Summary: The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive "teleplays"...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2009
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOLSummary: Don't panic! The British TV adaptation of Douglas Adams's cult science fiction book series follows the misadventures of Arthur Dent, sole survivor of the demolished planet Earth. Join Dent and interplanetary researcher Ford Prefect as they encounter bad alien poetry, a depressed robot, a two-headed spaceship thief, and the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HITSummary: An aging actor, who long ago enjoyed a brush with fame, makes his living as an acting coach.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV KOMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Kominsky 2019Summary: The incredible true story of eight cartoons from all walks of life who have to deal with each other's quirks, differences and insane necrophilia fantasies. From Clara, the racist fairy tale princess; to Foxxy Love, the sassy, sexy musician; to Wooldoor Sockbat the, well, whatever he is, these housemates quickly learn the art of loving, punching and coming dangerously close to copyright...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DRASummary: Explores the struggles of 'making it big' in the 1970's L.A. comedy scene. Every night, a group of young, up-and-coming comedians waits their turn to perform at Goldie's, the hottest stand-up club in Hollywood. But first they'll have to win over club owner Goldie, who rules the Sunset Strip with an iron fist. For them, stand-up is a drug and they're willing to sacrifice everything to get their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV IMSummary: Doug fakes cardiac arrest at Carrie's work event to cover up his inability to remember her co-workers' names. Carrie scores box seats to a Mets game, only to have Doug strike out with her boss. When Doug's parents come to town, Arthur is more than happy to entertain Doug's bored mom. Arthur settles a decades-old vendetta against a game show, solves a crime of a missing wallet, and learns the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD KINSummary: America's only show that makes fun of really bad B-movies from the comfort of a spaceship floating above Earth. Volume six returns, with long out of print classics: Outer space; Attack of the giant leeches; Gunslinger; and Mr. B's lost shorts.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MYSSummary: Describing life on the Mississippi 100 years ago, narrator Clark Wayne sets the scene for Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's "Big River Rescue." Huckleberry Larry wants to build a turkey jerky theme park, while Tomato Sawyer dreams anachronistically of a career in income tax preparation. Tomato and Huckleberry are just days away from earning the land they"ve been homesteading from the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Big Idea, Inc. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV VEGSummary: Parcel deliveryman Doug Heffernan continues to juggle the intimate moments of marriage with his wife Carrie while sparring with that royal pain in the basement.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD KINCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV KINSummary: In the final season, Doug and Carrie decide that they are through, but race each other to the airport to get their newly adopted Chinese daughter. Meanwhile Arthur decides to get married to Ava, but she is only marrying him because she thinks he's gay.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD KINSummary: Four features from the television series shown in 1990-1993, America's only show that makes fun of really bad B movies from the comfort of a spaceship floating above earth.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Shout! Factory 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MYSSummary: Journey through the ages on the Satellite of Love, as its fearless crew revels in the incompetence of filmmakers past. Mike Nelson and his wisecracking sidekicks Tom Servo and Crow add spark to the audio with a constant barrage of heady quips. Only these three can suffer the way they do and consistently be so hilarious!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Shout! Factory 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MYSSummary: "People of Earth centers on skeptical journalist Ozzie Graham, who investigates a support group to write about the members's supposed alien encounters. The more he digs into their oddball claims, however, the more he recognizes a semblance of truth to their stories and, possibly, even signs that point to his own alien abduction"--Containe
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV PEOSummary: In the not too distant future, a man and his robots are trapped on the Satellite of Love, where evil scientists force them to sit through the worst movies ever made while they monitor his mind.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Shout! Factory 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MYSSummary: A late-night comedy show featuring memorable short skits, hilarious sketches, parodies of television commercials, a live guest band featuring original musical performances, and a pop-cultural guest host each week.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SATSummary: Still considered iconic for their live performances from Studio 8H in New York, the original cast set the tone for years to follow with their irreverent, edgy humor. They combined anti-establishment political satire with rock-and-roll attitude for a show that spoke to the youth of the 1970s.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007