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The Kids in the Hall - Complete Season 1 (1989-1990)

Thirty Helens agree: The Kids in the Hall is a funny show. (Mr. Tyzik, the bitter Head Crusher, however, may not agree.) The no-holds-barred sketch comedy is also strange, silly, profane--occasionally even profound. The five Canadian writer-comedians behind it, Dave Foley (NewsRadio), Bruce McCulloch (Superstar), Kevin McDonald (That ''70s Show), Mark McKinney (Saturday Night Live), and Scott Thompson (The Larry Sanders Show), formed the troupe in the early 1980s. Naturally, they weren't really kids, but boyish-looking men in their twenties and thirties. SNL's Lorne Michaels produced the series, which lasted for five seasons, and aired on HBO, Comedy Central, and Canada's CBC. It garnered three Emmy nominations and was followed by the theatrical cult classic The Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996) and several tours.

The Toronto-based team took more inspiration from the absurdity of Monty Python--and the craziness inherent in everyday life--than the topical humor of SNL (on which celebrities, politicians, and pop culture are frequent targets). Each 30-minute installment features short, punchy skits (some filmed in advance, some before a live audience), men in drag, and no special guest hosts or stars (musical or otherwise). During their small-screen rein, the Kids took aim at everything from mainstream comedy and corporate culture to sexism, bigotry, and pretension. Many of their best-loved characters first appeared during the 20 episodes produced between 1989-1990. They include the 30 Helens (30 Helens standing in a field agreeing about something or other), Tyzik (McKinney), rockin' Bobby (McCulloch), bickering Fran and Gordon (Thompson and McCulloch), chatty Cathy and Kathie (McCulloch and Thompson), the "Nobody Likes Us" guys (Foley and MacDonald), and the acerbic Buddy Cole (Thompson).

Canadian underground heroes Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet provided the icing on their spicy little cake with their wistful surf-rock theme "Having an Average Weekend." --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Gathers the first season of shows by the Canadian improvisational group.
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Artist: KIDS IN THE HALL
Title: SEASON 1
Street Release Date: 04/24/2007
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The Kids in the Hall - Complete Season 4 (1992-3)

Braver weirder and funnier THE KIDS IN THE HALL: COMPLETE SEASON 4 finds the lovable quintet reaching new heights of sublime absurdity. Highlights include an episode-length sketch starring the Queen of England and the divine confidence of Buddy Cole favorites like the Chicken Lady and Cathy & Kathie and fresh newcomers like the Losers and Fight Pickers. Endearing and edgy each sketch is a work of genius held together by inspired writing flawless timing and racks and racks of stuffed brassieres.System Requirements:Running Time 500 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 733961745207 Manufacturer No: AAE-74520

The Kids in the Hall - Complete Season 2 (1990-1991)

All your favorite characters are back for the second season of The Kids in the Hall--but the stakes have been raised. Bobby (Bruce McCulloch) is still rockin', but now he's battling more than just his parents in "Bobby vs. Satan." (Shades of the Charlie Daniels Band!) Meanwhile, the increasingly outrageous Buddy (Scott Thompson) steps off his bar stool to manage the Sappho Sluggers in "Buddy Plays Softball," does time in "Buddy Cole in Jail," and is freed by a batty judge (Dave Foley) in "Justice."

Then there are the other familiar faces. Cathy (Thompson) and Kathie (McCulloch) are still dieting, Fran (Thompson) and Gordon (McKinney) are still bickering, Cabbage Head (McCulloch) is still trying--in vain--to score and, after a potentially debilitating injury, Mr. Tyzik (McKinney) is still crushing heads. (Alas, the 30 Helens and the "Nobody Likes Us Guys" appear to have gone missing.)

