Which 90s sitcom character was said to be a symbol of failing values which caused LA riots, according to Dan Quayle?

The '90s / Useful Notes - TV Tropes So if this is what sold pickup trucks in the early '90s, what did the chick-car ads look like? Some useful notes regarding the Real Life 1990s , from tropers who remember them. Daily Life: For the first time in U.S. history, more Americans lived in affluent suburban neighborhoods rather than in cities or towns or on farms. Fueled by this millions-strong middle class, the American "consumer culture" that had been burgeoning since The '50s reached its apotheosis. There were more creature comforts and general amusements than ever before (including some that were relatively new for the decade, such as cellular phones and hand-held videogame consoles), as well as more people to enjoy them and more dollars with which to buy them. The factor most responsible for setting the stage for this fabulous prosperity remains controversial among social scientists and political pundits, but the general consensus is that the country was reaping a generation's worth of benefits from a dramatic economic shift (dubbed the "New Economy") that had phased out the old industrial labor market (which, had allegedly subordinated the material interests of laborers to those of management) and reoriented American workers toward businesses that capitalized more on individual ingenuity and creativity (such as computer technology). The 1990s were the point at which drug awareness reached the point of Narm . Anti-drug commercials were sprinkled in between shows aimed at eight-year-olds, most of whom weren't exactly being offered to begin with . note Though the young actresses involved helped usher millions of boys into adolescence. Programs like DARE were at their most aggressive (and least effective), and Rachael Leigh Cook was tearing up her kitchen for unclear reasons . Amongst adults, employee drug tests were ubiquitous no matter your line of work. Moral Guardians were at their most hot-and-bothered since The '50s , as a result of shows like Beavis And Butthead and The Simpsons , violent video games (more on that below) and musicians like Marilyn Manson and most Gangsta Rap artists. The guardianship was thought to have jumped the shark in 1994 when a Jerry Falwell-produced video claimed that President Bill Clinton was a Serial Killer who had ordered hits on political enemies , but it came back with a vengeance after Columbine provided them with a holy grail of things to panic about — two teenagers who played Doom and listened to "violent" rock music shooting up their school while dressed in black. In the UK, there was a fair bit of controversy surrounding the James Bulger case of 1993, infamously involving two ten-year-old boys murdering the much younger Bulger, and it had been rumoured they were trying to imitate horror movies such as Child's Play 3 . Naturally prompting a moral panic over the effects of violent media on children... TV ads were still the dominant form of marketing in the '90s. Because everyone was watching either cable or over-the-air TV, the formulaic advertisements that provided a telephone number ("Call 1-800-[number]"/"You must be 18 or older to call"/"But wait, there's more!") with the blue background and scrolling yellow letters were very familiar. While they still exist today, they serve as a nostalgic throwback. On the subject of the National Curriculum, this was the decade the National Curriculum assessments, colloquially known as "SATs" were brought in, designed to test kids in English, Maths and Science at the end of every "Key Stage" (typically at the end of Years 2, 6 and 9). These have attracted a lot of criticism (including from teachers' unions) over the stress they were supposedly putting kids under, teaching to the tests, their use as part of school league tables etc. Entertainment: As for the US networks , NBC was pretty much king of the roost thanks to its lineup of sitcoms , Fox had The Simpsons , The X-Files , and its massive sports contracts to fall back on, and CBS and ABC were pretty much neck-and-neck at the bottom. ABC did have a success story with TGIF, though. 1995 saw t


According to the series when was the Cheers bar founded?

Cheers Logo and Opening Titles - Fonts In Use  is one of the longest running and most awarded series in television history. In the US, at least, the Cheers logo and opening titles are virtually universal. Almost anyone who grew up with a TV in the 1980s would be familiar with the 60-second sequence, making it one of the most recognizable examples of 20th century typography. A remastered title sequence from Season 4 or 5. It’s nice to see the titles in more detail. Unfortunately, the widescreen format clips the top and bottom of the original frames. The logo and sequence were created by Castle/Bryant/Johnsen, Inc., a 3-person LA studio (Jim Castle, Bruce Bryant and Carol Johnsen) who went on to design titles for dozens of other TV series. Their Cheers logo, which doubled as the identity for both the series and the fictional bar where the sitcom takes place, became part of the commercial juggernaut, branding countless souvenirs and other merchandise. Later, the Bull & Finch Pub , a real-life Boston bar that inspired the set, even took on the Cheers name and logo. The logo is derived from two typefaces, Candice and Flamenco Inline , two Letraset designs that reflect the 1970s’ obsession with ornate Victorian and Art Nouveau styles. The designers married the flamboyant capital ‘C’ from Candice with Flamenco’s lively lowercase, completing the painterly look with an arched baseline and “ sports swash ”. These showy underline strokes were common in baseball team logos (lead character Sam is a former player) but they were also standard elements in early commercial emblems of all sorts. Of course, nearly all these vintage marks were hand lettered, not made from fonts. But the modifications and finish of the Cheers logo successfully emulates the kind of hand lettered sign that would grace an old-timey bar. For the Emmy award-winning title sequence, Castle/Bryant/Johnsen departed from the standard sitcom formula of introducing the cast by showing them in corny poses or scenes from the series. Instead, they collected archival illustrations and photographs of bar life, culled from books, private collections, and historical societies. They hand-tinted the images and paired them with typography inspired by a turn-of-the-century aesthetic. The look is old tavern — but think Tiffany lamps and Chesterfield sofas, not spurs and six-shooters. The vintage imagery is a tribute to the long history of the fictional bar where the series is set. The sign outside Cheers says the bar was established in 1895 (though at least two episodes indicate that this date was made up by the bar’s ownership). The opening titles are set in Cabaret . Like Candice, Cabaret was designed by Alan Meeks , a designer who is mostly unknown outside the deepest type circles, but who is responsible for over 30 Letraset font families, many of which are updated takes on vintage display styles. Castle/Bryant/Johnsen borrowed the lined gradient fill of Cabernet to complete the Cheers logo. “Saturday night in a saloon.” Taken in Craigville, Minnesota, 1937 by Russell Lee of the Farm Security Administration. Via Shorpy . Here’s the photograph as it was used in the Cheers title sequence. The man’s arm was removed from the woman’s shoulder, perhaps because the barfly characters in the show are rarely seen with lady friends. According to Bryant , “The network hated it. They wanted to see the cast, not something that represented the cast.” But the show creators’ won out, and the style of the opening titles never changed throughout the series’ 11 year run from 1982 to 1993. The only alterations made were to accommodate cast member changes. For years I was under the impression (and I’m certainly not the only one ) that each image was meant to represent specific characters from the show, as the people pictured sometimes seemed to correspond to the names in the titles. But now I’m sure the association is looser than that, at least                for the series’ first season. The arrangement of the names in the frame, though, is quite intentional. Paraphrasing Chris W. o


Which sitcom with Vickie Lawrence was a spin-off from the Carol Burnett Show?

Spin Off: "The Carol Burnett Show" and "Mama's Family" The Carol Burnett Show and Mama's Family The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1979) Mama's Family (1983-1990) Type: Spin Off    Okay, most spin offs involve introducing characters on one show as part of a certain reality and then spinning them into a connected show. But there are exceptions, and one of the principal exceptions is when a show starts as a skit on some sort of variety show and then gets fleshed out into a shows all its own. See the difference? No shared reality which, if you look around this site you'll see, is what I think is the most fun about this stuff.    There are lots of examples of this kind of spin off: The Tracey Ullman Show and The Simpsons, The Jackie Gleason Show and The Honeymooners and, our topic, The Carol Burnett Show and Mama's Family.    Starting as a recurring bit on The Carol Burnett Show, Mama's Family centered on a lower class southern family with Vicki Lawrence playing Thelma "Mama" Harper the matriarch of the Harper clan. Part of what got Vicki Lawrence hired onto The Carol Burnett Show was how very much she looked like Carol Burnett. They looked like they could be sisters. In this skit though Carol Burnett played Mama's daughter Eunice.    The skits were basically about the various members of the Harper clan fighting and arguing over some problem or another. Lots of loudness. It wasn't my favorite skit but I guess I'm in the minority.    Well, several years after the end of The Carol Burnett Show, Mama and her family were resurrected as a series for NBC. The show brought back Vicki Lawrence as Mama as well as Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman in their roles of Eunice and Eunice's husband Ed. Eunice and Ed only appeared occasionally though. To fill out the cast, many new characters were brought in: new Harpers, new friends of the Harpers... These parts were played by both new faces as well as sitcom vets like Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Ken Berry.    After two seasons, NBC dropped the show. It disappeared for a season before it then reappeared in first run syndication. Gone were all the real big big names - Burnett, Korman, White, McClanahan - everyone except for Vicki Lawrence and Ken Berry and the less famous members of the supporting cast. It stayed alive in syndication for four more seasons bringing joy, I guess, to...well dozens of people... maybe... and to bring a tear of suffering to my eye when I would accidentally catch a moment of it. Given the choice of watching Mama's Family or the stunningly bad Small Wonder - the story of a young robot girl raised as a real girl by a family almost half as lifelike as herself - I would have to choose the deadly poison. Sometimes TV ain't pretty folks.


Who was creator and executive producer of Magnum PI?

Donald P. Bellisario - IMDb IMDb Writer | Producer | Director Donald P. Bellisario was born in North Charleroi in Pennsylvania. His father ran the tavern, where he grew up listening to the war stories of vets returning from WWII. He had a fifteen-year career in advertising before moving to Hollywood. He broke into television as the story editor for Black Sheep Squadron (1976). His most celebrated works to ... See full bio » Born:


What was the name of the vet in Daktari?

