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Dungeons and Dragons
The general premise of the show is that a group of children are pulled into the "Realm of Dungeons & Dragons" by taking a magical dark ride trip on an amusement park roller coaster. Invariably, the children try to return home, but often take detours to help people, or find that their fates are intertwined with the fate of others.

The Eye of the Beholder
Season 1 - Episode 2
Dungeon Master decides to send the group on a quest to destroy an evil beholder who has ruined a landscape. Fortunately for the group, a knight named Sir John is in the vicinity and he may be able to assist them with their endeavor, though they discover that Sir John may not be as skilled as he had claimed he was.

My Thoughts:
OK... I enjoyed this episode a little more then the first one. Though this toon still isn't as good as I remembered it being. Funny thing though... it has been many years since I seen this cartoon. But from the moment I saw the character of Sir John I vividly remembered this episode. I must have seen this episode many times when I was a kid.

D&D is one that I've also seen a few times.

It will get hard to find another Toon Time feature I could know. 

Nice! 

Mr. T as Cartoon I can remember in some kind, but Chuck Norris? 

... Never have known there's a Monchichi cartoon.

Title: The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
Year: 1982
Director: Asaad Kelada
Rating: NR
Length: 96 Min.
Video: Full Framed 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: N/A

Stars:
Charlotte Rae .... Edna Garrett
Lisa Whelchel .... Blair Warner
Kim Fields .... Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey
Mindy Cohn .... Natalie Green
Nancy McKeon .... Jo Polniaczek 

Plot:
Mrs. Garrett and the girls travel to Paris, France. Mrs. Garrett will be tending a cook school, while the girls will be attending the sister school of Eastland. During their journey across the world, Mrs. Garrett has a hard time adjusting to the work, and her boss.


My Thoughts:
This is a TV Movie that came with The Facts of Life: The Complete Fourth Season. It originally aired just a few days before the fourth season. While this movie has a bit of a slow start... it picks up a bit once they get to Paris. Unfortunately it only picks up a little. There wasn't any real laughs in this movie. But I did still enjoy seeing the cast in different surroundings. I am sure I will watch the episodes more often then this movie... but I can see myself watching it every now and then.

My Rating: 3/5

I just got my set today as well 

Toon Time!


Mr. T
Mister T was an animated series  that aired on NBC  from 1983 to 1986, with a total of 30 episodes  produced. Created by Ruby-Spears, the cartoon starred Mr. T as a coach to a gymnastics team, travelling the world while becoming involved in and solving various mysteries.

At the beginning of each episode, a live-action introduction featuring Mr. T himself is shown to explain what is going on. At the end of each episode, Mr. T narrates a moral lesson for the audience.

Mystery of the Golden Medallion
Season 1 - Episode 1
The gymnastics team welcomes a new member, while a mysterious group of men is stealing golden medallions to search for something hidden in one of them. The gymnastics team takes off to investigate things in San Francisco.

My Thoughts:
I remember seeing this cartoon back in the '8os... but what I couldn't remember is if it was any good or not. But I enjoyed it. It is an entertaining show. The quality of this print could have been better. There was some dust in the image here and there... as well as a bit of a shaky picture for a brief moment once or twice. But it was definitely watchable. If they were to release this series I would consider getting it if it was at a low enough price. But it isn't something I would rush out for.

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Beetlejuice
The premise of the animated series was greatly changed from the film, to the point where one only superficially resembled the other. In the film, Beetlejuice was the antagonist, who ended up nearly marrying a disgusted Lydia; in the series, they are best friends, and Lydia, something of a social misfit in the living world, frequently visits him in the afterlife during her free time.

Skeletons In the Closet
Season 1 - Episode 3
The skeletons in Beetlejuice's closet have accumulated so much over the years that the closet finally bursts. The skeletons drift astray, telling people the truths Beetlejuice had always hidden from them.

My Thoughts:
This series started in 1989... luckily for me one of the ones on the above dvd is from that season so I could add it to this marathon. This is the first time since they originally aired that I seen one of these episodes. And I must admit... even though it really is nothing like the movie... the show is a lot of fun. So much so that Britt and I decided to watch all 3 episodes that is on the above disc.This is one show I would definitely buy if it was ever released on DVD.

Title: Night Train to Terror
Year: 1985
Director: Jay Schlossberg-Cohen (The Night Train Sequences and Additional Scenes)
                John Carr (The Case of Harry BillingsJohn Carr & The Case of Gretta Connors)
                Tom McGowan, Greg Tallas, Phillip Marshak (The Case of Claire Hansen)
Rating: R
Length: 93 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: N/A

Stars:
The Night Train Sequences and Additional Scenes:
Barbara Wyler
Jamie Scoggin
Tony Giorgio
Ferdy Mayne
The Case of Harry Billings:
John Philip Law
Richard Moll (Credited as Charles Moll)
Eva Hesse
The Case of Gretta Connors:
J. Martin Sellers
Meredith Haze
Rick Barnes
The Case of Claire Hansen:
Cameron Mitchell
Marc Lawrence
Faith Clift
Richard Moll (Credited as Charles Moll)

Plot:
Three chilling tales of terror are presented to you by your hosts "God" and "Satan" as they travel the rails on a train to nowhere, discussing the fate of the featured characters in each story. The first story features a car accident victim who must assist the physicians treating him in getting body parts from beautiful women. The second story has a man who falls in love with a woman and is then forced to participate in some Russian Roulette games. The final story centers on a man tracking down a Nazi war criminal who may be more than he appears to be.

Extras:
Scene Access

My Thoughts:
An anthology horror from the '80s that I somehow missed? How is that possible? I have always been a horror fan and Anthologies was always a favorite of mine. But yet somehow this is one I never seen before today. This movie is from that 100 movie boxset I recently got. I went into this one expecting to not be thrilled with it... as a quick look around the net on it beforehand showed it to be a pretty bad stinker. While I have seen worse... this one is pretty bad. First of all... story wise. In this case I enjoyed the wraparound story with God and the Devil bargaining with each other for the souls of the people in the stories to be more entertaining then the stories themselves. If I had to pick one... I would say the second (of the 3) stories was my favorite. The acting as well as the dialog definitely needed some work. The special effects wasn't worth much either. Whenever they showed some sort of creature they used claymation animation. One was for some sort of monstrous insect and the other for a demon. I came to expect a terrible transfer and sound from this 100 movie boxset. But in this case it definitely could have been worse. I mean it was bad... but it was certainly watchable. It felt like a decent VHS print after being viewed a couple dozen times. And that is actually better then some of them after glancing at a couple of the DVDs in this set.

My Rating: 2/5