Josie and the Pussycats - The Complete Series

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For those who waited anxiously every Saturday morning to faithfully follow their favorite band, your wait for their return on DVD is over. Josie and the Pussycats have reunited for this exclusive engagement! These "chicks" weren't just whistling Dixie. Their claws and fangs emerged to bust the meanest dudes - without messing up their hair and makeup for their next big sold-out concert. And even if you don't recall Josie from the legendary Archie Comics, there's a Bonus Documentary charting the career of her creator as well as her amazing rise to worldwide fame. So put on those Saturday Pussycat pajamas, grab some cereal, call your friends and rock out at this Deluxe 2-Disc Josie and the Pussycats Complete Series Collection!

Customer Reviews:

They're neat, sweet, with groovy songs!.......2007-09-01

I wasn't born when Josie and the Pussycats originally ran on CBS and NBC but I remembered my older siblings and watching this show on KCOP Channel 13 here in L.A. I even saw the gang on Scooby Doo in the episode, "The Haunted Showboat". I got hooked in the reruns and eventually the comic books. I am so happy this is finally coming to DVD after being on Cartoon Network/Boomerang for years. The main component to this show was the music by Danny Jannsen, Austin Roberts and Susan Sheridan and that groovy theme song. And let's not forget the vocalists the Late Patrice Holloway, Cheryl Ladd, and Cathy Dougher who gave the show that fun, uptempo sound.

it's about time.......2007-08-09

yay,the bugs bunny people finally got wise & put out "josie & the pussycats". when i was a child,i was not that crazy about this show. i'm still not crazy about it,but i will buy 4 my favorite episode. melody gets brainwashed (she had a brain?) & she called the bad guy,"great mustard". as far as the voice talents go/went(?) cheryl ladd & patricia holloway only provided the singing voices of melody & valerie. now i can't wait 4 frankenstein jr/impossibles & the herculoids 2 be released.

If you love Scooby Doo, you'll like Josie & the Pussycats.......2007-07-27

If you had the least inclination to view this product on Amazon, you'll probably like owning it.

Based on what's been posted by other Amazon reviewers, the chief disappointment about "Josie and the Pussycats" seems to be its reliance on the same cookie-cutter plot episode after episode: the band travels to some exotic location and--against all odds--gets mixed up with another monolithic James Bond-caliber villain (who's eventually driven to articulate the obligatory angst about "those meddling kids"), culminating in a chase scene that's accompanied by a groovy ditty from the mini-skirt era. And of course, the gang triumphs in the end; roll the credits.

It's a good criticism. In fact, it's so good that it could be applied to just about any of the animated products churned out of the prolific studios of Hanna-Barbara--including the studio's most celebrated (and lucrative) creation, "Scooby Doo," which not only relied on the repetition of a contrived formula every episode--it was the same formula that would later be warmed over in "Josie and the Pusssycats" (to name but one of Hanna-Barbera shows that would attempt to cash in on minor variations of the Scooby Doo gimmick).

If this kind of repetition disappoints you, then you're not going to want to own any kid-vid products from the '60s, '70s or '80s. You may not even want to check them out of your local library. But there's nothing particularly worse (or better for that matter) about "Josie and the Pussycats."

What makes us willing to shell out hard-earned cash (or equally hard-earned credit) on these specimens of dreadful production value is not our appraisal of their quality when viewed through 21st century eyes, be it the animation, writing or even singing. It's nostalgia pure and simple. That's why I open my review as I do: if there's enough nostalgia to persuade you to look at the product, it's very likely that this show has a special place in your past and in your heart today.

Sure, when we watch this stuff today we catch things we didn't catch before. We've all grown up. But just as surely, we catch all the things that we did catch before; it's a time machine that takes us back to a nostalgic vision of the early '70s that only era's children ever experienced. Obviously watching this stuff doesn't denude us of our modern-day identity; we just get a chance to remember that those kids in the '70s were also us; we are one. Heavy stuff, but I think that's what going on behind the tingle of emotion we experience. And the real double-whammy of this nostalgia is that we can share it with our kids, at the very least more effectively than our parents could have shared grainy, black-and-white broadcasts of "Hopalong Cassidy" flicks or "Shirley Temple" movies. The next generation, while very different from our own, shares more in common culturally with us that we did with our parents. My five-year-old daughter, for example, recognizes that these Hanna-Barbara cartoons look "different" from what she's accustomed to, but she hasn't picked up on anything different that is also a deterrent. She enjoys them. My dad tried getting me interested in old westerns from the '30s and '40s, and I just couldn't stand the stuff (to say nothing of how Shirley Temple movies struck me).

