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CLASSIC TV
ON DVD:  F
Troop
If you grew up with television in the late-'60s / early-'70s
you'll remember F Troop from the ubiquitous reruns on local stations.
It was a '60's favorite that was in the same silly vein as Gilligan's
Island and Hogan's Heroes.
I suppose F-Troop's not what you would consider politically correct
- especially when you realize the Native Americans were practically all
played by middle-aged Borcht Belt comics - but it's good, clean fun none
the less. And with guest stars Don Rickles, Harvey Korman you can't go
wrong, can you?
Buy this collection
(34 episodes on six discs) for the kids and you'll find yourself enjoying
it as well. It's bizarre how you can not see these episodes for thirty
years and still remember them vividly.
Both Cheyenne and F-Troop got a test run in the Television
Favorites line (featuring around 6 hours of episodes) from Warner Bros.
Home Video. Sales were evidently encouraging so now we have whole seasons
of both TV classics. Check out these other shows in the Television Favorites
line:
Chico
& the Man
Welcome
Back Kotter
Drew
Carey Show
Alice
Step
by Step
 Television
Favorites
Warner Home Entertainment has a new, low price line of DVDs you're sure
to be interested in. They're releasing select classic TV programs in a
three hour block under the Television Favorites label - so you don't have
to purchase the entire season to sample these shows on DVD.
For instance,
you can get Chico and the Man (6 episodes), F
Troop (6 episodes), Maverick (3 episodes) and
Cheyenne (3 episodes) in this format and the price is
right - a bit less than ten bucks.
 If
you grew up on TV in the 1970s you'll remember F Troop
from the ubiquitous reruns on local stations. It was a sixties' favorite
that was in the same silly vein as Gilligan's Island. The six
episodes chosen here are some of the best of the lot, three episodes each
from the first and second seasons with guest stars Don Rickles, Paul Lynde,
Harvey Korman and many others. Great for the kids.
 Chico
and the Man - This Television Favorites package contains the
pilot and five other solid episodes. This was actually a pretty funny
program, at least at first, and this selection represents some of the
better storylines.
Maverick
with James Garner is a truly fine early-sixties western in that stellar
Warner Bros. TV tradition and should not be missed.
 Cheyenne
featured Clint Walker as a roaming cowboy - it's one of the most popular
westerns of the golden age of TV, airing from 1955-1963.
It's the
first time for all of these shows on DVD - let's hope we see a lot more
of the early Warner shows like Maverick, Sugarfoot and - is 77
Sunset Strip too much to ask?!?
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F Troop on DVD
Plot Synopsis: Becoming a hero by accidentally leading
a cavalry charge the wrong way, Lieutenant Wilton Parmenter is given
command of Fort Courage. The Fort's crafty Sgt. O'Rourke has a deal
with the local Hekawi Indians to market their wares to the tourists.
They must sometimes pretend to be enemies (and the Shugs really are
enemies). Jane is out to marry the innocent Parmenter.
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
34 episodes on six discs
Product Description
After accidentally leading a cavalry charge into victory, Private
Wilton Parmenter becomes a hero and is given command of Fort Courage.
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