Debbie Reynolds Show, the Paul Lynde Show and Nanny and the Professor. (1 Viewer)

[ian McLachlan]

I really enjoyed watching these three comedy series. Do you think that there is any chance of them being released now on DVD please? Thanks.

 

[B-ROLL]

I really enjoyed watching these two comedy series. Do you think that there is any chance of them being released now on DVD please? Thanks.

Nanny and the Professor is FOX (good luck). The Paul Lynde Show is Sony/Columbia-Screen Gems it appears as though SD masters have been created. I believe the last time I saw them was on Antenna TV very late night/early morning. I could see MillCreek issuing them on DVD.

The Debbie Reynolds Show was a Filmways show and appears to be managed by M-G-M ...

 

[ian McLachlan]

Many thanks for your reply. So The Paul Lynde Show seems the more likely one to get a release?

 

[B-ROLL]

Many thanks for your reply. So The Paul Lynde Show seems the more likely one to get a release?

I have no luck in predicting there things but I would say so.

 

[Darby67]

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special was released on DVD by S'More Entertainment on 10/2/07: The Paul Lynde Halloween Special DVD.

I purchased it when it was first released and it is quite entertaining. It features Billie Hayes as Witchiepoo from H.R. Pufnstuf, Tim Conway, Roz Kelly, Florence Henderson, Billy Barty as Gallows the Butler, Betty White, Donny and Marie Osmond and Kiss.

 

[ian McLachlan]

Thanks Darby67. I've bought it too and enjoyed it. I always find Paul Lynde amusing to watch but he had a rather sad life. I don't think he quite realised how entertaining he was as a performer.

 

[Tony Bensley]

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special was released on DVD by S'More Entertainment on 10/2/07: The Paul Lynde Halloween Special DVD.

I purchased it when it was first released and it is quite entertaining. It features Billie Hayes as Witchiepoo from H.R. Pufnstuf, Tim Conway, Roz Kelly, Florence Henderson, Billy Barty as Gallows the Butler, Betty White, Donny and Marie Osmond and Kiss.

I remember seeing that special when it originally aired. Funny stuff!

The Election Day gag and "We're not wearing makeup!" line from the Kiss band members continue to be stand outs in my flawed memory bank!

CHEERS!

 

[Darby67]

Thanks Darby67. I've bought it too and enjoyed it. I always find Paul Lynde amusing to watch but he had a rather sad life. I don't think he quite realised how entertaining he was as a performer.

Agreed, Ian. He is quite over the top in his Halloween Special, but that's part of his charm. I also still fondly remember his vocal performance as Templeton the rat in 1973's Charlotte's Web.

 

[Darby67]

I remember seeing that special when it originally aired. Funny stuff!

The Election Day gag and "We're not wearing makeup!" line from the Kiss band members continue to be stand outs in my flawed memory bank!

CHEERS!

Tony,

I remember both bits well. My tastes in entertainment are eclectic and I do have a soft spot for kitsch like the Halloween Special. It's been a while since I last watched it so I might have to remedy that with a viewing this evening.

 

[MartinP.]

Sean (Darby67), you left out Margaret Hamilton in her witch drag from The Wizard of Oz! I have read that it's the only time she ever dressed as the witch again, and that Paul Lynde got her to do it.

When that DVD was first released (in 2007!) it was on the top ten sales list for a month at the local Virgin Megastore on Sunset Boulevard. I was hoping other Paul Lynde specials would surface on DVD. (Around the same time there was some kind of major KISS music release...I wonder if that's perhaps why the Paul Lynde special got released at the time, too?)

As for his series, does Antenna-TV still air it? Around 2018 they began airing it on Saturdays and paired it with Dom DeLuise's one season series Lotsa Luck, which at one time did have a DVD release. I recall the Paul Lynde show quality was very hit or miss. Some episodes looked awful and they didn't air all of them, for some reason, I don't know why. But they reran the ones they did have over and over. If they ever released any of the series I would get it.

 

[RBailey]

Sean (Darby67), you left out Margaret Hamilton in her witch drag from The Wizard of Oz! I have read that it's the only time she ever dressed as the witch again, and that Paul Lynde got her to do it.

When that DVD was first released (in 2007!) it was on the top ten sales list for a month at the local Virgin Megastore on Sunset Boulevard. I was hoping other Paul Lynde specials would surface on DVD. (Around the same time there was some kind of major KISS music release...I wonder if that's perhaps why the Paul Lynde special got released at the time, too?)

As for his series, does Antenna-TV still air it? Around 2018 they began airing it on Saturdays and paired it with Dom DeLuise's one season series Lotsa Luck, which at one time did have a DVD release. I recall the Paul Lynde show quality was very hit or miss. Some episodes looked awful and they didn't air all of them, for some reason, I don't know why. But they reran the ones they did have over and over. If they ever released any of the series I would get it.

