More Sid & Marty Krofft fun is coming home this Fall, when Sigmund and the Sea Monsters - The Complete 1st Season comes to DVD from Rhino Home Video. Sigmund Ooze (Billy Barty) is a green, scaly sea monster who can't seem to scare anyone. His family - Big Daddy, Sweet Mama, and brothers Slurp and Blurp - show their compassion by kicking him out of their cave at Dead Man's Point. But his luck changes when he is befriended by much nicer brothers Johnny and Scott Stuart (Scott Kolden and Family Affair's Johnny Whitaker), who keep him in their backyard clubhouse, away from the public eye. This is a tale of two families, as only the incomparable Sid & Marty Krofft could imagine it. "Sea" how it all began with all 17 episodes from Season 1 (the remaining twelve episodes comprise the second season).
September 13th is the release date for this 3-DVD set that runs 411 minutes and $34.95 SRP. Nice extras are included, such as Commentary with Sid & Marty Krofft themselves, plus Commentary and Interview with actors Johnny Whitaker and Scott Kolden. Topping it off is an Interview with veteran Krofft producer and writer Si Rose. Cover art isn't available yet, but stay tuned for that. In the meantime, here's a list of the episodes and their descriptions:
1. The Monster Who Came To Dinner
- Brothers Johnny & Scott Stuart take in a sea monster named Sigmund after he is ostracized by his family for being insufficiently scary.
2. Puppy Love
- Still a stranger to the human world, Sigmund falls in love with a dog named Fluffy. Back at Dead Man's Point, a manpower crisis in the chore department results in a scheme to lure Sigmund back by having Slurp pose as Sigmund's favorite pin-up monster, Diana Demon.
3. Frankenstein Drops In
- When Scott becomes trapped in the Ooze family cave, Johnny disguises himself as Frankenstein's monster-every monster's idol-in an effort to rescue him.
4. Is There A Doctor In The House?
- An ailing Sigmund can only recover by eating the food back at home-mashed eels, melted jellyfish, and squid milk. Problem is, Slurp needs it too.
5. Happy Birthday
- Sigmund secretly cleans up Sheriff Bevans' home as a birthday gift, but the gesture is confounded by Slurp and Blurp, who steal Sigmund-and the Sheriff's cake and presents-for Big Daddy's own birthday party.
6. The Nasty Nephew
- A visit from Aunt Zelda's obnoxious nephew Leroy goes awry when he is kidnapped by the Oozes, who want to claim him as a dependent on their income taxes.
7. Monster Rock Festival
- Johnny and Scott must protect Sigmund from exposure after he wins a songwriting contest on the radio. To make matters worse, the Oozes need Sigmund back to perform with them at the Monster Rock Festival.
8. Ghoul School Daze
- When the Oozes are notified that at least one family member must, by law, attend Ghoul School, committed truants Slurp and Blurp attempt to bring Sigmund back home. Meanwhile, Johnny and Scott have their own academic explaining to do when the assistant principal of their school pays a visit to Aunt Zelda.
9. The Curfew Shall Ring Tonight
- Curfews are instituted by Sheriff Bevans and sea monster Sheriff Shrek, and both are committed to enforcing them. Sigmund, however, violates the curfew while raising money to pay for a broken dish.
10. Sweet Mama Redecorates
- The Oozes steal Aunt Zelda's furniture, replacing it with their own. While Sheriff Bevans looks for the perpetrators, innocently assuming they are human, Big Daddy reluctantly labors to live up to his fancy new furnishings.
11. Make Room For Big Daddy
- Slurp and Blurp fear the wrath of Big Daddy after they break his shellivision, so they take refuge in the boys' clubhouse. Made crazy by their new tenants, Johnny and Scott get Big Daddy to come scare Sigmund's brothers away. But then Big Daddy refuses to leave.
12. It's Your Move
- The return of the Stuart parents forces Sigmund to move back home. But he finds the cave deserted, unaware that an approaching tidal wave made his family evacuate it.
13. Trigger Treat
- Sigmund pretends his body is a costume so that he can go trick-or-treating with Johnny and Scott.
14. Uncle Siggy Swings
- Sigmund's uncle falls in love with Aunt Zelda and romances her from afar.
15. The Dinosaur Show
- Sigmund bonds with a recently thawed dinosaur after it is bullied by a recently thawed caveman.
16. The Wild Weekend
- A famous movie star (Jack Wild, playing himself) does not get the R&R he hoped for, thanks to Big Mama and her runaway lobster.
17. Boy For A Day
- Suffering from amnesia, Sigmund believes himself to be Johnny and Scott's human brother.
  
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