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Kukla, Fran and Ollie/The First Episodes, Vol. 2
| The First Episodes, Vol. 2 Kukla, Fran and Ollie | |
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| Release Date | December 15, 2011 |
| Format | DVD |
| Region | All regions |
| Distributor | Burr Tillstrom Copyright Trust |
| Disc Count | 2 |
| Episode Count | 22 |
| Running Time | |
| Retail Price | $14.95 |
| Video | Full Frame (1.33:1) |
| Audio | English |
| Subtitles | — |
| Purchase | Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk |
| Previous Best Of release | The First Episodes, Vol. 1 |
| Next Best Of release | The First Episodes, Vol. 3 |
The First Episodes, Vol. 2 is the second authorized video release dedicated to the original Kukla, Fran and Ollie series. It was released on December 15, 2011 by the Burr Tillstrom Copright Trust through Amazon and the Chicago History Museum.
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Overview
Volume 2 of The First Episodes was selected by the disc producers from the over 700 16mm kinescopes of the original Kukla, Fran and Ollie run in the Burr Tillstrom Collection held by the Chicago History Museum. While the first collection was assembled from Tillstrom's favorite episodes, Volume 2 is a more general overview of the original run, including one of the earliest kinescoped episodes and one of the few surviving episodes from the ABC years.
Lyle Conway, a one-time Tillstrom colleague who went on to work with the Jim Henson Creature Shop, was creative director for the release, which was given a "Kuklapolitan look" by using original vintage illustrations from the official Kuklapolitan illustrator Ted Drake.
As with the previous release, the main episodes are presented as originally broadcast, with the original commercials (where applicable) and music.
Disc Breakdown
Disc 1
Episodes:
- Back From Richmond (2/28/49)
- Library Day (10/4/49)
- Milton Caniff (11/1/49)
- New York, New York (1/16/50)
- 4th of July (6/6/50)
- Nightclubbing (8/20/50)
- Raking Leaves (9/10/51)
- Destination Moon (10/11/50)
- Carmen (10/1/51)
Disc 2
Episodes:
- Christmas Shopping (12/11/51)
- Christmas Eve (12/24/51)
- Ollie Has Amnesia (12/26/51)
- Jack Not at Piano (4/11/52)
- Modern Dance vs. Classical Dance (4/23/52)
- Mrs. Dragon Organizes the K.P. (5/12/52)
- First Half-hour Show (8/24/52; Sunday afternoon premiere)
- Thanksgiving (11/23/52)
- Valentine’s Day (2/14/54)
- Fletcher's Lament (2/28/54)
- Bunny To Bunny (4/10/55; Easter show)
- Paul Pookenschlagl Visits (6/25/52)
- Last Show Before Summer Vacation (6/27/52)
Special Features
- Disc 1
- New Yorker Article (episode excerpt, 3/17/50)
- Mercedes' Growing Pains (episode excerpt, 6/13/50)
- Kukla and Ollie (episodes of a daily 5-minute show which aired on NBC beginning in the fall of 1961 - the first pressing included three, while the second pressing had nine).
- Disc 2
- Buelah Wiki, a text-and-pictures slideshow on the history of the show and its creators.
- Burr's Scrapbook, a photo gallery from Tillstrom's personal photo collection.
Easter Eggs
- At the end of the Buelah Wiki section is a kinescope of a musical appearance by Kukla and Ollie in front of a live audience satirizing the television ratings system. Although the source isn't listed on the disc, Tillstrom's notes indicate this was probably from the Emmy Nominations Show of February 16, 1957.