This four-DVD boxed set of the Canadian sketch comedy includes all 20 uncensored episodes from 1990-1991 (Comedy Central censored the occasionally-foulmouthed series). Along with the old favorites, the one-offs, and the black-and-white movie spoofs (Kevin MacDonald and Foley did once work in an art-house movie theater after all), there are several new characters. They include the Cops (McCulloch and McKinney), the Sizzler Sisters (MacDonald and Foley), Simon (MacDonald) and Hecubus (Foley), Mr. Heavyfoot (Foley), Chicken Lady (McKinney), and incredibly annoying know-it-all Gavin (McCulloch), who only eats onions. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Populating their realm with such uniquely bizarre creations as the Chicken Lady, Cabbage Head, and Mr. Heavyfoot, THE KIDS IN THE HALL took aim at everything from corporate culture to drug culture and sexism to suburban angst, crafting one of sketch comed

Kids in the Hall - Complete Season 5

This is it the final installment of the inspired mayhem and lunatic brilliance that was the KIDS IN THE HALL tv phenomenon (before the inevitable "Best Of" "Retrospective" "Reunion Specials" and other wallet-sucking formulations arrive of course). But there's no such crass commercialism here just an honest-to-goodness collection of North of the Border based sketch comedy delivered by five men utterly unafraid to don a dress in the name of a good laugh (or frankly a cheap giggle).The 20 complete episodes from the fifth and final season are joined by the series finale and augmented by expanded audio commentary from the Kids and a host of other great extras. Don't miss this opportunity to complete your KIDS IN THE HALL collection.System Requirements:Running Time: 525 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 733961756296 Manufacturer No: AAE-75629

Kids in the Hall - Complete Season 3 (1991-1992)

With greater success comes greater confidence. Fortunately, the Kids had the talent to back it up. For their third season, the Canadian quintet upped the ante with more location work (the show is less set-bound than before), more extras (especially senior citizens and canines), and more special effects (Bruce McCulloch's Flying Pig, Kevin McDonald and his twin, Scott Thompson and his robotic double). The basic format, live sketches combined with short films, remained the same. As with their second year, the Toronto troupe brought back a number of fan favorites, while introducing a bevy of new eccentrics.

Like a cartoon version of Freaks, the Chicken Lady (Mark McKinney) returns with new bosom buddy the Bearded Lady (McDonald). Better yet, she discovers scantily clad stripper Rooster Boy (Thompson). Can she handle the excitement? (Short answer: No.) Other returning characters include gabby geek Gavin (McCulloch), bitchy bar man Buddy Cole (Thompson), Jacques Tati-like Mr. Heavyfoot (Dave Foley), clueless Police Department Cops (McCulloch and McKinney), and Sir Simon Milligan (McDonald) and Satanic manservant Hecubus (Foley). Even the "It's a Fact" girl makes a reappearance, although McKinney takes her place when she demands more money ("Triple scale!").

Third year highlights include McDonald's uber-blasé Empty Promises Guy ("It slipped my mind…") and McCulloch's catchy "Terrier Song," in which he extols the virtues of the popular breed ("Give terriers a chance / Do the terrier dance"). Unlike most sketch comedies, The Kids in the Hall was never about guest stars. Nonetheless, sharp-eyed viewers are sure to recognize a pre-Party of Five Neve Campbell in "Pizzeria," in which McDonald and McKinney become gibbering idiots in her private schoolgirl presence. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Overwhelming audience demand brings THE KIDS IN THE HALL back on DVD with another brilliant set of sketch comedy classics! After two highly influential seasons, the comedic quintet hit their stride in THE KIDS IN THE HALL: COMPLETE SEASON THREE. Writing and performing every sketch, everyone's favorite shape-shifting Canadians offered up more uproarious, risqué, but always sweet and charming takes on life's absurdities. From familiar favorites like the Chicken Lady and Mississippi Gary to brilliant originals like "Flying Pig" and "Girl Drink Drunk," THE KIDS IN THE HALL always found their unique humor in the strangest corners. DVD Features: New Audio Commentary by the Kids; 2 Season 3 Best-of Compilations Featuring Fan-Favorite Sketches; 30 More Minutes of Never-Before-Seen-On-TV Performances from the Rivoli Theater; Slide Show; Biographies; And More…