That said, the value of all of these shows, "Josie" included, will no doubt be proportional to your affection for them 30 or more years ago. Audiences had decades to fall in love with Scooby Doo. They had only one year (or two, if you count the show's "Pussyscats in Outer Space" sequel) to fall in love with Josie. Now connoisseurs may argue that Scooby's longevity proves it to be a vastly superior show, but personally I classify such stilted critiques in the same category with comparative analyses of the various vintages of Cold Duck.

That said, if the cancellation of Josie was a childhood trauma, Amazon's got the cure three decades later. But if it was Scooby Doo you really loved and you have only fond memories of Josie, you'll probably only like this new DVD collection, whereas you'll love the Scooby DVD collections. And in light of what's on the tube these days (in between the rapidly multiplying quantity of commercials), just finding something you like isn't half bad. In that context, "Josie" might actually be better the second time around.

Nostalgia aside, you might be disappointed.......2007-07-09

If you saw J&TP as child in 1970-72 as I did, you're bound to have the "warm and fuzzies" over this one, especially since it was never on (legit non-bootleg) DVD.

HOWEVER, like SOME shows you haven't seen since childhood, you may be in for a letdown and a reality check from actually watching this DVD.

The plain, ugly truth is that nostaligia aside, this show tends to get old really fast. It basically tells the same story every time (J&TP go to perform in a foreign country, the stumble upon a fiendish plot by some evil character, then we're treated to chase scenes by the evil villains going after those "meddling kids"-a phrase that gives you indigestion after the ten thousandth time and the song of the week. Alexandra tries unsucessfully to steal Alan from Josie, and that's it until the next time).

Of course, we didn't notice this as small kids in that era, but today's children may catch on to this pretty fast and quickly lose interest.

I didn't give it just one star for the following reasons-J&TP had some merit to it. For one thing, following some controversy with Hanna-Barbera who originally wanted to make her white, Valerie was the first Black non-stereotyped HB character (which as a six year old in 1970, I didn't really notice and neither will most of today's children-it's sad that this is still an issue with Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" but I digress). Curiously, HB had no similar qualms about the Harlem Globetrotter cartoons that appeared later that year.

Secondly, the show was educational in a way because I was enthralled nd fascinated by the different countries they went to every week. As did another reviewer, I also remember the "In The Know" educational segments by J&TP that appeared through the show and the catchy theme song to that one(this was three years before Schoolhouse Rock broke the mold for this kind of thing).

Finally, the songs were quite good for the pop of that era and the theme song is indeed catchy. Patrice Holloway (Valerie) was the sister of Motown princess Brenda Holloway and young Cheryl Ladd was the voice of Melody, who had a few amusing moments as the show's resident dumb blonde. DJ Casey Kasem was the perfect "Chicken Alex" (even as a kid, I noitced he had the same voice as Scooby-Doo's Shaggy).

So it has a small place in cartoon history and those of us who were there at the time have fond memories of it, but once you see the DVD-you've been warned.

Long Tails and Ears for Hats.......2007-07-01

With its catchy theme song, likeable characters and funny plotlines, "Josie and the Pussycats" was one of the best Hanna-Barbera Series ever produced for Saturday Morning television.

Its release on DVD sparks many a memory of Saturday mornings spent in my pajamas as a six year old, enjoying Alpha Bits or Fruit Loops cereal while partaking of the broadcast fare. "Josie and the Pussycats" was a very important part of that ritual. My memories of the show are so vivid that I even remember the "In the Know" segments sandwiched between programs that featured the cast of "Josie" presenting light news features. If memory serves "In The Know" presaged "In The News" which ran for years on CBS Saturday Mornings.

