TV Guide Spotlight: Golden Age of Television (18-DVD)

THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES: MEET THE CLAMPETTS (40 EPISODES PLUS AN EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTARY FEATURETTE!): Jed Clampett is a simple backwoods man who strikes it rich, when an oil gusher springs up on his land, making him a millionaire overnight. Listening to his relatives, Jed decides to give his family a fresh start in Beverly Hills, where all the rich people live. Taking his daughter Elly May, nephew Jethro Bodine and his mother-in-law Granny with him, Jed meets with and moves in next door to Mr. Drysdale, the president of the Commerce Bank, where Jed keeps his money and Mr. Drysdale will do anything to keep it there. Watch the misadventures of this backwoods family trying to live in the big city but sticking to their rural ways! This special DVD collection contains 40 episodes and over 16 hours of culture class adventures - enough to fill a cement pond! And for the first time, features an original documentary with fun facts and interesting stories of the actors that starred in one of the most watched television series of all time!

HEROES OF THE OLD WEST - 20 TV EPISODES & 10 FEATURE FILMS: Harken back to those glorious days of early television when Cowboys were King and the West was still Wild! Never before has such an expansive collection of legendary Western personalities been assembled. Combining the best and most iconic performers, characters, films and TV shows, this 4 DVD set highlights all of the hard-riding and fast-shooting stories of your favorite heroes of the big and small screen with adventures guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages! Hollywood Legends: John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, George Gabby Hayes, Bob Steele, Ray Crash Corrigan; TV's Western Icons: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels. A truly unique DVD compilation highlighting the most notorious people and programs in the western genre!

HOLLYWOOD: STREETS OF GOLD: Discover the Twinkle of Tinsel Town! Lights, Camera, Hollywood! From the western to the musical, Hollywood has dramatically shaped the motion picture industry. Witness the Golden Age of Cinema from its beginnings to the advent of sound in Hollywood: The Golden Years. Henry Fonda narrates and looks into the lives, performances, mystique of the iconic personalities that made Hollywood the glamour capital of the world in Hollywood: The Great Stars. One of the most talked about and least understood of these personalities is the Legend of Marilyn Monroe. Debuting just two years after her death, this documentary traces the life and tragic death of one of the most popular movie icons of all time. Learn more about Hollywood: The Selznick Years as Henry Fonda interviews the legendary Ingrid Bergman, Katharine Hepburn, Alfred Hitchcock, Rock Hudson plus many more Hollywood insiders! No need to hold back your laughter as Carol Burnett, Richard Pryor, Burt Reynolds, and Jack Lemmon host Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter! This documentary reflects 60 years of great moments in film comedy, from the 1920s to present.

FAMILY TV CLASSICS (45 EPISODES): Grab the family and enjoy the fantastic classics from the past including The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Milton Berle Show and Petticoat Junction. Let the laughs begin - there's something for everyone! Featuring some of TV's best loved performers including Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, David and Rick Nelson, Milton Berle, Lloyd Bridges, Buster Keaton and many more!

LUCY: A LEGACY OF LAUGHTER: In the hearts of millions of television viewers of the last 60 years, there is, and always be, only one Lucy. Lucille Ball is a TV icon like no other. Voted by TV Guide as The Greatest TV Star Of All Time, her legacy on the small screen is unparalleled; a show business powerhouse and television pioneer. This unique 4-DVD collection features highlights from her highly successful follow-up to I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show. Follow the comedic misadventures of Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael, a single mother who struggles in raising children and dealing with tight finances all while working as the secretary of banker Mr. Mooney (Gale Gordon). Also included in this collection is a never-before-seen documentary chronicling the life and legacy of this beloved comedienne. Lucille Ball gives a memorable performance in this special 30 episode DVD collection and 5 bonus episodes from Life with Elizabeth staring none other than Betty White.