Donna Cunningham
When I was growing up, I only saw a few episodes of Davey and Goliath, but now that's it's on DVD I bought volume 1 and 3 and my husband and I can't stop watching it and we are in our 30s. My favorite one was the Good Neighbor when Davey helped a girl, Mary who fell off her wagon and was lost. This series touches my heart. It's better than the garbage they have today. I remember watching it on Sundays and the first things I always noticed that they were made of clay like Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. When I was watching Gerald Ford's funeral on TV at Grace Episcipal Church in Michigan at they end they played the song from Davey and Goliath by Martin Luther. I kept thinking about the good times I had watching Davey and Goliath.
MarieGabrielle
is regularly broadcast. I agree with most previous reviews, that this is a sad commentary on our broadcasting system, in America at least.What was so universal about this show is while it did have a message, it was not heavy-handed, nor sanctimonious. Davey and Goliath get into regular mischief, he learns a lesson, but it is not overly preachy, nor is it violent and imbecilic(which is what we see today).The writing is insightful and humanistic. How refreshing to know that, at least in the 60's and 70's we had access to quality children's programming.I hope it is possible to buy a complete set of DVD's. My seven year old is just beginning to appreciate this. 10/10
k9casanova
This show was great. It pushed morals. It pushed family values. It pushed clean fun.The thing I miss about TV today are shows like this one. Obviously it took many hours to produce one episode, without the advent of CGI. Animation today is weak and pretty much a quick fix to get it done with no care for the art form being produced.The children shows of today are post-MTV, fast cut, quickly produced, often vulgar humored monstrosities that have no lesson to learn -or a bad one overall. I am excited about seeing Davey & Goliath again, now in my 30's, and hope that they will do it justice.I read in the paper that Davey and Goliath's Snowboard Christmas is coming out this year, 30 years later, and I hope that the use the claymation and content that the original series was known for.
ian2050
Watching "Davey and Goliath" today is almost sad because it's the type of decent and moral program that today's "entertainment industry" wouldn't bother to create. Indeed, it would probably be scorned because it is decent and tells a moral with each story. We can't have that today thanks to political correctness. The soft drink, Mountain Dew, of all things reminded me of this show as they are currently running ads featuring characters from this series. As a kid in the mid to late 70s, I watched "Davey and Goliath" on Saturday afternoons and I'm glad I did. The stories were entertaining and made me understand the value of friendship, community and faith.
Thankfully, you can buy "Davey and Goliath" on DVD & VHS and I am looking forward to watching this fine program with my kids. The best thing about it is that you don't have to hesitate to do so unlike with many of today's programs on TV.