Watching re-runs on Boomerang, I am amazed at how well the show holds up and the 'chase' songs were consistently good. Sure the plots were almost interchangeable, but, so what? The shows were fast paced, hilarious, and to borrow a lyric from the theme, we were invited to "c'mon watch the good guys win."

Unfortunately, this great cartoon premise lasted only a season before producers made the stupid decision to place the characters in Outer Space and for a show with far out plots, this premise was too way-out.

Can't wait to view the original adventures of Josie, Valerie, Melody, Alan, Alexander , Alexandra and Sebastian the Cat with my kids for another generation of enjoyment.

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Josie and the Pussycats (PG-13 Version)
Starring: Marnie Alton , Tom Butler , Faedragh Carpenter , Justin Chatwin , and Rachael Leigh Cook
Director: Kaplan, Deborah
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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Release Date: 2001-08-14

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"Oh my God, I'm a trend pimp!" cries rocker Josie McCoy (Rachel Leigh Cook) when she discovers that she and her best friends Melody (Tara Reid) and Val (Rosario Dawson)--collectively known as the Pussycats--have been recruited in a plot to brainwash America's youth into a frenzy of mindless consumerism. Unbeknownst to the Pussycats, subliminal messages in their chart-topping hit "Pretend to Be Nice" are forcing kids to follow the latest prefab trends as if their lives depended on it. Josie's going to be the Next Big Thing, and to her manager (Alan Cumming) and Megarecords mogul Fiona (Parker Posey), the other Pussycats are expendable baggage in their scheme to dictate the cool quotient of teenagers everywhere.

Shrewdly concocted by codirectors Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan, this wildly comedic update of the Archie comic book (and early-'70s cartoon show) is a deliriously entertaining assault on pop-cultural flotsam, with a disposable boy-band (aptly named "Du Jour") and cross-product marketing ploys that perpetuate blind conformity among gullible teens. Blatant product placements dominate virtually every colorful scene as Josie gamely embraces the cultural blight it claims to criticize, but this isn't Hollywood hypocrisy. Elfont and Kaplan willfully bite the hand that feeds them, and they're having loads of fun while advocating independent opinion. Cook and her pals are more honestly sexy than Britney Spears, and they make genuinely catchy music (although Cook's vocals were dubbed). It's pure fluff, but Josie and the Pussycats was conceived in such high spirits that it's hard to imagine how it could be improved. Even the obligatory end-credit outtakes are utterly irresistible. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Rockin.......2007-06-27

When this originally came out it rubbed alot of industry people the wrong way and did not get great reviews but watching it now -- it seems more applicable to the state of society. It's campy and fun to watch. The dialogue is not shakespear but it's not meant to be. It's a great escape and really makes you think about what and why things influence us.

lovingly original - ! -.......2006-11-23

'Josie and the Pussycats' is hard to categorize. But who cares?

This movie lovingly persiflages the workings of the rock music industry to you. In a highly light, original & refreshing way. Inviting you to sit back and enjoy, you'll be taken in by its humorous whirlwind-plot.

Though 'Josie and the Pussycats'' acting and picturing could have been better, its originality more than compensates. Five stars!

Wonderful .......2006-11-17

I enjoyed the film, it was comical,but had serious side to it. I really,really enjoyed the extra features on the DVD like the Backstage with interviews of the various cast members and my favorite producer Marc Platt. I also loved the music videos.

I truly recommend this.

Guys Like this one too!.......2006-11-10

Two of my guy friends love to watch this movie, over and over again. It's fun, silly, but oh so true on how they advertise today.

LMAO!.......2006-09-03

This Movie ROCKS! It's worth the 10 bucks! It has catchy music, its got famillier actors, and It's got great HUMOR! i recomend this movie to any teen, or music, comedy, or movie fan. 5 stars on the nose!

