Before there was Ariel, Belle and Simba, there was Basil of Baker Street. And he comes back to home video this week with the release of The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery in the Mist Edition (Disney, $19.99).
An early step in the revival of Disney animation, as chronicled in the recent documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty, The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery in the Mist Edition includes the bonus features ‘So You Think You Can Sleuth?,’ an animated humorous look at the history of detective work through the ages; and ‘The Making of The Great Mouse Detective‘ and ”The World’s Greatest Criminal Mind” sing-along song.
Also out this week is everyone’s favorite classic cat and mouse team in Tom and Jerry Tales: The Complete First Season (Warner Bros., $19.98).
Other new animated entries for the kid crowd include Jim Henson’s Song of Cloud Forest (Lionsgate, $12.98), Dora the Explorer: Explore the Earth (Paramount, $16.99) and The Madeline Movie: Lost in Paris (Disney, $14.97).
Anime fans meanwhile will have their choice of Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Chapter 1 (Turner, $19.97), Nana Box Set 4 (VIZ Media, $59.90)
