We've gotten in e-mails from folks working at Wal-Mart SuperCenters around the country. They tell us that they are unpacking the new DVDs for this week, and
Fraggle Rock - Where It All Began is among them!
We described this release to you
here as a single-disc item with two episodes on it. But one of the people who wrote in, Phillip, informs us that it has a bit more than that:
It has 2 stories: "Beginings" & "Wembley and the Gorgs." Plus Bonus episodes: "Let the Water Run" & "Pingu Is Introduced," and it's only $9.64.
Chris, at the Wal-Mart location I shop at, verifies these episode names and and the price, and adds that the running time is shown as 80 minutes (including the bonus episodes). He tells me that this will be for sale tomorrow.
The episodes that end up on this DVD are the first three episodes of
Fraggle Rock, plus the first episode of another Hit Entertainment kid-vid property,
Pingu (the Penguin). Not bad for under $10!
I haven't seen the
Fraggle Rock DVD listed for sale anywhere else yet, including at Hit Entertainments own site! So it looks like Wal-Mart's the place to be for
Fraggle fans (and that's in-store; it's not listed at Wal-Mart's website yet, either). The reports I've gotten say that there are roughly 8 copies per store that received these, though that may vary by location. Check your local store for availability. And we'll let you know if we find out anything more, so stay tuned of course!
