COMEDY

MANY SHOWS LIVE & WITH ORIGINAL COMMERCIALS!

JACK BENNY
THE MASTER COMEDIAN AND ALL HIS ZANY REGULARS INCLUDING DENNIS DAY, DON WILSON, AND ROCHESTER ARE SEEN AGAIN IN PROGRAMS THAT HAVEN'T AIRED IN OVER 40 YEARS!


V213 JACK BENNY, I (1953/1954/1965)
Wellll! We proudly present three complete Benny shows spanning twelve years of his TV career. These are live programs, shown only once, not seen on TV since they first aired. Guests on these shows are Bob Hope, Martin and Lewis, Bing Crosby, George Burns, Walt Disney, Elke Sommer, the Beach Boys, and of course, Don Wilson and Rochester. Sketches include a spoof of Hope's "road" pictures, a vaudeville act that teams Benny with Burns and Crosby, and a "Mary Poppins" spoof. TV was never funnier! Some commercials intact. 
 110 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK
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V220 JACK BENNY, II
1. OCTOBER 11, 1953: Guests are Fred MacMurray, Tony Martin, Dick Powell, Dan Dailey, and Kirk Douglas. Jack holds a jam session at his house. Complete with original commercials.
2. OCTOBER 25, 1953: Jack's guest is Humphrey Bogart, as he spoofs 1930s crime movies. Also complete with commercials.
3. NOVEMBER 8, 1953: Mary persuades Jack to buy a new suit.
4. NOVEMBER 22, 1953: Ronald Reagan introduces Jack as Tom Jones, a man whose face nobody can remember. Original commercials are intact. 
 115 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND
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V230 JACK BENNY, III
1. APRIL 19, 1952: Jack's guest is Fred Allen. It's the final show of the 1951-52 season, so Jack goes to see his sponsor. He finds Fred Allen there trying to steal away the show. Eddie Cantor makes a cameo.
(Note: The program is short at the end, skipping to credits while Benny thanks his guests.)
2. JANUARY 6, 1957: Jack's guest is Jayne Mansfield. Jack holds his annual talent competition to showcase the stars of tomorrow. Mel Blanc does a funny segment as an animal impersonator. All commercials are included.
3. NOVEMBER 15, 1953: Guest: Singer Johnnie Ray. Jack blows up after he books Ray on the show only to find that Ray requires $10,000 an appearance. Danny Thomas makes a cameo appearance. With original commercials.
4. JANUARY 17, 1954: Liberace guests, and tries to persuade Jack to appear at a benefit. Original commercials are included. 
115 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V249 JACK BENNY, IV (1952/56/59)
1. NOVEMBER 30, 1952: After a tough day doing his TV show, an exhausted Jack goes home to bed, only to be followed by burglars. With commercials.
2. JANUARY 1, 1956: Jack has college football coaches as his guests on this New Year's Day show, along with the re-creation of his famous "New Year's Eve" skit he used to do on his radio show in the 1940s. Commercials included.
3. APRIL 23, 1959: Jack and his guest Giselle Mackenzie get lost on their way back from a supermarket opening in a remote area of Arizona.
4. DECEMBER 22, 1956: A special Christmas episode finds Jack holiday shopping at a dept. store, and driving a hapless clerk (Mel Blanc) crazy. A commercial is intact. 
115 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE

V264 JACK BENNY, V (1953/1957)
1. "THE $64,000 SPOOF" (1957). Jack's guest is Hal March, who appears as himself. Jack gets Hal to appear on Jack's own version of the hit game.
2. "JACK MEETS MARY LIVINGSTONE" (1953). In a flashback episode, Jack tries to get Mary to go out with him on a date.
3. "ROCHESTER GETS THE BIRD" (1953). While watching Jack's TV show, Rochester vacuums up Jack's prize parrot. Later, Jack goes to bed and two burglars attempt to rob him. This part of the episode is a new filmed version of an earlier live show (in #249).
4. "JACK GOES TO THE CARNIVAL" (1953). In a classic episode, Jack takes the local boys' club to an amusement park, where he meets all his kooky friends. 

100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE

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MILTON BERLE
UNCLE MILTIE RETURNS TO THE SMALL SCREEN IN THESE VINTAGE KINESCOPES FROM LONG AGO. IT'S MR. TELEVISION AT HIS FUNNIEST!

