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Dave Ruth
Film Handler

Posts: 84
From: Easton, PA, USA
Registered: Dec 2014

posted September 21, 2018 08:00 AM

Hello all.

I was curious if anyone knew about this show being released on Super 8! I have 5 episodes now, and only one is in a box naming the company that released it as "Red Fox Films". Did Red Fox put out all 5 of these episodes? Is this all that there is on Super 8? I find it interesting there were this many episodes available, as mostly I only see a single episode here or there for TV shows, but I have read this show is in the public domain. Oh, and for the record, I find the show to be quite enjoyable, although I know there are differing opinions because of its history, but it reminds me of the Honeymooners.

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Joe Taffis
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1592
From: United States
Registered: Jun 2003

posted September 21, 2018 09:26 PM

Dave, there are at least seven. Here's a page from a Red Fox catalog...

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Burton Sundquist
Master Film Handler

Posts: 318
From: Burnaby, B.C. Canada
Registered: Feb 2017

posted September 22, 2018 12:22 AM

Dave, that page from the catalog should help. Great to have members like Joe to share their knowledge and listings from the good old days. I recently paid quite a bit more for that Twilight Zone episode!

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted September 22, 2018 03:23 AM

I understand that the radio series are in the public domain but the TV series is not.
A few years ago Paul Foster was selling some 16mm episodes at a quite reasonable price. I bought "The Society Party" and always have a good laugh when I run it.
The TV show had a very limited life of only two years, from 1951 to 1953, in that time 52 episodes were filmed using the multi-camera set-up, this was before "I Love Lucy" used the same idea.

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Dave Ruth
Film Handler

Posts: 84
From: Easton, PA, USA
Registered: Dec 2014

posted September 22, 2018 05:50 AM

Thanks for that magazine scan! That is awesome! So of my 5 episodes, 4 are on that list.

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