The Jackie Gleason Show - Time Life's Press Release Announces New 'In Color: 3-DVD Deluxe Edition' Two more discs and more episodes that last February's single-disc edition
Posted by David Lambert	4/24/2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "THE GREAT ONE" RETURNS WITH TWELVE NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED EPISODES OF HIS SMASH TV VARIETY SHOW, UNSEEN FOR 50 YEARS! THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW IN COLOR: DELUXE EDITION Street Date: May 15, 2018 Just in Time for Father's Day, Time Life Delivers a Brand New, Beautifully-Remastered Three-Disc DVD Set Featuring Seven Previously Unreleased "Honeymooners" Sketches, Gleason's Classic Characters, Hilarious Sketches and the Biggest Stars in Tinseltown, Including Jack Benny, George Burns, Milton Berle, Tony Bennett, Mickey Rooney, Groucho Marx and Many More! "How swee-eet it is!" Unseen for more than 50 years, at long last, The Jackie Gleason Show is back! From 1966-1970, Gleason, everyone's favorite working-class hero, entertained enthralled audiences across the country with his eponymous TV Variety Show featuring hilarious sketches, celebrity guest stars and much more. Taped in beautiful Miami Beach, The Jackie Gleason Show delivered an unforgettable gallery of characters Gleason himself created and fine-tuned, including his most indelible and legendary creation - Ralph Kramden - as he and Art Carney revived their Honeymooners roles (with Sheila MacRae and Jane Kean added as the new Alice and Trixie), all presented in glorious color for the first time. Across three beautifully-remastered collector's discs, THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW IN COLOR: DELUXE EDITION contains 12 never-before-released episodes - including 7 unreleased Honeymooners sketches that haven't been seen since they first aired, including Six Months To Live, Alice's Birthday, Lawsuit, Hot Tip, The New Bowling Ball, Norton Moves In, and The New Manager. Tune in to see Jackie at his best, on stage with all his famous friends - Jack Benny, George Burns, Milton Berle, Tony Bennett, Red Buttons, Phil Silvers, Florence Henderson, Frankie Avalon, Nipsey Russell, Edie Adams, Sid Caesar, Alan King, Robert Goulet, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra Jr., Victor Borge - and others. The Jackie Gleason Show delivered an hour of non-stop entertainment every week, and now, home audiences can let Jackie entertain them any time! So cue the travelin' music and heed the big man's message before he glides offstage: "And awaaay we go!" THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW IN COLOR: DELUXE EDITION Street Date: May 15, 2018 Type: DVD/3 Discs DVD SRP: $29.95 Running Time: 496 mins. Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (4:3) Audio: Stereo

The Jackie Gleason Show - Single-Disc Release of 'In Color' Episodes Out Today!
Posted by Gord Lacey	2/06/2018
"HOW SWEE-EET IT IS!" THIS FEBRUARY, TIME LIFE DELIVERS YET ANOTHER SMASH-HIT TV VARIETY SHOW UNSEEN FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS! THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW IN COLOR "The Great One" Makes His Triumphant Return With The Inaugural Home Entertainment Release of His Titular Show, a DVD Single ($9.95srp) Featuring Four Never-Before-Released Episodes, Beautifully Remastered and in Full Color, Three Honeymooners Sketches Not Seen Since they Originally Aired, Guest Stars Including Milton Berle, Red Buttons, George Carlin, Nipsey Russell, Phil Silvers, Florence Henderson, and More! Fairfax, VA - Everything about Jackie Gleason was big: his huge talent, his outsized personality, and his expansive waist line. Even bigger was "The Jackie Gleason Show," his successful TV Variety show, taped in color from beautiful Miami Beach from 1966 to 1970. And, on February 6, following their acclaimed, recent releases of THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: THE LOST EPISODES, THE RED SKELTON SHOW IN COLOR and, THE BOB HOPE TV SPECIALS, the TV DVD archivists at Time Life proudly release the inaugural DVD release of THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW IN COLOR, one of the '60s most beloved programs - and unseen for nearly 50 years! Gleason was everyone's working-class hero, and his smash-hit show delivered an hour of non-stop entertainment every single week. Enthralled home audiences were treated to entertainment of the highest order - singing, dancing, hilarious comedy and Jackie at his very best as Ralph Kramden and on stage with all his famous friends - Milton Berle, Red Buttons, George Carlin, Nipsey Russell, Phil Silvers and more - and all in brilliant color! The single disc release of THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW IN COLOR features four never-before-released, remastered episodes of the show - including three unreleased Honeymooners sketches - all unseen for more than 50 years! "The Jackie Gleason Show" had been broadcast live and later taped in New York City since 1952, but in 1964, Gleason wanted to be based where he could play golf all year round. Hank Meyer, a longtime South Florida publicist, knew just the spot and convinced Jackie to bring his show to Miami Beach, the sun and fun capital of the world. However, back in the '60s, it was a novel undertaking to broadcast from Miami Beach, and more than a hundred families relocated to stay with the show. Plus, there was barely any production infrastructure in South Florida, which all had to be created by Jackie and his team. However, it all paid off and the revamped show was a huge success! "The Jackie Gleason Show" delivered Gleason's most indelible and legendary creation - Ralph Kramden - as well as an unforgettable gallery of characters he himself created and fine-tuned. But, most memorably, Gleason and Art Carney revived their Honeymooners roles, with Sheila MacRae and Jane Kean added as the new Alice and Trixie, all presented in glorious color for the first time. Taped in Miami Beach until the final season in 1970, the master tapes had resided in a vault in South Florida - until now! So cue the travelin' music and heed the big man's message before he glides offstage: "And awaaay we go!" And how! About Time Life Time Life is one of the world's pre-eminent creators and direct marketers of unique music and video/DVD products, specializing in distinctive multi-media collections that evoke memories of yesterday, capture the spirit of today, and can be enjoyed for a lifetime. TIME LIFE and the TIME LIFE logo are registered trademarks of Time Warner Inc. and affiliated companies used under license by Direct Holdings Americas Inc., which is not affiliated with Time Warner Inc. or Time Inc.

