Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown, Vol. 1

I got this dvd to spot myself and my brother on the set. We were on the show twice. My father worked for Frank Avruch at that time. On our first appearance my brother was picked as Butch and my number was picked to go for the treasure chest. Seemed odd to me that we both were chosen but didn't matter. I recall when my number was called out several 'older' kids, after all I think I was 4, were yelling at me to get up and go see Bozo. As soon as I got next to Bozo I panicked and ran off the set. At the end of the show he came up to me and gave some prizes.For several years after I saw myself in my blue shorts and suspenders run off the set many times I didn't see my TV debut on Vol. 1 so I hoping its on Vol. 2. Good quality DVD. Forgotten how goofy it was..Well worth watching if you were ever on the show. So much for my film career.......

I wish Bozo was still on tv! My kids and I would watch it every morning. We loved the show when the kids would play games!

Hello??? This set features the BEST Bozo of ALL TIME!!! The one that Larry Harmon chose to be the NATIONALLY SYNDICATED show!!! Sorry CHICAGO...but all the rest of us grew up with Frank Avruch, who was considered (and aparently by releasing this box set...still)the all time best Bozo The Clown, by Mr. Harmon!!! This show was done in Boston, but syndicated everywhere...I grew up in New York and WE grew up with THIS Bozo The Clown...also, FYI...Bozo's sidekicks, Mr. Lion & Kookie The Kangaroo were done by the one and only Carol Spinney, better known in later years as both Big Bird and Oscar The Grouch on Sesame Street P.S. Larry, if you're reading this,it would be nice to give Frank a cut of this product, being that he did STAR in these shows ;-)

It's just not very watchable. The lion drawing fast animal pictures using the names of kids and some of the treasure chest games are the only parts that are entertaining or slightly entertaining. As others have said, this whole show (and Bozo) aren't anywhere close to being in the same league as the Chicago Bozo. Another negative... didn't even have Bozo Buckets. I saw a youtube interview with the Little Rock, Arkansas Bozo and he said he went to Boston to watch this show beforehand and all the studio kids were bored. Yep!

A bit on the stupid side, but I think kids would like it. I kept falling asleep. My two favorite parts of the shows was the Bozo cartoon and the Bozo treasure chest games. I absolutely couldn't stand Ruth and Professor Tweedlepooper. I was glad when Ruth finally left the show. I didn't grow up watching Bozo Circus, but I do remember watching a few episodes on cable at my folks' house.

While Frank Avruch may indeed have been in the nationally syndicated version, it's worth noting that this version of the show only ran from 1959 to 1970, and was only syndicated nationally from 1965-67. Meanwhile, Chicago's Bob Bell played the character from 1961 to 1984. Add in Joey D'Auria's stint as the character from 1984 to 2001, and you have the longest-running locally produced children's show in history. So, yes, that is worth preserving on DVD. (Even more ironic is that the company that produced this DVD, Infinity Entertainment, is based out of Illinois! So they should be most familiar with the Chicago version.) Bell was truly brilliant in the role; he inspired the vocal characterization of Krusty the Clown by Dan Castanella on "The Simpsons." As Cooky, Roy Brown was equally brilliant. The team at times recalled the comic chemistry of Laurel and Hardy or Jim Henson and Frank Oz. D'Auria had big shoes to fill (no pun intended), but he and Brown also made an excellent team. All that being said, the Avruch episodes are not completely without merit. Indeed, all versions of the show should have some representation on DVD. It's the focus solely on this one version that remains the most baffling. This set has its time and place. The rest of us are still holding out for a great "Chicago's Bozo" box set.

Takes me back to my childhood when I was watching the Bozo Super Sunday Show. A good way to excape the everyday of adulthood & if you have young kids they will sure enjoy watching also.

This is a wonderful kids show. I watched Bozo in the 70s and I am not sure if it was Chicago Bozo or not, but my kids love this one and have dreamed of winning Bozo's Treasure Chest. If just starting out with one volume of Bozo, I suggest starting with Volume 2 as it has a "Play all" feature and volume 1 does not.