The Bee Gees are popularly credited as being from Australia, but on which island were they actually born?

Bee Gees | Ed B on Sports Ed B on Sports Bee Gees in 1978 (top to bottom) Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb Background information Steve Rucker The Bee Gees were a pop music group formed in 1958. The group’s line-up consisted of brothers Barry , Robin , and Maurice Gibb . The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a popular music act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as prominent performers of the disco music era in the late 1970s. The group sang recognisable three-part tight harmonies ; Robin’s clear vibrato lead vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry’s R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the late 1970s and 1980s. They wrote all of their own hits, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists. Born on the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived in Chorlton , Manchester , England, until the late 1950s, and formed the Rattlesnakes . The family then moved to Redcliffe , in Queensland, Australia, and then to Cribb Island . After achieving their first chart success in Australia as the Bee Gees with “ Spicks and Specks ” (their 12th single), they returned to the UK in January 1967 where producer Robert Stigwood began promoting them to a worldwide audience. The Bee Gees have sold more than 220 million records worldwide, making them one of the world’s best-selling music artists of all time. [1] [2] They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997; [3] the presenter of the award to “Britain’s first family of harmony” was Brian Wilson , historical leader of the Beach Boys , a “family act” also featuring three harmonising brothers. [4] The Bee Gees’ Hall of Fame citation says “Only Elvis Presley , the Beatles , Michael Jackson , Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees.” [5] Following Maurice’s sudden death in January 2003 at the age of 53, Barry and Robin retired the group’s name after 45 years of activity. In 2009 Robin announced that he and Barry had agreed that the Bee Gees would re-form and perform again. [6] Robin died in May 2012 at the age of 62, after a prolonged struggle with cancer and other health problems, leaving Barry as the lone surviving member of the group. [7] Contents 1955–66: Music origins, Bee Gees formation, and popularity in Australia[ edit ] Plaque at Maitland Terrace/Strang Road intersection in Union Mills, Isle of Man In 1955, Barry Gibb along with his brothers Robin and Maurice Gibb moved back to their father Hugh Gibb ‘s home town of Chorlton-cum-Hardy , Manchester , England where they went to Oswald Road Primary School, [8] and they formed a skiffle /rock-and-roll group the Rattlesnakes , which consisted of Barry on guitar and vocals, Robin and Maurice on vocals, with friends Paul Frost on drums and Kenny Horrocks on tea-chest bass . In December 1957 the boys began to sing in harmony. The story is told that they were going to lip sync to a record in the local Gaumont cinema (as other children had done on previous weeks) and as they were running to the theatre, the fragile shellac 78-RPM record broke. The brothers had to sing live and received such a positive response from the audience that they decided to pursue a singing career. [8] [9] In May 1958 the Rattlesnakes were disbanded when Frost and Horrocks left to form Wee Johnny Hayes and the Blue Cats. [10] In August 1958 the Gibb family, including older sister Lesley and infant brother Andy , emigrated to Redcliffe , just north-east of Brisbane in Queensland , Australia. The young brothers attended Humpybong State School [8] and began performing to raise pocket money . They were introduced to leading Brisbane radio DJ Bill Gates by speedway promoter and driver Bill Goode, who had hired the brothers to entertain the crowd at the Redcliffe Speedway in 1960. The crowd at the speedway would throw money onto the track for the boys who generally performed during the interval of meetings (usually on the back of a truck that drove around the track) and in a deal with


J.R.R. Tolkien - Author, Linguist - Biography.com J.R.R. Tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien is an internationally renowned fantasy writer. He is best known for authoring The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. IN THESE GROUPS » quotes “If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it's my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth.” “Children aren't a class. They are merely human beings at different stages of maturity. All of them have a human intelligence which even at its lowest is a pretty wonderful thing, and the entire world in front of them.” “The hobbits are just what I should like to have been but never was—an entirely unmilitary people who always came up to scratch in a clinch.” J.R.R. Tolkien Synopsis Born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, J.R.R. Tolkien settled in England as a child, going on to study at Exeter College. While teaching at Oxford University, he published the popular fantasy novels The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The works have had a devoted international fan base and been adapted into award-winning blockbuster films. Tolkien died in 1973 at 81. Early Life John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on January 3, 1892, to Arthur Tolkien and Mabel Suffield Tolkien. After Arthur Tolkien died from complications of rheumatic fever, Mabel settled with 4-year-old J.R.R. (then called Ronald) and his younger brother, Hilary, in the country hamlet of Sarehole, in Birmingham, England. Mabel Tolkien died in 1904, and the Tolkien brothers were sent to live with a relative and in boarding homes, with a Catholic priest assuming guardianship in Birmingham. J.R.R. went on to get his first-class degree at Exeter College, specializing in Anglo-Saxon and Germanic languages and classic literature. He enlisted as a lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers and served in World War I, making sure to continue writing as well. He fought in the Battle of the Somme, in which there were severe casualties, and was eventually released from duty due to illness. In the midst of his military service, he’d married Edith Bratt in 1916. Career as a Scholar and Writer Continuing his linguistic studies, Tolkien joined the faculty of the University of Leeds in 1920 and a few years later became a professor at Oxford University. While there he started a writing group called The Inklings, which counted among its members C.S. Lewis and Owen Barfield. It was also at Oxford, while grading a paper, that he spontaneously wrote a short line about "a hobbit." The award-winning fantasy novel The Hobbit—about the small, furry-footed Bilbo Baggins and his adventures—was published in 1937 and was regarded as a children’s book, though Tolkien would state the book wasn’t originally intended for children. He also created more than 100 drawings to support the narrative. Over the years, while working on scholarly publications, Tolkien developed the work that would come to be regarded as his masterpiece—the Lord of the Rings series, partially inspired by ancient European myths, with its own sets of maps, lore and languages. Tolkien released part one of the series, The Fellowship of the Ring, in 1954; The Two Towers and The Return of the King followed in 1955, finishing up the trilogy. The books gave readers a rich literary trove populated by elves, goblins, talking trees and all manner of fantastic creatures, including characters like the wizard Gandalf and the dwarf Gimli. While Rings had its share of critics, many reviewers and waves upon waves of general readers took to Tolkien’s world, causing the books to become global best sellers, with fans forming Tolkien clubs and learning his fictional languages. Tolkien retired from professorial duties in 1959, going on to publish an essay and poetry collection, Tree and Leaf, and the fantasy tale Smith of Wootton Major. His wife Edith died in 1971, and Tolkien died on September 2, 1973, at the age of 81. He was survived by four children. Legacy The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings series are grouped among the most popular b


Mother Theresa was born in which country?

Mother Teresa - Biographical Mother Teresa The Nobel Peace Prize 1979 Mother Teresa Questions and Answers on Mother Teresa Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje * , Macedonia, on August 26 ** , 1910. Her family was of Albanian descent. At the age of twelve, she felt strongly the call of God. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. After a few months' training in Dublin she was sent to India, where on May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. From 1931 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta, but the suffering        and poverty she glimpsed outside the convent walls made such a deep impression on her that in 1948 she received permission from her        superiors to leave the convent school and devote herself to working among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta. Although        she had no funds, she depended on Divine Providence, and started an open-air school for slum children. Soon she was joined by voluntary        helpers, and financial support was also forthcoming. This made it possible for her to extend the scope of her work. On October 7, 1950, Mother Teresa received  permission from the Holy See to start her own order, "The  Missionaries of Charity", whose primary task was to love and care  for those persons nobody was prepared to look after. In 1965 the  Society became an International Religious Family by a decree of  Pope Paul VI. Today the order comprises Active and  Contemplative branches of Sisters and Brothers in many countries.  In 1963 both the Contemplative branch of the Sisters and the  Active branch of the Brothers was founded. In 1979 the  Contemplative branch of the Brothers was added, and in 1984 the  Priest branch was established. The Society of Missionaries has spread all  over the world, including the former Soviet Union and Eastern  European countries. They provide effective help to the poorest of  the poor in a number of countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin  America, and they undertake relief work in the wake of natural  catastrophes such as floods, epidemics, and famine, and for  refugees. The order also has houses in North America, Europe and  Australia, where they take care of the shut-ins, alcoholics,  homeless, and AIDS sufferers. The Missionaries of Charity throughout the  world are aided and assisted by Co-Workers who became an official  International Association on March 29, 1969. By the 1990s there  were over one million Co-Workers in more than 40 countries. Along  with the Co-Workers, the lay Missionaries of Charity try to  follow Mother Teresa's spirit and charism in their families. Mother Teresa's work has been recognised  and acclaimed throughout the world and she has received a number  of awards and distinctions, including the Pope John XXIII Peace  Prize (1971) and the Nehru Prize for her promotion of  international peace and understanding (1972). She also received  the Balzan Prize (1979) and the Templeton and Magsaysay  awards. From Nobel Lectures , Peace 1971-1980, Editor-in-Charge Tore Frängsmyr, Editor Irwin Abrams, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 1997 This autobiography/biography was written  at the time of the award and first   published in the book series Les   Prix Nobel .   It was later edited and republished in Nobel Lectures . To cite this document, always state the source as shown above. * Former Uskup, a town   in the Ottoman Empire. ** Mother Teresa's date of birth is disputed: "So unconcerned was she about accuracy in relation to the chronicling of her own life, and so disinclined actually to read anything written about her, that for many years and in a succession of books her birthdate was erroneously recorded as 27 August 1910. It even appeared in the Indian Loreto Entrance Book as her date of birth. In fact, as she confided to her friend, c


