DVDs That Ought To Be

In the not-too-distant past, it seemed likely that every movie and TV series known to man would eventually make its way to DVD. But now the explosion of streaming services seems to have killed that dream. Here are 10 TV shows that deserve to be on DVD but somehow missed the wave:

Strange Luck

It's hard to classify this show. Chance Harper suffers from extremely good and bad luck, all at the same time. Convoluted coincidences dog his steps in every twisted plot, leading up to a bizarre conclusion.

Disney's House of Mouse

Not the best of Disney's TV forays, but seeing the interaction between characters from different movies, each more obscure than the last, is something I never get tired of. Watching Jiminy's attempt at being Mickey's conscience, Cruella siziing up Beast's hide, and Capt. Hook making eyes at Maleficent make this series well worth owning.

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

Ellery Queen was a better show with better mysteries and better characters, but this is still a fun series. The cast has enough personality to keep you interested, and the stories are fair mysteries with real clues, providing real entertainment for armchair sleuths.

Wildside

At least this show got a VHS video release, but I'd sure like a DVD of these five quirky cowboys and they're slightly offbeat western adventures.

The Harlem Globetrotters

No, not Super Trotters. Not the Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine. The original Harlem Globetrotters cartoon featured the famous team traveling from stadium to stadium helping strangers, catching crooks, and generally having adventures. Oh, and playing basketball, too, possibly against a team of hillbillies, or kangaroos, or even blindfolded. It's a classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon at least as good as the more popular Josie and the Pussycats.

Salvage 1

Once upon a time, a junk man had a dream...a dream that began with a trip to the moon in a homemade rocket, just to salvage the equipment left by the astronauts. After that, the Salvage team went after a robot, a haunted house, an antique car with a secret, and just about anything else you can think of. The only DVDs so far available are of the few two-part episodes, which are, frankly, not the best of the series. The fact that there are five or so eps which were never shown on TV makes this show an even better candidate for DVD release.

Disney's Legend of Tarzan

The Disney animated Tarzan is a fantastic movie; the ape-man's further adventures as revealed in this series are also worth watching, especially for fans of the orignal Edgar Rice Burroughs novels, because many elements from those tales are used on the show.

Sword of Justice

Maybe this series about a playboy wrongfully accused of fraud who becomes a vigilante to avenge his wrongs is typical light '70s fare, but I sure liked it back then, and recently enjoyed an episode I found online. Besides, I think Bert Rosario is cute.

The Charmings

Snow White, Prince Charming, and family are transported to modern times in this fish-out-of-water comedy. The costumes, the Disney references, the miscommunications are all fun and, well, charming.

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

Another good Disney series that gives us the fictional tv show the Toy Story action figure comes from. Buzz has an interesting team of fellow Space Rangers and a rogues gallery almost as good as Darkwing Duck's. And speaking of DW...

...next week check out three Disney TV series that got short shrift on DVD.

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More Scooby-Doo Glitches: A Tiki Scare Is No Fair

Check out some brand new bloopers from the classic Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? episode A Tiki Scare Is No Fair:

Shaggy has a map while driving back to the luau. Why? Could it be because this is actually film from Mine Your Own Business?

Scooby and Shaggy run from Mano Tiki Tia and run smack into him. Couldn't they notice a monster as big as a four-story building moving around in front of them?

Several points are not explained at the end of the mystery: what was dragged through the jungle? What is the significance of the downed airplane? More...

New Scooby-Doo Glitch Added: Mystery Mask Mix-Up

We've added one new mistake from this classic Scooby-Doo episode, but you'll have to click the link to find out what it is. More...

New Scooby-Doo Glitches Added -- A Clue for Scooby-Doo

We've added even more bloopers to this classic episode:

Velma pronounces Ebeneezer Shark to be mighty fishy. In this case, she's mighty mistaken; Shark is completely innocent.

The gang splits up, Freddy and Daphne staying put to watch Ebeneezer Shark while Shaggy, Velma, and Scooby visit the lighthouse, presumably in the Mystery Machine. If so, then how do Freddy and Daphne know that Shark won't be going out today, since they'd be unable to follow him without transportation?

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Mystery of the Mystery Machine

There's only one Mystery Machine, or is there? Here are a few instances of the groovy van looking a little different than usual...

What a Night for a Knight

The back is filled with miscellaneous equipment, a ladder, lanterns, rope, etc., mounted on hooks.

