Fools tricks. They even put up a note about it so readers know (that news on the site is real).

[Drtooth]

Does tvshowsondvd play this April Fool's Day crap too? Wouldn't hurt me either way as I'm not even a fan of these shows (meaning Tiny Toons AND Freakazoid). So, if it is just some sadistic joke, then I humbly apologize for helping to spread their lies. :ohwell:

If they did, then they probably had to pay WB for footage, editing, and graphic design, and to pay Jim Cummings to do a voice over for the trailer. There's a link to it on the Freakizoid page.

Someone on Toonzone named Keeper, pretty much heard info from one of the people behind the show that it would come out around then. I guess they timed it to coincide with a certain Comic convention. Just like Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain were.

[Drtooth]

Bump:


Volume 2 FINALLY announced (http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Tiny-Toon-Adventures-Season-1-Volume-2/11160)

And not a minute too soon. I was about to run out of episode on the first set.


Also Freakazoid (http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Freakazoid-Season-2/11167)

[Samhain]

i loved this show when i was younger!!! i hope they release it!

[Drtooth]

i loved this show when i was younger!!! i hope they release it!

They DID... I just didn't want to start a whole other thread on it, when I have a perfectly good one here. I just hope they finish off the series, and then finish off Animaniacs. Heck, I'd even buy Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain if they released it.

[tone-master21]

I'm definitely picking up Volume 2 and I'll probably season 2 of Freakazoid!.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Is Volume 2 even coming out? They still haven't announced Volume 4 of Animaniacs. I got worried a long time ago. Now I'm just pessimistic.

[Drtooth]

Is Volume 2 even coming out? They still haven't announced Volume 4 of Animaniacs. I got worried a long time ago. Now I'm just pessimistic.

Jeez... Haven't you read the update like 4 posts ago?


VOLUME 2- April 21st