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Well, if you're into extras, you can skip the Superbit releases, because they have no extras at all. The picture and sound quality is a little better on the Labyrinth Superbit than the original release, but the Dark Crystal Superbit is not a noticeable improvement over the original release...

Return to OZ DVD While the Anchor Bay version of the "Return to Oz" DVD is out of print, it has been replaced by a new DVD of the film from Disney. The Disney version, which came out earlier this year, only has an anamorphic widescreen version of the film on it (the out-of-print DVD had both...

The album is titled "Sing the Alphabet" and it's still available on CD today - Amazon says "ship it in 24 hours." --Scott M.

According to my TiVo, the Sesame Street appearance will also be repeated Sunday, April 25, at noon Eastern (11 AM Central). So, two chances this weekend, it looks like... --Scott M.

The already released "The Cat's Playhouse" DVD includes three episodes: The Cat in the Hat Cleans Up His Act, The Cat in the Hat's Indoor Picnic, The Cat in the Hat's Big Birthday Surprise. The upcoming "The Cat's Adventures" DVD includes: The Cat in the Hat's First First Day, The Cat in the...

You cannot add radio stations to the "Radio" section of iTunes - only Apple can set what appears there. The best you can do is create a playlist, and put the Muppet Central Radio stream inside that playlist. --Scott M.

"Muppet Treasure Island" and "It's A Very Muppet Christmas Movie" are widescreen in the UK, but not in the US. I believe that IAVMCM has less extras than the US one, though. --Scott M.

Actually, EBGames does pre-sell just Robin alone: http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/240168.asp And you should to contact Boxing Cow and see if they'd be willing to pre-sell just Robin even though it's not listed on their webpage, if you really want to buy from them. You never know! I...

They're reliable - i've gotten everything I've ordered from them, in good shape. But they're not terribly fast. The Muppet figures I've ordered from them almost always arrive a couple of weeks after people have started reporting receiving them from Boxing Cow or Beans Toys, and seeing them in...

The already released DVD of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" does indeed include "It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown," which while not as great as the original, is a nice little special too. --Scott M.

You're welcome, and thank you, Phillip. --Scott M.

Good news! "A Charlie Brown Valentine" and "Lucy Must Be Traded" are scheduled to be released on DVD and VHS on January 6 and March 2 of next year, respectively. The DVDs will each include two additional older Peanuts specials. And while it doesn't have a scheduled release date, I'm told...

David Benoit did the music - he's been doing the music for the TV specials for some time now, starting with "It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown" back in 1992. Mostly he just reworks Guaraldi's themes, but occasionally he adds some of his own compositions. For instance, there were a few...

I've been away for a while but I wanted to come back and comment on this... considering that Safari is now the default browser for Mac OS X, I'm not sure it qualifies as "obscure." I suppose you could try to argue that Macs are "obscure" computers, but... There's a lot of websites that don't...

Oops. For the record, I meant the UK is widescreen with a 1.77:1 (aka 16:9) aspect ratio, not 1.66:1. --Scott M.