Filter By Subjects
Eccentrics and eccentricities England West Country Drama Human-alien encounters Human-alien encounters Drama Life on other planets Life on other planets Drama Minneapolis (Minn.) Drama West Country (England) Drama Women Women England Drama Women in guilds England West Country DramaFilter By Subjects
Eccentrics and eccentricities England West Country Drama Human-alien encounters Human-alien encounters Drama Life on other planets Life on other planets Drama Minneapolis (Minn.) Drama West Country (England) Drama Women Women England Drama Women in guilds England West Country DramaSummary: Lou and Andy are on their way to Disneyland. Trash-talking delinquent Vicky Pollard is being held in a Thai jail on drug smuggling charges and must rely on her mum for help. The British Prime Minister is in Washington, with Sebastian in tow, to buttress his very special relationship with the U.S. President. Carol 'computer says no' Beer has taken a job as a holiday rep in Spain. Marjorie Dawes...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LITSummary: One night, a frightened Swiss soldier of fortune climbs into the bedroom of a young Bulgarian girl and soon deflates her romantic notions about love and valor. The bonus play is set in 1796 at an inn where Napoleon rests at the start of his conquest of Italy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2006
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ARMSummary: When Sal's husband dies suddenly of a heart attack, Sal and her best friend, Tip try to find some fun among the knitting and cake-baking of The Ladies' Guild in the small West Country town of Clatterford St. Mary. The Guild members are certainly an eccentric bunch: leader Eileen, who takes her position--and chains--very seriously; cheese-mad Rose (or Margaret, depending on whether she's taken...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV CLASummary: "Set in a small West Country town, Jennifer Saunders' enchanting comedy follows the continuing exploits of ex-practice nurse Sal Vine and the memorable, and not a little eccentric, members of the local Guild"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV CLASummary: Laughs are a cat's best friend. Where he goes, fun and great times are sure to follow--along with his group of hilarious pals. Join Garfield's furry adventures in these six animated episodes from the sidesplitting hit series. Whether he's chasing mice, being blamed for Odie's blunders, searching for his favorite teddy, or helping the neighborhood critters avoid a new dog-catching robot,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV GARSummary: Join Mary and the rest of the crew from the WJM-TV newsroom for another season of the classic sitcom. This time around Mary deals with more adventures, both in the newsroom and with her romantic life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2006
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MARSummary: American spy/adventurer Jack Stiles is sent by Thomas Jefferson to the tiny South Pacific island of Polau Polau to work with British agent and inventor Emilia Rothschild to stop the advances of the French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte in his bid for world conquest.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV JACSummary: No longer the new girl in town, Mary has come to think of the newsroom staff as family. But along with the good times and close friendships come the often trying and ultimately hilarious situations every family faces. From Mary explaining the facts of life to Phyllis' daughter to going on a blind date to attending her disastrous high school reunion, Mary has to cope with every situation...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MARSummary: 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
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HITSummary: "Larry David has a pretty good life. Pretty, pretty good. He has understanding friends, a tolerant wife, and his plans for the afterlife all plotted out. See Larry take in a family of Blacks, make a generous donation, pay his respects to the dead, and befriend the handicapped. Is Larry David the most magnanimous man we know ... or the most misunderstood?"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CURSummary: Set in a bizarre, 1960s inspired version of World War II, this action comedy series follows a team of five spies on a mission to kill Adolf Hitler. Danger 5 is the finest group of special operatives the Allies have to offer; Jackson from the USA, Tucker from Australia, Ilsa from Russia, Claire from Britain and Pierre from Europe. In each episode Danger 5 unravels another of Hitler's diabolical...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY TV DANSummary: Chronicles the day-to-day happenings of Andy Richter, an aspiring short story writer working for a large corporation writing 'how-to' manuals. Richter is constantly thinking about possibilities and how every moment in life could just as easily go another way. Features 5 episodes never aired on television, bonus featurettes, and commentary. Includes all 19 episodes.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ANDSummary: Join Dick and the rest of his crew as they conclude their Earth mission with more laughs and hilarious human encounters. The final season of 3rd Rock from the Sun includes Tommy's journey to college, Sally's new profession as a weather girl, Harry hangs with the Amish and The Big Giant Head issues a shocking final order.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2013
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD 3RDCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV THISummary: Four extra-terrestrials suddenly materialize in the college town of Rutherford, Ohio. Disguised as humans, they name themselves the Solomons. On the surface, this family functions as normal as possible, but underneath they are out of sync with every person on the planet. Their mission from The Big Giant Head is to study this confusing planet and its confounding inhabitants while trying to gain...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2011
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD 3RDSummary: The sleepy village of Dibley was blindsided back in 1994 by the arrival of its new vicar, who dared to be a woman! Over the twelve ensuing years, with the help of sharp wit, a double dose of double entendre, and a healthy supply of chocolate, she gradually won the hearts of even the crustiest of the town's eccentric inhabitants.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV VICSummary: Maggie Cole is the self-appointed oracle of Thurlbury, a close-knit town. When a radio journalist interviews Maggie, she gives him far more detail and embellishment about the locals and their personal lives than he was counting on. When the interview is played in full, all the guarded secrets, indiscretions and gossip are broadcast for the whole county to hear, changing life in Thurlbury forever.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
3 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV TROUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TroubleSummary: British television series from 1982, 1983-4, 1988 plus The Supergrass across eight discs. The ninth disc includes a retrospective documentary, live Comic Strip performances from 1981 and cast and crew interviews.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Entertainment One 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV COMSummary: Professional chef Leo has everything he ever wanted: a prosperous hotel business, a beautiful family, and an amiable relationship with his ex-wife, Gina, to whom he owes much of his success. But when Leo's glamorous wife Sam starts to suspect that he is having an affair, she asks Gina for advice, since Gina was cheated on by Leo with Sam and would recognize the signs. But none of them could...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DELHarrington, Jay
Summary: Satirical office comedy involving employees in the research and development arm of Viridian Dynamics, a company with dubious moral practices.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Olive Films 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BETJobson, Carly
Summary: Follows the lives of the residents of a small mountain town and the out-of-town visitors to a vacation rental property located there.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Allied Vaughn 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GUESummary: A group of aliens comes to Earth to learn about its population, customs, etc. To avoid detection, they take on human form which gives them human emotions and physical needs without understanding what they mean. Includes all 20 episodes from season 1.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV THISummary: The Solomon's mission to investigate human behavior continues in the hysterical fifth season of 3rd Rock from the Sun. They are a group of aliens who turn everyday events into out if this world hilarity. Experience the unusual happening of the gang as they share the joys of childbirth, attend an in interactive murder mystery, recover from car crashes all while trying to learn about Earth...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2013