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608 ANGEL

Starring ANNIE FARGÉ and MARSHALL THOMPSON

Jess Oppenheimer, co-creator of "I Love Lucy" created and produced this 1960 sitcom about an American architect who meets and marries a pretty French girl...and hilarity ensues. Also in the cast are Doris Singleton and Don Keefer as the couple's neighbors and best friends. All shows are complete with original commercials and network IDs. Licensed to Shokus Video by Burlingame Productions and the Estate of Jess Oppenheimer.
1. “THE HAPPY MARRIAGE” (1/26/61). Angel’s best friend Susie (Doris Singleton) thinks she’s overdoing the “love and devotion” bit in her marriage. Veteran character actress Shirley Mitchell appears in this program.
2. “ANGEL’S TEMPER” (11/10/60). John feels Angel is having a tough time controlling her temper, which seems to be getting shorter and shorter. Legendary voiceover artist Mel Blanc guests in this episode.
3 . “THE FRENCH LESSON” (2/23/61). Angel thinks she’s giving a child lessons on speaking French, and she’s surprised to find that her student is none other than actor James Garner!
4. “UNPOPULAR MECHANICS” (4/19/61). John’s boss Mr. Johnson (guest star Gale Gordon) stashes his brand new sports car in the Smith garage - and Angel and Susie decide to take it for a quick spin.

--- 120 MINUTES --- BLACK AND WHITE ---
DVD ONLY: $14.95

611 ANGEL (VOLUME TWO)

A brand new volume of comedy with Annie Fargé and Marshall Thompson!

All shows are complete with original commercials and network IDs! A copyrighted product licensed to Shokus Video by the Estate of Jess Oppenheimer.
1. “PHONE FUN” (1961). It’s Angel vs. the telephone company when she receives a bill for a long distance call she didn’t make.
2. “THE HOUSE GUESTS” (1960). Susie and George (Doris Singleton, Don Keefer) move in with Angel and John while their house is being remodeled.
3. “THE DENTIST” (1961). Angel takes her dentist to court when he charges her for a missed appointment.
4. “THE TRAILER” (1960). Best friends become best enemies fast when Angel and John purchase a vacation trailer together with Susie and George.

--- 120 MINUTES --- BLACK AND WHITE ---
DVD ONLY: $14.95

619 ANGEL (VOLUME THREE)

More hilarious antics with Angel and John Smith, portrayed by Annie Fargé and Marshall Thompson.

All shows are complete with original commercials and network IDs! A copyrighted product licensed to Shokus Video by the Estate of Jess Oppenheimer.
1. “THE JOINT BANK ACCOUNT” (1961). Angel is convinced that John is going to withdraw their life savings and invest it all on an unreliable stock tip.
2. “LITTLE WHITE LIES” (1961). Hanley Stafford guests as John’s boss. John schemes to go to the fights without inviting his boss...and one fib leads to another that leads to another that leads to another…
3. “THE INSURANCE POLICY” (1961). A series of misunderstandings makes Angel believe that John’s other boss (Gale Gordon) is out to kill him. Re-mastered from the original 35mm print.
4. “PROMISE TO A FRIEND” (1961). Angel agrees to take over her friend’s job...working as a cigarette girl in a shady nightclub!

--- 120 MINUTES --- BLACK AND WHITE ---
DVD ONLY: $14.95

233 THE BEULAH SHOW (1951/52)

This was the first network series to feature a black actress in the title role. Louise Beavers stars in shows 1 and 3 as the Hendersons' handy housekeeper. Episode 2 is one of only a handful episodes that starred Hattie McDaniel (she became ill afterward and was replaced by Beavers). Ernest Whitman and Ruby Dandridge co-star. To complete the cassette, we've added a few politically incorrect cartoons that have been removed from television distribution for obvious reasons: "Jasper's in a Jam", "Rasslin' Match", "Lion Tamer", and "Scrub Me Momma with a Boogie Beat".
1. "BEULAH'S MISUNDERSTANDING". Beulah is led to believe that Mrs. Henderson is expecting. Arthur Q. Bryan (the voice of Elmer Fudd) guests in this episode.
2. "BEULAH THE DANCE TEACHER". Beulah discovers that little Donny is failing his dance class, and refuses to learn.
3. "BEULAH HELPS THE HENDERSONS". Beulah's employers have a fight and Beulah takes it upon herself to get them back together.

--- 120 MINUTES --- BLACK AND WHITE ---
VHS: $29.95

244 THE RUGGLES

Charlie Ruggles and Erin O'Brien Moore star in one of TV's earliest family sitcoms, and one of the first to be broadcast live from Hollywood.
1. "CHARLIE'S PROMOTION" (1950), presented exactly as first aired, complete with Kraft commercials. Charlie expects a big raise after recommending an efficiency expert to the company, but it backfires the expert eliminates Charlie's position!
2. "CHARLIE'S LUCKY DAY" (1950). A photographer shows up at the Ruggles' to congratulate Charlie, and leaves. Before Charlie can find out why, the family is besieged with investors, inventors and bookies.
3. "THE PUNISHMENT" (1950). When the twins run off before finishing their yardwork, Charlie proposes an unusual reprimand: a picnic away from home for the entire day.
4. "PERFECT STRANGERS" (1952). The twins are tired of being teased by their friends, so they decide to stop being alike and become total strangers.

--- 105 MINUTES --- BLACK AND WHITE ---
VHS: $29.95

252 DATE WITH THE ANGELS (1956/57)

Betty White and Bill Williams star as a newly-married couple that move in to a neighborhood filled with wacky characters played by Richard Deacon, Bert Mustin and Maudie Prickett. The last three shows are complete with 1957 car commercials.
1. "THE TREE IN THE DRIVEWAY". The city plans to remove an oak tree from the front of the Angels' home. Vicki decides to start a petition to save it.
2. "THE SURPRISE". Bill plans a surprise birthday party for Vicki, but she is led to believe that he is going to run away with her neighbor.
3. "THE TRAIN". It's the men against the women when a casual remark sparks a fight on a cross-country train ride between the Angels and the Clemsons.
4. "DOUBLE TROUBLE". While on vacation, the Angels stay at a hotel where a a lounge singer that looks and sounds exactly like Vicki has a fight with her gangster-type boyfriend.

--- 115 MINUTES --- BLACK AND WHITE ---
VHS: $29.95

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