Peanuts 1970’s Collection – Volume Two (Warner DVD Set)

 

Picture: C+     Sound: C+     Extras: C+     Episodes: B+

 

 

Continuing Warner Bros. reissues of the animated Peanuts catalog on DVD, the Peanuts 1970s, Volume Two Collection.  It includes the DVD debut of two classics and welcome addition of four others, including a reissue that has been out of print for a while.  What follows are the previously issued titles in the set with links to our previous coverage:

 

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975)

http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/6638/Be+My+Valentine,+Charlie+Brown

 

You’re A Good Sport, Charlie Brown (1975) + You’re The Greatest, Charlie Brown (1979; athletic school games comedy)

http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/8149/You%E2%80%99re+A+Good+Sport,+C

 

It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown + It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown (both 1976)

http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/6638/Be+My+Valentine,+Charlie+Brown

 

 

What A Nightmare, Charlie Brown (1978) is the classic entry making its debut on DVD in this set and is the most experimental as only Snoopy and Charlie Brown go into the world at large unprotected and have to deal with the experience of displacement.  This is a highly underrated outing that is long overdue for DVD and

 

 

The 1.33 X 1 color image and Dolby Digital Mono on all shows are once again upgraded, new transfers that look and sound as good as they are going to on this format, as has been the case in all of Warner’s reissues of the Peanuts specials.  Extras include previews for other Peanuts releases on DVD and another great new special:  You’re Groovy, Charlie Brown: A Look At Peanuts In The 70’s (18 minutes) about the breakout of the Peanuts franchise in that decade in a way no comic strip or few commercial franchise properties at the time has ever experienced.  It’s been great ever since and long after Schultz’s left us, the characters are stronger than ever.

 

That makes this yet another great set worth adding to your collection.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo