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Airplane! -- Don't Call Me Shirley Edition. Laughs every minute as Robert Hays takes over the controls of a jetliner while the crew succumbs to food poisoning, with Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack. Paramount: with commentary, deleted scenes and interviews, $19.99, Dec. 13.
Almost Normal. A gay reversal of "Back to the Future." Wolfe Video: $24.95, Tuesday.
American Pie: Band Camp. Tad Hilgenbrinck is sentenced to band camp, where much mischief takes place. Universal: includes outtakes, music video, interviews; available in both rated and unrated form, $26.98, Dec. 26.
Bad News Bears. Billy Bob Thornton stars in the remake of the 1976 comedy hit about a former minor league player coaching a team of misfits. Paramount: includes featurettes, deleted scenes, commentaries and video baseball cards, $29.99, Tuesday.
The Baxter. Michael Showalter is the "Baxter," a tax accountant trying to find his real self and marry his ideal girl, Elizabeth Banks. Sony/MGM: $24.95, Dec. 13.
Death to the Supermodels. Jaime Pressly stars in this satire about models getting picked off one by one on a tropical island. MGM: $24.95, Dec. 13.
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo. Rob Schneider must clear the sullied name of his pimp (Eddie Griffin). Sony: includes featurettes and comedy special, $28.95, Nov. 29.
Dirty Love. Jenny McCarthy in a comedy that scours for slapstick. First Look: includes commentaries, in rated and unrated editions, $26.98,
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A Fine Mess. Ted Danson and Howie Mandel star as an updated Laurel and Hardy in a Blake Edwards comedy involving horse-race fixing. Sony/MGM: $19.94, Dec. 6.
Formula 17. A gay romantic teen comedy in the summer heat of Taiwan. Strand Releasing: $24.99, Nov. 29.
The 40 Year-Old Virgin. Steve Carell stars as a late bloomer goaded by his friends into doing the deed. Universal: includes commentaries, gag reel, sex education video; available in both rated and unrated form, $29.98, Dec. 13.
Happy Endings. Stars Lisa Kudrow and Steve Coogan, among others, in comedy involving various interlocking romantic stories. Lions Gate: $27.98, Tuesday.
Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection. Much of the comic master's work from 1919 to 1936. New Line: seven discs in three volumes, includes commentaries, featurettes, galleries and a bonus disc with rare home footage, $89.95, Tuesday.
The Honeymooners. Cedric the...