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As Paar demonstrated when he quit The Tonight Show after one of his jokes was censored, anything could happen. In one hilarious clip, he fouls up a Goulet-Judy Garland duet by mixing up their cue cards. Washington Post TV critic Tom Shales observes that, unlike predecessor Steve Allen and successors Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, Jack Parr's Tonight Show combined "the edge of journalism and sparkle of showbiz." Then-Sen. John F. Kennedy was one of the first politicians who ventured into this more informal, unpredictable setting. There is amazing footage of guest Richard M. Nixon playing piano. Discs 2 and 3 present the master at work. Disc 2 contains complete monologues and guest interviews with Nixon, the boxer formerly known as Cassius Clay, Liberace, Billy Graham, and Robert Kennedy. Disc 3 offers three complete broadcasts, including a 1964 program with Cosby and Richard Burton (an added bonus is an embedded clip of Burton's towering performance as Hamlet). Forgive the obvious pun, but to watch Jack in his prime is to see why today's hosts are just not up to Paar. --Donald Liebenson
| ACTORS: | Jack Paar |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| MANUFACTURER: | Sony Wonder |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color |
| TYPE: | Documentary |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 3 |
| UPC: | 826663476699 |
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Customer Reviews of The Jack Paar Collection
Where's the real good stuff? I bought this DVD hoping to recapture the 50's "Paar" experience. It didn't happen. Some short segments are very entertaining - but there aint' enough of em! Where, Oh Where, are Charlie Weaver, Genvieve, Dodie Goodman, Hans Conried, Hermione Gingold, Jack Douglas and his charming Japanese wife, Rieko? These were the "Regulars" we tuned in nightly to see interact with Jack. Jack himself would be disappointed. You 50's folks, think twice about buying this superficial compilation.
HORRIBLE SET!
In addition to what the other person said about the lack of clips, the extras include an interview with an NBC page??? Plus NO attempt to include clips of WHEN Jack Paar walked out, nor any of the other classic segments. This is just a compilation of public domain material not copyrighted by NBC they threw on without thought. Why don't they just put on the NBC special that Jack himself hosted in the mid 90's? It had all his best clips PLUS his own commentary about them such as with the Beatles "Didn't you ever think Ringo was underpaid?"...
The Master At Work
An excellent example of how a box set should be done! All too often when a legendary figure passes on several cheap, quickly thrown-together packages flood the market in an attempt to cash in on the memory of the dearly departed. This is clearly an example of the opposite. Much painstaking and loving work has gone into this box. It sounds and looks just great.
The first disc is an excellent, revelatory documentary on Jack Paar featuring clips from his late night shows and commentary from those who followed in his footsteps as well as other famous admirers. I had seen this special when it first aired on PBS and it's great to finally own it on DVD.
The second disc features Mr. Paar's favorite monologues and interviews. It's plain to see how his style continues to be emulated across today's late night landscape. Not only is it interesting material as a comparison to today's hosts, but also as just plain old good entertainment. From Nixon to Bobby Kennedy to Cassius Clay his interviews are not only great "gets," they are fascinating. It's great to have what's essentially a "best of Jack Paar" DVD.
The third disc contains three episodes of his late night programs in their entirety. These are the kinds of shows I for one would LOVE to see late night on Nick At Night. Somebody needs to move on this! After seeing these three I want more. Trio has brought back classic David Letterman episodes (also great viewing 20 years after the fact) so why not Paar? The Cosby standup routine is especially funny.
All in all this 3-DVD box set is a great bargain for the price!
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