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Comedy

Cheers: The Complete Seventh Season. The Boston bar and its patrons in TV history. Paramount: four discs, 22 episodes, $39.99, Tuesday.

Crank Yankers: Season 2, Volume 2. Puppets and rude phone calls. Paramount/Comedy Central: two discs, 15 episodes, includes audio calls from Jimmy Kimmel and Eminem, $26.99, Nov. 29.

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete Fifth Season. NASCAR, the Duke cousins Vance and Coy ... and Daisy. Warner Bros.: eight discs, 22 episodes, $39.98, Dec. 13.

Everybody Loves Raymond: The Complete Fifth Season. Ray Romano plays Ray Barone, a sportswriter married to Patricia Heaton and son to meddlesome parents who live across the street. HBO: five discs, 25 episodes, including commentaries, deleted scenes and bloopers, $44.98, Dec. 6.

Family Guy: Volume 3. The Griffin clan and their outrageous adventures. Fox: three discs, 13 episodes, includes deleted scenes and featurette on “Family Guy” fandom, $39.98, Nov. 29.

Frasier: The Complete Seventh Season. Kelsey Grammer is Dr. Frasier Crane, a psychiatrist with a radio show and a wacky home life with his brother, father and father’s physical therapist. Paramount: four discs, 23 episodes, $39.99, Tuesday.

Gilmore Girls: The Complete Fifth Season. A single mother and her incredibly close relationship with her daughter. Warner Bros.: six discs, 22 episodes, includes featurette and commentaries, $59.98, Dec. 13.

Golden Girls: The Intimate Portraits Series. Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty are profiled. Warner Bros.: $14.98, Tuesday.

The Golden Girls: Season 3. This particular season earned the show three Emmys. Buena Vista: three discs, 25 episodes, including “Golden Moments,” and a collection of clips from each “Golden Girl,” $39.99, Nov. 22.

Green Acres: Season 3. Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor star as an urban married couple facing the challenges of country life. This is the season things turned a bit strange with Arnold the pig. MGM/Sony: four discs, 30 episodes, $29.95, Dec. 6.

Home Improvement: Season 3. Tim Allen is “The Toolman,” host of “Tool Time,” a television show for do-it-yourselfers, husband to Patricia Richardson and father to their three sons. Buena

Vista: three discs, $39.99,

Nov. 22.

Jackass: The Box Set. Johnny Knoxville and his crew torture themselves for our entertainment. Paramount/MTV: includes unreleased segments, commentaries, $59.98, Dec. 6. (Vol. 1 can be bought separately, $20.)

King of the Hill: Season 5. The successful animated show continues with Hank, Bobby and Peggy Hill and their survival in Texas suburbia. Fox: three discs, 20 episodes, $39.98, Nov. 22.

Leave It to Beaver: Season 1. One of the archetypal 1950s American families, with Jerry Mathers as the hapless Beaver. Universal: 39 episodes, $49.98, Nov. 22. (Also available as a gift set with lunchbox and photo album, ($69.98.)

Once Upon a Mattress. Carol Burnett and Tracey Ullman star in this retelling of “The Princess and the Pea.” Buena Vista: includes featurette, outtakes and filmed rehearsal, $19.99, Dec. 20.

P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy: Season 1. Two discs of new stand-up comics. Rapper Doug E. Fresh serves as MC. Paramount: $29.99, Tuesday.

Roseanne: The Complete Second Season. Roseanne and John Goodman star as the Conners, just ordinary folks. Anchor Bay: four discs, includes uncut episodes and interview with Goodman, $39.98, Dec. 6.

Scrubs: The Complete Second Season. Who knew a hospital could be so much fun? Buena Vista: three discs, 22 episodes, includes outtakes, deleted scenes, commentaries, $39.99, Tuesday.

Seinfeld: Seasons 5 and 6. Jerry, Kramer, Elaine and George: their lives, their loves, their pathologies. Sony: four discs each, 22 episodes from Season 5 and 24 from Season 6, includes deleted scenes and bloopers, $49.95 each, Nov. 22. (Gift set of both plus puffy shirt and handwritten script, $119.95.)

Sex and the City: The Complete Series. Four single women in Manhattan experience the peaks and valleys of romance and sex. HBO: 20 discs, 94 episodes, video jukebox with dating advice, a guide to New York restaurants, $299.99, Already released.

That ‘70s Show: Season 3. Ashton Kutcher, Topher Grace, Wilmer Valderrama and others as high-schoolers. Fox: four discs, 25 episodes, includes commentaries and featurette, $49.98, Tuesday.

