Remember to always keep your eye on wbshop.com for the semi-monthly announcements of manufactured-on-demand disc titles in the Warner Archives, including an upcoming set of Shemp Howard solo shorts and features. Amongst this month's offerings, for example, are Background to Danger, Brewster McCloud, Dancing Co-Ed (1939), Keep Your Powder Dry (1945), Mister Cinderella (1936), Nobody's Baby (1937), Slightly Dangerous (1943), These Glamour Girls (1939), Two Girls on Broadway (1940), and Vagabond Lady (1935)!

July 6

Casanova 70 (Mr. Bongo, $13.50) Marcello Mastroianni is an Army officer who can only become aroused when his life is in danger in this 1965 Italian sex farce.

Chicago: The Original 1927 Film Restored (Flicker Alley, $39.95) Yep, it’s the original version based on the 1927 Broadway show about Roxie Hart. Phyllis Haver and Eugene Pallette. 

Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics, Vol. 2 (Sony, $59.95) Includes Fritz Lang’s Human Desire (1954, with Glenn Ford), The Brothers Rico (1957, with Richard Conte), Jacques Tourneur’s Nightfall (1957, with Aldo Ray), City of Fear (1959, with Vince Edwards), and Pushover (1954, with Kim Novak). Our Co-Selection for Best DVD of the Month for July, 2010!

Dragnet 1968: Season 2 (Shout! Factory, $44.99) Hysterically funny no-nonsense Sgts. Joe Friday and Frank Gannon return for more hijinx. 

Gamera vs. Barugon (Shout! Factory, $19.93) Yep, the giant flying turtle is back. This special edition contains both the Japanese and dubbed English versions.

Jason and the Argonauts (Sony Blu-ray, $24.95) One of Ray Harryhausen’s best-loved stop-motion adventure classics, this one from 1963 and starring Todd Armstrong.

Lost Keaton: Sixteen Comedy Shorts 1934-1937 (Kino, $34.95) In the mid-1930s, broke and alcoholic, Keaton starred in a series of cheap 2-reelers for Education Pictures (“The SPICE of the program!”) and here’s a complete set of them. Hey, so The General or One Week it ain’t… but it’s still Keaton, and if we can enjoy him in Beach Party movies, we can enjoy him in anything.

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Kino, $34.95 Blu-ray, $29.95 DVD) Here’s a brand new, improved edition of Buster Keaton’s 1928 comedy classic, filmed right here in Sacramento. Contains two full versions of the film, both from original 35mm materials, and a wealth of bonus material. Now THIS is a great one.

July 13

The Lucy Show: The Official Second Season (Paramount, $39.98) “But Mr. MOONEY! Waaaah!” 

Warners Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 5 (Warner Bros., $49.98) Includes Cornered (1945, with Dick Powell), Anthony Mann’s Desperate (1947, with Raymond Burr), The Phenix City Story (1955),  Deadline at Dawn (1946), Richard Fleischer’s Armored Car Robbery (1950), Don Siegel’s Crime in the Streets (1956), Dial 1119 (1950), and Backfire (1950). Our Co-Selection for Best DVD of the Month for July, 2010 because heck, we're not gonna play Noir favoritism 'round here, bub.

July 20

Black Narcissus (Criterion, $39.95) Powell & Pressburger’s 1947 Oscar-winning classic in a spiffy new edition; Blu-ray or DVD.

Forbidden World (Shout! Factory, $26.97 Blu-ray). One of the “Roger Corman's Cult Classics” releases. Also out this week, same price, is Galaxy Of Terror.

The Red Shoes (Criterion, $39.95) Powell & Pressburger’s 1948 Oscar-winning classic in a spiffy new edition; Blu-ray or DVD.

Super Friends!: Season One, Vol. 2 (Warners, $26.98) This is the 1973 Saturday morning kids show, apparently.

Wrath of the Titans: Special Edition (Eagle One Media, ($15.99) Hoo, boy. Folks, this may not only be the absolute most terrible Worst DVD of the Month we’ve ever selected, it may be the worst thing we’ve ever seen. A barely animated (think Clutch Cargo) cartoon “feature” of under an hour, but it’s going to seem like a month-long exercise in staring at a non-moving piece of paper. And the whole thing is s’posed to be a ripoff or homage or sequel or something to Clash of the Titans. Comes with a free comic book that doesn’t move any less than the “animated” film does. Sheesh. Actual, not kidding, real example of the dialog: "Can you smell it? Even all the way up here?"

July 27

Appointment With Danger (Olive, $24.95) Alan Ladd is on the trail of the killer of a Post Office worker, and Jack Webb and Harry Morgan (not as Friday and Gannon) are in his way. One of a bunch of old Paramount titles licensed by Olive Films for DVD release this week.

The Australian Story (VCI, $19.99) This 1952 American film was shot on location; directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Maureen O Hara and Peter Lawford. Also known as Kangaroo.

Batman: Under the Red Hood (Warner, various prices) The latest direct-to-DVD animated offering feature the DC super-heroes. For those of you who remember 1950s comics, the Red Hood was actually the Joker. Available as Blu-ray $29.99, DVD 2-disc set $24.98, or 1-DVD $19.98.

Crack in the World (Olive, $24.94) This here’s a fondly-remembered 1965 sci-fi film with Dana Andrews and Janette Scott.

Dark City (Olive, $24.95) Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Jack Webb, and Harry Morgan star in this thriller about card sharks who bit the wrong victim.

Eclipse Series 22: Presenting Sacha Guitry (Criterion, $59.95) A quartet of French comedies written & directed by and starring Mr. Guitry. Includes The Story of a Cheat (1936), The Pearls of the Crown (1937), Desire (1937), and Quadrille (1938). Nice, but I'll bet if Criterion really wanted to, they could release Laurel & Hardy pictures.

Forbidden Passion (MYA, $24.95) The beautiful Ornella Muti stars in this 1974 Italian sex drama about a father who lusts after his teenage daughter’s friend. Originally released as Appassionata.

The Mothers-in-Law: The Complete Series (MPI, $39.98) Y’know, I remember watching this sitcom every week, but I never remember liking it all that much. It DID have Deborah Walley in it, though, probably why I watched it. Eve Arden and Kaye Ballard are the stars, and if memory serves, the show’s producer, Desi Arnaz, made at least one appearance as a bullfighter.

