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Here Comes the Grump | 
 enlarge | Directors: Arthur Davis, George Gordon, Gerry Chiniquy, Grant Simmons, Hawley Pratt
Actors: Rip Taylor, Jay North, Avery Schreiber, Stefanianna Christopherson, Marvin Miller
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $17.47
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 63856
Format: Animated, Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 371
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.1
MPN: 0427
UPC: 014381042726
EAN: 0014381042726
ASIN: B000BZN1PK
Theatrical Release Date: September 6, 1969
Release Date: January 31, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED
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Description
Relive the magic or discover for the first time this fantastical, funny cartoon series through this delightful 34-episode collection! The bumbling, goofy Grump (Rip Taylor) has placed a curse of gloom all over the land; now it's up to Princess Dawn, her doglike companion Blip (Mel Blanc, voice of Bugs Bunny) and young Terry (Dennis the Menace's Jay North) to save the kingdom - and only the Crystal Key can break the curse! Each episode they take off in their balloon-car on a series of incredible adventures as they search for the Key, hidden in the Cave of the Whispering Orchids in the Land of 1000 Caves. Along the way they meet strange, surprising and wonderful characters such as the Eenie Meenie Miners, the Toilin' Toolie Birds and the Wily Wheelies. Of course, the Grump, traveling on his Jolly Green Dragon, is never far behind. From the brilliant Academy Award-winning creators of the Pink Panther cartoon classics, Friz Freleng (developer of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck) and David DePatie, these popular animated shorts for all ages propel you into a hilariously surreal, fun-filled world!
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el cascarrabias y su fiel dragon August 18, 2007
El cascarrabias regresa para impedir que las nuevas generaciones encuentren la cueva de las orquideas susurrantes.
Desesperante serie de dibujos animados que no llega a ningún lado.
Trama sin conclusiones pero eso si... mucha diversion.
 It is just what it is May 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Yes, "Here Comes The Grump" is a silly, senseless maniacal cartoon of an unending chase but if you were a kid at the time it ran on television it is worth the sentimental value to order it and have a copy to watch every now and then just for the sake of memories.
 great nostalgia March 27, 2007
I can remember this wonderful series as a child and now seeing it again in glorious colour I am not disappointed with it. It still appeals to all ages and overflows with imaginative creatures that we wished actually existed beyond our child minds and the mind set of the late 1960's/early 70's. The world is too serious today. Lighten up with this cartoon instead!
SatAm Flashback April 29, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've been wondering if, in the wake of the complete Pink Panther, this other DePatie-Freleng cartoon would make it to DVD. As it was a personal favorite, I'd probably give it five stars, but since I haven't seen this set I'll stay with a safe four. The "Freleng" in DePatie-Freleng is Looney Tunes animator Friz Freleng, and the dragon bears at least a passing resemblance to the one Yosemite Sam rides in the famous Bugs Bunny cartoon ("dragons is so stupid!").
Part of this series was already released on single DVDs in Spanish (and the package design is a lot better). What I liked about this show is it was quite unique, being based on a sometimes leisurely and sometimes hurried chase, and didn't follow the Warner Bros. antagonistic animals pattern. It has much more in common with Gulliver's Travels on the one hand and Yellow Submarine on the other, in that the scenery and landscape changes frequently as the characters journey in search of their goal, meeting various curious (to them) creatures along the way. Not to mention their incredibly cool pet/ sidekick, Blip.
The DePatie-Freleng studio had a different sense of style, as shown in their take on the Pink Panther, and the accompanying Tijauana Toads (Texas Toads) and The Ant and the Aardvark, loosely drawn from comedian Henny Youngman. The D-F style hearkens to the starkly graphic, minimalist UPA look mixed with the sort of phantasmagoric psychedelia (another reviewer called it surrealistic) sensibility which Hanna-Barbera also briefly toyed with in Chatanooga Cats. Which, all in all, renders it eminently watchable and hearkens back to the amazing time (in this case late '60s) when Saturday morning was a cornucopia of great cartoons. Now when will they release The Super Six?
Retro Fun March 20, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Amazingly, this series is just as much fun now as it was when I was a kid. It's aged well. My kids are now getting into it, watching it with me. The DVD menu is a bit sketchy, but that's okay, I can live with it. The episodes are well presented. The hours of fun:cost ratio is good. I'm happy with this DVD.
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