Holiday TV Classics: 49 TV Classic Episodes
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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions : 0.8 x 5.2 x 7.4 inches; 3.84 ounces
Item model number : MFR683904506450#VG
Media Format : Color, Box set, Multiple Formats, NTSC
Run time : 21 hours
Release date : July 22, 2008
Actors : Ricky Nelson, Vincent Price, George Burns, Red Skelton, Raymond Burr
Studio : Mill Creek
ASIN : B00198PJNA
Number of discs : 4
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Dr –
Takes me back to a simpler time
I saw these when I was a kid and now I can enjoy them all over again. So many to choose from. The fireplace is so good I made a fire place to hang my stocking and my doggie stocking and the people from my High School and some local thought it was just so cool.
L’escribe –
Terrific Holiday Treat!!
This is a 4-disc set of 50’s and early 60’s era TV sit-coms, variety and drama for the Christmas season. An added bonus is a link on Disc One for a Virtual Fireplace that you can keep on the screen while listening to music,wrapping presents, trimming the tree, etc. Cozy.This set is one of the best values I have seen anywhere for the price. Unbeatable. Curious that some reviewers are complaining about audio/video discrepancies. I have played through all of the discs several times and could not see or hear anything out of the ordinary. They are all in black and white, common in 50’s TV, some shows are a little creaky, production-wise, but all the more charming, seeing these early TV holiday shows with a few creaks make them even more enjoyable.Contents include 5 Christmas episodes of Ozzie and Harriet, 4 of the Beverly Hillbillies, also Christmas episodes of Red Skelton, Jack Benny, Dragnet, Burns and Allen, Abbot and Costello, Petticoat Junction. Variety and music shows, such as Liberace and Fred Waring. Drama shows include Four Star Playhouse, Dickens’ A Christmas Carol with Vincent Price, even Sherlock Holmes and a Lux Theatre production of Holiday Affair. Many, many more. Other reviewers have included a complete listing here on Amazon. I was astounded to see original commercials included with some of the shows, giving it a real 50’s feel! A wonderful step back in time! This is truly marvelous entertainment for the Christmas Season. Sit back with a mug of hot cocoa and some Christmas cookies, with the Christmas tree lights twinkling, curl up with the afghan and enjoy!!
Byron Kolln –
great selection of Christmas-themed classic TV episodes
I picked up this set recently. Reading the previous reviews I wasn’t expecting much in terms of overall picture/sound quality (these are all TV episodes that have fallen into public domain limbo and many are available from multiple cheapo DVD outlets); nevertheless I was quite pleased with the complete package.Annie Van Auken has already outlined the contents of the set, so there’s no need for me to repeat any of that here; but needless to say that if you’re a classic TV buff, there’s plenty to be enjoyed. I particularly appreciate the episode from Peter Lawford’s short-lived sitcom DEAR PHOEBE (which seemed like it was quite the charmer), and Betty White’s one-season wonder A DATE WITH THE ANGELS (Critic’s Choice released a DVD with four other episodes from this show a while back, but it’s hard to find now). The Christmas episode of A DATE WITH THE ANGELS (“Santa’s Helper”) includes lots of sponsorship material from Plymouth, too!Aside from a strange “video calibration” message flashing up during the final part of the GEORGE BURNS & GRACIE ALLEN SHOW episode, I couldn’t find much that’s technically wrong with this set. Regular buyers of public domain TV stuff from Alpha, etc., will be familiar with the standard of picture and sound quality encountered here.The addition of a “virtual fireplace” on the first disc is a cute touch. Nice for the price.
BRIAN A. O’DELL –
Great Retro Holiday TV Viewing!!!
For the price of $13 getting 21 hours of classic holiday TV viewing is pretty good. Yeah, one could complain that the mostly B/W shows are hazy and grainy and sometime skip, though I kind of take that as being part of the charm of this wonderful collection. Since I was born in 1957 I only had some vague memories of some of these shows… some I never even heard of! In particular, I enjoyed the 5 Christmas episodes of “Ozzie & Harriet” and all jokes aside, I can really see WHY this was such a popular show for so many years, I mean who wouldn’t want to have them as your parents! (Plus David and Ricky – those lips! – are HOT! LOL and in some of the shows you hear Ricky sing, and no doubt gave Elvis a run for his money back then?) I also enjoyed the two Liberace programs (Thanksgiving and Christmas) along with the Betty White (pre-‘Golden Girls’) sitcom. And you also get a virtual fireplace – so it loops ever 5 minutes! LOL… what’s even more funny is that if you turn up the volume of the fireplace segment and listen carefully you can hear a dog barking throughout very faintly! LOL So this is fun collection… And I look forward to their doing a followup collection soon.
Harold McBride –
Quality Compilation
I’ve been disappointed by other similarly packaged products, but this one has greatly exceeded my expectations. Some of the picture and sound quality isn’t as clear as I would like, but many of these episodes are close to 60 years old. I thought I had a decent knowledge of the “Golden Age of Television”, but there are episodes here from shows I had never heard of, and my family all enjoyed them. Most episodes are just under 30 mins., but there are some longer episodes here as well. This has been a great addition to our Christmas collection. I’m sure we’ll watch a good number of these episodes again next year.
William –
A REAL HOLIDAY TREAT!!
A baby boomer must have, with tons of product. I will admit I have only watched 10% of these shows and can’t wait to view the rest, but I am delighted with what I have watched. Watching Jack Benny crackup at Mel Blanc is priceless, or when Jack announces that they have found a purse belonging to a Miss Mansfield, guess who walks onstage.Jed can’t shoot the Thanksgiving turkey because it wants to shake his hand. Meanwhile, over at Racket Squad, they have to arrest Santa. It goes on and on. At less than a dime a show, what do you need to know?Total run time: 20hrs,53min.BONUS: Virtual Fireplace
Donald J. Wurzelbacher –
amazing amount of material for a little price
This DVD is more jammed pack with 50s and 60s christmas shows than any I’ve seen for such a low price. The quality isn’t perfect by any means but it’s far from being non-watchable. It has so many great programs it’s difficult to get through the whole set before Christmas, depending of course how soon you begin. It is a great treasury of classic christmas from days gone by and well worth the money even if you pick and choose the programs you like the most. This will be my new classic Christmas set that I’ll be enjoying each year.
Amazon Customer –
A little holiday trip back to the fifties. Sound and picture quality not the best, but that is to be expected with some of these programs. Still, I’m enjoying it.
David H –
Great to see some early TV attempts at conveying the spirit of the season. A bit clunky at times but that’s only to be expected. Times and attitudes change and these programmes are 50 – 60 years old.
Big Bill –
This is a great collection of 49 episodes of old TV series Christmas shows. Christmas shows were frequently special andmay have had more time and money invested in their production than a regular episode. But the real reason this is a gemis that it brings together so many TV shows that you might want to revisit. For instance , the first episode of disc oneis an episode of Robin Hood with Richard Greene and to my mind the only real Friar Tuck. I watched a lot of it whenyounger – now it’s a little corny , silly , maybe even campy and I would not want to invest in a disc of the series itself.Other episodes include Liberace , Long John Silver , Ozzie and Harriet , Bob Cummings , George Burns and Gracie Allen ,Jack Benny , Paul Winchell , The Ruggles!! , and more , not to mention the included ever popular virtual fireplacerecording included for when your done.Good seasonal fun that can be played over annually and a great way to visit a lot of old friends!
tony long –
worth every penny,like watching xmas tv in the good old days, great fun, your granddad will love it.
trudy –
great book