Product Description

Studio: Mpi Home Video Release Date: 08/28/2001 Rating: Nr

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34737 in DVD
• Brand: MPI
• Released on: 2001-08-28
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 60 minutes

Amazon.com
After starring in a dozen or so HBO Special Presentations, comedian George Carlin has amassed a substantial body of work in the cable channel's vaults. Personal Favorites is a greatest-hits package, a selection of some of Carlin's best moments on HBO from 1977 to 1998 and, not coincidentally, some of his most enduring comic routines from any medium. Among the highlights is the satirist's classic "A Place for My Stuff" ("Your house is a pile of stuff with a cover on it"), stupid rules for kids ("The first sign of a dumb rule is 'Because I said so'"), and updating sports rules for fun and profit ("Let the Red Cross pick up the injured"). If some of the bits aren't quite up to par ("Earrings"), others border on folk wisdom (Carlin's brilliant "Baseball vs. Football" monologue) and political rage ("This country was founded by slave owners who wanted to be free"). All in all, this is a very fine anthology of Carlin's two decades of life on cable. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

funniest yet
I have seen almost all of George Carlin's videos and this is by far my favorite. How could you beat the best of George Carlin. Great video

Something of a disappointment to me... read why
I received this disc as part of the Carlin Collection box set, and I'm sorry to say I was rather disappointed with it. About half of the material in this compilation is culled from his other standup DVDs included in the set! And I'm pretty sure the other half will see digital video release in their uncut, full-hour glory in the near future. So just grab the other GC standup DVDs, and don't worry about this one.

Actually, even with this dud, the Carlin Collection Box Set is still a better deal than buying the individual platters separately. So go for the box set instead, and pay this disc no mind. Pretend it's a complimentary coaster or mini-frisbee or something. Of course, if your curiosity's piqued about what's on this particular platter... well, there's nothing I can do to stop you, is there?

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