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A pioneer of America's first frontier came to life every week for years--now you can relive his adventures with Daniel Boone: Premiere Episode. In "Ken-Tuck-E," Fess Parker as our national hero must take territory from the natives in order to prepare for war with the British.Along the way, we meet his family, friends (including Ed Ames as Mingo), and enemies as "Dan'l" fights, talks, and sings his way through scrape after scrape. Though some of the characterizations might offend modern sensibilities, if viewed in context the show can be seen as respectful (except possibly to the British and raccoons). This classic episode shows why Daniel Boone stayed in living rooms for so long--charm and adventure go a long way in this country. --Rob Lightner ... Read more

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THE DAYS OF YESTERYEAR
As several have said, Fess Parker was a better Daniel Boone than a Davy Crockett. Oh well, he was Davy only four or five times, and Daniel about SIX YEARS. Practice does make perfect. This is a good video for nostalgic reasons and fairly believable acting. If you are a historian who nitpicks about accuracy, then don't watch. It was amazing to see Plains TeePees intermingled with East Coast wigwams. Some of the tribal costume was out of place as well. Oh yes, some of the "Indians" needed a little more berry juice for complexion.
Other than that, this is an excellent video. It is very family oriented(Daniel does not take the Indian wife that is offered to him because Becky is waiting back home), his family always runs to meet him, and gets angry if he has to leave again. He tells stories to his children, and sings to the Missus.
Yes, there is some violence and killing and probably excessive, but Dan'l doesn't kill unless it is to protect someone, and tries avoid it if possible.
These things just are not done in films today, and if they are attempted they just don't have the same spirit.
This video(may there soon be more!!) also gives our children a chanced to see a program that excited us when we were young. everyone has seen all the Peanuts cartoons, and odds and ends of famous sci-fi, but this is a simpler life video.
It is also great to see familiar faces we haven't heard from in years like Ed Ames, and did anyone notice George "Goober Pyle" Lindsay up on the stockade wall during the battle?
AHHHH for the days of clean, if very inaccurrate historical stories. Yes we were very prejudiced in those days, but I think things like this were the beginning of racial acceptance.

Dan'l Boone living large on the frontier of Ken Tuck E
"Ken Tuck E" is the pilot episode for "Daniel Boone," which originally aired on September 24, 1964. Fess Parker, who had become famous in the 1950's playing Davy Crockett for Disney, became even more successful as American frontiersman and folk hero Daniel Boone. Technically a "Western," the series was set in the 18th century, right before the American Revolution, when the "west" was the North Carolina-Tennessee-Kentucky! In this pilot episode Dan'l gets his friends, both Indians and settlers, ready to fight the British. Ed Ames co-starred as Dan'l's Indian friend, Mingo, while Patricia Blair played Rebecca Boone, Veronica Cartwright was daughter Jemima, and Darby hinton son Israel. The show also featured Albert Salmi as Yadkin and Dal McKennon as Cincinnatus, the tavern-keeper of Boonesborough. This first episode is certainly representative of the series, which focused on Boone's encounters with friendly and hostile Indians, his pioneering exploits, and his relationship with his family. I know I am not alone in thinking that Parker made a better Daniel Boone than he did a Davy Crockett.

great family entertainment
I agree with the other reviewers, this is great family entertainment that you aren't ashamed of letting your kids and family see. I think all the baby boomers and even some of the kids of today would enjoy seeing this series on DVD or at least VHS.

Please pass this on to the ones who decide what is coming out next on video.

danel boon
simply one of the best tv shows of the 60s down to earth and very entertaining. i have been in search of i think a disney daniel boone when he was not married to rebbeca but was on his way to discover ken-tuck.i seen it on tv in the mid.60s but that was it. so far iam unable to fine.it stared fess parker and ed ames.

Great tape Wonderful Return to the Past
One of the best TV Shows of the 60's. I hope more Fess Parker Daniel Boone shows will be available.This was pure entertainment.I have wondered for years why this program was not out on tape. During those years we watched it every week. Those were heroes you could cheer for. I would like to own all the Daniel Boone TV shows.I hope Amazon.com will be able to offer more of these. Harry at Vidayo did a top notch job getting the tape to us. ... Read more

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Classic Munster laughs...how can you not love Herman?
If you are a Munster fan, you will love this one. Herman is at his best in England along with the rest of the cast. This has another new Marilyn though so don't look for Beverly Owen or the lovely Pat Priest. I enjoyed the antics of Lord Munster as much as I did in the series.

Huh Huh Huh Huh! Herman says!
The old Munsters series is great and this movie is supreme! If you loved the old show then you got to get this one. This movie still contains the magic of the show and the times unlike the later movie made "Musters Revenge" which is also in my collection but not nearly as good as this one. If only there were more to get on the Munsters! I have the DVD version of Munster Go Home and the quality is excellent! Buy it!

Debbie Watson rules!
I love the auburn haired beauty playing Marilyn in this film. That's one Debbie Watson. Not to belittle very comely Pat Priest's performance in most of the original series but Watson really steals the movie with her great beauty, surprisingly deep characterization, and genuine wholesomeness.

NO SIGN OF SERIES IN SIGHT
And thats a shame.The movie,very enjoyable.My gripes are minor. The opening theme music was incredibly boring. I've gotten used to it,but it makes a bad first impression.Not casting Pat Priest. I'll never know why or how anyone could be so stupid,but after several viewings they did Pat a favor. For some reason Marilyn went backwards in time and became about 6 years younger and the family didn't seem to notice.Plus she is portrayed as a naive whiney contemptiple brat.These are the reasons I dropped the rating from 5 stars to 4.No extras on the DVD and even though it was filmed in the same dimensions as tv I believe if they pulled back far enough we would get at least 12.5 percent more picture. This drops my rating again, now to 3 stars. Sept 2004 is only 6 months away and there's no sign the series will be released on DVD and this is a shame not to commemerate the 40th anniversarry of this great show.Even though I'm a Munsters maniac and they are my first choice of family fright I also like the Addams Family series,to a lesser extent but I do like them. And since they both premiered in 1964 a dvd release of both series season one at the same time would be one of the greatest events to ever happen since whatever your favorite event is.Sept 21,2004 would be the most sensible time,3 days after the Addams 64 debut and 3 days before the Munsters debut.Plus its a Tuesday the infamous day most new CDs,video tapes,and DVDs are released.I really,really,REALLY wish someone who had the power to make this happen was reading this,but... unfortunately I feel that they're are not.If you can get past these little complaints enjoy this fun movie.

The DVD .... not the movie
This movie is great fun...but the DVD is another example of GoodTimes Video's electing to push crap on an unsuspecting public. The movie studio needs to release this one....and in WIDESCREEN. ... Read more

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Seven alone is an awesome family movie
My 11 year old son heard the story read to him in school and they watched most of the movie, when I happened to find it for rent at a local family bookstore, I brought it home, it's one i would definately add to the family collection. It doesn't get more real than this if you're interested in Oregon Trail stories.

A good teaching tool
I used this film to illustrate the dangers of the Oregon Trail to my 8th grade history students. It is an interesting dramatization of the perils of traveling the Oregon Trail. The film does an excellent job of portraying the journey on the trail. It is very entertaining and kept my students interested.

Unfortunately, the film sugarcoats the reality of the result of the Sager's journey. Two of the Sager boys were massacred with the Whitmans instead of going on to a homestead in Oregon, as the film implies. The girls were adopted out.

Seven Alone
This is a true story about seven children who lose their parents while enroute to Oregon in 1843. Their eldest son manages to to complete the trip and fulfill their parent's dream. The movie does take some liberties with the real story such as the death of Henry Saget. In reality he was killed by a buffalo stampede and not a knive wound. It is unfortunate that MickeyTo in Toronto isn't familiar with American history. More information on this true story can be found by researching information on the Oregon Trail.

The musical score to Seven Alone was first rate!
As a family film, Seven Alone provided every element required by a discriminating viewer. I would argue, as a lover of exceptional film scores and a collector of soundtracks, that this film is greatly enhanced by the truly beautiful music of Robert O. Ragland. I give the film an A+ because of the impact the music contributes to it.

A MOVIE TO SEE
I loved this movie it tills a lot about life in the old west.I wish they would of told about them after they had grown up. ... Read more

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The Stevenson-Rogers M*A*S*H years end on a high note
These eight episodes represent the final third of Season 3 for "M*A*S*H" and a grim reminder of the wastefulness of war. There are also several episodes that start to take the character of Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) in some new directions:

(65) "The Consultant" (Writers: Larry Gelbart & Robert Klane) has Dr. Borelli (Robert Alda) showing up to operate on a soldier's leg in order to save it. However, being this close to the front again is too much for the visiting specialist to stand. Grade A-: The stunt of Alan Alda's father produces a solid episode that looks at the drinking on campus in a dramatic fashion.

(66) "House Arrest" (Writers: Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum; Aired: February 4, 1975) has Hawkeye decking Frank Burns (Larry Linville) during out of their stupid arguments and being held for court-martial. Grade B-: The idea of the entire camp (except for Hot Lips) supporting Hawkeye over Frank has some nice moments, but this show has a horrible moment when a visiting female colonel (Mary Wickes) is caught in a compromising position with Frank by Hot Lips. The colonel yells "rape" and Hawkeye quips "A movie and a rape all in one night." This was one of those offensive rape jokes during the early years on "M*A*S*H" and I am surprised no one objected before it got on the air.

(67) "Aid Station" (Writers: Larry Gelbart & Simon Munter; Aired: February 11, 1975) has Hawkeye, Hot Lips (Loretta Swit) and Klinger (Jamie Farr) sent to the front to provide help at a Battalion Aid Station. Grade A: Being under fire forges new respect for one another among this odd trio. Another key step in the transformation of Hot Lips into Margaret.

