Festival of Family Classics
Festival of Family Classics is a Rankin/Bass animated series that originally aired between 1972 and 1973. The show originally aired in syndication. It was re-aired 1 November 2005 on the Boomerang channel and on 16 June 2011 via the Teletoon Retro network. "Festival of Family Classics" is a series of television versions of famous folk tales and classic literature. 16 of the 18 episodes were 20 minutes long. The two 40 minutes-long episodes (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days) were split into two-parters, making 20 episodes  in total. The episodes were animated by two Japanese animation studios: Mushi Production and Topcraft. Videos have been distributed by several companies, including Prism Entertainment, Anchor Bay Entertainment's Starmaker Video, EBM Group, and Classic Media (now known as DreamWorks Classics due to purchase from DreamWorks Animation in 2012). 12 episodes (including the two-parters as single episodes) have been released on DVD. A similar series, "Famous Classic Tales", aired on CBS from 1970 to 1984. Home media releases. On VHS: Classic Media released 10 episodes on 4 DVDs in between 2006–2007. The 2002 DVD release of "Here Comes Peter  Cottontail" features the "Puss in Boots" episode, and the "Mad Mad Mad Monsters" DVD includes the "Jack O' Lantern" episode.