Hank: The Complete Series

Hank is a great concept for a show- a poor kid who takes care of his sister sneaks into college classes just for the love of education and he gets all caught up in the subterfuge. The problem I have is that while I knew two homeless kids who actually did this at my university- scraping together enough money to pay for a class, but attending 4 or 5, this doesn't reflect enough of the reality of what this life would be like and when it ceases to feel real, it slides off the rails like My Mother The Car- the story moves with real plot holes which frustrate rather than entertain. But there really aren't college sitcoms set in 1965-66 and this does fit that need- kind of what one might have expected if Patty Duke did fourth 1966-67 series with Patty and Cathy in college. It's an inventive story, but it shows real flaws in networks of the era pushing a show entirely on gimmick without following through on the writing- like My Mother the Car, It's About Time, or later seasons of My Favorite Martian, or the All-American blandness of the final seasons of Ozzie and Harriett or Ozzie's Girls.

I can barely remember this show(I was 10 years old) when it aired. I do recall I really enjoyed it and thought it was very funny. I didn't think it would ever see the light of day again but now here it is! The picture and sound are great and with the exception of the first episode it is presented in living color. There are no extras which is somewhat of a disappointment because at least two of the stars are still alive. I am hoping more of these 60's one season wonders will be released on DVD. This 53 year old show is still so much better than the garbage on tv today

I was six when this series premiered in 1965 but remembered nothing about it other than the closing credits. Until I recently found this Warner Archives DVD-R collection on a Google search, I had been asking people about it for years just to see if I had imagined it! Surprising picture quality for a show that ran for just one season so long ago (obviously the archive at Warner Brothers took a lot of care to preserve the film stock). All episodes of the complete series (1965-1966) are included. In color other than the black and white pilot episode.

My wife and I liked this even better than we thought we would. It's a well-done comedy from the 1960s that doesn't get syrupy-sweet. Every episode is upbeat and very enjoyable!

Good Show! Never heard of it before so took a chance on it. Love the old series, But kinda wish they would have left it in Black and White.

a rare tv gem

I remembered this show from the 1960's and was totally suprised that Warner Archive has released this series. Picture quality is great. By the way I ordered this item from an Amazon 3rd party seller and my set is "Pressed" not "Burned DVD-Rs"

Rare classic tv