‘Squigglevison’ makes its triumphant return with the DVD release of the first season of Dr. Katz Professional Therapist: Season One. The brilliant-but-cancelled Comedy Central series is joined at retail today by Central Park Media’s anime feature, Animation Runner Kuromi 2, and the latest CG release featuring everyone’s favorite leggy, blonde doll, The Barbie Diaries.
The 1995 season of Dr. Katz Professional Therapist arrives as a single-disc release containing all six episodes. The Emmy Award-winning show follows the exploits of a psychiatrist who continually tries to motivate his ambitionless 20-something son while treating a string of neurotic stand-up comics. The first season features the voices of Ray Romano, Joy Behar, Larry Miller, Dom Irrera and Dave Atell.
Select installments include commentary tracks by series creators Jonathan Katz and Tom Synder, co-star H. Jon Benjamin and guest stars Attell and Romano. Other bonus materials include a biography of Dr. Katz, “Short Attention Span Theater” shorts and a new Squigglevision short titled Shrink Wrapped. The Paramount Home Entertainment offering lists for $19.99.
Winner of the 2005 Tokyo Anime Fair, Animation Runner Kuromi 2 continues the adventures of Kuromi, who is more determined than ever to make it in the anime business. Directed by Akitaroh Daichi (Fruits Basket, Kodocha, Now and Then, Here and There), the film takes a humorous look at the inner workings of anime production and finds our hero stretched to the limit when the boss decides to quit smoking just when the workload bursts out of control. Bonus materials on the DVD include an alternate-angle storyboard feature, an interview with Daichi, a featurette titled A Day in the Life of Kuromi, an art gallery, a sketch gallery and the original Japanese trailer. Central Park Media lists the title at $19.95.
The string of successful direct-to-video Barbie movies rolls on with The Barbie Diaries, a brand-new, CG-animated feature that finds the iconic doll and her friends at school. When she’s not playing with the band or working for the school TV station, Barbie pursues a crush and finds the courage to be herself with the help of a special diary and charm bracelet. Extras include bloopers, outtakes, a music video with Skye Sweetman, and featurettes titled Kevin’s Paper Clip Movie and The Scoop on Skye Sweetman. The disc is available from Lionsgate Family Home Entertainment for $19.98.
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