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Complete Series on DVD

posted 15 years ago by lisajohn-4
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OK kids............Crazy Ape has all four seasons, 143 episodes, on DVD for the sale price of $9.99! That's less that $0.07 per episode. Go to crazyape.com. I loved this series as a kid and it's a kick to watch it again.

[–] ChubbyBannister 15 years ago

I'm thrilled - DH bought me the complete set for Christmas! We already owned the first season, but this collection seems to be in better condition than that one (same company - Mill Creek). Watched two episodes from the second season last night. Richard Greene - whatta hunk.

[–] ffattahi 15 years ago

One of my childhood favorites, but I have not seen anyone putting this on DVD with even reasonably good quality. The ones I bought (I think by Mill-creek)are hard to watch.

I sincerely hope some legit company puts it out with proper cleaning and digital enhancing.

[–] bone-14 15 years ago

I just got all 4 seasons on the Mill Creek DVDs. I'm watching on a 34" LCD and they look just fine to me. Oh, they sometimes lose a little definition, but I would expect that from a series this old. I'm frankly amazed they were able to collect all the shows.

[–] poordogabone-1 15 years ago

I picked up a complete set from http://www.thevintagetheatre.com/robinhood.html a few years ago. It's region-neutral, in original broadcast order, and comes packaged very neatly in two compact cases. I paid US $69.95; it's now $79.95, but it's worth every penny. I've been very happy with this set.

I'd like to be a pessimist, but this is a luxury I cannot afford.
—Joseph of Cordoba

[–] jwpeel-1 14 years ago

What upsets me most is that the end credits are shorn on all but the last episode on each disk. Plus, there are no subtitles or extras. I can live without those but not without complete credits. Thank heavens for imdb.

[–] hmoorz 13 years ago

I have the Mill Creek complete collection and so far I've only noticed a few episodes in the Season 3 discs with time-worn glitches such as dropped audio, lost frames or dim image quality. I can't remember what I paid but I do remember it being amazingly cheap for 11 discs of quality programming.

I've never seen this 1955 TV version before and love the chance of owning such a classic series.

So when does Paul Eddington actually get cast as Will Scarlett? I've already gone through Seasons 1, 2, & part of 3 and he still hasn't been given a regular role yet. Do I have to wait until Season 4?

It's a kick to see now established/veteran actors get their start in small cameos in this show. Already I've seen a young Leo McKern (Rumpole) & Donald Pleasance make their appearance.

[–] dalldorfw 9 years ago

I just picked it up for free from the library, though I'll probably be paying late fees if I can't finish all 143 episodes in time.