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Special Features
Bonus Documentary: The Worlds Favorite Clown;
The Benny Hill Cheeky Challenge Trivia Quiz # 1-6 ; Liner Notes DVD Insert Booklets; Benny Hill: Laughter and Controversy Episode of A&Es Award-Winning Series BIOGRAPHY®; Eddie in August; Featurettes: I Was A Hills Angel, Hills Angels: Off the Record and Hills Angels: In Conversation
The Benny Hill Cheeky Challenge Trivia Quiz # 1-6 ; Liner Notes DVD Insert Booklets; Benny Hill: Laughter and Controversy Episode of A&Es Award-Winning Series BIOGRAPHY®; Eddie in August; Featurettes: I Was A Hills Angel, Hills Angels: Off the Record and Hills Angels: In Conversation
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58 FULL-LENGTH EPISODES. 585 CLASSIC SKETCHES. ON 18 DVDS.
The undisputed Funniest Man on Television Benny Hill pioneered a naughty new direction for the sketch-comedy variety show and pushed TV broadcasting to new levels of rowdiness as he electrified audiences all over the world with The Benny Hill Show. This show-stopping collection on 18 DVDs captures every classic comedic moment from the Merry Master of Mirth in his hey day!
BENNY HILL: THE COMPLETE MEGASET™ contains Bennys raucous 20-year reign over televisions-sketch variety genre, from the naughty early years to the debut of the nubile Hills Angels, through the final episodes. Witness the birth of crazy caricatures like Fred Scuttle, Chow Mein, and Pierre de Terre. Laugh out loud as Benny and his bevy of buxom babes flaunt their racy rowdiness and tongue-in-cheek satire in characteristically outrageous sketches like The Little Dimpton Street Party and The Crook Report. These 58 vintage episodes originally aired from 1969 to 1989, contain nearly 600 memorable sketches and deliver a comedy high kick that is quintessentially Benny.
Never aired in the U.S. in full-length form, this complete collection of the Thames episodes of The Benny Hill Show presents a rare opportunity to view every saucy, unforgettable moment from one of the most uproarious and celebrated programs in television history.
BONUS FEATURES: Bonus Documentary: The Worlds Favorite Clown;
The Benny Hill Cheeky Challenge Trivia Quiz # 1-6 ; Liner Notes DVD Insert Booklets; Benny Hill: Laughter and Controversy Episode of A&Es Award-Winning Series BIOGRAPHY®; Eddie in August; Featurettes: I Was A Hills Angel, Hills Angels: Off the Record and Hills Angels: In Conversation
The undisputed Funniest Man on Television Benny Hill pioneered a naughty new direction for the sketch-comedy variety show and pushed TV broadcasting to new levels of rowdiness as he electrified audiences all over the world with The Benny Hill Show. This show-stopping collection on 18 DVDs captures every classic comedic moment from the Merry Master of Mirth in his hey day!
BENNY HILL: THE COMPLETE MEGASET™ contains Bennys raucous 20-year reign over televisions-sketch variety genre, from the naughty early years to the debut of the nubile Hills Angels, through the final episodes. Witness the birth of crazy caricatures like Fred Scuttle, Chow Mein, and Pierre de Terre. Laugh out loud as Benny and his bevy of buxom babes flaunt their racy rowdiness and tongue-in-cheek satire in characteristically outrageous sketches like The Little Dimpton Street Party and The Crook Report. These 58 vintage episodes originally aired from 1969 to 1989, contain nearly 600 memorable sketches and deliver a comedy high kick that is quintessentially Benny.
Never aired in the U.S. in full-length form, this complete collection of the Thames episodes of The Benny Hill Show presents a rare opportunity to view every saucy, unforgettable moment from one of the most uproarious and celebrated programs in television history.
BONUS FEATURES: Bonus Documentary: The Worlds Favorite Clown;
The Benny Hill Cheeky Challenge Trivia Quiz # 1-6 ; Liner Notes DVD Insert Booklets; Benny Hill: Laughter and Controversy Episode of A&Es Award-Winning Series BIOGRAPHY®; Eddie in August; Featurettes: I Was A Hills Angel, Hills Angels: Off the Record and Hills Angels: In Conversation
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52 of 54 people found the following review helpful
By clark wayne
Amazon Verified Purchase
The Benny Hill show is the best show ever.
The Hill's Angels were the sexiest women that ever lived.
The show was really good before 1979, but was even better after that, from 1979 all the way to 1989.
I don't care what anybody says about the later years.
My favorite bit was "Superteech" from 1983.
My favorite Hill's Angels routine was "Runaway" from 1981.
Now about the Complete Megaset. The one released in 2010, the one with Hill standing next to the guitar.
This one is exactly the same as all the previous releases, i know because i have them all, the first Megaset, and all of the individual releases before that.
This one is the best, because all 58 episodes come in three standard DVD containers with six discs in each container.
The entire collection fits into one hand, making it great for traveling. Like when visiting boring relatives.
The Hill's Angels were the sexiest women that ever lived.
The show was really good before 1979, but was even better after that, from 1979 all the way to 1989.
I don't care what anybody says about the later years.
My favorite bit was "Superteech" from 1983.
My favorite Hill's Angels routine was "Runaway" from 1981.
Now about the Complete Megaset. The one released in 2010, the one with Hill standing next to the guitar.
This one is exactly the same as all the previous releases, i know because i have them all, the first Megaset, and all of the individual releases before that.
This one is the best, because all 58 episodes come in three standard DVD containers with six discs in each container.
The entire collection fits into one hand, making it great for traveling. Like when visiting boring relatives.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By K. PRITCHETT
Amazon Verified Purchase
I remember, as a kid, trying to stay up late to watch the Benny Hill show on Sunday nights, now I can watch it whenever I want. It's all here from the memorable characters, skits, and sped up action sequences. This is one collection that you will want if you enjoy British humor.
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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Benny Hill was a master of comedy. Every episode is polished and appears so seamless that rarely will you notice that many segments are sown together from separate tapings. One such: during a dance routine, a black dress jumps from one to the other on every drum beat.
While there are these occasional singing and dancing routines, most of each show is pure comedy: high density comedy. Theses shows require you to watch and listen. Benny loved to play with the language; his comic songs and tales are loaded with double entendres. Jokes are literally written on the walls. There is a skit with dialogue using only letters and another using only names. He had fun rearranging and parsing titles and signs into hilariously inappropriate meanings.
Benny's silent comedy skits rival the best of the comedy movies from the golden age of silent film. There are sight-gags galore. Like Oliver Hardy, he knew how to use "the look" when things go wrong. Parodies, silly interviews, zany cruises, burlesque acts, naughty bits, and much more - all done to perfection . . . .
Alas, not everything was perfect. If you were one of the many beautiful young women on the show, you probably weren't too happy with the wardrobe department's seamstress. While they had provided you with stylish and sexy dresses - the lightest tug, the merest snag, or just a piddling pull by a passing clown and ... a loud rip, a flutter of fabric, and then, an uninvited squeal would escape your lips when you realize your embarrassing exposure! Tsk! Tsk! How unseemly . . . .
Picture quality (DVD): 3.5 to 4. All episodes are in color except for 3 on disc 2. Navigation to any skit in an episode is easy. Occasionally, a tiny square flickers in one of the corners.
While there are these occasional singing and dancing routines, most of each show is pure comedy: high density comedy. Theses shows require you to watch and listen. Benny loved to play with the language; his comic songs and tales are loaded with double entendres. Jokes are literally written on the walls. There is a skit with dialogue using only letters and another using only names. He had fun rearranging and parsing titles and signs into hilariously inappropriate meanings.
Benny's silent comedy skits rival the best of the comedy movies from the golden age of silent film. There are sight-gags galore. Like Oliver Hardy, he knew how to use "the look" when things go wrong. Parodies, silly interviews, zany cruises, burlesque acts, naughty bits, and much more - all done to perfection . . . .
Alas, not everything was perfect. If you were one of the many beautiful young women on the show, you probably weren't too happy with the wardrobe department's seamstress. While they had provided you with stylish and sexy dresses - the lightest tug, the merest snag, or just a piddling pull by a passing clown and ... a loud rip, a flutter of fabric, and then, an uninvited squeal would escape your lips when you realize your embarrassing exposure! Tsk! Tsk! How unseemly . . . .
Picture quality (DVD): 3.5 to 4. All episodes are in color except for 3 on disc 2. Navigation to any skit in an episode is easy. Occasionally, a tiny square flickers in one of the corners.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I have been watching Benny Hill since a teen. Fantastic. I shed a tear when I learned of this death. Benny Hill is at the top of my list of the best comedians ever. This set is a must have for now, but I wish... I wish it had English subtitles. Why you ask? I am an American and sometimes British accents throw me off a bit. There are several words in his limericks (I bet most of you Americans don't understand all of his words) that I don't understand.
If this set had English subtitles, it would be a perfect set. Unfortunately, it doesn't; hence, the four stars. Maybe I will get a bunch of friends over sometime to watch and we will figure all the words out, but most my friends don't care for him. What is wrong with these people!!!! Benny Hill is a LEGEND!!!!! What they don't get is their loss.
I can watch this over and over again (which I have trying to figure some of the words out, but I got some of them, but there are a few that elude me... Damn you subtitles!!!!).
Listen to me, this set is well worth it. Hope you enjoy it with a Old Peculiar. It works well with Benny Hill.
If this set had English subtitles, it would be a perfect set. Unfortunately, it doesn't; hence, the four stars. Maybe I will get a bunch of friends over sometime to watch and we will figure all the words out, but most my friends don't care for him. What is wrong with these people!!!! Benny Hill is a LEGEND!!!!! What they don't get is their loss.
I can watch this over and over again (which I have trying to figure some of the words out, but I got some of them, but there are a few that elude me... Damn you subtitles!!!!).
