The show isn’t as funny as I remember. It’s quite possible that the grogginess from an inadequate amount of sleep and the effects of the night before still in my system increased my pleasure or at least affected my memory. The show is amusing, but I found myself more often puzzled by what I was seeing rather than laughing out loud as I watched with my pal, Fantasma el Rey.
Fourteen episodes are available on two discs, one with material on both sides. Extras include three commentary tracks with Ruegger, writer/voice of Freakazoid Paul Rugg, and writer John McCann. They found the show much funnier than we did. There is also a short feature that provides a history of Freakazoid! and parody promos of the series.
The major flaw in the release is video image doesn’t look good. Compression artifacts appear throughout. Warner Brothers usually takes great care with their animation releases, but since this series only has a cult following, presentation likely wasn’t a priority, and they just rushed it out to the market, which is unfortunate.
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