Tracey Takes On: The Complete First Season. Tracey Ullman assumes a variety of roles with each episode. HBO: three discs, 10 episodes, includes featurettes, commentaries, $34.98, Nov. 22.

Drama

Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.0. Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell star in this celestial drama to save the dwindling human race. (This is not the full season.) Universal: three discs, 10 episodes, includes extended episodes, $49.98, Dec. 20.

Combat!: The Complete Series. 32 discs of Vic Morrow leading his platoon through the European WWII landscape. Image: 32 discs, includes documentary and featurettes, $299.99, Dec. 6.

The Count of Monte Cristo. Miniseries starring Gerard Depardieu as Edmond Dantes in the Dumas classic. Koch Lorber: two discs, $29.98, Dec. 6.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Complete Fifth Season. The show that began a franchise focusing on the forensic sciences. Paramount: seven discs, 24 episodes, with commentaries and featurettes, $99.99, Nov. 29.

CSI: Miami: The Complete Third Season. High-tech criminal investigation show set in steamy Miami, starring David Caruso. Paramount/CBS: six discs, 24 episodes, many featurettes and commentaries, $55.99, Nov. 22.

Easy Sex. A burnt-out college professor jumps from one fling to another until he meets a woman he falls in love with, then becomes obsessed. Showtime: $26.99, Tuesday.

Empire. A miniseries set in Rome after Caesar’s assassination, starring James Frain, Jonathan Cake, Colm Feore and others. Buena Vista: two discs, $29.99, Nov. 29.

ER: The Complete Fourth Season. The rapid, stress-inducing activity in a Chicago hospital emergency room. Warner Bros.: six discs, 22 episodes, outtakes, gag reel, featurette on “live” season opener, $49.98, Dec. 20.

Fantasy Island: The Complete First Season. Fantasies come to life with Ricardo Montalban, Herve Villechaize. Sony: four discs, 15 episodes, includes the 1977 pilot and the 1978 “Return to Fantasy Island,” $49.95, Tuesday.

Four Minutes. The story of Sir Roger Bannister, the man who broke the four-minute mile. Buena Vista/ESPN: includes original footage of Bannister’s feat, interviews, outtakes, featurette, $29.99, Dec. 6.

Law & Order: The Fourth Year. The first season to feature S. Epatha Merkerson as Lt. Anita Van Buren and Jill Hennessy as assistant D.A. Claire Kincaid. Universal: 22 episodes, includes deleted and extended scenes, $59.98, Dec. 6.

Magnificent Seven: Season 1. Seven men protect an Indian village from ex-Confederate soldiers. MGM/Sony: two discs, nine episodes, $29.95, Dec. 6.

Miami Vice: Season 2. Innovative ‘80s crime show defined a new genre. Universal: three discs, 22 episodes, $59.98, Dec. 13.

Murder One: Season 2. From creator Steven Bochco, the original season followed one murder case through an entire season. Season 2 has three cases. Fox: five discs, 18 episodes, featurette, $59.99, Tuesday.

Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Second Season. Angela Lansbury as sleuth Jessica Fletcher. Includes “Widow Weep for Me,” the episode introducing Len Cariou in a recurring role. Universal: three discs, 22 episodes, $49.98, Dec. 6.

Naked City: Box Set 2. One of the original crime drama shows (1958-63) and constantly featuring top actors. Image: three discs, 12 episodes, $29.99, Nov. 22.

North & South. The story of a woman moving from her comforts in southern England to life in a northern mill town during the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. BBC: two discs, includes commentary and deleted scenes, $29.98, Nov. 22.

Nowhere Man: The Complete Series. Bruce Greenwood is Thomas Veil, a man who must seek to reidentify himself after his past ceases to exist. Image: nine discs, 25 episodes, includes commentaries, interviews and deleted scenes, $69.99, Dec. 27.

Party of Five: The Complete Second Season. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Matthew Fox, Neve Campbell, Scott Wolf and Lacey Chabert all had careers launched by this show. Sony: five discs, 22 episodes, includes interviews, $49.95, Dec. 20.

Rockford Files: Season 1. James Garner, a laid-back private investigator, lives in a mobile home in Malibu from which he ventures to solve crimes. Universal: three discs, 23 episodes, includes Garner interview, $39.98, Dec. 6.

SeaQuest: Season 1. A Spielberg underwater vehicle, captained by Roy Scheider as Nathan Bridger, a man who must police the newly populated seas. Universal: four discs, 23 episodes, $59.98, Dec. 27.

Sexual Life. Eight people and what love and sex mean to them as they jump from one bed to another. Cast includes Anne Heche, Tom Everett Scott, Elizabeth Banks and Steven Weber. Showtime: $26.99, Nov. 29.

