Where are the Peter Puck videos?

March 7, 2005 12:58 PM

My 1st question ever! Anybody know where to get videos of the old Peter Puck NHL animated cartoon spots?

I've been looking for the Peter Puck shorts for years, and haven't had any luck. They were shorts made by Hanna-Barbera for NHL broadcasts on NBC in the early 1970s, and were meant to be an entertaining and easy way to teach new viewers about the basic rules of hockey. I love the character design and the look of the animation, and would love to get my hands on copies of the shorts. DVD, VHS, MPEG, AVI, Quicktime, whatever! Anything would be helpful. (Now, if Cartoon Network or whoever holds the rights to this particular Hanna-Barbera vehicle would put out a commemorative dvd, then that would rule, but I'll settle for what I can get!) Thanks to all!

posted by NewGear to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (2 answers total)

The last time I remember seeing these were in the kids section or the video section of the main branch of the North York Public Library circa 1991 or so. If I remember correctly, there was also a Brian McFarlane book with Peter Puck starring. If you're in Toronto (or at least in Canada), I would start there (or another public library).
posted by loquax at 1:23 PM on March 7, 2005

It looks like the Canadian Archives have them, if you're in Ottawa. Also, here are some of those books I was talking about. Here's a 1997 history of Mr. Puck, with the disappointing news that:

...there were plans in 1997 to re-release Peter Puck's adventures on home video or on a CD-ROM disc. As of 2003, this has not happened, and the prospect for such home video release does not appear to be part of the foreseeable future. But we still have our memories...
posted by loquax at 1:52 PM on March 7, 2005