Sunday, August 19, 2012

The Red Hand Gang-Complete Series DVD Review



The Red Hand Gang was a Canadian children’s series that was on the NBC Saturday morning line and was very popular in the UK as well!  The series starred three up and coming stars in their own right.  They are kid crime solvers and their trademark was to leave a red hand print when the mystery was solved!  Matthew Laborteaux (Little House on the Prairie) as Frankie, James Bond III (School Daze) as Doc, Jolie Newman as Joanne, the late Johnny Brogna as Lil’ Bill and J. R. Miller (Amityville Horror) as J. R.  The series ran for 1 season for a total of 13 episodes from 1977 to 1978.  Guest stars on the series were Anthony Zerbe (Papillion), Van Williams (The Green Hornet), Sorrell Booke (The Dukes of Hazzard), Walter Burke (Jack the Giant Killer) and James Hampton (Hawmps).  Also included in the set are Series and Episode Synopsis, photo gallery and the original American commercial break card.

VIDEO


The video quality is great!  Each episode is approx. 24 mins each.  It is presented in Widescreen.  There is a Play All feature. 

Audio


Was originally recorded in Mono.  Is also in Mono but very clear!


Disc 1-  1.  “The Face at the Window”          Story  1- “The Kidnappers
2.      “The Spooky Hideout”
3.      “The Search”
4.      “Beware of the Red Hand Gang”
5.      “The Mystery Boat”

Disc 2-  1.   “The Man in the Mask”             Story  2- “The Jewel Heist”
2.        “The Missing Jewels”
3.        “Search & Rescue”
4.        “Doc’s Big Idea”
5.        “The Photo Clue”                     Story 3-  “The Museum Robbery
6.        “Monkey Business”
7.        “Devil’s Canyon”

Extras


Disc 1: Series Synopsis- (Text Only)
            Episode Synopsis-(Text Only)
            Photo Gallery (16 pictures)
            Original American Commercial Break Card (00:03)

Disc 2:   None



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