V206 THE MILTON BERLE SHOW, I (1953)
1. OCTOBER 13, 1953: Guests are Jackie Cooper, Dagmar, Vic Damone, and Denise Darcel. Ruth Gilbert is seen as Berle's secretary. Sketches include a spoof of Dragnet. Cooper does a drum solo. Complete with commercials.
2. DECEMBER 8, 1953: Guests are Peter Lawford, Carol Channing and Maria Riva. Sketches include a take-off of What's My Line?. Also complete with comma. 
120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V237 THE MILTON BERLE SHOW, II (1951/1954)
1. MAY 15, 1951: Milton's guest is Danny Thomas. In this classic Texaco episode, Uncle Miltie attempts to teach Danny how to put on a good show, but fails. 2. SEPTEMBER 20, 1954: The 7th season premiere. Guests are Mickey Rooney and Nancy Walker. Feeling he's lacking for publicity, Milton fakes an illness and lands in the hospital, hoping people will notice.
115 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V251 THE MILTON BERLE SHOW, III (1953)
Both of the following shows contain original commercials!
1. JANUARY 13, 1953: Guests are Ronald Reagan and Dolores Gray. Milton heads for Hollywood, hoping to be rediscovered in the movies.
2. JANUARY 27, 1953: Guests are Gertrude Berg and the Andrews Sisters. Molly Goldberg is less than thrilled when her daughter brings Uncle Miltie home to dinner. She wanted a star to appear at her benefit.
(Please note: Some of the musical songs by the Andrews Sisters unfortunately have been edited out, but the majority of them remain, making this kinescope nearly complete.)
115 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V267 THE MILTON BERLE SHOW, IV (1956)
Both of the following shows contain original commercials, as well! 1. APRIL, 1956: Milton plays host to Esther Williams, Harry James, Buddy Rich, and Elvis Presley, in one of his earliest TV appearances. Comedy includes Arnold Stang winning a date with Esther, and Milton playing the long-lost twin brother of Elvis - Melvin Presley! This show was telecast live from the USS Hancock naval ship in San Diego, California.
2. MARCH, 1956: In a show from Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, Milton's guests are Zsa Zsa Gabor, Denise Darcel, and Arnold Stang. Comedy includes Milton testing a "thinking" machine out on a colonel. 
 120 MINUTES   
$19.95    BLACK AND WHITE

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GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN
THE CLASSIC COMEDY TEAM IN LIVE KINESCOPES FROM THEIR EARLY TV YEARS!

V226 THE BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW, I (1950/51/52)
Here are George and Gracie LIVE in four incredibly rare kinescope performances. These shows aired once, and were never rerun again! 1. OCTOBER 12, 1950: Here it is - the VERY FIRST TELEVISION PERFORMANCE of George and Gracie. George introduces the cast to the audience. Hal March and Bea Benaderet appear as the Mortons. Bill Goodwin announces. All original Carnation commercials are intact. This is a real collector's item!
2. APRIL 12, 1951: Gracie entertains a visiting teenage relative, and George can't get used to the current young fads. Bea Benaderet and John Brown appear as the Mortons; all commercials are intact.
3. OCTOBER 23, 1951: Gracie has the monthly meeting of her Beverly Hills Uplifting Society at her house; George wants no part of this cackling bunch of frumps and cronies. Bea Benaderet and Fred Clark appear as the Mortons; comma. included.
4. FEBRUARY 18, 1952: Gracie falls down in a dept. store, and the owners fear that she'll sue them. 
115 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V240 THE BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW, II (1950/1952)
More live fun with George and Gracie. All shows on this tape contain original Carnation commercials. Not seen in 40 years!
1. NOVEMBER 2, 1950: The bank tries to explain to Gracie that her checking account is overdrawn, but somehow she doesn't understand!
2. NOVEMBER 16, 1950: Bob Sweeney is seen as a tax auditor who's assigned to monitor Gracie!
3. MAY 30, 1952: Gracie's nieces pay a visit to the Burns household, just in time to keep George from writing a speech.
4. JULY 2, 1952: It's time for Gracie to renew her driver's license, so heaven help the DMV! 
120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V257 THE BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW, III (1951/52)
The first three contain original commercials!
1. JANUARY 4, 1951: Gracie has the word "party" circled on her calendar, and assumes she's having a party for George; she's knows it's not his birthday; so she creates a day for him. Watch for a surprise ending featuring a very special guest star! This episode is the first to star John Brown in the role of Harry Morton. George breaks character to introduce him. (Note: sound is a bit scratchy.)
2. AUGUST 2, 1951: The girls go on a health kick and decide to serve nothing but fruits and vegetables. George and Harry (played by Fred Clark) are not happy.
3. SEPTEMBER 13, 1951: Gracie throws a wedding at the Burnses' for a friend's daughter, and drives the caterer, the florist, the participants, and all else crazy in the process. Once again, George stops the action and introduces Harry Von Zell as the how's new announcer!
4. 1952: A studio wants to produce a film on the lives of George and Gracie -that is, until Gracie gets involved! 
115 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE

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BOB HOPE
THE GRAND OLD MAN - AN AMERICAN LEGEND, ROMPING THROUGH EACH SHOW WITH TOP NAME GUEST STARS.

