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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal Studios
EAN: 0025193304223
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 45
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 MonoEnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
MPN: MCAD61033042D
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 20, 2007
Running Time: 782 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: January 21, 1971
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 02/20/2007 Rating: Nr
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This warm, comedic western appeared on televisions a year after Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was a surprise blockbuster. Both lighthearted Westerns follow two outlaws who have won the hearts of the public. In TV bandit version, it's because "they never killed anyone" while being ever-so-charming as they steal from banks and trains. In the pilot episode (which aired as a TV movie in January 1971, followed two weeks later by the series), the premise is set: Hannibal Heyes (Pete Duel) and 'Kid' Curry (Ben Johnson) want to go straight when they discover the governor is offering amnesty, a historical fact. However, it's stipulated they need to go "straight" for a year before amnesty will be given. So they rename themselves Joshua Smith and Thaddeus Jones as they attempt to go straight, but lawmen--unknown of the secret deal--are on their heels. Usually the pair goes out of the way to stop a crime from other bandits. A good double-cross is usually thrown in too. Heyes/Smith is the brainier one with an eye for the ladies. Curry/Jones is more brawny (a relative term), possessing the proverbial "fastest gun in the west." Highlights of the 14 episodes includes "Wrong Train to Brimstone," as the two board a train of detectives looking for Heyes and Curry, and "A Fistful of Diamonds" where we don't know who is conning who. The revolving door of guest stars is pretty impressive. Susan St. James, Earl Holliman, and Forest Tucker appear in the pilot. Later shows find Burl Ives as a gambler, Susan Strasberg as a casino owner, Fernando Lamas as a mentor of Heyes', Keenan Wynn as a stationmaster who captures the bandits, plus Juliet Mills, Patrick Macnee, L.Q. Jones, Slim Pickens, Sam Jaffe, and J.D. Cannon, who appears in several episodes as a detective on the trail. Add those talents to the easygoing charm of the two stars, and even the thinnest story is enjoyable to watch.
This was the first show Glen A. Larson (Magnum, P.I. , Knight Rider) created and produced. His copy of the Butch formula (and the some extent, the previous comedic TV western Maverick) worked well enough for the struggling ABC network to quickly order a second season (the show was especially a hit with the younger set). However, by the end of 1971, the tragic suicide of Duel made the show a dead end, despite the addition of Sally Field and instantly recasting Smith with Roger Davis (who supplied the show's opening narration up to that point). A flash in the pan (50 episodes) seen year later holds up well enough, and has been preserved to supply an excellent picture quality. --Doug Thomas
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The Alias Smith & Jones DVD's have been long in coming and I do wish they hurry the rest of the DVD's as well. This show was great then and is even better now after not seeing it. And you'd think at the very least you'd see it SOMEWHERE on TV with ALL the channels we have to pick from these days. As long as it's taken to get season one out, maybe I should wait for the next media to be released to replace DVD and Blu-Ray......perhaps THEN the complete set will be available. My recommendation for anyone ... Read More
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I gave these to my siter for Christmas. She was a big fan of the show when originally bradcast in the early 1970s.
Pete Dual died way to young. They tried to keep the series going after his suicide, but the magic was gone.
The first season is a must have anyone who enjoys weterns with a little "Rockford Files"/Maverick" comic edge (Roy Huggins was behind all three shows)
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I was a real fan of the show when it was on and had hoped it was on tape or DVD. If your a fan of the show I'm sure you will enjoy the set, I did.
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I remember seeing these in the 70s and laughing at them. The story line is very good and it is just a good time for the whole family. It has the westren for the boys and there are good looking guys for the gals, and horses for the animal lover. It has serious spots and tender spots and laughs. I can't wait for season 2 to be released. If you want a good time and need a laugh get these DVDs.
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When I was a young `tween`, I fell madly, deeply in love with this show and it's two incredibly charismatic stars. I was so excited when I could finally buy the first season on DVD! It's so amazing that it has not aged a bit - anyone watching for the first time would think it had just been filmed last week. The stories and guest stars are all great, but the real strength of the show is the chemistry between the two very attractive stars. That Pete Duel killed himself at such a young age, and with so ... Read More
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