'Rowan And Martin’s Laugh-In, The Complete Fourth Season' DVD Review

Dan Rowan and Dick Martin started the show 'Laugh-In' in 1968. The show took off like a wildfire. This show of free form comedy was what this country needed at the time. The cast has been called goofballs and at times the word fits. Arte Johnson, Gary Owens, Ruth Buzzi, Lily Tomlin, Alan Sues, and many more would begin the run of this show as nobodies and would end up household names. Some would go on to successful movie careers and others would be part of TV history. The beauty of this show was anything was up for grabs. Politics, one liners, skits, if it was in the public eyes it was all good.

For instance, when Don Rickles impersonated Arlene Francis you thought that you wouldn’t stop laughing. Sammy Davis Jr. taking on Wilt Chamberlain in a boxing match. Seriously this is great stuff. Art Carney dressed up as a masked lobster looking for work, this stuff was seriously funny.
The guest stars for 'Rowan And Martin’s Laugh-In, The Complete Fourth Season' were Flip Wilson, Orson Welles, Bob Newhart, Vincent Price, Rich Little, Phyllis Diller, Joey Bishop, Carol Channing just to name a few. One of the best skits has to be Ernestine (Lilly Tomlin) the lady at the phone switch board. One time she even called up Aristotle Onassis. One asks did political correctness ever come into play I would have to say no especially when President Richard Nixon would come on the show and say “Sock it to me”.

Time Life brings this wonderful show to DVD on May 8th, 2018. It’s only the fourth season but it’s seven DVDs and 26 episodes. The quality of the DVD’s are excellent and the sights and sounds are perfect. This is definitely one that you will want to add to your personal library.