Paul Lynde: Halloween Special

Starring: Billy Barty, Margaret Hamilton, Billie Hayes, et al.

PAUL LYNDE-HALLOWEEN SPECIAL (DVD)

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 089353702229
• Release Date: January 2007
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Music Video Dist
• Starring: Billy Barty, Margaret Hamilton, Billie Hayes, Florence Henderson, KISS, Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond, Tim Conway, Paul Lynde
• Runtime: 50 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

This presentation could have brought back fond memories of the ’70s

Unfortunately, it did not. This special showed that Paul Lynde was o.k. when taken in small doses; yet this film had too much Paul in one sitting. The show was stilted and contrived. You felt that you were caught up in a seventies nightmare, perfect for Halloween. Donny and Marie Osmond did not make it into the introduction; they could have been much better presenters than “Kiss.” Most of the skits were too contrived to be funny. I waited through the complete presentation in the hope that the Osmonds would make more than a token appearance. They did not. And “The Kiss soundtrack was washed out, or maybe they were washed out in reality. It was fun to see Tim Conway as Dynamite Dan/Long Haul Howard/Seymore as it made me think of “The Carol Burnett Show.” The disco scene made me think of “Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In” or the disco scene in “Cactus Flower.” Florence Henderson sang "That Old Black Magic" while displaying Dracula-type fangs; you have to wonder if she grew those fangs for Halloween or if it was a fashion statement. Anyway, enough reminiscing, the bottom line is I have no idea why, other than as a historical documentary, that anyone would want to reconstitute this particular Halloween special.