Daktari (TV Series 1966–1969) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS 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 Dr. Marsh Tracy was a veterinarian running an animal study center in Africa. Helping him were his daughter Paula, American Jack Dane and Mike, a local. Also living with the Tracys--and ... See full summary  » Creators: a list of 23 titles created 23 Jan 2012 a list of 2657 titles created 12 Sep 2012 a list of 3690 titles created 15 Jan 2013 a list of 29 titles created 5 months ago a list of 39 titles created 4 months ago Search for " Daktari " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb 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. Ranger Porter Ricks is responsible for the animal and human life in Coral Key Park, Florida. Stories center on his 15-year-old son Sandy and 10-year-old Bud and, especially, on their pet dolphin Flipper. Stars: Brian Kelly, Luke Halpin, Tommy Norden When a native village is apparently terrorized by a Lion, the local sergeant enlists the help of a veterinarian working at a nearby animal study center. It is soon discovered that the Lion ... See full summary  » Director: Andrew Marton The ongoing saga of the Martin family and their beloved collie, Lassie. Stars: Lassie, Jon Provost, June Lockhart Sonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures. Stars: Ed Devereaux, Tony Bonner, Ken James The series revolves around Evie Ethel Garland, who is the daughter of Troy and Donna Garland. However, Troy is an alien from the planet Antereus. As a benefit of her half-alien parentage, ... See full summary  » Stars: Donna Pescow, Maureen Flannigan, Burt Reynolds The story of a young bee named Maya and her adventures. Stars: Michiko Nomura, Ichirô Nagai, Etha Coster Les barbapapa (TV Series 1973) Animation | Short | Family The Barbapapas are creatures that can change their form, and those are the adventures is this unusual family in his struggle to find his place in the planet while helping other people and animals Stars: Allen Swift, Julia Holewinski, Leen Jongewaard The humourous adventures of a family of pop musicians. Stars: Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey A sarcastic Martian comes to live with a hapless young Terran on Earth. Stars: Ray Walston, Bill Bixby, Pamela Britton Pumuckl is a nice and sometimes naughty goblin who used to live with a cabinet maker named Franz Eder. Mr. Eder has had to live through quite some trouble because Pumuckl always was up to ... See full summary  » Stars: Gustl Bayrhammer, Hans Clarin, Toni Berger In the 21st century, the Tracy family operate a unique private mechanized emergency response service. Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Peter Dyneley, David Graham Top Cat is the leader of a group of alley cats, always trying to cheat someone. Stars: Leo DeLyon, Allen Jenkins, Arnold Stang Edit Storyline Dr. Marsh Tracy was a veterinarian running an animal study center in Africa. Helping him were his daughter Paula, American Jack Dane and Mike, a local. Also living with the Tracys--and equally a part of the show's starring cast--were a crossed-eyed lion named Clarence and a chimp named Judy. The series' storylines were largely centered around protecting the wildlife of the local game preserve from poachers and other threats. Written by Marg Baskin <marg@asd.raytheon.ca> The jungle's great for adventure. In fact it's wild. (season 3) See more  » Genres: 11 January 1966 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia Originally they wanted Ralph Helfer 's own daughter Tana Helfer to be the little girl in the Pilot because she was able to ride their Zebra Folsom around so well but Tana hated acting. See more » Connections My Favorite Show as a Child 4 October 2005 | by lambiepie-2


Who bought CBS in 1929 and remained on the board until 1983?

William S. Paley | American executive | Britannica.com American executive David Sarnoff William S. Paley, (born Sept. 28, 1901, Chicago , Ill., U.S.—died Oct. 26, 1990, New York , N.Y.), American broadcaster who served as the Columbia Broadcasting System ’s president (1928–46), chairman of the board (1946–83), founder chairman (1983–86), acting chairman (1986–87), and chairman (1987–90). For more than half a century he personified the power and influence of CBS. William S. Paley, c. 1979. Carl Mydans—Time Life Pictures/Getty Images Paley was the son of immigrant Ukrainian Jews who conducted a thriving cigar business in Chicago. (At age 12 he added a middle initial to his name, the S.) The family moved to Philadelphia when Paley was ready for college, and he attended the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1922). After entering the family’s new cigar business, he became vice president and eventually signed an early radio advertising contract for the firm’s products. The commercials boosted business, making Paley aware of the power of radio as an advertising medium, and in 1927 he invested in a relative’s small radio network, the Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System; Paley became president of Columbia on Sept. 26, 1928, moved to New York City , and quickly signed up 49 radio stations. (CBS dropped the word Phonographic from its name in 1929.) In the subsequent decades Paley built CBS into one of the world’s leading radio and television networks, hiring such entertainment stars as Bing Crosby , Kate Smith , George Burns and Gracie Allen , the Mills Brothers, Will Rogers , Eddie Cantor , Bob Hope , and Jack Benny , luring some of them from rival networks. During World War II Paley served the U.S. government as supervisor of the Office of War Information (OWI) in the Mediterranean, and later as chief of radio in the OWI’s Psychological Warfare Division (1944–45), finally becoming deputy chief of the Psychological Warfare Division. During and after the war Paley supported and encouraged Edward R. Murrow in building an outstanding news staff for CBS. Also in the postwar era Paley built CBS studios on both the east and west coasts and produced several successful television game shows, comedies, and westerns, including I Love Lucy, Gunsmoke, and Arthur Godfrey’s and Ed Sullivan’s variety shows. Paley exercised firm control over major programming and, in 1966, waived the CBS mandatory retirement rule so that he could remain active as chairman of the board. He remained chairman until 1983 and, after some CBS infighting, returned in 1987. Britannica Stories


Which executive producer of Dream On is well known for films such as Trading Places?

‘Trading Places’: More Than 7 Things You May Not Know About The Film (But We Won’t Bet A Dollar On It) | IndieWire Advertise with Indiewire ‘Trading Places’: More Than 7 Things You May Not Know About The Film (But We Won’t Bet A Dollar On It) 'Trading Places': More Than 7 Things You May Not Know About The Film (But We Won't Bet A Dollar On It) Talk Thirty years ago, “ Trading Places ,” John Landis‘ classic comedy, premiered to critical and commercial success. Not only was it the 4th highest grossing film of 1983 (making over $90 million, behind “Flashdance,” “Terms of Endearment,” and “Return of the Jedi“), but the film also received praise from the likes of Roger Ebert (“This is good comedy”) and Rex Reed (“Trading Places is an updated Frank Capra with four-letter words, and I can think of no higher praise than that”). The film is about two beyond-wealthy yet bored brothers (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche) who swap out a well-to-do finance guy in their employ ( Dan Aykroyd ) with a homeless conman (Eddie Murphy) just to watch the world burn, oh no, we mean to test the good old “nature vs. nurture” debate. Decades later, “Trading Places” is still hilarious, with its cutting commentary on class and race in America (regrettably still topical), legendary comedic performances by Murphy (way before “ Triplets ” talk and Murphy became the most overpaid actor in Hollywood ) and Aykroyd (way before “ Ghostbusters 3 ” talk and Aykroyd opened up about his belief in aliens ), and so much more (Jamie Lee Curtis plays a hooker with a heart of gold, the 1% lose out in the end, and more). To mark the occasion, check out a few tidbits of trivia that you may not know about the film below and keep your eye on the frozen orange juice market. “Trading Places” is currently available on DVD and Blu-ray (we recommend the “Looking Good, Feeling Good” edition in either format), and can be seen on Netflix: what better time to watch than during this summer weekend (there’s only so much sunshine and fresh air you can soak up), especially with some freshly squeezed orange juice (take that, Duke brothers!)? 1. It Was Originally Meant To Be A Richard Pryor-Gene Wilder Vehicle Called “Black And White” After the uber-success of “Stir Crazy” (grossing over $100 million and ranking 3rd overall for 1980, although with mixed reviews), the team of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder was a hot ticket. With comedic and literal gold in mind, the story for “Trading Places” was born, though with the slightly more blunt title of “Black and White.” Too bad “ Ebony and Ivory ” was already taken. Remember, this was the early ’80s and a to-be-rated R comedy, so subtlety and racial sensitivity were not high on the checklist (for some context, check out this landmark ‘SNL’ sketch ). Unfortunately (or fortunately, depends on how you feel about “Norbit“), Pryor was unable to do the film and the studio replaced him with Murphy. Rather than taking Pryor’s reins, Murphy had Wilder re-cast and the rest is history. Being the 22-year-old comedian’s second film role (“48 Hours” being his screen debut), Billy Ray Valentine “ made him a phenomenon .” A few years later, Pryor and Wilder would get the chance to work together again for the third time (first was the moderately-received “Silver Streak“) in the critically panned and not-so-classic “See No Evil, Hear No Evil.” 2. Other Casting Options Included Ray Milland, John Gielgud And More Although now we can’t imagine anyone else but Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche playing the dastardly scheming Duke brothers, toying with people’s lives and likelihoods (ahem *Koch brothers* ahem), the producers had a different pairing in mind. Ralph Bellamy (“ The Awful Truth ,” “ His Girl Friday “) may have been the first choice for Randolph, but Don Ameche (“ The Story of Alexander Graham Bell ,” “ Midnight “) wasn’t for Mortimer. Apparently, that honor goes to Ray Milland (“ The Lost Weekend ,” “ Dial M for Murder “), who had to decline because of being un-insurable due to age and health. Milland wasn’t the only English Oscar-winner up for a role in “Tradi


"To which interviewer did Richard Nixon say, ""I never cry except in public?"

Richard Nixon Interview With David Frost Transcription | LYBIO.net Is A Movement For Internet Online Accuracy For Speeches, Text, Words, Quotes and Lyrics. Richard Nixon Interview With David Frost Transcription Richard Nixon Interview With David Frost “http://Lybio.net The Accurate Source To Find Transcript To Richard Nixon Interview With David Frost.” [Richard Nixon Complete Interview (6 of 6) With David Frost] [Nixon Interview With David Frost (1 of 6)] [Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994)] Source: LYBIO.net I must say I sort of cracked up. Started to cry, pushed my chair back. And then I blurted it out. And I said, I’m sorry; I just hope I haven’t let you down. President Richard Nixon …talking with David Frost [Voice Over] Source: LYBIO.net Highlights from the historic David Frost encounters with Richard Nixon in 1977. [Sir David Paradine Frost, (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) ] I’ve interviewed Richard Nixon once before the Nixon interviews in 1977. That was back in 1968 when he was candidate Nixon. And the scene of his interview was his campaign HQ in New York. In fact, we arrived slightly ahead of the furniture, but we managed to wrestle up a couple of chairs and we were very soon discussing his notorious you won’t have Richard Nixon to kick around anymore speech back in 1962. [Richard Nixon] As a public figure, I would say that was a mistake. And I can also assure you that as far as getting into an argument with press it won’t happen again, as long as I’m a public figure. [David Frost] Well that was one campaign pledge he was certainly not able to fulfill, within two years he was at war with the press over Vietnam, and within 4 years over Watergate. We’ll come back to the unfolding drama of Watergate later in the program. But right now, we turn to a question that I asked him that has an extraordinary resonance this week. [David Frost] And did you in a sense feel that resignation was worse than death? [Richard Nixon] In some ways. I didn’t feel it in terms that the popular mythologists about this era write, that resignation is so terrible, I better go out and fall on a sword or take a gun and shoot myself or this or that or the other thing. I wasn’t about to do that. I never think in those terms; suicidal terms, death wish and all that, that’s all just bunk. But on the other hand, I feel myself that life without purpose, I feel that life in which an individual has to – is forced to go against his intuitions about what he thinks he ought to do, that life then becomes almost unbearable. And so resignation meant life without purpose as far as I was concerned. I had nothing more to contribute to the causes I so deeply believed in. And also I felt that resignation meant that I would be in a position of – of not having really anything to live for, and related to the fact that it is life without purpose, not having anything to life for that it could be a very very shattering experience which it has been and it to a certain extent it still is. You see people – the average person and I understand this, I’m – I do not consider myself to be other than an average person, none of us should really. We all think we’re a little smarter than we are. But you feel that: Gee, isn’t it just great to, you know, to have enough money to afford to live in a very nice house and to be able to play golf. And to have nice parties and to wear good clothes, shoes and suits, ect. ect. ect. or travel if you want to. And the answer is if you don’t have those things, then they can mean a great deal to you, when you do have them, they mean nothing to you. To me, the unhappiest people of the world are those in the watering-places, the international watering-places, like the south coast of France, and Newport, Palm Springs and Palm Beach, going to parties every night, playing golf every afternoon, then bridge. Drinking too much, talking too much, thinking too little. Retired. No purpose. And so, well, I know there are those who will totally disagree with this and say “Gee, boy, if I could just be a millionaire, that would be the m


Who did Dick Van Dyke play in The Dick Van Dyke Show?

