Pre-Order The Abbott and Costello Show Season One (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

[John_Simpson]

Started watching my Blu Ray and Bob and Company outdid themselves with this restoration.

 

[Robbie^Blackmon]

Started watching my Blu Ray and Bob and Company outdid themselves with this restoration.

I've only had time to spot-preview bits here and there, but I agree just from what I see. Need to slog through two more days and I can have a nice long break and dive in!

I don't know which episode it is or what season, but there is one episode that has a canned laugh track that repeats and there's this one guy, this one guy steadily going, "Ha-HA-ha-HA-ha-HA-ha-HA-ha-HA-ha-HA.." and it repeats for so long it becomes funny (to me) just because of the repetition!

I intend to make a ringtone out of that. It will be the second most annoying ringtone I have, next to the 30-second loop of the Toppic video logo mystery song! (It's a Youtube thing)

 

[Bob Furmanek]

The laughter that you are hearing on the restored season one release is a live audience watching the film and that’s how it was done in 1952. Bud’s sister Olive had a very hearty laugh and is prominent on the track.
Some episodes were subsequently sweetened by various distributors but we have gone back to the original first generation live audience reaction.

 

[The 1960's]

Bob over the past week I've not only been watching the episodes but listening to the audio commentaries, something I have mostly neglected to do in the past as they generally put me to sleep. These have been fascinating. Thanks again for this superb release and Merry Christmas!

 

[Bob Furmanek]

That’s wonderful, thank you and be sure to sample the select surviving episodes with non-audience tracks. They are a revelation!

Merry Christmas!

 

[The 1960's]

That’s wonderful, thank you and be sure to sample the select surviving episodes with non-audience tracks. They are a revelation!

Merry Christmas!

Thanks Bob! I was unaware of that. Will look forward to viewing the non-audience tracks too!

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Those raw audio tracks were considered work elements and discarded when the show was finished back in 1952. The fact that some of them survive today is remarkable. Check out the featurette on disc three, Saving the Negatives.

 

[The 1960's]

Those raw audio tracks were considered work elements and discarded when the show was finished back in 1952. The fact that some of them survive today is remarkable. Check out the featurette on disc three, Saving the Negatives.

Wow. Glad I posted here today. Thanks!

 

[MartinP.]

The laughter that you are hearing on the restored season one release is a live audience watching the film and that’s how it was done in 1952.

I read once that the Car 54, Where are You? show rented out a theater in NYC and showed the episodes to audiences to get the laugh track. Is that what they did for The A&C Show?

In one episode of the "Car" show it sounded like the audience was laughing about something else going on in the theater, rather than the episode. In the post Robbie made above, it made me wonder if that person was trying to laugh in a way that he'd recognize it when he watched the show back on TV?

 

[Bob Furmanek]

The A&C season one shows were shown in a small screening room (possibly at Goldwyn, surviving paperwork is scant) to mostly family, friends and associates. The laughter that you're hearing on this new release is genuine!

 

[The 1960's]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!​

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[Bob Furmanek]

“Undoubtedly the best looking and sounding presentation of a 1950s television series ever released on home video.”

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[Mr. Handley]

Just ordered this set. It's a blind buy for me, but my Grandma was a big A&C fan, so I'm trusting her judgement on this one!

 

[Tony Bensley]

Just ordered this set. It's a blind buy for me, but my Grandma was a big A&C fan, so I'm trusting her judgement on this one!

I'm sure you'll love this set, Paul!

CHEERS!

 

[Tony Bensley]

THE ABBOTT & COSTELLO SHOW Season 1 Blu-ray set that I ordered December 17th finally cleared Canada Customs this afternoon!!

CHEERS!

 

[The 1960's]

THE ABBOTT & COSTELLO SHOW Season 1 Blu-ray set that I ordered December 17th finally cleared Canada Customs this afternoon!!

CHEERS!

 

[RobertMG]

“Undoubtedly the best looking and sounding presentation of a 1950s television series ever released on home video.”

The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 (ClassicFlix) - IT CAME FROM THE BOTTOM SHELF!

The team at the 3-D film Archive, in cooperation with the Library of Congress, have given classic comedy fans the greatest Christmas gift imaginable.

bottomshelfmovies.com

Loving the set and the work that went into this some serious TLC, yes I heard Car 54's laugh tracks were due them being shown to a live audience in a theater, I think Burns and Allen showed episodes to audiences too although I might be wrong. I was lucky enough to see The Cosby Show being filmed at Astoria Kaufman a few times one week Danny Kaye was the guest star. Got to see "Cosby" many and they would always say the audience was miked up so our laughs could sweeten the canned laughter.

 

[brynmill]

There were certainly some canned duplicate laughter on the A+C shows on the initial DVD sets. These were looped laughter played again and again in most episodes.

 

[Bob Furmanek]

Just to confirm, our new restorations have the original live audience reaction tracks and no canned laughter has been added.

 

[brynmill]

Glad to hear, and will be buying the set in march