Product Description Get ready for more hilarious antics from the identical cousins that laugh alike, walk alike and, at times, even talk alike! Academy Award Winner Patty Duke (The Miracle Worker) returns as Patty Lane - a normal American teenager living in New York City - and Cathy Lane - her Scottish cousin freshly arrived in the United States to finish her secondary schooling. They are a crazy pair. But when boy-crazy Patty and the demure Cathy get together, their two worlds create nonstop laughter and fun!]]> .com "Don't touch that dial, please," Sammy Davis Jr. urges viewers. "This is The Patty Duke Show." How Sammy Davis, then knocking 'em dead on Broadway in Golden Boy, came to appear in an episode of The Patty Duke Show is just one of the delightful surprises of the second season, which aired in 1964-65. Another is the episode featuring Chad & Jeremy as an unknown British musical duo whom Patty helps get their big break. And that's Sal Mineo who renders Patty speechless in the episode "Patty Meets a Celebrity." But the effervescent Duke gives this tailor-made star vehicle all the wattage it needs in her iconic dual role as typical suburban teen Patty and her more "solid, four on the floor" cousin Cathy. As the classic theme song says, they're identical cousins, "one pair of matching bookends, different as night and day." Perhaps incorrectly remembered as a trading-places sitcom, The Patty Duke Show is brimming with teen spirit. The energetic and resourceful Patty is a whirlwind of mad crushes, schemes, and shenanigans that invariably backfire. The great William Schallert costars as Patty's father, Martin, a sage voice of reason whom TV Guide ranked among TV's top 40 dads. Paul O'Keefe is Ross, the quintessential smart-alecky younger brother. Beyond the spunky charms of its star, there is much to dig about The Patty Duke Show, including the '60s teen lingo ("gonesville") and time capsule references to the Beatles, President Johnson, and the breakup of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (Broadway buffs will get a charge as Patty walks past a gallery of posters for then-current hits Hello Dolly!, Fiddler on the Roof, Barefoot in the Park, and others in the Sammy Davis episode). Bonus features include a segment about the technical wizardry that made Duke's dual role so convincing and newly filmed public service announcements in which Duke reprises her roles as Patty and Cathy on behalf of Social Security. In the episode "This Little Patty Went to Market," Patty sells stock in herself. Patty Lane, Inc., may be a bust, but this boxed set is a wise investment that will only appreciate with age. "Are you sure there's a demand for it?" her brother asks of the "product." Get with it! The Patty Duke Show is an absolute blast. --Donald Liebenson
B**N
My favourite year of "Patty Duke"
Season Two is, by far, my all-time favourite year of THE PATTY DUKE SHOW. By this stage in the game, Patty Duke had completely settled into her trademark dual roles, and the show also opened up a whole new gallery of exciting guest stars.Sal Mineo drops by in "Patty Meets a Celebrity". Turns out he's a former Brooklyn Heights High alum., and looking for some fresh talent to play opposite him in a revue performance. Could Patty be his leading lady? Remember what happened the last time Patty got into the highschool play?!...Patty turns into a music manager in the charming "Patty Pits Wits, Two Brits Hits". Whilst Cathy debuts as the new voice of classical music on the highschool's radio station, Patty discovers her own "long haired" musical group (Jeremy Clyde and Chad Stuart) and resolves to land them a record deal."Will the Real Sammy Davis Please Hang Up?" is the legendary episode in which Sammy Davis Jr. (starring on Broadway in "Golden Boy" at the time) is asked to appear at the Brooklyn Heights prom. Patty patrols Broadway with a sandwich sign when her letters to Davis appear to have fallen on deaf ears. This episode is a real time capsule, and Broadway lovers will have a fun time spotting the marquees and posters from many shows of the day.The first season is also charming, but for me personally, the second year is where THE PATTY DUKE SHOW really comes into it's own. 36 episodes of sheer delight, plus a selection of recent Social Security advertisements in which Ms Duke revives the characters of Patty and Cathy. Recommended.Episode List:* The Green-Eyed Monster* Practice Makes Perfect* Simon Says* Patty, The Organizer* Patty, The Pioneer* The Boy Next Door* Patty, The People's Voice* The Greatest Psychologist in the World* Patty and the Peace Corps* How to Succeed in Romance* Block That Statue* This Little Patty Went to Market* Best Date in Town* Can-Do Patty* Hi, Society* Patty, The Witness* Every Girl Should Be Married* The Perfect Hostess* Patty Meets a Celebrity* The Raffle* Patty and the Newspaper Game* Little Brother is Watching You* Patty Pits Wits, Two Brits Hits* It Takes a Heap of Livin'* Will the Real Sammy Davis Please Hang Up?* Don't Monkey with Mendel* Patty, The Practical Joker* Patty, The Master Builder* Patty and the Cut-Rate Casanova* The Daughter Bit* Cathy, The Rebel* Patty, The Folk Singer* What's Cooking, Cousin?* Take Me Out to the Ball Game* My Cousin the Heroine* Patty, The Chatterbox