Blue Crush / Honey / Josie and the Pussycats (Triple Feature)

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Blue Crush / Honey / Josie and the Pussycats (Triple Feature)
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BLUE CRUSH They're three friends with one passion: fulfilling their dream of living the ultimate adventure amid the island paradise of Hawaii's fabled North Shore! Hailed as an exhilarting "fun ride" by People magazine, Blue Crush is an adrenaline-powered story of heartfelt friendship and non-stop action that The Washington Post raves is "a big, sexy, sun-splashed thrill." HONEY Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba) is a struggling hip-hop dancer who's got all the moves, talent and relentless passion to succeed. She's been waiting all her life to show the world her dance moves, and now her dream is just a step away. Inspired by the energy and music of the streets, she risks her shot at the big time to reach out; take a chance and make ti on her own terms. Pulse-pounding music and awesome dance moves ignite this exhilarating story of passion, determination and finding the courage to follow your dreams. Also starring Mekhi Phifer (8 Mile) and featureing hip-hop sensations Missy Elliott and Lil' Romeo. JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS Hot newcomers Jose (Rachael Leigh Cook), Melody (Tara Reid) and Val (Rosario Dawson) are three small-town musicians with big dreams but little future. Then band manager Wyatt (Alan Cumming) of MegaRecords signs them to an awesome recording contract. Suddenly, Josie and the Pussycats are living life in the fast lane with sold-out concerts, a number one single and global stardom. The Pussycats soon discover they're being played like pawns in an evil plot by the record label's maniacal CEO Fiona (Parker Posey) to control the youth of America.

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Josie and the Pussycats (PG Version)
Starring: Marnie Alton , Tom Butler , Faedragh Carpenter , Justin Chatwin , and Rachael Leigh Cook
Director: Kaplan, Deborah
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
ProductGroup: DVD
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Release Date: 2001-11-20

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Customer Reviews:

Rockin.......2007-06-27

lovingly original - ! -.......2006-11-23

Wonderful .......2006-11-17

Guys Like this one too!.......2006-11-10

Two of my guy friends love to watch this movie, over and over again. It's fun, silly, but oh so true on how they advertise today.

LMAO!.......2006-09-03

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Josie and the Pussycats [Region 2]

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Customer Reviews:

Rockin.......2007-06-27

lovingly original - ! -.......2006-11-23

Wonderful .......2006-11-17

Guys Like this one too!.......2006-11-10

Two of my guy friends love to watch this movie, over and over again. It's fun, silly, but oh so true on how they advertise today.

LMAO!.......2006-09-03

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Customer Reviews:

Rockin.......2007-06-27

lovingly original - ! -.......2006-11-23

Wonderful .......2006-11-17

Guys Like this one too!.......2006-11-10

Two of my guy friends love to watch this movie, over and over again. It's fun, silly, but oh so true on how they advertise today.

LMAO!.......2006-09-03

The Matrix Reloaded (Widescreen Edition) & Josie and the Pussycats (PG-13 Version) - 2 DVDs in Set

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The Matrix Reloaded (Widescreen Edition) & Josie and the Pussycats (PG-13 Version) - 2 DVDs in Set

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The Matrix Reloaded (Widescreen Edition) & Josie and the Pussycats (PG-13 Version) - 2 DVDs in Set
The Matrix Reloaded (Widescreen Edition) - Science Fiction & Fantasy DVD
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss
Josie and the Pussycats (PG-13 Version) - Teen Comedy DVD
Rachel Leigh cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson

ASIN: B000RSS3TA

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The Matrix Reloaded (Widescreen Edition) & Josie and the Pussycats (PG-13 Version) - 2 DVDs in Set The Matrix Reloaded (Widescreen Edition)-Science Fiction & Fantasy: In the second chapter of the Matrix trilogy, Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army. In their quest to save the human race from extinction, they gain greater insight into the construct of The Matrix and Neo's pivotal role in the fate of mankind. Many Bonus Features! Josie and the Pussycats (PG-13 Version) Teen Comedy- Oh my God, I'm a trend pimp!" cries rocker Josie McCoy (Rachel Leigh Cook) when she discovers that she and her best friends Melody (Tara Reid) and Val (Rosario Dawson),collectively known as the girl band Josie & The Pussycats, have been recruited in a plot to brainwash America's youth into a frenzy of mindless consumerism. Unbeknownst to The Pussycats, subliminal messages in their chart-topping hit "Pretend to Be Nice" are forcing kids to follow the latest prefab trends as if their lives depended on it. Josie's going to be the Next Big Thing, and to her manager (Alan Cumming) and Megarecords mogul Fiona (Parker Posey), the other Pussycats are expendable baggage in their scheme to dictate the cool quotient of teenagers everywhere. Many Bonus Features!

