Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles: The Complete Series (Blu-ray Review)

The legendary studio Hanna-Barbera brought us many classic cartoons over the years. But the good folks at Warner Archive Collection have bene restoring and releasing these classic cartoons on Blu-ray. Recently we have seen such amazing Blu-rays as Top Cat The Complete Series, Wait till your Father get Home: The Complete Series, and The Jonny Quest Double Feature.

Now it is time for another classic cartoon release from Hanna-Barbera to receive the Blu-ray treatment. Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossible had been available on Made on Demand DVD, but it is time for a major upgrade as The Complete Series of Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles on Blu-ray!

Synopsis: FRANKENSTEIN JR. and THE IMPOSSIBLES is one half-hour packed with the kind of adventures of two of the most unusual, animated creations of the legendary Hanna-Barbera studio. Buzz Conroy is a heroic boy genius who builds the powerful robot Frankenstein Jr. When the Ghastly Genie, the Junk Man and other evildoers get up to their old tricks, "Frankie" and his young creator crank into action! The crimefighting coalition continues with THE IMPOSSIBLES, a group of superheroes disguised as a beatnik rock group. At the direction of "Big D", Multi Man, Coil Man and Fluid Man make hot rockin' musical justice thwarting thieves and corralling crooks with their transformative powers.

This Saturday Morning Cartoon ran from September 1966 to January 1967. There was a total of 18 episodes. The premises is absurd but totally fun. The classic Hanna-Barbera animation is on full display here and completely awesome.

The voice actors are tremendous and include Dick Beals, John Stephenson, Paul Frees, Don Messick and most notably Ted Cassidy Lurch from TV's Addams Family and Hal Smith (Otis on the Andy Griffith Show).

All 18 Episodes are collected on 2 Blu-ray discs. That is 9 episodes per disc.

Disc 1:
Episode 1: The Bubbler / The Shocking Electrical Monster / The Spinner
Episode 2: The Perilous Paper Doll / The Alien Brain from Outer Space, Part 1 / Beamatron
Episode 3: Timeatron / The Alien Brain from Outer Space, Part 2 / The Burrower
Episode 4: Smogula / The Spyder Man / The Sinister Speck
Episode 5: The Diabolical Dauber / Menace from the Wax Museum / Fero, the Fiendish Fiddler
Episode 6: Televisatron / UFO: Unidentified Fiendish Object / Mother Gruesome
Episode 7: The Wretched Professor Stretch / The Unearthly Plant Creatures / Aquator
Episode 8: The Devilish Dragster / The Deadly Living Images / The Return of the Spinner
Episode 9: The Puzzler / The Colossal Junk Monster / Satanic Surfer

Disc 2:
Episode 10: The Scurrilous Sculptor / The Incredible Aqua-Monsters / The Scheming Spraysol
Episode 11: The Insidious Inflator / The Gigantic Ghastly Genie / The Artful Archer
Episode 12: The Return of the Perilous Paperman / The Birdman / The Dastardly Diamond Dazzler
Episode 13: Cronella Critch the Tricky Witch / Invasion of the Robot Creatures / The Terrible Twister
Episode 14: The Terrifying Tapper / The Manchurian Menace / Professor Stretch Bounces Back
Episode 15: Billy the Kidder / The Monstermobile / The Fiendish Dr. Futuro
Episode 16: The Infamous Mr. Instant / The Mad Monster Maker / The Anxious Angler
Episode 17: The Not So Nice Mr. Nice / The Spooktaculars / The Crafty Clutcher
Episode 18: The Bizarre Batter / Pilfering Putty Monster / The Rascally Ringmaster

Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles have been transferred to Blu-ray in 1080p and presented in 1.33:1 aspect ratio. The audio is an English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono. Finally there is the option for English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Now these transfers are not just any kind of transfer they are from newly remastered 4K scans from the original camera negatives of this series.

These episodes on Blu-ray are a humongous upgrade to the previous DVD release. These episodes look crisp and clean, the colors are bright and vibrant, and the audio is clear as a bell. But in addition to beautiful looking remastered episodes, Warner Archive ported over the wonderful little 5-minute featurette entitled Monster Rock: The Adventures of Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles

While Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles will not be on the top of anyone's list of favorite Hanna-Barbera cartoons, it is still a fun and entertaining little show. It really deserves to be preserved for posterity.

So, if you enjoy Hanna-Barbera cartoons you need Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles in your collection. And the best way to experience it is on this new Blu-ray. Head over to MovieZyng or Amazon and order your copy of this Blu-ay today!