What the Hex Going On?

There is a bench running longwise in the rear of the van.

Decoy For a Dognapper

The back contains a table and chairs, plus the walls are lined with computer equipment; there is a large antenna on the roof and a circular skylight.

The Spooky Space Kook

Another table, but this time the walls are lined with kitchen cabinets. More...

Scooby-Doo Meets Dick Van Dyke

Actor Dick Van Dyke will be forever young in this episode of The New Scooby-Doo Movies. Here are some glitches to remember:

Daphne and Velma each use the wrong voices.

Scooby's nose temporarily turns brown. In another scene, he loses his spots.

In the tunnel, Shaggy and Scooby try to run away but a gate falls and blocks the way, forcing them to go on and find the villainous strong man. The question is, who dropped the gate? The strong man? He wanted the gang to leave, and besides, he didn't even know they were in the tunnel. Maybe he was closing it to keep them from finding his lair and accidentally locked them in.

Daphne loses her lipstick. Twice. More...

Scooby-Doo Meets the Three Stooges

Scooby and the gang met the comedy trio twice. These glitches are from The Ghost of the Red Baron episode:

Moe and Larry switch voices.

Although the Red Baron pulls the ladder off the windmill, it is later shown intact.

The Red Baron even uses a German accent when he talks to himself. The guy really gets in character.

How do the Stooges get in the barn with Freddy, Daphne, and Velma?

The mini plane continually changes in size. More...

Scooby-Doo Meets Josie and the Pussycats

Two of Hanna-Barbera's greatest cartoons meet, but not without glitches like these:

Freddy tells Valerie to deactivate the trap, but Velma steps in and flips the switch.

Shaggy turns the crank the wrong way; he's lowering the trap, not raising it.

In a far shot of all the kids together, neither Josie nor Daphne move their lips while speaking.

The canvas, though nailed to the deck, slides across the floor when Sebastian crawls under it.

Velma grows even more suspicious of Lance Goodwin, pondering his resemblance to Capt. Scavenger. Which, incidentally is nil. They don't look at all alike. If that's your idea of deduction, then arrest Capt. Canaby, who looks a lot more like the ghost than Goodwin. More...

Scooby-Doo Meets Cass Elliot

Scooby and the gang meet Cass Elliot of the Mamas and the Papas, to solve a mystery. A mystery filled with glitches. Here is a sampling:

Piles of peanuts and other foods on the floor are serious health code violations.

The same switch on the same machine is used to work the ceiling conveyor belt and the secret door.

Scooby watches as Shaggy is snagged by a hook and dropped over a vat. When Freddy asks where Shaggy is, Scooby replies, "Beats me."

Some of the candy machines are very dangerous, like the jawbreaker maker that shoots candy out like bullets.

You might have to pause it to spot this one, but when Scooby taps his head to indicate to the audience what he thinks of Shaggy's brain-power, the dog has five limbs. More...

Who Was Jack the Ripper?

It's the most famous unsolved crime of all time and one of Carl Kolchak's first recorded adventures. But just who was Jack the Ripper?

Historically, little is known about the celebrated serial killer, except that in 1888, he knifed and mutilated five or more women in the Whitechapel District of London. He was never caught or even identified, although theories abound, along with a steady stream of new revelations, secret diaries, and suppressed files continually surfacing. Still, the truth remains unproven. More...

Shaggy, the Vegetarian? Like, No Way, Man!

Zoinks! In recent years, many sources have stated dogmatically that Shaggy is a vegetarian. To disprove those allegations, view this list of episodes in which Shaggy either eats meat, tries to eat meat, or expresses a desire to eat meat. More...

Basil of Baker Street -- His Limits

In A Study in Scarlet, Dr. Watson creates a list elaborating his assessment of the knowledge of Sherlock Holmes on various subjects. If Dr. Dawson created such a list about his associate, Basil of Baker Street, it might read something like this:

Knowledge of Philosophy.--Nil.

Politics.--Nil.

Literature.--Limited.
Appears to recall every word of every book he has ever read, but his tastes are very specefic.

Geography.--Feeble.
Possesses intimate knowledge of London and its environs, but little else.

Higher Mathematics.--Astonishing.
Can work out the most abstruse calculations entirely in his head. More...

The Real Mystery Machine

Want to see the real Mystery Machine? Feast your eyes on this: