Product Details

• Actors: Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond, Paul Lynde, Bruce Kimmel, Ruth Buzzi
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS 5.1), English (PCM Mono), English (PCM Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: RESPOND2 ENTERTAINMENT
• DVD Release Date: November 7, 2006
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000HXDQMO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,918 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Best of Donny and Marie: Volume 1" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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The jokes may be corny and the content squeaky clean, but it's hard to resist the toothy charms of Donnie & Marie. (When Donnie gets a call on his loafer phone, Marie quips, "That's shoe business!") No matter how crazy the characters (Captain Purple and Wonderful Woman), tacky the outfits (heavy on the rhinestones, feathers, and gold lamé), or incredible the situations (Donnie on stilts), the brother-sister duo always look like they wouldn't want to be anywhere else. Though this collection focuses on only four episodes, it does cover every year of the popular Sid and Marty Krofft-produced variety series (1976-1979). Since Marie was "a little bit country" and Donnie "a little bit rock and roll," each installment features selections from both genres--although "rock and roll" usually means R&B and disco--along with giggly sketches and skating from the Vegas-style Ice Vanities. Musical selections include "Jive Talkin'," "Yakety Yak," "I'm Your Puppet," "Dance to the Music," and "Good Day Sunshine." Guests include Charo, Paul Lynde, Ruth Buzzi, Bob Hope, Cheryl Ladd, Carl Reiner (as Carmen Miranda), and Minnie Pearl (as Shirley Temple). While the cavity-prone should steer clear of this sugary flashback, for the rest of the viewing audience, Donnie & Marie offers boundless enthusiasm, supreme silliness, and the widest smiles of the 1970s (next to Jimmy Carter). --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Product Description

America's favorite siblings are back in this fabulous collection of the very best moments from their hit TV variety show Donny and Marie.Not seen since it was originally aired this 2-disc set is filled with your favorite musical performances comedy sketches guest appearances and much more!System Requirements:Run Time: 120 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 823753780094 Manufacturer No: 7800

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT TO DONNY & MARIE FANS!, November 29, 2006

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Xavier Limtuaco (Manila, Philippines) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Best of Donny and Marie: Volume 1 (DVD)

Growing up as a kid in the 1970s, my siblings and I always looked forward to Sunday nights when we would gather in front of our TV set and watch our favorite foreign shows on Channel 7 one after the other. It started with The Muppet Show at 6pm, Donny and Marie, Mork and Mindy, Charlie's Angels and, finally, Three's Company.
Having complete sets of Three's Company and Charlie's Angels, it was, therefore, such a joy to finally learn that Donny and Marie would finally be released on DVD. Inspite of the fact that this DVD set was advertised as "Volume 1" I still bought the DVD because, for me, owning this set was still better than none. Viewing the 4 select episodes with my mom last weekend (like we did 30 years ago) was a nostalgic event. We enjoyed seeing Donny and Marie all over again at their prime singing, acting and dancing their hearts out. I also still clearly recall their wonderful performance of "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" which was thankfully included in Episode 2 of this set so seeing this performance all over again was pure joy. After viewing the 4 episodes on 2 discs, (I got this DVD together with Season 6 of Golden Girls), I wanted more! I felt really disappointed that for 4 episodes, I had to pay $20.00+ which, when compared to the $27.99 cost of the Golden Girls Season 6 containing 21 episodes, was really a rip-off. It would have been such a great buy if this set was called "Donny and Marie: The Complete First Season" containing ALL episodes. When will we see that day? I am sure the manufacturers of this set had their reasons for releasing such an incomplete set but to fans like us, there is just no excuse for depriving us of the joy in seeing the complete first season and the next 3 seasons! I appeal to the people behind this set to please release the complete 4 seasons because I assure you of our complete support in purchasing the sets. The Donny and Marie Show deserves to be seen again and again by our generation and future generations as well because this show was simply brilliant and is a shining example of what great entertainment is all about. I would rate this 5-stars if it was the complete first season but due to incompleteness, I rate it only 3-stars.

28 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than nothing, but...., November 10, 2006

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Kenneth Lim "Kenopy" (Beijing, China) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Donny and Marie: Volume 1 (DVD)

Must admit to being an Osmond since the early 70s, and as I am now living in China, I jumped at any chance to Donny and Marie perform. After a 30 year wait, what one gets is hardly a best of collection, but 2 sample discs of 4 incomplete Donny and Marie shows. I realise that Donny experienced royalty and cost issues when he tried to create a compilation disc set. This compromise leaves fans wondering if the full collection of 72 episodes will ever be released on dvd. All this aside, am glad to have a high quality reproduction on DVD, as the sound and the images are awesome!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Donny and Marie>>>Simply The Best!!!!!!!!, July 1, 2008

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Roni (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Donny and Marie: Volume 1 (DVD)

Donny and Marie Osmond became the youngest brother and sister duo to have a television show.

Every week we laughed and we were entertained by the comedy and music of Donny and Marie and often the Osmond family.

Every week we listened to some country songs and to some good old rock and roll!!!

Every week we were blessed by words written by Alan Osmond and sung by Donny and Marie.........
"May tomorrow be a perfect day.........."

Get this DVD and travel down memory lane!