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Three TV Eras, Three DVD Sets [7min]

Critic David Bianculli reviews three DVD box sets from different eras of television: Mr. Peepers, which starred Wally Cox as a high school science teacher, ran on NBC from 1952-1956; interviews from The Merv Griffin Show (1965-1986); and the fifth season package of HBO's Six Feet Under, which completed its run last year.
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