The Judy Garland Show, Vol. 04 (Shows 8, 19, 24 & 25)

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Product Description ------------------- Academy Award and Golden Globe Recipient Judy Garland was and still is a super star of her time. She was the consummate performer, starring in over 40 films, Judy Garland had no limits to her singing and acting talents that included radio, theatre, television, and film. She also starred in her own television series "The Judy Garland Show." Pioneer Entertainment is proud to present "The Judy Garland Show" on DVD. These four episodes, Shows #24, #25, #8 and #19, which originally aired between 1963 and 1964 include outtakes and special commentary with Norman Jewisonon Show 8. Judy welcomes guests, Vic Damone, Robert Cole, George Maharis, Jack Carter, The Dillards, Leo Durocher, Jerry Van Dyke, Louis Jourdan, The Kirby Stone Four, and Ken Murray. .com ---- Almost 40 years after her death, Judy Garland remains one of the major cultural icons of the 20th century. In this continuing series of DVD releases, you get the rtunity to revisit her rarely seen TV show, which featured Garland at the peak of her comeback powers--but also at the beginning of a steep decline prior to her death in 1969. The fourth in this series of rereleases of The Judy Garland Show (which died after one year of being murdered in the ratings by Bonanza), this double-sided DVD contains four hour-long shows: numbers 8, 19, 24, and 25. In the first two, Garland gamely tries to adapt her unique talent to the TV variety-show model, with weak skits and uncomfortable banter with guests. They include such bizarre sequences as Judy chatting about baseball with the late Leo Durocher (and singing a duet with him on "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"), performing with the bluegrass spets the Dillards (who were forced to play the hay, wearing suits, bowties--and bare feet), and acting in skits with comic Jack Carter. The latter two shows are for the true Garland lover: two hour-long network TV shows that essentially comprised solo concerts (with guest appearances by Vic Damone and the Robert Cole Trio), with Garland just standing there and selling the songs. The DVD also includes an audio track of the show's executive producer, film director Norman Jewison, sharing his memories of working with Garland, as well as outtakes from the shows. --Marshall Fine