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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0085391171850
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 29, 2008
Running Time: 300 minutes
Sales Rank: 1732
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 09, 1995
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Product Description:
Cyber nerd Dexter Douglas surfs the web one fateful night gets swept into a digital techno-electro smash-up that bites him in the gigabytes and ? ZAP! ? goes from geek to freak. To Freakazoid! that is a smart- mouthing butt-kicking mega-voltage superhero with things to do (unless there?s something really good on TV). It?s Freaka-Me Freaka-You fun!Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 085391171850 Manufacturer No: 117185
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Conceived by the same team that created Tiny Toons and Animaniacs and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, the animated series Freakazoid! was ostensibly about a mild-mannered teen who transformed courtesy a computer virus into a raving lunatic who battled a bizarre gallery of criminals. But as anyone who watched Freakazoid! during its brief network run in the mid-'90s will tell you, that's not what the series was about; in fact, Freakazoid! really wasn't about anything at all. The adventures of Freakazoid were just one element in a rapid-fire barrage of pop culture references, visual and verbal non sequiters (plugs for non-existent toys, stock footage of Bavarian folk dances), and parodies of then-current movies and television series, including other Spielberg-produced cartoons. First-time visitors to Mondo Freakazoid! via this two-disc set will be treated to the sight of the title hero imitating the Emergency Broadcast System signal (before passing out), lessons on how to say obnoxious statements in French, and whole segments devoted to peripheral characters like The Huntsman, who is constantly thwarted in his crime-fighting pursuits, and the Jonny Quest spoof Toby Danger. Suffice it to say that few cartoons are as polarizing as Freakazoid!; viewers will either eat it up or find the whole thing bewildering, as many kid TV viewers during its brief network run. Those ready to take the trip with Freakazoid and pals will find all 13 episodes of its debut season in this set (in what can only be seen as a Freakazoid-like movie, the episodes 'Candle Jack' and 'The Cloud' are included twice). Three of the episodes feature commentary by producer Tom Ruegger, story editor John McCann and writer Paul Rugg, who also provided Freakazoid's voice. All three are also showcased in an amusing making-of featurette; even funnier is a collection of the show's promotional spots, which mercilessly lampoon a series of artsy cruise ship commercials while providing no actual information about the show itself. --Paul Gaita
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Finally out on DVD
I've been looking for this for several years now. This has to be the best cartoon in years. Thank God they finally put it out on DVD!!!
Rating: - Can't wait 4 "Vorn the Unspeakable" in season 2!
Squeeeee! I am so happy they released this on DVD. I hope they release season two soon.
Rating:  - DVDs at last!
The DVD itself isn't worth mentioning. If I were to rate this set on the merits of video quality and bonus content, it'd *maybe* rate a 3/5. The quality of the video isn't the nice, remastered stuff. This one, well, you'll see for yourself. It's not terrible quality, but it's not much better than if you were watching the show back when it first aired. The bonus content is about the same level - two little features and 3 episodes with commentaries (though I admit the commentaries were actually funny instead of the usual boring stuff).
In short, the four stars is mostly on the merits of the fact that this show finally made it to DVD. Sure, it may have been Emmy-winning at one point, but no one remembers it. People remember the Animaniacs and Tiny Toons, but this one has been lost in time, and it's not surprising considering the wackiness of the show.
Freakazoid is a fabulous cartoon, all sorts of crazy and zany. However, you're probably already aware of that if you're buying this DVD.
Rating: - Too Funny!
When a teen computer nerd named Dexter Douglas, with the help of his cat, types in a strange combination of letters and symbols on his keyboard followed by the delete key, he is sucked into the internet only to return a zany blue superhero in a tight red suit! As Freakazoid, Dexter defends Washington, D.C. against a rather unique gallery of rogues that includes The Lobe, Cave Guy, Longhorn, Guitierrez, Candle Jack, Cobra Queen, and more! Freakazoid's madcap style is part Robin Williams, part The Creeper, part The Mask, and channels Jerry Lewis quite frequently. He's a lot like a fourth Warner, if that Warner were a superhero. As a human, Dexter's still quite a nobody, but as Freakazoid, he hangs with Police Sgt. Cosgrove, drives a cool car, and has one of the hottest girlfriends I've ever seen, Stephanie, AKA Steff. However, all this stuff is only a small portion of the show. Most of your average Freakazoid episode is nonsensical comedy bits/skits ala Monty Python's Flying Circus. It's a lot like "Animaniacs", only much crazier! The result is a show that at times is just as funny as anything on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim without having to resort to R-Rated humor (or does that stuff pass for PG13 now? I guess it's TV14 or some boloney rating like that).
This 2 disc set is a great example of what certain OTHER studios SHOULD be doing with their beloved animated shows. Here is a show that has a fairly small cult following, yet WB has seen fit to give it a Season One set release complete ... Read More
Rating: - Completely amazing fall off the chair entertainment that stands the test of time
Though this set dates from 1995, most every joke is as hilarious now as it was when the series first aired.
The only downside is this is only season one, and I really wish they would have included the 11 series two episodes and had made it a "complete series" set, as Freakazoid! was moved around so much not only were the S2 episodes hard to catch, WB never reran them after they canned the show.
Anyone who enjoyed the "Hello, Dolly!" references in Wall-E will not be able to contain themselves should the season two episode "Dexter's Date" ever be released.
In the mean time, be sure to pick up this set; not only will you be laughing hysterically throughout the 13 season one episodes, good sales will convince WB there are enough fans to release season two.
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