Max Fleischer's Color Classics: Somewhere in Dreamland

When I was a kid, my sister and I had a bunch of cheapie public domain tapes with old cartoons on them; we used to watch them constantly. When we were older and felt that we outgrew cartoons, we gave the tapes away, but I always regretted doing so. I finally found many of our favorite shorts gathered together on this 2 disk set.The Fleischer studios Color Classics are excellent short animated films. The simple stories are memorable and the animation is unique. The characters are made to be rather cute and the rotoscope backgrounds are an unusual touch. These films do not get the credit they deserve, but here they are to be rediscovered.Somewhere in Dreamland is an obvious standout. Two desperately poor children walk home to find a meager dinner of bread and coffee. They go to bed and dream of a world of undulating sweets and happiness. When they wake, they find that the neighborhood has gathered a collection of goodies for them to enjoy.Play Safe is a sweet little story about a curious little boy and the dog that protects him. When the boy wanders away from the yard, it is up to the dog to save him.Christmas Comes But Once a Year features a group of orphans in the poorhouse who have very little for Christmas. A local man dresses us as Santa Claus and makes all sorts of creative toys from odds and ends for the children.In Little Lamby, a wolf comes to town and sets his sights on a tasty young lamb. He lures it to him by holding a "cutest baby" contest among all of the animals. Little do they know that the winner will become his dinner.The Fresh Vegetable Mystery is very well done; the baby carrots turn up missing and some mischievious creatures do all they can to prevent them from being found.Several rare cartoons are found in the Lost Episodes feature, a short documentary about the Fleischer cartoons and the making of this DVD set. The Kids in the Shoe is included here, a great short about the woman who lived in the shoe. She puts the children to bed and goes off to take her nap, and the kids wake up to play some great jazz.Overall, this is a great set. The picture quality isn't always amazing, but all of the cartoons are watchable and appropriate for all ages.

I baught this 2 disk dvd set because I really like the older technicolor cartoons. I am really pleased with the purchase. It sometimes astounds me the graphics considering most of these were made in the early 1900's. Their is a good collection of older cartoons on the two disks. The only downside to the disks is it seems like there is a little bit of the resolution faded. Im not sure why but when I watch a video on youtube it seems to be more resolution. Idk. Maybe its just me, but to own a peice of history the price is decent. I do recommend it!

These cartoons were painstakingly hand drawn in the 1930’s reflecting a different era. The opportunity to see a color production with the B&W feature was probably a thrill. Most were meant for adults but “Somewhere in Dreamland” is a Christmas classic for all and the labor intensive productions are the best!

A nice find this set. More please! Some top cartoons like COBWEB HOTEL (clever & scary) and ALL'S FAIR AT THE FAIR (love the 1930s Deco styling!) amid a few weaker but still enjoyable ones. Recommended!Oddly you can only find the track listing by playing it, so here's what the 2 DVDs contain...1 Poor Cinderella2 Little Dutch Mill3 An Elephant Never Forgets4 Song Of The Birds5 Dancing On The Moon6 Somewhere In Dreamland7 Little Stranger8 Cobweb Hotel9 Greedy Humpty Dumpty10 Hawaiian Birds11 Play Safe12 Christmas Comes But Once A Year13 Bunny Mooning14 Chicken A La King15 Car Tune Portrait16 Peeping Penguins17 True Love18 Musical Memories1 Educated Fish2 Little Lamby3 Hold It4 Hunky and Spunky5 All's Fair At The Fair6 Playful Polar Bears7 Always Kickin'8 Small Fry9 Barnyard Brat10 Fresh Vegetable Mystery11 Little Lambkins12 Ants In The Plants13 Kick In Time14 Snubbed By A Snob15 You Can't Shoe A Horsefly

Very very lovely animations from my childhood

My family had a lot of these on VHS when I was a child, growing up in the late 80's-early 90's. Now when I want to reminisce about my childhood, I have these shorts ready and waiting in my collection.My boyfriend was so surprised that I had manage to find a film collection with the short 'Somewhere in Dreamland', as it is a shared favourite of ours.Thanks!

quick delievery and perfect just as i ordered. well done

Here's a very very fine collection of classic animated cartoons from that Fleischer Studios way back. The films here are not necessarily all, or the most preferable to consider in such a release. That's always up for debate. The capacity of the medium it selves is a factor as well. I really like this DVD for several reasons. It stands out in a crowd of similar releases. I like it's uniqueness and that it is not one number in a series. The only reason for not giving it five stars is that I can't make up my mind regarding the the extremely strong colorization some of the films have been given.

I have been looking for 'somewhere in dreamland' for some time!Old school cartoons always make me happy and bring back alot of memories :)