The Beaver Brothers - The Complete Series - DVD

Content: Life was so good for the Beaver brothers Daggett and Norbert. But then their parents have had new offspring - and that means the older siblings have to leave the den they share. From one day to the next, Daggett and Norbert are out on the street. And not only is it extremely uncomfortable here, it's also dangerous. When they finally find a new home, the problems really begin. Because in the bachelor dam, it quickly reveals how different the Beaver brothers really are. While Norbert is a rather rational, calm type, chaos is actually always pre-programmed with Daggert. And that makes living together harmoniously all but impossible.

But the Beaver brothers don't just have to deal with their very different characters. They also have to deal with killer carp, argue about Christmas presents, make music together with their soul-singing friend Bear Barry, lose their fur because of a spell or have to prepare for an attack of stink maggots. Every day there are different adventures to experience and new surprises. Only one thing is guaranteed: it never gets boring with the Beaver Brothers!

With The Beaver Brothers, Turbine presents Stimpy after Ren &, Aahhh!!! Monster and Rocko's Modern Life, another classic nodtoon as a beautifully designed complete box set. All 62 episodes from the four seasons are included on this box. The never aired pilot episode Snowed in is also included in this box. That's just under 24 hours of delightful slapstick, anarchic wit, and endearingly offbeat characters. Admittedly, most of the humour is designed to be rather child-friendly, so the young Nickelodeon target audience will get their money's worth. But numerous allusions from film and literature and some rather cryptic or ambiguous gags ensure that older and young-at-heart cartoon fans can also have great fun with the adventures of Daggett and Norbert.

The Beaver Brothers were invented by Mitch Schauer, who previously earned his spurs as a storyboard artist on The Smurfs, Tom & Jerry or Garfield. But it's not just influences from these animated series that Schauer has incorporated into his own creation. He also repeatedly pays tribute to the B-movies of the 50s, for example right at the opening sequence of the first episode, which shows how Daggett and Norbert had to leave their home. But even small directorial mistakes like microphones hanging into the frame or the cameraman's appearance in the bathroom mirror can be understood as a reminiscence of charming cheap movies of the 50s, just like the brothers' fondness for old horror movies.

The occasionally somewhat bizarre supporting characters also ensure that the series still works really well more than a decade after its end. The hyperactive tree lizard Bing, the talking tree stump Stump or the bear Berry, who has a special fondness for soul music and not quite coincidentally reminds of soul legend Barry White, always provide really good laughs. This is also achieved by the numerous professions in which Daggert tries his hand - and who thus brings his brother Norbert more than once to the brink of despair.

The stories that the team around Schauer have come up with are extremely quirky, unrestrainedly silly and at the same time feature an incredible wealth of small details. Discovering these is great fun, which is why you should definitely watch the individual episodes several times. And that's just one of the many reasons to buy the complete box set. So if you loved the series when it first aired or like quirky cartoons in general, you can confidently grab this box set. Absolutely recommendable!

Picture + Sound: The picture quality of the DVDs can not really hide the age of the series. While the colors present themselves pleasantly powerful, minor age weaknesses such as slight image noise here and there are also clearly noticeable. Nevertheless, since image sharpness and coloration are on a decent TV level and also the sound with an adequate mix of voices, music and sound effects can please, there is still a satisfied bottom line despite all the weaknesses: Good!

Extras: As a bonus, there is the never broadcast pilot episode Snowed in, optionally with German subtitles, to see on the last DVD. In addition, the beautiful box includes a poster, stickers and postcards!

Conclusion:The Beaver Brothers is another very nice complete box set, the Turbine from the trove of classic Nicktoons of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Four seasons of 62 episodes - that's just under 24 hours of fast-paced slapstick and anarchic humor that's still really fun to watch thirteen years after the series ended. If you like cartoons of the more offbeat kind and love series like Rocko's Modern Life, you should definitely pick up this nice complete box set. Recommended

An article by Frankfurt-Tipp