The Best of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Produced and Created by George Schlatter. 'Sock It To Me'

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In was an overnight sensation. With its fast-paced format and continuous barrage of hilarious content and cameo appearances by major celebrities and politicians, the show was a trendsetter. It introduced catch phrases like "You bet your sweet bippy", "Live from downtown Burbank", "Verrry interesting" and "Here come da' Judge." The show also established an impressive cast of then little-known comedians such as Lily Tomlin, Goldie Hawn, Henry Gibson and Gary Owens.

The Best Of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In boxed set one contains episodes 3, 9, 15, 60, 32 and 61 that ran from 1968 through 1970.

DVD ONE:

Show #3- On February 5, 1968: Goldie Hawn made her first appearance on Laugh-Inand Tiny Tim returned to "Tiptoe Through The Tulips" as Cher did a romantic duet with Tim Conway, followed by a salute to censorship with appearances by Flip Wilson who introduced the phrase "Hit the ball, Willie" which he says to Willie Mays.

Show #9- March 25, 1968, this Emmy Award-winning episode has Sammy Davis Jr. introducing "Here come da' Judge!" then appearing with Arte Johnson as half of the Rosemenko Twins. The Swizzlers show up to conclude the celebration of Spring Break, which began in January and the Laugh-In girls introduce the news wearing only feathers. The highlight of the show is Joey Bishop and Sammy Davis Jr. discussing how the government spokespeople distort the news.

DVD TWO:

Show #15-September 16, 1968: one of the most famous television shows of all time when a bewildered Richard Nixon, running for President, exclaimed "Sock it to me?" The show only got better after that when the Flying Fickle Finger Of Fate was flung at the United States Congress for delaying passage of a gun control law. Hugh Hefner arrived to put the Laugh-In girls in a centerfold and friends like Bob Hope, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Jack Lemmon dropped in to celebrate the new season.

Show #60- February 2, 1970: the Laugh-In cast welcomed Jack Benny and kept pushing Jack to keep the show moving. Ernestine tried vainly to get a call through to Millhouse Nixon at the White House. The Laugh-In girls appeared as James Cagney doubles and the Flying Fickle Finger Of Fate Award went to the National Security Agency, of course.

DVD THREE:

Show #32- February 3, 1969: Don Rickles appeared in a tutu to join the Laugh-Ingirls as circus performers, while the romance between Tyrone F. Horneigh and Gladys continued to sizzle, pop and flop. The Flying Fickle Finger Of Fate went to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for not being equal or presenting opportunities. George Jessel delivered a eulogy for somebody he actually knew and Liberace sat down to play but forgot the piano.Show #61: February 9, 1970: Carl Reiner is the special guest, with appearances by Greer Garson, Jim Backus and Andy Williams. Party topics include hippie communes and physical "enhancements." A Russian TV version of Laugh-In is performed; Lily Tomlin, as Ernestine, calls William F. Buckley about a past due phone bill, and Goldie Hawn explains the draft lottery.