Following the success of 1994's The Mask, starring Jim Carrey, Warner Bros. came out with an animated series based on the iconic magical mask. It ran for three seasons from 1995 to 1997 on CBS, and spawned its own short-run comic book series. Needless to say, it was fairly well-received and fans can now finally own the first season of the animated series on DVD.
Courtesy of
Warner Archive,
The Mask: The Complete First Season is now on DVD, available over on
Amazon. Though the animated series took some liberties with the original movie, it still contained many of the signature elements that made the movie so much fun. It even upped the wackiness of it.
In case you need a refresher, here's the original intro for the show:
The official description reads:
When he dons an ancient Nordic mask, Stanley Ipkiss moves at warp speed, knows your every desire, satisfies your every whim and dances like a dapper demon. Based on the 1994 live action film, this animated series tells the story of sweet, socially inept bank teller Stanley Ipkiss, who discovers the magical mask of Loki that transforms him into a superhero... but one whom you may not want to call for help. This intriguing mix of edgy super-satire and Tex Avery-style reality smashing slapstick boldly goes further than the film and finds Stanley - and The Mask - falling into ever-more improbable perils. Madcap menaces like Baby Mask, or the man-hungry Lady Mask, Pretorious' Sister Mask that exists to turn The Mask into a living puppet, the youth stealing Skillit and the most terrifying challenge of all - Stanley's dog Milo as a canine Mask! Rob Paulsen and Tim Curry lend their voices to the antics.
Sssssmoooookin'!