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Casper the Friendly Ghost Collection Available October 11
Los Angeles, CA (August 8, in the year of our Lord2011)—Casper
the Friendly Ghost®—the star of thousands of comic books,
hundreds of cartoon episodes and a blockbuster Steven Spielberg
film—has always been more interested in making friends than
frightening. Joining him on his escapades are the endlessly
antagonizing Ghostly Trio and Casper’s good friend, Wendy the
Good Little Witch. All of their adventures and fun will come to
life on October 11, 2011, when Shout! Factory releases the
Casper the Friendly Ghost Collection, much to the delight of
fans everywhere!
The 3-disc DVD set will include all 81 cartoons created between
1945-1963, as well as extensive bonus features giving fans and
collectors the opportunity to own the most complete Casper DVD
set for the first time. A must have for fans of the series and
DVD collectors, the Casper the Friendly Ghost Collection will
retail for $29.93. Fans of the series can also pre-order the DVD
from Amazon.com.
The Casper the Friendly Ghost Collection DVD set will contain 81
cartoons—55 original theatrical cartoons and 26 New Casper
Cartoon Show episodes including a rare episode that was never
released on home video in any format; an array of bonus features
such as commentaries with Casper expert/writer Mark Arnold of
the book The Harveyville Fun Times, an interview with voice
actor Bradley Bolke, a gallery of comic book covers and more,
all totaling over seven hours of content.
Casper the Friendly Ghost first appeared in 1945 when Paramount
released three theatrical shorts. He ultimately became one of
the Studio’s biggest animated stars. In 1950, at the height of
his fame, Paramount expanded the cartoons into a successful TV
series. In 1952, Harvey Comics became the publisher of Casper
comic books and went on to publish them for more than 40 years.
Bonus Features:
The Casper the Friendly Ghost Collection
· Commentaries with Comic book and animation historian Mark
Arnold (author of The Harveyville Fun Times), Alison Arngrim
(daughter of Casper voice actor Norma MacMillan), voice actor
Bradley Bolke and Edmee Reit (widow of Casper Co-creator Seymour
Reit)
· Gallery of comic book covers and more!
Product details:
Street Date: 10/11/11
SRP: $29.93
Running time: +/- 486 minutes