Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33915 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-08-06
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Animated, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 75 minutes

From the Back Cover
There's no need to fear...Underdog is here!

Now you can enjoy the 1960s classic cartoon superhero in a whole new way! These digitally re-mastered episodes feature Underdog's greatest adventures, complete and uncut for the first time ever!

VACUUM GUN - Simon Barsinister is assembling the best of the worst criminals to build his own army! Watch Underdog battle the evil genius and clean up the likes of Riff Raff, Batty Man and the Electric Eel in the final episode of the original Underdog series!

FROM HOPELESS TO HELPLESS - Our hero's loyalty is questioned when Riff Raff uses his look-alike to commit crimes. This episode is two times the fun with Underdog and his evil doppelganger, Tap Tap.

UNDERDOG VS> OVERCAT - Overcat's unquenched thirst has him going paw-to-paw with Underdog. Have a ring-side seat at the fight of the century as our hero battles the toughest feline in the galaxy to win back the earth's milk supply.

4 BONUS SHORTS
1. Safe Waif - The original pilot episode for the Underdog series!
2. Tricky Trap by Tap Tap - The rare sequel to From Hopeless to Helpless.
3. Simon Says - Underdog's first encounter with arch-villain Simon Barsinister.
4. March of the Monsters - Unseen in over 30 years!

Customer Reviews

Sliced and Diced
I bought the Underdog Chronicles despite the warnings mentioned in other postings. Considering recent world events I needed some sweet nostalgia. Yes, the cartoons look fine, if a bit soft. Actually I wasn't bothered as much by the alteration of the cliffhanger endings as I was by the utter ABSENCE of the intros to the other cartoon features. The Commander McBragg episode is MISSING the intro and song. Tennesee Tuxedo is MISSING the intro and song. Go Go Gophers is MISSING the intro and song, etc. For cryin' out loud, what gives?! I can only imagine that the original "title cards" included names and dates that were not deemed acceptable, perhaps due to copyright reasons. Maybe the current owners of Underdog don't have rights to the King and Odie theme music, etc. It's really a shame.
This reminds me of the big Disney laser set called Mickey Mouse: the Black and White Years from the mid 90's. Some great cartoons but they are ALL missing their title cards. They have fake-computer-generated-titles, much like the abomonations on this Underdog effort.
Whoever put this stuff out has NO SENSE OF HISTORY!

RIP-OFF!
I give this one star because I'm way more bent out of shape than the previous poster -- the theme songs and intros WERE THE WHOLE REASON I BOUGHT THIS DVD TO BEGIN WITH! Let's face it, none of these cartoons were well-written or animated like the classic shorts of the 20s-40s, they basically serve the sole purpose of being boomer-nostalgia. Lacking the parts we all remember best, this DVD is stripped of all charm. My baby girl even hates this stuff, so the DVD is totally worthless as nostalgia or entertainment for kids. Wish I'd have read the reviews before buying this. Don't waste your money.
One last thought: I'm Jewish and that earlier post about these cartoons being anti-semitic is one of the stupidest things I've ever read in here. Hate this DVD for being a crappy rip-off, but let's not fabricate bigotry where none exists.

A great cartoon has been ruined.
I grew up in the 1970s, and I have a lot of great memories of watching "Underdog" on TV.

Unfortunately, the people who made this DVD have chosen chose to deliberately ruin the cartoons. Apparently, the cliffhanger endings that were in the original require too much of an attention span for today's Ritalin addicted audience, and so these segments have been deleted. Other parts of the cartoon have also been tampered with. And what happenend to Tennessee Tuxedo and other characters that I could have sworn were part of the original show?

I love classic animation, but because of the various alterations that were made for this DVD, I cannot recommend it to anyone, in any way, for any reason.