Shelter Island. Ally Sheedy and Patsy Kensit are trapped on an island in a storm when Stephen Baldwin arrives to complicate things. Showtime: $19.99, Dec. 27.

The Shield: Season 4.

The cop drama that pushes all envelopes and wins all awards, starring Michael Chiklis and Glenn Close. Fox: four discs, 13 episodes, includes deleted scenes, commentaries, $59.98, Dec. 27.

Stargate Atlantis: Season 1. Scientists seek to uncover the mysteries of Atlantis, a city in the Pegasus Galaxy, but they have to find a way to return home and battle the Wraith. MGM/Sony: five discs, 20 episodes, includes featurettes and commentaries, $59.95, Tuesday.

Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume 2. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi in the events that led directly to last year’s “Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.” Fox: includes galleries of concept art, storyboards and sketches, featurette, commentary, $19.98, Dec. 6.

Their Eyes Were Watching God. Halle Berry stars as a woman seeking love and fulfillment. Co-produced by Oprah Winfrey. Buena Vista: $29.99, Nov. 29.

Tru Calling: The Complete Second Season. Eliza Dushku is Tru Davies, a woman who can manipulate time and thwart disasters. Fox: two discs, five episodes and one unaired episode, featurette, $26.98, Tuesday.

24: Season 4. Kiefer Sutherland is Jack Bauer, head of a unique counterterrorist team, who saves the world against the clock. Fox: seven discs, 24 episodes, includes deleted scenes, commentaries, music video, $69.98, Dec. 6.

The Twilight Zone: The Definitive Edition -- Season 5. The last season included several famous episodes: “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” “The Last Night of a Jockey,” “Living Doll,” “Uncle Simon,” “The Masks.” Image: six discs, 35 episodes with new high-definition transfers, commentaries and interviews, $99.99, Dec. 27.

The West Wing: The Complete Fifth Season. The government temporarily moves from a Democratic administration to the Republican speaker of the House. Stars Martin Sheen, Joshua Malina, Stockard Channing and more. Warner Bros.: six discs, 22 episodes, $59.98, Dec. 6.

The X-Files Mythology: Super Soldiers. A selection of episodes depicting a government plan gone awry to create “super soldiers” and Scully and Mulder’s investigation into it. Fox: four discs, 14 episodes in a collector’s set, $39.98, Nov. 22.

Animation and Children

The Adventures of Spin and Marty. Originally ran on “The Mickey Mouse Club” in 1955-56. Two summer campers have adventures at a boys’ ranch. Buena Vista: 25 episodes, includes interviews and tour of filming site, $32.99, Dec. 6.

Aeon Flux: The Complete Animated Collection. (Parental discretion advised) Sexy secret agent fights a corrupt world in the future. Inspired upcoming film with Charlize Theron in title role. Paramount/MTV: three discs, 10 episodes with featurettes, shorts and production art, $39.99, Nov. 22.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Volume 4. Short, smartly absurd episodes involving Frylock, Master Shake and Meatwad; including those involving the Mooninites, “Robositter” and “Gee Whiz.” Warner Bros.: two discs, 13 episodes, $29.98, Dec. 6.

Elfego Baca and the Swamp Fox: Legendary Heroes. Robert Loggia is the former and Leslie Nielsen the latter in two shows highlighting courage. Buena Vista: three episodes each, interview with Loggia and featurette, $32.99, Dec. 6.

Felicity: An American Girl Adventure. A young girl in the American colonies amid revolutionary tremors. Warner Bros.: includes interviews, tour of Williamsburg, Va., $19.97, Nov. 29. (Gift pack available with bracelet featuring Felicity’s horse, Penny, and foal, Patriot, $24.90.)

The Flintstones: The Complete Fourth Season. The “Honeymooners” of Bedrock. Warner Bros.: four discs 24 episodes, including Ann-Margrock (voiced by Ann-Margret) visiting Fred and Barney and how Fred and Barney met Wilma and Betty, $44.98, Tuesday.

Gargoyles -- Season 2: Volumes 1-3. Statues come to life at night to protect New York City. Buena Vista: three discs, 26 episodes, includes commentary and featurette, $39.99, Dec. 6.

Home Movies: Season 3. Features a family with young filmmaker Brendon Small. Features episodes “Shore Leave,” “Guitarmageddon.” Shout Factory: three discs, 13 episodes, includes interactive game, featurette, $34.98, Tuesday.

The Huckleberry Hound Show: Volume 1. The blue dog with the Southern drawl. Warner Bros.: four discs, 26 episodes, $44.98, Tuesday.

