Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (10 DVD Box Set)

I am sure if you are here you're a Teddy Ruxpin fan or curious about this show. Well you've hit the right link because this is the Teddy Ruxpin set to buy. The previous Teddy Ruxpin complete set was spread across 6 discs by Mill Creek, this set it's spread over 10 discs which makes compression a lot less taxing on the disc and your player.

You get all 65 episodes in their full glory, just like you remember from 1987, Teddy Ruxpin was the best selling toy of 1986 and then came this great cartoon which its plot was spread across all 65 episodes to a satisfying ending. Take it from someone who owns this set the price is right, it'll make a great stocking stuffer or a good present for a Teddy Ruxpin fan. Most of these reviews are from the old Teddy set I mentioned on 6 discs, Amazon has a very bad HABIT of transferring old reviews from previous sets and sticking them on the new editions which helps no one! I don't know if Amazon is ever going to end this practice but at least you can pin the newest release date of a set to the reviews after that date and see it's a review for the new set. I was pleased with the packaging, nice and study and colorful, the price is awesome! Great job Image ent.! I wish they would release more complete sets like this of bygone cartoons we all miss seeing. This cartoon speaks for itself so I hope I was helpful on just letting you know about this latest edition.

Once upon a time as a young lad, I had a faithful friend in Teddy Ruxpin. Like many young children of that golden era known as the 80s, my talking friend kept me and my friends entertained for countless hours. And then, much to the collective joy and excitement of so many, it was revealed that Teddy Ruxpin would be receiving his very own cartoon show. There was much exuberance in the depths of my young heart. However, when the show began to hit the airwaves, I was devastated to discover that it was placed in a time slot in which I would be unable to make it home in time from school. Every day I would run home as fast as I could, only to turn on the TV just in time for the end credits. Curse those big shot TV producers and their idiotic scheduling! If only I was old enough to know how to program the VCR! And so I never really got to see Teddy's cartoon show, other than the first pilot episodes which were often aired on Saturdays to attract viewers.

Decades past. Finally, one day as an adult I manage to acquire the complete series of Teddy Ruxpin cartoons. With waited anticipation I slowly begin my journey through all 65 episodes. I expected a nice little trip down the memory lane of my childhood. Instead, I received so much more.

Teddy Ruxpin is (and I'm saying this as an adult here*) a phenomenal work in writing and storytelling. Yes, I realize I'm talking about a children's cartoon from the 80s, but this is no ordinary children's show. I was constantly amazed at the world that these people created, and the creativity that went into it. I found myself constantly looking forward to the next episode, excited to see what these writers decided to develop next in this colorful Land of Grundo.

THIS is the kind of creative and inspiring story telling that I wish there was more of for today's youth. They just don't make them like this anymore. It is a truly impressive body of work.

I highly recommend the Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin to old fans, new fans, and anyone who enjoys well crafted storytelling and creativity. I finally got to see it for the first time as an adult, and I was seriously impressed. Go buy it. Buy it for your kids. Heck, buy it for yourself. You can all enjoy this one.

*Disclaimer: I realize that the fact that I am a grown adult reviewing a children's cartoon from the 80s may somewhat tarnish my credibility with some readers... So let me state for the record that I am not a crazed or rabid fanboy. I don't live with my parents. I have a job and I'm actually a pretty cool guy. The show really is just that good. So there ya go.

I just received the new Image Entertainment release of the Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin. I wanted to compare it to the Mill Creek release. There are good and bad things to compare. Without question the video and audio on the new release seem better - the audio is louder and the screen caps don't seem to have as many artifacts. I haven't watched every episode yet, but it seems there's definitely less compression of the video. The video does, however, seem softer and not as sharp. The new discs are in two cases that come in one large box. If you take them out of the box, they will fit on a normal DVD shelf with the rest of your discs, though the large box they come in is pretty cute, especially with the nice map of Grundo on the front leaf.

There is an episode numbering problem printed on the box containing the first set of discs. The episode number 11 is skipped (episodes are labeled 10. The New MAVO Member followed by 12. The Faded Fobs (actually number 11) and the numbering problem persists through all the episodes listed on the first box - episode 36 is listed as Escape from MAVO (actually episode 35). The episode number 36 is repeated for the first episode (actual number 36, Leekee Lake) on the second box. Let me clarify - the episodes are all there in the correct order. They are just mislabeled on the box.

The other source of awkwardness is the distribution of episodes across discs. The story in Teddy Ruxpin is told in 5-episode storylines. There are 6-7 episodes per disc. This means that most stories are split across discs - for example, there are 7 episodes on the first disc, so the first storyline (The Treasure of Grundo to Escape from the Treacherous Mountains) is on disc 1 along with the first two episodes of the next week's story, and the remaining three episodes of that week are on the second disc. One thing the Mill Creek discs have going for them - the storyline breaks between discs make more sense with 10 episodes/disc for the first 4 discs (still screwy for the last two discs though). The ideal situation would have been to have five episodes per disc, which would have been 13 discs instead of 10, but oh well.

Once again, the title cards from the commercial breaks are not included (the "We'll be right back" and "And now back to Teddy Ruxpin" parts).

The biggest negative, compared to the Mill Creek release, is the lack of chapter breaks on the new discs. The Mill Creek release had a chapter break after the opening credits, at the halfway point of the episode, and before the ending credits. The new discs have no extra chapter breaks - you can only skip to the beginning of each episode. Still, overall I'm happy with the new release.