It's a common fact that DVD has made it affordable for people to obtain full seasons of their favorite shows, but for every show that makes it to DVD (some that I personally question) some can't seem to break through for various reasons.

What show would you like to see on DVD? Here are mine:

Rocko's Modern Life
I miss the early Nickelodeon days when Rocko, Heffer, Filbert and Spunky clashed with Mr. & Mrs. Bighead, homicidal kitchen appliances, and Flecko the fly. The screech of Dr. Hutchison hook hand across surfaces, the sound of her neck cracking, a ever changing profession and eventual marriage to Filbert always made me laugh. Unfortunately, the show is hardly on and Nick is terrible at releasing things on DVD unless it's Spongebob (I was surprised to see Invader Zim on DVD at all but I think it has a pretty strong cult following.)

TV Funhouse
Don't get this confused with the SNL sketches; this was a separate show on Comedy Central. It lasted one season and from what I've been able to dig up each episode exists on VHS but not on DVD. I still laugh when I think of the Anipals (a group of animal puppets) getting high off of "Christmas Cheer" which they forcefully extract from the spine of the show's overly-chipper host and get addicted to it.

Upright Citizens Brigade Season 2 & 3
Comedy Central released the first season and I immediately snatched it up but the release of the other seasons was based on the sale of the first season which probably didn't do so hot. The concept is hit and miss depending on who is watching but the sketch comedy of the Upright Citizen Brigade in their mission to undermind the status quo through the proliferation of chaos was bizarre enough to me to stand out.

And apparently I still can't spell... exist, exist, exist

I second Rocko's Modern Life.  That is probably the only Nick show I want (although I inexplicably want to see an episode of Alex Mack).

Above and beyond anything, I want Where On Earth is Carmen Sandiego? on DVD.  It would be nice to get GI Joe complete on DVD too (with a re-release of the movie like The Transformers movie got).  The only Marvel animated series I want is the 1996 X-Men cartoon.

More of The Tick, dang it. I'm sure s1 sold at least well enough for Disney to break even.

I want Reboot, including seasons one and two, which have never seen any sort of official release.

Wow, there's a show I haven't heard anyone bring up in a long time. The sister Annie, Dave the bumbling driver, Vince the obbessive assistant to Mrs. ??? (I can't think her name or the lab Alex's dad worked at - something tron?) and GC161... I even remember bits of the final episode. They don't make 'em like that anymore - damn, now I want to see some episodes as well.

Heh, you remember way more than I.  The first season is on DVD, it seems:  http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review.php?ID=30741

It only came out six days ago - that's timing!

The article was pretty good but I never thought Alex really used her powers selfishly... I'd say "mischievously" is a better way to put it even though she does show off sometimes.

My number one priority is Gargoyles Season 2: Volume 2. I don't care about Season 3, but the second half of season 2 is a must have.

The first season of Carmen is out, but I am wondering what's taking X-Men so long. If they were smart, Disney would've released sets to coincide with the X-Men movies.

I'll snatch up all of Gargoyles out now as soon as Disney announces a date for S2:V2.  Disney isn't smart, which is why X-Men sets aren't out yet.

As for Carmen, I have the first season but Shout! shows no interest in releasing the rest of the show... even though those Mario shows were inexplicaly released in rapid fashion.

Agreed! Gargoyles might just be the best Disney TV series ever (in terms of story and characters, not to mention an awesome soundtrack) and yet Disney appears to be doing NOTHING about releasing the remaining sets. DYD!... Damn you Disney!

Also, I wold love to see a G1 Transformers set, as mentioned X-Men Animated, and Get Smart would be cool too. Also, we need everything ever done by David Attenburough to be released on DVD!

cheers,

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Smurfs, Snorks and Kissyfur. I'll second Gargoyles as well, but they can skip the Goliath Chronicles for all I care. As long as they get the delicious post-Avalon episodes. Also, X-Men animated series...Where the hell is that one?

I'd also like a collection of all the Attitude/Austin-era Monday Night Raws (mid-1997 through mid-1999, roughly). Great time to be a wrestling fan back then.

All I want is for someone to release Parker Lewis Can't Lose already.
Pretty please with sugar and sprinkles on top?

I third Rocko. Must of been Nick's best series. So bizarre, but brilliant, often outlandish cartoon comedy. "I HAAAAAVE NO SON!", "MEATBALL!"

The short-lived drama "Early Edition." It was wholesome television with fun episode ideas, unlike the disgusting, horrible, unimaginative bile on today's primetime line-ups. Can't pass anything today without a sophomoric sex joke.

Oh man, the hot chick's room. and beware the bucket of truth!

Classic stuff

Did they ever...release the Ghostbuster's (i.e the Real Ghostbusters) cartoon?  I really liked that cartoon, even though the animation and artwork was shite,  Great stories.  Were-chicken...the Boogeyman, and a bunch of others..

Yeah, it's just a shame the show's unique brand of humor is hard to sell.

No, just a couple DVD's with a few episodes apiece.

