Redd Foxx Comedy Hour

Lola Falana

The New Bill Cosby Show


It has been said that these shows are not available on VHS, or DVD and may never be available since these shows were never reran.

Even hit variety shows are rarely rerunned so of course these shows weren't. I would love to see The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour. I've never seen it.

Originally posted by mr roper
Even hit variety shows are rarely rerunned so of course these shows weren't. I would love to see The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour. I've never seen it.


No TV Trader has the redd foxx show. Think about, how many people had vcr's in 1977? So it's likely that it's gone forever-lol

Originally posted by mr roper
Even hit variety shows are rarely rerunned so of course these shows weren't. I would love to see The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour. I've never seen it. Those shows weren't hit series at all. The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour lasted 9 episodes. I think that Lola Falana's show lasted a summer. The New Bill Cosby Show lasted a whole season from 1972-1973 on Monday nights on CBS but was beaten by Monday Night Football and The NBC and ABC (after January) Movies Of The Week,and notice the dropoff from The Doris Day Show to The New Bill Cosby Show.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
No TV Trader has the redd foxx show. Think about, how many people had vcr's in 1977? So it's likely that it's gone forever-lol Have you seen Redd Foxx's A & E Biography??? They showed clips of his variety show on there. Do you have the A & E Biography Channel??? Or you could try to go on Tape Trading and seeing if they have a copy of Redd's A & E Biography.

Originally posted by BravesFan2004
Those shows weren't hit series at all. The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour lasted 9 episodes. I think that Lola Falana's show lasted a summer. The New Bill Cosby Show lasted a whole season from 1972-1973 on Monday nights on CBS but was beaten by Monday Night Football and The NBC and ABC (after January) Movies Of The Week,and notice the dropoff from The Doris Day Show to The New Bill Cosby Show. Yea I know they weren't hits. I remember when The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour was on but I was young and couldn't stay up pass 10:00. The other two I don't remember.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Redd Foxx Comedy Hour

Lola Falana

The New Bill Cosby Show


It has been said that these shows are not available on VHS, or DVD and may never be available since these shows were never reran.

If I'm not mistaken, The Richard Pryor show was never rerun and it's on dvd. You never know. We might see Van Dyke & Company eventually.

Originally posted by BravesFan2004
Have you seen Redd Foxx's A & E Biography??? They showed clips of his variety show on there. Do you have the A & E Biography Channel??? Or you could try to go on Tape Trading and seeing if they have a copy of Redd's A & E Biography.


I'm not saying the show don;t exist on video, it just will never be available to tv fans. No Trader has that show in their collection because it was never reran and not many people had vcr's in 1977.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I'm not saying the show don;t exist on video, it just will never be available to tv fans. No Trader has that show in their collection because it was never reran and not many people had vcr's in 1977. Probably the best way to see it would be if the production company released it on video.

Originally posted by vashti1999
If I'm not mistaken, The Richard Pryor show was never rerun and it's on dvd. You never know. We might see Van Dyke & Company eventually.


I'm confused that Richard Pryor is on DVD because it only lasted 5 weeks so why is it so expensive? I think it was $40.

Originally posted by mr roper
Probably the best way to see it would be if the production company released it on video.


I know that's probably the only way.

I was going to ask how the RP show made it to DVD when it lasted 5 weeks but i remember hearing that Richard cancelled the show hisself because he wasn;t allowed to do comedy the way he wanted. So there probably was a lot of eps produced that never was aired on the DVD since the show did not continue.

It was released because Richard Pryor is the #1 standup comedian of alltime, according to Comedy Central.... and MANY Stand Up fans.

Originally posted by barwars
It was released because Richard Pryor is the #1 standup comedian of alltime, according to Comedy Central.... and MANY Stand Up fans.


Redd Foxx was a good stand up comedian too

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Redd Foxx was a good stand up comedian too

I agree.
But he's not #1.
Depending on who owns the rights to it.... we may see it arrive on DVD, someday.

The last 2 seasons of Laugh-In.

Originally posted by dawsongirl
The last 2 seasons of Laugh-In.


Is no longer available on VHS?

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Is no longer available on VHS?

I didn't know it was ever available.

I just know that Trio only showed seasons 1-4.

Originally posted by dawsongirl
I didn't know it was ever available.

I just know that Trio only showed seasons 1-4.


Wha kind of channel is Trio?

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Wha kind of channel is Trio?

The best channel we're not getting.
(we as in the majority of the general public)

Uncut Laugh In, classic Letterman, short lived series.... its TV for TV fans.

There's music networks
sports networks
soap networks
and even cooking networks


but FINALLY.... a TV Network for TV.
(besides TVLand)

The Donny and Marie Show

and, (thankfully)

Shields & Yarnell

Originally posted by robyrob
The Donny and Marie Show

and, (thankfully)

Shields & Yarnell


I would not consider Donny and Marie a lost variety show

Originally posted by barwars
The best channel we're not getting.
(we as in the majority of the general public)

Uncut Laugh In, classic Letterman, short lived series.... its TV for TV fans.