The 1918 Influenza Pandemic I opened the window, And in-flu-enza. The influenza pandemic circled the globe. Most of humanity felt the effects of this strain of the influenza virus. It spread following the path of its human carriers, along trade routes and shipping lines. Outbreaks swept through North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Brazil and the South Pacific (Taubenberger). In India the mortality rate was extremely high at around 50 deaths from influenza per 1,000 people (Brown). The Great War, with its mass movements of men in armies and aboard ships, probably aided in its rapid diffusion and attack. The origins of the deadly flu disease were unknown but widely speculated upon. Some of the allies thought of the epidemic as a biological warfare tool of the Germans. Many thought it was a result of the trench warfare, the use of mustard gases and the generated "smoke and fumes" of the war. A national campaign began using the ready rhetoric of war to fight the new enemy of microscopic proportions. A study attempted to reason why the disease had been so devastating in certain localized regions, looking at the climate, the weather and the racial composition of cities. They found humidity to be linked with more severe epidemics as it "fosters the dissemination of the bacteria," (Committee on Atmosphere and Man, 1923). Meanwhile the new sciences of the infectious agents and immunology were racing to come up with a vaccine or therapy to stop the epidemics. The experiences of people in military camps encountering the influenza pandemic: An excerpt for the memoirs of a survivor at Camp Funston of the pandemic Survivor A letter to a fellow physician describing conditions during the influenza epidemic at Camp Devens A collection of letters of a soldier stationed in Camp Funston Soldier The origins of this influenza variant is not precisely known. It is thought to have originated in China in a rare genetic shift of the influenza virus. The recombination of its surface proteins created a virus novel to almost everyone and a loss of herd immunity. Recently the virus has been reconstructed from the tissue of a dead soldier and is now being genetically characterized . The name of Spanish Flu came from the early affliction and large mortalities in Spain (BMJ,10/19/1918) where it allegedly killed 8 million in May (BMJ, 7/13/1918). However, a first wave of influenza appeared early in the spring of 1918 in Kansas and in military camps throughout the US.  Few noticed the epidemic in the midst of the war. Wilson had just given his 14 point address. There was virtually no response or acknowledgment to the epidemics in March and April in the military camps. It was unfortunate that no steps were taken to prepare for the usual recrudescence of the virulent influenza strain in the winter. The lack of action was later criticized when the epidemic could not be ignored in the winter of 1918 (BMJ, 1918). These first epidemics at training camps were a sign of what was coming in greater magnitude in the fall and winter of 1918 to the entire world. The war brought the virus back into the US for the second wave of the epidemic. It first arrived in Boston in September of 1918 through the port busy with war shipments of machinery and supplies. The war also enabled the virus to spread and diffuse. Men across the nation were mobilizing to join the military and the cause. As they came together, they brought the virus with them and to those they contacted. The virus killed almost 200,00 in October of 1918 alone. In November 11 of 1918 the end of the war enabled a resurgence. As people celebrated Armistice Day with parades and large partiess, a complete disaster from the public health standpoint, a rebirth of the epidemic occurred in some cities. The flu that winter was beyond imagination as millions were infected and thousands died. Just as the war had effected the course of influenza, influenza affected the war. Entire fleets were ill with the disease and men on the front were too sick to fight. The flu was devastating to both sides, kill


What is the name of the dog that appears on His Masters Voice lables?

The History of Nipper and His Master's Voice The History of Nipper and His Master's Voice Nipper and His Master's Voice - What is the story? Nipper the dog was born in Bristol in Gloucester, England in 1884 and so named because of his tendency to nip the backs of visitors' legs. When his first master Mark Barraud died destitute in Bristol in 1887, Nipper was taken to Liverpool in Lancashire, England by Mark's younger brother Francis, a painter. In Liverpool Nipper discovered the Phonograph, a cylinder recording and playing machine and Francis Barraud "often noticed how puzzled he was to make out where the voice came from". This scene must have been indelibly printed in Barraud's brain, for it was three years after Nipper died that he committed it to canvas. Nipper died in September 1895, having returned from Liverpool to live with Mark Barraud's widow in Kingston-upon-Thames in Surrey, England. Though not a thoroughbred, Nipper had plenty of bull terrier in him; he never hesitated to take on another dog in a fight, loved chasing rats and had a fondness for the pheasants in Richmond Park! In 1898 Barraud completed the painting and registered it on 11 February 1899 as "Dog looking at and listening to a Phonograph". "Dog looking at and listening to a Phonograph" Click for enlargement (66,842 bytes) Barraud then decided to rename the painting "His Master's Voice" and tried to exhibit it at the Royal Academy, but was turned down. He had no more luck trying to offer it for reproduction in magazines. "No one would know what the dog was doing" was given as the reason! Next on Barraud's list was The Edison Bell Company, leading manufacturer of the cylinder phonograph, but again without success. "Dogs don't listen to phonographs," the company said. Barraud was given the advise to repaint the horn from black to gold, as this might better his opportunity for a sale. With this in mind, in the summer of 1899 he visited 31 Maiden Lane, home of the newly formed Gramophone Company, with a photograph of his painting and a request to borrow a brass horn. As Barraud later wrote in an article for The Strand magazine: "The manager, Mr Barry Owen asked me if the picture was for sale and if I could introduce a machine of their own make, a Gramophone, instead of the one in the picture. I replied that the picture was for sale and that I could make the alteration if they would let me have an instrument to paint from." Barraud painting "His Master's Voice" Click for enlargement (52,177 bytes) On 15 September 1899, The Gramophone Company sent Barraud a letter making him a formal offer for the picture, which he immediately accepted. He was paid £50 for the painting and a further £50 for the full copyright. The deal was finally confirmed on 4 October 1899 when a representative from The Gramophone Company saw the amended painting for the first time. "His Master's Voice" Click for enlargement (59,607 bytes) This painting made its first public appearance on The Gramophone Company's advertising literature in January 1900, and later on some novelty promotional items. However, "His Master's Voice" did not feature on the Company's British letter headings until 1907. The painting and title were finally registered as a trademark in 1910. It was also in 1900 that a seemingly innocuous request led to the eventual disappearance of "His Master's Voice" as a label trademark. Emile Berliner (1851 - 1928), U.S. inventor of the gramophone, born in Germany, asked Barry Owen to assign him the copyright of "His Master's Voice" for America. Owen agreed, as he did in 1904 to a similar request from Japan. Some eighty years later, when the arrival of the Compact Disc prompted record companies to start manufacturing centrally for the world, EMI paid the price of losing its rights in these two vital territories - and EMI Classics was created as a successor to "His Master's Voice". Meanwhile Francis Barraud spent much of the rest of his working life painting 24 replicas of his original, as commissioned by The Gramophone Compa


Who owned the black labrador that was killed on the evening of the Dam Busters raid?

Guy Gibson: ghost of Dambusters dog 'found' at airbase - Telegraph World War Two Guy Gibson: ghost of Dambusters dog 'found' at airbase A team of paranormal investigators have claimed they have made contact with  the "spirit" of the dog owned by Wing Commander Guy Gibson, the  heroic pilot who led the Dambusters raids during the Second World War.   The Dambusters with Guy Gibson (Richard Todd) and N****r  Photo: GETTY IMAGES   Image 1 of 2 (Left) A reconstruction of the Dambusters raid in 1943 (Right) Dambusters hero Wing Commander Guy Gibson Photo: GETTY 7:00AM GMT 02 Nov 2011 Wing Commander Gibson led the Dambusters raid in 1943 from his base at RAF Scampton, near Lincoln, just hours after his black labrador, called Nigger, was run over and killed. Before taking off for the Ruhr Dams, Wing Commander Gibson left instructions for his faithful companion to be buried outside his office But a legend sprung up around Nigger after there were several reported sightings of a black dog seen around the base following his death. His office has been empty for more than half a century and is now part of the RAF Scampton Historical Museum, near Lincoln, Lincs. Now paranormal investigators, given special permission to stake out the operational RAF base, have claimed that the spectre of the dog's spirit may have tried to speak to them as they have picked up activity on their electronic detection equipment. Related Articles Dambusters raid: background 10 Oct 2011 Filmed by the BBC, the team embarked on three all-night stakeouts at the base, now home to the Red Arrows. It came Paul Drake, the lead investigator, was inspired by a 1987 photograph showing a mystery black dog at the opening of a Damsbusters memorial in the nearby village of Woodhall Spa. "I saw a picture that had the dog in it, which the photographer said was not there when it was taken, and that has stayed in the back of my mind for a few years," said Mr Drake, 49, a computer engineer and founder of Paranormal Lincs. "After I saw the picture I got in contact with RAF Scampton to see if we could do an investigation. I never dreamed they would say 'yes' as it is still an operational base and everything has to go through the base commander. "But they have been absolutely brilliant and have welcomed us with open arms." The name of Gibson's black labrador was used as a code word whenever one of Germany's Ruhr Dams was breached during the "bouncing bomb" mission in May 1943, and was immortalised in the 1955 film starring Richard Todd. Among the specialist kit used by the paranormal team were infra-red lights, proximity sensors and video cameras. Mr Drake added: "We have been up there on three different occasions, each time something different has happened. Something is definitely going on as there has been no power to the office for years. "The equipment we use to measure the electromagnetic field in a building is very sensitive, and every time we have been inside Guy Gibson's office there has been a reaction. "When we have asked the question 'are you there?,' the metre has always gone up." Fellow paranormal investigator, Michelle Clements, added: "We are looking for the spirit of Guy Gibson, but there have been a lot of things reported about his dog." Before his death Nigger was always at the side of Gibson, who would take him for long walks around the airfield. The raid on the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe Dams was launched on 16 May 1943. Only hours before the raid Gibson was informed that Nigger had been run over by a car outside the camp and he was killed instantaneously. The Möhne and Eder Dams were breached, but it was a very costly operation with loss of nine aircraft and fifty-three men. Gibson returned and was subsequently awarded the Victoria Cross but was later killed on a raid against Germany in September 1944, when his Mosquito plane crashed in Holland. The first sighting of a dog matching Nigger's description was in February 1952 when a mess waiter working at RAF Scampton reported seeing a "phantom" black dog on the base. Jim Shortland, a historian who specialises in


Blondi was a German Shepherd that belonged to whom?

