Review: Dick Tracy Show (Complete Animated Series) (B)

Review: The Dick Tracy Show (Complete Animated Series) (B)
MPAA: UR
Grade: B+

Review by Scott Standish

The Dick Tracy Show was a fantastic animated series that ran in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Created by UPA, this series was a somewhat bizarre crime-fighting show that had lots of corny jokes and slapstick comedy. Call me old fashioned, but I actually enjoyed this four disc compilation of the entire animated series.

Of course, Dick Tracy is the star of the show, but he really is just the set up man for his sidekicks, pals and evil enemies. My favorites are Mumbles, Flattop and Pruneface. GoGo Gomez, Joe Jitsu and Heap O'Callory also bring some laughs to the table and I found the crude animation style a little charming, especially in today's day of "over the top" Pixar style animation.

I rarely go into the DVD packaging of compilations, but I have to note that this series also comes with a nice little comic book. This collector's edition comes with 4 discs packed with 130 original cartoon episodes. It's a nice little piece of American animation from day's past.