Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. The complete first season
The 60's gave us "in crowds," "be-ins" and "love-in," and starting in 1968, the happening place for free-form comedy was Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, broadcast from beautiful downtown Burbank. Straight man Dan Rowan and wisecracking co-host Dick Martin led a g...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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[Fairfax, Va.] :
TimeLife,
[2017]
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| Series: | Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (TV series) ;
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| Summary: | The 60's gave us "in crowds," "be-ins" and "love-in," and starting in 1968, the happening place for free-form comedy was Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, broadcast from beautiful downtown Burbank. Straight man Dan Rowan and wisecracking co-host Dick Martin led a gaggle of goofballs through a rapid-fire assault of one-liners, skits, bits and non sequiturs that left viewers in hysterics and disbelief. Anything and anyone in the public eye was a target. Political correctness? Forget it! The groundbreaking, Emmy Award-winning show anchored the Monday 8 p.m. time slot on NBC until March 12, 1973. In this first season: Flip Wilson is Adam (now residing outside of the Garden of Eden); Tim Conway and Cher as John Smith and Pocahontas; a silent salute to presidential candidate George Wallace; a Mod, Mod World look at the Olympics - these are just a few of the zaniest things crammed into Season 1. The biggest news, however, is the first national television appearance of Tiny Tim, the ukelele-toting, falsetto-singing throwback to a bygone era of American pop music. He makes the rest of the cast seem normal - and Dan and Dick squirm. A perfect fit. He'll be back. |
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| Item Description: | Title from disc surface ; statement of responsibility from accompanying booklet. Bonus features (on disc 1): Laugh-In pilot (originally aired September 9, 1967); 25th Anniversary Cast Reunion Highlights; New interview with creator and executive producer George Schlatter; Laugh-In Bloopers. |
| Physical Description: | 4 videodiscs (approximately 869 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (6 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). |
| Playing Time: | 14:29:00 |
| Format: | DVD; NTSC: region 1; Dolby digital 2.0. |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Arthur Schneider. |