Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Best Of Season 3 - 4 Discs

Now available for the first time on DVD, the third and final season of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour starring the American comedy duo Tom and Dick Smothers. Includes classic performances from The Doors, Cass Elliott, Harry Belafonte, Liberace, and more! Own the season so controversial, it was thrown off the air. Complete with uncensored episodes and unreleased material. From the Studio.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Tom and Dick's first performance, this 2008 Time Life collection features highlights from the final season of their legendary series, THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR. Irreverent, wildly popular, and often controversial, the 1960s variety show always attracted the biggest names in comedy, including George Carlin, Bob Newhart, and Steve Martin, each of whom makes an appearance in this remarkable set. In addition to 11 full episodes, the collection offers over five hours of bonus interviews with the Brothers' friends, followers, and colleagues.

Included are over five hours of rare bonus material:

• Uncensored episodes and unreleased segments
• The complete "Pat Paulsen for President" special, narrated by Henry Fonda
• Hundreds of memos, letters and telegrams chronicling the dialogue between the Smothers and CBS over censorship issues
• Letters from the Smothers' personal collection, including once from President Lyndon Johnson and a note from then-Congressman Donald Rumsfeld
• Newly unearthed outtakes of Time Smothers and Pat Paulsen playfully interacting with Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 during Paulsen's presidential campaign