Which reminds me...Disney is doing the same with Goof Troop. Which is really annoying, considering the rest of their shows are getting/have gotten the sweet thinpak treatment.

Smurfs is coming out starting in November. But there's so many, it'll be a while, and expensive

Gotta assume you mean the 90s Fox one...in which case I agree (though IIRC a long time ago they released a couple invidicual arcs, like the Phoenix one). I'd prefer Spiderman even more though, myself.

-Joshua

Exo Squad

More episodes of Charles in Charge.  The second season is coming out in November, I think, but it took a heck of a long time for that to happen, and I don't have much hope for other seasons.

And they do have a second season of The Tick out, but just like the first season's DVD release, it's missing an episode as well.  And that's just frustrating.

I've been waiting the longest for a Ned & Stacey Second Season set.  I fear it'll never come, considering that the show stopped about three-fourths into the second (and invariably final) season.  But man, I'd love to have those hilarious Muffin Store episodes on disc.

You can keep your Will and Grace.  It's all about Hayden Church, Mr. Belvdirer, and loganberries, baby!

Rocko's Modern Life would be a "maybe" for me.  Although I've thoroughly enjoyed the cartoon, I believe I may have grown out of it. 

My list consists of:

Angry Beavers (spoot!)
Tiny Toons (baby Plucky alone would make those worth the purchase)

Duckman. Duuuuckman, and Duckman.

I fear that Rocko might not have aged well, but I have my hopes.

I second Tiny Toons.

Mortal Kombat Conquests (in N America.)  Not that I'd buy it, since I haven't even bought sets of shows that HAVE been released here (Sliders, X-files), but so the option was always there!

IMHO, Rocko has aged far better than other Nicktoons such as Rugrats and Doug. Doug (the BEETS!) seems too confined and Rugrats was cheapened with three movies (the addition of Dil in the first one - yuck!) and a spin off that essentially removed the factor why the show worked in it's early years.

The Angry Beavers still works but it's heavily dependent on the episode in my case.

A reasonably priced Farscape complete series box set.

Good call! I'll second that, and I'd also like to add that I thought the MASK cartoons were quite cool back in the day... but I doubt they're on the same caliber as Exo Squad.

cheers,

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Awesome thread! Here are mine:

Werewolf - It aired on FOX in the late 80's. It had the coolest werewolf costumes ever. I've had to settle with an over-priced homemade set for too long.
The Dana Carvey Show - This show probably didn't last two seasons but what little I was able to check out was insanely funny. I think it was Steve Carell's first tv series.
Streethawk - It was a motorcycle with machine guns. Nuff said.
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors - Classic animated series. My brother and I had all the toys.
Pole Position - Cool talking cars! I've got a homemade set but it sucks.
Bravestar - A Hannah-Barbera series, if I recall correctly. Pretty well-animated action, considering.
Get A Life - Wickedly funny sitcom starring Chris Elliott. Totally off-the-wall humor.
Small Wonder - If we still had sitcoms like this on television, the world would be at peace

Oh yeeessss!!!  http://youtube.com/watch?v=xMpm0-uOBws

Mr. Bogus - Like Gumby on acid, I used to get up early on Sunday mornings just to watch it, though I fear nostalgia may have made my heart grow fonder after realizing how weak Captain N and GamePro TV were after seeing them again.

Goosebumps - It's already on DVD, but at $10 a piece for 2 episodes, hell no (I think I could only stomach re-watching them once a decade anyway).  It's one of those shows I only enjoy watching to make fun of everything about it (acting, production value, story, etc.) and because I used to love the books as a lil Nemo.  Again, gotta love nostlagia.

Aren't they airing that on cartoon network now? You could see them again that way.

And worth it. I'm mostly after the earliest episodes anyway, which I never had the chance to see much of (the episode with Tracker Smurf haunts me to this day...I saw it once when I was 5 or 6 and I can remember 90% of the dialogue...Of course, the Wortmongers were kinda scary back then too) and I really stopped watching past the season with Grampa Smurf introduced (the season they introduced Wild Smurf, who I absolutely hated). I hear it got crazy in the final season with time traveling, but I didn't see any of it.

Yeah, definitely that one. The newer one is absolutely horrendous to look at for me.

Also, due to the Nickelodeon mentions I forgot, I'm adding "Hey Dude", "Doug" and "Rocko". And good god, Tiny Toons...Why they ever stopped making this show in the first place, I'll never know. Hell yeah, I'll buy the boxset.

Of course, all this just reminds me just how good TV used to be...

The X-Men DVDs that have been released were very cheaply done. The Phoenix Saga one inexplicably had Magneto on the cover, even though he never appeared in any of those episodes  o_O

That was such a craptacular series. I must have it!

Since the subject is box sets in general, I'd also love to see a box set of the animated Batman movies (Mask of the Phantasm, Sub-Zero, and Return of the Joker; I could take or leave Batwoman). Mask of the Phantasm is in desperate need of a special edition.