Here's some news to gladden your Sunday: At the end of August, you'll be able to purchase a DVD with all 26 episodes of Fractured Flickers. In case you don't know, this was a riotously funny 1963 TV series produced by Jay Ward and the other folks who brought you Rocky & Bullwinkle. The show was hosted by Hans Conried (aka the voice of Snidely Whiplash) and most of it consisted of vintage silent movies cleverly redubbed into new and funny forms. Bill Scott was the head writer, and the voices were by Scott, June Foray and Paul Frees. There were also silly segments in which Mr. Conried interviewed celebrities of the day, including Rod Serling, Allan Sherman and Bob Newhart. (Scott was a huge Bob Newhart fan and can be heard in many episodes doing his impression of Mr. Newhart.)
If you never saw this show, you have a wonderful treat in store. If you have seen this show, you'll want to click on this link and pre-order it from Amazon.