Best of 2008 Primetime Cartoons on DVD

The Clone Wars became the top-rated premiere on Cartoon Network ever in October, 2008. The Clone Wars movie that launched the series is now available on DVD. Featuring a lot of action, favorite characters and sly humor, The Clone Wars is one of the best animated releases of 2008.

South Park - The Complete Eleventh Season DVD includes mostly strong episodes that characterize the South Park M.O., which is to explore current political and cultural topics in an offensively funny way.

By the third season of Robot Chicken, creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich are familiar enough with stop-motion animation, and confident enough in their ratings, to go where no toy has gone before. This DVD includes scenes and spoofs about Christmas, Jenna Jameson, the Smurfs and many more.

Home Movies has been around ten years? Wow. Regardless that there are only four seasons, obviously this little-cartoon-that-could has staying power. Who couldn't related to Brendon, a frustrated movie auteur who happens to be in elementary school and lives with his baby sister and divorced mom? Adult Swim, bless them, has kept this one-time UPN (remember them?) series alive and well, and this delightful boxed set will prove why.

Bender's Game sends fans on a Dungeons and Dragons-esque journey. Bender's Game has a story that meanders, but there's a strong enough throughline to keep it from losing your interest. It is chock full of clever and intelligent jokes and sight gags. You'll have a great time watching it.

The Speed Racer Complete Classic Series Collection is packaged in a stylish tin shaped like the classic Mach 5 and features all 52 episodes of the hugely animated series on 5 discs. The set also features a sixth disc packed with bonus material. Speed Racer extras include "The History of Speed Racer" featurette, "A Look at Speed Racer: The Next Generation featurette and a Speed Racer: The Next Generation TV episode.

It drives me crazy when production companies release DVDs that aren't complete seasons, but that's probably the O.C.D. in me talking. However, I love that Family Guy Live! is included in this set, for all of us too poor or lazy to attend that fabulous show. Family Guy Volume Six also includes eleven episodes, animatics, commentary and over fifty deleted scenes.

The first Star Wars special from Robot Chicken was just as genius as the second. For the first time, fanboys could watch scenes of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Darth Vader behaving as they could only imagine in fan fiction or their homemade movies. This More than anything else, it's the extras on this DVD that make it worth more than it's retail price. The commentaries and behind-the-scenes featurettes have a longer running time than the show itself. Plus, this gem of a DVD is priced just right for the holidays.

Family Guy: Blue Harvest is an hour-long spoof of Star Wars with Peter Griffin starring as Han Solo. The special episode appeals to Family Guy fans and Star Wars fans alike. There are amazing extras included in this little DVD, such as full-length animatics for animation buffs, and a string of clips for Star Wars nerds. Family Guy: Blue Harvest also has an appealing price for gift-giving.