Overview: When it comes to comedy, Betty White is queen...a legend, an icon and forever regarded as a pioneer among women throughout the pages of television history.

This talented and versatile actress first achieved success in the groundbreaking situation comedy, Life With Elizabeth of which White starred, co-produced and won her first Best Actress Emmy®-award.

Another prominent series in her early career was the prime-time series Date With the Angels, which launched Betty into the public eye as one of America's sweetest and most beloved comedians.

DVD Verdict: Betty Marion White Ludden (born January 17, 1922) is an American actress and comedian, with the longest television career of any female entertainer, spanning 80 years. Regarded as a pioneer of television, she is one of the first women to have control both in front of and behind the camera and is recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom (Life with Elizabeth), which contributed to her receiving the honorary title Mayor of Hollywood in 1955.

She is known for her award-winning roles as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973–77) and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls (1985–92) – the Writers Guild of America has included both sitcoms in its list of the 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time – and Elka Ostrovsky on Hot in Cleveland (2010–15).

A staple guest of many American game shows such as Password, Match Game, and The $25,000 Pyramid, White has been dubbed the 'First Lady of Game Shows' and became the first woman to receive an Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host in 1983 for the show Just Men!

She is also known for her appearances on Boston Legal, Mama's Family, and Saturday Night Live.

In a career that has spanned 80 years, she has received eight Emmy Awards in various categories, three American Comedy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is a Television Hall of Fame inductee (class of 1995), and a Disney Legend (class of 2009).

On this incredible (no other word sums it up more perfectly) new 4-Disc Box-Set from Mill Creek Entertainment, we first get a look at Betty in the much revered Life With Elizabeth.

The show was the day to day events in the lives of a newly married couple where each episode consisted of three short, unrelated sketches in which characters often break the imaginary fourth wall.

For my money, this is a classic sitcom. The characters are limited in number, and the plot is always simple, but the acting and writing are very good. Most of the episodes revolve around Elizabeth's sense of humor. Her husband is the straight man usually. It is worth watching, unlike many shows today.

My two favorite episodes here are when Alvin is out practicing his golf swing in his front yard and he accidentally hits it through a neighbor's car windshield! And when Elizabeth makes the local gopher … her pet!

The gimmicks with the announcer ("Hi Elizabeth, what are ya knitting there?") are funny, and Betty is a reassuring presence throughout, as I'm sure you all know by now.

In the late '50s Betty then undertook Date With The Angels, where new bride Vickie and her insurance salesman husband Gus involve their friends and neighbors in a variety of comic episodes.

The situations are funny, and it is obvious that the writers were striving to make the show a little bit different from the plethora of family sitcoms around at the time.

Several shows are set in places other than the home to give the show some scope. There is a wonderful segment set entirely on a boardwalk amusement park with a rich list of character actors along for the ride!

Also, Betty sings in several of these shows on this DVD and so my only question is why didn't she sing more on her other series? She has a beautiful singing voice that is one of the pleasant surprises of this fine series.

Finally, after all that black and white goodness we get an Exclusive Documentary Featurette that, for the most part recounts the history of Betty White.

Never filling in too many blanks we didn't already know, as fans, it is, however, a warm, enthralling, and just look at one of Hollywood's greatest actors. This is a Widescreen Presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs.