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"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2009
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOLSummary: When it comes to snobbery, Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced 'bouquet') is in a class of her own. Desperate to impress the neighbors and elbow her way into the local aristocracy, every moment of Hyacinth's day is spent going to manic lengths in her quest for perfection.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. 2013
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV KEESummary: Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor and his son Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, N.C. With almost no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ANDSummary: From executive producer Stephen Colbert comes this hilarious look into the Trump presidency, animation style. Starring two-dimensional avatars of Donald Trump and his merry band of insiders and family members, this cutting-edge comedy presents the truish adventures of Trump, his confidants and bon vivants. It's a workplace comedy where the office is oval, a character study in search of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OURSummary: A true crime satire that explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left twenty-seven faculty cars vandalized with phallic images. Over the course of the eight-episode season, an aspiring sophomore documentarian Peter Maldanaldo investigates the controversial and potentially unjust expulsion of Dylan Maxwell, the troubled senior accused of the phallic vandalization. A parody done...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV AMESummary: With a touch of glamour, gutsy humor, and an overwhelming desire to improve their lot in life, four women strive for happiness and fulfillment. In early 1980s England, Steph, Pauline, Nita and Dawn wrestle with the pressures of family, husbands and making ends meet. However, a chance meeting between Steph and Nita is destined to kick-start a transformation for them all as they grasp the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BRISummary: Irish Catholic couple Sean and Claudia Finnerty live in Staten Island, New York, with their three children, Lily, Jimmy, and Henry. They get into all sorts of trouble, usually because of Sean's brother, Eddie, who's got connections all over town. Sean and Eddie's father, Walt, often drops by and shares in the disaster. Most adventures are later recalled and they find out exactly what happened,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GROSummary: The road to fame is filled with setbacks, personal demons, and failure, but for those who keep going, the journey is worth it. Oscar-winner Melissa Leo and Ari Graynor star in this character-driven drama series about a group of ambitious up-and-comers struggling to find success in Hollywood.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV I'MSummary: From executive producer Stephen Colbert comes this hilarious look into the Trump presidency, animation style. Starring two-dimensional avatars of Donald Trump and his merry band of insiders and family members, this cutting-edge comedy presents the truish adventures of Trump, his confidants and bon vivants. It's a workplace comedy where the office is oval, a character study in search of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OURSummary: Lawyer Peter Kingdom represents the oddball people in the town of Market Shipborough, England. While trying to seek answers to the problems of everyone else, he continues to be overshadowed by the disappearance of his brother, who may or may not still be alive. Contains six episodes.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd. 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV KINSummary: Respected country solicitor Peter Kingdom, with the assistance of his apprentice Lyle and secretary Gloria, runs a small legal practice in Market Shipborough for the eccentric people of Norfolk. Peter lives with his slightly crazy sister Beatrice, and recently lost his half-brother Simon under mysterious circumstances.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd. 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV KINSummary: Will Caludia's pregnancy make her any less hot? Why is Sean dressed as J.J. Bodybuddy? Who is displaying nude photos of Uncle Eddie? What is the dirty secret of Jimmy's Sciencenauts club? How far will Lily go to make Brad jealous? Why does the entire neighborhood think the Finnertys are trashy? And what is Sister Helen doing in a lingerie store?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Starz Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GROSummary: Raising kids can be tough. It's even harder when they're really raising you! 30-something couple Sean and Claudia deal with their three children as well as Sean's judgmental father and his carefree brother.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GROSummary: 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: The show features Adam, Blake and Ders getting weird with booze, weed and serious lapses in judgment. (And, if they can squeeze it in, work.)
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WORCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD WORSummary: As World War II ends, thousands of British soldiers get 'demobbed', demobilized and sent back into civilian life. Among them are Captain Ian Deasey and Lance Corporal Dick Dobson. Deasey and Dobson have had a 'good war, ' much of it spent entertaining the troops with their bawdy stage routines. But after serving four years in the North African desert, they find it hard to adjust to peacetime...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2011
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DEMSummary: After the death of his mom, Chris developed an unhealthly obsession with the hair salon chair that killed her. On a forced road trip with his friends, things get weird when the group discovers the chair might be giving them superpowers.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ABRSummary: The gang of friends finds themselves at a camp for super-powered youth. Between learning how to control their powers and investigating the shady counselors, the group struggles to adapt to a strange new environment.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ABRCarlin, George
Summary: Encompassing over five decades of George Carlin₂s hilarious and groundbreaking career, the collection brings together for the first time all of the legendary comedian₂s HBO specials plus hours of bonus material, including Carlin₂s posthumous audio release, Featuring never-before-released material from the 1960's all the way through to the 2000.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Widower Andy Taylor divides his time between raising his young son Opie and his job as sheriff (and Justice of the Peace) of the sleepy North Carolina town, Mayberry. Andy and Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee, who serves as a surrogate mother to both father and son. Andy's nervous cousin, Barney Fife, is his deputy sheriff whose utter incompetence is tolerated because Mayberry is virtually...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD ANDSummary: Widower Sheriff Andy and his son Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry NC. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2006