Any Stan eating an inedible object scene is funny,i.e Ollie's hat in Way Out West
I loved the way that he ate a hard boiled egg in one short where Ollie is in hospital - so precise peeling it, then putting on the salt, etc. And funny of course.
Did you find anything? BTJunkie came up with nothing for both Errol and Kennedy.
Edga Kennedy was in Anchors Aweigh, which was on BBC2 today - I have a strange fetish for the credits
Speaking of L& H, have always been a huge fan, and taped all their shows when they were on TV some years ago - still watch videos...... Then a relative bought me the boxed dvds and this Christmas I was given the same boxed dvds :rolleyes:
the DVD boxset is back down to £24.99 at amazon now. Is this the reissued boxset without the booklets?? if so, really hesitant to get it as aparently it comes in cheap tacky plastic boxes.
My father brought me up on Laurel and Hardy and in the days before DVD boxsets and to a degree access to videos I would not of had the enjoyment without BBC showing them on regular basis.
The laughter that these two created should not be allowed to be forgotten and I know many people who have never heard of them which I find incredibly sad especially when I look at some of the comedy that is broadcast on tv currently
My father brought me up on Laurel and Hardy and in the days before DVD boxsets and to a degree access to videos I would not of had the enjoyment without BBC showing them on regular basis.
The laughter that these two created should not be allowed to be forgotten and I know many people who have never heard of them which I find incredibly sad especially when I look at some of the comedy that is broadcast on tv currently
They had been showing them regularly in the first half of the last decade but they definitely need to return them to air soon to replace the back episodes of Due South and Diagnosis Murder that seem to fill BBC2's schedules now.
the DVD boxset is back down to £24.99 at amazon now. Is this the reissued boxset without the booklets?? if so, really hesitant to get it as aparently it comes in cheap tacky plastic boxes.
The boxset doesn't come with the booklets as this was the boxset from amazon that i got for my christmas.While it would have been nice to have the booklets i didn't let it spoil the set for me.Personally speaking i had no problem with the dvd cases also.For £24.99 it's well worth it.
It must have went back down to £24.99 the last day or 2.When i bought it 3 or 4 weeks ago it was £24.99 however when i was on the amazon site on christmas eve it was £29.99
They had been showing them regularly in the first half of the last decade but they definitely need to return them to air soon to replace the back episodes of Due South and Diagnosis Murder that seem to fill BBC2's schedules now.
Least this is the first time Due South has been repeated since original transmission. Like Diagnosis Murder but it has been repeated too much
I thought I remembered hearing years ago that there was some legal dispute with some of the families and this was the reason you hardly ever saw them on tv.
I thought I remembered hearing years ago that there was some legal dispute with some of the families and this was the reason you hardly ever saw them on tv.
Don't MGM/Ted Turner or whoever owns his stuff now own the rights.
Ted Turner bought MGM's TV and Film catalogue years ago IIRC.
Someone on here will know the whole story of probably over leveraged buy-outs.
Might be the same lot that seems to own the best pre 60's cartoons, Tom & Jerry, Bugs Bunny etc.
They should be seen more on TV, they were brilliant at visual comedy and their timing was spot on,
Stan's various looks at Ollie were incredibly in tone with scene they were doing at the time.
They made Comedy look very easy, and that is the mark of Masters of their craft.
My dad used to have Laurel & Stanley recorded on tapes - used to love them! I was quite young though, so don't remember that much, but the one thing that sticks in my mind is when Stan has to eat Ollie's hat, but ends up enjoying it
Might have to see if I can find those videos while I'm at home for xmas
A friend of mine regularly watched L&H DVDs with his kids and he says that they love 'em. (They are about 13 years old).
As others have said, it's a great shame that the clueless TV programmers overlook classic material like this.
Ditto Harold Lloyd, The Three Stooges, WC Fields, all the classic cartoons from the thirties and forties, these were regulars on all stations for decades. Surely a channel like BBC Four should show them.
It must have went back down to £24.99 the last day or 2.When i bought it 3 or 4 weeks ago it was £24.99 however when i was on the amazon site on christmas eve it was £29.99
Also £25 instore at Tesco, picked one up today, going to have a L&H marathon over the New Year weekend.:D
I mentioned this on another thread.
Ted Turner owns MGM's pre 86 film library, so Tom & Jerry turns up on Boomerang, which is probably a channel he or his media group owns.
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Blockheads,pulling down the shadow of the blind, love that one
I loved the way that he ate a hard boiled egg in one short where Ollie is in hospital - so precise peeling it, then putting on the salt, etc. And funny of course.
Very good dancers as well!:D
They're great - the perfect comedy duo if you ask me.
Edga Kennedy was in Anchors Aweigh, which was on BBC2 today - I have a strange fetish for the credits
Speaking of L& H, have always been a huge fan, and taped all their shows when they were on TV some years ago - still watch videos......
Funny how this dance seems to fit so many different tracks - this is my particula favourite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaC5ohRAjmI
The laughter that these two created should not be allowed to be forgotten and I know many people who have never heard of them which I find incredibly sad especially when I look at some of the comedy that is broadcast on tv currently
The boxset doesn't come with the booklets as this was the boxset from amazon that i got for my christmas.While it would have been nice to have the booklets i didn't let it spoil the set for me.Personally speaking i had no problem with the dvd cases also.For £24.99 it's well worth it.
It must have went back down to £24.99 the last day or 2.When i bought it 3 or 4 weeks ago it was £24.99 however when i was on the amazon site on christmas eve it was £29.99
Least this is the first time Due South has been repeated since original transmission. Like Diagnosis Murder but it has been repeated too much
Don't MGM/Ted Turner or whoever owns his stuff now own the rights.
Ted Turner bought MGM's TV and Film catalogue years ago IIRC.
Someone on here will know the whole story of probably over leveraged buy-outs.
Might be the same lot that seems to own the best pre 60's cartoons, Tom & Jerry, Bugs Bunny etc.
Stan's various looks at Ollie were incredibly in tone with scene they were doing at the time.
They made Comedy look very easy, and that is the mark of Masters of their craft.
"Another fine mess i've gotten into"
As others have said, it's a great shame that the clueless TV programmers overlook classic material like this.
Might have to see if I can find those videos while I'm at home for xmas
Ditto Harold Lloyd, The Three Stooges, WC Fields, all the classic cartoons from the thirties and forties, these were regulars on all stations for decades. Surely a channel like BBC Four should show them.
Also £25 instore at Tesco, picked one up today, going to have a L&H marathon over the New Year weekend.:D
I mentioned this on another thread.
Ted Turner owns MGM's pre 86 film library, so Tom & Jerry turns up on Boomerang, which is probably a channel he or his media group owns.