There's music networks
sports networks
soap networks
and even cooking networks


but FINALLY.... a TV Network for TV.
(besides TVLand)

yep, thanks to Trio I was introduced to Pink Lady And Jeff, LOL (which would've been appropriate for the catagory if Rhino didn't realize the camp value of this series and put it out on DVD)

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I would not consider Donny and Marie a lost variety show when was the last time you saw the Donny and Marie variety show on TV, and when is it sceduled for release on DVD?

Originally posted by robyrob
when was the last time you saw the Donny and Marie variety show on TV, and when is it sceduled for release on DVD?


It's not Lost because TV Traders have the Donny and Marie Variety Show in their collection.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
It has been said that these shows are not available on VHS, or DVD and may never be available since these shows were never reran. how is that different from Donny and Marie?

- i'm not a tape trader, so i have nothing to trade; I will never get to see that show (or some of the others mentioned) again, so they are lost IMO

Both of Mary Tyler Moore's variety series in 78-79 season
Donny & Marie
Mac Davis Show
Tony Orlando and Dawn
John Davidson Show
Peter Marshall Variety Show

Originally posted by mstewart
Both of Mary Tyler Moore's variety series in 78-79 season
Donny & Marie
Mac Davis Show
Tony Orlando and Dawn
John Davidson Show
Peter Marshall Variety Show


Tony Orlando and Dawn and Donny and Marie are not lost. There are S.O members who have those variety shows in their collection.

Originally posted by robyrob
how is that different from Donny and Marie?

- i'm not a tape trader, so i have nothing to trade; I will never get to see that show (or some of the others mentioned) again, so they are lost IMO


How can it be lost if Donny and Marie is available on VHS? The show is Not on DVD but it's certainly on VHS.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
How can it be lost if Donny and Marie is available on VHS? The show is Not on DVD but it's certainly on VHS.

They're not talking some home-recorded version.
A show is technically "lost" if the original tape or film is missing.
Recording it off of TV really does corporations no good.

I would consider a show "lost" unless a big TV corporation has the original film/tape intact.

Originally posted by barwars
They're not talking some home-recorded version.
A show is technically "lost" if the original tape or film is missing.
Recording it off of TV really does corporations no good.

I would consider a show "lost" unless a big TV corporation has the original film/tape intact.


THe original taping is still available, i just don;t have anything to get it right now. Someone has the Original Broadcast because they emailed me and sent me their list.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
THe original taping is still available, i just don;t have anything to get it right now. Someone has the Original Broadcast because they emailed me and sent me their list.

You're not getting what Im trying to say.
There's a difference between an actual original film/tape than something recorded off TV -- original broadcast or not.

If there is no original film/tape -- then there will be no way for it to be seen by more than the very small tape-trading world.
Therefore -- its "lost"

Im not saying thats the case with any of these, but if it is.
Hold that recording nearby, it may be valuable.
(Although Ive read that since 1975, EVERYTHING has been kept on record and put into archives)

Originally posted by barwars
You're not getting what Im trying to say.
There's a difference between an actual original film/tape than something recorded off TV -- original broadcast or not.

If there is no original film/tape -- then there will be no way for it to be seen by more than the very small tape-trading world.
Therefore -- its "lost"

Im not saying thats the case with any of these, but if it is.
Hold that recording nearby, it may be valuable.
(Although Ive read that since 1975, EVERYTHING has been kept on record and put into archives)



Well i know no Trader has the Redd Foxx Variety Show. Doubt if that will ever be seen.

Originally posted by barwars
(Although Ive read that since 1975, EVERYTHING has been kept on record and put into archives)

Wow! There's hope out there for the Brady Bunch Variety Hour since it aired in 1977!

Originally posted by James
Wow! There's hope out there for the Brady Bunch Variety Hour since it aired in 1977!

The Brady Bunch Variety Hour is on DVD. I don;t know how the hell that Happened.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour is on DVD. I don;t know how the hell that Happened. Probably because The Brady Bunch has a large fan base...

Originally posted by Undercover Angel
Probably because The Brady Bunch has a large fan base... Yep. They'll probably release all the Brady shows if they haven't done it all ready.

Originally posted by mr roper
Yep. They'll probably release all the Brady shows if they haven't done it all ready. :lol:

Originally posted by mr roper
Yep. They'll probably release all the Brady shows if they haven't done it all ready.

Most likely.
Although -- no good Brady show has been released yet.

Hell -- no good Brady show has been made yet.






;)
sorry, I had to do it -- even as a fan.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour is on DVD. I don;t know how the hell that Happened.

TVShow Analyzer, I think only a select few episodes are on DVD.

Originally posted by James
TVShow Analyzer, I think only a select few episodes are on DVD.

true -- but only a few were ever made.

Originally posted by James
TVShow Analyzer, I think only a select few episodes are on DVD.


I know, but i'm surprised those eps made it-lol