Phyllis Diller
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A collection of short segments from the 1960s ABC TV big-budget variety series, The Hollywood Palace, featuring Diller's famous, rapid-fire machine gun joke telling, along with appearances by several other big-name stars, including Dean Martin, Don Rickles, Terry-Thomas, Phil Harris, The King Family Singers, Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. These monologues showcase Diller right at the peak of her comedic powers.
2) The Fat Spy
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English
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On a small island near Florida, a dozen teenagers combine singing and dancing on the beach with a search for buried treasure. Wellington, the island's wealthy owner, is none too happy about that, so he dispatches his daughter, Junior, to get rid of them. She's happy to go because her sweetie, Irving, is the island's only resident. Junior sends Irving to spy on the kids to find out what they know. Is the Fountain of Youth real, and, if so, who will...
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2005.
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English
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From housewife to humorist, Phyllis Diller has been making millions laugh for five decades with her groundbreaking comedy. With unique material, a raucous laugh, wild hair, the trademark cigarette holder, and garish clothes, she blazed a trail for comediennes during the fifties and sixties. She achieved this by poking fun at her own looks and frustrating life as a bored, ignored, and inept housewife. Yet while the routine broke new ground and opened...
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English
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The cameras follow trailblazing comic, Joan Rivers, for a year and cover her entire career from her break on the Carson show, to her heartbreak over the suicide of her husband, and her role on Celebrity Apprentice. Rivers reveals her relentless desire to keep working with humor and empathy. Wickedly funny and surprisingly moving, Rivers is once again returned to the spotlight she so richly deserves and cements her reputation as one of stand-up's towering...
8) A bug's life
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English
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Journey inside the miniature world of bugs where an ant named Flik hires warrior bugs to defend his colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers. Bonus title at end: Geri's game (Academy Award, Best Animated Short, 1997).
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[1999]
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English
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A star-studded computer-generated movie that lends a madcap twist to the cherished "Nutcracker" tale. When young teen, Marie, falls asleep awaiting the return of her parents, she enters the magical world of her Nutcracker Prince-- a gift from her uncle. Together with a zany band of mixed nuts and a sugar Plum Fairy, Marie helps her prince reclaim his kingdom from Reginald, the evil Mouse King.
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A hilarious collection of more than 700 jokes by comedians at the top of their game!
Recorded live at the Friar's Club in New York City, this collection of stand-up routines features some of the greatest American comedians at the height of their comic skills. Presented by Joey Adams- and with introductions by television legends Milton Berle and Phyllis Diller- this recording captures performances by Norm Crosby, Freddie Roman,...
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[2009]
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Special edition.
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English
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Baron Von Frankenstein has decided to retire as the head of the Worldwide Organization of Monsters. But first, he must inform the other monsters about his plans. How to deliver the news? Through a Mad Monster Party! Von Frankenstein's guests include a who's who of Halloween favorites, including the Werewolf, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, and more.
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Jake is a homeless man living in New York City who's pretty content with his lot in life. His infectious enthusiasm and street-savvy attitude makes Jake a natural survivor, and his optimism affects even the most straight-laced people he meets, such as the librarian he's enamored with, and Cameron Dunn, a homeless man new to the streets.
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