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• Actors: Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Phil Silvers
• Format: Black & White, DVD, Live, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: White Star
• DVD Release Date: November 19, 2002
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000714B7
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #90,255 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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In a comeback appearance that led to her short-lived weekly TV show, Judy Garland did a TV special in 1963 that's now available on video. Garland's performances are forceful and confident, but, unfortunately, she gets little time to sing by herself; that would come later on her TV show. Instead, she shares most of the time with her two costars: Robert Goulet (a recently minted star, thanks to Broadway's Camelot) and Phil Silvers (still basking in the popularity of TV's Sgt. Bilko). This is an intriguing show, if only because it reveals how much more patient TV audiences were in the '60s. Songs go on at a leisurely pace; at one point, Garland and Goulet sing a love medley that includes five complete songs. There's also a bizarre sequence in which the trio changes costumes after every song; at one point they warble "If I Had a Hammer" while dressed as beatniks. Garland seems less distracted than on her subsequent TV show, perhaps because she's sharing the stage with a couple of attention hogs. --Marshall Fine

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Studio: Kultur Release Date: 11/19/2002 Run time: 80 minutes

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What More Could Be Said Of Judy?, June 28, 1999

By	C. Hackman "Truthfinder" (easton, pa USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: The Judy Garland Special - with Robert Goulet and Phil Silvers [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Will all the super reviews on this tape I just had to add the one thing which I think was the most important yet everyone else has seemed to miss. In a segment where Silvers, Goulet and Garland do a spoof on each other's songs in a well planned medley there are several "laugh out loud" moments but here is the very best.....all at once to see Silvers and Goulet in "drag" as Judy lip singing to her real singing imitating all her moves etc was not only a spoof of all the drag queens doing Judy even then but quite a statement as well! It was truely hysterical! This tape is 60's TV variety at it's very best, it's just plain terrific! A must see for anyone who likes great music and phenomenal talent all in one!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Appealing Judy in first-rate variety show!, May 4, 1999

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This review is from: The Judy Garland Special - with Robert Goulet and Phil Silvers [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Judy gives an exciting virtuoso performance in this 1963 TV special which served both as a pilot for her variety series and a plug for her last film, "I Could Go On Singing", then in current release. Looking chic and sophisticated, Judy mixes wonderfully with Phil Silvers. They click so well together, its a wonder he was not signed as a regular on her TV series. Her love-song duet with stiff Goulet, on the other hand, is a bit overdone. The pair seems so caught up in the lyrics, you almost expect them to drop to the floor mid-tune in a steamy clinch. Happily, the hour shows Garland at her superstar zenith in stirring solo moments such as "I Happen To Like New York" and "By Myself". Regrettably, her inferior "Get Happy" serves only to remind viewers of her former MGM salad days. Such carping should not detract from the overall enjoyability of this video and the glowing luster of Miss Garland's megawatt talent. If your not won over by her infectious charm and virtuosity amply displayed in this TV special, you never will be!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fine concert with Garland, December 28, 2006

By	Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

Judy Garland shares the bill with Robert Goulet and Phil Silvers on this 1963 television special, which acted as a prelude-of-sorts for her regular TV series the following year. Garland is in prime vocal condition, and she's ably partnered by two very capable leading men.

Robert Goulet, who rose to fame as the romantic lead Lancelot in Broadway's "Camelot" three years previous, had by this point established himself as a popular matinee idol and recording artist. His marriage to Broadway leading lady Carol Lawrence ("West Side Story"'s original Maria) cemented them both as the 'Royal Couple' of musical theatre.

With television's "Sgt. Bilko", comedian Phil Silvers was also at the top of his profession. No stranger to musicals; he had starred opposite Nanette Fabray in composer Jule Styne's first big show, "High Button Shoes" in 1947.

The show opens with Garland's dazzling "Hello Bluebird" (also introduced in the film "I Could Go on Singing" that same year). Robert Goulet, looking very dapper with slicked-back hair and tux, joins Garland (also very lovely in a sleek black gown and fur stole) for a love medley that comprises "Love Walked In", "Here I'll Stay with You", "Through the Years", "If Ever I Would Leave You", and "Love is a Lovely Thing".

Garland also gets to share a delicious comedy routine with Phil Silvers, after he gatecrashes her rendition of "I Happen to Like New York", and decides to share with her some commonplace sights and sounds around the city. After a quick dissolve, Garland returns, dressed in a black tassle-skirt and fedora hat, to perform her rousing "Get Happy". She later performs both her famous "Love" Medley, and "By Myself", before joining the boys again for an hilarious series of musical skits.

As a precursor to her popular TV show, this works just fine. Garland obviously had a ball with Silvers and Goulet; their chemistry fairly spills off the screen, and her unique flair for comedy is showcased here beautifully.