(68) "Love and Marriage" (Writer: Arthur Julian; Aired: February 18, 1975) has Trapper (Wayne Rogers) and Hawkeye helping in both directions as one soldier is trying to find his pregnant wife and another needing to be stopped from marrying a prostitute as part of a scam at Rosie's Bar. Grade C+: Realistic in terms of what relations were like between the American G.I.'s and the South Korean girls, but nothing special otherwise.

(69) "Big Mac" (Writer: Laurence Marks; February 25, 1975) has the camp getting all excitted preparing for a visit from General Douglas MacArthur himself. Grade B+: The key thing here is everyone responds in character, and the climax, which offers the ultimate Klinger outfit, is a hoot.

(70) "Payday" (Writers: John Regier & Gary Markowitz; Aired: March 4, 1975) starts with Hawkeye making the mistake of telling the army he had an extra $10 in his paycheck. The army sends him a check for $3,000, which the surgeon promptly gives to Father Mulcahy for the orphans. Then the army shows up and wants the $3,000 back. Grade B-: A nice little example of how military intelligence is an oxymoron.

(71) "White Gold" (Writers: Larry Gelbart & Simon Munter; Aired: March 11, 1975) has the doctors suspicious when their penicillin supplies start disappearing. Then Colonel Flagg (Edward Winter) shows up and everything becomes clear as mud. Grade B-: Flagg is always fun.

(72) "Abyssinia, Henry" (Writers: Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell; Aired: March 18, 1975) is the order of the day when Colonel Blake (McLean Stevenson) leaves the 4077th to go home. Grade A: Besides the stunning final scene in the O.R. in which the cast was given the script literally a minute before the scene was shot and where the raw emotion seen in the eyes of the cast is haunting, this episode had already reduced you to tears when Blake gives Radar a farewell hug.

The shock of Henry Blake's death and the sudden departure of Wayne Rogers from the cast, ended up being blessings in disguise for "M*A*S*H". No television show in history had as big a turnover in its cast and actually managed to get better as this series did in its fourth season. But once Frank Burns was replaced with Charles Emerson Winchester, "M*A*S*H" would become sublime. But looking back over the episodes from the first three seasons, this particular videotape is, on balance, the best of the bunch. Stevenson and Rogers went out with the show they were leaving as good as it had ever been. ... Read more

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Misadventures of Opie
I bought it because it claimed to be uncut, but the episodes were cut. It was nice, however, to not have to fast forward through commercials. ... Read more

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Season 4 of "M*A*S*H" ends with "The Interview"
A pair of tour de force episodes with Alan Alda and the entire cast are the highlights from the eight episodes ending Season 4 of "M*A*S*H" collected here on Volume 4:

Episode 17, "Dear Ma" (Written by Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzel, Aired December 23, 1975) finds it is Radar's turn to write home in the third "letter" episode from Season 4 and offers a familiar hodge podge of what is happening at the 4077th. 4 Stars.

Episode 18, "Der Tag" (Written by Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzel, Aired January 6, 1976) has Colonel Potter (Harry Morgan) ordering Hawkeye (Alda) and B.J. (Mike Farrell) to be nice to Frank Burns (Larry Linville). That can only last so long and after putting on a toe tag that declares Frank to be "Emotionally Exhausted and Morally Bankrupt," the inebriated Major Burns ends up at a battalion aid station. Less than pleased, Potter orders the two doctors to the front to retrieve Frank. A nice example of the Swampmates going too far. 4 Stars.

Episode 19, "Hawkeye" (Written by Larry Gelbart & Simon Munter, Aired January 13, 1976) is a chance for Alan Alda to shine as a actor. Hawkeye overturns his jeep trying to avoiding hitting some children and sustains a concussion. Knowing that if he loses consciousness he might never wake up, Hawkeye babbles continuously to the mystified Korean family into whose home he has stumbled. Ambitious if not completely satisfactory and certainly something completely different. 4.5 Stars.

Episode 20, "Some 38th Parallels" (Written by John Regler & Gary Markowitz, Aired January 20, 1976) has Frank's bright idea of having the South Korean locals bid on the 4077th garbage merging with Hawkeye's disdain for Colonel T.K. Coner, who insists on losing more men sending them to retrieve the bodies of their dead. An average example of the type of episode where the doctors bump heads with gung-ho Army types. 4 Stars.

Episode 21, "The Novocaine Mutiny" (Written by Burt Prelutsky, Aired January 27, 1976) provides a "Rashomon" like look at an incident for which Frank wants Hawkeye court-martialed. The chief attraction here is Frank's idealized vision of himself as a medical deity. Even if it is only in his own mind, this is one of Frank's finest moments. 4.5 Stars.

