Davey and Goliath, Vol. 1

Starring:Davey & Goliath
Studio: Starlight Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
Davey and Goliath®, the beloved stop-motion animated television series about a little boy Davey® and his talking dog Goliath®, was created in the 1960s and 1970s and has had a profound impact on millions of people around the world for more than 40 years. Now, we welcome these quirky, wholesome characters back into our lives on DVD! Relive your childhood memories! Produced by "Gumby" creators Art Clokey and Ruth Clokey Goodell, Davey and Goliath provides a welcome alternative to other children's programming. The series, newly refurbished and digitally restored for DVD, features moral themes, which today can be seen as timeless. This first Special 2-Disc Collector's Edition features the all-time classic episodes, "The Kite," "Finders Keepers," "Blind Man's Bluff," and "Stranded on an Island," plus the 30-minute special, "To The Rescue"!

DVD BONUS MATERIAL:

· "Oh Davey!...History of the Davey and Goliath Television Series": The 60-minute documentary that was broadcast on ABC television and includes the history of "Davey and Goliath," interviews with the original creators and special "behind the scenes" footage of the making of the all new "Davey and Goliath's Snowboard Christmas!"

Description

Davey and Goliath®, the beloved stop-motion animated television series about a little boy Davey® and his talking dog Goliath®, was created in the 1960s and 1970s and has had a profound impact on millions of people around the world for more than 40 years. Now, we welcome these quirky, wholesome characters back into our lives on DVD! Relive your childhood memories! Produced by "Gumby" creators Art Clokey and Ruth Clokey Goodell, Davey and Goliath provides a welcome alternative to other children's programming. The series, newly refurbished and digitally restored for DVD, features moral themes, which today can be seen as timeless. This first Special 2-Disc Collector's Edition features the all-time classic episodes, "The Kite," "Finders Keepers," "Blind Man's Bluff," and "Stranded on an Island," plus the 30-minute special, "To The Rescue"!

DVD BONUS MATERIAL:

· An interactive "Davey and Goliath" Read-A-Long by Scholastic Books.

Customer Reviews:

Memories.......2007-03-27

I grew up watching Davey and Goliath. I actually looked forward to sunday morings at 7am when they aired. Now in my late 40's it brought back many fond memories of watching these with my family. Sound quality is ok , picture quality is improved and I'm sure just watching these classic episodes again will be all that matters. I enjoyed them so much I'm watching them again for the second time in a month.

The good old days...

Revisited childhood memories, spoiled by poor sound quality........2007-03-02

I do enjoy the Davey and Goliath series on DVD, the first 4 volumes would be completely 5 Stars if the sound quality hadn't been so poor on Volume 1. I did enjoy watching it again and reliving the wonderful childhood memories of these episodes. I, too, am disappointed, to put it mildly, by the poor sound quality. As much as I like to see them the way I remember them, it would be great if the sound quality was at least as good as it was on Volumes 2, 3, 4. I found them to be of better quality. Still, I am pleased to have them in my collection. Would like to know who to complain to about the poor quality of the audio though and will it ever be corrected?

audio terrible.......2007-02-24

As others here have said the audio is terrible and I should have looked at reviews before buying this.

GREAT CHILDHOOD MEMORIES........2006-11-05

great show, recently bought the holiday spectacular box set. best deal if you are considering or trying to figure out which volume of episodes to order. i remember as a kid, getting up at 6 a.m. on a sunday morning and watching at least 2 15 minute episodes on ch.7. the 30 minute holiday specials were excellent as well. thanks for the memories.

More technical Insight / Show Overview.......2006-06-28

(Review is on Disc one) Video quality is 3.5 out of 5 even on a 65" inch TV. Very little distortion and prints look fairly decent. Audio on the first episode is atrocious..so bad that after choosing every single option on my amplifier from Prologic to Mono it was about 25% undecipherable making it worthless. Episode two had some improvement and so did the remaining EP's. The original theme seemed to have been replaced on episodes 2 and 4 although 1 & 3 maintained the original "trumpet" intro. It is rather obvious no attempt was made to remaster / clean these EP's up. Be prepared to tweak your system until you find the best audio setting, it's weak mono all the way.

Adult value: once you get past episode one, the true entertainment from a remembrance sake surfaces. EP # 2 is good but 3 & 4 get better. Good reminder lessons even as an adult are worthwhile. Story lines are of course meant for the younger audience but still entertaining. Goliaths character is as humourous as you would remember.

For the price you can't beat it provided you are an avid fan or are attempting to offer traditional good ole fashioned human values to you and your family.

Davey and Goliath - Vol. 1: New Skates/Waterfall

Average customer rating:

Tekwho1
Classic Entertainment
More than entertainment --these are lesssons for life
Pleasant but perfunctory DVD
Boomer Nostalgia. Gentle for kids but not a great DVD.