Blondi ( - 1945) - Find A Grave Memorial Death:  Apr. 29, 1945 Blondi was a female Alsatian (German Shepherd) that belonged to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler during most of his life as German Chancellor (1933-1945). As the Soviet Army closed in on Hitler's bunker in Berlin, Hitler and some of his staff planned suicide by cyanide poisoning. However, Hitler was mistrustful of the poison capsules that had been supplied by SS Chief Himmler (whom he now saw as a traitor), so he ordered his personal doctor Werner Hasse to try one of the capsules out on Blondi. Blondi was initially buried in a shell crater outside the emergency exit to Hitler's bunker, and this same burial site was later used to inter the cremated remains of Hitler and Eva Braun. On April 30, 1945, on Hitler's orders, Blondi, Hitler and Eva Braun were cremated with diesel fuel in the Reich Chancellery garden above his bunker. The charred corpses were later discovered by the Russians. These remains were allegedly shipped to Moscow for tests that confirmed their identity although some accounts have them being autopsied in a pathology clinic in Buch, a suburb of Berlin. After the autopsies, Hitler, his wife, Eva Braun and his propaganda leader, Joseph Goebbels were allegedly buried in a series of locations including Buch, Finow and Rathenau (all in East Germany). In February of 1946, the remains were again moved to a Soviet Smersh facility in Magdeburg (Nos. 32 and 36). These remains were removed one final time in 1982 (some account say it was as early as 1970) by the request of Yuri Andropov, Secretary General of the USSR, 1982-84. Andropov, former KGB chief, fearing that Neo-Nazi's may discover the location, had the graves opened. All remains (still in a state of decomposition) were ground-up and put into a nearby Danube River tributary. All of these details are in dispute and there are many conflicting 'facts' stated in a variety of sources.


What is the name of the cat in the Homeward Bound movies?

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey ( 1993 ) G | Three pets escape from a California ranch to find their owners in San Francisco. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 38 titles created 16 Sep 2012 a list of 23 titles created 15 Apr 2013 a list of 39 titles created 22 Sep 2013 a list of 27 titles created 05 Apr 2015 a list of 30 titles created 15 Jul 2015 Title: Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) 6.9/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Shadow, Sassy, and Chance have to find their way home after they become stranded at the San Francisco International Airport as their owners fly to Canada on vacation. Director: David R. Ellis The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home? Director: Fletcher Markle When a boy learns that a beloved killer whale is to be killed by the aquarium owners, the boy risks everything to free the whale. Director: Simon Wincer Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett. Director: Chris Noonan A slobbering St. Bernard becomes the center of attention for a loving family, but must contend with a dog-napping veterinarian and his henchmen. Director: Brian Levant The adventures of a young cat and a dog as they find themselves accidentally separated and each swept into a hazardous trek. Director: Masanori Hata Edit Storyline Three pets (Chance, a young dog unfamiliar with the world; Shadow, an aging, wise dog; and Sassy, a snobby cat) are left behind when their family goes on vacation. Unsure of what happened, the animals set out on a quest to find their family. This journey across America is very dangerous and the animals risk never seeing their masters again. The group of pets travel across forested mountains and areas of wide-open countryside, while their family searches for them in the same areas. Written by Anonymous In the classic tradition of Walt Disney Pictures comes a story about courage, adventure and friendship. Genres: 12 February 1993 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: A Incrível Jornada See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia One of the rare talking animal movies in which the animal's mouth doesn't move in sync with their lines. See more » Goofs Grizzly bears are not found in the mountains of California. See more » Quotes Chance : I can do better! Just give me a second chance! Shadow : That was your second chance, Chance! Chance : Then give me a third chance! One of the most Heart-Warming Funny Lovable Films About Animals EVER!! 11 January 2004 | by Spiderman326128 (New York) – See all my reviews Maybe I'm a sap but this is the sweetest movies ever! I saw it for the first time when I was around 4 or 5, and I cried my eyes out. Between then and now (embarrassed at age 15) I have seen it over 25 times and have sobbed each and every one of them. Don't worry they're tears of happiness! And it's not all sap! There's a lot of humor and comedy in it too. Usually the whole talking animal thing can be a huge drag but in this movie it's not the case. My only word of advice: Even if you love this-Don't see the sequal...cornyness! I suggest everyone checks this out...you won't be sorry, no matter how old or young you are! 33 of 40 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes


What is the name of the only book written by Anna Sewell?

Black Beauty (Scholastic Classics): Anna Sewell: 9780439228909: Amazon.com: Books Black Beauty (Scholastic Classics) Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Next Special Offers and Product Promotions Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Review "A horse is a horse of course unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. Animal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty throughout this century, and no doubt will continue through the next. Although Anna Sewell's classic paints a clear picture of turn-of-the-century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness. Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails--in a gentle, 19th-century way--against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. (Ages 9 to 12)"              --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Read more From School Library Journal Grade 4-6–While better written than most abridged versions, these adaptations sacrifice character and theme development through simplified retellings of the basic plots or action. In Black Beauty, Church has reduced the original 49 chapters to 21 by combining the sequence and action into simpler accounts. Sasaki has reworked six of the Sherlock Holmes stories to maintain the mystery and solution minus Holmes's roundabout explanations of deduction. The books include lists of questions for discussion. The generously spaced, large-type format, interspersed with occasional black-and-white drawings, may serve as an introduction or starter as the series intends. However, waiting for the right read-aloud setting combined with discussion of the original is the best way to include the classics in any child's literary experience.–Rita Soltan, Youth Services Consultant, West Bloomfield, MI Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.              --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here , or download a FREE Kindle Reading App . New York Times best sellers Browse the New York Times best sellers in popular categories like Fiction, Nonfiction, Picture Books and more. See more Product Details Age Range: 9 and up Grade Level: 4 and up Series: Scholastic Classics Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (March 1, 2003) Language: English Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Write a customer review Top Customer Reviews By William MacLeod (King of the Rodeo Ropers and Western artist) on March 22, 2016 Format: Paperback Verified Purchase This book was really OK, but, it looked like his white sock foot was on the back hind left, but I originally liked Black Beauty's white sock foot on the back hind left, so that's why I like this one. So, I decided that this book was the right sort for me because I mostly liked the 1994 version with Sean Bean so, this book goes great with the Black Beauty 1994 film version starring Sean Bean as the real true done deal, because of Joe Green, I think it's better for Joe to wear brown cowboy boots instead of tall black leather English field riding boots, because of being a real rodeo cowboy, not an English horseback rider, so, that's the perfect choice of the Black Beauty 1994 film version starring Sean Bean as the real true done deal, so you or any other equestrian horseback rider or English horseback rider or Western horsebac


Susan Boyle splits from pet cat Pebbles - Mirror Online Celebs Susan Boyle splits from pet cat Pebbles It's the most sensational showbiz break-up of the year – Susan Boyle and her cat are no longer an item.  Share Get celebs updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email It's the most sensational showbiz break-up of the year – Susan Boyle and her cat are no longer an item. Cuddly Pebbles was once SuBo’s constant companion. But since the Scots singer shot to stardom on Britain’s Got Talent, her 11-year-old pedigree Turkish swimming cat has been living with a pensioner in a quiet suburban flat. Jet-set Susan, 48, has only seen her beloved pet three times since last July. And Pebbles was so spooked by her most recent visit last week, she hid beneath a wardrobe. We traced Pebbles to her new home in Wanstead, East London, where she now lives with retired accountant Pamela Eaton-Browne. Pam, 76, was asked to take her in by neighbour Alex Kadis, who works with Simon Cowell and is part of Susan’s management team. Pam, who has two other cats, is paid £4 a day to cater for Pebbles’ expensive tastes, including chicken and fish. She said: “I thought it would just be for a couple of weeks – but that was in July. The last time Susan came round Pebbles shot under a wardrobe and didn’t want to know.” A spokesman for Subo, 48, confirmed the star and Pebbles are living apart. Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent Most Read Most Recent


What is the name of Tintin's wire haired terrier?

Westminster Dog Show Winner: Why Wire Fox Terriers Are the Best | TIME.com Follow @TIMENewsfeed For a long time, it seemed like the Internet really only had room in its heart for cats. Eventually, the web came around to dogs too, which was great. But let’s face it: when it comes to canines, the Internet is pretty breedist. All anybody ever talks about are corgis, pugs, French Bulldogs and, most recently, shiba inus — for good reason, of course, because all of those dogs are adorable and generally awesome. But here at NewsFeed, we decided it was time to stand up for another breed, one that has played a significant role in American popular culture but for some reason has been excluded from modern web culture. (DISCLOSURE: My family dog is a wire fox terrier named Stanley, and he is ADORABLE .) Here are seven reasons why it’s time for the sprightly, silly, adorable wire fox terrier to become the world’s next great canine craze. 1. A wire fox terrier just won Best in Show at Westminster Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images Five-year-old Sky took home the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. If the WFT is good enough for the world’s most elite judges of canine quality, then it is good enough for you too. (Note: the non-show dog, civilian variety of fox terriers aren’t usually groomed like that. They are much cuter.) 2. They’re Hollywood stars with major retro appeal In the 1930s, just about everybody wanted a pet WFT, thanks to the very talented actor who played Asta in the popular 1930s Thin Man films. They became even more fashionable thanks to Snowy, the valiant wire fox terrier featured in the comic The Adventures of Tintin. Obviously anything vintage is cool nowadays, so let’s all don our best cloche hats and fur muffs and hang out with wire fox terriers. Really though, check out this retro appeal: H. Armstrong Roberts / Retrofile / Getty Images  3. They get along with everybody Wire fox terriers just want to have a good time, and they are not at all breedist. They’ll play with anybody! For example, Cocker Spaniels: Getty Images 4. Wes Anderson likes them In his film Moonrise Kingdom, Anderson cast none other than a wire fox terrier to play the role of loyal camp dog Snoopy . That movie came out nearly two years ago. It’s time for the rest of the world to catch up. And plus, if Wes Anderson deems something cool, the Internet pretty much always agrees. 5. They look great in hats No like, really great. They are awesome for playing dress-up in general. Getty Images 6. Because of this guy: Getty Images If that doesn’t define “winner,” then we have no idea what in the world does. 7. Oh, did we mention they’re really cute? Getty Images Look at that face. Are you going to tell that face it can’t be an Internet star? Samantha is a reporter for TIME.com and a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Subscribe Popular Among Subscribers


What is the name of the lion in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo?

