When, in 1968, presidential nominee Richard Nixon rhetorically queried "Sock it to me?" on "Laugh-In," it helped to elevate him to the White House and was named by Time Magazine as one of the "Top 10 Presidential Pop Culture Moments." That's just one of the many unforgettable pop culture highlights in a transformative season full of them. Home audiences are sure to laugh along with ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON when it arrives on DVD this January, courtesy of the TV DVD archivists at Time Life.
The '60s gave us "in-crowds," "be-ins" and "love-ins," and starting in 1968, the happening place for free-form comedy was "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," broadcast from beautiful downtown Burbank. Straight man Dan Rowan and wisecracking co-host Dick Martin led a gaggle of goofballs including Goldie Hawn, Judy Carne, Ruth Buzzi, Arte Johnson, Henry Gibson, Gary Owens, Jo Anne Worley and Alan Sues through a rapid-fire assault of one-liners, skits, bits and non sequiturs that left viewers in hysterics and disbelief. ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON includes such classic,long-running features as "Sock It to Me," "Cocktail Party," "The Fickle Finger of Fate" and "Gladys and Tyrone,"; lighthearted salutes to higher education, machines, pollution, dancing class, police, the telephone company, the post office, and Raquel Welch; Pigmeat Markham, reclaiming his "Here Comes the Judge" routine, dispensing justice with a large rubber gavel to the noggin; Tiny Tim singing and exploring Burbank and more.
Following its boffo inaugural season, all of Hollywood got in line to appear on TV's must-see variety show, and THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON features an astounding line-up of guest stars - some of the 20th century's most talented performers and outsized personalities. Home audiences will thrill to the appearances of Jack Benny, Victor Borge, Mel Brooks, Johnny Carson, Tony Curtis, Sammy Davis Jr., Phyllis Diller, Kirk Douglas, Peter Falk, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hugh Hefner, Rock Hudson, Davy Jones, Peter Lawford, Jack Lemmon, Liberace, Rich Little, Marcel Marceau, Bob Newhart, Richard Nixon, Vincent Price, Don Rickles, Rod Serling, Nancy Sinatra, The Smothers Brothers, John Wayne, Flip Wilson, Henny Youngman, and many more.
For LAUGH-IN aficionados, Time Life also offers LAUGH-IN: THE COMPLETE SERIES, available exclusively at TimeLife.com/Laugh-In. Perfect for holiday gift giving, the attractively-packaged deluxe DVD collection - never before available together on any format - includes all 140 episodes from all six seasons on 38 discs. Loaded with specially-produced and exclusive extras including all-new interviews with Executive Producer and Creator, George Schlater and Lily Tomlin, the rarely-seen pilot-episode, as well as Laugh-In Memories, a collectible memory book filled with jokes, pictures from the show, behind-the-scenes photos, and more!
My Thoughts
Laugh In was a hilarious show that aired until 1973. Now it's available for the first time on DVD. You can enjoy television legends like Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, and Tim Conway as they crack jokes and bring to life hilarious skits on the small screen. There are also tons of amazing celebrity guest stars on each episode including Sally Field, Jerry Lewis, Dinah Shore, and many more. Each scene is fun and original, and something you can watch over and over and it never gets old. In addition to the complete second season, you can also catch lots of hilarious bloopers.
There are so many amazing aspects of this show. I always loved when they would pop out the boxes and tell jokes. I really miss the old shows with the funny skits like this one. They are so much better then reality shows, and you could watch just one episode and actually be able to follow. TV shows today just don't have the same humor, and the younger generations don't why what they're missing. If you love this television classic, you can grab a copy of Laugh In: The Complete Second Season on DVD in stores nationwide or online.
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