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The Kids in the Hall - Complete Season 1 (1989-1990)

directed by: Mark Sawers, John Paizs, Michael Kennedy, John Fortenberry, Kevin McDonald

: The Kids in the Hall - Complete Season 1 (1989-1990)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: KIDS IN THE HALL
EAN: 9780767061926
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0767061926
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 27, 2004
Running Time: 500 minutes
Sales Rank: 8861
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 16, 1988



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Product Description:
Gathers the first season of shows by the Canadian improvisational group.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: KIDS IN THE HALL
Title: SEASON 1
Street Release Date: 04/24/2007
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Genre: TELEVISION

Amazon.com:
Thirty Helens agree: The Kids in the Hall is a funny show. (Mr. Tyzik, the bitter Head Crusher, however, may not agree.) The no-holds-barred sketch comedy is also strange, silly, profane--occasionally even profound. The five Canadian writer-comedians behind it, Dave Foley (NewsRadio), Bruce McCulloch (Superstar), Kevin McDonald (That ''70s Show), Mark McKinney (Saturday Night Live), and Scott Thompson (The Larry Sanders Show), formed the troupe in the early 1980s. Naturally, they weren't really kids, but boyish-looking men in their twenties and thirties. SNL's Lorne Michaels produced the series, which lasted for five seasons, and aired on HBO, Comedy Central, and Canada's CBC. It garnered three Emmy nominations and was followed by the theatrical cult classic The Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996) and several tours.

The Toronto-based team took more inspiration from the absurdity of Monty Python--and the craziness inherent in everyday life--than the topical humor of SNL (on which celebrities, politicians, and pop culture are frequent targets). Each 30-minute installment features short, punchy skits (some filmed in advance, some before a live audience), men in drag, and no special guest hosts or stars (musical or otherwise). During their small-screen rein, the Kids took aim at everything from mainstream comedy and corporate culture to sexism, bigotry, and pretension. Many of their best-loved characters first appeared during the 20 episodes produced between 1989-1990. They include the 30 Helens (30 Helens standing in a field agreeing about something or other), Tyzik (McKinney), rockin' Bobby (McCulloch), bickering Fran and Gordon (Thompson and McCulloch), chatty Cathy and Kathie (McCulloch and Thompson), the 'Nobody Likes Us' guys (Foley and MacDonald), and the acerbic Buddy Cole (Thompson).

Canadian underground heroes Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet provided the icing on their spicy little cake with their wistful surf-rock theme 'Having an Average Weekend.' --Kathleen C. Fennessy



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - If I was on drugs, I might think this show was funny........
I bought this as I heard some great things bout this show, but I just didn't get it. I found the sketches ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great show
I got this for a friend for X-mas & he loved it. It has a lot of classic moments in it has a few skits ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Transcendent
"The Kids in the Hall" played a significant role in the molding of my adolescent psyche. I have fond memories ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Forgot how funny some of these are
I especially liked the Buddy sketches and I LOVED the "Daves I Know" song. I don't ever recall the Buddy Holly ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - 3.36?!? BUY IT!
I cant believe that people are selling this set for less then five bucks. I've never seen a show go that low before. ... Read More

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