Episode 22, "Smilin' Jack" (Written by Larry Gelbart & Simon Mutner, Aired February 3, 1976) is the nickname of Jack Mitchell, a M*A*S*H chopper pilot who has flown 839 soldiers to M*A*S*H units and is shooting for the record of 842 help by Dangerous Dan Murphy. The only problem is Smilin' Jack has diabetes and has to be grounded. On the one hand taking a look at the chopper pilots is a nice change of pace, but the ending of this one is pretty foreseeable if not forced. 4 Stars.

Episode 23, "The More I See You" (Written by Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds, Aired February 10, 1976) finds Hawkeye confronted with Carlye Breslin (Blythe Danner), who is not just any old flame but the one that dumped him in medicine school because it was clear he would always be a doctor first. A pivotal episode that pokes some major holes in the persona of Hawkeye Pierce. 4.5 Stars.

Episode 24, "The Interview" (Written by Larry Gelbart, Aired February 24, 1976) takes the simple idea of having reporter Clete Roberts interviews the staff of the 4077th. Partly scripted, mostly ad libbed, this is a riveting episode in which the most memorable comment comes from Father Mulcahy talking about surgeons warming themselves over open wounds when it is cold. This episode more than any other signals that "M*A*S*H" is now a dramedy and not a situation comedy. 5 Stars.

One of the problems with rating the "M*A*S*H" episodes on this videotape is that if "The Interview" is a 5, then nothing else here can be. But half the episodes here at only half-step below that classical black & white season finale. The show will keep getting better, but clearly Season 4 of "M*A*S*H" was the best to date. ... Read more

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From the back cover - just the facts (plotline) -
Sam Paxton (Ernest Borgnine) is devastated when he returns home to his ranch to find his only son murdered and his daughter apparently kidnapped by Army deserters. On a mission of revenge, Sam gathers a small posse and seeks the help of an old friend, a tracker, to locate his daughter. Zeke Smith (Sammy Davis Jr.) an experienced frontier scout with a will of his own, shows up instead of Sam's friend. Sam questions enlisting Zeke, fearing that they will disagree on how to find his daughter but, despite Sam's reluctance, Zeke joins the posse. Soon the posse deserts Sam after learning that the kidnappers are not Army deserters but renegade Indians. Sam is left to depend solely on Zeke to help him retrieve his daughter. Produced by Sammy Davis Jr. ... Read more

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The start of how "Hot Lips" became Margaret on "M*A*S*H"
The middle third of Season 2 of "M*A*S*H" was the best part of the 1973-74 season, marked by a couple of significant episodes involving "Hot Lips" Houlihan (Loretta Swit) that would turn her from the constant ally of Frank Burns (Larry Linville) harping for military discipline and a true member of the 4077th community:

(33) "Dear Dad...Three" (Writers: Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks; Aired: November 10, 1973) sees Hawkeye (Alan Alda) relating more of the daily happenings at the 4077th, such as removing a live grenade from the chest of a wounded soldier. Grade A-: This format has worked successfully before, but what elevates this one is the scene in which Henry (McLean Stevenson) shows some home movies.

(34) "The Sniper" (Writer: Richard M. Powell; Aired: November 17, 1973) has everybody ducking for cover when a single sniper starts taking shots at everyone and everything. Grade B-: The idea is still played for laughs. Look quick when the towel Radar (Gary Burghoff) is wearing slips off.

(35) "Carry On, Hawkeye" (Writers: Bernard Dilbert, Larry Gelbart, and Laurence Marks; Aired: November 24, 1973) finds the 4077th devastated by a flu epidemic. The only ones left standing are Hawkeye and Hot Lips, and when he starts coming down with symptoms it is Margaret who has to perform some surgery. Grade A-: An important episode because it establishes a connection between Hawkeye and Margaret that would be built upon quite memorably in the future.

(36) "The Incubator" (Writers: Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks; Aired: December 1, 1973) is the grail at the end of the quest for Hawkeye and Trapper (Wayne Rogers), who have to get through miles of red tape. Grade B-: A decent military comedy episode, although the idea the military would not want its hospitals equipped properly is not a happy thought.

(37) "Deal Me Out" (Writers: Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks; Aired: December 8, 1973) centers around the interruptions for the weekly poker game that includes Sidney Freeman (Allan Arbus). Pat Morita is also in on the game and John Ritter is holding a gun on Frank in the shower. Edward Winter shows up, not as Colonel Flagg, but as a sort of ancestor. Grade A-: Despite all the dire happenings in the camp, the game must go on, with the best one-liners coming from the guest stars.

(38) "Hot Lips and Empty Arms" (Writers: Linda Bloodworth & Mary Kay Place; Aired: December 15, 1973) is a pivotal episode where Houlihan demands a transfer to another unit when she starts questioning everything in her life, from her hopeless affair with Frank to the way the army has become her life. Grade A: Bloodworth (who created "Designing Women") and Place (actress on "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman) interviewed Swit for hours to write this superb character study. "Hot Lips" would never be the same.

