Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles

Don't be fooled by the number of discs provided in this collection. It seems on the surface you are in for hours and hours of entertainment. However, once you discover the "dirty little secret" you realize you've been had. That "secret" is that throughout the DVDs in this set you will view the exact same footage of the same stunts/gags over and over again. Some stunts are repeated four, even five times over the course of viewing. Many of your favorite segments from the best era of Candid Camera, the 1960's, are included however there are many more that are not in this set. Trust me; you will be very disappointed with the overall content in this collection. It is not worth the cost.

Some reviewers are complaining about getting complete episodes instead of just the good bits, but I'm glad they released them this way. Releasing just the best parts certainly wouldn't fit 10 discs.

The anniversary specials do duplicate parts of other episodes, but they are an extra feature, not the main selling point.

A better ballance between classic episodes and modern ones (i.e., more classics) would have been appreciated though. But overall it's a good set and worth the buy.

Disc One: "Greatest Moments"
130 minutes from the Candid Camera hall of fame,
hosted by Peter Funt.

Disc Two: NBC Premiere Episode
Broadcast on May 29, 1949

Disc Three: Best of the 60's, Vol. 1
Episode 001 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Arthur Godfrey)
Episode 041 (Dorothy Collins joins hosts Allen Funt and Durwood Kirby)
Episode 045 (Dorothy Collins joins hosts Allen Funt and Durwood Kirby)
Episode 107 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Durwood Kirby; with Chester Morris)
Episode 161 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Durwood Kirby)
Episode 209 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Durwood Kirby)

Disc Four: Best of the 60's, Vol. 2

Episode 042 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Durwood Kirby)
Candid Camera's controversial show devoted entirely to Allen Funt's trip with hidden cameras to the Soviet Union.
Episode 060 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Durwood Kirby)
Episode 103 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Durwood Kirby)
Episode 141 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Durwood Kirby)
Episode 178 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Durwood Kirby)
Episode 238 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Bess Myerson)

Disc Five: Best of the 70's, Vol. 1

25th Anniversary Special: Broadcast on ABC-TV.
Episode 1005 (Hosts: Allen Funt and John Bartholomew Tucker)
Episode 1032 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Phyllis George)
Episode 1068 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Joann Pflug)
Episode 1117 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Joann Pflug)

Disc Six: Best of the 70's, Vol. 2

Episode 1017 (Hosts: Allen Funt and John Bartholomew Tucker)
Episode 1029 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Phyllis George)
Episode 1034 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Phyllis George)
Episode 1069 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Joann Pflug)
Episode 1076 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Joann Pflug)
Episode 1121 (Hosts: Allen Funt and Joann Pflug)

Disc Seven: Best of the 80's, Vol. 1

40th Anniversary Special
Allen Funt celebrates 40 years of smiles in this CBS special from 1987.
Candid Camera Goes to the Doctor (Hosts: Peter Funt, Victoria Jackson)
Candid Kids (Hosts: Allen Funt and Nancy McKeon)
Funny Money (Hosts: Allen Funt and Peter Funt)
The Sporting Life (Hosts: Peter Funt and "Downtown" Julie Brown)

Disc Eight: Best of the 90's, Vol. 1

Candid Camera Looks at Love (Hosts: Peter Funt and Lorraine Crook)
Candid Camera Across America (Hosts: Peter Funt and Lorraine Crook)
Battle of the Sexes (Hosts: Peter Funt and Suzanne Somers)

Disc Nine: Best of Today, Vol. 1

Episode 2002 (Hosts: Peter Funt and Suzanne Somers)
Episode 2012 (Hosts: Peter Funt and Suzanne Somers)
Episode 2029 (Hosts: Peter Funt and Suzanne Somers)
Episode 2049 (Hosts: Peter Funt and Suzanne Somers)
Episode 2096 (Hosts: Peter Funt and Dina Eastwood)
Episode 2099 (Hosts: Peter Funt and Dina Eastwood)

Disc Ten: Best of Today, Vol. 2

Episode 2007 (Hosts: Peter Funt and Suzanne Somers)
Episode 2009 (All-twins episode hosted by Peter Funt and Suzanne Somers)
Episode 2023 (Hosts: Peter Funt and Suzanne Somers)
Episode 2044 (Hosts: Peter Funt and Suzanne Somers)
Episode 2092 (Hosts: Peter Funt and Dina Eastwood)
Episode 2118 (Hosts: Peter Funt and Dina Eastwood)

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