ERNIE KOVACS COLLECTION

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• Release Year: 1959
• Genre: Classic, Comedy
• Plot: TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL GENIUS; In the infancy of any medium, there will be some who realize its potential well before anyone else. Ernie Kovacs was such a visionary, and between 1951 and 1962 he broke rules that hadn't even been made yet, creating a television 'language' that is now taken for granted.; ; Includes six DVDs and over 13 hours of programs that span the all-too-brief but brilliant television career of this hugely influential comic artist, from his earliest local morning shows in Philadelphia through his NBC prime-time shows and the ABC specials that represented the peak of his offbeat humor and creative experimentation with the medium. The Ernie Kovacs Collection is a treasure trove of comedy from television's original genius, most of it unseen for over 50 years.; ; featuring:; ; - Episodes from his local and national morning shows; - Episodes from his NBC prime-time show; - Kovacs on Music; - Five ABC TV specials; - The color version of his legendary silent show, Eugene; - His award-winning commercials for Dutch Masters cigars; - Short films, tributes, rarities; - 44-page booklet featuring rare photos, program notes and an essay by Jonathan Lethem (author of Motherless Brooklyn)
• Cast: Ernie Kovacs, Ernie Hatrak, Trigger Lund, Andy McKay, Peter Hanley, Barbara Loden, Joseph Behar, Maury Orr, Mike Marmer
• Director: Ernie Kovacs
• Runtime: 13:00
• Company: Shout! Factory
• Media Format: Series