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The Hit List: 70's & 80's TV Shows & Movies - a list by tatorandtots

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Some were great, some cheesy, some so bad they were good... whatever the case, 70's & 80's tv shows are a blast from the past that not only will entertain you but will also, for the most part, be "kid friendly." Nostalgia/retro shows are also a great item to put on your holiday gift list for those who have everything.

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A lot of questionable tv/movie choices as a child.

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The Odd Couple - The First Season

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Jack Klugman and Tony Randall give an advanced course in chemistry in the auspicious first season of The Odd Couple, which would only get better as the veteran character actors made themselves at home in their signature roles and the series switched from a laugh track to a live audience. In these first episodes, The Odd Couple hews pretty much to the voice and spirit of Neil Simon's play about mismatched roommates, sloppy sportswriter Oscar Madison and "miserable, picky, irritating" photographer Felix Unger ("That was the point," defends series executive producer and writer Garry Marshall, who provides lively audio introductions for each episode and commentary for the pilot). Playing pivotal roles this first season are Felix and Oscar's poker playing buddies, Murray the cop (Al Molinaro), Vinnie, Roy, and Speed, the fabulous Pigeon sisters (Monica Evans and Carole Shelley reprising their Broadway and film roles), and, of course, Neil Hefti's jaunty, jazzy theme, which was introduced in the 1968 film. As with M*A*S*H, the series would establish its own identity and supplant previous incarnations in the public's consciousness. The Odd Couple was never a ratings smash before it became a syndication staple.

The series' loyal following is amply rewarded with this five-disc set. In addition to all 24 first season episodes, a bonus disc contains four billed as "Tony and Jack's Favorite Episodes," including the one where Oscar attacks Felix in his sleep, and the duo are paired as contestants on the game show Password. In a clip from The Mike Douglas Show, Tony Randall promotes the series, and somehow ends up challenging Douglas and Pat Boone to a push-up contest (Boone wins!). A reunited Randall and Klugman, his voice a rasp following his throat cancer surgery, are seen in a priceless clip from a 1993 performance of The Odd Couple to benefit Randall's National Actor's Theatre. A gag reel is negligible, but Klugman contributes home videos of a book tour and he provides commentary for a clip of him winning his first Emmy Award ("I've never seen this," he says delightedly). The Odd Couple is the very model of a classic character-driven comedy. From its dream-team casting to the literate, witty writing, there is nothing odd about why this series' remains one of the most beloved in all TV Land. --Donald Liebenson

Updated Oct 21, 2008

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Star Trek Collection: Alternate Realities Episodes

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I used to love the episodes where things got all out of whack and Spock would start to act funky (well, funkier than usual) or the crew would time travel and meet other Enterprise crews from the future... Well the whole crazy lot is now available as a collection.

Mirror Universe (six episodes), Parallel Dimensions (two dimensions), Twisted Realities (four episodes), and Alternative Lives (eight episodes)

Updated Oct 22, 2008

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Star Trek Pez Set

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~~Use Code "luckybreaks8" during checkout for 25% off the entire site. Make sure you are signed in to your free account or it won't accept the code. I don't know how long it will last so take advantage of it now!~~

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Set your phasers to PEZ! Space - The Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. And THIS is the very collectible Star Trek Pez collection, a limited edition of 250,000 worldwide.

Each set includes all of your favorite space explorers: Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Sulu, Uhura, Doctor McCoy, Chekov, Scotty and even the Enterprise herself!

Also includes 12 rolls of delicious Pez candy. Beam us up! Made in the USA. Wipe clean.
* Includes: 8 Pez dispensers, 12 rolls of Pez Candy
* 14"w, 7"h, 2"d
* Plastic, candy

Updated Nov 22, 2008