V414 THE BOB HOPE CHEVY SHOW, I
Two hour-long, live programs, complete with original commercials.
1. NOVEMBER 11, 1956: Guests are Joan Davis (I Married Joan), Julie London, John Cameron Swayze, and Perry Como. Sketches include a bankrupt queen (Joan) attempting to wed a rich Hope; General Hope raging a ratings war with the rival networks (with cameos by Milton Berle and Steve Allen). Como sings two songs. 2. MARCH 10, 1957: Guests are Wally Cox, Rosemary Clooney, and Lana Turner. Comedy includes an Elvis spoof in which Cox's vibrating adam's apple is banned from TV for being suggestive; and a Playhouse 90 spoof. 
 120 MINUTES   
$19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V415 THE BOB HOPE CHEVY SHOW, II
Two more hour-long shows, both with original commercials.
1. JANUARY 25, 1957: Guests are Eddie Fisher, Betty Grable and Harry James, and the new comedy team of Rowan and Martin. Sketches recall Hope's meeting with Dick and Dan, and the making of a new movie star, Tab Hope, in exchange for selling his sole to the devil (James), who also does a trumpet solo. Grable does an elaborate song and dance number.
2. APRIL 5, 1957: Guests are Frank Sinatra, Natalie Wood (at age 18), and Janis Paige. Comedy features Hope and Sinatra as benched minor league ball players, and Hope and Paige masquerading as millionaires. Natalie discusses her rising career, and Sinatra sings a couple of songs. Loads of Elvis and Ike jokes - it's vintage TV at its best!
120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V425 THE BOB HOPE CHEVY SHOW, III
1. MAY 15, 1956: Vic Damone, Kim Novak, Leo Durocher, and Ken Murray guest. Comedy includes Hope having a serious meeting with the network executives - a bunch of pre-teens!
2. OCTOBER 21, 1956: A classic hour of comedy as Bob welcomes Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley in...what else? A spoof of "I Love Lucy", in which Bob plays Ricky Ricardo and Desi plays...Fred Mertz! Also on this program - a rare TV appearance by James Cagney, and Diana Dors. Both hours contain original 1956 and 1957 Chevrolet commercials.
 120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V520 THE BOB HOPE CHEVY SHOW, IV
1. DECEMBER 24, 1950: A special Christmas show, sponsored by Frigidaire. Hope welcomes Bob Cummings, opera star Lily Pons, and special guest star Eleanor Roosevelt. Comedy includes department store Santas (including Hope and Cummings) all meeting together on a subway train. Carols sung by a boys' choir rounds out the hour.
2. DECEMBER 28, 1956: A holiday-oriented show from a military
base in Alaska. Bob's guests are Ginger Rogers, Mickey Mantle, Jerry Cologna, and singer Peggy King. Mantle plays a pampered, spoiled private who's just been drafted, much to the chagrin of Commander Hope. Also, Hope plays a tourist visiting Alaska during the holiday season. Complete with original commercials! 
120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE

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ED WYNN
ONE OF THE FUNNIEST AND MOST UNDERRATED COMEDIANS IN THE HISTORY OF SHOW BUSINESS. DUBBED "THE PERFECT FOOL", ED IS JOINED BY TOP GUEST STARS IN ONE OF THE EARLIEST SERIES TO BE AIRED LIVE FROM HOLLYWOOD. ALL EPISODES CONTAIN ORIGINAL COMMERCIALS!

V413 THE ED WYNN SHOW, I (1949)
1. OCTOBER 13, 1949: Ed's guest is a very young Mel Torme. Wynn does a monologue about the new TV medium; sketches include the goings-on at a french restaurant and a record store.
2. OCTOBER 20, 1949: Dinah Shore appears in her first network program, singing a duet with Wynn. Comedy includes a spoof of gymnasiums.
3. DECEMBER 9, 1949: A classic episode with guests Virginia O'Brien and Buster Keaton. In a sketch, Keaton recreates his first silent movie routine.
AS AN EXTRA BONUS, WE ARE INCLUDING A 25-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED IN 1954 BY NBC AND RCA THAT DEMONSTRATES THE NEW PHASE - COLOR TELEVISION! 
 120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND
WHITE/COLOR


V448 THE ED WYNN SHOW, II (1949)
1. DECEMBER 10, 1949: Ed's guest star is Celeste Holm. Comedy includes Ed fending for himself deep in the heart of Africa, and touring an art museum where celebrities display their paintings. 2. DECEMBER 31, 1949: Guests are Buddy Ebsen and Hattie McDaniel. Ed plays the owner of a pet store, and Buddy comes in looking for an unusual pet; in another sketch, Ed is a door-to-door salesman and encounters everyone's favorite housekeeper, Beulah!
3. FEBRUARY 2, 1950: Garry Moore is the guest. Ed is the proprietor of a diner, who attempts to seat an overweight customer in a small booth with five other people; Garry demonstrates his idea of an entertaining TV program.
4. FEBRUARY 11, 1950: Ed's guests are Ann Sheridan and a very young Robert Clary, who sings (?!) the song that made him famous in the USA (not the theme from "Hogan's Heroes"). In the comedy sketch, after receiving word that Gary Cooper has canceled his appearance, Ann gets his part of a notorious outlaw! 
120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V455 THE ED WYNN SHOW, III (1950)
1. FEBRUARY 18, 1950: Vera Vague and John Charles Thomas are the guests. Ed and Vera take a cruise and get shipwrecked on a desert island together.
2. MARCH 25, 1950: Ed pretends he's on a quiz show and tries to guess who the week's guest star is (it's Gloria Swanson). In a sketch, Ed plays a producer who's casting a puppet show.
3. APRIL 8, 1950: Guest Richard Arlen appears in the comedy sketch that has Ed playing a late night TV movie host pitching products as he shows Arlen in typical adventure films that he keeps interrupting with commercials at crucial moments.
4. APRIL 22, 1950: Ed welcomes actress Marie Wilson. Comedy includes Ed as a director who applies himself to the medium of TV by making only OLD movies. 
120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


