TV favorites are packaged to own with today’s release of Star Wars: Clone Wars Vol. 2, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume 4 and The Proud Family Movie. Other offerings include episodes of Garfield and Friends, Thundercats, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Gargoyles.
Star Wars: Clone Wars Vol. 2 offers five chapters (21-25) of the animated short series that aired on Cartoon Network. Bonus materials include commentary by director Genndy Tartakovsky and his band of artists, a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process that went into the series, and trailers for Star Wars: Episode III’Revenge of the Sith and the video games Star Wars: Battlefront II and Star Wars: Empire at War. Owners are also granted access to a special Xbox-playable demo with two entire levels from Star Wars: Battlefront II. The Fox Home Entertainment release lists for $19.98.
Fans of Cartoon Network’s [adult swim] can get their copies of Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume 4, a two-disc set featuring 13 episodes of the absurd comedy series about three fast food products sharing a rental home in New Jersey. Side dishes include commentary on all installments, promos, footage from the [adult swim] Panel at Comic-Con 2004, the never-before seen episode “Spacecataz”, a fan art gallery of puppet-talking promos and a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of episode #55, ‘Spacegate World.” There’s even a trailer for the upcoming Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie, which doesn’t have a release date yet. Warner Home Video lists the set at $29.98.
The Proud Family Movie, a feature-length extension of the popular animated Disney Channel series, comes to home video following its primetime TV debut in August. The movie features such guest stars as R&B recording artist Omarion, Emmy-winning talk-show host and actor Arsenio Hall, and actors Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brooster), Jeremy Suarez (Disney’s Brother Bear) and Carlos Alazraqui (Reno 911). In addition to the feature, the disc includes an alternate ending, a music video, an interactive game and four ‘Proud Family Shorties” from the series. The title is available from Buena Vista Home Entertainment for $14.99.
Garfield and Friends Volume Five, a three-disc set complete with 24 episodes form the 1993-94 season, can be had for $39.98 from Fox Home Entertainment, while another breed of feline adventurer comes home with Thundercats: Season One, Volume One. This six-disc set from Warner Home Video lists for $64.92. Meanwhile, 4Kids offers Yu-Gi-Oh! Volume 4.1: A New Evil, a compilation of seven episodes from fourth season of the Kids’ WB! show that lists for $14.98.
Rounding out the list of TV-to-disc debuts is Gargoyles Season 2, Volume 1: We Live Again, a three-discer from Buena Vista featuring 26 episodes of the cartoon series. The $39.99 list price also gets you episode introductions by series creator Greg Weisman, episode commentary and a featurette titled The Gathering of Cast and Crew.
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