Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure

We've met Simba's son and Ariel's daughter. Now shake hands with Scamp, the mischievous son of Lady and Tramp as Disney unleashes another produced-for-video next generation sequel. Unlike his now domesticated dad, Scamp (voiced by Scott Wolf) yearns to be a "wild dog." He hooks up with the streetwise Junkyard Dogs led by top hound Buster (Chazz Palminteri), and experiences puppy love with the fetching stray Angel (Alyssa Milano)--leading to a second helping of the original film's classic spaghetti dinner scene. Scamp's Adventure is a mixed breed of '50s-style design, traditional cel animation and computer animation, sporting songs--co-written by Melissa Manchester--that are serviceable, but unequal to the saucy "He's a Tramp" or the sly "The Siamese Cat Song" of the first film. Still, considering the surefire popularity and sell-through price, libraries will surely want to bring this puppy home. A strong, optional purchase. (K. Lee Benson)[DVD Review--June 27, 2006--Walt Disney, 70 min., G, $29.99--Making its second appearance on DVD, 2001's Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure sports a nice transfer, with DVD extras including audio commentary (by director Darrell Rooney, animation director Steve Trenbirth, and co-director/producer Jeannine Roussel), three bonus shorts featuring Pluto (23 min. total), the 17-minute “making-of” featurette “From Tramp to Scamp,” five sing-a-long songs from the soundtrack by Melissa Manchester (13 min.), DVD games including “Tramp's Hide-and-Seek,” and trailers. Bottom line: a solid extras package for a so-so direct-to-video sequel.][Blu-ray Review—Aug. 28, 2012—Walt Disney, 69 min., G, $39.99—Making its first appearance on Blu-ray, 2001's Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure boasts a fine transfer and a DTS-HD 5.1 soundtrack. Blu-ray extras include audio commentary by co-directors Darrell Rooney and Jeannine Roussel and animation director Steve Trenbirth, a “From Tramp to Scamp” making-of featurette (17 min.), three bonus shorts starring Pluto (23 min.), a pop-up puppy trivia track, sing-along songs, and a bonus DVD copy of the film. Bottom line: a welcome Blu-ray debut for a decent Disney direct-to-video sequel.]