Shazzan: The Complete Series

The magic is awesome...I have a feeling this is what is possible in much more advanced civilizations...here, because the setting is Earth, it is used most often for warfare, but the magic is also strictly created in defense of the innocent...

This is truly a genie who expresses laughter when facing his enemies, without any fear of defeat. He has made it his quest to do what no other genie would do or think of. Chuck & Nancy found the lamp & discovered a genie like no other, He does much more then make wishes. He is a constant body guard to Chuck & Nancy every time they put the ring halves together & call out his name, up until they return the lamp & Shazzan to its rightful owner, only then will he send them home. Chuck & Nancy's own tricks include (The cloak of invisibility) & (A magic rope) & a flying camel named Kabooby created by Shazzan.No matter what his foes try to do they never gain very much of an advantage over Shazzan.I think that's what I like about the show.All the jokes Shazzan comes up with while he's facing them. He's never really too serious when they try to match his powers. Shazzan only makes it look like he's over & done with just for a few seconds, before returning to finish off his foe.Chuck & Nancy I like them too.I think Aladdin & the other genie in both those movies is flat out Stupid.This one has more to it as far as adventure goes.I love this show. Never gets old.

I purchased this DVD earlier in November and it arrived a couple of days ago...a day or two earlier than expected. As a fan of classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons I knew of "Shazzan" but wasn't as familiar with it beyond the vague descriptions I'd come across on-line. I knew it was about two twins, Nancy and Chuck, who each have one half of a broken ring.When the rings are connected and they say 'Shazzan', a genie appears. The genie is typically called on to get one or the other out of trouble or is sometimes called for frivolous reasons. Villains show up each episode...some of the villains display potent forms of magic themselves and battle Shazzan. Although, in the end, Shazzan wins the battles there are some episodes where it appears like he's met his match.Janet Waldo voices Nancy. Jerry Dexter voices Chuck. Barney Phillips is credited as the voice of Shazzan, the Genie. Don Messick, in addition to voicing the flying camel, Kaboobie, can be heard as an assortment of villains and incidental characters. Vic Perrin is another voice actor who provides vocals for numerous villains.There are 18 half hour episodes comprised of two 11 minute adventures each. This gives the series a total of 36 stories included in those 18 half hour episodes, spread over 2 discs. There are 9 half hour episodes per disc...18 stories per disc as you'll see on the main menu.

video quality is excellent as each disc is over 7GB.

As much fun as I (dimly) remember from my childhood. Good stories and characters and animation quality - my grandsons (7 and 11) loved this series. I am batting one thousand with them with cartoons from my past (Frankenstein Jr, The Impossibles, Mighty Mightor, Shazzan, Space Ghost, Moby Dick, Underdog).

A good cartoon, with messages. Good for kids.

This is an enjoyable Hanna-Barbara action cartoon from 1967. Two kids find a treasure trove off the coast of Maine. In the trove is a ring in two pieces. When they bring the two pieces together and say the magic word inscribed on it "Shazzan" they are transported back to the time of the Arabian Nights and a Genie appears. In order to get back home they must find the original owner of the ring and in doing so travel about on various adventures encountering sorcerers, monsters and the like, frequently calling upon the power of Shazzan the Genie. Shazzan has provided them with a flying camel that they utilize for transport.This is an enjoyable watch and I have added it to my collection of Hanna Barbara action toons which include Space Ghost/Dino Boy, Birdman/Galaxy Trio, Herculoids, Moby Dick/The Mighty Mightor, and others. Character design by the legendary Alex Toth who also designed all the above mentioned characters. The best of the 1960's action cartoons, far surpassing the Marvel toons of '66.

Another great DVD of a cartoon series I watched as a child.

There was nothing to dislike. This collection brought back great memories of my childhood.

De acuerdo a lo esperado

『電子鳥人Uバード』と同じハンナバーベラプロ製マンガ映画(やっぱり“アニメ”よりもこっちの呼び方の方がシックリくるね）『大魔王シャザーン』洞窟で見つけた不思議な指輪を合わせたためにアラビアンナイトの世界に飛ばされてしまった双子、チャックとナンシー。指輪から現れたジニー、シャザーンの助けを借りて元の世界に戻るべく旅を続ける。1970年代に日本でもon the airされ、再放送の度に何度見返したかワカらない。import品ゆえに、放映当時の吹き替え(Shazzanを演じた声優さんと、日本語吹き替え版の小林清志さんとよく似ていてビックリ！）と楽しい主題歌は望むべくもないがオハナシ自体は主人公ふたりが行く先々でピンチにあって、シャザーンに助けてもらうというワンパターンな展開が串団子式に続く、（イイ意味で）他愛もないものなので字幕なしでも理解可能。まずは、第1話と最終話をチョイスして鑑賞。予想はしてたけど、結局は二人がもとの世界に帰れた描写はない放映からおよそ半世紀を越えた今も楽しい旅（!?）を続けているのかな？

Created by the drawer Alex Toth, Shazzan is a fantasy show with the two characters Chuck and Nancy transported to ancient Egypt as masters of an all powered genius named Shazzan.With the help of a flying camel named Kabubi, they travelled in a world of magic and mystery.Two Discs in a box set with all the 36 episodes of the series.This set is a Free Zone. So you can see it on european DVD players. No subtitles and only one special feature : The Power of Shazzan with exclusive interviews of Mark Evanier, Paul Dini and others.A real good set. You must own it.

Aunque la carátula del estuche y las ilustraciones de la cubierta de los discos son de buena calidad, los discos en sí son copias quemadas en DVD+R.