Sgt. Bilko: The Phil Silvers Show: Season 1 (Paramount, $39.98) Classic Army TV comedy, also known as You’ll Never Get Rich.

The System (VCI, $19.99) Oliver Reed stars in this 1964 film about young men on the make for young girls; sounds like it wants to be The Knack. Also released as The Girl-Getters.

Trouble in the Sky (VCI, $19.99) Peter Cushing and Bernard Lee star in this British fact-based drama about an aerospace company that may be hiding a deadly secret about its plane. Also known as Cone of Silence.

Union Station (Olive, $24.95) William Holden, Barry Fitzgerald, and Nancy Olson star in this 1950 crime drama about a kidnapping aboard a train.

DVDs you can wear! (Synergy, $19.95 each) Well, okay, technically you can’t wear the DVDs. But each of these public-domain films on DVD includes, right there in the box, a T-shirt with a replica of the film’s poster. Choose from The Atomic Brain, Metropolis, Atom Age Vampire, and who knows what else. Available in Large or Extra-Large, because c'mon, people who watch movies like this only come in those sizes, apparently.

Those JUNE releases one more time...

Alibi Ike (Warner Archive, $19.95) Joe E. Brown stars as Ike in this 1935 baseball comedy based on the classic story by Ring Lardner.

The Man with No Name Trilogy (MGM Blu-ray, $69.98) Well, I know that Clint Eastwood stars, but frankly, I’ve never seen any of these legendary spaghetti westerns. I’ve seen spaghetti, though, if that counts.

Mister Ed: The Complete Third Season (Shout! Factory, $39.97) Alan Young has a horse that talks, see. Yeah, kids, stuff like that was a howl in the ‘60s.

Peanuts: 1970s Collection, Vol. 2 (Warner, $29.98) Includes Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown; You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown; It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown; What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown; It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown; You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown; and What’s that Groovy Shit You’re Smoking, Charlie Brown?

Sit Tight (Warner Archive, $19.95) Joe E. Brown stars as a wrestler in this 1931 comedy-musical directed by Lloyd Bacon.

Red Skelton’s Whistling Collection (Warner Archive, $24.95) Red began his feature film career in the early 1940s with a trio of comedy-mysteries, including Whistling in the Dark, Whistling in Dixie and Whistling in Brooklyn.

The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 8: 1955-1959 (Sony, $24.96) The final volume of Stooges shorts features the last of Shemp, the four shorts made after his death with stock footage and a stand in, and all of the Joe Besser shorts. If you’ve got all 8 volumes, you’ve got all 190 short subjects the trio of slapstick icons made for Columbia 1934-1959. Nice job, Sony, and so you get our Official Balcony Best DVD of the Month for June 2010 award. 

The Wolfman (Universal, $29.98 DVD, $39.98 Blu-ray) Anthony Hopkins and Benicio Del Toro step in for Claude Rains and Lon Chaney, Jr., in this remake of the 1941 classic… and frankly, Universal really dissed fans by not including that version as an extra on the Blu-ray.

TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection (Warners, $39.98) You know, it’s been a while since we’ve seen any new Charlie Chan DVDs, and this set includes four of the later ones: Dark Alibi, Dangerous Money, The Trap (all released in 1946 and starring Sidney Toler) and The Chinese Ring (1947) with Roland Winters.Bob Hope: Thanks for the Memories Collection (Universal, $39.98) Mix of the old and new-to-DVD titles includes Thanks for the Memory, The Cat and the Canary, The Ghost Breakers, Nothing but the Truth, The Road to Morocco, and The Paleface

Bilingual Baby: Teach Baby German (Bayview/Widowmaker, $14.99) One of a series of “Bilingual Baby” DVDs released this month. Supposedly, you can teach Junior to babble foreign languages in 45 minutes. Uh-huh. Who wants a freakin’ toddler goin’ around threatening to invade Poland? Our choice for Official Balcony Worst DVD of the Month for June 2010. And I’m not certain that a company called “Widowmaker” should be making DVDs for babies, either.

Leave it to Beaver: Season Three (Shout! Factory, $39.97) God bless Shout! Factory. 

My Three Sons: Season Two, Vol. 2 (Paramount, $39.98) Mike, Rob, Chip, and Ernie, in case you’ve forgotten. And YEAH, that is four sons. Long story.

Sleazy Sci-Fi of the 1970s (Secret Key, $19.98) Includes 2069: A Space Odyssey, Invasion of the Bee Girls, and Dr. Dildo’s Secret. Hey, what, you think we make this stuff up?

Checkmate: Complete Series (Timeless Media, $79.98) Wow, talk about versatility: Sebastian Cabot as a detective, before he became a gentleman’s gentleman.

Death Race 2000: Roger Corman's Cult Classics (Shout! Factory Blu-ray, $26.97) Cult movies don’t come much more fun than this futuristic adventure with David Carradine matched against Sylvester Stallone.

Red Desert (Criterion Blu-ray or DVD, $39.95) Richard Harris and Monica Vitti star in this 1964 drama by Michelangelo Antonioni.

A Star Is Born (Warners, Blu-ray $34.99, DVD $20.98) Restored release of the classic 1954 musical drama with Judy Garland and James Mason.

Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection (Warners, $26.98) A compilation of cartoons already on DVD and a few more recent made-for-TV jobbers. Ho, hum.

Alex in Wonderland (Eyecon, $14.93) Donald Sutherland and Ellen Burstyn star in Paul Mazursky’s hippie comedy.

Days Of Thrills & Laughter (VCI, $19.99) In the early 1960s, Robert Youngson silent-movie compilations were all the rage, and here’s one of the best – with scenes from rare comedies and serials of the silent era.

First Love (VCI, $14.99) Maximilian Schell wrote, directed, and stars in this 1970 adaptation of the Turgeyev classic.

Follow Me (Scorpion, $14.95) Rarely-seen documentary about surfers. Or maybe it’s about Smurfs. I can’t read my own handwritten notes. 

Leave It To Beaver: The Complete Series (Shout! Factory, $199.99) That’s $50 each for Ward, June, Beaver, and Wally. We’ll throw in Lumpy, Whitey, Tooey, and Eddie Haskell at no charge.