Dick Van Dyke - Biography - IMDb Dick Van Dyke Biography Showing all 156 items Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trade Mark  (5) | Trivia  (122) | Personal Quotes  (23) Overview (3) 6' 1" (1.85 m) Mini Bio (1) Dick Van Dyke was born Richard Wayne Van Dyke in West Plains, Missouri, to Hazel Victoria (McCord), a stenographer, and Loren Wayne Van Dyke, a salesman. His younger brother is entertainer Jerry Van Dyke . His ancestry includes English, Scottish, German, Swiss-German, and Dutch. Although he'd had small roles beforehand, Van Dyke was launched to stardom in the 1960 musical "Bye-Bye Birdie", for which he won a Tony Award, and, then, later in the movie based on that play, Bye Bye Birdie (1963). He has starred in a number of films throughout the years including Mary Poppins (1964), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) and Fitzwilly (1967), as well as a number of successful television series which won him no less than four Emmys and three made-for-CBS movies. After separating from his wife, Margie Willett, in the 1970s, Dick later became involved with Michelle Triola . Margie and Dick had four children born during the first ten years of their marriage: Barry Van Dyke ; Carrie Beth van Dyke ; Christian Van Dyke and Stacy Van Dyke , all of whom are now in their forties and married themselves. He has seven grandchildren, including Shane Van Dyke , Carey Van Dyke , Wes Van Dyke and Taryn Van Dyke (Barry's children) and family members often appear with him on Diagnosis Murder (1993). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Taiyo Spouse (2) Often works with his son Barry Van Dyke Performed his own unique style of dancing Grey moustache The role of Rob Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961). Trivia (122) Often hosted game shows when he was a struggling actor. He hosted Mother's Day (1958) and Laugh Line (1959) but turned down The Price Is Right (1956). Lived with Michelle Triola from 1976 until her death in 2009. Van Dyke had become friendly with her before his marriage ended and in his autobiography he admits that the final cause of his divorce from his wife was when he gave Michelle Triola out of his own pocket the six-figure amount she had sued for unsuccessfully in her infamous "palimony" case against Lee Marvin. Daughter Stacy Van Dyke guest starred on Diagnosis Murder (1993), in Diagnosis Murder: Murder in the Family (1996). Grandson Shane Van Dyke guest-starred in 14 episodes of Diagnosis Murder (1993). According to his book "Those Funny Kids: A Treasury of Classroom Laughter", by age 11 he had grown to 6' 1". Is ambidextrous but writes mainly left-handed. Served in the United States Air Force. He enlisted to be a pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War II, but initially did not make the cut because he did not meet the weight requirement, as he was underweight. He tried three times to enlist, before barely making the cut. He actually served as a radio announcer during the war, and he did not leave the United States. He and his wife Margie married on the radio show "Bride and Groom" because the show paid for the wedding rings, a honeymoon and household appliances. After their wedding, the Van Dykes were so poor that they had to live in their car for a while. Beat out Johnny Carson for the role of Rob Petrie on what later became The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) . Won Broadway's 1961 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "Bye, Bye Birdie" and a Grammy Award for the Mary Poppins (1964) soundtrack. His comic inspiration was Stan Laurel . He says he was able to find him by looking up his name in the phone book in Santa Monica, California, where Laurel lived. He called and Laurel invited him over. The two became good friends. When Laurel died, Van Dyke delivered his eulogy at the funeral. Says that his most memorable role is that of Bert the chimney-sweep in Mary Poppins (1964). Overcame alcoholism in the 1970s. Children: Christian Van Dyke , Barry Van Dyke , Stacy Van Dyke and Carrie Beth van Dyke . Grandchildren: Carey Van Dyke , Shane Van Dyke , Wes Van Dyke and Taryn Van Dyke . Great-granddaught


Which English actress and star of Primary Colors appeared as a guest in Cheers?

Emma Thompson - TV.com Emma Thompson EDIT Emma is the daughter of English actress Phyllida Law and of stage director Eric Thompson . Actress Sophie Thompson is her sister. Emma attended the Camden School for Girls, a comprehensive girls' secondary school in North London. She first came into the limelight at Cambridge, where she studied English… more Credits S 1:   Ep 2 Part 2 Perestroika 12/14/03 S 1:   Ep 1 Part 1 Millennium Approaches 12/7/03 S 1:   Ep 6 Josette Simon, Harry Butterworth, Jim Carter, Sue Race 12/15/88 S 1:   Ep 3 Robbie Coltrane, Mark Kingston 11/24/88 S 1:   Ep 7 January 1943 11/22/87 S 1:   Ep 6 Autumn 1942 11/15/87 S 1:   Ep 5 April 1941 11/8/87 S 1:   Ep 4 October 1940 11/1/87 S 1:   Ep 3 June 1940 10/25/87 S 1:   Ep 5 Love Hurts 3/31/87 S 1:   Ep 4 Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O 3/24/87 S 1:   Ep 2 On the Road Again 3/10/87 S 67:   Ep 1 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 9/20/15 S 27:   Ep 41 2014/10/27 10/27/14 S 26:   Ep 72 December 11, 2013 12/11/13 S 22:   Ep 229 August 17, 2010 8/17/10 S 18:   Ep 92 January 25, 2006 1/25/06 S 16:   Ep 48 November 5, 2003 11/5/03 S 1:   Ep 138 2014/10/03 10/3/14 S 2014:   Ep 20141002 2014/10/02 10/2/14 S 39:   Ep 73 GMA 12/11 12/11/13 S 1:   Ep 3 Wed, Feb 19, 2014 2/19/14 S 5:   Ep 20131212 Thu, Dec 12, 2013 12/12/13 S 33:   Ep 65 December 6, 2013 12/6/13 S 2:   Ep 2 14 January 2012 1/14/12 S 6:   Ep 25 6th March, 2011 3/6/11 S 5:   Ep 28 28th March, 2010 3/28/10 S 3:   Ep 296 Episode #3.296 8/17/10 S 6:   Ep 210 Emma Thompson/Carlos Alazraqui 8/12/10 S 3:   Ep 38 Emma Thompson/Eamon Walker/Joseph Arthur 11/9/06 S 2:   Ep 83 Emma Thompson/Steve Byrne 2/2/06 S 22:   Ep 143 Thursday 25/3/10 3/25/10 S 1:   Ep 130 Wednesday 24/3/10 3/24/10 S 9:   Ep 58 Tuesday 23rd March 3/23/10 S 2:   Ep 47 Monday 30th January 1/30/06 S 51:   Ep 49 Episode 4523 3/23/10 S 6:   Ep 11 Films & Fame 3/6/09 S 6:   Ep 47 Emma Thompson/Dido 11/12/08 S 3:   Ep 95 Emma Thompson/Blair Underwood/Heather Headley 1/27/06 S 1:   Ep 48 Emma Thompson/George Lopez 11/12/03 S 30:   Ep 3 Robbie Coltrane 9/24/06 S 2:   Ep 95 Episode 270 2/3/06 S 7:   Ep 21 Monday 30th January 1/30/06 S 6:   Ep 207 Tuesday 18th October 10/18/05 S 13:   Ep 87 Show #2500 1/24/06 S 5:   Ep 112 Show #0974 3/16/98 S 2:   Ep 53 Show #0272 11/17/94 S 1:   Ep 44 Show #0044 10/28/93 S 14:   Ep 131 Show #3075 1/12/06 S 2:   Ep 65 Show #307 12/16/97 S 5:   Ep 8 Emma 11/19/97 S 68:   Ep 1 The 68th Annual Academy Awards 3/25/96 S 66:   Ep 1 The 66th Annual Academy Awards 3/21/94 S 1:   Ep 4 Emma Thompson 2/3/94 S 65:   Ep 1 The 65th Annual Academy Awards 3/29/93 S 30:   Ep 100 Show #4511 4/8/92 S 29:   Ep 167 Show #4397 8/29/91 S 10:   Ep 16 One Hugs, the Other Doesn't 1/30/92 S 1:   Ep 7 Ben Elton 3/8/86 S 2:   Ep 1 Bambi 5/8/84 S 2:   Ep 7 Slags 2/11/84 Become a contributor Important: You must only upload images which you have created yourself or that you are expressly authorised or licensed to upload. By clicking "Publish", you are confirming that the image fully complies with TV.com’s Terms of Use and that you own all rights to the image or have authorization to upload it. Please read the following before uploading Do not upload anything which you do not own or are fully licensed to upload. The images should not contain any sexually explicit content, race hatred material or other offensive symbols or images. Remember: Abuse of the TV.com image system may result in you being banned from uploading images or from the entire site – so, play nice and respect the rules! Choose background:


What was the first sitcom to reach No 1 in the Nielsen ratings?