Leo the Lion (MGM) | Moviepedia | Fandom powered by Wikia Leo the Lion (MGM) Share Leo the Lion is the mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , featured in the studio's production logo. Since 1924 (when the studio was formed by the merger of Samuel Goldwyn's studio with Marcus Loew's Metro Pictures and Louis B. Mayer 's company), there have been around five different lions used for the MGM logo. Arguably the two most recognizable MGM lions today are Tanner, [1] the third MGM lion, and the current, unnamed fifth lion. Tanner was used on all 3-hue Technicolor films and MGM cartoons (including the Tom and Jerry series), from 1935-1958, as well as the 1963-67 Chuck Jones cartoons, and in use on the studio logo for 24 years (the current lion has been in use since 1957 , a total of 59 years). Contents The original Goldwyn Pictures lion logo, which was later utilized for MGM. The first color lion, used in 1928. Leo the Lion ( 1957 - present) in the MGM logo. Slats in the MGM logo, 1924-1928 Slats [2] was the first lion used for the newly-formed studio. Slats was used on all black and white MGM films between 1924 and 1928. The original logo was designed by Howard Dietz and used by the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation studio from 1916 to 1924 (see left), when the studio was ultimately absorbed into the partership that formed MGM. The MGM motto, Ars Gratia Artis ("Art for Art's Sake") was taken from the original Goldwyn Pictures by Volney Phifer to growl rather than roar, and for the next couple of years, the lion wou and survived two severe accidents. Slats died in 1936. [3] One of the two lions used for Technicolor test logos for MGM's Happy Harmonies shorts, 1934-35 MGM began experiments with two-color short subjects and cartoons in 1928. 2 two-strip Technicolor variations of the MGM logo were cregated for the first MGM color films, with two different lions being used. This is depicted in a still on the right, featuring the second MGM color lion, named, Coffee (1932–1934). The logo seen here appeared on MGM's Happy Harmonies cartoons until 1935, when production was switched to full three-strip Technicolor filming. Jackie in the MGM logo, 1928-1956 Jackie [4] was the second lion, depicted on the right from a still from The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ). Jackie looked almost identical to Slats, his predecessor. Jackie was also the first MGM lion whose roar (which was more likely a number of soft growls) was heard by audiences of the Silent Film Era - via a gramophone record. Jackie was also arguably the most memorable of the lions, appearing on all black and white MGM films (1928–1956) and MGM's B&W cartoons like Captain and the Kids, Flip the Frog, and Willie Whopper. (1934– 1938 ). Jackie died in 1952. Tanner in the MGM logo, 1938-1956 MGM began producing full three-strip Technicolor films in 1934, and the logo was slightly modified for color. Tanner [5] was used on all Technicolor MGM films ( 193 4–1956) and cartoons ( 193 5– 1958 , 1963 - 1967 ). Tanner, who made his first short subject appearance in Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934) and made his first feature film appearance in Sweethearts (1938) (his first cartoon appearance was on the Happy Harmonies cartoon The Old Plantation), was in use as Leo the Lion for 18 years, second only to the current lion (who has been retained for 49 years), and appears as if he is "grinning" in the logo. Whilst the MGM studio logo featuring Jackie in B&W may be the most memorable, it is the Tanner version of the logo that was the most frequently used version throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood . The short subject "Star Night At The Coconut Grove" & some "Traveltalks" James A. (1934–1935), featured an extendedest version of the logo, with Tanner roaring 6X. Tanner in the remade CinemaScope logo, 1953-1956 Tanner and Jackie were kept in the change from Academy ratio films to widescreen CinemaScope movies, with Tanner for Technicolor films–as depicted on the right from Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)– and Jackie for B&W movies like Blackboard Jungle. This change saw the main studio lo


What is the name of the baboon/witch doctor from The Lion King?

Rafiki | The Lion King Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia ” Rafiki presents Simba to the animals Rafiki first appears at the presentation of Simba. All the gathered animals make way for him, and some even bow with respect, while he returns the salute with a smile. Greeting one another on top of Pride Rock, Mufasa and Rafiki embrace as close friends. They then come to Sarabi , who shows her newborn child, Simba, to Rafiki. Rafiki smiles at him and starts to perform a ceremony over the future king. First, he lifts his stick above Simba's head, and Simba tries to catch it with his little paws. Then Rafiki breaks a piece of fruit in two parts and smears its juice on Simba's forehead. He then sprinkle a small amount of dust on his head and takes the little prince in his arms, carrying him to the edge of Pride Rock, where he raises him so all the animals can see him. When the ceremony ends, Rafiki returns home to his tree . There, as it rains, Rafiki drafts a stylized picture of Simba on his tree, chuckling to himself and murmuring the cub's name, "Simba." Rafiki realizes Simba is alive A few months later, Scar brings news that Mufasa and Simba were killed in a stampede of wildebeests . Rafiki also hears the news and comes close enough to Pride Rock to see Scar take the throne and let the hyenas, mortal enemies of the lions, come to Pride Rock. Rafiki sighs sadly, mourning Mufasa, Simba, and the old kingdom. He soon returns to his tree and runs his hand over his drawing of Simba, blotting him out of the Circle of Life . Years into Scar's reign, Rafiki sits on the crown of his tree and grabs a pile of leaves, dirt, grass, and flower petals that's floating on the breeze. He takes the mixture into an empty turtle shell and investigates it until he realizes that it contains traces of Simba, who is supposed to have been dead for several years. At first, Rafiki is confused by this new knowledge, but he soon runs to his smeared drawing and, realizing that Simba is now a young adult lion, draws him with a thick red mane. Getting ready to help Simba to take his place in the Circle of Life, Rafiki exclaims, "It is time!" "It means you are a baboon, and I'm not!" After a few days of travel, Rafiki finds a young adult Simba in the jungle . Simba does not remember Rafiki, as he had been too young when he last saw the baboon. That evening, Simba, in a bad mood, makes a face at Rafiki as the baboon tries to attract his attention by singing a song. Simba moves away from him, but Rafiki constantly monitors him, and Simba asks him if he can cut out his song. Rafiki replies, "Can't cut it out. It'll grow right back!" An offended Simba again moves away from Rafiki, calling him a "creepy little monkey," but Rafiki again follows him. Simba asks Rafiki to stop following him and then demands to know who he is. Rafiki asks Simba who he is, and Simba admits that he himself is no longer so sure. Rafiki says that he knows who Simba is but that it's a secret. When Simba comes near him, Rafiki chants his song in the young lion's ear. Simba snarls and asks him what it even means. Rafiki explains that the song is about Simba being a baboon while Rafiki is not. Simba says that Rafiki is a little confused, but Rafiki again appears before him and tells Simba that he is more confused, as he does not even know who he is. Simba counters sarcastically, "Oh, and I suppose you know," and Rafiki says, "Sure do. You're Mufasa's boy." Rafiki shows Simba the way to see his father Simba is surprised by this revelation, but Rafiki calmly says, "Bye," and leaves. He climbs on a rock and meditates on it. Shortly after this, Simba comes and asks Rafiki if he once knew his father. Rafiki corrects him, saying that he still knows Mufasa. Thinking that Rafiki doesn't know about Mufasa's death, Simba tells him that the king is dead. Rafiki tells Simba that he is wrong again and says that Mufasa is still alive. He shows Simba the entrance to a patch of jungle and tells him that he will show Mufasa to him. Simba follows Rafiki through the dense vegetation until Rafiki stops him. The old


Who was often heard to say "Stupid boy" in the series Dads Army?

"Dad's Army" Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 8:34 AM, PST NEWS trailers and videos full cast and crew trivia official sites memorable quotes Overview 35 out of 36 people found the following review useful: Quite possibly the reason television was invented from anaheim CA 1 November 2005 I was a youngster during WW II living in America but I was made well aware of the courage and resolve of the British people. Dad's Army, in addition to being the best comedy show ever, shows us this courage. Unlike so many sit coms, it is not mean or vicious but is gentle yet over the top funny. Despite their bumbling and odd approach to things, their love of country, their braveness, and their willingness to die for England if they have to, always shows through. I own over 50 episodes on either VHS or DVD and am constantly searching for the ones I do not have. In addition I have both volumes of the complete scripts. I never get tired of watching or reading them. I can't watch the final episode (Never Too Old wherein Jonesy gets married and they drink a toast to the Home Guard every where)without feeling some tears welling up in my eyes. In fact, I'm starting to choke up a bit right now just thinking about it. I have acquaintances (notice I don't say friends) who have watched it with me and just don't get it. They prefer the smart Alex stuff which passes for humor today. I do feel sorry for them. Was the above review useful to you? 29 out of 30 people found the following review useful: The best comedy EVER! from Redcar, England 12 June 2001 Dad's Army is the best comedy ever written. It follows the Walmington-On-Sea Home Guard (part time soldiers) during the course of WW2. The platoon is led by the pompous Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), and the public school educated Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier). Third in command is the decorated veteran Lance-Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn). Also in the platoon are a Cockney black-market dealing Private Walker (James Beck), a Scottish ex-Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer turned Undertaker named Fraser (John Laurie), a medic with bladder trouble named Godfrey (Arnold Ridley) and a mummy's boy named Pike (Ian Lavender). The platoon frequently gets into various types of trouble, and this usually leads to a clash with the Chief ARP Warden Hodges (Bill Pertwee). The plots and scripts for all of the episodes are superb, and like a fine wine, the series gets better with age!. An especially funny exchange was in the episode 'The Deadly Attachment' where the platoon are ordered to look after a U-Boat crew for the night. This exchange was recently voted the funniest moment ever in a comedy series! If you don't watch this brilliant series, make sure you see it soon, and if you don't find it funny, you will never laugh at anything! Was the above review useful to you? 22 out of 22 people found the following review useful: You Stupid Boy! from Hawaii, USA 10 December 2003 Capt. Mainwaring would frequently utter the above phrase, and then immediately do something much more stupid than young Private Pike could ever accomplish. This is one of the reasons why this colorful program is one of my favorites (pardon my American English spelling). The scripts are good, but what really make this show brilliant are the great characters and the wonderful actors. It must have been very difficult to get elderly actors to do zany slapstick comedy, but the directors managed to do it beautifully. The contrast of young and old, and middle class and working class people in perpetual conflict is really great fun to watch. More egos are deflated in this series than ever before, and with hilarious results. Instead of watching the horrible news accounts of the Iraq War, watch a video tape of Dad's Army. This a very funny remembrance of a much better era. Was the above review useful to you? 22 out of 22 people found the following review useful: Simply the Best from United Kingdom 16 December 2000 To say that I love this show is an understatement. Comedies may come and go and have their moment, such as Royle Family or One Foot


What was the name of the character often used in the pictures in Roy Walker's programme "Catchphrase"?

