Space Ghost & Dino Boy is a fun 1960s-era cartoon that’s pretty simplistic in both the animation and storytelling, but still worth checking out, though personally I could skip through the “Dino Boy” segments.
Space Ghost & Dino Boy: The Complete Series
— Warner Archive Collection —
(1966)
Genre(s): Animation, Family, Fantasy
Warner Archive | NR – 420 min. – $21.99 | October 13, 2020
Date Published: 10/29/2020 | Author: The Movieman
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
The opinions I share are my own.
THE MOVIE — 3½/5 |
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Series Synopsis: Showcasing the episodes in the three-segment form as they originally aired, these retro hits soar through space and time to deliver justice. First, Intergalactic policeman Space Ghost (GARY OWENS) navigates the cosmos in his tricked-out spaceship, The Phantom Cruiser, battling villains like Brak and Zorak in his legendary suit and powerful wristbands. Then, Dino Boy (JOHN DAVID CARSON) teams with caveman Ugh and dinosaur Bronty to go primeval on the ancient menaces of their primitive home. And finally, Space Ghost flies again with more extraterrestrial adventures and thrilling takedowns. Quick Hit Review: Being Space Ghost and Dino Boy aired in the mid-60s, the show was well before my time and don’t ever recall watching if it aired in syndication. That said, I have vaguely heard of the character but never did watch even when it was released on DVD. So my first foray into a series that has garnered somewhat of a following… and I enjoyed it quite a bit. Sure, it’s corny and a bit idealistic in its simplistic storytelling and the animation is at times crude, but I guess that’s part of the charm of 1960s/70s Saturday morning kids programming. I also liked the three story structure, although the Dino Boy ones weren’t nearly as entertaining and often would look forward to the Space Ghost segment to close out the episode. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 2/5 |
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The 20 episodes are spread across two discs. The only feature included is Simplicity: The Life and Art of Alex Toth on the artist who created the Space Ghost character. |
VIDEO – 4/5 |
| Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Space Ghost & Dino Boy onto Blu-ray through the Archive Collection line. The show is presented in its original 1.33 full frame aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. For the most part, the picture looks pretty good, especially for what looks like a cheaply animated show from the 1960s, colors are bright and detail, as animation goes, pretty good. There weren’t any apparent or obvious instances of artifacting, aliasing or other flaws. |
AUDIO – 3¾/5 |
| Every episode comes with an effective DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track which does sound rather good considering the source material with dialogue coming across with good clarity and even some of the ambient noises or more action-centric elements providing some reasonable depth and there were no perceptible pops or hisses. |
OVERALL – 3½/5 |
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Overall, Space Ghost & Dino Boy is a fun 1960s-era cartoon that’s pretty simplistic in both the animation and storytelling, but still worth checking out, though personally I could skip through the “Dino Boy” segments. |
Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.