The Bottom Line
- Finally! How long did it take to make these blasted DVDs?
- Funny, funny, funny.
- The Jazzy "She'll be Coming 'Round the Mountain."
- Loving commentary.
- A short DVD.
- Canned comedian schtick.
- Not a lot of extras.
- Possibly the catalyst for the end of the world.
Description
- One disc with six episodes.
- Includes "Shrink Wrapped," an original Squigglevision short.
- "Short Attention Span Theater" shorts.
- "The Biography of Mr. Katz," the animated original pitch idea to the network.
- Audio commentaries from comedians Dave Attell, Ray Romano, H. Jon Benjamin (Dr. Katz's son, Ben).
- Audio commentaris from series star and co-creator Jonathan Katz and co-creator Tom Snyder.
Guide Review - Dr. Katz Professional Therapist: Season One DVD
Try to follow me here. On Comedy Central -- which may or may not have been called the Comedy Channel at the time -- Dr. Katz was the first original show that I really liked. Meanwhile, down in Dixie, the Cartoon Network was entering the sweet holy nirvana of "Hey, let's give Space Ghost a talk show and have him sing about how knives cut! Cut! Cut! Cut!"
Anyway, Dr. Katz could've been first, and the historians would say that Dr. Katz started Adult Swim, which lead to humanity's downfall.
It should probably be noted that I didn't do any research.
My point? This show is important. This is history, people!
Here's the secret of Dr. Katz: its giant heart. Dr. Katz's relationship with his son is so sweet! But they still make fun of it, which is manly. They're so accepting of each other. Check out Family Guy; no one cares about each other.
As for Squigglevision, the "is my TV broken" vibrating of the animation, it didn't bother me at the time. But now... Squigglevision is kind of a weird idea. But it's not a deal breaker.
The packaging is fine, because it's only one DVD with six episodes.