The Leopard (Criterion Blu-ray, $49.95) Film classic with Burt Lancaster; contains the restored 185-minute Italian version and the American release version. 

Life with Elizabeth (Timeless, $9.98) Dunno how “timeless” it is, but this early 1950s TV sitcom starred Betty White, who went on to better things.

The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (Cheezy Flicks, $12.95) Postponed from last month, but HEY – what do you expect? It’s killer trees. They’re slow.

New York Confidential (VCI, $19.99) Rare mid-1950s film noir; the great cast includes Broderick Crawford, Richard Conte, Marilyn Maxwell, and Anne Bancroft.

Night Train to Munich (Criterion, $29.95) Carol Reed’s 1940 wartime thriller stars Margaret Lockwood and Rex Harrison.

The Real McCoys: Season 4 (Infinity, $29.98) Does the express “Dadburn it, Pepini” mean anything to you?

Red Barry (VCI, $19.99) Buster Crabbe stars with a lot of juggling Chinese acrobats in this 1938 comic strip adaptation. 

Rediscovered Comedies of Edgar Kennedy, Vol. 2 (Alpha, $7.98) Haven’t mentioned Alpha releases in a long time, but gosh, we sure do love Edgar Kennedy.

Say Hello to Yesterday (Scorpion, $19.95) Jean Simmons and Leonard Whiting are a May-December romance in this 1971 puzzler.

Seduction Cinema "Late-Nite TV" Sexy-Spoof Collection (Koch, $24.98) Well, for all you Misty Mundae fans out there (we know who you are, you’re not In The Balcony, you’re in the soft-core porno theatre down the street), here is a collection that includes Gladiator Eroticus, Playmate of the Apes, Lord of the G-Strings, and Spiderbabe, plus special features, as if the movies weren’t special enough.

Uncle Vanya (VCI, $14.99) Franchot Tone directed himself in this 1957 adaptation of the Chekov classic.

Victory at Sea: Deluxe Edition (Periscope Blu-ray, $39.95) The legendary TV series of the 1950s in a HD version; can’t vouch for it, as we’ve never heard of the distributor. Want more WWII? Also out this week from the same company is The Memphis Belle Deluxe Edition on Blu-ray $29.95, and Newsreel History of the Third Reich, Vols. 6-10 (Arts Magic DVD, $39.95).

Earlier Releases...

Roger Corman: The Best of the Bs, Vol. 2: Naughty Nurses & Tawdry Teachers (Infinity Entertainment, $29.98) includes The Student Nurses (1970), Private Duty Nurses (1971), Night Call Nurses (1972), The Young Nurses (1973), The Student Teachers (1973), Candy Stripe Nurses (1974) and Summer School Teachers (1975) – Well, ummm… there IS a market for these types of things, I guess, and usually, I shop at that market… but these are pan-and-scan TV prints, so the hell with it. Corman got an Oscar, and now he can add to his mantle the Worst DVD of the Month for May 2010, too.

Doctor Zhivago: Anniversary Edition (Warners, $24.98 DVD / $35.99 Blu-ray) Beautifully photographed classic love story, and by “beautifully photographed” we mean “the movie’s as boring as hell, so spend lotsa time lookin’ at the pretty cinematography”.

The Honeymooners (MPI, $14.98 each) Two TV specials from the mid-1970s that reunited the most beloved bunch of Honeymooners: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, and Jane Kean. Titles are “Second Honeymoon” and “Valentine Special”.

Marcus Welby, M.D. (Shout! Factory, $49.97) Robert Young starred in this series, which I never, ever watched: see, my grandma watched it. I was allergic to stuff grandma liked, although I have to admit, that Myron Cohen was one HECK of an entertainer.

No Time for Sergeants (Warner, $19.98) Andy Griffith became a star with this Broadway hit – and got to play opposite future TV partner Don Knotts, too.

Rock 'N' Roll High School (Roger Corman Cult Classics) Shout! Factory, $19.93) P.J. Soles, Mary Woronov, and the Ramones star in the greatest rock & roll band movie not called “A Hard Day’s Night”. Big fun.

Suburbia (Roger Corman's Cult Classics) (Shout! Factory, $19.93) I have to admit, I’d never heard of this 1983 punk film (that’s what it says here) directed by Penelope Spheeris. Well, actually, I’ve still never heard of it.

TCM Greatest Classic Film Collection: War (Warners, $27.98) Hmmm. Low-cost collection of four war films that most of you out there in Balconyland probably already own, including Battle of the Bulge, The Dawn Patrol, Gunga Din, and Operation Pacific.

TCM Greatest Classic Film Collection: Westerns (Warners, $27.98) Hmmm. Low-cost collection of four war films that most of you out there in Balconyland probably already own, including The Stalking Moon, Ride the High Country, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and Chisum.

May 11

Hang 'Em High (MGM Blu-ray, $24.99) Clint Eastwood stars, but you knew that already.

High Anxiety (Fox Blu-ray, $24.99) I am not a fan of Mel Brooks’ films, but as they go, this Hitchcock parody is one of the better ones, I guess.

Several Robin Hoods (Amazon, $14.94 each) Sony is releasing a whole slew o’ classic Sherwood Forest-type titles, including Prince of Thieves with Jon Hall, Rogues of Sherwood Forest with John Derek, Bandit of Sherwood Forest with Cornel Wilde, and Sword of Sherwood Forest with Richard Greene and Peter Cushing.

M (Criterion Blu-ray, $39.95) Oooh! One of the cinema greats, presented in a spiffy new HD edition – and including the little-known and long-thought-lost English version of this classic pre-Third Reich suspenser, that introduced Peter Lorre to an unsuspecting populace. Our Best DVD of the Month for May 2010.

The Magnificent Seven Collection (MGM, $69.99) Well, yeah, we all love Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, all the other guys, but the sequels weren’t all that good, were they?

Mr. Magoo In Sherwood Forest (Vivendi, $9.99) Beats the hell out of me.

Rock 'N' Roll High School (Roger Corman's Cult Classics) (Shout! Factory Blu-ray, $26.97) Anybody know why the HD is being released a week after the DVD?