Antenna TV is now airing 2 episodes of The Paul Lynde Show on Saturday mornings early at 5 and 5:30 a.m. eastern time.

 

[MatthewA]

As for his series, does Antenna-TV still air it? Around 2018 they began airing it on Saturdays and paired it with Dom DeLuise's one season series Lotsa Luck, which at one time did have a DVD release. I recall the Paul Lynde show quality was very hit or miss. Some episodes looked awful and they didn't air all of them, for some reason, I don't know why. But they reran the ones they did have over and over. If they ever released any of the series I would get it.

It was shot on film so it probably needs a remaster or even full-on restoration, which would cost more than Sony is probably willing to expend on a short-lived 1970s show.

Sean (Darby67), you left out Margaret Hamilton in her witch drag from The Wizard of Oz! I have read that it's the only time she ever dressed as the witch again, and that Paul Lynde got her to do it.

Sesame Street would like a word with you. So would Mister Rogers.

 

[DeWilson]

It was shot on film so it probably needs a remaster or even full-on restoration, which would cost more than Sony is probably willing to expend on a short-lived 1970s show.

Sony won't spend a dime on ANY show it can't make a profit from.

I won't go through the whole "Farmer's Daughter" situation AGAIN...There's no way 101 Picture Negatives and 101 Sound Negatives "went bad" & "got damaged" in climate controlled, archive management overseen vaults. It's a show with only 30 color episodes (They actually shot two episodes in season three in B&W for some reason AFTER the color switch - and they weren't "carry overs" either!) with limited exploitation opportunities.

I was shocked when Screen Gems (Sony) CASEY JONES started airing on GET TV a few weeks ago - but I knew a set of masters were made for Australia about 26 years ago - they aired on Ausie's FX! So there must have been an NTSC set made at the same time.

 

[MatthewA]

Sony won't spend a dime on ANY show it can't make a profit from.

You are telling this to a guy with a Silver Spoons avatar. You're not just preaching to the choir, you're preaching to the preacher.

And Sony has let uncut versions of select episodes of some shows seemingly slip through the cracks of time.

 

[Darby67]

Sean (Darby67), you left out Margaret Hamilton in her witch drag from The Wizard of Oz! I have read that it's the only time she ever dressed as the witch again, and that Paul Lynde got her to do it.

When that DVD was first released (in 2007!) it was on the top ten sales list for a month at the local Virgin Megastore on Sunset Boulevard. I was hoping other Paul Lynde specials would surface on DVD. (Around the same time there was some kind of major KISS music release...I wonder if that's perhaps why the Paul Lynde special got released at the time, too?)

As for his series, does Antenna-TV still air it? Around 2018 they began airing it on Saturdays and paired it with Dom DeLuise's one season series Lotsa Luck, which at one time did have a DVD release. I recall the Paul Lynde show quality was very hit or miss. Some episodes looked awful and they didn't air all of them, for some reason, I don't know why. But they reran the ones they did have over and over. If they ever released any of the series I would get it.

Thanks for the correction, Martin. How could I forget, Margaret Hamilton!

 

[B-ROLL]

Thanks for the correction, Martin. How could I forget, Margaret Hamilton!

Maybe you just need a nice cup of coffee

!

 

[MartinP.]

Sesame Street would like a word with you. So would Mister Rogers.

Hmmm...now I wonder what I actually read. In the Mister Rogers episode (1975) she's not in her full green makeup, but it looks like she is in the Sesame Street episode. (Feb. 76). Obviously the Lynde special was in Oct. 1976.

 

[Darby67]

Maybe you just need a nice cup of coffee
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Probably! LOL!

 

[ScottRE]

Nanny and the Professor is a fun little series. It arrived about 3 years too late, since in 1970, TV was rushing head first into the relevance era. It did have a nice run on my local syndication market. This series, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and Please Don't Eat the Daisies were fun pastimes.

 

[The 1960's]

Sony won't spend a dime on ANY show it can't make a profit from.

I won't go through the whole "Farmer's Daughter" situation AGAIN...There's no way 101 Picture Negatives and 101 Sound Negatives "went bad" & "got damaged" in climate controlled, archive management overseen vaults. It's a show with only 30 color episodes (They actually shot two episodes in season three in B&W for some reason AFTER the color switch - and they weren't "carry overs" either!) with limited exploitation opportunities.

I was shocked when Screen Gems (Sony) CASEY JONES started airing on GET TV a few weeks ago - but I knew a set of masters were made for Australia about 26 years ago - they aired on Ausie's FX! So there must have been an NTSC set made at the same time.

Denny, thanks for the heads-up about Casey Jones! I'll be all over that later today. Never heard of it but pretty sure it'll be uncut in the 40-45 minute time slot I'm seeing in their schedule and on DISH. Probably nice looking prints too though you can never be sure. Wish I'd known from the get go but I hope they cycle through the 32 episodes a second time around. getTV seemed to have abandoned B&W Classic TV series for some time now. Excellent!!