Product Review

THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON OF FUNNIES…OF ROWAN & MARTIN’S LAUGH-IN.

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 through a rapid-fire assault of one-liners, skits, bits and non sequiturs that left viewers in hysterics and disbelief. Anything and anyone in the public eye was a target. Political correctness? Forget it! The groundbreaking, Emmy Award–winning show anchored the Monday 8 p.m. time slot on NBC until March 12, 1973.

JOKES & GAGS IN THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON:
Starring: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Gary Owens, Dennis Allen, Ann Elder, Barbara Sharma, Ruth Buzzi, Lily Tomlin, Alan Sues, Johnny Brown, Larry Hovis, Richard Dawson.
Classic Features: Cocktail Party, Fickle Finger of Fate, Joke Wall, Gladys and Tyrone, General Bull Right, Big Al, Edith Ann, Tasteful Lady, Ernestine and Ruth Buzzi’s Hollywood Report.
Bombshell: After years of shameless name-dropping, Dick finally gets his wish when Raquel Welch kicks off Season 5 with her first and only appearance on the show. Episode 100: Alumni Judy Carne, Arte Johnson, Henry Gibson, Jo Anne Worley and Teresa Graves help celebrate Laugh-In’s 100th episode.
Music: Songs from Robert Goulet, Charo and Three Dog Night.
Salute to Santa: Finding Santa a job, hanging stockings and a modern Christmas carol.
Who's That? Former Hogan’s Heroes POWs Richard Dawson and Larry Hovis escape CBS to join the cast.
Topics: Mod, Mod World takes on sports, toys and games, families, politics, nutrition, leisure, year’s end, Manhattan, television, small towns, crazy people and the theater.
Guest Stars: Steve Allen, Johnny Carson, Johnny Cash, Carol Channing, Petula Clark, Bing Crosby, Tony Curtis, Henry Gibson, Gene Hackman, Rita Hayworth, Hugh Hefner, Bob Hope, Arte Johnson, Paul Lynde, Liza Minnelli, Agnes Moorehead, Joe Namath, Carroll O’Connor, Vincent Price, Carl Reiner, Debbie Reynolds, Sugar Ray Robinson, Bill Russell, Vin Scully, Doc Severinsen, Jacqueline Susann, Tiny Tim, John Wayne, Raquel Welch, Henny Youngman and many more!
CC: All discs contain the closed captioning option.