Catchphrase TV Programme product reviews and price comparison Disadvantages Good Old fashion fun and frolicks Catchphrase used to be a popular staple of ITV's weekend and evening television schedule. Presented by the effervescent Roy Walker, it was funny, something you could play along with at home and enjoy fully. It's the kind of thing that would still be great fun now after You've been framed on a Saturday night. The basic premise of the show was that on a big screen a big pixelated character 'Mr Chips' would do something and reinact some kind of catchphrase which contestants had to guess for money, so you'd have things like a miner and a head and have to guess from this that the phrase was Minehead (Ok apologies not the best example but first I could think of). The contestants played on their buzzers and eventually went through to a final round to win exceptional prizes at the time (well a holiday). The show gradually declined after Walker left as we had lesser hosts in Mark Curry and then Nick Weir. It has come back slightly with Walkers regular appearances on Chris Moyles breakfast show. There was also an infamous incident where the action portrayed by Mr Chips was considered gratuitously sexual forcing Roy Walker and the contestants to collapse in fits of laughter. It has to be said nowadays a campaign would be raised to have such actions banned from the tv, but back then it was good fun for all the family which occasionally bordered on the smutty. Roy Walker was an awesome host, a talented comedian with personality to burn, he was a master of the one liner and seemed to absolutely enjoy his job but also made the audience aware that the show was a cheap piece of fun and nothing spectacular. Sometimes I yearn for programmes like this that don't expect the audience to text in and part with 50p or have to salute some sob story for someone or other whose whole life is wanting to be on television, this centred on your average Joe or Jolene wanting to win a camping holiday in Ardennes by guessing ridiculously pixellated catchphrases. Gosh it was all so simple back then!!! You can play the game interactively on the ITV website which is still good fun and holds a charm, the thing I liked about the show was Roy Walker's humour and the fact he would break down in laughter at the ridiculous nature of some of the catchphrases, the show was funny, charming and great fun and I do still miss the show.


Which television character is well known for his catchphrase "D'oh"?

TV's 60 Greatest Catchphrases - Today's News: Our Take | TVGuide.com TV's 60 Greatest Catchphrases by Diane Clehane  | Sep 9, 2013 9:00 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on WhatsApp Neil Patrick Harris These indelible and infinitely quotable words spoken by our favorite TV characters and personalities are forever etched in our brains. Not that there's anything wrong with that. 1. "Heeeere's...Johnny!" Ed McMahon hailed the arrival of Johnny Carson from behind the Tonight Show curtain for 30 years and it never got old. Just ask Jack Nicholson. 2. "D'oh!" A forehead-smacking Homer Simpson popularized it, other residents of Springfield have said it at one time or another and the Oxford English Dictionary even deemed it worthy of an entry. 3. "Yada, yada, yada." The ultimate show about nothing gave us more than its fair share of catchphrases, but this Seinfeld signature uttered by Elaine to gloss over a bad date and favored by George's felonious girlfriend is still really something. 4. "How you doin'?" We can't imagine how many times Joey Tribbiani's best pick-up line was tried out by Friends fans during the show's heyday, but it's safe to say no one said it better than Matt LeBlanc . 5. "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" Gary Coleman 's unforgettable delivery of Arnold Jackson's trademark line on Diff'rent Strokes made it the go-to phrase when you just had to tell a pal he was speaking nonsense. 6. "The tribe has spoken." Reality TV has spawned countless elimination catchphrases, but Jeff Probst 's final words to the ousted Survivor competitors are the perfect blend of camp and cool. 7. "And that's the way it is." Long before the advent of cable news, revered newsman Walter Cronkite closed his nightly broadcast with these iconic words. And we understood we'd just seen and heard everything we needed to know. 8. "Who are you wearing?" When Joan Rivers first took to the Golden Globes red carpet to ask stars about their designers, the E! host spawned an infotainment genre and turned celebrities into walking billboards. 9. "Come on down!" The Price Is Right contestants have been rushing the stage for more than 40 years upon hearing this command, most famously uttered by Johnny Olson .   10. "It's gonna be legen — wait for it — dary." He's a one-man one-liner machine, but our favorite Barney Stinson ( Neil Patrick Harris ) quote on How I Met Your Mother brilliantly captures his bro-vado.  The Other 50 (by Decade) "Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!" — Adventures of Superman "Baby, you're the greatest." — Ralph, The Honeymooners "Yabba dabba doo!" — Fred, The Flintstones "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat." — Jim McKay, Wide World of Sports "Ruh-roh!" — Astro, The Jetsons "Danger, Will Robinson!" — Robot, Lost in Space "To the Batmobile!" — Batman, Batman "This tape will self-destruct in five seconds." — Mission: Impossible "Live long and prosper." — Spock, Star Trek "Sock it to me!" — Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In "Book 'em, Danno." — McGarrett, Hawaii Five-0 "Just one more thing..." — Columbo, Columbo "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" — Jan, The Brady Bunch "Stifle!" — Archie, All in the Family "You hear that, Elizabeth? I'm coming to join you, honey." — Fred, Sanford and Son "God will get you for that." — Maude, Maude "Jane, you ignorant slut." — Dan Aykroyd to Jane Curtin, Saturday Night Live "Who loves ya, baby?" — Kojak, Kojak "Dy-no-mite!" — J.J., Good Times  "Kiss my grits!" — Flo, Alice "Good night, John Boy." — The Walton family, The Waltons "Aaay!" — Fonzie, Happy Days   "De plane, de plane!" — Tattoo, Fantasy Island "Nanu-nanu." — Mork, Mork & Mindy "Tenk you veddy much." — Latka, Taxi "Let's be careful out there." — Esterhaus, Hill Street Blues "You look mahvelous." — Fernando, SNL "Well, isn't that special?" — The Church Lady, SNL "Make it so." — Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation "Resistance is futile." — The Borg, Star Trek: The Next Generation "Cut it out." — Joey, Full House "Eat my shorts." — Bart, The Simpsons "Did I do that?" — Urkel, Family Matters "No soup for you!" — The Soup N


Which TV character was often heard to say "I pity the fool"?

Did B.A. Baracus Never Actually Say 'I Pity the Fool' on 'The A-Team'? | The Huffington Post Did B.A. Baracus Never Actually Say 'I Pity the Fool' on 'The A-Team'? 07/24/2015 02:10 pm ET | Updated Jul 24, 2016 Brian Cronin Writer and founder of legendsrevealed.com The A-Team was a fascinating hit TV series in that it was absurd even for the era in which it aired (1983-1987). The cartoon violence on the program was evident when, in the very first episode, a jeep carrying soldiers pursuing the team flips over spectacularly and crashes (it's an impressive enough shot that the show continued to use it in the opening credits for pretty much the entire run of the series). Voiceovers, of course, quickly assure viewers that both the driver and the passenger of the jeep were fine after the crash. That was The A-Team in a nutshell -- spectacular violence but people almost never actually got hurt, despite the A-Team's extensive use of explosives and automatic weapons. The A-Team was about a team of soldiers who were falsely accused of a crime that they did not commit in the closing days of the Vietnam War. Now on the run from the U.S. Military, they work as mercenaries helping out people in need while also trying to clear their names. The team was led by Col. John "Hannibal" Smith (played by George Peppard), whose trademark phrase was "I love it when a plan comes together." The team consisted of Smith plus Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck (played by Tim Dunigan in the first two episodes and Dirk Benedict going forward), Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock (Dwight Schultz) and, of course, Sgt. Bosco Albert "B.A." Baracus (Mr. T). Mr. T's B.A. Baracus quickly became the most popular character on the series (much to the annoyance of George Peppard). Fans of The A-Team were quite familiar with Mr. T.'s trademark phrase, "I pity the fool." However, is it really true that the phrase was never used on The A-Team? Yes, surprisingly enough, just like how (as I featured in a past TV Legends Revealed ), Gracie Allen never actually said "Goodnight, Gracie" on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, B.A. Baracus never actually used the phrase "I pity the fool" on The A-Team (there are other famous examples of this, as well, of course, like Kirk never saying "Beam me up, Scotty," Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes never saying "Elementary, my dear Watson" and Rick never saying "Play it again, Sam" in Casablanca). Mr. T., born Laurence Tureaud, was already quite a personality well before he began appearing regularly on television. He developed his Mr. T persona in the late 1970s while working as a bouncer (this is also when he began wearing gold chains and wearing his hair in the style of an African Mandinka warrior). His bouncer work led to him becoming a high profile bodyguard, working for such famous celebrities as Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and Muhammad Ali. His unique tough guy personality was given national exposure when Mr. T competed in a strongman competition on NBC called "America's Toughest Bouncer." He won the competition. He then competed in a follow-up dubbed "Games People Play" and also won that competition. Before the final match, Mr. T explained to the commentator for the event, Bryant Gumbel, that "I just feel sorry for the guy who I have to box. I just feel real sorry for him." Sylvester Stallone caught this second competition and was intrigued by Mr. T and that line in particular. Stallone then wrote Mr. T into Rocky III as the main villain, Clubber Lang. It was here that the phrase "I pity the fool" was born. The film was a massive success and Mr. T was soon cast in The A-Team where he became an even bigger celebrity, eventually becoming one of the most recognizable celebrities in the country (the guy even did an inspirational video - Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool). Mr. T would use the phrase "I pity the fool" constantly in public appearances, but for whatever reason, he did not bring it with him to The A-Team. Just to prove this, I decided to put myself through the greatest of tests - actually watching every episode of the serie


"You get nothing for a pair" was a Bruce Forsyth catchphrase in which programme?

