Best of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

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Summary: More...
Review: After watching all 3 DVDs, I did find the Arte Johnson interview to be well worth viewing, unlike the other two. As for the guest stars, I enjoyed Sammy Davis Junior and Don Rickels the most, they really seemed to be enjoying it. Cher looked totally bored and she was about as unfunny as one could be.

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Summary: Save Your Money
Review: Alan Sues is my dad's uncle, and soon after the DVDs were released, he sent them to us as a gift, and I'll say that I'm glad we got it for free. Many of the jokes, mostly during the "Sock it to me" segment, were pretty dumb. The show had its moments, usually in the cocktail room. My favorite cast members are Alan Sues(of course) and Arte Johnson.

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Summary: A lot of really dumb jokes
Review: Alan Sues is my dad's uncle, and soon after the DVDs were released, he sent them to us as a gift, and I'll say that I'm glad we got it for free. Many of the jokes, mostly during the "Sock it to me" segment, were pretty dumb. The show had its moments, usually in the cocktail room. My favorite cast members are Alan Sues(of course) and Arte Johnson.

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Summary: I love Laugh-In, BUT...
Review: Are these episodes really uncut? There is a weird edit in which Zsa Zsa Gabor is cut off before saying anything, and in one episode, Charlie Brill and Mitzi McCall are introduced at the opening credits, then never seen again. Just asking...

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Summary: You bet your sweet bippy--It's Rowan & Martin's Laugh In
Review: Before SNL, SCTV or Fridays there was "Rowan & Martin's Laugh In". A show featuring split-second & side splitting humor. It often features special guest stars---like Richard Nixon (Sock it to me?) Jack Benny, & Sammy Davis Jr. (Here comes da judge)
Starring Arte Johnson, Ruth Buzzi, Lily Tomlin and many more. Verrry interesting!

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Summary: BEST OF rowan and martins laugh in
Review: Best of, ha. this is not a best of dvd. It is just six SCATTERED episodes of laugh in. BEST OF means best clips of all the shows.
I dont even thing these were the best 6 shows they created. I am strongly thinking of returning my copy.

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Summary: Psychadelica Americana !
Review: Finally! A television show from the 60's on dvd that isnt British! Laugh-in was the first program I can remember getting special dispensation to stay up late on a school night to watch! Some of the then topical references to vietnam and embarassing Indian jokes now come across as alternately clumsy, dated and painful. One skit involved Cher as Pochahontas and Tim Conway as John Smith. Dan Rowan adressing Cher; "Pochahontas?", Tim Conway interrupting replies, "Yes I do". Im stunned it got past the censors back then!. However, the brisk pace, the "mod" soundtrack, Goldie Hawn go-go dancing, old burlesque and even vaudville "black-out' gags, lots of guest stars, and, well,did I mention Goldie Hawn go-go dancing?!...all make for an entertaining bit of eye candy. Tons of catch phrases were born of this show; "sock it to me", "here comes da judge", "verrry interesting", even "Say goodnight, Dick" was a throw back to the old Burns and Allen TV show, and everything still seemed to work when I viewed this show in it's entirety for the first time since the 70's. Did you know that Seasame Street was 'inspired" by the Laugh-in format? And wasnt Hee-haw a "country-fied" version of beautiful dowtown Burbank's most famous step-child?Steal a bunch of old gags from vaudville, Ernie Kovacks and who knows where else, slap some psychadelic paint on it, label it "Laugh-in" and it somehow seemed fresh! Still does. Did I mention Goldie Hawn go- go dancing? My only negative on this dvd collection is the lack of any real extras. Three interviews are included with three cast members, but no out takes, promos etc. I still reccommend this collection highly, and urge Rhino video to release more volumes soon! The dvd even includes the old NBC peacock intro promising that the following show is "In living color"!The video transfer looks excellent. Psychadelica Americana- Look THAT up in your Funk and Wagnell!

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Summary: a really Good Show
Review: for it's time Period this Show was cutting edge&dealt with alot of topics.a wide range of guests came on board for the fun.Goldie Hawn has always been Fly to Me.some really funny stuff.

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Summary: When will they put this series out on DVD?
Review: For six years, I watched Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In on Monday nights. I enjoyed it because it was funny, with catchphrases like "Sock it to me," "You bet your sweet bippy," and "Here comes da judge" performed by an ensemble cast of comedians including Goldie Hawn, Lily Tomlin, Ruth Buzzi and Arte Johnson. I haven't seen this show for several years, so I bought this DVD as soon as I saw it. This DVD has two episodes from each of the first three seasons and they're just as funny today as they were when they first came out. They even have the show in which Richard Nixon asked "Sock it to ME?" I'm hoping that Rhino puts every season out on DVD in box sets so that those of us who watched it can enjoy it again and those of us who never saw it can watch it and enjoy it. This DVD set has a delightful bonus - the three discs in the set has interviews with Gary Owens, Ruth Buzzi and Arte Johnson, respectively, where they discuss how they were hired for the show and discuss how they worked on the show. Creator and producer George Schlatter also explains the genesis of the show and says that there might be a Laugh-In 2004 and there is a pictoral recration of the joke wall with pictures of the regulars saying the lines they made famous. It's well worth the price and is a look back at a piece of television and comedic history. Buy it.

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Summary: When will they put this series out on DVD?
Review: For six years, I watched Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In on Monday nights. I enjoyed it because it was funny, with catchphrases like "Sock it to me," "You bet your sweet bippy," and "Here comes da judge" performed by an ensemble cast of comedians including Goldie Hawn, Lily Tomlin, Ruth Buzzi and Arte Johnson. I haven't seen this show for several years, so I bought this DVD as soon as I saw it. This DVD has two episodes from each of the first three seasons and they're just as funny today as they were when they first came out. They even have the show in which Richard Nixon asked "Sock it to ME?" I'm hoping that Rhino puts every season out on DVD in box sets so that those of us who watched it can enjoy it again and those of us who never saw it can watch it and enjoy it. This DVD set has a delightful bonus - the three discs in the set has interviews with Gary Owens, Ruth Buzzi and Arte Johnson, respectively, where they discuss how they were hired for the show and discuss how they worked on the show. Creator and producer George Schlatter also explains the genesis of the show and says that there might be a Laugh-In 2004 and there is a pictoral recration of the joke wall with pictures of the regulars saying the lines they made famous. It's well worth the price and is a look back at a piece of television and comedic history. Buy it.