Product Details

• Actors: Mickey Rooney Show
• Directors: n, a
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 3
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Timeless Media Group
• DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007
• Run Time: 853 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000VKLXRS
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #37,424 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

One of the most enduring and engaging American actors, Mickey Rooney stands far above the crowd. Although he stood just about five feet tall, he is one of Hollywood's all time top box office stars and according to Sir Laurence Olivier, "...the best actor America has produced." Although Hey Mulligan was scheduled against The Honeymooners and was cancelled after one season, we have put together thirty of the original episodes in this special three DVD set, plus bonus extras that will make you laugh and keep coming back for more. They include Mickey on The Red Skelton Show, Mickey's movie trailers and an exclusive interview with Mickey Rooney himself, highlighting his own life story.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mickey Still Playing a Teenager, February 25, 2008

By	Only-A-Child - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

The 39 black and white half-hour episodes of "The Mickey Rooney Show" were originally broadcast from 1954-55 on NBC. The series was subtitled "Hey Mulligan", a reference to Rooney's character Mickey Mulligan.

This was Rooney's first and probably least known TV series and amazingly the perpetual child star (who was in his mid-30's) is still playing a teenager. Young Mulligan is a page working for a fictional television network and has acting aspirations; generally a reprise of his eager and fast-talking Andy Hardy character.

In 1954-55 much of America had yet to purchase their first television set and even relatively experienced viewers knew little about the inner working of the networks. So the segments of Mulligan at his day job would have had a certain novelty. Segments in which Mulligan attended acting classes in the evening (with Alan Mowbray as his teacher) and segments at home with his parents (played by Claire Carleton and Regis Toomey) supplemented the network page scenes.

The writing (Blake Edwards was chief writer) is not bad by early television standards but the show itself is more interesting as a curiosity than for the entertainment value of its content. Amazingly, it has been released on DVD.

Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT, CUTE TV SHOW WITH LEGEND MICKEY ROONEY, October 11, 2007

By	THIERRY "THIERRY" (CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews

This is such a cute show. I'm so happy to own all the episodes on DVD now. Thanks Timeless Media. This company rocks too by the way.

Mickey Rooney is hilarious in these great shows as he is in everything.
If you love Mickey Rooney and great 50's comedy, you will love this little show.

Sadly, it was short lived. It should have lasted longer. Mickey Rooney is charming and as lovable as Andy Hardy.

Please buy this set. The cost is great and it's WELL WORTH the money!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the mickey rooney show hey mulligan, February 16, 2009

By	Danette Rohen (Grand Rapids, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Mickey Rooney fans will love his TV series. Very funny!!This 1954/55 series gives you 3 discs with 10 episodes on each disc plus a bonus extra on each disc. one extra being a Mickey Rooney interview. I never seen his TV series before and decided to buy it just because I really like his movies. I loved it! My husband and kids really like it too, they really never knew Mickey Rooney until now. This was fun to watch with the family We laugh so hard we cried, He is really such a great talent the younger generation can enjoy him too. This is a very good buy for the young and old.