I Love Lucy, Andy Griffith and The Honeymooners Arrive on Blu-ray

photo for The Andy Griffith Show – Season One BLU-RAY DEBUTThanks to CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media, three iconic TV series from the 1950s and 1960s will make their Blu-ray debut on May 6. All three shows are finally available in high-definition, with every episode transferred from the original camera negative. In addition, each set will boast a host of new and unusual features. Here’s the breakdown on the three releases:

The Andy Griffith Show – Season One (1960-61) All 32 episodes of the first season have been restored in high definition, with original sponsor openings and closings. Starring Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts and Frances Bavier, the beloved series about small-town America includes rare special features, including color on-set home movies shot by Ron Howard’s father Rance, Edward R. Murrow’s insightful interview of Andy Griffith on “Person to Person” in 1957 and a new HD transfer of the “Return to Mayberry” television movie. Four-disc set, $129.99.photo for The Honeymooners – Classic 39 Episodes BLU-RAY DEBUT

The Honeymooners – Classic 39 Episodes (1955-56) Re-mastered full-length episodes of the iconic series, starring the one and only Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows and Joyce Randolph. Special features include a never-before-released, hour-long musical “The Honeymooners: The Adoption” from 1966; a memorable 1984 “60 Minutes” profile of Jackie Gleason; both “The Honeymooners Anniversary Special” (1990) and “The Honeymooners 50th Anniversary Celebration” (2002); Jackie Gleason interviewing a Queens bus driver as guest host for Edward R. Murrow on “Person to Person”; original openings, closings and cast commercials. Five-disc set, $129.99.

photo for I Love Lucy – Ultimate Season One BLU-RAY DEBUTI Love Lucy – Ultimate Season One  (1951-52) The hilarious first episodes of the groundbreaking series starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Alongside such classics as the “Lucy Does a TV Commercial” episode selling Vitameatavegamin are never-before seen treats, including Lucy and Desi’s makeup and wardrobe tests where the off-screen couple are filmed together just days before full-scale production began. Also included is the pilot episode, re-mastered from its recently discovered original 35mm negative, radio broadcasts, on-set color home movies and backstage photos. Six-disc set, $129.99.

 

 

 

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