(39) "Officers Only" (Writer: Ed Jurist; Aired: December 22, 1973) begins with the good news that the 4077th has an Officer's Club. The bad news is that apparently only officers can go in the place, which means Trapper and Hawkeye have to do something about it. Grade C+: Seems a long way to go to have a new set.

(40) "Henry in Love" (Writers: Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks; Aired: January 5, 1974) has Henry back from Tokyo and head over heels in love with a cheerleader (Katherine Baumann) half his age. Grade C-: Sorry, but this one just always bugged me. I understand the idea of a mid-life crisis and everything, but unlike B.J.'s later fall from grace I just could not buy this one.

So, with two significant episodes focusing on Margaret, they certainly put the wrong major on the cover of this one. Not surprisingly the novice writers Bloodworth and Place would write several more scripts for "M*A*S*H," however, they were not "Margaret" episodes. Go figure. ... Read more

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The most important episode in the history of "M*A*S*H"
Volume 3 of Season 1 of "M*A*S*H" offers the best and worst episode from the debut season. More importantly, it offers the most important episode in the history of the classic television situation comedy because it is the one that established "M*A*S*H" as a true dramedy, able to do both comedy and drama:

(17) "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" (Writer: Carl Kleinschmitt; Aired: January 28, 1973). Hawkeye gets a visit from Tommy (James Callahan), an old friend who is planning to write a book about the war. Meanwhile, the camp also has an underage Marine (Ronny Howard) with appendicitis. The turning point for "M*A*S*H" comes when suddenly Hawkeye finds Tommy on the O.R. table in front of him and can do nothing to save his friend's life. Grade A+: This was the show that allowed "M*A*S*H" to have it both ways. As Henry Blake (McLean Stevenson) explains it to Hawkeye, "In war Rule #1 is that young men die. And Rule #2 is that doctors cannot change rule #1." A devastatingly emotional episode that redefined the show.

(18) "Dear Dad...Again" (Writers: Sheldon Keller & Larry Gelbart; Aired: February 4, 1973) has Hawkeye writing home to his dad again to talk about how he is keeping himself sane amidst the insanity of war. Grade B: Another solid character study on the characters at the 4077th.

(19) "The Long-john Flap (Writer: Alan Alda; Aired: February 18, 1973) has everybody in camp trying to trade or otherwise coerce someone to get Hawkeye's long-johns during a bitter cold snap. Grade B-: Another military comedy situation, but Alda the writer shows a sense of understanding the characters at the 4077th.

(20) "The Army-Navy Game" (Writer: Sid Dorfman, based on a Story by McLean Stevenson; Aired: February 25, 1973) finds the gang's enjoyment of the Army-Navy game on Armed Forces Radio interrupted when an unexploded bomb lands in the middle of the camp. Grade C+: Another average military comedy episode, with an okay punch line.

(21) "Sticky Wicket" (Writers: Laurence Marks & Larry Gelbart; Aired: March 4, 1973) starts with Hawkeye accusing Frank of botching a surgery only to see one of his own patients going sour big time. Grade B: An interesting episode because the pacifist Hawkeye ends up physically assaulting Frank, while the obnoxious Major Burns is the one who has the moment of objectivity in the end.

(22) "Major Fred C. Dobbs" (Writer: Sid Dorfman; Aired: March 11, 1973) reveals that Frank Burns is going home. This would seem like a good thing but Frank will not be replaced so the boys have to figure out a way to trick Frank into staying. So they learn from Radar that thar is gold in them Korean hills. Grade C-: I do not hate this one as much as Gelbart, but it is strange for Hawkeye and Trapper to go out of their way to keep Frank around.

(23) "Ceasefire" (Writers: Laurence Marks & Larry Gelbart; Aired: March 18, 1973) has everyone at the 4077th reading to pack up and go home when there are rumors of a ceasefire. The wars ends and everybody goes in a tearful finale. No, wait, wrong season. Grade B: This episode, which aired the same week the U.S. began bringing troops home from Vietnam, offers another nice little character study of the group.

(24) "Showtime" (Writers: Robert Klane & Larry Gelbart; Aired: March 25, 1973) is more of an epilogue to the season ("Ceasefire" works better as a season finale). The show essentially contrasts a USO comedy show visiting the camp with the drama in the operating room. Grade B-: A subtle episode, but one that reflects the hard lessons learned during Season 1.