Comedy series losing viewers: A sad reality |    cleveland.com Comedy series losing viewers: A sad reality comments Associated Press file If Ricky and Lucy Ricardo could see what's happened to sitcom ratings, they'd probably look like this. Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in the 1956 "I Love Lucy" Christmas special. A list of comedies that were No. 1 So what are you laughing at? Well, according to the ratings supplied each week by Nielsen Media Research, you're not finding much of anything that tickles the old funny bone. The 2008-09 season is about 2 months old, and only one comedy, "Desperate Housewives," is in the top 10. Although filmed on the same Universal Studios back-lot street that was home to "Leave It to Beaver" and "The Munsters," ABC's soapy and satirical series is far removed from the classic half-hour sitcom form that prospered in the prime-time neighborhood for so many years. So what is America watching? That's easy. Three genres rule the ratings roost: procedural crime dramas (led by No. 1 in total viewers "C.S.I." and accounting for 10 of the top 25), reality shows (led by No. 2 "Dancing With the Stars" and accounting for six of the top 25) and medical dramas (with both "Grey's Anatomy" and "House" making the top 15). Do the math. Take away these three genres, and 18 of America's 25 top-rated shows disappear. Where does that leave the sitcom? CBS This season's top-rated sitcom is "Two and Half Men," and it's 12th overall on the Nielsen list. From left, John Cryer, Charlie Sheen, Angus T. Jones. There's just one half-hour comedy in the top 25, Charlie Sheen's "Two and a Half Men." It's the only ratings bright spot for a form that, up to six years ago, was a constant and substantial part of the nation's television diet. Compare the current state of comedy to the 1988-89 season, when eight of the top 10 shows were half-hour comedies. Comedy was king, all right, placing a staggering 16 shows among the top 25 that season. Twenty seasons later, comedy hasn't merely abdicated its prime-time crown. It has gone into exile. You can't even make the excuse that the 1988-89 season was some kind of comedic aberration in the history of television. Seven of the top 10 shows for the 1962-63 season were sitcoms; nine of the top 10 for the 1978-79 season; and eight of the top 10 for the 1991-92 season. The country's love affair with the sitcom blossomed during the 1952-53 season, when "I Love Lucy" claimed viewers' hearts and the No. 1 spot. It was the first sitcom -- filmed on a soundstage using three cameras and a live audience -- to accomplish this. "Friends," No. 1 for the 2001-02 season, was the last. NBC "Friends" was the last sitcom to be No. 1 for a season -- seven seasons ago. Clockwise from left, Matt Le Blanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox Arquette. Those two victories span 50 television seasons, and a sitcom was the No. 1 show for 24 of them. But there's nothing funny about the numbers being posted by half-hour comedies during the last few seasons. Is the sitcom dead? Or is it just comatose, waiting to snap back to consciousness and vitality? A genre that needs a shaking up? "It's a tough form," said writer-comedian Larry Wilmore, an Emmy winner and a regular on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show." "I think a lot of it could be generational. Some people, with the three-camera sitcom, it's just not their visual language or whatever, and you've just got to keep shaking it up." There are plenty of writers and producers, like Wilmore, shaking up the TV notion of comedy. You can find comedy all over the television landscape. You can't find sitcoms. Even NBC's acclaimed half-hour Thursday comedies, "30 Rock" and "The Office," don't qualify as traditional sitcoms (not using the three-camera, live audience method). But TV historian Earle Marsh, co-author of "The Complete Guide to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows," believes the sitcom is only one hit show away from a lightning comeback. "Nothing in television is ever dead," said Marsh, a Cleveland Heights native. "


Who in the singing Jackson family appeared in Different Strokes?

Janet Jackson Sings on Diff'rent Strokes - YouTube Janet Jackson Sings on Diff'rent Strokes Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Mar 1, 2011 The magic is working in the all-singing episode of Diff'rent Strokes


What was the first spin-off from The Beverly Hillbillies called?

Beverly Hillbillies: Season 3 Beverly Hillbillies: Season 3 For the most part television sit-coms are a light and fluffy form of family entertainment. During the seventies there were some attempts to make cutting edge and socially relevant shows like �All in the Family� but the general rule of thumb stands that this type of TV programming is silly fun. Sometimes even a show like this can achieve a level of fame that makes it a household name and the proverbial must see television. In 1962 one such series got its start; �The Beverly Hillbillies�. It would become an instant hit and result in several spin off series. At the time critics initially panned the show calling it puerile and foolish but the producers laughed all the way to the bank as the show constantly top the all important ratings. Okay, the show was silly. Even a die hard fan would have to admit this fact. The point is back at that time it was the perfect diversion from what was going on in the world. Vietnam was on the rise and starting to divide the country. There was the aftermath of the McCarthy era and communism was a major concern along with the growing proliferation of nuclear weapons. The last thing the American audience wanted during those couple of hours of prime time was something that required thought. The Hillbillies offered solace from the turbulent world and people gathered around to watch them week after week. There was also the idea that even the poorest among us could strike it rich. This series was the embodiment of the American dream. When the episodes of the start of the series� run were about to go into public domain CBS overlooked renewing them. As a result there have been some DVD releases of the early seasons and after seeing a few of them the quality is simply not there. They look like they were made from some old video tapes. Actually some old 16mm prints used by small stations for syndication were the source material for many of these unauthorized releases. Thanks to a few mergers and some shifting in distribution rights CBS Paramount is able to release the �Official� season sets. Last year they started off with the �Official Second Season� followed no by the third. There still seems to be some residual issues with the first season since I haven�t seen that one out on CBS Paramount yet. All 34 episodes are included here and they have not been cut for syndication. This is what many of us remember watching with our parents every week. The series was created by Paul Henning who was one of the most successful men in the early years of television and maintained his record for hits throughout the sixties. He not only wrote the treatment for the series and many of the episodes he penned the still famous theme song. He goes back to the golden age of television with his work n such successful shows like �Burns and Allen�, �Dennis Day� and �The Real McCoys�. If are of the age that you don�t remember a time without computers ask your parents or perhaps your grandparents about these shows; they were the staples of our television viewing for many years. Henning would also create the two spin offs of �Hillbillies�; �Green Acres� and �Petticoat Junction�. At one time CSB was considered the rural television network because of Henning�s hit shows. There would later be some backlash for this public perception but during this third season the Hillbillies� were at the height of their popularity. There was something special about the shows that Henning provided to us. They were about simple people untouched by the hectic modern world; unassuming folk that we all could relate to. We all knew that we would never be a private detective, cowboy, lawyer or doctor, the subject of other TV shows, but we could feel a kinship to the simple folk shown in this series. If you don�t know the premise of the show then you have been in a coma or forty five years or born very recently. Don�t worry, the synopsis of the plot is repeated in the theme song each week sung by bluegrass legends Jerry Scoggins and Flatt and Scr


Which series was a spin off from the Golden Girls spin-off, Empty Nest?

Empty Nest (Series) - TV Tropes Empty Nest You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share YMMV Empty Nest was an NBC sitcom which ran from 1988 to 1995. The series began as a spin-off of The Golden Girls , and its pilot ran as an episode of that show (season 2, episode 26), although it was dramatically changed before becoming its own series. Nevertheless, the two households were established as neighbors and characters regularly crossed between the two. Empty Nest was one of the year's top 10 most-watched programs for its first three years. The show centered around Dr. Harry Weston (Richard Mulligan), a Miami pediatrician. When Harry's wife passes away, his two adult daughters, neurotic divorcee Carol (Dinah Manoff) and tough party-girl policewoman Barbara (Kristy McNichol) move back in with Harry to help support him. A third daughter was mentioned as being away at college, but was not seen until 1992 - when McNichol left the series due to suffering from bipolar disorder, Emily (Lisa Rieffel) was introduced to the cast for one season. Rounding out the cast was the Westons' wacky, womanizing neighbor Charlie Dietz (David Leisure), Harry's tough Southern nurse Laverne Todd (Park Overall), and Dreyfuss the dog. Estelle Getty also reprised her role as Sophia Patrillo from The Golden Girls and Golden Palace , including as a regular cast member in the final two seasons after Golden Palace ended. Another plot point that occurred around the time the final two seasons began was that Harry and Laverne left the hospital where they initially worked at to work for a struggling inner-city medical clinic run by the tough talking Dr. Maxine Douglas (Marsha Warfield). Episodes generally centered around the relationship between Harry and his daughters, who were highly competitive for 'Daddy's' attention. Harry's career as a children's doctor was also a major focus. The series ran for seven seasons and spawned its own spin-off, Nurses, which revolved around a group of nurses whom also worked at the hospital where Harry worked at. However, ratings declined after several cast changes and the loss of The Golden Girls as a lead-in, and the series ended in 1995. This series contains examples of: Back for the Finale : Barbara, albeit in only a single scene. Belligerent Sexual Tension : Given that they slept together and even attempted a relationship, a lot of Charlie and Carol's bickering can be attributed to this. Big, Friendly Dog : Dreyfuss Big Fun : Deconstructed in More to Love. Danny appears to be this, but is actually a Stepford Smiler . Danny: I learned a long time ago that if you're fat and funny, people like having you around - you're a "great guy." But if you're not funny, then all you are is fat. The Casanova : Charley Composite Character / Suspiciously Similar Substitute : Emily had a lot of the character traits of Barb and Carol. Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass : Dumb, goofy Dreyfus instantly goes into attack mode when he senses a prowler outside the house—as does Charley. Drop-In Character : Charley would frequently drop into Harry's kitchen just to raid his fridge and hit on his daughters. Dropped After the Pilot : As a spin-off to The Golden Girls , almost everything about Empty Nest was dropped after the pilot, including its premise. The pilot starred an older married couple dealing with the fact that their children had all left home; The series was about a widower whose two adult daughters still lived at home. The only things which carried through to the series were the main character's job as a doctor, and the wacky neighbor played by David Leisure (although that character also changed name and career). Estranged Soap Family : Aside from her one-season appearance, Emily missed many key events in her family's life—holidays, Carol's wedding in the series finale, etc. Extra Digits : One season finale has Harry, Carol, and Barbara going to England for a family ceremony. Just before they leave, Barbara mentions Carol having been born with eleven toes. When they get to the castle, they meet a butler who al


"Who said, ""Married men live longer than single men, but married men are more willing to die""?"

Married men live longer than single men. But married men are a lot more willing to die. - Johnny Carson - BrainyQuote Married men live longer than single men. But married men are a lot more willing to die. Find on Amazon: Johnny Carson Cite this Page: Citation


In Laverne & Shirley, what was Laverne's last name?

