Product Details

• Actors: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Gary Owens, Ruth Buzzi, Henry Gibson
• Writers: Bob Gillies, Dave Evans, Digby Wolfe, Jack Margolis, Jeremy Kay
• Producers: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Rhino Theatrical
• DVD Release Date: June 24, 2003
• Run Time: 360 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008PHCV
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,624 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Best of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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639 of 653 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just Say NO..., July 17, 2003

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trebe - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (DVD)

With the current trend of issuing television series in complete seasons, and maximizing the content included on a DVD, there is absolutely no reason for consumers to accept product that gives them less than their full value for their money. There is easily enough space on a DVD for over three hours of material. Minus the commercials, it is common to have four "hour" long episodes on a single DVD.

Why is it that "The Best of Laugh-In", a three DVD set, contains just a total of six episodes? This is VHS type packaging, and is comparable to how the original Star Trek TV program was offered on DVD years ago. We've come far beyond that. The price for this set is exorbitant as well. You could get the complete season of a series like MASH or All in the Family for less. The title of this set is also misleading. Rather than being a "best of" compilation, it is actually a collection of six complete episodes.

Laugh-In is a great program, one that broke new ground, and was highly innovative and influential. It is certainly worthy of much better treatment. Rhino usually provides value, in whatever they issue, however this time they have clearly "socked it" to the customer. Rhino needs to understand that this type of packing is not acceptable, and is really an insult to the consumer. Just say "no" to this set, any maybe they will get the message.

125 of 126 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Fickle Finger of Fate goes to Rhino, June 26, 2003

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Ron Wise (Cleveland, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (DVD)

The contents of this package rates five stars, but what drags it down to three is that Rhino created a fancy package and short-changed the public on the amount of episodes they put in the package. I mean SIX episodes in a three-DVD set for [that amount]? Come on Rhino! You could easily have put 12 episodes in this set. After all, there were 144 episodes of Laugh-In. At 12 episodes a set, it would takes years to release them all on DVD. Now it's going to take twice as long.
Aside from all that, the episodes are great and the picture and sound are crisp and clear. The interviews aren't bad either.
So Rhino, enjoy your Fickle Finger of Fate. I'll be thinking twice before I shell out {good money]for six more episodes of Laugh-In.

59 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars What we have here is NOT MUCH, September 3, 2006

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Bennet Pomerantz "Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD" (College Park, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (DVD)

In the late 1960's, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In was an entertainment of sight gags, skits and one liners. It was Vaudville, Burlesque and low brow humor combined in an hour of TV


This DVD of six episodes fully takes in what the show had to offer. You could call this DVD A taste of Laugh-In. It captures in a nutshell what Laugh-in was.

You will note, in the late 80's, NBC (the same network that Laugh-In was on) came up with Saturday Night Live. It took up Laugh-In mantle without the joke wall or the quick SOCK IT TO ME!

However, This small piece of the show on DVD isnt much, we need more! I rate it low, because it feels so incomplete...and for what it worth, it better to have NOTHING than a small taste of greatness

I would rather have a full season of Laugh-in. Since Rhino isnt making many DVDs lately...someone should!


Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD