Spike Jones The Legend DVD View Large Image Item Number: 4178 Our Price: $39.99 Compare At: $49.99 Quantity

Taking classic hit songs and turning them into hilarious parodies was Spike Jones's bread and butter. Here is the man at the top of his game performing his best known routines alongside some of his earlier antics. 4-Disc Set

Included are four (4)of his earliest NBC television shows, two Colgate Comedy Hour shows from 1951 and two All Star Revue programs from 1952. Also included is a bonus audio CD containing two NBC pilot radio shows from 1945, never before made available.

Songs included “All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth” and “Cocktails for Two,” both inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, as well as Spike’s hits “Laura,” “Glow Worm,” “Hawaiian War Chant,” “Chloe” and “You Always Hurt the One You Love.”

Making appearances are Liberace, Jim Backus (the voice of Mr. Magoo, Gilligan’s Island), Billy Eckstine, Gale Robbins, Hugh Herbert (in his last TV appearance), a young Mike Wallace (as the announcer) and a surprise walk on by television pioneer Dave Garroway.

Special features include: A rare interview with Spike and his family in their Beverly Hills home on CBS’ Person to Person (1960); Spike’s appearance as “Leonard Burnside” on The Ed Sullivan Show (1961); “Weird Al” Yankovic discussing Jones’ influence on his career, comedy and music; “Spike Bytes” from Joe Siracusa, Spike’s drummer from 1946-52, whose audio commentary takes us behind the Slickers scene; and interviews with musicians, writers and family members including Helen Grayco.

Meet Spike Jones in this nostalgic video treasure, digitally remastered for the highest picture and audio quality.