The Jackie Gleason Show - Time Life's 'In Color' 10-DVD and 'Deluxe Collection' 25-DVD Sets Both now available as direct-sale items from the TL website
Posted by David Lambert	10/09/2017
This past week, Time Life released a pair of online-exclusive items for sale, centered around The Jackie Gleason Show. The first one, a 10-DVD set sold for $99.95 SRP (broken into "5 Easy Payments of $19.99 [each]"), focuses on the 1966 show of that name, which was in color. The other, a deluxe release with 25 DVDs that sells for $199.90 SRP ("5 Easy Payments of $39.98 [each]") has all the same material, plus additional material that includes lots of laughs from the black-and-white '50s TV show of the same name! Below is the breakdown on what you'll find in each set. Our thanks to longtime reader Greg Brobeck for being the first to email us about these items: The Jackie Gleason Show - In Color From the sun and fun capital of the world, Miami Beach... The time has come for the triumphant return of "The Great One"! Jackie Gleason was our working-class hero, and his smash-hit show brought us an hour of non-stop entertainment every week. The singing, the dancing, the hilarious comedy, the huge stars, and best of all, The Honeymooners, all in brilliant color! Now you can let Jackie entertain you any time you like with 27 incredible full-color episodes on 10 DVDs of The Jackie Gleason Show including 7 Honeymooners sketches that haven't been seen in nearly 50 years! So take your television, and your family, back to the good ole days. And away we go! You'll get 10 DVDs including: 27 never-before-released episodes of The Jackie Gleason Show IN COLOR Including 7 Honeymooners sketches that haven't been seen since they first aired! Guest stars include Milton Berle, Jack Benny, George Burns, Lucille Ball, George Gobel, Bob Newhart, Tony Bennett, Gene Kelly, Martha Raye, Mickey Rooney, and many more! Plus the rare TV special with Jackie and Julie Andrews - Julie & Jackie: How Sweet It Is. Julie even plays Ed Norton in a Honeymooners sketch! A Bonus DVD of Dean Martin's Celebrity Roast of Jackie. His good friends team up to take him down and Jackie loves every minute of it. And a 20-Page Collectible Book with rare photos and original scripts! All episodes have been beautifully restored from the original masters and closed captioned. 20 hours of hilarious, heart-warming humor! The Jackie Gleason Show - In Color: Deluxe Collection 50 more hours of classic Jackie Gleason comedy! The time has come for the triumphant return of the Great One! Jackie Gleason was our working-class hero, entertaining audiences for decades. Now you can enjoy Jackie any time you like with this deluxe DVD collection - the complete set of lost Honeymooners episodes from 1951-1957 plus the best of The Jackie Gleason Show IN COLOR from 1966-1970. The singing, the dancing, the hilarious comedy, the huge stars, and best of all, The Honeymooners! So take your television, and your family, back to the good ole days. And away we go! You'll get 25 DVDs including: The complete existing collection of all 107 Honeymooners live episodes! Plus 27 never-before-released episodes of The Jackie Gleason Show IN COLOR including 7 color Honeymooners sketches that haven't been seen since they first aired! Guest stars include Milton Berle, Jack Benny, George Burns, Lucille Ball, George Gobel, Bob Newhart, Tony Bennett, Gene Kelly, Martha Raye, Mickey Rooney, and many more! Plus hours of extras including: Original curtain calls, cast commercials, and color home movies from set! The rare TV special with Jackie and Julie Andrews - Julie & Jackie: How Sweet It Is. Julie even plays Ed Norton in a Honeymooners sketch! A Bonus DVD of Dean Martin's Celebrity Roast of Jackie. His good friends team up to take him down and Jackie loves every minute of it. And two Collectible Memory Books with rare photos, original scripts, and a history of The Honeymooners. 70 hours of hilarious, heart-warming humor!