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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
EAN: 0733961744514
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 31, 2006
Running Time: 500 minutes
Sales Rank: 13561
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1979-01
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Watch the Prime Minister of Comedy at the height of his career in BENNY HILL: COMPLETE AND UNADULTERATED--SET FOUR: THE HILL’S ANGEL YEARS! 1978-1981 witnessed new producer Dennis Kirkland's raucous and rowdy influence on The Benny Hill Show, Benny's receipt of the 'Funniest Man on Television' award, and the introduction of the beautiful and buxom Hill's Angels. The Benny Hill Show's pioneering sketch comedy didn’t pull any punches, and this fourth set of complete episodes doesn't disappoint! Chow Mein and Fred Scuttle return in new madcap moments and the debut of Benny's Aussie Digger Blue, film legend Michael Caine, and the Scarlet Pimple bring new hilarity to the program. Never broadcast in full-length form in the U.S., the only way to see the ten original Thames episodes from 1978-1981 in their entirety is through this essential DVD collection. DVD Features: 'I Was A Hill’s Angel' Featurette; The Benny Hill Cheeky Challenge Trivia Quiz #4; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection
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The 'Hill's Angels' of Benny Hill Complete and Unadulterated: The Hill's Angels Years, Set Four (1978-1981) are a cluster of fabulous babes who serve both as eye candy in comic master Benny Hill's musical sets and as a repertory company filling out his sketches. For the first time, a Hill fan can get familiar with some of the talented women who decorate Hill's show and even appreciate them for something beyond the obvious.
Otherwise, Set Four carries on the tradition of Hill's naughty burlesque act. In 'First Impressions,' two Irish blokes--improbable guests on a television interview show--encounter a language barrier with the host due to their unique pronunciations: 'My friend gave driving tests to girls, and sometimes he would feel them.' 'He would, uh, feel them?' 'Yes, if they didn't pass, he'd feel them.' In the very Red Skelton-like 'Hotel Sordide' sketch, Hill plays a bellhop who inadvertently gets caught in a raucous fight between lovers, besieged by amorous attentions from comely ladies and the jealous rages of their men. Longtime fans of British TV comedy will appreciate Hill's impression of comedian Dave Allen (down to the latter's missing finger), in a good bit in which Allen can't tell a joke without offending one or another ethnic group or minority sitting in his outraged audience. Other good impersonations include Hill's take on Anthony Newley, Miriam Makeba, W.C. Fields, and, astonishingly, Bob Dylan. Finally, a real highlight of the set is 'Women's Lib Television,' in which a TV channel devoted to female viewers (a pretty prescient idea at the time) offers such fare as the game show 'Sale of the Century.' Hill plays the snarky hostess, who engages in man-bashing puns while a sexist male panelist answers contest questions with horrifying stereotypes. ('The three fastest means of communication? Telegram, telephone, and tell a woman.') --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Brilliant stuff!
This is one of TV's funniest men during his prime. This is an excellent set and great value.
Rating: - Benny Hill - The Hill's Angels
Hey men "The Hill's Angels" are beautiful I love they, Benny Hill will be always comedy legend .
Rating: - BENNY HILL'S ANGELS....NAUGHTY AND CHEEKY
Kudos' to British television and Benny Hill for pushing the naughty button. Set four offers more cheeky British humor and the beautiful hill's angels. The video transfers are well done and the audio is clean & crisp. Once again A&E Home video has done a fantastic job with this set. British audiences have always known what a comedic talent they had in Benny Hill, but I really never appreciated his brand of humor until now. With the way everything has to be politically correct, many of the Benny Hill sketches wouldn't make it to air on regular television today. I've really enjoyed every minute of this hilarious three disc set. Thanks Benny !!
DVD Features Include:
*I Was a Hill's Angel Featurette
*The Benny Hill Cheeky Challenge Trivia Quiz #4
*Interactive Menus
Rating: - Who's Like Benny Hill, Too Bad He's Gone
Few comics can compare with the genius of Benny Hill. Not only does he star in his productions, he writes, directs and song writes the show contents....He's truly a one of a kind.
Rating: - Eternal Comedy
There wil only be one Benny Hill. His sort of comedy will always be very popular and a good laugh however many times you watch it.Nice to see old favourites and some sketches you may have forgotten. A great colection of his shows and not forgetting the beautiful "Hills Angels." Highly recommended.
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