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If you grew up or lived in Milwaukee in the 60's and 70's you know who this show is about - the one and only Samson. This local celebrity was the most famous lowland gorilla to ever call Milwaukee County Zoo home.

Everyone has memories of him, some based on experience, others based on rumor. Wasn't he the largest gorilla in captibity? Didn't he break out a few times? Aren't his offspring unusally large? This MPTV special sets the record straight as we remember Samson and compare his life at the zoo with those of our current gorillas.

Thanks to the Milwaukee Public Museum, Samson has come home again, 25 years after his death. See him again, smile a lot, and learn a few things about gorillas by buying Samson: Then & Now.

Special Thanks to Sam LaMalf, the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Milwaukee County Zoo for their generous assistance in this project.

View a clip from Samson Then & Now

$18.45
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Filmed live at Vogel Hall this MPTV production is an amusing adventures and warm summer memories, with Milwaukee's own John McGivern.

John will take you for a sweet trip down memory lane as he shares his wonderful reminiscences. He will tell stories from Memorial Day to Labor Day and all the summer in between that will give the audience a glimpse into McGivern Family History!

View a clip from A Midsummer Night McGivern

$28.45
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Milwaukee Public Television presents The Making of Milwaukee. This five hour, three DVD tells Milwaukee's story from the earliest days on Native Americans, through the tumult of the 1960's, to the city of early 21st Century.

John Gurda, Milwaukee historian and onscreen host, wrote the television script. It is based on his book of the same name which was published by the Milwaukee County Historical Society.

The Making of Milwaukee explores the intriguing people who came to live beside Lake Michigan. From civic saints to scoundrels, from industrialists to Socialists, from Potawatomi to Hmong, The Making of Milwaukee introduces colorful personalities who wove the tapestry that is Milwaukee.

View a clip from Making of Milwaukee

$38.45
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