Bruce Forsyth's top 10 catchphrases - Web User Forums Bruce Forsyth's top 10 catchphrases User Name Bruce Forsyth's top 10 catchphrases Bruce Forsyth's top 10 catchphrases Bruce Forsyth's catchphrases have become legendary. Here we count down (in reverse order) the all-time top 10 - the very best, the cream of the crop of catchphrases from Brucie's six decades in show business. 10."I'm the leader of the pack which makes me such a lucky jack. And here they are, they're so appealing, OK dollies do your dealing." This was how Brucie introduced his wonderful assistants on Play Your Cards Right. For a time during the show's run, concerns over political correctness forced him to stop referring to the assistants as dollies, but the term was brought back later. 9. "All right, my loves?" This was used by Brucie during the Generation Game. When he had explained to a hapless couple how to do a particular task he would check that they'd got the idea by asking: "All right, my loves?" 8. "Give us a twirl!" Introducing his Generation Game assistant Anthea Redfern, Brucie always commented on her dresses. On one occasion Brucie blurted out: "Oh Anthea, that's lovely. Let the viewers see the back of your dress. Come on, give us a twirl." It was another ad-lib that became a Forsyth phrase. 7. "You get nothing for a pair!" This formed a vital part of all Mr Forsyth's game shows. It was, as the name suggests, an extra prize. On Play Your Cards Right, if two cards of the same value appeared consecutively the contestant would lose their turn. Brucie would turn to the audience and say: "You get nothing for a pair." The audience would reply: "Not in this game." 6. "What do points make?" Another game show classic from the maestro. Explaining the rules of a show he would note that contestants needed to accumulate points and would then ask the audience: "What do points make?" The audience would reply: "Prizes!" 5. "Good game, good game!" The Generation Game invariably had games that were not good, but to save the day Brucie used to whip up the audience with: "Good game, good game." 4. "I'm in charge!" This is a very important catchphrase because it was Brucie's first, which is why it receives such a high placing in our ranking. It is also one of three Brucisms that have appeared in the Oxford Book of Quotations (the other two are ranked second and first in our list). "I'm in charge" was originally used during a game called Beat the Clock which formed part of Sunday Night at the London Palladium in the late 1950s (a variety show which gave Brucie his big break on TV. 3. "Didn't he do well?" While working on the Generation Game, Brucie was told to find a way to link from the contestant finishing the conveyor belt memory game (cuddly toy, fondue set etc) to the moment when he walked back on screen. "All right," he replied, "I'll just say: 'Didn't he do well?' It's not the greatest line in the world, but it'll do." 2. "Cuddly toy, cuddly toy!" Another Generation Game favourite. This one referred to the one item that always featured on the famous converyor belt. 1. "Nice to see you, to see you?" And so we come to the grand daddy of all catchphrases, the one that has truly stood the test of time, lasting over five decades. At the start of any of his shows Brucie says: "Nice to see you, to see you?" which the audience completes by replying: "?nice!" Source: tv.uk.msn.com


Who was known for the catchphrase Bernie, ... the bolt?

The Golden Shot - UKGameshows The Golden Shot Vernon Kay (2007 special) Co-hosts Original hostesses (known as the Golden Girls, natch): Anita Richardson, Andrea Lloyd and Carol Dilworth (otherwise known as the mother of Chesney Hawkes). Subsequent hostesses included Yutte Stensgaard (1970-1), Lee Patrick, and Anne Aston (famous as she was supposedly unable to count without using her fingers). "Heinz" (armourer): Hannes Schmid (format inventor). "Bernie the Bolt"s: Derek Young, Alan Bailey, Johnny Baker. Also, Jim Bowen in the 2007 Vernon Kay one-off. Broadcast ATV London for ITV, 1 July to 30 December 1967 (27 episodes) ATV Midlands for ITV, 6 January 1968 to 13 April 1975 (310 episodes) Granada and Thames for ITV1, 1 October 2005 ( Gameshow Marathon one-off) ITV Productions and TalkbackThames for ITV1, 28 April 2007 ( Gameshow Marathon one-off) Synopsis Long-running ITV Sunday night skill game. The contestants would mostly be telephone callers on the show, and they would play the game by instructing a blindfolded cameraman to adjust their aim in order to fire a 'telebow' (a crossbow tied to the camera) at targets. The bow was loaded by the show's feature character, Bernie the Bolt. The programme is noted for it not only having three Bernies but a number of different hosts, including Bob Monkhouse twice. "Nice weapon, isn't it?" - Bob Monkhouse with assistant. Successful shots resulted in prizes of increasing value; unsuccessful ones earned fairly derisory consolation prizes. When the programme gained popularity with Monkhouse presenting, Lew Grade moved the show to Sunday afternoons, a traditional graveyard slot in the schedules that would scrape 2-3 million viewers. The programme transformed the schedules, picking up 16 million at its peak. Host of the 70s version, Charlie Williams There were numerous gaffes on the show, which was always billed as downmarket. It also had the added problem that - being a phone-in, it had to be a live show. One studio contestant managed to knock herself out while on the toilet. A clergyman who had criticised the show for being unsafe was invited to the studio, only to be hit by a bow that ricocheted off the studio lights. Another stray bolt hit a female contestant, who was saved thanks to her shoulder pads. One contestant couple went for a cup of tea during the live show so the hostess had to grab some quick replacements and introduce them to the unknowing host. And on one famous occasion, as recounted in Bob Monkhouse 's autobiography, it was discovered that a phone-in contestant was trying to direct the crossbow from a telephone box and looking across the street into a TV shop. Key moments Host Charlie Williams (below) was once surprised when a different hostess arrived on set, because no-one on the production team had told him that the regular hostess was ill. Anne Aston arrives to the host's surprise - "No-one tell Williams, he's only t'gaffer" And on yet another occasion, the hostess introduced the contestants by the wrong name. You could tell this was quality TV, folks. "Well, it says he's called Patricia on my card" - hostess Lee Patrick introduces a contestant Catchphrases "Bernie, the bolt" (Originally it was "Heinz, the bolt" but the original armourer - format inventor Hannes Schmid - went back to his home country. Although his replacement was called Derek, Monkhouse told him to choose a name that made it alliterative so he plumped for the pseudonym Bernie.) In addition, Vernon Kay's phrase was, "Bowen, the bolt", since Jim Bowen was assisting him during that one-off special. "Left a bit, right a bit, fire!" Inventor The programme was based on a German format (Der Goldener Schuss by Hannes and Werner Schmid), which was - as these European things always are - a mixed variety format. The idea for that show had, in turn, come about from the Swiss legend of William Tell. Theme music Provided by Jack Parnell's orchestra. Trivia The original "Bernie" was studio technician Derek Young, but he had to be replaced when the programme changed its studio, from Elstree to Birmingham. However


What you talkin' about Willis was a catchphrase for the late Gary Coleman in which TV series?

Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series 1978–1986) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The misadventures of a wealthy Manhattan family who adopted the children of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem. Creators: Arnold and Dudley become friends with the owner of a local bicycle shop named Henry, unaware that he is a pedophile looking for his next victim. 8.4 Drummond and Mr. Ramsey learn the truth about Mr. Horton, the seemingly friendly bicycle shop owner with a very sinister side. It soon becomes a race against time to get details out of Arnold after ... 8.4 With his grades down, Drummond forbids Willis to see his new girlfriend, Charlene. However, a love-struck Willis is determined to see her, even if means doing it behind Drummond's back. 8.1 Watch the video Related News a list of 25 titles created 19 Jul 2011 a list of 43 titles created 03 Feb 2012 a list of 49 titles created 06 Mar 2013 a list of 30 titles created 14 May 2015 a list of 30 images created 7 months ago Search for " Diff'rent Strokes " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986) 6.7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 2 wins & 31 nominations. See more awards  » Photos Tony Micelli, a retired baseball player, becomes the housekeeper of Angela Bower, an advertising executive in New York. Together they raise their kids, Samantha Micelli and Jonathon Bower, with help from Mona Robinson, Angela's man-crazy mother. Stars: Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano The post-retirement season is suddenly disrupted for football player George Papadapolis and his wife Katherine when Webster, the orphaned son of a former teammate, moves in. Laughter -- and life lessons -- in every episode. Stars: Susan Clark, Alex Karras, Emmanuel Lewis Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew. Stars: Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter The misadventures of a family with a home business father and a journalist mother. Stars: Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns, Kirk Cameron A group of girls, attending a boarding school, tackle issues throughout teenage life and later adulthood. Stars: Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn The Cunningham family live through the 1950s with help and guidance from the lovable and almost superhuman greaser, Fonzie. Stars: Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross Ricky Stratton is a spoiled rich kid who lives the life that many kids dream of, but he still suffers from the problems that many teens do. Stars: Ricky Schroder, Erin Gray, Joel Higgins The humourous adventures of an English housekeeper working for an American family. Stars: Christopher Hewett, Ilene Graff, Tracy Wells The goings-on in the life of a successful African American family. Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Keshia Knight Pulliam A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents, and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same. Stars: Robin Williams, Pam Dawber, Ralph James Punky Brewster is a show about a girl named Penelope "Punky" Brewster. She is abandoned with her dog, Brandon, in a supermarket by her mother. She doesn't want to stay in an orphanage, and ... See full summary  » Stars: Soleil Moon Frye, George Gaynes, Cherie Johnson Charles, a college student, moves in with the Powell family as the housekeeper, baby-sitter, and friend to the children. Along with his best friend, Buddy, Charles attempts to manage his ... See full summary  » Stars: Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Nicole Eggert Edit Storyline Phillip Drummond, a widowed Manhattan millionaire and president of the mega-firm Trans Allied Inc., adopts two African American orphans from Harlem, 8-year-old Arnold and 12-year-old Willis. Drummond had made a promise to t


"He's fallen in the water," was a catchphrase from which radio show?