Josie E As Gatinhas - Josie & the Pussycats

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Josie E As Gatinhas - Josie & the Pussycats
Director: Harry Elfont , and Deborah Kaplan
Manufacturer: FOX FILMES
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SPECIAL FEATURES:
-Directors commentary
-Deleted scenes
-Music videos

ASIN: B000T5OYOE

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For years, the record industries have inserted subliminal messages into music so that they can turn teenagers into braindead zombies who do nothing but buy, buy, buy. And whenever the musician or band finds out the truth, the record company silences them to keep the truth from coming out. When the hot boy band DuJour discovers this, their manager, Wyatt Frame (Alan Cumming), under his evil, corrupt boss, Fiona (Parker Posey), has the plane they are flying in crashed and him looking for a new band to use for their evil schemes. Enter Josie (Rachel Leigh Cook), the ditzy Melody (Tara Reid), and the tough Valerie (Rosario Dawson), from Josie and the Pussycats, a small band who wants to make it to the big top. When they are discovered by Wyatt, they give in and become big rock stars. But will they find out that they are just pawns for the record industry or will fame take them over?

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Blue Crush / Josie and the Pussycats
Starring: Kala Alexander , Asa Aquino , Deniese Bee , James Grant Benton , and Mika Boorem
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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ASIN: B00009IB3P
Release Date: 2003-07-01

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Blue Crush
With refreshing energy, Blue Crush is the kind of movie that girls and young women deserve to see more of. It's mostly for them (although nice tans and bikinis will attract the guys), and it rejuvenates the surf-movie tradition by showing real girls with real friendships, coping with absent parents, borderline poverty, rocky romance, and the challenge of raising a kid sister. For young Hawaiian Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth), those responsibilities are motivations to excel as a champion-class surfer... if she can overcome the fear of drowning, which she nearly did in a previous wipeout. Supportive friends (Girlfight's Michelle Rodriguez, and Sanoe Lake) help her reach the climactic competition on Oahu's infamous Bonzai Pipeline, and like Saturday Night Fever, this engaging film uplifts the working class without condescension, riding high toward the joy of achievement. Himself an amateur surfer, director John Stockwell (Crazy/Beautiful) captures the extreme thrill of the sport while respecting the forces of nature and human behavior. --Jeff Shannon

Josie and the Pussycats
"Oh my God, I'm a trend pimp!" cries rocker Josie McCoy (Rachel Leigh Cook) when she discovers that she and her best friends Melody (Tara Reid) and Val (Rosario Dawson)--collectively known as the Pussycats--have been recruited in a plot to brainwash America's youth into a frenzy of mindless consumerism. Unbeknownst to the Pussycats, subliminal messages in their chart-topping hit "Pretend to Be Nice" are forcing kids to follow the latest prefab trends as if their lives depended on it. Josie's going to be the Next Big Thing, and to her manager (Alan Cumming) and Megarecords mogul Fiona (Parker Posey), the other Pussycats are expendable baggage in their scheme to dictate the cool quotient of teenagers everywhere. Shrewdly concocted by codirectors Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan, this wildly comedic update of the Archie comic book (and early-'70s cartoon show) is a deliriously entertaining assault on pop-cultural flotsam, with a disposable boy-band (aptly named "Du Jour") and cross-product marketing ploys that perpetuate blind conformity among gullible teens. Blatant product placements dominate virtually every colorful scene as Josie gamely embraces the cultural blight it claims to criticize, but this isn't Hollywood hypocrisy. Elfont and Kaplan willfully bite the hand that feeds them, and they're having loads of fun while advocating independent opinion. Cook and her pals are more honestly sexy than Britney Spears, and they make genuinely catchy music (although Cook's vocals were dubbed). It's pure fluff, but Josie and the Pussycats was conceived in such high spirits that it's hard to imagine how it could be improved. Even the obligatory end-credit outtakes are utterly irresistible. --Jeff Shannon

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