Listen to me, this set is well worth it. Hope you enjoy it with a Old Peculiar. It works well with Benny Hill.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
When you think of ZANY British comedy, Benny Hill has to top the list ...
May 29, 2011
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If you asked any fan of British comedy, particularly of the zany ilk, if they've ever heard of Alfred Hawthorne Hill they may look at you as if you were daft. Mention Benny Hill and you'll probably get a smile of wide-eyed amusement and a few guffaws. No, not everyone loves Benny, but those who do are big fans. Hill was somewhat of a flop in radio and and lukewarm on the stage, but once he hit television ... well, let's just say the rest is history.
This fantastic collection of 18 discs is housed in three cases which can easily be stored/stacked. Inside each case the discs are placed in a flip style for easy access. The first case houses 21 episodes, including three rare black-and-white episodes from 1969 to 1974. Bonus features include a documentary ("The World's Favourite Clown"), Hill's "Laughter and Controvery" from A & E's Biography series, and two Benny Hill Cheeky Challenge Trivia Quizzes. The second case houses 20 episodes from 1975 to 1981. Bonus features include "Eddie in August," "I was a Hill's Angel" feature, and two Benny Hill Cheeky Challenge Trivia Quizzes. The third case houses 17 episodes from 1982 to 1989. The bonus features include "Hill's Angels: Off the Record," "Hill Angels: In Conversation," and two Benny Hill cheeky Challenge Trivia Quizzes. You're getting approximately 48 hours and 29 minutes of some of the zaniest, nutty sketches you've ever seen.
There is a small booklet that lists all the episodes. You can select individual sketches from the discs. The only problem is trying to find individual ones as they are not listed in alphabetical order, but then again as you scan the lists you're sure to find some that you remember.... Read more ›
This fantastic collection of 18 discs is housed in three cases which can easily be stored/stacked. Inside each case the discs are placed in a flip style for easy access. The first case houses 21 episodes, including three rare black-and-white episodes from 1969 to 1974. Bonus features include a documentary ("The World's Favourite Clown"), Hill's "Laughter and Controvery" from A & E's Biography series, and two Benny Hill Cheeky Challenge Trivia Quizzes. The second case houses 20 episodes from 1975 to 1981. Bonus features include "Eddie in August," "I was a Hill's Angel" feature, and two Benny Hill Cheeky Challenge Trivia Quizzes. The third case houses 17 episodes from 1982 to 1989. The bonus features include "Hill's Angels: Off the Record," "Hill Angels: In Conversation," and two Benny Hill cheeky Challenge Trivia Quizzes. You're getting approximately 48 hours and 29 minutes of some of the zaniest, nutty sketches you've ever seen.
There is a small booklet that lists all the episodes. You can select individual sketches from the discs. The only problem is trying to find individual ones as they are not listed in alphabetical order, but then again as you scan the lists you're sure to find some that you remember.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
STILL HILARIOUS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS !!!
EXCELLENT COLLECTION OF BENNY HILL COMEDY ! NICE TO SEE HIS WORK AT MY LEISURE. LOT'S OF SKITS I NEVER SAW BEFORE. VERY PLEASED !!!
Published 4 months ago by WISHIE
5.0 out of 5 stars
All You Will Ever Need
The quality of picture and video is absolutely found here. You get so much Benny that you can't run out assuming you remember the good ole days when you laughed at the same skit... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Frank J. Altschul
5.0 out of 5 stars
Master of comedic Mayhem!
Was gift for sig-other..both of us love Benny Hill. Looking forward to laughing at his antics again and his perpetual
Quest for love!
Quest for love!
Published 5 months ago by Janice kaiser
5.0 out of 5 stars
The FUNNIEST Ever!!!
This is the FUNNIEST stuff on earth! If you're feeling low, watch this. You will never laugh so much and so hard, and you will be absolutely cheered up! Read more
Published 7 months ago by lovebrits
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Collection, not actually complete
This is a great collection. The quality of the video and sound is excellent and the special features are fun to watch/play too. I highly recommend it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Low Blood Sugar
5.0 out of 5 stars
I was so lucky...
I was so lucky that I found this mega set, exactly the same original on sale here for only $21.99 at COSTCO Wholesale store Miami and the video and audio quality is very good as... Read more
Published 12 months ago by George Bond
5.0 out of 5 stars
the jerry lewis show
it is a fine movie,makes you remember old times;I consider it as a classic of all times,you don't really need audio not even a single word,you can understand any scene so the only... Read more
Published 14 months ago by moises
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you like Benny Hill, you will love this
There is just something about the comedy of Benny Hill that I get a charge out of. I have learned that not all people think he is funny, some think his humor is sick. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Magnum
5.0 out of 5 stars
terrific set
Like Laurel & Hardy, Benny Hill belongs to the funniest comedians of the 20th century. It's a very, very small line between brillancy and banality. Read more
Published 21 months ago by sto
5.0 out of 5 stars
"YES! IT'S THE BENNY HILL SHOW!" - Henry McGee
As a person who grew up during the 1980's, I can tell you that Benny Hill was an important person during my childhood. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Daniel Kepley
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