Davey and Goliath - Home Video

Home Video

In 1986 the Program Source began distributing the first 13 episodes of the series minus "Polka Dot Tie". Also, all five holiday specials were made available. These were distributed for sale on VHS tapes. Mail order services also made a few episodes available.

In the mid-1990s, other episodes were distributed on VHS tapes. In 2000, various episodes were released on DVDs showcasing a particular theme. In 2004 and 2005, most episodes were released on various DVD compilations. At the end of July 2006, it was announced that a new compilation would be released titled Davey & Goliath: The Lost Episodes which was intended to include the episodes "Cousin Barney", "Polka Dot Tie", "Pilgrim Boy", "10 Little Indians", "Down On The Farm", "The Gang", "Louder Please", "Help", "The Watchdogs", and "What's His Name." The producers changed the names of two of these episodes in the release ("The Gang" to "The Jickets" and "10 Little Indians" now "Ten Pin Alley"), making them more politically correct. This compilation was originally scheduled for release on September 19, 2006 by Starlite Video and then postponed several times. In April 2009, Celebrity Video Distribution (CVD) released the collection. "Polka Dot Tie", "The Gang", "Help", "Louder Please", and "Watchdogs" were unedited. "Down On The Farm" was edited by about 5 seconds when Davey and his friend were seen jumping into the lake with no clothes on. "Pilgrim Boy" and "Cousin Barney" had the scenes making negative references to American Indians edited out adding up to over a minute each. "10 Little Indians" had its title changed to "Ten Pin Alley" and all the brief scenes where the word Indian was used and brief scenes with an Indian boy picking up the bowling pins were deleted and the episode is missing about a minute of footage. "Whatshisname" was edited by one minute with a scene where Davey threatens to pour molasses on another boy and then cover him with feathers.

Bridgstone Entertainment Group released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 in 12 volume collections between 2011-2012. These releases are in honour of the series' 50th anniversary and were released with the title '50th Anniversary Edition'. These are Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) releases, available through Bridgestone's official website and via Amazon.com. Also, the series is in a somewhat chronological order as well (though exact order in which they were made is not known).

Bridgestone Entertainment DVD Series

1. Volume 1
   1. Lost In A Cave
   2. The Wild Goat
   3. Stranded On An Island
   4. The Winner
   5. Cousin Barney
   6. The New Skates
2. Volume 2
   1. The Kite
   2. The Mechanical Man
   3. All Alone
   4. The Time Machine
   5. On The Line
   6. Polka Dot Tie
3. Volume 3
   1. The Pilgrim Boy
   2. The Silver Mine
   3. The Sudden Storm
   4. Ten Pin Alley (formerly Ten Little Indians)
   5. The Bell Ringer
   6. Boy Lost

4. Volume 4 Officer Bob, The Runaway, Not For Sale, The Shoemaker, The Parade, The Dog Show

5. Volume 5 The Waterfall, Down On The Farm, Man Of The House, Happy Landing, Bully Up A Tree, Editor In Chief

6. Volume 6 The Big Apple, The Bridge, The Jickets (formerly The Gang), Hocus Pocus, The Lemonade Stand, Good Neighbor

7. Volume 7 A Diller A Dollar, Rags and Buttons, Jeep In The Deep, The Stopped Clock, Who Me, To The Rescue - Summer Special

8. Volume 8 If At First you Don't Succeed Try Try Again, Kookkaburra, Finders Keepers, The Caretakers, The Hard Way, Halloween, Who Dun It - special

9. Volume 9 Blind Man's Bluff, The Greatest, Rickety Rackety, Boy In Trouble, Help, Christmas Lost and Found - special

10. Volume 10 Louder Please, Zillion Dollar Combo, 6763, Upside Down and Backwards, Who's George, The New Years Promise - special

11. Volume 11 What's His Name, Kum Ba Yah, Chicken, Ready or Not, Pieces of 8, Happy Easter - special

12. Volume 12 The Watchdogs, Come Come To The Fair, Doghouse Dreamhouse, Good Bad Luck, School, Who needs It? - special

13. A Snowboard Christmas