This tape is the key one from Season 1 and it rates 5 stars simply because it includes "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet." Very rarely has an episode other than a pilot transformed a television series so much for the better (cliffhangers like "Who Shot J.R.?" do not count). That episode becomes the template for the best episodes of "M*A*S*H" in the season to come. The show was going to be able to make us cry as well as laugh, and in the end it was going to be the poignant moments that mattered more. You watch this episode and you realize that 'M*A*S*H' just became 'M*A*S*H.' ... Read more

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A Must See Superb Andy Griffith Collection of Barney Fife!!
In this classic 3 show Andy Griffith Collection starring 5 time Emmy winner Don Knotts as Barney Fife is as follows,1.The first show has Barney fixing up Andy with the fun girls that ends with hilarious results,2.This show has Barney becoming jealous of Opies affections with his girlfriend Thelma Lou again with hilarious results3.This show has Barney jealous of Gomer courting Thelma Lou and ofcourse agin resulting with hilarious results which makes this video overall a must see,superb Andy Griffith Collection of Barney Fife!! ... Read more

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Film about the breaking of taboos in contemporary India. ... Read more

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Great for the family!
This a great movie!When a Pinetree Prison worker(Neville Brand)< starts a forest fire by using a cigarett,
there's much in store for disaster movie fans! Ernest Borgnine
and Vera Miles give good honest perfomances.Also effecteive is when a girl from Donna Mills' First Grade Class,on a outdoors
field trip,gets lost within the raging inferno! Donna Mills is
frantic and completely terrified for the girl's safety! Also along for the ride,is Patty Duke Astin and Alex Cord who play
doctors struggling to keep their marriage alive!They portray their parts well.And when they're thrown amidst the blazing forests,you really hope they make it through--just to tell each other how much they love the other!The special effects are impressive,considering it's made for tv.There's clean language as well,just with one curse word in the entire movie--not bad at all!

Quite boring
This is a movie about a forrest worker who accidently starts a big fire with his cigarette. Soon there is panic all over and urgent help is needed. But the whole movie is totally boring. The characters are not interesting, there is absolutely no one you will really like. Donna Mills is playing a kindergarden teacher who seems to have lost a child in the fire. This is the only highlight in this movie. But mysteriously no one is really concerned about it but Donna. This drama is just a nice try to make a good action movie. ... Read more

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Family movie except for a scene of nudity.
Recommended. Send the kids to get the microwave popcorn during the nude sister scene.

A worthwhile movie
In spite of all the complaints by previous reviewers I thought there was a very profound message behind this movie. Okay, so this movie was obviously filmed in the cheesy 70s but the theme behind it is very important. Sacrificial love for family members and the family of the human race. I personally thought it was a beautiful story if you choose to see through the things that don't matter. Excellent movie for adults and kids.

such a good movie
This movie was a story of courage sacrifice and love.

It was pg for some things but the nudity was not much too it. and most of it was hidden behind a bush.

It was a good story I think. I think its something everybody should see. Most movies nowadays show nothing but blatant sex and violence. they showed more at the superbowl.

I recommend this move highly!

Against a Crooked Sky
I saw this movie when I was a child and I still remember it! Sure, it's dated, but it certainly had a message about the strength of will that had an impact. It would be a great movei for a family with young kids!

Love of Family
This video held my interest right to the end. It's based on the principal, there is no greater love than to give your life for a friend. The scenery is beautiful and the acting is good. The story is based on a pioneer family and the struggles they have with the Indians. This is an excellent family video. ... Read more

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"M*A*S*H" works in more heavy material with the comedy
With Season 3 "M*A*S*H" settled in for the long haul. Producers Gene Reynold and Larry Gelbart had gathered anecdotes and firsthand observations at the 43rd Army Surgical Hospital in Korea (the 8055 was no longer mobile) which were worked into various episodes. As Gelbart later explained, it was difficult to come back from doing all those interviews and hear what things were really like during the Korean War and still be funny. Fortunately, the show was still high in the ratings (finishing 5th for the 1974-75 season) and could now mix heavy material in with the comedy, as can be seen from the first eight episodes:

(49) "The General Flipped at Dawn" (Writer: Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum; Aired: September 10, 1974) has a new spit-and-polish general (Harry Morgan) showing up and deciding that moving the 4077th right onto the battlefield would be a good thing. Grade B: On the one hand the idea of a general being this nuts is unrealistic, but the general is played by Harry Morgan who, ironically, would be back one year later as Sherman Potter.

(50) "Rainbow Bridge" (Writers: Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks; Aired: September 17, 1974) has Trapper (Wayne Rogers) and Hawkeye (Alan Alda) giving up a furlough to go after a group of wounded soldiers in enemy territory. Grade B-: Clearly inspired by the interviews conducted in Korea, but a bit much of a transition after the season premier episode. Singer Loudon Wainwright III, who would offer some musical accompaniment from time to time during the third season, makes his first appearance.

(51) "Officer of the Day" (Writer: Laurence Marks; Aired: September 24, 1974) has Henry on R&R in Seoul and Hawkeye forced to act as O.D. If that was not enough trouble, Colonel Flagg (Edward Winter) is back at the 4077th wanting to execute a wounded North Korean prisoner as a spy. Grade B+: One of the first times that Hawkeye has to act like a real soldier.

(52) "Iron Guts Kelly" (Writers: Larry Gelbart & Sid Dorman; Aired: October 1, 1974) has the famous genral (James Gregory) dying in the bed of Hot Lips (Margaret Swit). However, that is not heroic enough of a death for the general's aide (Keene Curtis). Grade A-: "M*A*S*H" was becoming more realistic and more of a dramedy than a situation comedy, but black comedy was also one of their strengths as this episode proves.

