The Ernie Kovacs Collection [6 Discs]

Ernie Kovacs

Overview

Comic and actor Ernie Kovacs died at the tender age of 42, perishing in an automobile accident in the early 1960s. Yet during his brief life-span, Kovacs did a stunning amount of work to revolutionize the language of television comedy - with styles that would become rote in successive decades. This retrospective box set includes over 13 hours of television performances by Kovacs, pulled from a variety of the shows that he toplined - everything from his early morning Philadelphia talk programs, through his NBC prime time series and his ABC specials that lifted TV experimentation to an entirely new sphere. Upon release, much of the material in this collection hadn't been seen by the public since the original broadcasts.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/19/2011
UPC:	0826663123593
Original Release:	2011
Rating:	NR
Source:	Shout Factory
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Language:	English
Time:	13:38:00
Sales rank:	49,577

Special Features

1987 Atas Hall Of Fame Induction; Remembering Ernie With George Schlatter and Jolene Brand; "Baseball Film"; "The Mysterious Knockwurst"; Andy McKay 8MM Home Movies; ; Disc 2; Percy Dovetonsils: "Ode To Stanley's Pussycat"; Martin Krutch, Public Eye; Rock Mississippi In "Fingers Under Weskit"; Howard, The World's Strongest Ant; J. Burlington Gearshift; ; Disc 3; "Superclod" Test; ; Disc 4; "Take A Good Look" Clues; "Take A Good Look" Sales Film; "Silent Please"; "Our Man In Havana" Behind-The-Scenes Footage; ; Disc 5; Dutch Masters Commercials; ; Disc 6; Trailer For "Operation Mad Ball" - "It Happened To Ernie" Muriel Cigars Commercials Featuring Edie Adams

Menu

Disc #1 -- Ernie Kovacs Collection: The Early Years
   It's Time For Ernie - March 1951
   It's Time For Ernie June 1951
   Ernie In Kovacsland July 1951
   Ernie In Kovacsland - August 1951
   Kovacs On The Corner - January 1952
   Kovacs Unlimited - May 1952
   Bonus Features
      Play All
         1987 Atas Hall Of Fame Induction
         Remembering Ernie With George Schlatter & Jolene Brand
         Baseball Film
            Watch With Ernie's Narration From "Ernie In Kovacsland" July 1951
            Watch With Ernie's Narration From "The Ernie Kovacs Show" July 1956
         Making Of Baseball Film
         The Mysterious Knockwurst
         Andy McKay 8MM Home Movies
Disc #2 -- Ernie Kovacs Collection: The NBC Morning Show
   The Ernie Kovacs Show - December 19, 195
   The Ernie Kovacs Show - February 20, 1956
   The Ernie Kovacs Show - March 15, 1956
   The Ernie Kovacs Show - April 12, 1956
   The Ernie Kovacs Show - June 12, 1956
   Bonus Features
      Play All
         Percy Dovetonsils: "Ode To Stanley's Pussycat"
         Martin Krutch, Public Eye
         Rock Mississippi In "Fingers Under Weskit"
         Howard, The World's Strongest Ant
         J. Burlington Gearshift
Disc #3 -- Ernie Kovacs Collection: The NBC Evening Show
   The Ernie Kovacs Show - July 2, 1956
   The Ernie Kovacs Show - July 30, 1956
   The Ernie Kovacs Show - September 3, 1956
   Bonus Feature
      "Superclod" Test
Disc #4 -- Ernie Kovacs Collection: The Late 1950s
   Saturday Color Carnival: The Ernie Kovacs Show
   Kovacs On Music
   Take A Good Look
   Bonus Features
      Play All
         Take A Good Look Clues
         Take A Good Look Sales Film
         Silents Please
         Our Man In Havana Behind-The-Scenes Footage
Disc #5 -- Ernie Kovacs Collection: The ABC Specials
   Kovacs Special - September 21, 1961
   Kovacs Special - October 28, 1961
   Kovacs Special - November 24, 1961
   Kovacs Special - December 12, 1961
   Kovacs Special - January 23, 1962
   Bonus Feature
      Dutch Master's Cigars Commercials
Disc #6 -- Ernie Kovacs Collection: Classic Pieces
   Play All
      Percy Dovetonsils Reads "Roughing It"
      Ferrante & Teicher Perform "Oh Susannah"
      Mr. Question Man
      Drawing With John Magee
      Leena Queen Of The Jungle
      Leroy L. Leroy
      A Series Of Magazine Ads
      Tales From Uncle Gruesome
      Crossed Skillets
      Leonard And Lola
      Percy Dovetonsils Almost Reads An Ode
      The Late Late Late Late Hungarian Movie
      Mr. Science
      Nairobi Trio
      Let's Take A Visit
      Howdy Deedy
      TV Backstage
      Trapizza
      Vas You Dere?
      Bonus Features
         Play All
            Trailer For Operation Mad Ball
            It Happened To Ernie
            Muriel Cigars Commercials