{"id":20744,"date":"2016-05-20T18:17:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T22:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=20744"},"modified":"2016-05-20T18:20:51","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T22:20:51","slug":"bump-in-the-night-the-complete-series-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/20\/bump-in-the-night-the-complete-series-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Bump in the Night: The Complete Series (DVD)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bump\"<\/a>Rejoice \u201cBump in the Night\u201d fans, Mill Creek has re-released the entire series of your beloved stop motion animated series on DVD. Every single episode is included in the new release, including the once rare episodes like \u201cNight of the Living Bread\u201d and \u201cTwas the Night Before Bumpy.\u201d Every single frame is included from every episode, so you can breathe easily, and pop in your DVD\u2019s to celebrate one of the many misunderstood animated gems of the nineties.<\/p>\n

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The great Jim Cummings plays monster Mr. Bumpy, a green harmless monster who sings a lot and lives for eating socks, hence why we\u2019re always missing them. He lives on the floor of a messy room alongside Squishy, a friendly monster from the toilet, as played by Rob Paulsen, and the friendly rag doll Molly Coddle. The trio always finds themselves in new situations, and corrects their troubles with a good song and dance number peppered throughout every episode.<\/p>\n

When \u201cBump in the Night\u201d premiered as a Saturday Morning cartoon back in 1994, even as an eleven year old, I knew the show just wouldn\u2019t last very long here in America. Though it was promoted alongside the other surefire hits for kids, \u201cBump in the Night\u201d was almost immediately taken off of Saturday morning line ups. After years and years of fans hoping for a complete series release, it\u2019s here again (after a 2010 Shout! Factory release) and I\u2019m happy to say Ken Pontac\u2019s series is so much better than I remember it being. Back in 1994 I didn\u2019t give the show a fair shake, admittedly, and only watched a few episodes.<\/p>\n

Today it\u2019s a fun and unique animated fantasy with some wild animation and unique soundtrack that will appeal to a select audience. Cummings is at full energy as Mr. Bumpy, offering an enthusiastic turn as a weird but lovable little monster, and the show has aged quite well. Featured in the DVD are unused songs and a very fascinating sketchbook of original sketches of the characters, that begins with a long and insightful introduction by creator Ken Pontac, who takes great pride in the show to this day. If you\u2019re a nineties kid, or animation buff, \u201cBump in the Night\u201d is worth collecting and a lot of fun.<\/p>\n