[78-L] Calvin and the Colonel and Billy Murray...was: Calvin and..not Hobbes, but The Colonel

[David Lennick]

The link I found yesterday seems to have disappeared..I wonder if once the 
seller sold the 3 copies he had (my brother and I each ordered it and somebody 
else might have) he went offline. Now this is interesting..a DVD containing 4 
of those 8 episodes you've listed, selling for 25 cents + $8.99 shipping (!)..
http://dvdsentertainment.mybisi.com/product/2903/1961-Calvin-and-the-Colonel-DVD-CARTOON-AMOS-ANDY-LOST-EPI_101355.html

dl

Sammy Jones wrote:
> It's eight episodes as well.  They are:
> 
> The Polka Dot Bandit
> Sister Sue's Sweetheart
> Thanksgiving Dinner
> The TV Job
> The Costume Ball
> Nephew Newton's Fortune
> Sycamore Lodge
> Wheeling and Dealing
> 
> Are these eight the same that you found on the DVD-R?  These shows are great
> fun!  Who's the current copyright owner, and why isn't there an official
> release???
> 
> I had never heard of Calvin and the Colonel until Elizabeth posted about it
> on another forum some time back.  Very interesting end to the original Amos
> 'n' Andy.
> 
> Back to the Billy Murray Oldsmobile cartoon:  What a thrill to finally see
> this one.  There's lots of Murray cartoon and radio information from Ryan
> Barna and his excellent http://www.denvernightingale.com/ site.  It's the
> premiere place on the web for Billy Murray info!
> 
> Ryan, thanks for all your hard work!  It's the best thing for Murray fans
> since the Scarecrow Press biography of several years ago.
> 
> Sammy Jones
> 
> David Lennick wrote:
> Good taste had to triumph sometime! How many episodes are on that "600" set?
> I 
> found someone selling a 2-DVD-R set of 8 episodes and ordered it this
> morning, 
> and a couple of sources for online episodes have been noted.
> 
> Now to continue the search for other obscurities. "I'm Dickens, He's
> Fenster".. 
> you're next.
> 
> dl
> 
> Sammy Jones wrote:
>> How interesting that this discussion has gotten around to Calvin and the
>> Colonel!  Several episodes are available on a DVD set called "Giant 600
>> Cartoon Collection" from Mill Creek Entertainment.  I picked it up at a
>> local (Conyers, GA) Wal-Mart for 10 or 15 bucks.  The Calvin episodes look
>> okay, but not great.  They are in black in white; was this a color series?
>>
>> To bring this a little back on topic, also included is the early Fleischer
>> cartoon, In My Merry Oldsmobile, which features the voices of Billy Murray
>> and Walter Scanlon, as well as some Betty Boops, which MAY include Billy's
>> voice.
>>
>> If you're an early animation fan, the set is well worth picking up!
>>
>> Sammy Jones
> 
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