Laverne & Shirley - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com Laverne & Shirley EDIT Laverne and Shirley debuted as a mid-season replacement in January of 1976 and was an instant hit ranking number three in the Nielsen ratings for the 1975-1976 season. On Happy Days , Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney were two girls who were love interests for Richie Cunningham and Fonzie. Their occasional appearances led to their own series which takes place in the same city as Happy Days: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the 1950s and 1960s. Laverne and Shirley are lower-society girls who share an apartment and work together at the Shotz Brewery as bottlecappers. Laverne and Shirley are very different people. Laverne is feisty, quick-tempered, and man-hungry while Shirley is more naive and trusting and quite inexperienced when it comes to romance. Others in the cast includ Laverne's gruff father, Frank De Fazio, who runs the Pizza Bowl where Laverne and Shirley work on occasion. Edna Babish is the girls' landlady who later marries Frank. Carmine "The Bag Ragu" Ragusa is a singer/dancer who has an on-again, off-again romance with Shirley. The other two main characters of the series are the male counterparts of Laverne and Shirley. Lenny Kosnowski and Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman live upstairs in the same apartment building as Laverne and Shirley and, also, work at the brewery. They constantly enter the girls' apartment with an annoying "hello." In 1980, the series changed scenery. The girls want something new so they decide to move to California. Lenny and Squiggy follow them along with Frank, Edna, and Carmine. The girls want to get into movies while Frank and Edna open a restaurant, Cowboy Bill's. New characters included stuntman and apartment building manager Sonny St. Jacques and neighbor and model Rhonda Lee. In 1982, Cindy Williams left the series with her character marrying Walter Meany, a military man who was assigned overseas. Main Title Theme Song "Making Our Dreams Come True" - written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox; performed by Cyndi Grecco ABC Broadcast History January 27, 1976 - July, 1979 ---- Tuesdays ---- 8:30 P.M. August, 1979 - December, 1979 ---- Thursdays ---- 8:00 P.M. December, 1979 - February, 1980 ---- Mondays ---- 8:00 P.M. February, 1980 - May, 1983 ---- Tuesdays ---- 8:30 P.M. Nielsen Ratings - Top 30 Season 1 (1975-1976) #3 (27.5) Season 2 (1976-1977) #2 (30.9) Season 3 (1977-1978) #1 (31.6) Season 4 (1978-1979) #1 (30.5) Season 5 (1979-1980) Not In Top 30 Season 6 (1980-1981) #20 (tie) (20.6) Season 7 (1981-1982) #20 (19.9) Season 8 (1982-1983) #25 (17.8) Emmy Awards Nominations Outstanding Costume Design for a Series 1979 - Alfred E. Lehman (source: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences) Golden Globe Awards Nominations Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy 1977 1978 Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy 1978 - Cindy Williams 1978 - Penny Marshall 1979 - Penny Marshall 1980 - Penny Marshall First Telecast: January 27, 1976 Last Telecast: May 10, 1983 Episodes: 178 color episodes plus one reunion specialmoreless


Which character did Burt Reynolds play in Evening Shade?

Evening Shade - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT This gentle rural sitcom, Evening Shade, starred Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton, an ex-pro football star who returned to his Arkansas home town of Evening Shade to coach the high school football team (the Mules), which had not won a game for two years. His wife Ava was elected the town's prosecuting attorney while pregnant with the couple's fourth child. Although their eldest son Taylor was the team quarterback, he inherited little of his father's sporting prowess. Assisting Wood is Herman Stiles, a fragile mathematics teacher uncommonly unsuited to the task of football coaching. Other regulars included cantankerous Dr Elldridge and Ava's father Evan, who disapproves of Wood's laid-back lifestyle and who has never forgiven him for stealing his daughter away at such a young age. (Ava was 18 when she got hitched to the 30-year-old Wood.) The series was narrated by Ossie Davis as Ponder Blue, the laconic and philosophical proprietor of Ponder Blue's Barbecue Villa, around which much of the action takes place. Evening Shade was marked by its sharp writing and measured, almost leisurely pacing, a style dictated by Reynolds with his deliberately understated performance as Newton (he also produced, wrote and directed episodes). (Adapted from BBC description)moreless


Which comedian starred in the ABC sitcom Chicken Soup?

'Chicken Soup' Is Canceled By ABC After 7 Shows - NYTimes.com 'Chicken Soup' Is Canceled By ABC After 7 Shows By BILL CARTER Published: November 8, 1989 ABC abruptly canceled ''Chicken Soup'' yesterday, the highest rated new program of the television season. The series, starring Jackie Mason, had its final telecast last night. ABC announced that a comedy called ''Coach'' would move into the 9:30 P.M. slot starting Nov. 21. Robert A. Iger, the president of the ABC entertainment division, attributed the cancellation of the Mason show to the network's need to ''maximize'' its ratings on Tuesday nights. ''Chicken Soup,'' broadcast at 9:30 P.M. on Tuesday nights, followed ''Roseanne,'' which has been the top-rated show in television so far this season. 'At Least Mildly Surprising' Larry Hyams, the director of prime-time audience analysis for ABC, said ''Chicken Soup'' was also more expensive to produce than other comedies. But, he added, the move was ''at least mildly surprising because it was still a top show in household ratings.'' Mr. Mason issued a statement yesterday in which he said he was relieved that he could stop playing the character of Jackie Fisher. ''I need to be Jackie Mason,'' he said. ''Chicken Soup'' has been consistently losing about a third of the viewers tuned to ''Roseanne.'' Its ratings have also dropped sharply from early in the season. In its opening episode on Sept. 12, the series was the second most popular show of the week, with a 21.8 rating and 34 share. (A rating point represents 921,000 homes; the share is the percentage of viewers watching a given program.) ''Coach,'' which stars Craig T. Nelson, also lost viewers during the summer when it was broadcast after ''Roseanne,'' but the drop in audience was less severe. By last week, ''Chicken Soup'' had fallen to 23d place, with a 15.9 rating and 26 share. In addition, in the most recent industry study of the popularity of television shows, ''Chicken Soup'' was the most negatively received program in television, an executive at another network said. But for the seven episodes that were broadcast through yesterday, ''Chicken Soup'' averaged an 18.1 rating and 28 share, by far the best showing of any new series on television this fall. The move was said to have caught the cast and crew of the program by surprise. They were in the midst of a rehearsal Monday night for a new episode when ABC called the show's producers, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner, to tell them the show was being canceled. Carsey/Werner is among the most successful comedy production companies in television, with three top-rated series on the air: ''Roseanne'' on ABC ''The Cosby Show'' and ''A Different World'' on NBC. Paul Schulman, who heads an agency that buys network time for advertisers, said ''Chicken Soup'' was reducing the audience for the show that follows it on Tuesdays, ''Thirtysomething.'' 'No Problem With Subject Matter' ''If 'Chicken Soup' were commercial or funnier it could have survived,'' Mr. Schulman said. ''There was no problem with advertisers pulling out of show. There was no problem with subject matter. There was no problem with audience delivery. ABC just had to feel they could do more in that time period.'' Some television critics had questioned whether a series that focused on a love affair between Mr. Mason, who played a retired Jewish pajama salesman, and Lynn Redgrave, who played an Irish Catholic social worker, would be able to sustain a mass audience. Mr. Mason was criticized for remarks he made about the Democratic candidate David N. Dinkins during the New York City mayoral contest. Mr. Mason withdrew from the campaign of the Repulican-Liberal candidate Rudolph W. Giuliani after saying that because of their ''complexes'' Jews would vote for a black candidate even if unfit for the job. Spokesmen for ABC said there was no connection between the decision to cancel the show or the timing of the announcement on election day and the problems over Mr. Mason's activities in the campaign.


Who interviewed Dudley Moore about his illness in November 1999?

Now Dudley confronts his demons | Film | The Guardian Now Dudley confronts his demons TV audience of millions watches as comic reveals fears of imminent death Sunday 21 November 1999 06.24 EST First published on Sunday 21 November 1999 06.24 EST Close This article is 17 years old In his early years as an entertainer, Dudley Moore would amuse his audiences with a rendition of Beethoven's Pathétique - as played by a pianist losing his memory. Bursts of manic tinkling would be interspersed with lengthening bouts of puzzled hesitation and baffled confusion that eventually descended into musical anarchy. It was an amiable, though not necessarily hilarious, routine that perfectly combined Moore's twin talents: as a comic actor blessed with impish charm, and as a pianist of considerable talent. Today, that Pathétique performance has come to haunt the Dagenham-born star - as he revealed to American interviewer Barbara Walters on her 20-20 programme on ABC TV last week. 'I so loved playing and now I can listen but ...' Then he stopped, his hands open in front of him, staring at them in grief. It was a deeply unsettling interview in which Moore disclosed for the first time, in a slurred and hesitant voice, that he fully understands his fate. 'I think I am going to die,' he mumbled, propping himself up with a walking stick, pausing and seeming frequently to lose the thread of his thoughts. 'Um... I don't know... I don't think it's going to be, umm... pleasant,' he told Walters. Moore is suffering from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a rare neurological disorder related to Parkinson's Disease, which took doctors four years to diagnose. Early symptoms include slurred speech, confusion, falling over and difficulty in swallowing, which can cause victims to drown in their own saliva. 'Choking to death must be awful,' said Moore, now aged 64. 'I don't find anything comforting, although my mood is fine now, but...', and he again faltered into silence. Moore's appearance on Walters' show is his first in public since his diagnosis. Wearing a baggy blue woolly cardigan, he said: 'I don't feel cheated or bitter. It was good that I had my career before this happened and I did 10 [his 1979 film hit with Bo Derek] and Arthur, and I hope people remember and love me in those roles.' In Britain, Moore, the son of a typist and a railway electrician who won a music scholarship to Oxford, is best remembered as Peter Cook's cuddly sidekick on their TV series Not Only... But Also . In the USA, however, he is famed for his romantic comedy leads in films such as the 1981 Hollywood comedy Arthur in which he played a loveable millionaire lush, a role that earned him an Oscar nomination, and provided him with another performance that has come back to haunt him. The staggering, slurred antics of Arthur began to be replayed by Moore himself. The tabloids labelled him an alcoholic, and despite the assurances of his friends that they had never seen him drink to excess, they reported his falls, outbursts, domestic upsets and car crashes. Moore said: 'It's amazing that Arthur has invaded my body to the point that I have [seemed] to become him. That's the way people looked at me. But I want people to know I am not intoxicated and... that I am going through this disease as well as I can. But I'm trapped in this body and there's nothing I can do about it.' On the set of his last attempt at a film, The Mirror Has Two Faces directed by Barbara Streisand in 1996, he was sacked for forgetting his lines. But long-time friend Blake Edwards, the Hollywood director and husband of British singer-actress Julie Andrews, said Moore was always a professional. When he was fired, Moore knew his acting career was over; the trouble was he still did not know why his mental powers were failing. Divorced three times, from British actress Suzy Kendall, American actress Tuesday Weld and model Brogan Lane, in 1994, he wed Californian Nicole Rothschild. The couple had a son, now four, but there was violence between them and Moore was once arrested. He has now left California and lives in Ne


Dorothy, Rose, Sophia and who else formed the Golden Girls?

