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About SlapHappy

A comprehensive compilation of silent film's funniest moments, SlapHappy celebrates the universal language of slapstick comedy. Showcasing 75 screen clowns and over 400 clips, this acclaimed 30-episode series profiles the studios, directors and performers who shaped the art of silent comedy.

 

Each SlapHappy episode includes up to18 clips of superb print quality, lively narration, rare stills, sound effects, and a hot jazz soundtrack.

 

As seen on PBS and around the world, SlapHappy and SlapHappy: The Movie are great fun for comedy fans of all ages.

 

About SlapHappy

1st Run Programming
in most markets

 

Fresh and Original
family-friendly series

 

High Production Value

 

Low license fees
and generous terms

 

30 half-hour shows
+ 90-minute Movie

 

Multiple license packages
in NTSC and PAL

 

A laugh treasure for
comedy fans of all ages!

 

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Episode 01

3 Funnymen
Showcasing breezy Charley Chase, acrobatic Lupino Lane, and sourpuss Lloyd Hamilton.

 

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Slapy Happy : Episode 5

Episode 04

The Hal Roach Studios
This funshop developed a sophisticated comic method alongside the madness.

 

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Slapy Happy : Episode 14

Episode 14

Buster Keaton
Profiling The Great Stoneface.

 

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Slapy Happy : Episode 14

Episode 19

Keystone Studios
America's first comedy studio.

 

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Episodes 01-15 Episodes 16-30 The Movie

 

Each 30-minute SlapHappy episode includes up to18 clips of superb print quality, lively narration, rare stills, sound effects, and a hot jazz soundtrack.

 

SlapHappy: The Movie showcases 90-minutes of the funniest and most outrageous clips from the SlapHappy series.

 

16 More Funshops
Episode 1 Profiling the smaller, independent studios.
Max Linder  

 

17 Great Gags 3
Episode 1 Great gags from Comedy's Greatest Era!
Slim Summerville is mistaken for a Murderous Mountaineer in A Horse on Barney  

 

18 Thrill Comedians
Episode 1 These funnymen risked their lives for laughs.
Buster Keaton is burned at the stake in The Paleface  

 

19 Keystone Studios
Episode 1 America's first comedy studio.
Charlie Chaplin and Ford Sterling ham it up at a ball in Tango Tangles  

 

20 Great Gags 2
Episode 1 The tradition of superb visual humor continues!
Charlie Chaplin ponders how he can survive a sparring match in The Champion  

 

21 Family Fun
Episode 1 From housework to kids to vacations, the family situation was a great setting for tumultuous slapstick.
Mary Ann Jackson (later a member of Our Gang) feeds candy to an elephant in The Smith's Candy Shop  

 

22 Surreal Comedy
Episode 1 The best of the dreamlike and bizarre.
Billy Bletcher is chased by a giant lobster in the surreal Fresh Lobster  

 

23 Charlie Chaplin
Episode 1 The Little Tramp at his rowdiest.
Chaplin arrives at Ellis Island in The Immigrant  

 

24 Getting the Girl
Episode 1 Funnymen in love!
Oliver Hardy isn't sure why Charlie Chase is wooing his mother in Be Your Age  

 

25 Our Gang
Episode 1 A long-running kids favorite!
Our Gang makes their own railroad and train in The Sundown Limited  

 

26 Comedy Directors
Episode 1 Gifted comedy craftsmen behind the camera.
Snub Pollard discovers he's left holding the bomb in Blow 'Em Up  

 

27 Hollywood Spoofs
Episode 1 Nothing is sacred with these clowns!
Humorist Will Rogers spoofs Douglas Fairbanks playing a very merry Robin Hood  

 

28 Stan and Ollie: Before ‘The Boys’
Episode 1 The early, solo comedies of the world's greatest comedy team.
Oliver Hardy holds up his future partner Stan Laurel in The Lucky Dog  

 

29 Battling Clowns
Episode 1 From the battlefront to the homefront, knockabout humor at its finest.
Lloyd Hamilton watching a brawl in Careful Please  

 

30 Comediennes
Episode 1 Memorable female comics and their inspired antics.
Mabel Normand  and Fatty Arbuckle in Fatty, Mabel and the Law  

 

 

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About SlapHappy

Package 1

SlapHappy 1-30 + Movie

 

Package 2

SlapHappy 1-30

 

Package 3

SlapHappy 1-15

 

Package 4

SlapHappy 16-30

 

Package 5

SlapHappy: The Movie

 

Package 6

Select Your Own Episodes

 

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About SlapHappy

Charlie Chaplin

Buster Keaton

Harold Lloyd

Charley Chase

Lupino Lane

Mabel Normand

Fatty Arbuckle

Snub Pollard

Ton of Fun

Oliver Hardy

Max Linder

Billy Bevan

Harry Langdon

Larry Semon

Our Gang

Bobby Vernon

Stan Laurel

W.C. Fields

Will Rogers

Al St. John

Keystone Cops

Ben Turpin

Monty Banks

Raymond Griffith

Mack Swain

Plus Dozens More!

 

About SlapHappy

“SlapHappy is a slick, entertaining package.”  —Leonard Maltin

 

"Anyone who has laughed at the work of Chaplin or Keaton now has a chance to dig a little deeper. The SlapHappy Collection makes an informative and entertaining starting point."  —Turner Classic Movies

 

“A rapid-paced stroll through slapstick history.” —Silent Era

 

“An exhaustive 30 episode series that searches out the forgotten comics and studios of the silent era and gives them a moment in the spotlight again.” —DVD Talk

 

 “…serves as a showcase to the great energy and art of slapstick comedy from the silent era.” —DVD Verdict

 

“SlapHappy showcases dozens of silent comedies in a peppy, highly watchable format that makes the viewer want to see more.”   —Leonard Maltin

 

“SlapHappy isn’t only about gags, the studios and the comedians, but also about the planning and work that went into creating the art of slapstick.” —The Big Reel

 

“Good, clean comedy that you can introduce to your kids” —Classic Images

 

 

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