Daily Archives: April 7, 2014

DVD Deal of The Week

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Here’s your opportunity to own the classic sitcom The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis: The Complete Series on DVD.

This 1959-63 comedy stars Dwayne Hickman as girl crazy teen Dobie and Bob Denver (Gilligan’s Island) as his beatnik buddy Maynard G. Krebs. Guest stars include Barbara Bain, Warren Beatty, Yvonne Craig, Marlo Thomas, Tuesday Weld and many more!

The box set includes all 147 episodes on 20 DVDs, plus a bonus DVD of cool extras. You can own it all for just $64.99, a 54% savings off MSRP.

Hurry, this offer ends at 11:59 PM Pacific time, April 12 2014.

Obit: Mickey Rooney

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Another Hollywood legend has passed on. Actor Mickey Rooney is dead at 93.

As a child star, Rooney portrayed the character Andy Hardy in some 20 movies. He went on to co-star with Judy Garland in a number of musicals.

Rooney also worked on the small screen. He starred in several short-lived sitcoms, including The Mickey Rooney Show (1954) and Mickey (1964). He guested on such TV classics as The Fugitive, Naked City, Rawhide, Twilight Zone and Wagon Train. He later provided the voice of Santa in the Rankin-Bass animated classic The Year Without a Santa Claus.

Rooney also made frequent appearances at the altar. He married 8 times, including his first marriage to future film star Ava Gardner.

All told, Rooney worked in films and television from the 1920s to the 2010s. He passed away Sunday in California.