The Corner Penthouse

Warner Brothers recently released the Wait Till Your Father Gets Home: The Complete Series (1972-1974) Blu-ray. Read on to find out more about it...

[ SYNOPSIS ]

Harry Boyle (voiced by Tom Bosley) is an affable 40-something Everyman and suburban father of three whose daily routine is anything but when he faces the provocative questions of the make-love-not-war era. Women's Lib, civil rights, hippies, sexuality, communes and the Cold War are some of the hot button petals in this series' flower-powered laughfest. They're all part of Harry's world, where a man's home is his hassle.

[ SPECIFICATIONS ]

The show is presented in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio. The 48 episodes run for approximately 23:45 each. The show has not been rated. Audio languages include English. Subtitle languages English SDH.

[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]

Two DVD-era retrospective featurettes entitled "Animation for the Nation" and "Illustrating the Times" are listed on the back of the case, but are not found on any of the discs due to an error. A replacement program is already in the works for an updated Disc 6 with the missing bonus features reinstated. More information will be posted here once that program is officially finalized in the coming weeks.

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

No digital copy code voucher is included inside the standard six-disc blue Blu-ray case.

[ NOTES ]

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home: The Complete Series is available on Blu-ray, which contains all three seasons. Only Season 1 is available on DVD. The latter half of the series is highlighted by guest appearances from Monty Hall, Don Knotts, Phyllis Diller, and Rich Little; all of whom appear as themselves in the vein of The New Scooby-Doo Movies. Wait Till Your Father Gets Home is a unique series that plays out like an animated version of All in the Family, with very sparse background art. It should be noted that although the image quality, overall, is absolutely fantastic, there are a few episodes that came from low-quality sources: "Bringing Up Jamie", "Boules on TV", "Jamie's Project", "Mama Loves Monty", "Chet's Pad", and "Birdman Chet". Overall, the set is RECOMMENDED.

This item has been provided by Warner Brothers for review on this site.