Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: The Complete First Season (4DVD)

As a kid growing up in the 60s this was one of my favorite tv shows. Back in the day we only had the three stations and if you missed something too bad. R&M Laugh-In was one of those shows I made sure I didn't miss. Chores were done, homework was finished just so as there wouldn't be any parental veto for watching. Then next day it was pretty much a given that most of the kids at school would be repeating the jokes every chance they got. Rewatching these 14 first season episodes reminded me of all of that. As an added bonus, now I get the stuff that went over my head as a kid.Needless to say, I'm happy with my purchase.

What else can you say besides "tip toe through the tulips". If you remember the 60's you know that Monday night was Laugh-In night. Season 1 will bring back lots of memories when television comedy what wasn't afraid to offend. PC alert - Laugh-In was definitely NOT "PC". They really did sock it to you. One note, some of the sound quality goes up and down, but there is a disclaimer referring to the age of the master tapes. Really isn't a concern.

I enjoyed the show 50 years ago.It is much better this time around.Rowan & Martin used humor to take on war, injustice, and in general make fun of everybody.(Be sure to watch the extra material on the disc.The interviews with the show's creatior are terrific.Think of it as a period history of humor.Growing up in this time, I can tell you humor was in short supply. We needed all we could get!

they really don't make 'em like this anymore. sublimely ridiculous and wacky, no-holds-barred, and plain old fun. some of the jokes are dated and fall flat, but most are hip and silly - i spend a lot of time laughing out loud. a lightning-in-a-bottle cast of regular kooks, plus it is great to see well-known stars let their hair down and join in the craziness. groovy and far out and way ahead of its time.

I give the Rowan and Martin comedy five stars, but give the physical quality of the four disks zero stars because one of the four disks sent to me would not load onto my disk player. (The other three disks loaded OK). I would be happy if Amazon would replace the defective disk but I consider it a waste of my time to package and return the set as Amazon requires in order to get a replacement.

Despite some artifacts in the 50-year old video, watching this was like seeing old friends youhaven't seen, or even thought of, in an age. And because it's the first season, you get towatch some of your favorite characters develop their on-screen personalities. Rememberthe air-headed (and very young) Goldie Hawn? She wasn't an airhead at the start. The beginningsof your favorite recurring skits are there, too. As for the guest stars, it's like a who's who of belovedand now-departed celebrities.Unfortunately, the tapes evidently weren't remastered before the conversion to video, so the picturequality suffers. And of course there was no wide-screen video in those days. The sound quality isoften poor as well. It took some experimentation with the sound modes on my amp before I got audioI could live with. Despite all this, I still give it four stars, just for the fond memories it brought back.

One of the most beloved comedy shows, Laugh-in is finally out in full season form. Notable for their guests, and Goldie Hawn, for the first time you can get season 1 on DVD.If any of you wonder why this show was so good, get it and answer your own questions, if not , Sock it to ya ! as judy Carne would say. Get your copy today!

I like the show it made me laugh watch a few episodes they have them on the classic TV channels if you like them then it's worth it I saw them in reruns and again 30 years later they're still in reruns nice set if you like the show you'll like this set

Very funny

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In is an American sketch comedy television program that ran for 140 episodes from 1968 - 1973 on NBC hosted by Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. The show was characterized by a rapid-fire series of gags and sketches, many of which conveyed sexual innuendo or were politically charged. It featured most notably, announcer Gary Owens, Goldie Hawn, Arte Johnson, Ruth Buzzi, Judy Carne, Jo Anne Worley, Henry Gibson, Alan Sues, and Lily Tomlin.Season 1 has 14 episodes with an incredible lineup of guest stars, check this out !!!!!1 - Leo G. Carroll, Barbara Feldon, Lorne Greene, Buddy Hackett, Sheldon Leonard, The Strawberry Alarm Clock, Tiny Tim, Flip Wilson, Pamela Austin2 - Leo G. Carroll, Robert Culp, The First Edition, Tom Smothers, Flip Wilson3 -Tim Conway, Cher, Lorne Greene, Sheldon Leonard, Tiny Tim, Flip Wilson4 - Don Adams, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jack Riley, Walter Slezak, Pamela Austin5 - Kaye Ballard, Richard Dawson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., , Peter Lawford, Dinah Shore, Walter Slezak, Pamela Austin6 - Nancy Ames, Buddy Hackett, Jerry Lewis, Leonard Nimoy, Edward Platt, Dinah Shore, Connie Stevens, Larry Storch, The Temptations7- Godfrey Cambridge, Sally Field, Jerry Lewis, Terry-Thomas, John Wayne8 -Barbara Feldon, Jerry Lewis, Pat Morita, Dinah Shore, Sonny & Cher, John Wayne, Paul Winchell9 - Harry Belafonte, Joey Bishop, Sammy Davis, Jr., Regis Philbin, John Wayne, Pamela Austin10-The Bee Gees, Johnny Carson, Barbara Feldon, Harry Belafonte, Ed McMahon, Flip Wilson11-John Byner, Hugh Downs, James Garner, Flip Wilson, Paul Winchell, Pamela Austin12-Kaye Ballard, Harry Belafonte, Shelley Berman, John Byner, James Garner, John Wayne, Flip Wilson13 - Shelley Berman, John Byner, Johnny Carson, Tim Conway, Hugh Downs, Barbara Feldon, John Wayne, Flip Wilson, Paul Winchell14 - Milton Berle, Shelley Berman, Joey Bishop, John Byner, Jill St. John, Tiny Tim, John Wayne, Flip Wilson, Pamela AustinAl of these episodes are approximately 52 minutes in length. There's an 8 page leaflet included with each episode description .Bonus features include the original pilot episode, an interview with George Schlatter, 25th anniversary cast reunion highlights and laugh-In bloopers. So get ready for some old time laughs and nostalgia and sock it to me !!!!!.

Great to see this series again after more than 50 years. This set consists of 14 shows on 4 discs. There are extras: The Laugh-In pilot (with picture quality not as good as the regular 14 episodes ), Highlights from the 25th Cast Reunion, Interview with Creator George Schlatter, and a lengthy blooper reel.It's a great way to get reacquainted with this series.

Just got my dvd, superb, watched it as a child with my dad... Brings back good memories. Excellent.

This segment of laugh in brings back a lot of memories. I will eventually get the whole works. Most enjoyable.