"He's fallen in the water" | AVForums AVForums.com uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More. "He's fallen in the water" Ratings: +163 ...from the Goon Show. This is a line I've heard my father recite for years without ever knowing from where it came. I've recently learnt it appears to be from the Goon Show, a radio show with Harry Seacombe, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan. Does anyone have any clue where I could get the soundbite for the above sketch from?   Astraeus CM Silencio RC-550 | CM Silent Pro M 600W | MSI P67-GD65 | Intel Core i5 2500K | Corsair XMS3 PC12800 8GB | MSI GeForce GTX 460 1GB | Crucial M4 128GB | Samsung SpinPoint F4 2TB | 2x Dell U2311H | +687 Astraeus said: ↑ ...from the Goon Show. This is a line I've heard my father recite for years without ever knowing from where it came. I've recently learnt it appears to be from the Goon Show, a radio show with Harry Seacombe, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan. Does anyone have any clue where I could get the soundbite for the above sketch from? Click to expand... Dad says if you google "the goon show" you may find some clips... according to him, it was just something that popped up from Spike Milligan said and found its way into various lines during the comedies... he has some tapes so I assume there are cd's or summat available at amazon or somewhere mate   Dad says if you google "the goon show" you may find some clips... Click to expand... You should know as you were named after one of them   Ratings: +163 Thanks. I've been able to find selected soundbites but, unfortunately, not the one I'm after. There are entire volumes of The Goon Show available on CD but it seems daft to incur an expense for the sake of wanting a single sketch. Seems like the sort of comedy I would/could have engaged with...proposterous, childish and involving lots of silly voices.   Astraeus CM Silencio RC-550 | CM Silent Pro M 600W | MSI P67-GD65 | Intel Core i5 2500K | Corsair XMS3 PC12800 8GB | MSI GeForce GTX 460 1GB | Crucial M4 128GB | Samsung SpinPoint F4 2TB | 2x Dell U2311H | about halfway down the page. Search the page for "Little Jim" Dave Ratings: +687 Have listened to my dads tapes in the car on a journey and there are some tear ripping moments seriousely worth getting hold of IMHO   Ratings: +767 A majour comedy series from the 50' and 60's that influenced others like the Monty Python team. Official site. goon show was amazing, light years ahead of its time   Ratings: +4,574 From what I recall it was a recurring catchphrase that last saw the light of day in The Last Goon Show of All. Last edited: Jan 12, 2009 ** Do not click any green links in my posts. ** Ratings: +357 Was it the one where the 'Constable' was asked if he'd like to join the river police and then pushed in?   They forced their way passed me by pressing money in my hand Ah OH......... No more curried eggs for me (Loud explosion) So you lads want to join the Bombay Irish Do you ? Open your wallet say after me  Help yourself sorry Im Old very old   Ratings: +531 For the record, Little Jim lives in Eccles's boot, and is thought to be his nephew I discovered them when I was a kid, and got the LPs from the library. As already said - way ahead of the their time. Got to be Eccles & Bluebottle for me (can do a mean Bottle impression if my underpants are tight enough!) Eccles: (slow, talking over police radio) Hello, Hello. Policeman Eccles calling Inspector Seagoons car. Hello (over top of the start of Neds line) Ned: Hello Eccles, Seagoon answering, over. Eccles: Inspector? I think I'm on to something. Ive been tailing a car up de Great North Road for the last 30 miles, and it looks very suspicious. Ned: But hes doin a hundred miles an hour. Ned: Well, try and pass him. Eccles: Well, Ill try, but hes got the advantage over me. Ned: Hes in a car, Im walkin. or (from The Call of the West)... ECCLES: 'ere, what's that under there? Bottle! I didn't see you under that big black hat with that cotton moustache. BLUEBOTTLE: It's the Call of the West pa


Wild man Ivanisevic wins Wimbledon. | Sport | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close And so he did it. Goran Ivanisevic, one of the most unpredictable talents tennis has produced, finally won the Wimbledon title at the fourth time of asking, defeating Australia's Pat Rafter 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 yesterday afternoon amid the sort of scenes of wild enthusiasm and rapturous joy that have never been witnessed on the centre court. Around 10,000 fans, some of whom had begun queueing on Sunday, paid £40 a ticket to transform the denouement of the 115th championships into the most vividly memorable of sporting occasions. Only in Davis Cup matches, played between nations, does this sort of carnival atmosphere pervade tennis, for it is the rich and the sponsored who normally attend the major finals, more's the pity. Australians and Croatians combined with those from Britain to lift this match beyond mere rivalry. The names of both players were bounced around the famous arena with the unparalleled intensity of a football crowd. Yet there was not a trace of ill-feeling. All was pure unfettered delight, ultimately tinged with a little sadness for Rafter. "Someone had to lose, and I'm the loser again," said the Australian, drawing a sustained and heartfelt "Aah" from the crowd. They loved Rafter, they loved Ivanisevic. It was the most glorious and improbable of finals. Nobody in their right mind could have believed at the beginning of the fortnight that the man from Croatia would achieve his dream. Entering Wimbledon he had won only nine matches this year. His left shoulder, which will be operated on in December, was painful and his confidence shot to small pieces. Ranked No125 in the world, he was given a wild card on the strength of his previous performances, having lost the final to Andre Agassi in 1992 and Pete Sampras twice, in 1994 and 1998. Not since Boris Becker won the title as a 17-year-old in 1985 has there been such an unlikely winner. But whereas the German exploded from nowhere, seizing the moment with nerveless authority of youth, the 29-year-old Ivanisevic had all but slipped over the horizon. He was tagged "the most talented player never to have won Wimbledon". No longer. Today he is due back in his native Split where thousands more will gather. It has been a quite astonishing story, one to rival this year's restoration and rejuvenation of Jennifer Capriati, the Australian and French Open champion. Because it was Ivanisevic, because the man would walk on the backs of crocodiles to cross a river, the final was as unpredictable as the man. For six matches he had controlled his volatile temperament. But midway through the fourth set, when he was foot-faulted after pounding down a service winner, and then saw a second service ace called out, he went berserk, flailing his arms, kicking the net and appealing to the umpire, Jorge Diaz. Rafter watched and waited no doubt wondering, indeed hoping, that Ivanisevic's split personalities might be beginning to unravel. The Australian cricketers, including the Waugh twins, Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, were mightily amused. No third umpire to sort this one out. But Rafter, 28, knew Ivanisevic would regroup. "It was too big an occasion for him to let that sort of thing worry him and get him down," he said. In fact the Croat, having calmed himself, was more annoyed at losing his serve for a second time in that fourth set, thereby giving Rafter the decided advantage of serving first in the fifth. Rafter, who was beaten in last year's final by Agassi, had surprisingly lost his opening service game, the quality of the Ivanisevic returns catching him on the hop. The second set was a mirror image, though this time it was the Croat who lost his serve in the second game. The noise was immense, the tension electric. Occasionally both players were interrupted by rogue shouts as they prepared to serve but generally the crowd, for all their exuberance, observed tennis's spirit of hushed competition. After Ivanisevic's fourth-set eruption the fifth could not have been more tense, with both pla


What is the maximum number of ball girls or boys allowed on court at any one time?

Volleyball Rules | Division of Student Affairs | The University of Texas at El Paso Volleyball Rules   The UTEP Recreational Sports Department Volleyball Rules are based on the United States Volleyball Association. Some of the more important rules as well as rules unique to the UTEP Rec Sports Department are included herein. All players are responsible for reading this document before participating in our volleyball program.  Eligibility for Intramural Sports: UTEP Students, Staff or Faculty Only. THE GAME: NUMBER OF PLAYERS: A complete team consists of six (6) players, but a minimum of four (4) players is required to start and continue a game. By game time, all teams must have at least the minimum number of its players on the court and ready to play. For Coed play, the number of females on the court must be equal or greater to the number of males on the court. NOTE: A Coed team fielding enough players to start, but not of the appropriate gender, shall receive a forfeit. ROSTER LIMIT: There are no limits to the number of eligible participants on your roster.  Be aware that league champions will receive a maximum of 9 awards. LENGTH OF GAMES AND MATCH: The team that first scores twenty five (25) points in a game shall win that game. A team must win by two (2) points, and there is no cap. The first team to win two games wins the match. Forty-five minutes are allotted to complete a match. If the match requires a deciding third game, the first team to reach fifteen (15) points with a minimum two-point lead shall win it. There will be a seventeen (17) point cap in the final game. BALL: The Recreational Sports Department will supply the game ball. Teams must provide their own ball(s) for warm-ups. COURT AREA: The legal playing area includes all court area on either side of the center (net) line up to the walls and the dividing net between the courts. The centerline is considered to extend infinitely in either direction (i.e. it is illegal to contact the ball past the center line when outside the court boundaries). Any ball that contacts the ceiling may be played as long as it is on your side and you have hits left to play the ball.  However, the ball is considered out of bounds if the ball crosses over to the other side of the court. SERVICE: To legally serve the ball, a player’s last contact with the ground before contacting the ball must be behind the back service line, anywhere along its length. Players must wait for the official’s whistle to initiate the serve. Players must contact the ball on their first attempt at serving or a side out will result.  The ball is considered in play if the ball contacts the net before going over. Positioning: The position of the other players during service shall be within their playing area (but may not touch the court boundary lines) in serving order with each of the three forward line players in front of their respective back row players at the instant the ball is served. A player also may not overlap an adjacent player to the left or right of his/her position. The position of players is judged according to the place their feet contact the floor at the time the ball is contacted for service. AFTER THE BALL IS SERVED: Opponents of the serving team may receive the serve with open hands raised above the head (e.g. players can set a serve). However, serves are not considered hard-driven balls, so they must be set cleanly.  The team that did not initiate service in a game must rotate one position clockwise prior to its first service. PLAYING THE BALL: Simultaneous Contacts: Simultaneous contacts are legal when the ball is played: by two teammates are considered as one play. Either player may participate in the next play.   by opponents at the net. Such a play is termed a “joust”, and the officials consider the player behind the direction of the ball as having touched it last. If, after the simultaneous touch by two opponents, the ball falls and touches within the limits of the court, the team on the court is at fault; should the ball fall outside the court, the team on the opposite side shall


What is the total number of grass courts at Wimbledon?

