Content
Round the Twist is notable for having pushed the boundaries of what is acceptable for children's television, to the extent that the Australian Children's Television Foundation had difficulty finding a distributor for it: according to the ACTF's marketing Manager Jenny Buckland, "the scripts were declared 'too rude', 'not for television' and 'outrageous'". Some episodes include references to defecation, urination, body odor, underwear, birth, death, nudity, incest, and genitalia. However these are all used for comic effect, and the series also engages with significant personal or social issues such as environmental conservation, or relations with the opposite sex. Many episodes revolve around helping restless spirits of dead people or animals find peace.
In the UK Round The Twist was released on DVD, the first three DVDs were given a U rating and the fourth DVD was given a PG rating.
In Australia, the series was released on DVD through Magna Pacific originally in 2000/2001 consisting of 7 volumes.
Volume 1: Series 1: Episodes 1-9 (2 Disc Set)
Volume 2: Series 1 & 2: Episodes 10-18 (2 Disc Set)
Volume 3: Series 2: Episodes 19-26 (2 Disc Set)
Volume 4: Series 3: Episodes 27-32
Volume 5: Series 3: Episodes 33-39
Volume 6: Series 4: Episodes 40-45
Volume 7: Series 4: Episodes 46-52
In 2005 these same 7 volumes were then placed in a box and given the "Box Set" name and sold as a complete series and in 2009 the series was re-packed and re-issued.
On 2 February 2010, Magna re-released the whole series in a new packaged box set as 'Completely Twisted Collection'. Series 1, Series 2, Series 3 and Series 4 were released as individual season sets on 1 July 2010 through Magna.
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