For those of you who missed our release listing for this show, added to the database last week, here is the can't-miss info about
The Benny Hill Show - Complete And Unadulterated: The Naughty Early Years - Set One 1969-1971 (whew, what a mouthful!).
Irreverently and undeniably hysterical,
The Benny Hill Show pioneered a naughty new direction for the sketch-variety show, one that pushed the envelope of television standards and inspired such contemporaries as
Saturday Night Live and
Mad TV. Still considered a hoot and a half today, Benny Hill and his talented ensemble were unafraid to take a "tongue-in-cheeky" approach in satirizing society's taboos, from bawdy ballads and priceless pantomimes to dizzying double entendres and slaphappy head slapping.
Benny's smirking antics, beautifully supported by his scantily-clad bevy of buxom babes, released a worldwide tidal wave of unrestrained laughter, winning
The Benny Hill Show a hill.er, mountain of accolades, including the British Academy's Best Comedy Show Award and two Emmy nominations!
Never broadcast in full-length form in the U.S., the only way to see these vintage Thames episodes of
The Benny Hill Show in their entirety is through this DVD collection.
The Naughty Early Years: Set 1 features all 11 uproarious episodes from 1969-1971, including three rare installments filmed in black-and-white!
Look for this to arrive in stores from A&E on
August 24th, at a list price of $49.95 for 3 discs. Besides the episodes, you will also find a Bonus documentary: "The World's Favorite Clown". Also look for the Benny Hill "Cheeky Challenge" trivia quiz, too.
It's all good for a larf or two, or more! And much better than the "best-of" releases which are the only choices we've been given up until now. To pre-order this, check out the
release listing we've posted, with links to several popular online retailers. We're sorry for any delay in getting the word out about it. Our thanks to reader Eric Janssen for the original heads-up on the set's existence. Here's the cover art:
