'MacGyver' pilot among TV episodes newly released on DVD

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Published: Sunday, June 7, 2009 7:27 p.m. MDT

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"The Jetsons: Season 2, Volume 1" (Warner, 1984-85, three discs, $34.98). Fans of the futuristic cartoon show will recognize that this continuation two decades later is not quite up to the original one-season prime-time show of the 1960s, but it's still inventive and fun, with a few updates (by '80s standards) to the gadgetry.

Extras: full frame, 21 episodes, featurette

"The Mod Squad: Season 2, Volume 2" (CBS/Paramount, 1969-70, three discs, $42.99). Former youthful troublemakers Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III and Peggy Lipton continue to work the streets for police captain Tige Andrews in this second half of the second season. Guests include a mix of veterans and up-and-comers at the time: Sammy Davis Jr., Richard Dreyfuss, Margot Kidder, Edward Asner, Martin Sheen, Marion Ross, David Cassidy.

"Army Wives: The Complete Second Season" (ABC, 2008, five discs, $45.99). This well-written Lifetime cable-channel soap opera focuses on the spouses of five soldiers whose lives are in upheaval. Nicely played by a solid cast, led by Catherine Bell and Kim Delaney.

Extras: widescreen, deleted scenes, audio commentaries, featurettes, bloopers

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"Sister Sister: The Second Season" (CBS/Paramount, 1994-95, three discs, $39.99). The reunited twins (Tia and Tamera Mowry) continue to cause sitcom problems for their adoptive parents (Tim Reid, Jackee Harry) in this tween series.

Extras: full frame, 19 episodes

"Rat Attack" (PBS, 2008, $24.99). Fascinating — but a bit hard to watch — coproduction of "NOVA" and National Geographic about the remote Indian state of Mizoram. There, a bamboo that blooms only every half-century attracts an explosion of the rats that feed on it — as they also destroy everything else in sight.

Extras: widescreen, printable materials

"The Spy Factory" (PBS, 2009, $24.99). This hourlong "NOVA" episode looks at the inner workings of the National Security Agency to ask if Americans really are safer since 9/11.

Extras: full frame, printable materials

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