Grass Courts - The Championships, Wimbledon 2017 - Official Site by IBM - 54 million grass plants on Centre Court (rough calculation according to a formula)   - 77 total hours played on Centre Court  The grass The grass plant itself has to survive in this dry soil. Expert research has again shown that a cut height of 8mm (since 1995) is the optimum for present day play and survival.   Courts are sown with 100 per cent Perennial Ryegrass (since 2001) to improve durability and strengthen the sward to withstand better the increasing wear of the modern game.   Independent expert research from The Sports Turf Research Institute in Yorkshire, UK, proved that changing the grass seed mix to 100 per cent perennial ryegrass (previously 70 per cent rye/30 per cent creeping red fescue) would be the best way forward to combat wear and enhance court presentation and performance without affecting the perceived speed of the court.   Perceived speed of a court is affected by a number of factors such as the general compacting of the soil over time, as well as the weather before and during the event.   The ball will seem heavier and slower on a cold damp day and conversely lighter and faster on a warm dry day.   The amount a ball bounces is largely determined by the soil, not the grass. The soil must be hard and dry to allow 13 days of play without damage to the court sub-surface.   To achieve the required surface of even consistency and hardness, the courts are rolled and covered to keep them dry and firm. Regular measurements are taken to monitor this.   There have been no changes to the specification of the ball since 1995, when there was a very minimal alteration in compression. Lines and dimensions Total area of grass on each of Centre and No.1 Courts is 41m x 22m.   Singles Court is length 23.77m (78’) x width 8.23m (27’).   Doubles Court is length 23.77m (78’) x width 10.97m (36’).   Paint is not used to mark the lines on the court. A transfer wheel marker is used to apply a white compound (500 gallons used yearly) containing titanium dioxide to make it durable.


What nationality is Tomas Berdych, who defeated Roger Federer on his way to the final of the Men's Singles at Wimbledon in 2010?

Rafael Nadal beats Tomas Berdych in Wimbledon final | Toronto Star Rafael Nadal beats Tomas Berdych in Wimbledon final Rafael Nadal has defeated Tomas Berdych to win the Wimbledon men’s title. Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates Championship Point during his Mens Singles Final match against Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic on July 4, 2010.  (Clive Brunskill / Getty Images)   Sun., July 4, 2010 WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND - Rafael Nadal swept Tomas Berdych in straight sets Sunday to win his second Wimbledon title and eighth Grand Slam championship. The top-ranked Spaniard beat the 12th-seeded Czech 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in two hours 13 minutes to reinforce his status as the No. 1 player in the game. Nadal broke Berdych four times and never lost serve in 15 service games. It’s the second time Nadal has won the French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back. With eight Grand Slam titles, Nadal joins a list of greats that includes Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Fred Perry and Ken Rosewall. He also has five French Open championships and one Australian Open title. Article Continued Below After ripping a crosscourt forehand passing shot on match point, Nadal collapsed on his back on the turf at the baseline and covered his face with his hands. After congratulating Berdych, Nadal leaped out of his chair and did a front somersault on the grass, rising to his feet with both fists clenched. Nadal won his first Wimbledon title in 2008, beating Roger Federer in an epic five-set final, but was unable to defend his crown last year because of tendinitis in his knees. With Sunday’s victory, he has won 14 straight matches at the All England Club and “defended” the title he won in his last appearance here. Nadal is the first Spanish man to win Wimbledon twice. Manolo Santana took the title in 1966. Berdych, the first Czech to reach the Wimbledon final since Lendl in 1987, had beaten Federer and No. 3 Novak Djokovic en route to the final, but couldn’t find a way to take out the second-seeded Nadal as well. Nadal beat Berdych for the seventh straight time, a span covering 17 consecutive sets. In a match short on drama and spectacular points, Nadal capitalized on a few weak service games by Berdych to seize control. It was typical grass-court Wimbledon tennis, with play dominated by serves and only a few break points here and there making the difference. Nadal played his usual grinding baseline game featuring whippet forehands, but wasn’t at his sharpest, making some uncharacteristic mistakes. It wasn’t a vintage performance from Nadal, who had 21 unforced errors compared to 17 for Berdych. Nadal had 29 winners, two more than the Czech. Nadal won all the big points against the 24-year-old Czech, who was playing in his first Grand Slam final and failed to convert any of his four break points.


Who partnered Jamie Murray when he won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2007?

BBC SPORT | Tennis | Murray wins Wimbledon mixed title BBC Sport at Wimbledon Murray and Jankovic were playing in their first event together Jamie Murray became the first Briton for 20 years to win a senior title at Wimbledon as he and Serbia's Jelena Jankovic won the mixed doubles. The 21-year-old Scot, elder brother of British number one Andy, follows in the footsteps of Jeremy Bates and Jo Durie, who won the same title in 1987. Murray and Jankovic beat fifth seeds Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden and Australia's Alicia Molik 6-4 3-6 6-1. It was the last match of the tournament and was played on Centre Court. Interview: Jamie Murray and Jelena Jankovic After a pulsating men's final the arena was empty for the start of the mixed final, but it soon filled up with spectators keen to witness a small moment of British tennis history. The home favourite did not make the best of starts, dropping serve straight away, but Murray and Jankovic soon recovered the break. It could be a good bet - and you'd probably get some good odds too! Jamie Murray when asked by BBC Sport in March on his chances of winning a Grand slam title before Andy And when doubles expert Bjorkman was broken in game nine, Murray and Jankovic held onto the advantage to seal the first set. It was a different story in the second, however, as the fifth seeds raced into a 5-1 lead and quickly got back on level terms. The momentum appeared to be with the more established pair but it was not the case. Bjorkman was broken to love in the second game of the deciding set and, with the Wimbledon crowd increasingly vociferous, a second break followed in game six. It fell to the beaming Jankovic to serve out and she did so comfortably, sealing a first Grand Slam title for both players. An elated Murray said: "I don't know if it's sunk in, but it feels pretty good." He paid tribute to his Serbian partner, the world number three in singles but a self-confessed doubles novice. 606: DEBATE A brilliant performance by the pair, I'm really chuffed for Jamie KG "She won the match in the end because she kept returning the guy's serve and I couldn't do it," he said. Jankovic, who lost to eventual finalist Marion Bartoli in the fourth round of the women's singles, admitted that a first Grand Slam win was especially sweet. "It's really an incredible feeling for me to be there and to hold the trophy," she said. "It's something that I always dreamed of, and I would love one day to have that feeling with the singles trophy." SEE ALSO


Which player famously cried on the Duchess of Kent's shoulder after losing the final of the Ladies Singles at Wimbledon in 1993?

BBC News | THE BBC TEAM | Novotna tips Tauziat for title Saturday, 24 June, 2000, 15:01 GMT 16:01 UK Novotna tips Tauziat for title Third time lucky: Jana Novotna took the title in 1998 Jana Novotna is tipping French outsider Natalie Tauziat, who she defeated in the 1998 Ladies Singles final, to finally take the Wimbledon crown. A member of the BBC's TV team at this year's Championships, Novotna said: "I would really like to see Natalie Tauziat win, and I think she can do it. "She has been on the Tour for many years and is the last remaining grass court player we have on the women's circuit, and I know it would be one of her biggest dreams come true if she succeeds. "She has a tough opener against Cim Klijsters of Belgium, but if she can get past her she can go all the way." Surprised Novotna, who famously cried on the Duchess of Kent's shoulder after losing the 1993 final to Steffi Graf, retired last year but says she is not missing life on the professional circuit. She told BBC Radio tennis correspondent Iain Carter: "My life has changed dramatically, but I have made a good adjustment. Tauziat: could this be her year? "I know a lot of players struggle when they finally make their decision to to retire - they don't know what to do, they're used to the routine - but I seem to be doing fine. "I'm no longer travelling as much, and I spend most of my time at home, keeping myself busy with plenty of other things. I'm enjoying playing golf and going skiing, and doing a bit of work such as here at Wimbledon. "I like to go and play tennis for about half an hour or 45 minutes at a time but that's about it. I'm glad I no longer have to do all that physical activity on a daily basis." Different Three-times Wimbledon finalist Novotna said the fact that no one player is currently dominating the women's game is "nice for the players and very attactive for the spectators". She added: "It's a very wide open Wimbledon this year, and I think we'll see yet another different Grand Slam champion. "Mary Pierce is playing awfully well lately, and Conchita Martinez has done it once before (in 1994) and definitely has a chance. "It will also be nice to see the Williams sisters back in the game, competing with the likes of Hingis and Davenport." Search BBC Sport Online