CBS' Emmy Award Winning ``The Red Skelton Show'' Finds DVD Audience at Retail.HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- 8 Exclusive Hours of Skits, Sketches, Pantomimes, Pratfalls, Gags and Bloopers from America's "Clown Prince of Comedy" From 1951 to 1970, comedian Red Skelton brought laughter to millions of TV viewers during his weekly variety show on CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , then on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. . Now, the very best episodes from his Emmy Award Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. winning series are gathered in a hilarious 3-disc collector set titled, "The Best of The Red Skelton Show," and will be available at retail on December 7th, 2004. Each remastered, color episode features Skelton's best loved character creations, including Clem Kadidlehopper, Freddie the Freeloader free·load intr.v. free·load·ed, free·load·ing, free·loads Slang To take advantage of the charity, generosity, or hospitality of others. , San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Red, George Appelby, Sheriff Deadeye dead·eye n. 1. Nautical A flat hardwood disk with a grooved perimeter, pierced by three holes through which the lanyards are passed, used to fasten the shrouds. 2. and many more. From Jerry Lewis and Vincent Price to Jane Powell Jane Powell (born April 1, 1929) is an American singer, entertainer and actor. She was the petite blonde with an operatic singing voice in many MGM musicals in the 1940s and 1950s. , Martha Ray Martha Ray (1742 - 1779) was a British singer. She was famous for her affair with John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. She lived with him since the age of seventeen as his mistress, while his wife had a mental illness. She gave birth to five children, one of which is Basil Montagu. and Eva Gabor, a parade of top Hollywood guest stars appear in some of their funniest performances ever. In addition to hours of entertainment for audiences of all ages, the set includes a bonus disc of the hour-long "Red Skelton Christmas Special" -- making this a perfect stocking stuffer during the upcoming holiday season. VoxCorp Inc. and its exclusive distributor Ventura Distribution are the companies partnering for the retail release of "The Best of The Red Skelton Show." Until now, these shows have only been available to consumers via a highly successful multi-million dollar direct-response television campaign. "The fact that these episodes are in color and licensed directly from the Red Skelton estate makes the entire set even more special," remarked Joe Torkan, President of VoxCorp, Inc. "This content is not part of the public domain, has not been seen in over 30 years and is not available on any other Red Skelton retail home video collection." Jill Schlesinger, Sr. Product Manager for Ventura Distribution, says, "Ventura specializes in comedy and we are excited to bring out this must-have collection that will appeal to all generations of Red Skelton fans and to everyone else who loves great classic television comedy." The retail release of "The Best of The Red Skelton Show" will be supported by an ongoing direct response television campaign. Title: The Best of Red Skelton Show Street Date: December 7th, 2004 Pre Book Date: October 25th, 2004 DVD SRP: $29.99 UPC: 634991225229 Catalog #: 22522-7 Genre: Comedy/Television Running Time: 8 hours, 3-disc set All Episodes In Color Special Features: Digitally Remastered, Dolby Digital Extra Features: Bonus Disc: "The Red Skelton TV Christmas Special" Guest Stars: Jerry Lewis, Vincent Price, Telly Savalles, Leslie Nielson, Eva Gabor, Raymond Burr and many more Exclusive Distributor: Ventura Distribution, Inc. |
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