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OTHER COMEDY GREATS

V207 JOHNNY CARSON (1958-1971)
We proudly present our own salute to the man who has entertained millions for over 40 years. There are rare clips of Johnny from Who Do You Trust?. In other great highlights, he's clowning and joking with Pearl Bailey, Jerry Van Dyke, Joey Heatherton, Don Rickles, and Charlton Heston. Also: a funny Stump the Band moment, and some hilarious outtakes while Johnny and cohort Ed MacMahon were trying to tape commercials for the Who Do You Trust? program. Skitch Henderson also appears in some segments. If you're a fan of this great performer, you'll want to own this tape! 
50 MINUTES     $14.95    BLACK AND WHITE/COLOR


V444 THE RED SKELTON SHOW
We've been fortunate enough to locate four RARE live kinescopes from the 1950s that show the master of pantomime at his classic best. All shows contain original commercials, exactly as first broadcast!
1. FEBRUARY 24, 1952: Red proudly displays the Emmys his program won, does a pantomime routine, and the sketch spoofs British newscasters.
2. FEBRUARY 9, 1954: Red's guests are Ed Sullivan and the King Sisters. Comedy includes a Driver Education lesson, and a satire on the navy.
3. JANUARY 25, 1955: Guests are Reginald Denny and Mary McCarty. A spoof of trailer park living is seen.
4. JANUARY 13, 1959: Edward Everett Horton and Richard Deacon are the guests. Red does a classic "Freddie the Freeloader" sketch. 
 120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE

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CLASSIC SITUATION COMEDY SERIES

BOB CUMMINGS Here are several volunes of two of Bob's famous sitcoms from the 1950s, ALL UNCUT!



V231 MY HERO, I (1952)
Bob plays Robert S. Beanblossom, agent for the Thackery Realty Company in this series. Julie Bishop co-stars as his girlfriend.
1. "HORSIN' AROUND". Bob takes a horse in exchange for an old shack he's been trying to unload. While he tries to hide it from his boss before he has a chance to explain, he finds out he was swindled by two crooks, and the horse is stolen!
2. "SURPRISE PARTY". Bob plans to throw a surprise birthday party for his boss, but it doesn't quite work out.
3. "OIL LAND". Bob's job is on the line when he sells some property before finding out that there's oil on it.
4. "THE PHOTOGRAPHER". Bob hires a photographer who supposedly can work wonders in making a house look good. Then the photographer presents Bob with the bill -more than the cost of the house! 
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V259 MY HERO, II (1952)
1. "EL TORO", the original, unaired, pilot. Bob tries to unload a mansion in the Hollywood hills by pretending to be a visiting matador from Mexico.
2. "THE CATERER". Mr. Thackery throws a party; Bob hires the caterer.
3. "SALT WATER DAFFY". Bob rents an expensive mansion full of priceless rugs and antiquesto a kindly old couple who turn out to raise seals as pets!
4. "JAILBREAK". Bob takes a bum, reforms him, cleans him up, gets him a job as a real estate agent, and promptly lands in jail! 
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V261 MY HERO, III (1952)
1. "THE DUEL" Bob's latest client is a sculptress who wants him to model for her. Then her boyfriend shows up and wants to fight Bob for her honor.
2. "THE TIGER". Mr. Thackery claims Bob's personality is too easy-going, so Bob decides to change his image and become a tiger. First order of business: collecting past-due rent from his clients. 3. "THE BICYCLE". Bob helps an old man who crashes his bicycle into a street light. The man turns out to be a millionaire who offers Bob an executive position he can't refuse.
4. "THE FISHING STORY". Bob brags about his camping skills to Mr. Thackery, so he invites him on a fishing trip in the woods and makes him do all the work. 
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V271 LOVE THAT BOB!, I (1958)
This is Bob's most remembered series. He stars as Bob Collins, a Hollywood photographer always up to his neck in beautiful girls....and trouble. The show also stars Ann B. Davis as Schultzy, Rosemary De Camp, and Dwayne Hickman.
1. "BOB'S FORGOTTEN FIANCE". Margaret tries to teach Bob a lesson for standing up women on dates.
2. "BOB GOES TO THE MOON". Bob's attempts at romancing Miss Sweden land him in the space program, becoming the first man rocketbound!
3. "GRANDPA'S BUDDY". Silent screen comedian Andy Clyde appears as an old pal of Granpa Collins (Bob in his famous dual role), who's in town to meet some swinging women.
4. "BOB DIGS ROCK AND ROLL", complete with original commercials. A fake Swedish medal of honor and a love of guitar music are Bob's keys (he thinks) to winning the heart of Miss Sweden. 
105 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE

