Exciting announcement from anchor Bay, the leaders in cult classics

[ArrowBeach]

on 4/12/2005, what all of you been waiting for

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood: A Day At The Circus
Release Date: (4/12/2005)
Retail Price: $16.95
Studio: Anchor Bay

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood: A Day At The Circus w/ Mail Truck
Release Date: (4/12/2005)
Retail Price: $17.95
Studio: Anchor Bay

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood: Adventures In Friendship
Release Date: (4/12/2005)
Retail Price: $16.95
Studio: Anchor Bay

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood: Adventures In Friendship w/ Trolley
Release Date: (4/12/2005)
Retail Price: $17.95
Studio: Anchor Bay

anchor bay does it again! Gosh, what happend to the days when I used to saliva over their new announcements, now they have pretty much became a main stream DVD company. sigh. :cry:

[dwatts]

I hope they're uncut :D

[maybrick]

Mr. Roger's Neighborhood may not be your or my cup of tea, but I believe it qualifies as "cult" about as much as any other TV show.

[7_RaggedTiger]

Let me see if I get this right. These are the uncut unrated versions correct? :hum:

[Shannafey]

They will probably be barebones editions with the special 2 and 3 disc sets coming later on. These will include uncut/unrated editions as well as soundtrack cds, documentaries and behind the scenes footage, including some very revealing facts about the land of make believe.

[Damage]

But will they have the "freezeframe" intact?

[dwatts]

I just hope they don't CGI blood out the nipples.

[Mok]

I just hope they don't CGI blood out the nipples.

:lol:
"What do you mean I can't take off my sweater?!? I'M HOTTTT!!!"

[ArrowBeach]

I say this is one of the most anticipated release next to the Giallo box set!

[SaviniFan]

If it isn't anamorphic widescreen I'm not buying!!

[MrKateB]

They ought to have nude shots of that weirdo from the museum...Lady Elaine was it?

As much of a dork that I thought Mr. Rogers was as a child, I have to say there's an inherent sweetness to his show, and I think the message and ideals that he tried to instill in children were some of the best and well-meant of anything I've ever seen. To try and make people feel special and important, and that they could do anything they wanted was a very noble thing, and I have to say, even though I watched his show to get a laugh (when I was part of his target audience), I cried pretty hard when he passed away recently.

Those puppets though....that's another story. Each one more irritating then the next. I had dreams of blowing that goddamned Lady Elaine away, of strangling that annoying cat, and dissecting the freak that was Elsie Jean Platypus (or whatever her name was)....

[HalloweeNightJW]

I'm sticking with the German box I already have. Its simply called Mr. Rogers Fucks Some Kids. And yes, its 16x9 and uncut (although he isn't).

[mutleyhyde]

Fred Rogers was an innovative, groundbreaking figure of children's programming, and of television in general. In addition to his television work, he did a lot for people off screen as well. It was a sad day for many when he passed away two years ago. Y'all can make all the jokes you want, and I'll even laugh with you, especially when Eddie Murphy's 'Mr. Robinson' comes up, but I have much respect for Mr. Rogers.

It does seem odd however that AB is putting these out.

[Lyle Horowitz]

I love Mr. Rogers. He was a mainstay of my TV watching as a child.

[horrorlover]

Mr. Rogers rocks! I used to watch him all the time when I was a kid, I like that little song he sings at the beginning, they need a big fat boxset of all the episodes of this, probably take about 200 dvd's to put them all on though :D

[SaviniFan]

I'm sticking with the German box I already have. Its simply called Mr. Rogers Fucks Some Kids. And yes, its 16x9 and uncut (although he isn't).

I hear ya mutleyhyde, I respect the man, but I'll be damned if that isn't one of the funniest posts I've read yet. I laughed 'til I cried. :lol: :lol:

[Demon]

the same company that released Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, Dawn of the Dead (multiple times) and Evil Dead (multi-multiple times) releases Mr. Roger's neighborhood.........I LOVE IT!!

[x666x]

Didn't AB release Thomas the magic train or whatever it is called? I am not too surprised by this.

[Demon]

Didn't AB release Thomas the magic train or whatever it is called? I am not too surprised by this.

Did they?? AHAHAHAHAH

[thrashard76]

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood: A Day At The Circus w/ Mail Truck
Release Date: (4/12/2005)

DVD Specs:
- Widescreen (Cut) & Full Screen (Uncut) Presentations
- TV Spots
- Audio Commentary by Trolley
- Limited Edition Metal Tin (10,000 only)
- Featurette: The Colorful World Of Black And White
- Mail Truck toy
- Reversible Poster Art of The Land Of Make Believe.
- Humorus Outtakes
- Mr. Rogers Bio
- Advertising Gallery
- Presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 (Widescreen) / Original Mono (Full Screen)
- Subtitled in English and Pig Latin

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood: A Day At The Circus
Release Date: (4/12/2005)

DVD Specs:
- Widescreen (Cut) & Full Screen (Uncut) Presentations
- Featurette: A Day In The Land Of Make Believe
- Behind The Scenes: Last Stop For Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
- Bonus disk of 18 more various show songs on one CD
- Mr. Rogers Bio
- Presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 (Widescreen) / Original Mono (Full Screen)
- Subtitled in German and Cantonese

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood: Adventures In Friendship w/ Trolley
Release Date: (4/12/2005)

DVD Specs:
- Widescreen Presentation
- TV Spots
- Audio Commentary by Mr. Rogers
- Limited Edition Metal Tin (10,000 only)
- One handstitched mini-blue and one handstitched mini-green Mr. Rogers socks
- Featurette: The Many Make Believe People In Our World
- Trolley toy
- Reversible Poster Art of Trolley
- Trolley Bio
- Advertising Gallery
- Presented in Dolby Surround 2.0
- Subtitled in Jibberish and British

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood: Adventures In Friendship
Release Date: (4/12/2005)

DVD Specs:
- Full Screen Presentation (In TRUE 3-D)
- Bonus disk of 18 more various show songs on one CD
- Featurette: The Life And Times In A Fish Bowl
- Featurette: Cutting The Strings On Puppetry
- Coupon for a 5% discount on a knitted sweater* (at participating stores)
- Presented in DTS
- Subtitled in Cambodian and Polish

[betterdan]

Thrash have you been drinking again? :lol:
Can't wait to hear that Trolley commentary ;) Now why wasn't Mr. McFeely in any of these special edition dvds? :(

[thrashard76]

These sets kick so much ass, it almost seems make believe.

[ArrowBeach]

I demand a audio commentary by Handy man Negley, and that creepy Purple Panda!

[betterdan]

That was Handyman Negri, Arrowbeach. ;) Don't forget old chef Brockett too:)

Ever wonder what happened to most of those beloved characters? Well find out here
http://my.execpc.com/~lawnelf/rants.html

[thrashard76]

Lets face it, Trolley and Mr. Rogers were the stars of the show.

[ArrowBeach]

face it, all of you had a major crush on Lady Aberlin! Wasn't there an African American dude in the neighborhood as well?? Wasn't Robert Troll rather odd???

[wizzer]

i thought i read somewhere that anchor bay got big off their thomas the train releases and only after selling a bunch of childrens titles were then able to secure rights to some of the horror classics we are used to seeing.

[VideoViolence]

Here's a Mr. Rogers story I heard:

One time he was talking on the radio. Thinking they were off the air and the commercials were on, he said "That should satisfy those little bastards" Too bad everyone listening heard it!!

Another one is:

He kept trying to set a tent up, but it kept falling apart on him. Frustrated, he said "Ah, fuck it" and walked off.