The Golden Girls' Most Lasting Legacy | Advocate.com Arts & Entertainment Books The Golden Girls' Most Lasting Legacy In an exclusive excerpt from Jim Colucci's new book, Golden Girls Forever, the author describes how Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia paved the way for shows like Living Single and Looking. By Jim Colucci April 15 2016 5:03 AM EDT The Golden Girls defined a generation’s view of older women, and single-handedly resurrected comedy during primetime on Saturday night.  But perhaps the show’s most lasting innovation is the comedy formula it pioneered. Call it the Golden Rule of Four. “Four points on a compass,” as Betty White aptly describes them, the characters of Dorothy, Blanche, Rose and Sophia match up to four classic comedic types:  respectively, the Brain, the Slut, the Ditz and the Big Mouth.  Comedy duos are a classic tradition, but a completely different animal.  And while it’s certainly true that three women can work, especially in film – think 9 to 5 – having three lead characters in a sitcom might leave one character having to carry the B plot on her own.  But four leaves us with infinite possibilities.  Rose takes Dorothy’s night school class in order to earn her diploma, while Blanche and Sophia compete for a suave Latin lover.  Or Blanche and Rose try out for the road show of Cats while Dorothy tries to prove that her mother is faking her injury.  Having popularized The Golden Rule of Four, The Golden Girls is the thematic ancestor of many shows that followed.  Only one year after The Golden Girls’ premiere, along came the Southern version (Designing Women), followed in the 1990s by the Black version (Living Single) and the Urban (Sex and the City.)  In recent years, the formula has shown a resurgence in popularity, spawning a suburban version (Desperate Housewives), a middle-aged version (Hot in Cleveland), a Latina version (Devious Maids) and, inevitably, more than one gay version (Noah’s Arc and Looking.) In Designing Women, which launched in 1986, vain Southern beauty queen Suzanne Sugarbaker would certainly sense sisterhood with Blanche.  And apart from the difference in accents, Charlene Frazier’s hometown of Poplar Bluff, Missouri could easily be mistaken for Rose’s birthplace of St. Olaf, Minnesota.  Suzanne’s older sister Julia is clearly the Dorothy of the group – smart, opinionated and prone to speak her mind.  Only Annie Potts’ character of Mary Jo Shively is no easy match to a Golden Girl, perhaps because at the start, Mary Jo was the show’s least defined character.  Over seven seasons, Mary Jo essentially became a mini-Julia, another Dorothy.  So it’s no surprise that, after his initial appearance in an early first season episode (and also after actor Meshach Taylor’s small role in the Golden Girls pilot), Designing Women quickly promoted African-American delivery man Anthony Bouvier to regular status; like Sophia, he provides needed commentary from an outsider’s perspective (this time due to race and gender rather than age). Starting in 1993 on FOX, Living Single was almost a direct copy of The Golden Girls – and in fact, as Golden Girls writer Kevin Abbott explains, the show’s creator Yvette Lee Bowser even asked him for a copy of the Golden Girls pilot script, to use as a template.  Living Single’s characters of Khadijah and Synclaire James and Regine Hunter fit perfectly into the molds established by Dorothy, Rose and Blanche, respectively.  Again, only the Sophia role seems hard to fill, perhaps because when creating a show about young black women, there’s no obvious parallel for an old lady.  But Erika Alexander’s character Maxine Shaw comes pretty close; in her flirtatious banter with upstairs neighbor Kyle, she can be the most outrageous and outspoken of the four friends. In HBO’s hit Sex and the City, it’s obvious which of the characters is “the slut” and which one is a little bit naïve.  And while both Miranda Hobbes and Carrie Bradshaw have moments of Dorothy-like cynicism, it’s Miranda who is the true master of the form.  Although not a perfect fit in the Sophia role,


Big Bird has suddenly taken center stage in the presidential campaign Courtesy of TM and ©2009 Sesame Workshop. Big Bird has emerged as the surprise star of the 2012 campaign. Mitt Romney says he likes Big Bird but wants to cut federal funding to PBS, while the big yellow bird has appeared in an ad made by President Obama’s campaign. Why is Sesame Street on public television, anyway? Because the networks turned it down. In 1967, a couple of years before the first episode of Sesame Street aired on PBS, one of the co-founders of the Children’s Television Workshop pitched the concept to executives at NBC and CBS. They both passed on the opportunity, as did Time-Life Broadcasting and Westinghouse. The problem wasn’t that the show was for children: Captain Kangaroo had already been a modest success on CBS for 12 years, and the networks had offered periodic programming for preschoolers. But Children’s Television Workshop was a somewhat revolutionary idea in 1967. It had a strongly academic bent, drawing together child psychiatrists and child-development researchers from the ivory tower in a way that suggested profit wasn’t their motivation. Its executives also refused to allow commercials to interrupt the program, although they were open to ads at the beginning and end. The Children’s Television Workshop leadership also insisted that the show focus on disadvantaged urban kids, rejecting calls from television producers that they broaden the target demographic to all preschool children. PBS desperately needed a winner in the late 1960s and was willing to take a chance. Some PBS programming was so poor that the New York Times television critic noted, “congressmen could scarcely be blamed for wondering if a huge permanent investment in noncommercial video is warranted.” Sesame Street was exactly the kind of innovative show that could change the narrative about public broadcasting. Advertisement It’s an odd quirk of history that Bert and Ernie’s first-ever television appearance came not on PBS, but in a preview on NBC. And commercialism was the first thing viewers saw: A Muppet noted that Xerox had sponsored the preview, in a move that infuriated some Sesame Street executives. Sesame Street has always had an uncomfortable relationship with money. After the show became a smash success, producers worried that the foundations that paid to get the show off the ground would expect it to sustain itself. Some executives adamantly opposed any attempt at merchandising. Even Jim Henson, who was already making money merchandising his comedic Muppets, opposed doing the same with more the educational Sesame Street characters. Eventually, however, the prospect of become a self-financing model convinced most of the creators that Oscar the Grouch dolls wouldn’t tarnish the program. Got a question about today’s news? Ask the Explainer . Brian Palmer covers science and medicine for Slate.


In Family Affair what was the butler called?

Family Affair (TV Series 1966–1971) - 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 Bill Davis is a highly paid and successful engineer living in a large apartment in New York with his valet, Mr. Giles French . His life is suddenly changed when his niece, Buffy shows up. ... See full summary  » Creators: Jody and Buff's school teacher is out for a few days, and there is a substitute teacher. Jody develops a crush on her. 9.3 Cissy is taking an art class and has been drawing caricature images of the family members, but does not mention one for Mr French. He is hurt at being left out, however, Cissy has his picture and ... 9.1 Bill thinks living in the city is not good for the children, and considers moving to the country. 9.0 a list of 49 titles created 01 Dec 2010 a list of 48 titles created 08 Mar 2013 a list of 49 titles created 08 Dec 2013 a list of 35 titles created 7 months ago a list of 38 titles created 2 weeks ago Search for " Family Affair " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Family Affair (1966–1971) 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. Nominated for     1     Golden Globe. Another    1 win & 9 nominations. See more awards  » Photos Widower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and is later aided by the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons. Stars: Fred MacMurray, Stanley Livingston, Don Grady Widower Tom Corbett raises his young son Eddie. Stars: Bill Bixby, Brandon Cruz, Miyoshi Umeki The humourous adventures of a family of pop musicians. Stars: Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey This comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children. Stars: Dick Van Patten, Lani O'Grady, Connie Needham The misadventures of a suburban boy, family and friends. Stars: Jerry Mathers, Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Billingsley A New York City attorney and his wife attempt to live as genteel farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville. Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Tom Lester Cathy Lane, teen-aged daughter of a globe-trotting journalist, comes to live at the home of her uncle, a newspaper editor in New York City. Curiously, Cathy is the spitting image of her ... See full summary  » Stars: Patty Duke, Jean Byron, William Schallert Danny Williams, a successful nightclub singer, encounters a variety of difficult or amusing situations in trying to balance his career with his family: his outspoken wife Kathy, teenage ... See full summary  » Stars: Danny Thomas, Rusty Hamer, Marjorie Lord 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 A nouveau riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways. Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas, Irene Ryan Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketcham's long-running comic strip. Stars: Jay North, Gloria Henry, Herbert Anderson The adventures of a rhyming canine superhero. Stars: George S. Irving, Wally Cox, Allen Swift Edit Storyline Bill Davis is a highly paid and successful engineer living in a large apartment in New York with his valet, Mr. Giles French . His life is suddenly changed when his niece, Buffy shows up. In the midst of deciding what to do, Buffy's twin brother, Jody shows up, and Bill has to leave for Peru. Once he leaves, Buffy and Jody's older sister, Cissy shows up. Bill and French's life is suddenly changed as they become surrogate parents for the 3 children. Written by Doug Leighton Bachelor and butler inherit three tots. Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot star. In color. See more  » Genres: 12 September 1966 (USA) See m


Which multi-millionaire was born the same day TV pioneer John Logie Baird died?

