Still dumb - and funny - after all these years

Those intellectual giants Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Doyle (Jeff Daniels) are back in theaters this weekend with the sequel "Dumb and Dumber To," and revisiting the Farrelly brothers' stupendously stupid 1994 original is so easy, even Lloyd and Harry could do it.

Netflix customers can stream "Dumb and Dumber" right now from the app. You can rent it digitally from Amazon, Vudu and other services starting at $2.99. Hard-core fans can buy the extended, unrated version ("MORE DUMBER THAN EVUR!," the box proclaims) of the film on Blu-ray and DVD, or in a double-feature disc with one of Jim Carrey's other 1994 hits, "The Mask," from various online retailers.

And hey, if you don't mind commercials that make an already too-long movie even longer, "Dumb and Dumber" will be airing four times this weekend on Comedy Central.

Twenty years on, "Dumb and Dumber" remains Carrey's single funniest movie, if not anywhere near his best. "The Truman Show," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "Man on the Moon" are all wonderful, singular moviegoing experiences, but none offers the lowbrow joy of Carrey laughing as Mike Starr's gangster character dies on the floor (no, really, it's hilarious) or Daniels suffering explosive diarrhea. (Hey, I said it was lowbrow.)

Holy Blu-ray, Batman!

All 120 episodes of the classic "Batman" TV series have come to Blu-ray and DVD for the first time, and it could be the perfect holiday gift for nostalgia lovers and comic-book fans who are tired of the dead-serious visions of Bruce Wayne's world offered up by Fox's "Gotham" and Christopher Nolan's films.

Adam West and Burt Ward star as the Caped Crusader and Robin the Boy Wonder in this ABC show that ran from 1966 to 1968, and it's still as entertaining as ever. While some may now admire it ironically for its camp value, "Batman" made 'em laugh in the '60s, too; it was nominated for the best comedy series Emmy in 1966.

The set isn't cheap - retailing for $269.97, the sale price on Amazon this week was $174.99 - but it is comprehensive. In addition to the remastered episodes, you get three hours of extras, a 32-page episode guide, 44 trading cards, "The Adam West Scrapbook" and a Hot Wheels replica of the show's famous Batmobile.

If you want a trip down memory lane without spending like Bruce Wayne, you can catch "Batman" episodes Saturdays and Sundays on IFC.

• Sean Stangland is a Daily Herald copy editor and a tireless consumer of pop culture. You can follow him on Twitter at @SeanStanglandDH.