(53) "O.R." (Writers: Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks; Aired: October 8, 1974) is set entirely in the operating room and is played without a laugh track. The casualties never stop coming and even Sidney Freedman (Allan Arbus) has to help. Grade A+: The stark realism of "M*A*S*H" was never more evident than on this stellar episode.

(54) "Springtime" (Writers: Linda Bloodworth & Mary Kay Place; Aired: October 15, 1974) has both Radar (Gary Burghoff) and Klinger (Jamie Farr) falling in love. Meanwhile, a grateful G.I. (Alex Karras) looks out for Hawkeye. Grade C+: Standard military sitcom episode, suffers from following "O.R."

(55) "Checkup" (Writer: Laurence Marks; Aired: October 22, 1974) finds Trapper suffering from a ulcer which turns out to be his ticket home. This requires a big party to say goodbye during which Hot Lips confesses a few things to Trapper. Grade B: Worth it for the look on Margaret's face when she realizes Trapper will be staying.

(56) "Life With Father" (Writers: Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell; Aired: October 29, 1974) has Father Mulcahy (William Christopher) officiating at an infant's circumcision while Henry Blake (McLean Stevenson) is convinced his wife is having an affair back home with a doctor who drives a Jaguar. Grade C+: Nice to see Henry get a case of the doubts, but an average episode redeemd by the camp's priest getting something better to do than administer last rites.

This first videotape offers up two classic episodes, which is pretty good. Unfortunately, some of the other episodes are pretty average and keep Volume 1 of Season 3 from earning 5 stars. Historically these episodes set up Season 4 when Harry Morgan would join the cast and Wayne Rogers would leave, both of which remind us that the best of "M*A*S*H" is yet to come. ... Read more

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The best supporting character in television history
Don Knotts' character Barney Fife, as good as the other elements of the show were, made "The Andy Griffith Show" perhaps the best sitcom ever. Any package featuring Barney Fife should be an excellent one. ... Read more

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No Clint Eastwood in this classic episode of Rawhide, but special guest star Miss Barbara Stanwyck as Nora will make your day. In "The Captain's Wife," Lady Macbeth has nothing on Nora, who is dissatisfied with her life on a remote frontier outpost. When comancheros terrorize the region, she sees their capture as "the way back to Washington," whispering in her husband's ear, "It's boldness that makes heroes." Interfering with her plans is herd boss Gil Favor (series star Eric Fleming), who arrives at the fort for supplies. Nora has already defied regulations and risked lives and aided her husband's court martial by dispatching "every able-bodied man" to join her husband on patrol. That leaves "two women, four civilians, one of them a boy, and two troopers from sick bay" to fend off an anticipated raiding party. Tay Garnett (The Postman Always Rings Twice) directed. --Donald Liebenson ... Read more

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Flat out great entertainment
In this one, the crew come across an abondoned fort, and with wild 'Camancheros' running loose in the territory, Mr. Favor is in a tight spot! Tense scenes and bold interactions mark this episode as a personal favorite. A great series for guys of all ages. an additional note:This is made in black and white, but the color isn't what's important, it's the stories and the characters that are important! 'Rawhide has character interaction not seen today.' Eric Fleming is amazing in this series. There hasn't been a show in the past thirty years that can hold a candle to Rawhide. ... Read more

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Of course this video is child appropriate!
The Andy Griffith Show is THE finest T.V. series ever made. And how anyone could even think, mind you, just think anything else is beyond me and mine!

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Clint sings! This memorable Rawhide episode steers off the cattle-drive trail for an often-comical story about a snake-oil hustler's redemption. Buddy Ebsen guest stars as Dr. Stimson, a "Golden Remedy" purveyor, whose pitch wagon is attacked by Indians. Rowdy Yates (Clint Eastwood) rides to the rescue, but in the ensuing skirmish one of his men, Frank Miller, is killed. The drivers pitch in to send money to Frank's widow and two children, but Stimson has a plan to raise the stakes. Feeling that he "owes this boy's family a debt," he suggests a way to turn the tables on a local crooked poker game (run by venerable character actor Jack Elam) using Mushie (James Murdock), thefrontier Gump, as the "pigeon." This being Mushie, the con is soon discovered, but Stimson has another ace up his sleeve. When his estranged wife (Joan O'Brien) arrives to announce she is remarrying the more respectable Sam (Hugh Marlowe of All About Eve and The Day the Earth Stood Still), Stimson convinces her to impersonate the popular singer Jenny Lind and perform a recital. Yet another setback finds Stimson, Rowdy, and the boys alone to face an audience of increasingly agitated high-paying customers. "Rowdy," suggests grizzled cook Wishbone, "why don't you go out there and sing?" This is an atypical Rawhide episode, but one that pays off in unexpected, off-center moments. And Ebsen, for one, is in his element as the folksy, fast-talking Stimson. --Donald Liebenson ... Read more

