CBS HOME ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS FAN FAVORITE EPISODES OF SEVEN CLASSIC TV SERIES
Selected By Fans Via Facebook Polls, Collections To Debut On DVD March 6
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (February 16, 2012) – The fans have spoken! Devotees of seven of television’s best-loved series – including CHEERS, FRASIER, HAPPY DAYS, HOGAN’S HEROES, MACGYVER, THE HONEYMOONERS and THE ODD COUPLE – were asked to select their favorite episodes via Facebook polls. Episodes receiving the most votes will be available in seven separate FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF collections on DVD March 6 from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media Distribution. A must-have for TV enthusiasts, the collections are also the perfect way to share these popular shows with new viewers.
Lovers of HAPPY DAYS can’t get enough of the Fonz becoming part of the Cunningham household as the show’s season three premiere “Fonzie Moves In” garnered an astounding 43% of votes – winning in a landslide as the overall favorite episode. HOGAN’S HEROES fans selected Colonel Hogan’s side-splitting turn as a spy as the season one episode “Hogan’s Hofbrau” won 25% of all votes. The CHEERS gang getting hustled by Coach with an elaborate scheme in the first season episode “Pick A Con, Any Con” won out with over 30% of fan votes, while FRASIER fans selected “Ski Lodge,” and all the romantic follies that befall the group as they take a snowy vacation together, as their overall favorite.
Fans of THE HONEYMOONERS were almost evenly split between a duo of season one episodes as Ralph’s attempt to win big on a TV game show in “$99,000 Answer” just barely edged out Ralph’s hilarious quest to get to the root of his neighbor Norton’s nighttime issues in “The Sleepwalker.” However, Oscar and Felix’s turn as game show contestants in the season three episode “Password” was a clear winner, capturing nearly 40% of the total votes from fans of THE ODD COUPLE.
MACGYVER fans also had a hard choice, but Mac and Harry’s second season, nail-biting adventure to foil a terrorist’s revenge scheme to bomb a hockey arena in “Phoenix Under Siege” won over MacGyver’s attempt to rescue the sister of his nemesis Murdoc from Murdoc’s murderous former employer in the fifth season episode “Halloween Knights.”
Fans can still voice their opinions on selected episodes on CBS Home Entertainment’s Facebook and Twitter pages along with a chance to win copies of these special collections throughout the month of March by visiting Facebook.com/CBSHomeEntertainment and following @CBSHE.
All FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF DVD collections will be available in full screen format. CHEERS, FRASIER and MACGYVER collections will be available with Dolby Digital English Stereo and English SDH subtitles. HOGAN’S HEROES, THE HONEYMOONERS, THE ODD COUPLE and HAPPY DAYS collections will be available with Dolby Digital English Mono and English SDH subtitles. All collections are not rated and will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.99. The disc breakdown for each is below:
FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF CHEERS
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FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF FRASIER
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FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF HAPPY DAYS
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FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF HOGAN’S HEROES
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FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF THE HONEYMOONERS
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FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF MACGYVER
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FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF THE ODD COUPLE
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FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF CHEERS
Street Date: March 6, 2012
Suggested Retail Price: $14.99
Catalog #: 144834
Runtime: 216 minutes
U.S. Rating: Not Rated
FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF FRASIER
Street Date: March 6, 2012
Suggested Retail Price: $14.99
Catalog #: 144844
Runtime: 180 minutes
U.S. Rating: Not Rated
FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF HAPPY DAYS
Street Date: March 6, 2012
Suggested Retail Price: $14.99
Catalog #: 144854
Runtime: 201 minutes
U.S. Rating: Not Rated
FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF HOGAN’S HEROES
Street Date: March 6, 2012
Suggested Retail Price: $14.99
Catalog #: 822954
Runtime: 203 minutes
U.S. Rating: Not Rated
FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF MACGYVER
Street Date: March 6, 2012
Suggested Retail Price: $14.99
Catalog #: 144864
Runtime: 239 minutes
U.S. Rating: Not Rated
FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF THE HONEYMOONERS
Street Date: March 6, 2012
Suggested Retail Price: $14.99
Catalog #: 822964
Runtime: 207 minutes
U.S. Rating: Not Rated
FAN FAVORITES: THE BEST OF THE ODD COUPLE
Street Date: March 6, 2012
Suggested Retail Price: $14.99
Catalog #: 144874
Runtime: 205 minutes
U.S. Rating: Not Rated
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