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The Ernie Kovacs Collection (2011) DVDR.NTSC (6xDVD9)
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THE ERNIE KOVACS COLLECTION (1951-1962)
complete 6-disc set
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044262/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004IB04NU/
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/04/28/135769209/dvd-picks-the-ernie-kovacs-collection
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/20/PK311JECQ2.DTL
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/47522/ernie-kovacs-collection-the/
DVD Studio: Shout! Factory
DVD Release Date: April 19, 2011
Description
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He experimented with 20th century comedy in a unique way - he was not
afraid to ad lib at unexpected moments, and he had a goofy, twisted
view of the world that nobody has duplicated since then. He was also
great at makeup, which allowed for some really nutty characters. He
is forgotten or unknown to younger generations. He did blackout
sketches years before Laugh-In, and mock commercials decades before
Saturday Night Live. He once spent $12,000 on a six-second gag,
pounding on the hood of a used car to send it crashing through the
studio floor.
Kovacs was never as big a hit with audiences as he was with the pros
-- everyone from David Letterman to Monty Python -- who later used
techniques he invented. When he died in a car crash in the early
'60s, NBC started taping over his show's tapes, using them to dub
game shows. None at all would have survived if Mrs. Kovacs hadn't
bought them up. The Ernie Kovacs Collection has 13 and a half hours
of vintage only-on-TV comedy.
Format: NTSC
DVD Size: 5.99 + 6.32 + 5.47 + 6.11 + 6.69 + 6.46 Gb --
Exact Untouched Copy
Runtime (total): 780 minutes
Type: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Sound (main feature): English DD2.0
Subtitles: none
Set Features
----------------
# Disc 1: The Early Years.
# Disc 2: The NBC Morning Show.
# Disc 3: The NBC Evening Show.
# Disc 4: The Late 1950s.
# Disc 5: The ABC Specials.
# Disc 6: Classic Pieces.
Bonus Features
----------------
# Trailers.
# Commercials.
# Take A Good Look Clues.
# Take A Good Look Sales Film.
# Silents Please.
# Our Man In Havana Behind-the-Scenes Footage.
# Superclod Test.
# Percy Dovetonsils: Ode To Stanley's Pussycat.
# Martin Krutch, Public Eye.
# Rock Mississippi in Fingers Under Weskit.
# Howard, The World's Strongest Ant.
# J. Burlington Gearshift.
# 1987 Atlas Hall of Fame Induction.
# Remembering Ernie with George Schlatter and Jolene Brand.
# Baseball Film.
# Making of Baseball Film.
# The Mysterious Knockwurst.
# Andy McKay 8mm Home Movies.
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complete 6-disc set
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044262/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004IB04NU/
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/04/28/135769209/dvd-picks-the-ernie-kovacs-collection
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/20/PK311JECQ2.DTL
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/47522/ernie-kovacs-collection-the/
DVD Studio: Shout! Factory
DVD Release Date: April 19, 2011
Description
----------------
He experimented with 20th century comedy in a unique way - he was not
afraid to ad lib at unexpected moments, and he had a goofy, twisted
view of the world that nobody has duplicated since then. He was also
great at makeup, which allowed for some really nutty characters. He
is forgotten or unknown to younger generations. He did blackout
sketches years before Laugh-In, and mock commercials decades before
Saturday Night Live. He once spent $12,000 on a six-second gag,
pounding on the hood of a used car to send it crashing through the
studio floor.
Kovacs was never as big a hit with audiences as he was with the pros
-- everyone from David Letterman to Monty Python -- who later used
techniques he invented. When he died in a car crash in the early
'60s, NBC started taping over his show's tapes, using them to dub
game shows. None at all would have survived if Mrs. Kovacs hadn't
bought them up. The Ernie Kovacs Collection has 13 and a half hours
of vintage only-on-TV comedy.
Format: NTSC
DVD Size: 5.99 + 6.32 + 5.47 + 6.11 + 6.69 + 6.46 Gb --
Exact Untouched Copy
Runtime (total): 780 minutes
Type: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Sound (main feature): English DD2.0
Subtitles: none
Set Features
----------------
# Disc 1: The Early Years.
# Disc 2: The NBC Morning Show.
# Disc 3: The NBC Evening Show.
# Disc 4: The Late 1950s.
# Disc 5: The ABC Specials.
# Disc 6: Classic Pieces.
Bonus Features
----------------
# Trailers.
# Commercials.
# Take A Good Look Clues.
# Take A Good Look Sales Film.
# Silents Please.
# Our Man In Havana Behind-the-Scenes Footage.
# Superclod Test.
# Percy Dovetonsils: Ode To Stanley's Pussycat.
# Martin Krutch, Public Eye.
# Rock Mississippi in Fingers Under Weskit.
# Howard, The World's Strongest Ant.
# J. Burlington Gearshift.
# 1987 Atlas Hall of Fame Induction.
# Remembering Ernie with George Schlatter and Jolene Brand.
# Baseball Film.
# Making of Baseball Film.
# The Mysterious Knockwurst.
# Andy McKay 8mm Home Movies.
Posted in:
a.b.dvd.classics
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