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Other family friendly titles...
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Gilligan's Island; The Second Season (1965-66)
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What do you get when you abandon a skipper and his first mate, a millionaire and his wife, a movie star, a professor and a girl from Kansas on a desert isle? If you don't know, you haven't been watching enough TV reruns... (continued)
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 (2004)
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All right, I admit it. As a mother who preaches non-violent television viewing, I'm a bit of a hypocrite where the old Bugs Bunny cartoons are concerned. Somehow, the absolute ludicrousness of watching characters run off cliffs and hang momentarily in midair, or crumbling into a pile of broken pieces when bashed on the head, or seeing them flatted into 2D after colliding with a brick wall, tickles my funny bone. Perhaps I excuse this absurd aggression because the animated drawings always pull themselves back together before Pork Pig can say, "Tha-tha-tha-that's all folks..." (continued)
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October Sky
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It's 1957 in Coalwood, West Virginia, and all roads point to the local coalmine. Even the high school principal puts more of a priority on picking coal than getting an education. But when the first spacecraft, the Russian Sputnik, flies over Coalwood, high-school student Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal) catches a glimpse of the bigger world and can no longer accept his presumed future... (continued)
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Something the Lord Made (2004)
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In 1940's America, it's considered impossible to operate on the heart. It's also taboo to treat colored people as equals. But whether by fate or divine intervention, both of these beliefs are about to be challenged... (continued)
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Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
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How do you describe true love to an adolescent with surging hormones? Frank Beardsley (Henry Fonda) explains it this way: "It's not going to bed with a man that proves you love him. It's getting up with him in the morning and facing the drab, miserable, wonderful, everyday world with him that counts." (continued)
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Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
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Growing up next door to a golf course, wee Bobby Jones (Devon Gearhart) has ample opportunity to observe the game from an early age. A sickly child from birth, his parents happily allow him to tag along when his father plays, hoping the fresh air and mild exercise may help him get better. However, his enthusiasm for the sport soon makes it clear the little lad is not content to remain a spectator. Humoring him with a set of miniature clubs, the youngster is encouraged to take a swing... (continued)
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W.C. Fields Comedy Collection
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Fans of the famous king of comedy known for his white gloves, top hat, and muttering out of the side of his mouth, can now catch five of his classic acts in the DVD compilation, W.C. Fields' Comedy Collection... (continued)
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Mary Poppins (1964)
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George Banks (David Tomlinson) is a diligent employee. But as breadwinner and lord of his British household, he has very little time for parenting. Marching with the women suffragettes, his wife Winifred (Glynis Johns) is equally preoccupied with issues outside of the home. Its no wonder then that the harried couple is quite put out when yet another disenchanted nanny (Elsa Lanchester) turns in her resignation notice... (continued)
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The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection
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While the Mother's away, the children will play -- this I discovered when I came home to a kitchen full of dirty dishes one evening. Inquiries into how my four kids had spent their night at home alone with their father resulted in a wild chorus of responses... (continued)
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Eloise At Christmastime (2003)
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"The best part of Christmas is getting presents," explains Eloise (Sofia Vassilieva) directly to the camera. Basking in the ribbons, holly, and jingle bell cheer of the festive season, the precocious six-year-old introduces the viewer to her "très élégant" world - The Plaza Hotel in New York City... (continued)
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Gone With The Wind (1939)
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To begin with, I must confess I've never been smitten by Gone With the Wind. Winner of ten Academy Awards, credited with the biggest box office of all time, held up as one of Hollywood's greatest cinematic achievements, and leaving an indelible mark on audiences for over sixty years-- am I the only one who doesn't get it? ...(continued)
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