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Smothered - The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour [DVD]
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The tribulations of Tommy and Dick Smothers and their popular late-'60s television show are detailed in Maureen Muldaur's interesting 92-minute documentary. Viewing the clips from The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, one might find it hard to imagine that they were considered controversial at the time; indeed, the jabs at censorship, gun ownership, the Vietnam war, and more seem mild by today's raunchy standards. But controversial they were, especially to CBS, who aired (and eventually canceled) the Smothers' show. Turns out that Tommy, the "dumb" one, was in fact a gadfly who turned the program into a cause célèbre somewhat beyond its actual significance; and in the end, as one of the talking heads featured here points out, it was the Smothers' decreasing sense of fun that really doomed it. Both brothers are interviewed, as are writers Rob Reiner and Steve Martin and others. DVD extra features include bios and an excerpt from a book on the subject. --Sam Graham
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An incredible slice of Americas media and pop-culture history, SMOTHERED tells the story of the censorship struggles of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, the Emmy Award winning television program, broadcast on CBS from 1967 until it was prematurely stru
ASIN: B00007CVSP
VSKU: DBV.B00007CVSP.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Joan Baez|Jack Benny|David Bianculli|Allan Blye|George Burns|Bette Davis|Leigh French|Nicholas Johnson|Perry Lafferty|Bill Maher|Nancy Nolan|Pat Paulsen|Maureen Muldaur
Binding: Dvd
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Condition Notes: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!
ASIN: B00007CVSP
VSKU: DBV.B00007CVSP.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Joan Baez|Jack Benny|David Bianculli|Allan Blye|George Burns|Bette Davis|Leigh French|Nicholas Johnson|Perry Lafferty|Bill Maher|Nancy Nolan|Pat Paulsen|Maureen Muldaur
Binding: Dvd
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!
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