The Dickens You Say!

Reports last year that the '62 sitcom I'm Dickens, He's Fenster was heading for a DVD release were either false or premature. That's disappointing. I recently saw some episodes of that old show, which starred John Astin and Marty Ingels as two luckless carpenters, and I was surprised at how funny they were. It was a short-lived series but a good one.

Hoping to drum up some interest in a DVD set, producer Leonard Stern has set up a website to promote the notion. It features clips and it also has an entire episode for online viewing — at the moment, the pilot, which I don't think is as good as the later episodes I recently saw. There's also an article over there about how Stan Laurel was a fan of the series. Take a look.