V275 LOVE THAT BOB!, II (1958)
1. "BOB GOES BIRDWATCHING". Pamela Livingstone (Nancy Kulp) tries to get Bob to accompany her to Griffith Park. Charles Coburn has a cameo.
2. "GRANDPA ATTENDS A CONVENTION". Grandpa Collins returns in order to attend a reunion with military buddies from the Battle of San Juan Hill.
3. "BOB RETRENCHES". Rose Marie guests in this episode, as Bob lavishes everyone with gifts when he thinks he's getting a big tax refund.
4. "BOB BUTTERS BECK....BECK BUTTERS BETTER". Guest star George Burns offers Bob advice on how to get nephew Chuck's record played on the radio. 
 100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V278 LOVE THAT BOB!, III (1958/1955)
1. "BOB RESTORES MALE SUPREMACY". Both Bob's friend Harvey and his son are henpecked, so he invites them to spend a weekend with him to make them more manly.
2. "BOB AND SCHULTZY REUNITE". Schultzy takes a job at a rocket factory, and Bob hires a ditzy new secretary. Both are miserable.
3. "BOB BECOMES A STAGE UNCLE". Bob's had it with nephew Chuck's constant singing, so Margaret gets guest star Ozzie Nelson to tell him Chuck can be a star. Original titles and one commercial are included.
4. "GRANDPA'S XMAS VISIT". Bob tries to set Grandpa Collins up with a sweet old lady on Christmas Eve, but he steals Bob's date instead. 
 105
MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V279 LOVE THAT BOB!, IV (1958)
4 more hilarious episodes!
1. "COLLINS THE CROONER". A newspaper columnist prints that Bob is going to record an album - prompting everyone to get into his act.
2. "GRANDPA CLOBBERS THE AIR FORCE". Upset that the military won't let him re-enlist, Grandpa boards his plane and bombs the base!
3. "THE BEAUTY CONTEST". Peter Lawford guest stars in this episode, as Bob tries to get an air force general to let him judge a base contest.
4. "BOB SAILS TO HAWAII" to be near a model, but his plan backfires. 
 100 MINUTES  
 $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V281 LOVE THAT BOB!, V (1958)
Our latest volume features 4 terrific shows!!
1. "BOB PLAYS MARGARET'S GAME". Margaret is fed up with Bob being a bad influence on Chuck.
2. "BOB IN THE BRIG". Grandpa Collins bombs another base, and Bob is thrown in jail because of it.
3. "BOB AND SCHULTZY AT SEA", with special guest star Don Knotts. Bob tries to fix Schultzy up with a 97-pound weakling in order to keep her from bothering him on a cruise.
4. "BOB'S ONE DAY TO RELAX" isn't going to be very relaxing - Chuck needs advice on how to handle a French girl who's chasing after him.
 100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


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I MARRIED JOAN
Joan Davis stars as Jim Backus' zany wife in this classic show!

V219 I MARRIED JOAN, I (1954)
1. "JOAN SEES STARS". Joan's new maid will quit unless Joan can arrange for her to meet some celebrities.
2. "JOAN THE MATCHMAKER". Joan tries to get her friends Wally and Sally together by making Wally jealous, but her plan backfires.
3. "JOAN THROWS A WEDDING", but it ends up costing more than Brad expected.
4. "MONEY IN THE SHOTGUN". Joan hides $600 in Brad's shotgun, and he goes duck hunting before she can get it out! ALSO INCLUDED: Previews of specials featuring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. 
105 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V272 I MARRIED JOAN, II (1952/54)
1. "BRAD'S CLASS REUNION". Joan finds some old love notes Brad wrote to a girl he knew in high school, just as he announces he's attending a class reunion.
2. "THE NEW HOUSE". Joan and Brad decide to move into a new home, but another couple has beat them to it!
3. "THE DOG STORY". Joan tries to convince Brad they need a dog by buying one, and he does the same.
4. "BRAD'S PROMOTION". Brad's about to be promoted to the Court of Domestic Tranquility, but he and Joan have a fight the night his supervisor comes over. 
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V277 I MARRIED JOAN, III (1953)
1. "THE MOUNTAIN LODGE". Joan writes a check from the Stevens' life savings account for a houseboat, and Brad writes one in the same amount for a cabin.
2. "HOME OF THE WEEK". Joan fills her house with priceless antiques to impress a snooty acquaintance.
3. "ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS". A misunderstanding in a department store leads a woman to believe her husband is in love with Joan.
4. "THE CLOTHES BUDGET". Joan bets Brad she can buy a whole new wardrobe for $400, so he donates all her old clothes to charity. 
 100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V280 I MARRIED JOAN, IV (1953)
1. "JOAN'S BURIED TREASURE". After finding a torn up map in the house, Joan is convinced wealth awaits her in the backyard.
2. "MODERN LIVING". Brad and Joan check out life in an ultra- modern (1950s style) house.
3. "THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER". Joan is convinced Brad doesn't love her when he won't get jealous over a handsome visiting lecturer.
4. "IN THE SOUP". Brad considers quitting the judiciary so he can afford to buy Joan a mink coat.
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE

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MAMA (I REMEMBER MAMA)
Peggy Wood stars as the Americanized Norwegian mother of 3 living in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. The show also stars Dick Van Patten.

