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Groovie Goolies: Saturday Mourning Collection
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| Part No: | B000ILYYD0 |
| Manufacturer: | Bci / Eclipse |
| MFG Part: | 47215 |
| Customer Rating: | 5.0 / 5.0 |
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A spinoff of the Archie comic book and television series the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon GROOVIE GOOLIES followed the musical adventures of a hipster rock band that also happened to be classic horror-movie monsters like Frankenstein Wolfman Mummy and Dracula. This collection presents 16 of the quirky charming series' best episodes. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: NR UPC: 787364721597
Groovie Goolies: Saturday Mourning Collection is a sprightly anthology of episodes from Filmation's 1970
Groovie Goolie cartoon series, a kind of kooky-spooky cousin to Filmation's other hit program,
The Archies. A fascinating reflection of different strains in pop entertainment at the time,
Groovie Goolies is thick with rapid-fire puns and blackout gags akin to
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, sugary tunes a la
The Archies, and nostalgia for those monster team-up films once made by Universal (
House of Frankenstein,
House of Dracula). The basic idea is that relatively friendly variations on the best-known film fiends—Frankenstein's monster, the Wolfman, Dracula, Vampira, the Mummy, etc.—all hang out together in Horrible Hall, getting into wacky scrapes and banging out happy hits as a band. Tall, green, stooped, and ominous, Frankie is a lovable klutz with a voice like Boris Karloff and a thing for birdwatching and exercise. Hirsute Wolfie is a beatnik werewolf, Count Drac is a somewhat cranky vampire with a gift for wordplay ("This place is driving me batty!"), and Bella La Ghostly is a scary siren in a tight, tight dress. Somehow, in the middle of all this, a familiar face from another cartoon (and comic book) appears on occasion: the comely Sabrina, the teenage witch. Episodes include "When I Grow Up," in which Drac, Wolfie, and Frankie visit Drac's "game room" (actually an old-fashioned dungeon); "Feed the Ghost Some Garlic," about a baseball game that dissolves (like a lot of athletic endeavors on this show) into pure nuttiness; "Darlin' Darlin'," in which Frankie and Wolfie try (with wacky results) to help Drac when he's having trouble turning into a bat; and "Goolie Swing," which introduces viewers to Drac's art collection (including the "Moaning Lisa" and a self-portrait by Vincent Van Gool). Shamelessly silly.
--Tom Keogh
| Proof that monsters aren't always evil | 2008-08-08 | 5 / 5 |
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Remember these guys? I know I sure do. Groovie Goulies is a great way to releave stress with it's Laughin styled script. Each disk is a wonderful barage of brght psychedelic colors, cool music, and bad jokes that only a vampire clould love. Speaking of vampires, Our star Drak or Daddio as he sometimes called seems a bit of a square against the rest of the carachtures such as Frankie who aloways seems to be very child-like and somwhat dopy, and Wolfy who just happens to be the resident hippy at Horrible Hall. Generaly speaking, The Groovy Goulies are perfect
for those times when one feels lonely and very much out of place.
It's a great reminder that even monsters have their place in the world and that no matter how strange you think you are you still belong even if you don't believe it. |
| I loved them, now so do my kids | 2008-06-30 | 5 / 5 |
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| All the great laughs I remembered as a kid! I was thirlled to find this collection. I had no idea there was such a following. Nobody I ever encountered knew what I was talking about when I described the show. Glad I'm not alone now. The extra footage is a bit corny but fun to watch!! Great find!!! |
| This Set Is Driving Me Batty! | 2008-02-08 | 5 / 5 |
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| The Groovie Goolies never crossed over generations like Scooby Doo, but it's a much better cartoon if you ask me. Being a huge fan of the Universal monsters and spoofs like The Munsters, a cartoon like this is right up my alley(and maybe yours). There's really no plot to this show. It's a bunch of assorted monsters hanging out at a mansion called Horrible Hall and engaging in all kinds of nonsense. There are two musical numbers per show, usually in the form of 60s bubble gum rock with a horror twist on the lyrics. Actually, some of these songs are pretty good. The rest of the show is dedicated to endless bad jokes and puns, along with mini scenarios that are as close to any kind of plot you're likely to see. Being a fan of really stupid puns and jokes, this kind of humor really does it for me. I mean these puns are bad, so bad that they'll have the Crypt Keeper groaning. I'm not fortunate enough to have been alive when these cartoons were shown on Saturday mornings, so this review is coming from a guy who doesn't have the childhood memories and nostalgia thing factored in. That being said, this must actually be a funny cartoon coz usually tv shows don't seem as cool as an adult than they did when you were a child. This holds up very, very well. I'd highly recommend it to folks who like the classic monster movies and bad, corny jokes. Lets face it, outside of Scooby Doo, the whole horror/humor cartoon thing was never done much. Unfortunately the show only ran 16 episodes, but they're all here, even a few with commentaries. There's a bonus documentary that's kinda silly. It's done in a very sitcom scenario type of way that's a bit annoying, but it does feature interviews with some of the folks behind the show, as well as Forrest Ackerman and Alice Cooper. Well worth a look and a reminder of how cool Saturday morning cartoons once were. |
| Great fun on Saturday mornings | 2008-02-02 | 5 / 5 |
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| This show was a must for our house. My sisters and I argued on what to watch on Saturday mornings so mom made us rotate each hour. I always got the Groovie Goolies during my hour. The dvd is fantastic with great color (without having to stand up and adjust the dial or the rabbit ears!) They should have included the live action color footage from the Saturday Superstar Movie called Daffy Duck and Porky Pig meet the Groovie Goolies that was relased later. I'd much rather have that in this dvd rather than the stupid 90's rock group with the plageurized name that had absolutely no part in my childhood. Again, they should have included the live action Goolies and left out the stupid 90's band. |
| I needed that! | 2007-11-08 | 5 / 5 |
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| It was GREAT to watch these episodes again. Ok, the jokes were sometimes excruciating in their cheesiness but the nostalgic trip was worth it. And it was great introducing my kids to other spooky cartoons beyond scooby doo. Two phrases brought it back to life for my older siblings, "This place is driving me batty." and Frankie's post-injurious, "I needed that." Dark Shadows is next on my list! |
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