The Kids in the Hall Megaset

For five groundbreaking seasons Canadian-bred comic prodigies THE KIDS IN THE HALL stretched sketch comedy to its ultimate limits with hilariously off-the-wall results. With a cast of comic creations only the brilliant--or truly twisted--could imagine THE KIDS IN THE HALL: THE COMPLETE SERIES MEGASET presents the Kids nearly 800 sketches from every single episode of each season in this stunning 20-disc set. From the infamous Chicken Lady and Crushing Your Head to Buddy Cole and the romantically challenged Cabbage Head these pioneering edgy and ever-charming comedians always managed to land on the stranger side of funny--and look good in floral dresses while doing it. Unhinged unprecedented and unfailingly unpredictable the Emmy® nominated critically acclaimed cult favorite THE KIDS IN THE HALL is at long last available in its sidesplitting entirety. Be warned: the complete compendium of THE KIDS IN THE HALL could lead to irrepressible episodes of spontaneous head-crushing. FEATURING: Buddy Cole Hecubus Head Crusher Chicken Lady Apathetic Cop Gavin Sir Simon Milligan A.T. & Love Boss The Queen Cabbage Head Bad Doctor Francesca Fiore Bearded Lady Flying Pig Satan DVD Features: An Oral History-Season 1: 45 Minutes of Interviews with the Kids and Lorne Michaels; An Oral History-Season 2: 15 minutes with the Kids Paul Bellini and Lorne Michaels; Audio Commentary by The Kids; 10 Best-of Compilations Featuring Fan-Favorite Sketches; Over 90 Minutes of Original Performances from the Rivoli Theater; Archival Footage Never-Before-Seen-on-TV; Original KIDS IN THE HALL Performance Poster Gallery; Slide Show; Cast Biographies; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 733961760477 Manufacturer No: AAE-76047

The Kids in the Hall: The Best of the Kids in the Hall, Vol. 1

From romantically challenged cabbage heads to the infamous Chicken Lady five men from Canada took sketch comedy to groundbreaking new levels with their irreverent often bizarre and always hilarious showcase of side-splitting originality. That they often did it wearing women's clothes made it even more memorable. Pioneering edgy and possibly genius this one-of-a-kind collection of the Kids' favorite sketches from seasons 1 and 2 of their avant-garde series is a must-have for loyal fans and a riotous find for lucky newcomers.THE BEST OF THE KIDS IN THE HALL features 39 of the cast's and fans' favorite skits from the early days of the series:Best Sketches from Season 1:Episode 1: Death Row / The Banker Doesn't Like Us / Buddy's Better / Crushing Your Head Part 2 / Citizen Kane / Car Ride / Womyn / Crushing Your Head Part 3 / The Banker Doesn't Like Us 2Episode 2: Hey You Millionaire / Crying Guy / Crush Your Head Part 1 / Cabbage Head / Romeo / Crush Your Head Part 2 / Buddy Cole / Reg / Crush Your Head Part 3Best Sketches from Season 2:Episode 1: Fact - Uncle Tony / Headcrusher - Rival / Off Swingin' / Daddy Drank / The Affair / Fact #3 / The Doctor / A Little Something / Fact - 45 Years of Love / First Time / Girls of SummerEpisode 2: Cops - Prisoner / Comfortable / Trapper / Painting A Chair / Cops - Shootout / Chicken Lady / Simon and Hecubus / Cops - Dad / Hazy MovieSystem Requirements:Running Time: 96 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 733961758962 Manufacturer No: AAE-75896

Little Men

DVD Special Features: DVD-ROM- The complete novel: Little Men by Louisa May Alcott. Cast Profiles, Interactive Menu and Scene Selection

Caribe

Filmed in the jungles and Mayan ruins of Belize this thriller follows a British agent who must stop a former CIA agent now dealing in black-market explosives and two tourists (who are trying to raise half a million dollars to pay back the money they embezzled from a munitions company) who the ex-agent has blackmailed into doing his dirty work.System Requirements:Running Time 90 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R UPC: 692865552024 Manufacturer No: T-5520

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