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.
3) The Fat Spy
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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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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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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.
6) A bug's life
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Cute and clever, "A Bug's Life" is a relatively straight retelling of Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai," except of course that the characters are bugs! Idealistic young ant Flik is a sweet-natured dreamer and inventor. But his innovative thinking makes him an outcast when one of his inventions goes awry and destroys the food sacrifice that the colony makes annually to a gang of grasshopper hooligans led by the sinister Hopper. Disgraced, Flik is sent...
