THIS NOVEMBER, JOIN SHOUT! FACTORY AS IT CELEBRATES THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL GENIUS
"ERNIE KOVACS: THE CENTENNIAL EDITION"
Across 9 DVDs, Fans of Classic TV and Comedy Will Thrill to 22 Hours of Landmark Hilarity and Bonus Features
This Holiday Season, Shout! Factory Will Also Offer Limited Edition Sets of Never-Before-Available-or-Seen Lithographs by Ernie Kovacs, Starting at $250
This November, to kick off the 2019 100th birthday celebration of Ernie Kovacs, television's original genius, Shout! Factory brings together the riotous DVD set, ERNIE KOVACS: THE CENTENNIAL EDITION. Combining the previously released volumes of groundbreaking, rule-breaking, surreal and charmingly silly comedy of the beloved and iconic comedian, the singular set features over 22 classic hours of decidedly offbeat entertainment from across Kovacs many television shows and specials. It will be available on ShoutFactory.com or wherever DVDs are sold on November 13, 2018.
Across the 9 discs of ERNIE KOVACS: THE CENTENNIAL EDITION , home audiences will find a cornucopia of Kovacs' greatest and most memorable "hits", showcasing an utterly unique sensibility that has influenced such comedy institutions as Monty Python and "Saturday Night Live" including episodes from his local and national morning shows, episodes from his NBC prime-time show, his five ABC-TV specials, the rare color version of his legendary silent show, "Eugene", 3 complete episodes of his offbeat game show "Take a Good Look", "A Pony for Chris", Kovacs' rarely-seen pilot for "Medicine Man" co-starring Buster Keaton, the only existing filmed solo interview with Kovacs himself, his award-winning commercials for Dutch Masters Cigars, a collection of short films, tributes rarities and much more!
While best known as "Television's Original Genius", Kovacs' groundbreaking work in the early days of television has been his legacy, though he also starred in movies, recorded LPs, hosted radio shows, wrote novels, and worked as a columnist for his hometown paper, "The Trentonian". Many of his fans, however, may not know that the creative giant was also an artist, never without a pen and paper -- and the chronic insomniac often worked well into the night.
Early in his career, one of Kovacs' favorite TV segments was his "Illustrated Profuselies". And during this "visual improv" set to music, the viewing audience got to watch his fertile mind at work, as he quickly sketched doodles. Frequently drawn in pencil and sometimes using colors, these abstract, sometimes surrealistic images soon took shape and were eventually revealed on camera.
Now, just in time for the holiday season, Shout! Factory is proud to present exclusive lithograph sets - never before-seen-or sold -- featuring 10 limited edition sketches, originally born as "Profuselies" and later recreated. They are available either professionally framed ($1000) or unframed ($250) and bring to rich life Kovacs fertile creativity as never before available.
ERNIE KOVACS: THE CENTENNIAL EDITION digs deep into a goldmine of comedy and Kovacs' fans, both longtime and new, will marvel at the sheer invention, wit and goofy charm of these milestone programs from the Golden Age of TV. A creative force of nature, this specially-curated collection of his riches -- historic, unique and endlessly entertaining -- will help to seal his legacy forever.
ERNIE KOVACS: THE CENTENNIAL EDITION Bonus Programming:
1987 ATAS Hall Of Fame Induction
Andy McKay 8mm Home Movies
Audio Lost
Baseball Film
Charlie Clod In Brazil
Dutch Masters Commercials
Ernie's Opening Monologue
Home Movies: Golf With Edie And Ernie
Howard, The World's Strongest Ant on "A Hot Date" and "Howard's Campground"
Interview: Algernon Gerard, Archaeologist
Interview: The World At Your Doorstep
Introducing Coloratura Mimi Cosnowski
Irving Wong: Tin Pan Alley Songwriter
J. Burlington Gearshift
Making Of "Baseball Film"
Martin Krutch, Public Eye
Matzoh Hepplewhite
Miklos Molnar's Glue
Muriel Cigars Commercials Featuring Edie Adams
Original Theatrical Trailers: "Wake Me When It's Over" And "Five Golden Hours"
Our Man In Havana" Behind-The-Scenes Footage
Percy Dovetonsils : "Ode To A Housefly", "Ode To Electricity" and "Ode To Stanley's Pussycat"
Remembering Ernie With George Schlatter And Jolene Brand
Rock Mississippi In "Fingers Under Weskit"
Silents Please
Skodney Silsky, Hollywood Reporter
Strangely Believe It: Writers To Blame
Superclod Test
Surprise Audience Member
Take A Good Look: "Clues" and "Sales Film"
The Kapusta Kid In Outer Space Meets Olivia Scilloscope
The Mysterious Knockwurst
Trailer For "Operation Mad Ball" - "It Happened To Ernie"
About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform media company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory's entertainment offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials. In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast entertainment distribution network which delivers culturally relevant programming, movie and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America and across multiple platforms. Shout! Factory owns and operates Shout! Studios, Scream Factory, Shout! Factory Kids, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and Shout! Factory TV. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.
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