John Logie Baird (1888 - 1946) - Genealogy John Logie Baird Aug 14 1888 - Helensburgh Scotland Death: June 14 1946 - Bexhill, Sussex, England Parents: Rev John Baird, Jessie Morrison Baird Sibling: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: "...OF TELEVISION DIES London June 14 fP John L Baird 58 known in England as the father of died in his sleep today from what his physi ci... Date: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: "...Yhits Atone John Baird, 59, known in England the "father, of television, ".died in. his sleep to- day from what h.is. physician catte... Date: Aug 13 1888 - Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Death: June 14 1946 - Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England Parents: John Baird, Jessie Morrison Baird (born Inglis) Wife: Margaret Cecilia Baird (born Albu) Children: Compilation of Published Sources Text: ... JOHN L. BAIRD, 58, British television pioneer, died June 14 at his home at Bexhill, Sussex. He produced one of the first practical tel... Date: Australian Newspapers Text: "...'. Baird, television pioneer, died in London yesterday. He suffered a general breakdown in health after an influenza attack in Februa... Publication: June 17 1946 - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... later. | DEATH OF TELEVISION PIONEER LONDON, Friday. - Mr. John L ... . Baird, television pioneer, died to-day Bo suffered a general bre... Publication: June 15 1946 - , Tasmania, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...plan of social services to Parliament DEATH OF MR. J. L. BAIRD British Pioneer Of Television LONDON, June 14.—AAP. The death has occu... Publication: June 15 1946 - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...DEATH OF MR. J. L. BAIRD London, June 14. — Mr. John L. Baird, inventor of the televisor, the first practical television appa ratus f... Publication: June 15 1946 - Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...PIONEER. MR. JOHN L. BAIRD DEAD. Ill Since Last February. LONDON, June 14.-The death occurred today of Mr. Jodn Logie Baird, the Brit... Publication: June 15 1946 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia Page: About John Logie Baird FRSE FRSE= Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (aka Royal Society of Edinburgh) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Logie_Baird John Logie Baird FRSE (14 August 1888 – 14 June 1946) was a Scottish engineer and inventor of the world's first practical, publicly demonstrated television system, and also the world's first fully electronic colour television tube. He is often known as "the father of television". Although Baird's electromechanical system was eventually displaced by purely electronic systems (such as those of Vladimir Zworykin, Marconi-EMI, and Philo Farnsworth), Baird's early successes demonstrating working television broadcasts and his color and cinema television work earn him a prominent place in television's invention. In 2002, Logie Baird was ranked number 44 in the BBC's list of the "100 Greatest Britons" following a UK-wide vote. In 2006, Logie Baird was also named as one of the 10 greatest Scottish scientists in history, having been listed in the National Library of Scotland's 'Scottish Science Hall of Fame'. The "Baird" brand name was first owned by Thorn-EMI and is now owned and used by the Brighthouse retail chain in the UK as a brand name for its televisions. Early years Baird was born at 8am in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute (then Dunbartonshire) on 13 August 1888, the youngest of four children of the Reverend John Baird, the Church of Scotland's minister for the local St Bride's church and Jessie Morrison Inglis, the orphaned niece of a wealthy family of shipbuilders from Glasgow. He was educated at Larchfield Academy (now part of Lomond School) in Helensburgh; the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (which later became the University of Strathclyde); and the University of Glasgow. His degree course was interrupted by World War I and he never returned to graduate. Television experiments The development of television was the result of work by many inventors. Among th


In the Addams Family, what is Gomez's octopus called?

The Addams Family | Addams Family Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Addams Family is a group of fictional characters created by American cartoonist Charles Addams . Addams Family characters include Gomez , Morticia , Uncle Fester , Lurch , Grandmama , Wednesday and Pugsley . The Addamses are a satirical inversion of the ideal American family; an eccentric, wealthy clan who delight in the macabre and are unaware that people find them bizarre or frightening. They originally appeared as a series of single panel cartoons, published in The New Yorker between 1938 and Addams's 1988 death. They have since been adapted to other media, including television series (both live action and animated), films, video games, and a musical . Contents Addams's original cartoons were one-panel gags. The characters were undeveloped and unnamed until later versions. “ Gomez and Pugsley are enthusiastic. Morticia is even in disposition, muted, witty, sometimes deadly. Grandma Frump is foolishly good-natured. Wednesday is her mother's daughter. A closely knit family, the real head being Morticia—although each of the others is a definite character — except for Grandma, who is easily led. Many of the troubles they have as a family are due to Grandma’s fumbling, weak character. The house is a wreck, of course, but this is a house-proud family just the same and every trap door is in good repair. Money is no problem. [1] ” — Charles Addams The family appears to be a single surviving branch of the Addams clan. Many other "Addams families" exist all over the world. According to the film version, the family credo is, Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc (pseudo-Latin: "We gladly feast on those who would subdue us"). Charles Addams was first inspired by his home town of Westfield, New Jersey, an area full of ornate Victorian mansions and archaic graveyards. [2] They live in a gloomy mansion adjacent to a cemetery and a swamp at 0001 Cemetery Lane. In The New Addams Family, the address was changed to 1313 Cemetery Lane. [3] In the Addams Family musical , first shown in Chicago in 2009, the house is located in Central Park. [4] Although they share macabre interests, the Addamses are not evil. They are a close-knit extended family. Morticia is an exemplary mother, and she and Gomez remain passionate towards each other. She calls him "Bubele", [5] to which he responds by kissing her arms, behavior Morticia can also provoke by speaking a few words in French (the meaning is not important — any French will do). The parents are supportive of their children. The family is friendly and hospitable to visitors, in some cases willing to donate large sums of money to causes, despite the visitors' horror at the Addams's peculiar lifestyle. Addams Family characters Main article: Gomez Addams Gomez Addams was the master of the Addams household and the Addams patriarch, married to Morticia and the father of Wednesday and Pugsley . In the 60's sitcom, he was Grandmama's son, but this was retconned in the 1991 film, and he became Grandmama's son-in-law instead, staying true to the comics. Also retconned in the films, he became the younger brother of Fester instead of his nephew-in-law. In the original cartoons in the New Yorker, he appeared tubby, snub-nosed and with a receding chin. In the 1960s television series, Gomez was portrayed as a naive, handsome, and successful man, although with a childlike, eccentric enthusiasm for everything he did. For instance, his personal portrait depicted him as standing gleefully on his head. Though a peaceful man, he was known to be well-versed in many types of combat; he and Morticia fenced with foils sometimes. Gomez professed endless love for his wife, Morticia. He had studied to be a lawyer, but rarely practiced, one of the running jokes being that he took great pride in losing his cases. He was also pleased with the fact that his law class had voted him the man "Least Likely to Pass the Bar". Gomez was depicted as extremely wealthy, through inheritance and extensive investments, but he seemed to have little regard for money. Althou


In the animation series, what was Godzilla's nephew called?

Godzilla: The Original Animated Series - Episode Guide - TV.com Godzilla: The Original Animated Series Follow NBC Premiered Jan 01, 2010 Unknown USER EDITOR 12/2/78 9.0 The Calico faces certain destruction when it gets warped in time all the way back to prehistory. They meet a tribe of cavemen but are confronted with a T-Rex and they have to scramble to figure out what to do. A little bit of luck gets them back to the present. Can Godzilla save the day?moreless 11/25/78 9.5 This episode of The Sub-Zero Terror featured Captain Majors and the team taking a trip to the Himalayas and finding a lost tribe of bigfoot hiding in a dorment volcano. The bigfoot's leader, the Great Watchuka, has a plan to conquer the world and only Godzilla can stop them. 11/18/78 9.0 The Calico is in trouble again, this time from the Breeder Beast, a huge, tricky golden blob that feasts on gold and silver. When it attacks the ship with its tentacles, it is mutant versus mutant. When Godzilla comes to the rescue and he'll need to use every trick in the book to triumph.moreless 11/11/78 9.0 A giant, turtle-like mutant threatens an oil rig in Antarctica and the Calico investigates. When the menacing monster attacks the ship by drawing it in with his powerful magnetic rays, the crew's lives are in danger. Godzilla has to think fast to save them and the rest of the world from this monster.moreless 11/4/78 9.0 Island of Lost Ships is the ninth episode from the first season of Godzilla: The Original Animated Series (1978). The animated series follows the adventures of four sea explorers, which include Captain Carl Majors, scientist Darien Quinn, her nephew Pete and the team's first mate, Brock. In Island of Lost Ships, the crew embarks on a trip to a remote island in the Greek Isles, only to find out later that this island only appears once every 1000 years. With a previous history of lost ships, a monster soon arises that makes it difficult for the crew to flee.moreless 5/31/10 9.0 A violent magnetic storm sends the Calico crashing into the reef of an unchartered island. When the storm passes, the crew realizes that they're trapped by a magnetic force field...and they're not alone! 10/21/78 9.0 The Colossus of Atlantis is the seventh episode from the first season of Godzilla: The Original Animated Series (1978). The animated series follows the adventures of four sea explorers, which include Captain Carl Majors, scientist Darien Quinn, her nephew Pete and the team's first mate, Brock. In The Colossus of Atlantis, the city of Atlantis rises to the surface and the crew enjoys the opportunity to meet its inhabitants. Danger soon arises, however, when a robot built to guard the city malfunctions and becomes a threat to the city.moreless 10/16/78 9.0 The Energy Beast is the sixth episode from the first season of Godzilla: The Original Animated Series (1978). The original animation follows the adventures of a sea crew of four explorers, including Captain Carl Majors, scientist Darien Quinn, her nephew Pete and the Calico vessel's first mate, Brock. In the Energy Beast, the crew comes face to face with Godzilla after a myserious spaceship lands on earth and reports of a giant alien sighting surface.moreless 10/7/78 9.0 The Seaweed Monster is the fifth episode from the first season of Godzilla: The Original Animated Series (1978). The animated series follows the adventures of four sea explorers, which include Captain Carl Majors, scientist Darien Quinn, her nephew Pete and the team's first mate, Brock. In The Seaweed Monster, a monster made of seaweed attacks the vessel and Godzilla defeats the monster in an effort to save the crew. In the process, Godzilla finds himself covered in seaweed, which eventually begin to transform into new monsters.moreless 9/30/78 9.0 The Megavolt Monster is the fourth episode from the first season of Godzilla: The Original Animated Series (1978). The animated series follows the adventures of four sea explorers, which include Captain Carl Majors, scientist Darien Quinn, her nephew Pete and the team's first mate, Brock. In The Megavo


During the series Roseanne changed her name to Arnold from what?