May 18

Dick Tracy: Saga of a Crime Fighter (Synergy, $24.95) A new 48-min. documentary on Chester Gould’s comic strip flatfoot, plus the first serial and several episodes of the TV series with Ralph Byrd, and the four RKO features, two with Byrd and two with Morgan Conway. You know, all the public domain stuff.

Gamera: The Giant Monster (Shout! Factory, $19.93) It’s a big turtle. No, bigger. No, bigger. No, bigger.

The Monster and the Ape (Cheezy Flicks, $19.95) Robert Lowery, an ape, and a robot star in this daffy WWII serial, one of our Balcony faves. Includes the trailer! Yay!

The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (Music Video, $12.95) Really, really bad classic film with trees that kill people. Even worse than From Hell It Came, if you can believe that.

The Barbara Stanwyck Show, Vol. 2 (E1, $29.98) Quickly cancelled but fondly remembered.

Tales from the Three Stooges (Synergy, $24.95) The usual public domain shorts, TV appearances, trailers, and stuff like that.

Walkabout (Criterion, DVD or Blu-ray, $39.95) Nicholas Roeg’s 1971 classic about two children lost in the Australian outback.

May 25

British Cinema Collection: Old Mother Riley (VCI, $29.98) Arthur Lucan in drag; includes Old Mother Riley in Paris (1938), MP (1939), Meets the Vampire (1952), Headmistress (1950), Jungle Treasure (1952), New Adventure (1947).

Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Vol. 1 (Infinity Entertainment, $29.98) A variety of Der Bingle’s specials from the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, with guests including Jack Benny, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Bob Hope, the Smothers Brothers, Dean Martin, and many others, it says here, and they’re “meticulously restored from the original film and videotape sources, and are presented with all the original performances intact.” Good to know.

No Orchids for Miss Blandish (VCI, $19.99) Rare British noir from 1948, restored.

Rocket Robin Hood, Vol. 2 (AIS, $40.98) I barely remember this mid-1960s animated offering; it was from Canada, and apparently reused some of the stories and artwork and sound and music from the cartoon adventures of Spider-Man!

Silver Lode - Special Edition (VCI, $14.99) Not sure what is special about this 1954 western with John Payne and Lizabeth Scott, but if VCI says it’s special, well, who are we to doubt them?
Spartacus (50th Anniversary Edition) (Universal, Blu-ray, $26.98) Some gladiator movie with Kirk Douglas. Used to be a Criterion.

Stagecoach (Criterion, $39.95 DVD or Blu-ray) John Wayne, after a decade of struggle, finally became a star as the Ringo Kid in this John Ford 1939 classic.

TV Western Classics (Timeless Media, $29.98) Six DVDs with random episodes of such “TV Western Classics” (I guess) as The Tall Man, Cimarron City, The Restless Gun, Frontier Doctor, and Shotgun Slade.

The Virginian - Complete First Season (Timeless Media, $79.98) Is Timeless just re-re-releasing these things every month or so, or can I not tell one TV western from another?

April Releases

Classic Quads (MGM, $19.98) A trio of low-priced reissued films in four packs; help yourself to a family collection (Journey to the Center of the Earth, Little Miss Broadway, My Friend Flicka, Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines), or two religious-themed sets (Francis of Assisi, The Gospel Road, A Man Called Peter, Song of Bernadette; and The Agony and the Ecstacy, The Bible, Demetrius and the Gladiators, The Robe).
 
The Dam Busters (Congress Entertainment, $19.95) Classic 1955 British WWII film about a suicide mission to flood Germany and shorten the war. Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave star.

Eyes on The Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954-1965 (PBS, $69.99) We taped this miniseries off of Public TV back in the day and watched it many times; it’s educational and fascinating, one of the great achievements in TV history. Narrated by Julian Bond and our pick for Official In The Balcony DVD of the Month for April 2010.

Icons of Suspense: Hammer Films (Sony, $24.96) Includes six Hammer films that don’t feature monsters; the only one anybody seems to be jazzed about are These are the Damned; the other titles are Stop Me Before I Kill!, Cash on Demand, The Snorkel, Maniac, Never Take Candy From a Stranger.

The Italian Straw Hat (Un Chapeau de Paille d'Italie) (Flicker Alley, $29.95) René Clair directed this sex farce way back in 1928, it says here.

Lucy Calls the President (MPI, $14.98) That would be, not Truman or Eisenhower, but Carter in this late ‘70s comedy TV special. The final pairing of Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance.

Soupy Sales Collection: Whole Gang Is Here (Audio Fidelity, $15.98) A 3-disc set with the king of TV slapstick fun. I guess he was the king, anyway; we didn’t get him in Ohio.

Essential Art House, Vol. 5 (Janus, $99.95 for the set or $19.95 each) This time out, the titles include Brief Encounter, 8 1/2, Floating Weeds, Jules and Jim, Kapo, Loves of a Blonde.

The Donna Reed Show: Family Favorites (Virgil, $14.99) Four-episode sampler from across three seasons of family fun with the Stones.

Avatar (Fox, $39.99 Blu-ray, $29.98 DVD) Never heard of it.

Battleship Potemkin  (Kino Blu-ray, $34.95) Eisenstein masterpiece in high definition. A must-have for film fans.

Beginning of the End (Henstooth, $19.95) Here’s a reissue of the special edition (the old Image is out of print) of the cheesy 1957 Peter Graves favorite about giant grasshoppers attacking Chicago.

Orlock The Vampire 3D (IMDFilms, $12.95) Oh, brother: Just when the whole “colorization” crap has thankfully gone out of style again, we get a 1922 horror classic “enhanced” for 3D. Our pick for Official In The Balcony Worst DVD of the Month. Hope Max Schreck haunts these guys.

Perry Mason: Season Five, Vol. 1 (Paramount, $49.99) Peter the Volvo Repair Guy can start rejoicing; he stands in line to pluck each new set of this classic Raymond Burr TV show off the shelves as soon as they’re released, so if he fixes your Volvo this week and the bill is $49.99 higher than the estimate he gave you, you know why.

Reefer Madness - the 75th Anniversary Ultimate Collectors Edition (Walking Shadows, $14.20) Well, you can never have TOO many versions of this wacky 1930s cult classic, although most people would say ONE was too many. This DVD includes a couple of hours worth of bonus drug-laced materials.