V215 MAMA (I REMEMBER MAMA), I
1. "MAMA'S BAD DAY" (1950). Mama feels that her family is taking her too much for granted. This kinescope features original Maxwell House commercials.
2. "MAMA'S NURSERY SCHOOL" (1955). As a substitute teacher, Mama does a little better than the full-time teacher expected. 
55 MINUTES     $14.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V243 MAMA (I REMEMBER MAMA), II
1. QUEEN OF THE BEE" (1952). Dagmar feels the pressure when she competes in her school's spelling bee contest. This kinescope has original Maxwell House commercials.
2. "MADAME ZODIAC" (1952), also complete with original commercials. A fortune teller moves into the neighborhood, and Mama has strong doubts about her ability. Then her predictions start coming true.
60 MINUTES     $14.95    BLACK AND WHITE

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TROUBLE WITH FATHER Starring STU ERWIN TV'S ORIGINAL BUMBLING FATHER IS BACK!

V210 TROUBLE WITH FATHER, I
1. "YVETTE" (1954). Stu wants to surprise June with an unusual anniversary gift a lifelike female mannequin.
2. "WHAT PAPER DO YOU READ?" (1952). June enrolls in Stu's evening government class in order to be as politically informed as he.
 50 MINUTES     $14.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V262 TROUBLE WITH FATHER, II
All of the following shows are complete with original commercials.
1. "SPOOKS" (1952). Daughter Joyce is throwing a party and wants to surprise everyone by having her boyfriend dress as a skeleton. The Erwins' handyman Willie (played by Willie Best) thinks he's seen a spook! Margaret Hamilton guest stars.
2. "THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE" (1953). Stu goes in for a checkup, the doctor gets his report mixed up, and the family is convinced that he is dying.
3. "HATE THAT LOVE SEAT" (1953). Stu comes into some money. June offers to keep a neighbor's love seat at the house until she returns from vacation. Thinking June has spent his found money, Stu sells the seat to a junkman.
4. "THE BIG GAME" (1955). Here's a real treat - Stu's daughter Jackie (played by Sheila James) joins the basketball team at school so she can be near her latest heartthrob, played by Dwayne Hickman. Sheila played Zelda to Dwayne's Dobie five years later on the "Dobie Gillis" show, so this is their first TV pairing, which may have led to the other series! 
120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V265 TROUBLE WITH FATHER, III
All of the following shows are complete with original commercials.
1. "A VERY RAINY DAY" (1951). After Stu decides to close the school during a storm, he assigns his students to write an essay while waiting for the rain to stop. That's when an underhanded newspaper reporter decides to test him out.
2. "THE GREAT DEBATE" (1953). Stu opens his mouth once too often regarding the role of women in society and finds himself defending himself on the radio....against June!
3. "EGG NOGGIN'" (1953). Jackie pretends to be hurt from a conk on the head so she can stay home from school and receive gifts from everyone.
4. "THE SCHOOL NEWSPAPER" (1953). After the superintendent scolds Stu for publishing a boring newspaper, he turns it into a tabloid that puts everyone at each other's throats.
120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE

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VINTAGE SITCOM COMPILATIONS
RARE CLASSIC SITUATION COMEDIES FROM THE 1950s FEATURING SOME OF THE BIGGEST STARS WHEN THEIR CAREERS WERE JUST BEGINNING!

V208 VINTAGE SITCOMS, I
1. THE LIFE OF RILEY stars a young, thin Jackie Gleason in his first TV outing from 1949.
2. MY LITTLE MARGIE (1952). Gale Storm and Charles Farrell star in an early episode.
3. THE BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW (1952). A classic live episode involves Gracie's party plans.
4. THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE (1955). Jackie Cooper stars in this series, along with his dog, "Cleo", who thinks out loud. 
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V238 VINTAGE SITCOMS, II
1. THE RUGGLES (1950). Charlie Ruggles stars in this domestic comedy kinescope, as an old-fashioned man trying to raise his family. One of the first shows to be live from Hollywood.
2. LIFE WITH ELIZABETH (1955). Here's Betty White's first series, adapted from her live shows of the same name produced locally in Los Angeles. She plays a typical scatterbrained housewife.
3. THE GOLDBERGS (1953). Gertrude Berg wrote and stars in this classic sitcom.
4. DUFFY'S TAVERN (1954). Ed "Archie" Gardner stars in this television version of the popular radio show. Also stars Alan "Fred Flintstone" Reed as Archie's slow-witted friend. 
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V242 VINTAGE SITCOMS, III
1. MY LITTLE MARGIE (1952). Another early episode from the series, starring Gale Storm and Charles Farrell. This episode is complete with original Philip Morris commercials, plus a long promo at the end for the return of "I Love Lucy". Margie meets an FBI man in a restaurant, and in order to get close to him, pretends to be a spy.
2. DUFFY'S TAVERN (1954). Archie rents the bar's basement out to two women who turn out to be counterfeiters.
3. THE GOLDBERGS (1954). Molly takes a bus trip and meets a new friend who promptly accuses her of stealing her purse.
4. DUFFY'S TAVERN (1954). Archie decides to run for City Alderman. 
 100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE

