Josie and the Pussycats - The Complete Series (1970)

Josie and the Pussycats - The Complete Series

My 7 year old daughter loves this. She enjoys the music, the thrilling adventures and the never ending pursuit of Alan by Alexandra. (Can't she figure out that Alan likes Josie?) Not a classic such as "The Flintstones" or "The Jetsons" or even the "Smurfs", but a good, solid runner-up. I do not like the packaging though. It is a sturdy, fold-out cardboard that is a pain to slide in and out of the cardboard sleeve. July 28, 2008

Josie is fun

I recall this cartoon clearly as a kid and even loving the syndicated versions as well as the airplay they got on Cartoon Network, and to see this on DVD is so worth the price even though i have IPOD versions of a few epiodes. On the other hand HB can keep the follwing season sending them in space. Not the fav honestly. Well worth seeing again and again. June 8, 2008

"NEAT, SWEET, GROOVY SONGS--YOU'RE INVITED, COME ALONG!"

Saturday morning nostalgia reigns supreme with the delightful DVD release of the original animated "JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS." When I was a little boy, my Saturday morning TV ritual included both "SCOOBY DOO, WHERE ARE YOU?" and "JOSIE." Both shows have a lot in common-- and not just because Casey Kasem provided the voice for both "Scooby-Doo's" Shaggy and "Pussycats" manager Alexander Cabot III-- but in terms of plot premise, too.
"Josie and the Pussycats" were a bubble-gum pop group. The girl group,-- Josie, bubble-head blonde Melody, and smart Valerie-- along with Alexander, Alexandria, Alan, and cat companion Sebastian, traveled the world and spent as much time battling weird, nefarious super-villians as they did making music. When I was five years old, I had a crush on Josie, voiced by Janet Waldo, whose name, strangely, does not appear in the closing credits. Turns out, I would have a crush on Josie's hunky boyfriend Alan today. Hee Hee! Hah! Hah!
My favorite villians are Mastermind in "Never Mind A Mastermind" and the evil Countess who develops a strange perfume-like mist to turn everybody in the world old in the final episode "Don't Count On A Countess." One episode, "Plateau Of The Apes Plot," even seems to be inspired directly by "PLANET OF THE APES." Each episode featured an extended "chase sequence" and a bubble-gum pop song like "Clock On The Wall", in addition to the unforgettably catchy title song that opened the show each week.
"JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS" fans will likely also want to purchase the Saturday Morning cartoon DVD releases of "THE PEBBLES AND BAM-BAMM SHOW" and "SABRINA, THE TEEN-AGE WITCH." Great Fun-- I can't wait! March 3, 2008

Lots of great memories!!!

This was my favorite series when I was a kid. It was sooo cool to watch these old episodes.

February 23, 2008

good, could be better...

they should have listed the songs for each episode on the inside case, like the Archies dvd.

but here is what I could gather of the song listings:

1."The Nemo's a no no affair"
song:Roadrunner

2."A greenthumb is not a goldfinger"
song:Voodoo

3."The secret six secret"
song:Lie, lie, lie

4."Swap plot flop"
song:Hand clapping song

5."The Midas mix up"
song:Time to Love

6."X marks the spot"
song:Stop, look and listen

7."Chili today and hot tamale"
song:It's alright with me

8."Never mind a master mind"
song:Clock on the wall

9."Plateau of the apes plot"
song:I love you too much

10."Strangemoon over Miami"
song:Inside Outside upside down

11."All wong in Hong Kong"
song:You've come a long way baby

12."Melody memory mix up"
song:Roadrunner

13."The great Pussycat chase"
song: ??

14."Spy school spoof"
song:It's alright with me

15."The jumpin' Jupiter affair"
song:You've come a long way baby

16."don't count on a Countess"
song:With every beat of my heart
December 20, 2007

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