Vivre sa Vie (Criterion, $39.95 DVD or Blu-ray) Godard classic from 1962.

Whispering Smith (Timeless Media, $24.98) Rare TV western series starring Audie Murphy.

Greydon Clark Drive-In Double Feature: Hi-Riders & The Bad Bunch (VCI, $14.99) The former is a 1978 film about bike racers, and the latter isn’t. It’s about racial tensions in the ghetto. Right on! Stick it to the MAN!

Euro-Fantastico: No Survivors Please & The Black Cobra (VCI, $19.99) The former is a 1964 German sci-fi film about an invasion from space utilizing dead bodies, and no, Bela Lugosi and Tor Johnson aren’t in it, sadly; the latter stars Klaus Kinski and is about… well, something or other.

Exploitation Cinema (Code Red, $14.98 each) A pair of double features; 1970s German sex comedies Lonely Wives and Sorry Wrong Bedroom and the 1972 “comedy” Wacky Taxi with a once-in-a-lifetime cast of John Astin, Allan Sherman, and Frank Sinatra, Jr., paired with the foreign super-hero spoof Superargo.

The Fugitive Kind (Criterion, $39.95) Sidney Lumet directed this adaptation of the Tennessee Williams drama; stars Marlon Brando and Victor “The Shadow” Jory and includes a 1958 TV adaptation of three Williams one-act plays.

Judy Garland Show 4 (Classic World, $19.98) Two episodes of Judy’s network TV variety show of the early 1960s.

I Love Lucy: The Movie  (Paramount, $19.99) It seems that in the early 1950s, our friends at Desilu edited together a few episodes of the popular TV series, shot new footage, and intended to release it theatrically until MGM – who had signed a deal with Lucy and Desi to do a feature film, The Long, Long Trailer – put the kibosh on it. The I Love Lucy film stayed in the can, forgotten, until its discovery half a century later, and here it is, along with a wealth of bonus Lucy material of the era.

It's Garry Shandling's Show: The Complete First Season (Shout! Factory, $39.97) Simply one of our favorite TV series of all time, as Garry plays himself, pretty much, talking to the audience following one of the great theme songs in TV history.

Legend of the Witches (VCI, $14.99) A 1970 British documentary on witchcraft. My ex-wife is featured in one of the sequences.

Ride with the Devil (Criterion DVD or Blu-ray, $39.95) New director’s cut of the 1999 Ang Lee Civil War drama starring Tobey Maguire and Jeffrey Wright.

The Barbara Stanwyck Collection (Universal, $49.98) Well, THIS is encouraging – we don’t see many of these actor-themed boxed sets of vintage films any more. Includes the Dr. Kildare film Internes Can't Take Money (1937), William Wellman’s The Great Man's Lady (1942), The Bride Wore Boots (1946, with Robert Benchley),  The Lady Gambles (1949), and a pair of Douglas Sirk films, All I Desire (1953), and There's Always Tomorrow (1956).

Thunder in Carolina (VCI, $14.99) Rory Calhoun and Alan Hale, Jr. star in this 1960 racing picture, the finest Rory Calhoun movie being released on DVD this month.

Orson Welles: The Paris Interview (Kultur, $19.99) Orson sat for a 1960 TV interview on his life, career, and films.

March releases

Alice in Wonderland (BBC Warner, $14.98) Lotsa Alices this month; here’s a 1966 TV version with Peter Sellers and John Gielgud.

Alice in Wonderland (Universal, $19.98) This much-requested 1933 Paramount version has an all-star cast that includes Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, and W.C. Fields. Charlotte Henry is Alice.

Clash of the Titans ((Warner Blu-ray, $34.99) A not-too-good Ray Harryhausen film from the early 1980s.

Have Gun Will Travel: Season 4, Vol. 1 (Paramount, $39.98) It’s been a long hiatus since Season 3, but Richard Boone at last returns as Paladin.

The Brothers Warner (Warners, $19.98) Intimate, award-winning documentary on the four brothers and their rise to Hollywood power.

Clownstrophobia (Seminal Films, $24.98) Okay, here’s the official description: A psychiatrist holds a therapy session at her estate to treat a group of teenagers for their fear of clowns. The session turns into a nightmare when Snuffles the Clown escapes from the Asylum and joins the group to deal out his own brand of therapy.” If you’re thinkin’ Official In The Balcony Worst DVD of the Month for March, congratulations. You win a visit from Snuffles.

Roy Rogers - King of the Cowboys (Timeless Media, $69.98) Alas, like other notable Roy Rogers film releases on DVD, these seem to be the cut TV versions of 20 feature films.

Savage Cinema: 12 Movie Collection (Mill Creek, $14.98) Wow, for this price you get such must-have classics as The Hellcats, Sidehackers, The Pink Angels, Wild Rebels, and eight others.

Tremors: Complete Series (Universal, $29.98) Were you aware that Michael Gross starred in a short-lived TV series based on the “giant man-eating worms” films? Me, either. Still, the films are an annual staple on our Balcony schedule (although attendance is dropping like an old lady’s saggy boobs) so we thought we’d mention it.

Death Journey (Code Red, $16.98) Fred “The Hammer” Williamson stars. Also available this week, if you enjoy The Hammer: Mean Johnny Barrows: Uncut Director's Edition.

Dillinger Is Dead (Criterion, $29.95) Oddball 1969 avant-garde film with Michel Piccoli and Anita Pallenberg.

Hawaii Five-O: Season 8 (Paramount, $49.99) I still haven’t seen a single episode of this show in my entire life, and I’m not gonna break that habit now.

Mystery Science Theater 3000: XVII (Shout! Factory, $59.97) Joel, Mike, and their smartass robots watch and comment on The Crawling Eye, The Beatniks, The Final Sacrifice, and Blood Waters Of Dr. Z.

The Constance Talmadge Double Feature (Kino, $29.95) A pair of silent films, Her Night of Romance (1924) and Her Sister From Paris (1925).

The Norma Talmadge Double Feature (Kino, $29.95) Includes Kiki (1926) and Within the Law (1923).

The African Queen (Warners, various prices) This classic film has been atop the “most requested” DVD titles for years, and here it is, restored and remastered. Bogie, Hepburn, and a boat. Includes a standard DVD ($25.99), Blu-ray boxed set ($57.99), DVD boxed set ($50.99), and probably some other versions, too. Our Official In the Balcony DVD of the Month for March.