V245 VINTAGE SITCOMS, IV
1. DUFFY'S TAVERN (1953).
Archie visits his old pal from high school, and tries to impress him by providing him with a rich date.
2. MAMA (I REMEMBER MAMA). A kinescope from 1954, complete with original commercials for Maxwell House. This episode features Dick Van Patten. Nels becomes a camp counselor. His girlfriend misses him so much, she decides to become a counselor for the camp at the other side of the lake. Now, if only they could arrange their schedules to meet once in a while....
3. HEY MULLIGAN! (1953) stars Mickey Rooney as a page at a major television network. In this episode, Mickey tries to ask his supervisor for a raise. There's a cameo appearance by Angie Dickinson.
4. LET'S JOIN JOANIE (1950). This was a pilot for Joan Davis' first attempt at television, two years before her "I Married Joan" series. Joan plays herself, an employee of a hat shop owned by Joseph Kearns, and who constantly tries to find the man of her dreams. 
110 MINUTES    $24.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V246 VINTAGE SITCOMS, V
1. MY FAVORITE HUSBAND (1955) stars Barry Nelson and Vanessa Brown in the TV version of the popular radio show, complete with original Frigidaire commercials. Liz enters an art contest.
2. MEET McNUTLEY (1953), starring Ray Milland as an English professor at an all-girls school. This episodes contains original General Electric commercials.
3. LIFE WITH LUIGI PILOT (1952). The rare first TV program based on the radio show of the same name. With Vito Scotti as Luigi; also starring Frank Cady and Herb Vigran. A kinescope.
4. PROFESSIONAL FATHER (1955). This was sort of a "Growing Pains" of the 1950s, with Steve Dunne as a child psychologist in complete control of his practice, but in no control at home. The show also stars Barbara Billingsley as his wife, in her pre- "Leave It to Beaver" days. 
 110 MINUTES    $19.95   
BLACK AND WHITE


V247 VINTAGE SITCOMS, VI
1. I MARRIED JOAN (1954), starring Joan Davis and Jim Backus. Joan gets involved with the mob when Brad is put on gangster Big Louie's parole board.
2. DUFFY'S TAVERN (1953). Duffy decides to sell the bar.
3. HEY MULLIGAN! (1953). Mickey tries to persuade his acting coach to start letting him go on.
4. THE BEULAH SHOW (1952). A rare episode from the series featuring Hattie McDaniel as the star. Beulah gets put in charge of the family garden, and promptly ruins the Hendersons' rose bush. 
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V250 VINTAGE SITCOMS, VII
1. THE GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (1955). Here's a rare episode from the short-lived TV series. Willard Waterman stars as that ever- womanizing bachelor who cares for his niece and nephew.
2. MR. PEEPERS (1953). Wally Cox stars as the mild-mannered school teacher of the 1950s. Also stars Tony Randall and Marion Lorne. A rare kinescope.
3. MY FAVORITE HUSBAND (1955). Another episode of the series, complete with original commercials. George gets hooked with a piece of junk when he bids at an auction.
4. THE GOLDBERGS (1955). Molly wants Rosalie to become a concert singer, but Rosalie's voice teacher thinks otherwise. 
105 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V266 VINTAGE SITCOMS, VIII: Celebrity Sitcoms
1. THE THREE STOOGES SHOW (1949). In 1949, Moe, Larry, and Shemp attempted to bring their screen slapstick to ABC-TV. This kinescope pilot is the result. In it, the boys play interior decorators and the show plays much like one of their films. Emil Sitka and Simona Boniface (from their films) co-star. RARE!
(Note: This show quality is not up to our usual standards, however it is still watchable and enjoyable.)
2. THE GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN SHOW (1950). An early episode from the live years of the show. Blanche and Gracie are jealous of Harry Morton's new secretary, so they invite her to dinner to check her out. Director Bob Fosse has a cameo; original commercials intact.
3. THE BING CROSBY SHOW (1954). This pilot was produced for CBS, and features our favorite crooner doing several songs, while guest star Jack Benny takes his date Sheree North to see the filming (a cheap date, no doubt!)
4. DATE WITH THE ANGELS (1957), starring Betty White and Bill Williams, complete with original commercials. Vicki spots Liberace dining at the Brown Derby while the Angels are there, but Bill doesn't believe her. Then Dennis Day shows up at their house to make matters worse. 
110 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V269 VINTAGE SITCOMS, IX
1. I MARRIED JOAN (1952), starring Joan Davis and Jim Backus. Joan vows not to mess up another phone message for Brad by writing all the information down. Now the problem is finding a piece of paper!
2. MEET CORLISS ARCHER (1955). The Archers and their neighbors get involved with building a boat in their garage. Ann Baker stars as Corliss.
3. THE BUSTER KEATON SHOW (1952). Two big game safari hunters come into Buster's sporting good store to purchase supplies, and the next thing he knows, Buster's accompanying them to Africa!
4. I MARRIED JOAN (1952). Another great episode! Joan wants to join an exclusive country club, but first she has to prove that she and Brad are descended from American pioneers. 
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V270 VINTAGE SITCOMS, X
1. THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM (1958). Jack invites himself and his hot date out with guests Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Stewart.
2. WHERE'S RAYMOND? (THE RAY BOLGER SHOW). A 1954 series that features Ray as dancer Ray Wallace, who also runs a neighborhood diner. In this show, complete with commercials, Ray insults a health inspector and may lose the diner as a result.
3. LIFE WITH BUSTER KEATON (1952). Another of Buster's rare filmed shows has him substituting for the lead in a major play when he injures the star.
4. TOPPER (1953). A rare episode of the classic series complete with commercials. Topper's wife decides to sell the house, much to his and the Kirbys' dismay. Leo G. Carroll, Robert Sterling, and Anne Jeffries star. 
110 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V273 VINTAGE SITCOMS, XI
1. SUSIE (aka PRIVATE SECRETARY) (1956). Ann Sothern stars as Don Porter's girl Friday in this classic show. Susie's friends try to keep her from going on constant spending sprees.
2. HEY MULLIGAN! (1954), starring Mickey Rooney as a TV network page. In this episode, a government error saddles Mickey with an experimental robot.
3. LOVE THAT BOB! (1958). Bob pretends to be his friend Harvey to help him get a raise. Bob Cummings, Ann B. Davis, and Rosemary De Camp star.
4. WHERE'S RAYMOND? (1954), with original commercials. Ray is mistakenly drafted when he agrees to entertain the army. Ray Bolger stars. 
 105 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V276 VINTAGE SITCOMS, XII
1. TOPPER (1953). George Kirby gets jealous when Topper entertains his former girlfriend (Frances Rafferty). Starring Leo G. Carroll and Robert Sterling.
2. MY LITTLE MARGIE (1954). Margie thinks it's high time that Vern ask his boss for a raise. When he refuses, she tries a little sleep-teaching.
3. IT'S ALWAYS JAN (1955). Janis Paige stars in this series as a struggling nightclub singer hoping to make it big. Sid Melton plays her manager. In this episode, a hot shot agent wants to sign her to an exclusive contract.
4. THE BETTY HUTTON SHOW (1959). Betty stars as Goldie, a lady whose former employer, a millionaire, dies and leaves her in charge of his estate and his children. Goldie thinks the kids are spoiled, and tries to teach them a lesson by pretending that the family fortune has been spent.
ALL 4 SHOWS ARE COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL COMMERCIALS, AND ARE FROM THE COLLECTION OF MICHAEL HALPRIN. 
120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE 

