Product Description

The only home video of the group that ruled the TOP 10 charts with hits like Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In, Wedding Bell Blues, and Up-Up and Away is now finally preserved on DVD. Marilyn McCoo (host of SOLID GOLD) and Billy Davis Jr. lead this dazzling, unforgettable 24-song musical tour that will keep you smiling and singing along from beginning to end. With Digitally Mastered Audio & Video, an optional Trivia and Fun Facts Subtitle track and Special Guest appearances by Dionne Warwick, Merle Haggard and The Carpenters, this glimpse into 1970s music history is now more accessible than ever before.

S E L E C T I O N S
Light Sings All Over the World
Games People Play (Dionne)
Medley: (5th & Dionne)

Do You Know the Way to San Jose?

Up-Up and Away

Walk On By
Sweet Blindness
I Say a Little Prayer
Lay That Devil Down
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
She's a Lady
I've Done It All (Merle Haggard)
It Was Fun (Merle Haggard)
Rainmaker
Aria from Pagliacci "Vesti la giubba"
Superstar (Carpenters)
Loves' Angles and Rhymes
Reach Out and Touch (Dionne)
Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In

One Less Bell to Answer

Stoned Soul Picnic

Wedding Bell Blues

Up-Up and Away

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57888 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-11-04
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 60 minutes

-Video Business- April 17, 1992
…guaranteed to make an entire generation wax nostalgic…

-Steven Ramm, Discoveries
Carpenter fans will want this tape…Carpenters' appearances are rare and these are the highlight of this tape.

Customer Reviews

A Note-worthy Variety Show
You have to look at "The 5th Dimension Travelling Sunshine Show" in context. The year was 1971, and the "variety" special was a staple on teevee. The 5th Dimension, a pop group with a string of successful hits at that point, were a worthy choice to host a show like this.

Of course, there had to be a "concept." Here, the group was a bunch of traveling performers, out to entertain whomever they encountered along the way in a wagon with a make believe donkey pulling them through a cardboard cut-out world!

Yes, the set is clearly a studio soundstage, the audience applause is completely canned and every song performed is lip synched. But those elements only add to the fun of this campy relic from the days when Karen and Richard Carpenter could do their brand new single: "Superstar!"

I got the feeling that Merle Haggard never even met the group, since he didn't share a second of camera time with any of them. But he's on the show. And Dionne Warwick and Marilyn McCoo, both future hosts of another camp music program, "Solid Gold," duel it out with Florence LaRue Gordon in an almost cringeworthy "competition" of singing each other's hits. It only gets upstaged by the three of them doing the Tom Jones classic "She's A Lady!"

You'll see the sight gags and hear the typical one-liners and routines you'd expect from a program of this era. Bad special effects and tacky costumes? You betcha! but that's all a part of the charm.

It's fun watching The 5th Dimension standing in the wings, dancing and grooving to Carpenters performance of "Someone Like You."

Also, if you click the "trivia" button on the "bonus features" before you play the program, you'll get a "pop-up video" style blurb every few moments on screen. You'll want to turn this feature off during "Superstar." Trust me.

If you're a fan of The 5th Dimension, Carpenters, or Dionne Warwick, or you are interested in taking a peek into what entertained people decades ago, you'll want to add this deliciously tacky treat to your collection!

Highly Recommended!

Hit Songs Are Included Only On A Medley
I base my rating of two stars on the fact the group's hit songs such as Up Up And Away, Wedding Bell Blues, Acquarius/Let The Sun Shine In, and Stoned Soul Picnic are only very briefly sung with a few lines of each song. I bought the DVD with the idea they would sing the entire song, but was disappointed. If this doesn't bother you, I'm sure you will rate the DVD higher than I did.

Fifth Dimension Travelling Sunshine Show
I don't know why the other "reviewer" found the video quality poor "for the price". The video quality is excellent and could NOT be better. It is crystal-clear from a great master. Maybe they need to get glasses or clean their TV screen or get a better VCR - who knows! Most likely that reviewer isn't content with anything. Lots of great songs from the group at their prime, not to mention the appearances by The Carpenters and Dionne Warwick.