The latest release in Fox Home Entertainment’s Family Guy collection and the complete series of short-lived primetime toon Mission Hill lead off this week’s list of DVD debuts. There are also some treats for Muppet fans as the restored and re-mastered movies hit shelves, along with a Jurassic Park three-pack and the home vid debut of Disney’s superhero comedy, Sky High (see separate story).
Family Guy Volume Three is a three-disc set containing the first 13 episodes from Season 4, including the Emmy-nominated installment ‘North by North Quahog.’ Bonus materials include commentary on select episodes, deleted scenes, animatics, storyboard-to-animatic comparisons, a Family Guy ‘Live In Las Vegas’ music video and the featurettes Behind The Scenes With Stewie, Resurrection of Family Guy, Score! and World Domination: The Family Guy Phenomenon. Fans can pick the set up for around $39.98. Fox is also offering all three volumes packaged together for a suggested retail price of $139.94.
Mission Hill: The Complete Series is a two-disc set offering all 13 episodes of the animated series from Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, former exec producers and head writers of The Simpsons. The show follows the exploits of 24-year-old aspiring cartoonist Andy French, whose party lifestyle is cramped when his nerdy, 17-year-old brother comes to live with him. The release lists for $29.98 and features commentary by the creators, producers, writers and voice talent on four episodes, as well as an interactive map of the Mission Hill area.
Buena Vista Home Entertainment brings you most of the Muppet feature films, all freshly polished for the digital age. Fans of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie and the rest of the gang can pick up restored and re-mastered versions of 1979’s The Muppet Movie, 1981’s The Great Muppet Caper, 1992’s The Muppet Christmas Carol and 1996’s Muppet Treasure Island. Featurettes included on the individual releases include Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo, Profile of Kermit’s life, Fonzie Bear: A Long Day’s Journey Into Night Clubs and Miss Piggy: The Diva Who Would Not Be Denied.
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