Product Review

THE BEST OF ALL-STAR FAMILY FEUD (various years). How's this for an irresistible blast of nostalgia? Mill Creek Entertainment has recently released five DVD compilations showcasing some of the most popular game shows to ever air on the boob tube. Match Game and The Price Is Right are among the featured shows in the other collections, but for my money, the best bargain is this gathering of approximately two dozen of the prime-time Family Feud specials that pitted TV-series casts against each other. These clashes cover the gamut of the Nielsen ratings: The Love Boat vs. WKRP in Cincinnati, Three's Company vs. Soap, The Jeffersons vs. The Dukes of Hazzard, The Brady Bunch vs. Petticoat Junction, and other smile-inducing match-ups. The primary reason to enjoy this, of course, is to watch legendary FF host Richard Dawson in action. The former Hogan's Heroes co-star found his true calling as the congenial game show host who seemed to equally divide his time between refereeing the games, cracking jokes, and kissing every single female who appeared on the stage, from gangly young girls to grinning grannies.