Dom Robinson reviews
Sweep Superdog
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Cert: Cat.no: PTDVD 8112
Running time: 118 minutes
Year: 1992/3
Pressing: 2001
Region(s): 0, PAL
Chapters: 6
Sound: Mono
Languages: English
Subtitles: None
Fullscreen: 4:3
16:9-Enhanced: No
Macrovision: Yes
Disc Format: DVD 9
Price: £9.99
Extras: Matches
Written by:
Narrator:
The Sooty Show had been running for yearsHarry Corbett passed over the baton to his son Matthew
and the first episodes to appear on DVD feature those that centre on
Sweep Superdog
This disc features six episodes: In Superdog and the Comedian he has
to defeat his old enemy, The Comedian, played by Derek Deadman, Bouncers
in which runner beans make Soo run, while spring greens make Sweep bounce; and
Hot Stuff places Sweep in the guise of a fireman, making his shoot the
water from the hose over Matthew every time he sees smoke or a fire.
In Sweep's Family , the entire clan arrive for a big party, Soo and Sooty
discover that his nose makes a sound in Honking Nose and, finally,
Sweep tries to pretend he's not well, so can escape doing his homework, in
Swinging the Lead .
Sweep flies into action!
The picture is in the original 4:3 fullscreen, with occasional pixellation
getting in the way. I could not determine the average bitrate given to what's
been done with the disc and they've also disabled the bookmarks!
The sound is in mono, as far as I know, but is always clear.
There aren't any subtitles but the disc does have a neat animated menu with the
classic Sooty theme tune in full and the chapter selection allowing one for
each episode, all of which run for around 20 minutes.
The only extra is a 2-minute sing-a-long-a-Sooty about matches. Well, Sooty
doesn't sing, but... you get the idea.
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OVERALL
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Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2001.
The following is a list of all the PT Video, Freemantle Home Entertainment and Telstar Video Children's DVDs reviewed online to date :
Button Moon Vol.1 Chorlton and the Wheelies: Series 1 Chorlton and the Wheelies: Series 2 Chorlton and the Wheelies: Series 3 Cult Kids Classics Vol.1 Cult Kids Classics Vol.2 Dangermouse: Close Encounters of the Absurd Kind Dangermouse Saves the World...Again! Dangermouse: The Great Bone Idol Hello Kitty's Paradise Jamie And The Magic Torch: Series 1 Most Wanted Classic Kids TV Rainbow: Zippy Sets Them Up! Stories from Camberwick Green Stories from Chigley Stories from Trumpton Sweep Superdog
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