BCI Eclipse, a Navarre Corp. company, and underlying rights owner, Entertainment Rights Plc. have released Filmation's animated cartoon series GHOSTBUSTERS. Volume One sells for $39.98. The six-disc set contains the first 32 episodes in story continuity order with a host of bonus features including creator interviews, the original promo pilot and a bonus episode of THE GHOST BUSTERS live-action series.
"We are excited to add another memorable Filmation cult classic cartoon series to our release lineup," said Jeff Hayne, director of acquisitions, BCI. "With its universal name recognition and stellar voice talent, we are confident that the GHOSTBUSTERS franchise will be another success."
Jake Kong Jr. and Eddie Spenser Jr. are following in their father's footsteps and have teamed up with the original gorilla sidekick, Tracy, to become the new Ghostbusters. From their base of operations in Ghost Command, the Ghostbusters are always ready to battle Prime Evil and his never-ending army of bewitching monsters who are out to haunt the Earth. Aboard the flying Ghost Buggy, the gang often takes comical adventures through time itself, Dematerializing prehistoric ghouls in the past, or zooming thousands of years into the future to zap some phantoms with the help of the bewitching Futura.
In 1975, Filmation created the live-action series THE GHOST BUSTERS, featuring the original Spencer, Tracy and Kong. Nine years later, the name was also used as the title of the unrelated feature film, but in 1986, Filmation reintroduced its original concept with its own animated GHOSTBUSTERS cartoon.
Voice talent includes Brad Garrett (EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND), Alan Oppenheimer (HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE), Linda Gary (BATMAN), Pat Fraley (TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES), Peter Cullen (WINNIE THE POOH), Maurice LaMarche (PINKY AND THE BRAIN), Frank Welker (TRANSFORMERS), Susan Blu (TRANSFORMERS) and Lou Scheimer.
Special Features include:* Creator interviews with producer Lou Scheimer, writer Robby London and directors Tom Tataranowicz and Tom Sito* GHOSTBUSTERS anti-drug spot * Original 10-minute presentation of the promo pilot for Filmation's animated series GHOSTBUSTERS* Slideshow storyboard for episode 22 "Laser and Future Rock"* Image gallery of GHOSTBUSTERS heroes includes the original model sheets and sketches* English & Spanish audio for all 32 episodes* Easter eggs and series trivia* Ink & Paint trailers* DVD-ROM material - the complete five-episode script for the Ghostbusters "origin story"* Bonus episode: THE GHOST BUSTERS live-action series episode #1 - "The Maltese Monkey" featuring ghost busting trio Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch and Bob Burns
Producing the special features, documentaries and most of the extra content is entertainment writer Andy Mangels, a best-selling novelist and author of ANIMATION ON DVD -- THE ULTIMATE GUIDE.
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