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Rawhide should be on DVD. DVD please!
I recently read that Rawhide was one of the most popular TV western series of all time. They should put the Rawhide series out on DVD. They're converting all the other old TV series out on DVD, why not Rawhide? Also, there were about 270 one hour episodes made in seven or so years. Think of the all that great western footage from the golden years of Eastwood and the Western! I saw a short clip of Rawhide on the Eastwood documentary 'Eastwood-the Man from Malpaso' , and even that brief scene was good, so you know there's some good stuff hidden in all those episodes. ... Read more

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M*A*S*H adds B.J. and Colonel Potter to the comedy mix
At the end of the third season of "M*A*S*H" the character of Colonel Henry Blake was killed while flying home. At the start of the fourth season of the military situation comedy Trapper John McIntyre went home as well, which meant that the show had to replace two of the three most important characters on the show. As we see from these first eight episodes from Season 4 (including the one-hour season premier), "M*A*S*H" not only replaced those two character, it evolved into the first and still one of the finest dramadies in television history:

Episode 1-2, "Welcome to Korea" (Written by Everett Greenbaum, Jim Firtzell, and Larry Gelbart, Aired September 12, 1975) has Hawkeye (Alan Alda) returning from R&R only to find that Trapper has just been shipped home. Grabbing Radar (Gary Burghoff) and stealing a jeep, Hawkeye races to Kimpo hoping to catch Trapper before he leaves. They arrive too late to say goodbye to Trapper, but they do get to meet his replacement, B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell), from Mill Valley, California. On the way back to the 4077th the new M*A*S*H surgeon is introduced first hand to the Korean War. The transition to Hawkeye's new second banana is awkward and that awkwardness is made a part of this episode. Of course Frank Burns (Larry Linville) dreams of molding Hunnicutt into his sort of officer, but by the time the new Swampmates make it back, it is too late. 4.5 Stars.

Episode 3, "Change of Command" (Written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum, Aired September 19, 1975) heralds the arrival of Colonel Sherman T. Potter (Harry Morgan), Regular Army, as new C.O. of the 4077th. Despite the fears of the others that Potter will not fit in, the old man proves himself to be exactly what this group needed. I remember thinking at the time that "M*A*S*H" should have left Frank Burns in charge for a few episodes, but it is hard to fault them for wanting to take advantage of having Harry Morgan in the cast each week. 4.5 Stars.

Episode 4, "It Happened One Night" (Story by Gene Reynolds, Written by Larry Gelbart and Simon Mutner, Aired September 26, 1975) finds the 4077th being shelled while the surgeons try to carry on. Clearly the function of this episode is to further initiate Potter and Hunnicutt into the world of meatball surgery under pressure. 4 Stars.

Episode 5, The Late Captain Pierce" (Written by Clen Charles and Les Charles, October 3, 1975), finds B.J. getting a phone call from Hawkeye's dad in the middle of the night wanting to know "how and why." In a horrible SNAFU, the Army has declared Hawkeye dead and informed his father. Adding insult to injury, because President-elect Eisenhower is in the area, all communication has been cut off and Hawkeye cannot let his dad know he is still alive. Meanwhile, a guy (Richard Masur) arrives to pick up Hawkeye's corpse. Written by the future creators of "Cheers," this episode is one of the first to sober up Hawkeye's character and his speech about giving up and going home because the wounded will never stop coming is memorable. 5 Stars.

Episode 6, "Hey, Doc" (Written by Rich Mittleman, Aired October 10, 1975) has the gang trying to help out Sgt. Kimble, who wants to go home on a slow boat from Pusan rather than an airplane so he can ship home supplies to open by a Korean Kafe. This is a standard military comedy episode with Hawkeye and B.J. wheeling and dealing to get things done. Okay, but nothing special. 3.5 Stars.

Episode 7, "The Bus" (Written by John D. Hess, Aired October 17, 1975) has the doctors returning from a medical conclave (i.e., poker game) when their bus gets lost and they have to avoid North Korean patrols. Nice little change of pace episode that reminds us there is no situation that Frank Burns cannot make worse. 4 Stars.

Episode 8, "Dear Mildred" (Written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell, Aired October 24, 1975) finds Colonel Potter writing home to his wife. The "letter home" format serves the series well as it allows Potter's character to be developed as he comments on the oddballs of his new unit. To be followed by B.J.'s "Dear Peggy." 4.5 Stars.

While B.J. works his way into gang, Sherman Potter provides instant revitalization to the series. After all, the man is not going to back down from Frank, Hot Lips, Hawkeye, or anybody else, which really changes the dynamic of the 4077th. What we would clearly see is that Harry Morgan could handle not only comedy, but provide pathos as well. Arguably the most brilliant addition of a cast member in the history of television. Go ahead, argue with that one. ... Read more