Bigger Than Life (Criterion DVD or Blu-ray, $39.95) Cult favorite from director Nicholas Ray, with drug-addicted James Mason terrorizing his family.

Days of Heaven (Criterion Blu-ray, $39.95) Richard Gere stars in this beautifully filmed tale. Lots of shots of wheat.

Father Knows Best: Season Four  (Shout! Factory, $34.99) Hey, don’t ask me, ask Father.

Five from Barska Street (Polart, $29.95) 1954 post-war Polish classic.

The T.A.M.I. Show Collector's Edition (Shout! Factory, $19.93) This closed-circuit telecast stars Jan & Dean, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, James Brown, and many others in their mid-‘60s heyday.

Toy Story (Disney, $39.99) Includes both Toy Story features; the Blu-ray/DVD dual release is $39.99.

Yojimbo & Sanjuro (Criterion Blu-ray, $69.95) Japanese classics get an HD upgrade; titles are also available separately ($39.95 each).

Alice in Wonderland - 2-Disc Special Un-Anniversary Edition (Disney, $29.99) I don’t know why this is being released, other than to capitalize on the new Tim Burton version.

British Invasion (Voyage Digital Media, $79.99) Get your kicks with hours of musical entertainment from Dusty Springfield, Small Faces, Herman's Hermits, and Gerry & the Pacemakers (each disc available separately, $19.99). The boxed set includes a fifth bonus disc.

Girly (Arcanum, $24.95) Vanessa Howard stars in this 1970 British horror film about a psycho family.

Sabu Double Feature (VCI, $14.99) Includes Savage Drums and Jungle Hell, two films that can’t possibly be as good as they sound, can they?

Salt of the Earth (Organa, $24.94) Groundbreaking 1954 film starring Will Geer was created by blacklisted talent in Hollywood.

Sea Devils (VCI, $14.99) Adventure on the high seas with Yvonne De Carlo and Rock Hudson.

Separation (Microcinema, $29.99) Far-out 1967 trip with Jane Arden and the musical stylings of Procol Harum.

February releases

Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Vol. 3 (Warner, $14.98) A handful of episodes of the currently-running TV show; most fans are waiting for the Complete Season set. This is the animated series that teams Batman with his super chums, including Aquaman, the Atom, Red Tornado, and Plastic Man. What, no Brother Power, the Geek?

Best of TV Game Shows (Mill Creek, $14.98 each) Includes volumes devoted to Family Feud with Richard Dawson, The Match Game with Gene Rayburn, The Price is Right with Bob Barker, and Password with Allen Ludden. Also available: Game Show Moments Gone Bananas with Ben Stein ($9.98). I dunno if the price is right or if it matches your budget or will cause a feud in your family, but will I pass? Word.

The Godfather films (Coppola Restorations) (Paramount Blu-ray, $39.99 each) The Godfather trilogy, previously available in a boxed set, now available separately. The substitution of Sofia Coppola for Robert Duvall in the third one will no doubt please her army of fans.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Complete 6th Season (Fox, $29.98) Hey, don’t look at me: I’m still slogging through Season 1, although this is the season that Chuckles the clown kicked the bucket.

Mister Ed: The Complete Second Season (Shout! Factory, $39.97) It’s been a long time coming, but the news of a new release came straight from you-know-who’s mouth.

The Music Man (Warner Blu-ray, $28.99) You know, that whole “76 Trombones” thing with Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, and Buddy Hackett.

Planet Hulk (Lions Gate DVD $19.98, Blu-ray $29.99) Does it really cost that much more money to release a direct-to-video cartoon on Blu-ray than on DVD? Congress ought to look into this, says us. Anyway, the Incredible Hulk goes to another planet and causes trouble, or stops it maybe. I dunno, I never read the comic books.

TCM Greatest Classic Films Collections (Warner, $27.92 each) Here are four reasonably entertaining pictures in reasonably economical packages. The Sci-Fi Adventures release offers a quartet of low-budget but fun epics of the 1950s, including Them!, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, World Without End, and Satellite in the Sky. The Marx Brothers Collection gives us A Day at the Races, A Night in Casablanca, Room Service, and At the Circus and leaves us wondering why the best Marx Bros. film Warners owns, A Night at the Opera, was left out. A restored, remastered, Blu-ray release forthcoming soon? We can dream, can’t we?  Finally, the Romance Collection includes Splendor in the Grass, Love in the Afternoon, Mogambo, and Now Voyager.

The Wolf Man (Universal Legacy Series) (Universal, $26.98) Say, is the new remake called The Wolf Man, The WolfMan, or The Wolfman? I’ve seen it written all three ways, and since there’s little chance I’ll actually haul my ass down to the theatres to see it, I have no idea which is correct. In any case, here’s a new edition of the 1941 original with Lon Chaney, Jr. and Claude Rains, including a feature-length documentary on Chaney.

Bad Girls of Film Noir 1 & 2 (Sony, $24.96) Sony has definitely come to rival Warners as the prime releaser of vault materials on DVD, and here are two collections of rare, hot crime dramas. Vol. 1 includes The Killer that Stalked New York (1950) with Evelyn Keyes, Two of a Kind (1951) and Bad for Each Other (1953) with Lizabeth Scott, and The Glass Wall (1953) with Gloria Grahame. Vol. 2 features Night Editor (1946) with Janis Carter, One Girl’s Confession (1953) and Over-Exposed (1956) with Cleo Moore, and Women’s Prison (1955) with Ida Lupino and Ms. Moore.

The two volumes, considered as a set, are worthy recipients of the Official In the Balcony DVD of the Month Award.

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (Animego, $24.98) 1963 film is, unlike many films of its type, more of a drama on family and loyalty than an action picture.

Celebrity Nude Revue, The Saucy 70's Volume 2 (Citrus Cinema, $24.99) Everybody has to start somewhere, to coin a phrase, and frequently starlets had to start by disrobing – or maybe propped up fading careers by go au naturale. Here are clips featuring Catherine Bach, Ellen Burstyn, Susan Dey, Joey Heatherton, Nastassja Kinski, Ingrid Pitt, Misty Rowe, Connie Stevens, and Lindsay Wagner, among many others. In a rare display of tastefulness, does not include a nude shot of Yvonne Craig.

