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Mighty Boosh, The: The Complete Season 1 DVD Come with us now on a journey through time and space to the world of the Mighty Boosh. Visit Bob Fossil's zooniverse where you'll meet Howard Moon (Jazz Maverick), Vince Noir (King of the Mods), Naboo (the Enigma) and Dixon Bainbridge (Man of Action). Enjoy Tommy Nooka, the chees priest. Weep intensely as Mr. Susan blinds you with his mirror balls. Recoil in fear at the icy tendrils of Black Frost. Sit back and strap yourself in coz the Boosh is loose, and it's comin' at ya like a flannel. ]]> .com ---- Calling the British television comedy The Mighty Boosh eccentric is entirely accurate--it is, after all, a series that features a vicious boxing kangaroo and a man made entirely out of used bubble gum, among countless other characters--but the label doesn’t make room for the fact that it’s also boundlessly energetic and funny, which is proven in each of the eight episodes from its 2004 debut season. The brainchild of stars Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding, who developed the show in numerous TV, radio, and live stage shows, and produced by Steve Coogan, The Mighty Boosh focuses on zookeepers Howard Moon and Vince Noir (Barratt and Fielding, respectively) who, in each episode, must contend with their certifiably insane employer (Rich Fulcher), a horde of animal-related problems, and their own obsessions and delusions. The stories, however, are simply a framework on which to hang off-kilter musical numbers, tangential and impossible plotlines (Howard and Vince travel to the Arctic to prove their manhood in "Tundra"; Howard accidentally creates the aforementioned bubble gum man in "Charlie"), and scads of memorably bizarre characters, most of which are played by Barratt and Fielding. Boosh is not for all audiences--those who favor more genteel UK comedy may find this too scatter to follow--but its unique blend of Doctor Who-like fantasy/camp, 1970s psychedelic children’s TV, and Mr. Show/Human Giant-style sketch comedy is sure to find its share of supporters on both sides of the Atlantic. Extras are as anarchic as the show itself--Barratt and Fielding are at the center of raucous commentaries on four episodes that are rife with in-jokes, while two featurettes provide background on the show’s setting and production and the show’s journey from live performance to TV. --Paul Gaita