Birdman and the Galaxy Trio: The Complete Series (1967)

Featuring the episodes in the three-segment form as they originally aired these popular retro hits take the action around the world and into outer space! First winged hero Birdman harnesses the power of the sun to fight criminal masterminds like Number One Vulturo and Dr. Millenium. Then cosmic crusaders Gravity Girl Vapor Man and Meteor Man - better known as the Galaxy Trio - serve up justice in space as they travel the universe eradicating evil and procuring peace across the cosmos. And finally it's more Birdman with his trusty eagle Avenger and his namesake battle cry that strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies. Fly away with these favorite retro heroes as they deliver old-school justice in this 2-disc collector's dream compilation.Running Time: 420 min.System Requirements:Running Time: 420 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM UPC: 014764306827 Manufacturer No: H3068 Product Description

Brilliantly Terrible

Based on my dim childhood memories I had no idea how brilliantly terrible this series was. Now I'm in total awe of the myriad of tricks and plot elements utilized in Birdman to avoid doing any actual animation, while still somehow managing to convey stories. Birdman is virtually always a stationary drawing that shoots "animated" energy beams. Occasionally while flying his wings twitch a bit. Very often an action is about to happen and the camera cuts to another character in a talking head shot saying something like "Those evil robots have just walked through the doorway." Basically, any individual episode of Birdman could be animated in a weekend by a 12 year old kid who mastered Flash... if he had Alex Toth and some top notch voice actors working for him. And what really dumbfounds me is that as a kid I had NO IDEA the animation on this series was so cheap. I just thought Birdman looked cool and was mysterious because I caught his show only rarely for some unknown reason. Next to the Challenge of the Superfriends (the season with the Legion of Doom), I think this is my favorite cartoon of all time... just slightly ahead of Space Ghost. August 14, 2008

BIRDMAN

growing up i always enjoyed the hanna barbera super-heros and this is an excellent addition to my collection now if only someone would putSAMSON AND GOLIATH and the 1967 FANTASIC FOUR series onDVD[hint ,hint] August 2, 2008

Biiiiiirrrrrrrrrddddddd Man!

This package is great. Every episode of one of the great cartoon heroes of all time. Bring on the Herculoids! July 15, 2008

Hanna-Barbera's Forgotten Hero & The Galaxy Trio On DVD!

Hoping to capitalize on their phenomenal hit series Space Ghost & Dino Boy (1966), Hanna-Barbera presented viewers with the similar yet cool-in-its-own-way series Birdman & The Galaxy Trio (1967) the following season. Armed with solar rays & shield and eagle sidekick Avenger, Sun god Ra-inspired Birdman battled earthbound villainy, typically at the request of contact Falcon 7 while elemental heroes Galaxy Trio comprised of Meteor Man, Vapor Man and Gravity Girl (not unlike the Terrific Trio from Batman Beyond Season One episode "Heroes"), engaged in intergalactic struggles on behalf of the Galactic Patrol. Though Birdman failed to live up to the success of Space Ghost, reruns on Cartoon Network/Boomerang and the hit spin-off show Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law helped to renew interest in the forgotten hero. Featuring superb design work by late great artist Alex Toth, music by Ted Nichols, a solid voice cast including Birdman himself Keith Andes, and exotic environments, Birdman & Galaxy Trio - The Complete Series ably provides tons of soaring retro fun and non-stop action '60s Hanna-Barbera style. This 2-disc (420 min.) set features all 20 episodes from the series in its original three-segment form (1 Galaxy Trio sandwiched between 2 Birdman segments); Full-Frame (1.33:1) video; English audio; Closed caption; plus the following Special Feature: "Birdman: The Forgotten Hero." Considering the lack of remastering and the age of the show, the picture and sound are fairly good, despite some noticeable debris. Unfortunately, like the Space Ghost & Dino Boy set, the two discs in this set are dual-sided, so there's next to no chance that you'll get a set free of scratches. Luckily, they are, for the most part, only surface scratches and in no way interfere with the playback so you'll want to thoroughly screen both discs (in a timely manner) before returning due to defect. While there is no segment selection screen for the episodes, there are chapters for the segments which you can skip through using your remote.
September 29, 2007

Classic cartoons

I only wish Birdman and the Galaxy Trio had stayed around for longer. I would have liked to the the Galaxy Trio especially have a more expanded role and longer cartoons. But as it stands this collection of both Birdman/Galaxy Trio are more than ample to tied me over and give me something else to remind me of some really great cartoons back in the day...not that isnt like that now. Its just more than i identified with. I remember seeing both the Birdman and GT being aired on Cartoon Network awhile ago. If not for that i probably would've forgotten about them altogether.

Thankfully i didnt and i bought this nice collection and priced well also. Its not a bother with the packaging to me, i never had a problem getting the discs out. Being for when this cartoons were made the quality is pretty decent. It's not going to be spectacular these cartoons were done back in the late 60s. Even still they hold up well to the things available today. Cop this classic cartoon series and it will give you a good idea of what Hanna Barbera brought to the table in terms of cartoon presentation and just all around good times for TV viewers for any and all ages. September 24, 2007

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