Little Rascals Collection III. Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat and the gang in 10 episodes, including “Free Wheeling,” “Mike Fright” and “Washee Ironee.” Lions Gate: $14.98, Tuesday.

Scooby-Doo in Where’s My Mummy. Egyptologist Velma stumbles upon Cleopatra’s tomb, and Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. team unleash an army of mummies. Warner Bros.: $24.98, Dec. 13.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Where’s Gary? Gary runs away from SpongeBob to downtown Bikini Bottom. Paramount/Nickelodeon: one disc, five episodes, with two bonus episodes, $16.99, Tuesday.

Superman: The Animated Series -- Volume 2. The man with the red cape battles Lex Luthor and other baddies. Warner Bros.: two discs, 18 episodes, includes commentary and featurette, $26.99, Dec. 6.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Volume 3. The super turtles in action in 12 episodes. Lion’s Gate: one disc, 12 episodes, DVD comes in yellow Amaray case, $14.98, Dec. 6.

Thundercats: Season 1, Volume 2. Lion-O leads the Thundercats to a new life on Third Earth. Warner Bros.: two discs, 32 episodes, $64.92, Dec. 6.

Timeslip. A cult show from the ‘70s in which two children have the ability to travel back to different time periods. Commander Traynor mysteriously seems to appear in each period. A&E;: four discs, 26 episodes, $79.95, Nov. 29.

The Tomorrow People: Set 2. A ‘70s British series in which three teens with extraordinary powers save the universe. A&E;: four discs, 26 episodes, $59.95, Nov. 29.

The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss: Fun With the Cat. Jim Henson puppetry with 3-D animation of Cat and friends Sarah Hall-Small, Yertle the Turtle and others in three adventures. Sony: $9.95, Tuesday.

The Yogi Bear Show: The Complete Series. Yogi (and Boo-Boo) on the loose in Jellystone National Park. Snagglepuss (“Exit, stage right!”) makes appearances. Warner Bros.: four discs, 35 episodes, $44.98, Tuesday.

Reality shows

America’s Funniest Home Videos: Best of Kids and Animals. Puppies, tykes, etc. in comic situations. Shout Factory: three discs, one hosted by Bob Saget, two by Tom Bergeron, $29.98, Dec. 27.

Criss Angel Mindfreak: Complete Season 1. Master of Illusion Criss Angel

makes “Jackass” stunts look like playing checkers. A&E;: two discs, 15 episodes,

$26.95, Nov. 29.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Ty Pennington cheerleads his team into transforming people’s homes. Buena Vista: two discs, includes bloopers, featurette, $29.99, Nov. 22.

Family Bonds: The Complete First Season. Reality show on the Evangelista family, who make their living as bounty hunters. HBO: two discs, 10 episodes, includes commentary and a barbecue with the family, $29.95, Dec. 13.

Oprah Winfrey Show: The 20th Anniversary DVD Collection. The successful talk show host in top form. Paramount/Harpo/King World: six discs featuring interview highlights, featurettes, $40, Tuesday.

Project Runway. Model Heidi Klum hosts this show in which designers compete to win a contract. Buena Vista: three discs, $39.99, Nov. 29.

Documentary

A Complete Battle History of the Armed Forces. A historical review of the five branches -- Marines, Navy, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard -- of the armed services. A&E;: five discs, includes biographies and battles, $79.95, Dec. 27.

A Time for Burning. The tensions of the civil rights era 40 years ago are exposed in this verite confrontation in a Nebraska Lutheran church. A&E;: includes commentaries and historical updates, $26.95, Nov. 29.

Discovery Channel’s Jane Goodall: Return to Gombe (Animal Planet). The primatologist goes back to the site of her initial research 40 years later. Sony: one disc, $14.94, Tuesday.

The Execution of Wanda Jean. Wanda Jean Allen, given a lethal injection in 2001, was the first black woman to be executed in 50 years. Film investigates the events leading up to her execution. A&E;: $26.95, Nov. 29.

Life in the Freezer. 1993 International Emmy Award winner on life in Antarctica with Sir David Attenborough leading a crack camera team. BBC: one disc, $14.98, Nov. 22.

The Secret Life of Geisha. Companion piece to the upcoming Steven Spielberg-produced “Memoirs of a Geisha.” A study of the real 400-year-old tradition of the geisha in Japan. A&E;: $19.95, Nov. 29.

SlamNation. Performance poets engage in a verbal joust at the National Poetry Slam. A&E;: includes versions of excerpted poems (viewable during the movie), deleted scenes, outtake poems, $29.95, Nov. 29.

Unknown Chaplin. Documentary on the great comedian includes footage Chaplin had wanted destroyed. A&E;: $24.95, Nov. 29.