5/5 Fractured from Laughing!
  by Carl Rennhack (Middle Village, NY, USA)
Jay Ward, the genius who released Boris and Natasha onto an unsuspecting world, took 1920s "silents", added early 1960s dialogue, had Danny Thomas's "Uncle Tonoose" deadpan his way through interviews and introductions, and created one of the most underestimated comedy shows in TV history. I enjoyed the flicker about Peter Lorre trying to quit smoking (and the response of the "Mad Men" of that error, that should be era!) and the "Believe It or Don't!" routines (sendups of Ripley's work). Buy this wacky DVD and share it with friends, whether they're Rocky or not!

4/5 Fracktured Fun -Filled
  by J. A. Goudelock (Memphis,Tn, USA)
I remembered this show from when I was a kid, one of several early, mid-60`s lookbacks at the 20s-30s comedy.
The slapstick style was still very funny despite the very dated surroundings.
Poor quality film, Model T cars and careless editing often showed up,but basic comedic genius well executed still made you overlook the shortcomings
This show`s use of Hans Conried was a great marriage of talent to subject.
It`s easy to overlook his skill,but he had an amazingly deft touch to his humor that was a great compliment to this material.
Long before film restoration was widely regarded as valuable, this show`s use of old stock probably was responsible for savingf several of the great silent classics.
It`s worth a look for that as well as an offbeat, often zany look at film humor.

5/5 A trip down memory lane
  by Jean H. Laprime (Boston, MA USA)
I can remember hurrying home, getting my homework done as quickly as possible, so I could sit in front of the TV and wallow in Hans Conreid's quips. I hope everyone who buys this set enjoys it as much as I have

5/5 Laughter remembered
  by Glenn Ellerin (Boca Raton, Florida)
It was great to see this great show again. I laughted as hard as I did when I first saw this show 35 years ago. WHAT A CLASSIC!!!

4/5 Some very funny moments.
  by Shatzi Crabtree (NC)
I had never seen these before. Being born in 1965, I watched Bullwinkle of course, but never saw this show. I love classic TV, weird humor, silent films, etc, and HATE almost everything on cable TV. Reality shows, remakes, predictable sitcoms, trash...not my style.
These shows are hosted by Hans Conried, whom I always think of as Wrong Way Feldman. Silent movies are shortened, then funny lines are added. Some film clips are made into fake commercials, others are voiced over with phony direction, fake documentaries, etc. We really enjoyed the first discs, but it was apparent that they didn't have enough old footage back then to use fresh everytime. Certain clips were used over several shows, ie, the plane crashing into a barn, guys balancing and dancing on top of high buildings, and Colleen Moore's famous eye spazz. We see many old time stars get fractured, but I mostly noticed Valentino, Fairbanks, Langdon, Moore, Turpin, and Keaton. (I can never get enough Buster Keaton, so that's no complaint!)
Plus the show spent a few minutes interviewing stars of the day, and you'll see Barbara Eden, Bob Denver, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Ursula Andress, Bob Newhart, and more.
If you like old movies (with the exception of those snobbish types that would consider this sacriligious), or just like oddball humor or MST3K, and love good old black and white, go for it.
Oh, by the end of the 1st DVD you'll be fast-forwarding through the theme music. it gets REALLY annoying after awhile.
What happened to Hans?