Comic-Con International is the event of the year for social misfits and entertainment purveyors of the science fiction and fantasy persuasion. There's something for everyone as fans can see sneak peeks of Hollywood's upcoming films, get autographs from their favorite artists and vaguely familiar actors who appeared in one episode of a cult show, and pathetically attempt to finagle their way into parties they weren't cool enough to be invited to in the first place.

Amid all the glitz, glamour, and marketing there is one highlight of Comic-Con weekend that stands above the rest in the sheer pleasure it delivers: Jerry Beck's "Worst Cartoons Ever!" In this hour-long program, Beck presents amazingly terrible and unintentionally hilarious cartoons to a standing-room-only audience.

Made during the early days of television by the Ed Woods of cartoons, it is immediately apparent from the terrible writing and animation why these characters have been forgotten by the ages. However, due to Beck's diligent work they arise once a year from the mists of time in a darkened convention hall, and now thanks to Rembrandt Films, no longer must one make the trek to San Diego as these terrible shorts are now available to view with friends and loved ones in the comfort of your own home.

The disc opens just like Beck's program does with Mighty Mister Titan, a physical fitness cartoon that teaches children how to exercise. The animation is limited so M.M.T. looks rather stiff performing the routine and the count goes on longer than it should.

Mighty Mister Titan:

Westerns used to be popular with young American boys. Two cartoons that take part in the genre are Bucky and Pepito and Pow Wow the Indian Boy. The former are two young boys in Texas, an American and a Mexican, who have adventures with animals. The voices don't match the movement of the character's lips. Pow Wow gets around that by having a narrator do all the talking.

Bucky and Pepito in The Coyote Catcher:

The Adventures of Sir Gee Whiz is a pilot about a small creature from the other side of the moon. His race inhabits our planet as elves, fairies, and leprechauns. Sir Gee Whiz takes a young girl named Lindy to a Moon, which is a long trip. So long in fact that by the time they get there, there's only enough time for a preview of the next episode.