Sonny and Cher

Sonny & Cher - The Ultimate Collection

It's not what you'd call high art, but there are some highly enjoyable moments in this nicely packaged box set, featuring nine complete shows (plus ample bonus material) spread out over three discs.

Beginning as a summer replacement in 1971, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour earned its own regular time slot that same year, running for three straight seasons and then returning in 1976 (as The Sonny & Cher Show), after the couple's divorce. The show's formula, which had already been established both onstage and on the small screen (their '69 pilot episode is among the extra features), includes plenty of music (duets, Cher's solo performances in typically outlandish Bob Mackie gowns, various guest shots); lots of shtick (consisting mostly of Cher's put-downs of the minimally talented but good-natured Sonny); and sketches and skits (ranging from lame to inspired, including a mock-opera based on All in the Family and starring Metropolitan Opera tenor Robert Merrill as a warbling Archie Bunker). Guests range from the obvious (TV stalwarts like Harvey Korman, Ruth Buzzi, and Don Knotts) to the downright weird (then-California governor Ronald Reagan). It's all fairly middlebrow, but Sonny & Cher's unpretentious, unself-conscious charm carries it; and once in a while everything congeals into one surreally entertaining package, like the '72 show featuring the Jackson 5 (led, of course, by Michael, who was then 14 and still apparently normal), who are followed to the stage by Reagan (telling jokes, sort of) and singer-actor Howard Keel, veteran of numerous movie musicals.

Bonus features include 2003 audio commentary by a nostalgic Cher, interviews with the producers, the '69 pilot, bios, discographies, and a show history. The DVD set also comes with a music-only CD, featuring live performances of "The Beat Goes On" and "I Got You Babe." --Sam Graham

Sonny & Cher - The Christmas Collection

Relive the holiday magic of these rare Sonny & Cher Christmas shows. For the first time ever classic TV and pop music fans alike can step into Christmas with Sonny & Cher - and Chastity too! This groovy collection features highlights from their three - and only Christmas variety shows. Two from the Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour which originally aired in 1972 and 1973 and the third from the Sonny & Cher Show in 1976 when the famous - and then divorced couple came back to network television for one more season. Having never released a Christmas record this collection includes the only holiday performances to be found by Sonny & Cher either individually or collectively. So sit back relax and get ready for a blast from Christmas past. Three decades later - and the holiday Beat Goes On!Featured Holiday Songs:Jingle Bells - Sonny & CherA Gift of Song & O Holy Night - CherThe Twelfth of Never - SonnyCaroling Medley - CastSystem Requirements: Running Time 120 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 823753800198 Manufacturer No: 8001

Sonny and Cher - Nitty Gritty Hour

A rare and nostalgic look at the couple that defines the 70s. Complete with the hair-styles, bell-bottoms and sideburns, this classic-to-be showcases the couple in the happiest of times. Sonny and Cher joke, sing and dance their way through the program, leaving a lasting impression of Cher's magnificent voice, charisma and beauty as well as Sonny's songwriting talent with selections such as I Got You Babe and The Beat Goes On. With Digitally Mastered Audio & Video, as well as an optional Fun Facts and Trivia Subtitle track throughout, this DVD edition is bringing the most beloved couples of the seventies into the new millennium with the spirit, sound and fashion of that colorful decade.

S E L E C T I O N S
We've Only Just Begun
I Got You, Babe
Vocal/Dance Medley
Alfie
All You Need Is Love
Funky Broadway
Five Comedy Sketches
O Danny Boy
The Beat Goes On

Sonny & Cher March 1972

Sonny and Cher took 70's TV by storm with Cher's razor sharp tongue, barely there outfits and Sonny's famous comic timing...oh yeah, and the top ten hits that kept us singing & dancing. Time to shine your stack heels and pull out your butterfly collars because Sonny and Cher are gonna take you on a trip back to the swingin' 70's! All the stars, all the songs and all the hilarious sketches are here featuring: Merv Griffin, Miss Universe & keep an eye out for a young Steve Martin and Teri Garr

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Sonny & Cher December 1971

Sonny and Cher took 70's TV by storm with Cher's razor sharp tongue, barely there outfits and Sonny's famous comic timing...oh yeah, and the top ten hits that kept us singing & dancing. Time to shine your stack heels and pull out your butterfly collars because Sonny and Cher are gonna take you on a trip back to the swingin' 70's! All the stars, all the songs and all the hilarious sketches are here featuring: Harvey Corman, Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves & The Famous Vamp Sketch

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Sonny & Cher September 1973

Sonny and Cher took 70's TV by storm with Cher's razor sharp tongue, barely there outfits and Sonny's famous comic timing...oh yeah, and the top ten hits that kept us singing & dancing. Time to shine your stack heels and pull out your butterfly collars because Sonny and Cher are gonna take you on a trip back to the swingin' 70's! All the stars, all the songs and all the hilarious sketches are here featuring: Howard Cosell, Chuck Connors & Cher's enormous hit "Half Breed"

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Sonny & Cher October 1976

Sonny and Cher took 70's TV by storm with Cher's razor sharp tongue, barely there outfits and Sonny's famous comic timing...oh yeah, and the top ten hits that kept us singing & dancing. Time to shine your stack heels and pull out your butterfly collars because Sonny and Cher are gonna take you on a trip back to the swingin' 70's! All the stars, all the songs and all the hilarious sketches are here featuring: Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond & Ruth Buzzi.

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Sonny & Cher September 1972

Put on your dancin' shoes because you're about to take a trip back to the polyester decade with the King and Queen of the 70's, Sonny and Cher! For 10 years no-one had more fun in TV Land than these two lovebirds. All the stars, all the songs and all the hilarious sketches are here featuring: The Jackson 5, Ronald Reagan & The Famous Vamp Sketch

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Sonny & Cher February 1972

Put on your dancin' shoes because you're about to take a trip back to the polyester decade with the King and Queen of the 70's, Sonny and Cher! For 10 years no-one had more fun in TV Land than these two lovebirds. All the stars, all the songs and all the hilarious sketches are here featuring: Burt Reynolds, Raggedy Sonny and Raggedy Cher & The Famous Vamp Sketch

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Sonny and Cher Christmas Special 1976

Like eggnog and mistletoe, Christmas just isn't complete without a visit from Sonny and Cher. In their final special Sonny and Cher pack more Christmas cheer than Santa's sleigh. Featuring a rock-n-roll Christmas medley with Bernadette Peters and Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan you'll be dancin' up a storm. Cher brings the house down when she sings "Santa Clause is Comin' to Town" to baby Elijah Blue, and finally, a very touching "I Got You Babe."