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MORE SITCOM CLASSICS

V233 THE BEULAH SHOW (1951/52)
This was the first network series to feature a black actress in the title role. Louise Beavers stars in shows 1 and 3 as the Hendersons' handy housekeeper. Episode 2 is one of only a handful episodes that starred Hattie McDaniel (she became ill afterward and was replaced by Beavers). Ernest Whitman and Ruby Dandridge co-star. To complete the cassette, we've added a few "black exploitation" cartoons that have been removed from television distribution "Jasper's in a Jam", "Rasslin' Match", "Lion Tamer", "Scrub Me Momma with a Boogie Beat", and "Jungle Jitters".
1. "BEULAH'S MISUNDERSTANDING". Beulah is led to believe that Mrs. Henderson is expecting. Arthur Q. Bryan (the voice of Elmer Fudd) guests in this episode.
2. "BEULAH THE DANCE TEACHER". Beulah discovers that little Donny is failing his dance class, and refuses to learn.
3. "BEULAH HELPS THE HENDERSONS". Beulah's employers have a fight and Beulah takes it upon herself to get them back together. 
120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V244 THE RUGGLES Charlie Ruggles and Erin O'Brien Moore star in one of TV's earliest family sitcoms, and one of the first to be broadcast live from Hollywood.
1. "CHARLIE'S PROMOTION" (1950), presented exactly as first aired, complete with Kraft commercials. Charlie expects a big raise after recommending an efficiency expert to the company, but it backfires the expert eliminates Charlie's position!
2. "CHARLIE'S LUCKY DAY" (1950). A photographer shows up at the Ruggles' to congratulate Charlie, and leaves. Before Charlie can find out why, the family is besieged with investors, inventors and bookies.
3. "THE PUNISHMENT" (1950). When the twins run off before finishing their yardwork, Charlie proposes an unusual reprimand: a picnic away from home for the entire day.
4. "PERFECT STRANGERS" (1952). The twins are tired of being teased by their friends, so they decide to stop being alike and become total strangers. 
 105 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND
WHITE


V252 DATE WITH THE ANGELS (1956/57)
Betty White and Bill Williams star as a newly-married couple that move in to a neighborhood filled with wacky characters played by Richard Deacon, Bert Mustin and Maudie Prickett. The last three shows are complete with 1957 car commercials.
1. "THE TREE IN THE DRIVEWAY". The city plans to remove an oak tree from the front of the Angels' home. Vicki decides to start a petition to save it.
2. "THE SURPRISE". Bill plans a surprise birthday party for Vicki, but she is led to believe that he is going to run away with her neighbor. 3. "THE TRAIN". It's the men against the women when a casual remark sparks a fight on a cross-country train ride between the Angels and the Clemsons.
4. "DOUBLE TROUBLE". While on vacation, the Angels stay at a hotel where a lounge singer that looks and sounds exactly like Vicki has a fight with her gangster-type boyfriend. 
115 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE
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