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Directors
John Kimball
Bob Zamboni
The Cast
Corey Burton……….Dale (voice)
Peter Cullen……….Meps (voice)
Jim Cummings……….Monterey Jack/Fat Cat/Wart/Prof. Nimnul/others (voice)
Tress MacNeille……….Chip/Gadget/Zipper (voice)
The Show
Rescue Rangers is an excellent show that just never caught like Ducktales, Gargoyles, or Darkwing Duck. Maybe it was because of the slightly derivative plots. Maybe it was because of the lack of likable secondary characters. Or maybe it was because Chip and Dale have two of the most annoying voices this side of Tomorrow Land. Whatever the case, the first volume of Rescue Rangers never hits home the way some other Disney shows do.
Rescue Rangers follows the mystery solving adventures of Chip and Dale, a white mouse named Gadget, a cheese obsessed Australian rat named Monterey Jack, and his little buddy, a fly named Zipper. They take on every case, no matter how small and usually arrive at some great adventure. The villains offer some challenges but their really isn’t as much variety in them as the other Disney shows.
Disney once again fails to include the five part pilot in this set. With Ducktales, it’s a bit more understandable, but with Rescue Rangers, a much shorter series, it makes no sense. How frustrating is Disney being here by trying to introduce an old series to a new generation without including the origin.
Don’t get me wrong, Rescue Rangers is an enjoyable show but it just doesn’t have nearly enough variety to it. Rescue Rangers follows the same plot of a mystery needing solving. By the end of every episode, that mystery is solved. The lack of villains and gimmicks in the show (Monty gets an overwhelming desire to eat cheese when he smells it, Chip and Dale fight over Gadget’s affections, etc…).
Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers is an entertaining show that just doesn’t provide the same oomph that Ducktales gave us. The episodes are fun but ultimately forgettable, and they run together. Chip ‘n Dale gives a completely disposable and digestible experience. It’s like a Hershey’s bar. Not too memorable and probably not your first choice but sweet and enjoyable while it’s in your mouth.
Score: 6 out of 10
The Video
Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers is presented in its original full screen format. Again Disney does a fantastic job of keeping the video as good as it possibly could. That vault that Disney tosses all of their older movies and shows in must be air tight or vacuum sealed or something.
The Audio
Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers is presented in a Dolby Digital 2.0 mono format. Rescue Rangers Volume 1 allows you to hear every annoying and aggravating squeak that comes from Chip and Dale’s mouth.
The Extras
So Ducktales doesn’t have any extras. Will Rescue Rangers? Of course not. Again we get zilcharootskie beyond our lovable Disney trailers.
1 out of 10