The Patty Duke Show: Season 2 (Shout! Factory, $44.99) Stars both Patty Duke AND Patty Duke. They didn’t pay HER enough.

The Phantom (Lions Gate Blu-ray, $19.99) Billy Zane was woefully miscast as The Ghost Who Walks, but that aside, this is a pretty good comic book movie.

Rod Serling: Studio One Dramas (E1, $19.98) Includes Arena and The Strike, both from early 1950s kinescopes.

Stephen Romano Presents Shock Festival (Bloody Earth Films, $24.98) You can never have enough trailers from gory 1970s drive-in movies. Or can you?

Studio One: Twelve Angry Men (E1, $19.98) Norman “Mr. Roper” Fell stars in the original TV drama, via kinescope.

2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Boise State vs. TCU (Team Marketing, $24.99) What th’ HECK??? Here’s a manufactured-on-demand DVD-R featuring a game that nobody cares to re-watch. I haven’t seen a Boise State shirt on a coed since… well, ever. And they don’t even include any Tostitos in the packaging! Screw that – it’s our Official In The Balcony Worst DVD of the Month!

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Screen Media, $12.98) A 1972 TV version of the classic fairy tale, and if you’re at all like me, you were unaware that there even WAS a 1972 TV version of the classic fairy tale. Peter Sellers stars, but probably not as Alice.

Barnaby Jones: The Complete First Season (Paramount, $39.98) Jed Clampett apparently wasn’t as dumb as he looked, folks: he cleaned up nicely and went and solved crimes.

Branded - The Complete Series (Timeless Media, $69.98) Chuck Connors in his post-Rifleman days.

Cannon: Season 2, Vol. 2 (Paramount, $36.98) If Barnaby Jones was “the old detective”, Frank Cannon was, of course, “the fat detective”.

Clint Eastwood: 35 Films, 35 Years at Warner Bros. (Warner, $179.98) You’d think I’d be able to name all 35, right?

Contempt (Lions Gate Blu-ray, $39.99) Brigitte Bardot stars in the Godard new-wave classic from 1963. One of several films Criterion had licensed from Studio Canal that now are in the hands of Lions Gate for HD release.

Dirty Harry Collection (Warner Blu-ray, $79.98) Well, if you wanted HD editions  of Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, The Dead Pool, here you are. I saw part of one of these films once. I don’t remember which one. Hal Holbrook was in it, if that helps.

The Ladykillers (Criterion Blu-ray, $39.99) Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers star in the original 1955 version of this comedy classic.

Lola Montès (Criterion DVD or Blu-ray, $39.95) Martine Carole and Peter Ustinov star in this 1955 Max Ophüls biography of the famed bed-hopper.

Best of the Loretta Young Show: Seasons 3 & 4 (Timeless Media, $29.98) Includes more than 30 episodes. Not many more, though.

Melies Encore: 26 Additional Rare and Original Films by the First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1911) (Flicker Alley, $19.95) You have to love that title, and wonder how it’s going to fit on the DVD’s spine.

Ran (Lions Gate Blu-ray, $39.99) Kurosawa’s masterpiece, an adaptation of King Lear, in a new edition (Criterion’s licensing on this title expired, too).

Adam-12: Season 4 (Shout! Factory, $34.97) I didn’t use to watch this Martin Milner-Kent McCord police show when it was on TV for FREE, let along pay $35 for it.

British Noir Double Feature (VCI, $14.99) Includes The Slasher (a/k/a Cosh Boy) (1953) and Twilight Women (1952).

The Crazies (Blue Underground Blu-ray, $29.95) George Romero tried but failed to hit the Night of the Living Dead jackpot again with tale of a chemical disaster that causes havoc in Pennsylvania.

Eclipse Series 20: George Bernard Shaw On Film (Criterion, $44.95) Includes Major Barbara (1951) with Wendy Hiller, Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) with Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains, and Androcles and the Lion (1952 with Victor Mature and Jean Simmons.

Forgotten Noir Double Feature, Vol. 13 (VCI, $14.99) Includes the 1952 boxing drama Breakdown with Ann Richards and William Bishop, and Eye Witness (1950) starring and directed by Robert Montogomery.

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (Warner, various prices) When I was a kid, the summertime 2-part stories in Justice League of America funnybooks, teaming the JLA with their counterparts in the Justice Society of America, was a big deal. Shows you what passed for excitement around MY neighborhood. So, here’s a new animated version of that sort of thing, available in a single disc, double disc, Blu-ray, and who knows what the hell other editions.

Make Way For Tomorrow (Criterion, $29.95) Leo McCarey’s 1937 weeper about a down-on-their-luck aged couple (Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi). 

My Three Sons: Season Two, Vol. 1 (Paramount, $39.98) Well, Rob, Chip, and Ernie weren’t exactly Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe, were they?

No Orchids for Miss Blandish (VCI, $19.99) Jack La Rue stars in this 1948 British crime drama, presented here restored for the first time.

Earlier Releases

The Green Berets (Warners Blu-ray, $28.99) Well, the sun still sets in the East in this gung-ho 1968 John Wayne movie supporting the war in Vietnam, but at least it sets in High Definition.

Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures - The Complete Series (Paramount, $45.98) While the classic Terrytoons catalog reminds missing in action, sadly, here’s a worthy release: the Ralph Bakshi made-for-TV version that got into trouble by having Mighty Mouse allegedly snorting cocaine.

Super Friends: Season 1, Vol. 1 (Warners, $26.98) In 1973, a kid-friendly version of the Justice League of America came to animated TV (as if funnybooks weren’t kid-friendly already). I’d outgrown Saturday morning cartoons by this time, but I think this is the show that featured the Wonder Twins or Wonder Kids or Wonder Bread or something like that.

8½ (Criterion Blu-ray, $39.95) Marcello Mastroianni stars in Fellini’s 1963 classic about a filmmaker’s personal journey

Billy Jack (Image Blu-ray, $24.98) Well, when Billy isn’t hangin’ out with hippies, he’s kicking the shit out of people with his martial arts training. Tom Laughlin wrote, stars, and directed, just like Orson Welles and Citizen Kane. Yeah, just like.

