The Powerpuff Girls-Complete Season 1 (1998) |
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The Powerpuff Girls-Complete Season 1 (1998) |
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| General | Extras | ||
| Category | Animation |
Bonus Episode-3 early episodes Interviews-Cast & Crew Trailer Bonus Episode-Space Ghost Coast to Coast Featurette-Behind The Scenes Storyboards-Animatics |
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| Year Of Production | 1998 | ||
| Running Time | 291:49 (Case: 375) | ||
| RSDL / Flipper |
Dual Layered Dual Disc Set |
Cast & Crew | |
| Start Up | Menu | ||
| Region Coding | 4 | Directed By |
Lauren Faust Robert Alvarez Craig McCracken John McIntyre |
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Distributor |
Cartoon Network Madman Entertainment |
Starring | None Given |
| Case | Amaray-Transparent-Dual | ||
| RPI | ? | Music |
Jennifer Kes Remington Collette Sunderman Ernie Gilbert |
| Video | Audio | ||
| Pan & Scan/Full Frame | None | English Dolby Digital 2.0 (224Kb/s) | |
| Widescreen Aspect Ratio | None | ||
| 16x9 Enhancement | No | ||
| Video Format | 576i (PAL) | ||
| Original Aspect Ratio | 1.33:1 | Miscellaneous | |
| Jacket Pictures | No | ||
| Subtitles | None | Smoking | No |
| Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
| Action In or After Credits | No | ||
Title of Show : The Powerpuff Girls
Title of Disc : The Complete Season 1
Year of Production : 1998
Country of origin : United States of America
What's included? : 14 episodes (The entire first season).
Episode Length : Around 22 minutes each - Nearly 5 hours of episodes across two discs. Some have one story for the entire episode but most contain two separate stories.
Details of episodes :
The episodes included here are
Style of Production : Animation
Premise of show : The Powerpuff Girls are a very popular show on The Cartoon Network both here in Australia and in the US. The show is based around three girls of primary school age who have superpowers. They are sisters who were created by Professor Utonium from 'Sugar & Spice & all things nice' along with a dash of Chemical X. They are Blossom, Bubbles & Buttercup. They attend school like other little girls however they are also regularly called upon to save the world. Their main nemesis is Mojo Jojo, an evil chimpanzee who reappears regularly trying to take over the world. There are also many other baddies to fight. This show includes lots of humour and also action and excitement.
Age Group : 4-10
Related to any other children's shows? : Not really
Adult's view : This is a fun show which the kids will enjoy but it doesn't offer a lot for adult viewing. Having said that it will not make you want to scream with pain either.
Child's view : My young boys love this show with its blend of action, humour and excitement. They love the three girls especially because they are so different. My youngest son is very attached to his Bubbles toy. It is equally enjoyable for boys and girls.
Other Releases of this show available? : There is also a movie which is a lot of fun and also releases of the Second Season and some discs with a few random episodes.
Overall : This set of 2 discs includes nearly 5 hours of episodes plus lots of extras. A good value purchase.
The video quality is reasonable.
The feature is presented in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio non 16x9 enhanced which is probably the original aspect ratio.
The picture was fairly soft throughout, with no evidence of low level noise. There was some mild macro-blocking to be seen from time to time
The colour was quite good without being spectacular.
Other than the blocking mentioned above there were no obvious artefacts.
There are no subtitles.
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The audio quality is good.
This DVD contains an English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo soundtrack encoded at 224 Kb/s.
Dialogue was clear and easy to understand and there was no problem with audio sync.
The surround speakers and subwoofer were not used.
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Disc 2 includes all the extras.
The menu was simple allowing for episode selection and including some music.
The first short animated film made featuring the characters who would become the Powerpuff Girls. Made in 1992.
Another early short of the girls from 1995.
Another short from 1996 showing how the characters developed over time.
Cartoon Network promos for the show.
An intro by one of the creators for some shorts which are also included later as extras.
Behind the scenes at Hanna Barbera including a quick look at early Powerpuff drawings.
Space Ghost hosting a competition between five new cartoon shorts which will be judged by a panel of cartoon characters. A bit silly really.
Animatics of four early episodes which the earlier intro refers to.
Other Cartoon Network shows.
A sheet of Cartoon Network stickers are also included.
You can everse the cover for a different picture of the girls and no OFLC ratings info.
NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
The region 1 version is pretty similar except for some extra languages (French, Spanish), subtitles and a different episode of Space Ghost instead of the one included here. May as well call it a draw unless you need subtitles.
The video quality is reasonable.
The audio quality is good.
Lots of extras are included which help show the genesis of the series.
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| Review Equipment | |
| DVD | Sony DVP-NS708H upscaling to 1080p, using HDMI output |
| Display | LG Scarlet 42LG61YD 106cm Full HD LCD. Calibrated with Ultimate DVD Platinum. This display device is 16x9 capable. This display device has a maximum native resolution of 1080p. |
| Audio Decoder | Built in to amplifier/receiver. Calibrated with Ultimate DVD Platinum. |
| Amplification | Pioneer VSX-511 |
| Speakers | Monitor Audio Bronze 2 (Front), Bronze Centre & Bronze FX (Rears) + Sony SAW2500M Subwoofer |