Davey and Goliath - Vol. 1: New Skates/Waterfall
Starring: Nancy Wible , Dick Beals , Norma MacMillan , and Hal Smith
Director: Art Clokey
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Davey and Goliath, Vol. 1
Davey and Goliath - Vol. 2
Davey and Goliath's Snowboard Christmas
Davey and Goliath, Vol. 4: Helping Each Other
Davey and Goliath, Vol. 2: Learning About Caring for Others

ASIN: B00003G1FR
Release Date: 2000-01-25

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In the tradition of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Davey and Goliath is the long-standing children's stop-motion 3D-animated television show many of us grew up admiring. Conceived by Art Clokey, creator of Gumby, in the mid-1960s, these stories were embraced as a welcome alternative to the "violent" children's programs and cartoons of the times. What set Davey and Goliath apart from the rest was believable characters, state-of-the-art animation, and familiar situations that taught children the importance of forgiveness, acceptance, acknowledging differences, patience, and hope.

Davey and Goliath: The New Skates and Other Stories contains the following episodes: "The New Skates," "Cousin Barney," "The Time Machine," and "The Mechanical Man." It's a nostalgic return for old fans and will open up a whole new generation to the moral magic of Davey and Goliath. --Rob Bracco

Description

Relive your childhood memories. Like Big Wheels, superballs and bell bottoms, "Davey and Goliath," the stop-motion, three-dimensional animated television program about a boy and his dog, was a much-cherished part of life for many children growing up in the '60s and '70s. Millions of parents and children embraced the lovable duo, their family and friends in warm and entertaining adventures every week from 1962 to 1977. Conceived by "Gumby" creator Art Clokey, "Davey and Goliath" provided a welcome alternative to violent children's programs. Produced by the Lutheran Church in America, the series featured moral themes, earning high praise from TV professionals, religious leaders and viewers alike. Includes eight 14-minute episodes.

Customer Reviews:

Tekwho1.......2005-01-13

Our family's philosophy is basically secular humanism and all five of our children (now ages 14 through 31) watched this program growing up and loved it. So did I. On reading the 12 reviews on this series, I am questioning them since I rarely see these DVDs or VHSs anywhere used, and never anywhere new; maybe the original producers didn't have making money in mind, but whoever is selling them used now sure does. I would like to buy them, but think I will pass.

Classic Entertainment.......2003-01-05

Fun for kids and adults alike. Timeless. Good messages.

More than entertainment --these are lesssons for life.......2002-05-27

This is suppose to be a DVD review, so let me tell you about the "features" of this DVD: there are none. (Unless you count a couple of screens of background info on the creation of the Davey and Goliath series as a "feature.")

It is rather obvious that no work was done to clean up the picture or improve the faded colors. In one story, their is a hair or string in the upper left corner that remains viewable for several mintues! Sound is adequate, but you won't be needing a THX certified sound system to bring this disk to life. (Nor will you need Dolby Digital, Dolby Surrond, or even plain old stereo...mono systems will be more than adequate.)

This disk itself is just a plain boring silver affair with the "Davey and Goliath" logo imprinted on it. The case is one of those cheap paper & plastic things like Warner Brothers uses for their fine films. It is obvious that as little money as possible was spent on the production and distrubtion of this DVD.

It is also obvioius that as little money as possible was spent on the actual production of Davey and Goliath...but that's understandable seeing how this was a non-profit televisionn show. The Lutherans were not looking to pick up a lot of ad revenue with their two claymation hereos.

So with all that out of the way, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the purchase of this DVD, especially if you are interested in grounding small children in good, old fashioned moral lessons.

Davey and Goliath wildly succeed where 90% of children productions fall down and die --it gives children valuable life lessons while still managing to be entertaining. In the last 40 years or so, the only thing I can think of that suceeds as well are the very recent "VeggieTales" productions. What's even more amazing is that these profound little lessons in morality are done without being preachy or condemming; rather, they are done in a very gentle and loving manner. Many of these Davey and Goliath episodes would be as welcome in a Jewish or Muslim household as they would in a Christian home.

The animator, Art Clokey, and the writer, Nancy Moore, deserve a tremendous amount of praise and gratitude. My two children (ages 4 & 6) love watching these episdodes, just as their father did when he was their age. And while they are watching they are learing some valuable things about life and morality that no child should be withhout.

This particular disk contains the following episodes:

1. The Waterfall

2. The Parade
3. Officer Bob
4. The Dog Show
5. The New Skates
6. Cousin Barney
7. The Time Machine
8. The Mechanical Man

The total running time of all eight episodes is 113 minutes.

No home should go without a copy of this DVD.

Pleasant but perfunctory DVD.......2002-05-16

A nice selection of episodes from the classic series. I wish they had given some thought to some extras, but what's here is good enough. The film sources could have used a little cleanup here and there, but it's certainly better than the Gumby DVD, also from Clokey Productions.

Boomer Nostalgia. Gentle for kids but not a great DVD........2001-10-11

The disk has 8 episodes of Davey and Goliath. The episodes selection seems pretty random -- there is no unifying theme, and the quality of story and moral lesson varies. The opening theme and animation for each episode is pretty murky, so it does not appear that a lot was done to clean up the sound or video quality for the DVD. There are some very minimal extras (limited to some screens of text about D&G history). All in all, there is no good reason to opt for the DVD over the VHS, IMHO. That said, my four year old loves the episodes and they take me back to my childhood, too.

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