H**F
Great Show
I bought all of the seasons because I'm always looking for wholesome entertainment for my teenagers. They both love it. I thought it would be too dated but they didn't seem to care. We watch it together as a family and I point out things like the rotary phone, wall phones, wall can openers etc. Also reminds me that back in those days we had to wear dresses to school. I watched this as a kid and liked it but as an adult I tend to analyze it. One thing that always pops up on this show is Patty Duke's talent in doing other voices and pretending to be other characters (besides Cathy). She can do many different accents and create various characters. You really realize what a talented actress she is. Sometimes I think the show is just a venue for her to show off her talents. My kids did not understand that 'long haired' music was classical music. We did enjoy her guests on the show. We do wish there were more episodes about Cathy.
J**K
Season 2 is great, the quality is superb!
I have just watched the first 4 episodes of the second season (1964-65) of The Patty Duke Show in my Shout Factory DVD set. It's great! The quality of the video and the sound are excellent. It would be nice to have an added bonus of seeing and hearing that "The Patty Duke Show is brought to you by Breck" - but even without the commercial promos it's still very much as when I first watched this TV program when I was a kid in the 1960s. The stories for season two are well written and there are several guest stars in season two, such as the very talented vocalist Bobby Vinton and the fine actor Sal Mineo. Two favorite episodes of mine are the sentimental Best Date In Town from December 9, 1964 where Patty is counting on her father to take her to the father & daughter dance but things take an unexpected turn and also the episode It Takes A Heap Of Livin' from February 24, 1965 where the Lane family home may be taken over by the historical society as it was supposedly an important site during the Revolutionary War - you must see this fine episode. The DVD packaging is nice and colorful with authentic Patty Duke Show photos (you'll even notice on the cover of the DVD episode guide that Patty and Richard are listening to an LP on a 1964 Webcor record player) and the graphics are very early-mid 1960s which adds to the authentic feeling. Good show! Well, enjoy and in the words of Patty lane, by-eeeeeeeee!
A**2
Great classic sitcom.
The only complaint I have is an oddity with the play all functionality in the disc menu. For at least one episode on each disc when selecting play all, an episode will end after the teaser and introduction has finished. The affected episodes play correctly when manually selected from the episode menu.I've never had this issue with any other DVD set, including many Shout Factory products (Including season 1 of The Patty Duke Show; I don't yet own season 3 but hope this apparent encoding flaw isn't present there).
D**V
Lose the Green dress for graphics
I bought the first set and I will buy this one as well, been an avid fan forever and watched the show the 60's. But I wish Shoutfactory would dig up some more photos of the Star. The photo of Duke in the Green Dress is not the most flattering portrait, her face looks thin and her nose dominates, plus it just doesn't look like the Patty/Cathy Lane character at all. It was all over the DVD discs last time and now they have stuck it on the cover which I suppose they are wanting us to think it is Cathy with Patty on the phone in the background. Right. Sorry, it just doesn't fly and looks totally faked. Is SF going to keep using the same photos over and over repeatedly? Surely we can get more variety. End of rant.BTW: Picture quality on the DVDs is great (I watched taped episodes from Nick@nite for years, Ouch, my eyes!) and I do have the Laserdisc as well but thrilled to now have Patty Duke Show on DVD. Hope SF will complete the run, and somehow get the all important Pilot as well b/c you have just got to see that if you are a fan.
M**A
Great product
Loved it
T**E
Five Stars
descent price good communication, loved the dvd show
A**E
Patty Duke TV Box Set
Watching this series brought me back to my youthful years. Love it! I own the three seasons of this set.
B**E
well series
Great tv series Patty Duke will buy s1 and s3 soon
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