DVD Review - Heathcliff: Season One, Volume Two - Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

Heathcliff: Season One - Volume Two
Voice Cast: Mel Blanc
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Retail: $12.98
ASIN: B00F3L8OQS
Running Time: 12 hours 11 minutes
Rating: TVY7

Review:

When most people hear about an animated cat, they probably think of Garfield, but there was another cat on the airwaves in the 1980s called Heathcliff, based on the comic strip of the same name. The smart-talking cat debuted in a short animated series from 1980-1982, but returned in an all-new series in 1984-1988 with a total of 86 episodes, which featured an 11-minute Heathcliff adventure and an 11-minute The Catillac Cats episode.

Mill Creek Entertainment recently released Heathcliff: Season One, Volume Two featuring 33 episodes on a 3-disc set.

The episodes are:

Spikes Slave/ Scaredy Cats
Gopher Broke/ A Camping We Will Go
Where There's an Ill, There's a Way / Yes Sewer That's my Baby
Soap Box Derby / A Better Mousetrap
Bamboo Island / Superhero Mungo
Butter Up! / Mungo Gets No Respect
Sonya's Nephew / Dr. Mousetus
Cat Food for Thought / Going South
Phantom of the Garbage / Junkyard Flood
Trombone Terror / The Other Woman
Pop on Parole / The Babysitters
The Siamese Twins / The Mungo Mash
Copa-ca-Heathcliff / Leroy's in Love
Used Pets / Search for a Star
An Officer and an Alley-Cat / Hector Spector
Service with a Smile / Junk Food
Boom Boom Pussini / Beach Blanket Mungo
Sealand Mania / Riff Raff the Gourmet
The Super M.A.C. Menace / Journey to the Center of the Earth
Heathcliff Reforms / Prehysteric Riff Raff
A Piece of the Rock / Divide and Clobber
Flying High / Debutante Ball
Heathcliff's Surprise / The Big Break In
The Catfather / The Big Swipe
Tally-Ho Heathcliff / Cleo Moves In
Granpda vs. Grandpa / The Big Game Hunter
The Great Tuna Caper / Peco's Treasure
The Baby Buggy Bad Guys / Riff Raff's Mom
Momma's Back in Town / Trash Dance
Claws / Hector the Detector
Raiders of the Lost Cat / Mungo Lays an Egg
The Home Wrecker / In Search of Catlantis
Star of Tomeow-meow / Soccer Anyone?

Long before Garfield debuted in comic strips, Heathcliff was the only fat cat around. Though the comic strips are still being made, Heathcliff isn't in the public eye anymore, but this may change with the planned CGI/live action feature film starring Frank Welker as the voice of Heathcliff, which I find a bit odd as he is the current voice of Garfield. Heathcliff is one of those many '80s cartoons that would have never made it past a few episodes if it aired today, especially with the cartoon violence and suggestive adult themes. It may be nearly thirty years old, but Heathcliff still holds up well and can be laugh-out-loud funny at times. I only wish the episodes were remastered, but I'm not complaining too much about the picture quality. Overall, Heathcliff: Season One, Volume Two is a nolgastic blast to watch!