Remember those classic TV comedies of yesteryear? It’s no longer necessary to wait for them to show up in syndication on TV, because Amazon’s got them in the Instant Video Store! The following classic TV show favorites are not only available to rent or buy at great prices, but are included in the Amazon Prime Video catalog as well and that means Amazon Prime members can view them for free!
The Best of I Love Lucy
It’s the hilarious adventures of everyone’s favorite wacky redhead, Lucy, along with husband Ricky and neighbors Fred and Ethel. From IMDB:
A daffy woman constantly strives to become a star along with her bandleader husband and gets herself in the strangest situations.
Note that the SD and HD versions are priced the same, $1.99 per episode and $9.99 per 19-24 episode collection to buy—that’s just 50 cents per episode or less when you buy a collection! Links below are for the HD versions, with SD versions accessible through links on the HD version pages.
The Best of I Love Lucy Volume 1 (5/5 stars)
The Best of I Love Lucy Volume 2 (5/5 stars)
The Best of I Love Lucy Volume 3 (5/5 stars)
The Best of I Love Lucy Volume 4 (5/5 stars)
The Best of I Love Lucy Volume 5 (5/5 stars)
The Twilight Zone
Who could possibly forget Rod Serling as the knowing, foreboding host of one of this groundbreaking sci-fi / supernatural thriller TV series that was very much ahead of its time? From IMDB:
Rod Serling’s seminal anthology series focused on ordinary folks who suddenly found themselves in extraordinary, usually supernatural, situations. The stories would typically end with an ironic twist that would see the guilty punished.
This series is currently priced at $1.99 per episode to buy in SD, $2.99 per episode to buy in HD. Prices to buy per season, along with number of episodes per season, are shown below. Links below are for the SD versions, with HD versions accessible through links on the SD version pages.:
The Twilight Zone Season 1 (4.5/5 stars, 36 episodes, $29.99 to buy the entire season in SD, $35.70 to buy the entire season in HD)
The Twilight Zone Season 2 (4.5/5 stars, 29 episodes, $29.99 to buy the entire season in SD, $35.70 to buy the entire season in HD)
The Twilight Zone Season 3 (4.5/5 stars, 37 episodes, $29.99 to buy the entire season in SD, $35.70 to buy the entire season in HD)
The Twilight Zone Season 4 (4.5/5 stars, 18 episodes, $31.99 to buy the entire season in SD, $39.99 to buy the entire season in HD)
The Twilight Zone Season 5 (5/5 stars, 36 episodes, $29.99 to buy the entire season in SD, $35.70 to buy the entire season in HD)
Gilligan’s Island
Remember Skipper and his clumsy, hapless little buddy Gilligan? The wealthy Mr. Thurston Howell III and his wife, Lovey? Level-headed Mary-Ann and glamorous Ginger? And who could forget the Professor, with all his amazing contraptions? From IMDB:
During what was supposed to be a three-hour tour, the S.S. Minnow is shipwrecked on an uncharted tropical island following a typhoon. The seven castaways include the Minnow’s blustery captain, his bumbling first mate Gilligan, a millionaire couple named the Howells, curvaceous movie star Ginger Grant, sexy farm girl Mary Ann Summers, and a science professor known as the Professor.
Despite their dire situation, the castaways managed to survive on a diet made up of fish and coconut cream pie, and were aided by their trusty transistor radio and a seemingly never-ending parade of guest stars who managed to drop by their “deserted” island (including a big game hunter, a movie producer, a mad scientist, a rock band, Russian cosmonauts, foreign spies and a jungle boy), yet never managed to bring the castaways to safety.
– Written by Marty McKee
This series is available in SD only, and is priced at $1.99 per episode to buy. Prices and number of episodes per season are shown below:
Gilligan’s Island Season 1 (4.5/5 stars, 36 episodes, $23.99 to buy the entire season)
Gilligan’s Island Season 2 (4.5/5 stars, 32 episodes, $29.99 to buy the entire season)
Gilligan’s Island Season 3 (4.5/5 stars, 29 episodes, $23.99 to buy the entire season)
Fans of classic TV shows will want to check out The Andy Griffith Show, too. This series is also part of the Prime Video catalog and is currently priced at $1.99 per episode to buy and $14.99 per season to buy. Since those seasons each include between 30-33 episodes, $15 per season’s a real bargain price!