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DVD

Smothered : the censorship struggles of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Call Number

  • DVD 791.4572 S6666S (CEN)

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Performers

Tommy & Dick Smothers.

Publication Information

[United States] : Marketed and distributed in the U.S. by New Video, c2002.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col., some b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

This documentary features clips from "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" featuring Tom and Dick Smothers and numerous celebrity performers. It also includes the story behind the 1967-1969 show and its place in television history, with interviews with the Smothers Brothers themselves along with other celebrity writers, network honchos, and performers. Together, they reveal how this groundbreaking television program became a hot bed of controversy, where media, politics, and two funny guys clashed together - igniting laughter and social consciousness across a nation.

Notes

DVD format ; Dolby digital mono.

Videodisc release of the 2002 documentary film.

Not rated.

"Docurama"

Special features include: Smothers Brothers biography ; filmmaker biography ; excerpt from television critic/historian David Bianculli's forthcoming book on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ; interactive menus ; scene selection.

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