Bugs Bunny's Cupid Capers (Warners, $14.98) And in the department of “What th’ HELL?”, Warners gives us a skimpy (24 minutes) cartoon compilation. Fooey.

The House On Sorority Row (Liberation, $19.95) Oooh, somebody is slaughtering college girls in this 1983 shocker, and how come nobody else has ever made a movie with THAT plot?

Music Makers (Lions Gate, $14.98 each) A pair of films with famous musical stars in dramatic roles, and one disappointing biopic. A Man Called Adam (1966) stars Sammy Davis, Jr., and an all-star cast including Louis Armstrong, Ballad in Blue (1964) stars Ray Charles, and Beyond the Sea (2004) became a vanity project for Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darin.

The Reluctant Saint (Ignatius, $19.95) Maximilian Schell stars in the fact-based 1962 film about a village idiot who becomes a flying priest and eventually is canonized. *checks notes* Ummm…. Well, yeah, I DID have a lot to drink New Year’s Weekend, but that’s the film’s plot, alrighty. Edward Dmytryk directed.

Route 66: Season 3 (Roxbury, $49.98) Two guys, a Corvette, and the American road. A classic. Marty Milner’s around for the whole ride, but George Maharis took ill and was replaced midway through the season by Glenn Corbett. 

Chantal Akerman in the Seventies (Criterion/Eclipse, $44.95) Well, if you get tired of watching German cartoons (see below) you can watch Belgian art films, including Hotel Monterey (1972), Je, Tu, Il, Elle (1974), News from Home (1976), Les Rendezvous d’Anna (1978), and the short La Chambre (1972).

Che (Criterion DVD or Blu-ray, $49.95) Steven Soderbergh’s 2008 2-part epic about the life of the controversial revolutionary stars Benicio Del Toro.

Kingdom Of The Spiders: Special Edition (Shout! Factory, $19.99) Yeah, so, somebody was sitting around saying, “The Magnificent Ambersons and The African Queen aren’t on DVD in the U.S. yet, but what say you we release a Special Edition of the 1977 spider-attack movie that starred William Shatner instead?” At least, I hope so.

Red Cartoons: Animated Films from East Germany (First Run, $24.95) Well, like anyone else, Commies love to see big animals blow themselves up trying to eat small animals, no?

The Abbott & Costello Show: The Collection (E1, $29.98) A collection of Bud & Lou’s TV appearances on the Colgate Comedy Hour plus trailers and rarities, it says here.

Alice: A Look into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Arts Magic, $17.95) Well, here’s something new: a documentary on Alice and her creator, plus two silent versions of the venerable classic.

Blade of the Ripper (MYA, $24.95) Well, now that the holidays are over, we can get back to the business of releasing dubbed Italian early ’70s mad-slasher films, apparently.

British Cinema Drama Collection (VCI, $29.99) A quartet of films from the 1950s; for details, go to the VCI Website.

The Cult Horror Collection (Legend, $19.95) Last year, those morons at Legend took a break from colorizing B&W films or adding new faux-funny soundtracks and licensed a bunch of Paramount films; now, you can buy ‘em in 3 DVD sets and save some money, or don’t buy ‘em at all and save MORE money. Includes The Skull, The Man Who Could Cheat Death, and The Deadly Bees. You can also get the Classic Cinema Collection with Houdini, Money from Home, and Papa's Delicate Condition.

Dr. Death: Seeker of Souls (Scorpion, $24.95) This 1973 horror film marked the final screen appearance of Moe Howard. Yeah, THAT Moe Howard.

Goodbye Gemini (Scorpion, $24.95) Obscure 1970 British horror/thriller about twins who fall victim to a sinister plot.

Drive-In Grindhouse (VCI, $29.99) Four cinema gems, it says here, including The Farmer's Other Daughter, Psychedelic Fever, Up Yours - A Rockin' Comedy, and Summer School. Yeah, but STILL no Magnificent Ambersons on DVD, right?

Island of Desire aka: Saturday Island (VCI, $14.99) Linda Darnell and Tab Hunter star in this rare romance from 1952.

King Lear (E1, $29.98) Orson Welles in a 1953 production for the TV show Omnibus.

The Kozintsev Collection: Hamlet/King Lear (Facets, $39.95) Wow, this IS the month for Iron Curtain filmmakers, no? Includes two Russian films, Hamlet (1964) and King Lear (1971).

Not Now Darling (Jezebel, $19.95) 1973 British sex farce; something to do with a gangster, his wife, his mistress, and a new mink coat.

Paris, Texas (Criterion, DVD or Blu-ray, $39.95) Harry Dean Stanton stars in Wim Wenders’ 1984 classic.

Puppy Bowl III (Animal Planet, $14.98) Okay, well, traditionally, as ya’ll know, we LOVE DVDs with puppies and kitties so that old people can have pets without actually having to clean up poop or buy Beggin Strips. That said, THIS one actually sounds especially good: with a title like “Puppy Bowl III”, one can only conclude that this is a collection of Michael Vick’s home movies. Our selection for Official In The Balcony Worst DVD of the Month. 

Mickey Rooney: Long & Short of It (Hollywood Select, $39.98) Hmmmm. A collection of various Mickey Rooney public domain films and TV shows and a documentary on his life.

Roberto Rossellini's War Trilogy (Criterion, $79.95) Includes Rome Open City (1945), Paisan (1946), and Germany Year Zero (1948), three certified film classics dealing with post-war Europe and our Official In The Balcony Best DVD of the Month for January.

Satan's Wife (MYA, $24.95) This was a belated (1979) Italian rip-off of The Exorcist. 

The Toolbox Murders (Blue Underground Blu-ray, $29.95) This movie seemed to be the third feature at a lot of drive-ins in the late 1970s; it stars Cameron Mitchell and Aneta Corseaut, one of whom played Opie’s teacher on The Andy Griffith Show, but I can’t remember which one just now.

The Waltons Movie Collection (Warners, $39.98) Includes A Wedding on Walton's Mountain, Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain, A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain, Thanksgiving Reunion on Walton’s Mountain, Wedding on Walton's Mountain, Easter on Walton’s Mountain, and We’re Not Going to Buy any Goddamn Movies Whatsoever Set On Walton’s Mountain.