Happy 25th Anniversary, 'Roseanne'! 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Classic Sitcom Happy 25th Anniversary, 'Roseanne'! 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Classic Sitcom kimp Pin it Share It was on Oct. 18, 1988, 25 years ago, that "Roseanne" debuted, introducing viewers to the most relatable working-class family since the Kramdens and the Nortons tried to eke out a city living in "The Honeymooners." "Roseanne," which was a hit for ABC right out of the gate, was also a boon for comedians — Roseanne started a streak of standups being offered their own network sitcoms — and for female-centric series. Much would be made of her offscreen behavior — the marriages and divorces, the warring with writers and producers (and the cast of another hit sitcom; see below), and that notorious national anthem performance — but Roseanne fought for smart, honest, groundbreaking storylines on her show, and for at least six seasons, that's what viewers got. Gems like "PMS, I Love You," "Nightmare on Oak Street," "Inherit the Wind," "April Fool's Day," "Trick or Treat," and "Home-Ec" found Roseanne and the rest of the Conner clan hilariously dissecting everything from PMS, puberty, and flatulence to filing taxes, Halloween, and the budgetary wizardry necessary to run a family on a very small income. Both Roseanne and co-star Laurie Metcalf won Emmys for their performances, while male lead John Goodman, as Roseanne's husband, Dan, certainly should have racked up at least a few wins during the seven times he was nominated. Despite its hit status, fine performances, and often-stellar writing, "Roseanne" never received an Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy nod. But its place among TV's all-time great comedies is sealed, and we celebrate the show with this list of 25 things you didn't know about "Roseanne": 1. Oscar and Emmy winner Shelley Winters played Roseanne Conner's grandmother — Nana Mary — in 10 episodes of the series, and Roseanne said that having Winters on set was like getting a crash course in Hollywood history every time. "If she had only a line in the show, she would end up acting out an entire scene from an old classic she had been in, or else she would start telling sex stories of Hollywood, or else she would tell us secrets about Marilyn Monroe and the Kennedys, as she had been Marilyn's roommate for a number of years," Roseanne wrote in her 2011 book, "Roseannearchy: Dispatches From the Nut Farm." "She did everything like that for hours. The only thing she didn't do is ever once say her line right. I loved that part. It was hilarious to me, and I enjoyed her so much." 2. Series co-creator Matt Williams — who famously feuded with Roseanne, prompting her to insist that he was the show's "developer," not creator — says the star and Goodman, who played Conner family patriarch Dan, slid into their roles in the audition. "We brought him in the room; he looked at Roseanne and said, 'Scoot over.' She said, 'Shut up,' he plopped down, and it was like they had been married for 16 years," Williams told Entertainment Weekly in 2008. Read More 3. Glenn Quinn, who played Becky's husband, Mark, was most famous for his role on "Roseanne," but he also starred in "Angel" and was Gwyneth Paltrow's first onscreen kiss, in the 1991 movie "Shout" (which also starred Jon Travolta and Heather Graham). Quinn, who turned a one-episode stint into a seven-season role, died of a heroin overdose in 2002 at age 32. 4. One of George Clooney's most famous pre-"ER" roles was as Booker, Roseanne's boss at Wellman Plastics. He "was the most fun person on earth to get drunk with," Roseanne wrote in "Roseannearchy," and "his practical jokes are still legendary." Several cast members insist there exists a Polaroid (taken by Roseanne) of Clooney holding a pair of Groucho glasses over his, ahem, Little George. The photo lived on the Conner family's refrigerator on set for years. 5. Like "Seinfeld," "Family Guy," and many other TV comedies, "Roseanne" inspired an adult-film spoof, called "Roseanne XXX: The Parody." "As if the original with me parading my svelte two-hundr


"Who said, ""It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees?"""

Emiliano Zapata - Wikiquote Emiliano Zapata Jump to: navigation , search I want to die a slave to principles . Not to men. The land belongs to those who work it with their hands . Ignorance and obscurantism have never produced anything other than flocks of slaves for tyranny . ¡Tierra y Libertad! Land and Liberty ! A slogan popularized by Zapata, quoted in Tierra y Libertad (1920) published by Imprenta Germinal; further attributed to Zapata in works in the 1930s and later, including, Without History: Subaltern Studies, the Zapatista Insurgency, and the Specter of History (2010) by José Rabasa, p. 122, where the influence of the anarchist Ricardo Flores Magón on its development is also attested. I want to die a slave to principles . Not to men . As quoted in Heroes of Mexico (1969) by Morris Rosenblum, p. 112 Prefiero morir de pie que vivir de rodillas. I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees. As quoted in Liberation Theologies in North America and Europe (1979) by Gerald H. Anderson and Thomas F. Stransky, p. 281; this is sometimes misattributed to the more modern revolutionary, Che Guevara , and to "La Pasionaria" Dolores Ibárruri , especially in Spain, where she popularized it in her famous speeches during the Spanish Civil War, to José Martí , and to Aeschylus who is credited with a similar declaration in Prometheus Bound : "For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one's life." The phrase "better that we should die on our feet rather than live on our knees" was spoken by François-Noël Gracchus Babeuf in his defence of the Conspiracy of Equals in April 1797. In French it read, 'Ne vaut-il pas mieux emporter la gloire de n'avoir pas survecu a la servitude?' but translated this bears no resemblance whatever to the quote under discussion. see: The Defense of Gracchus Babeuf Before the High Court of Vendome (1967), edited and translated by John Anthony Scott, p. 88 and p. 90, n. 12. Spanish variants: ¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado! I'd prefer to die standing, than to live always on my knees. As quoted in Operación Cobra : historia de una gesta romántica (1988) by Alvaro Pablo Ortiz and Oscar Lara, p. 29 Variant translations: Men of the South! It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees! With an extension, as quoted in Timeless Mexico (1944) by Hudson Strode, p. 259 I would rather die standing than live on my knees! It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees! I prefer to die standing than to live forever kneeling. Prefer death on your feet to living on your knees. La tierra es de quien la trabaja con sus manos. The land belongs to those who work it with their hands. Quoted as a slogan of the revolutionaries in Shirt-Sleeve Diplomat (1947) Vol. 5, p. 199, by Josephus Daniels, and specifically attributed to Zapata by Ángel Zúñiga in 1998, as quoted in Mexican Social Movements and the Transition to Democracy (2005), by John Stolle-McAllister Ignorance and obscurantism have never produced anything other than flocks of slaves for tyranny . Remarks in regard to Pancho Villa , as quoted in The Unknown Lore of Amexem's Indigenous People : An Aboriginal Treatise (2008) by Noble Timothy Myers-El, p. 158


In which year did Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania?

Tanganyika | historical state, Tanzania | Britannica.com historical state, Tanzania Mauryan empire Tanganyika, historical eastern African state that in 1964 merged with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, later renamed the United Republic of Tanzania. (See Tanzania .) Archaeological evidence attests to a long history of settlement in the area; by the 10th century ce, it was inhabited by Asian and Arab traders and Bantu -speaking peoples. The Portuguese gained control of the coastline in the late 15th century, but they were driven out by the Arabs of Oman and Zanzibar in the late 18th century. German colonists entered the area in the 1880s, and in 1891 the Germans declared the region a protectorate as part of German East Africa . During World War I , Britain captured the German holdings, which became a British mandate (1920) under the name Tanganyika Territory. Britain retained control of the region after World War II , when it became a United Nations trust territory. Tanganyika gained independence on Dec. 9, 1961, and became a republic one year later. On April 26, 1964, it joined with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Eastern Africa as partitioned by the imperial powers, c. 1914. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Tanzania East African country situated just south of the Equator. Tanzania was formed as a sovereign state in 1964 through the union of the theretofore separate states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Mainland Tanganyika covers more than 99 percent of the combined territories’ total area. Mafia Island is... Zanzibar (island, Tanzania) island in the Indian Ocean, lying 22 miles (35 km) off the coast of east-central Africa. In 1964 Zanzibar, together with Pemba Island and some other smaller islands, joined with Tanganyika on the mainland to form the United Republic of Tanzania. Area 600 square miles (1,554 square km). Pop. (2007... Bantu languages a group of some 500 languages belonging to the Bantoid subgroup of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family. The Bantu languages are spoken in a very large area, including most of Africa from southern Cameroon eastward to Kenya and southward to the southernmost tip of the... 5 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted References role of Nyerere  (in Julius Nyerere ) history of Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: March 15, 2010 URL: https://www.britannica.com/place/Tanganyika Access Date: December 30, 2016 Share


In which decade did motor car pioneer Henry Ford die?

Henry Ford Is Dead at 83 in Dearborn Henry Ford Is Dead at 83 in Dearborn By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT, April 7--Henry Ford, noted automotive pioneer, died at 11:40 tonight at the age of 83. He had retired a little more than a year and a half ago from active direction of the great industrial empire he founded in 1903. When he retired Mr. Ford was in excellent health, but turned over the management of the vast empire to his grandson. Henry Ford 2d, because, he said, he wanted to devote more time to personal interests. Death came to the famed industrialist at his estate in Fairlane, in suburban Dearborn, not far from where he was born in 1863. At the Ford Company news bureau offices it was said that the exact cause of death would not be known until Henry Ford 2d, his grandson, could reach the family home, perhaps within an hour. Mr. Ford was reported to have been in excellent health when he returned only a week ago from his annual winter visit to the Ford estate in Georgia. Kept Interest in Research The automobile industry leader dropped completely out of the management of the far-flung Ford Company when he resigned as president late in 1945. He had been able to spend some time each week at the Ford engineering laboratory, where he maintained a private office and workshop, but was rarely seen about the administration building, where affairs of the big company were directed. There were many reports that the elder Ford had given up his leadership of the Ford interests at the insistence of other members of his family, particularly the widow of his only son, the late Edsel B. Ford. Although never confirmed officially, reports had it that she was dissatisfied with the course of company affairs. He leaves a widow, the former Clara Bryant, whom he married in 1887, and two grandsons, Henry 2d and Benson. Father of Mass Production Henry Ford was the founder of modern American industrial mass production methods, built on the assembly line and the belt conveyor system, which no less an authority than Marshal Josef Stalin testified were the indispensable foundation for an Allied military victory in the Second World War. Mr. Ford had many other distinctions. As the founder and unchallenged master of an industrial empire with assets of more than a billion dollars, he was one of the richest men in the world. He was the apostle of an economic philosophy of high wages and short hours that had immense repercussions on American thinking. He was a patron of American folkways and in later years acquired a reputation as a shrewd, kindly sage. But these were all relatively minor compared with the revolutionary importance of his contribution to modern productive processes. His career was one of the most astonishing in industrial history. Nearing the age of 40 he was looked upon as a failure by his acquaintances--as a day-dreaming mechanic who preferred to tinker with odd machines than to work steadily at a responsible job. Yet within a dozen years he was internationally famous, and his Model T automobile was effecting changes in the American way of life of profound importance. He lived to see the Ford Motor Company, which he founded with an initial investment of $28,000 put up by a few friends and neighbors who had faith in him, produce more than 29,000,000 automobiles before the war forced the conversion of its gigantic production facilities to weapons of war. Then he directed its production of more than 8,000 four-motored Liberator bombers, as well as tanks, tank destroyers, jeeps and amphibious jeeps, transport gliders, trucks, engines and much other equipment. Struck a cruel blow shortly before his eightieth birthday by the death of his only son, Edsel Ford, on May 26, 1943, Mr. Ford unfalteringly returned to the presidency of the Ford Motor Company, which he had yielded to his son twenty-four years previously. He remained at its helm as it reached the peak of its gigantic war production, directing the war-expanded force of 190,000 workers. Mr. Ford was born on July 30, 1863, on a farm near