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Sweepstakes (TV Series)
''Sweepstakes'', stylized as ''$weepstake$'', is an American anthology television series that aired in the United States on NBC during the 1978-79 television season. It depicts the lives of people who hope to win a large amount of money in a sweepstakes and what happens after they win — or do not win — the money. Synopsis ''$weepstake$'' is an anthology series that depicts the lives of people who buy tickets for a state-owned lottery hosted by a master of ceremonies, "the $weepstake$ M.C."McNeil, p. 808.Brooks and Marsh, p. 1003. Each episode depicts a week in which 12 people became finalists in that week's lottery, and the first half of the episode introduces the three finalists who are destined to win either the $1 million jackpot or one of the two $1,000 consolation prizes, the issues in their lives, and their plans to use the $1 million jackpot if they win it. At the midpoint of each episode, the $weepstake$ M.C. hosts the lottery drawing and announces the winner of the j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthology Television Series
An anthology series is a radio, television, video game or film series that spans different genres and presents a different story and a different set of characters in each different episode, season, segment, or short. These usually have a different cast in each episode, but several series in the past, such as ''Four Star Playhouse'', employed a permanent troupe of character actors who would appear in a different drama each week. Some anthology series, such as ''Studio One'', began on radio and then expanded to television. Etymology The word comes from Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (''anthología'', “flower-gathering”), from ἀνθολογέω (''anthologéō'', "I gather flowers"), from ἄνθος (''ánthos'', "flower") + λέγω (''légō'', "I gather, pick up, collect"), coined by Meleager of Gadara circa 60 BCE, originally as Στέφανος (στέφανος (''stéphanos'', "garland")) to describe a collection of poetry, later retitled anthology – see Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Producer
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In films, the executive producer generally contributes to the film's budget and their involvement depends on the project, with some simply securing funds and others being involved in the filmmaking process. Motion pictures In films, executive producers may finance the film, participate in the creative effort, or work on set. Their responsibilities vary from funding or attracting investors into the movie project to legal, scripting, marketing, advisory and supervising capacities. Executive producers vary in involvement, responsibility and power. Some executive producers have hands-on control over every aspect of production, some supervise the producers of a project, while others are involved in name only. The crediti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Joyce
Elaine Joyce (born Elaine Joyce Pinchot) is an American actress. Early life and education Elaine Joyce Pinchot was born in Cleveland, Ohio, of Hungarian ancestry, the daughter of Iliclina (née Nagy) and Frank Pinchot. Career She made her film debut in 1961 as an extra in '' West Side Story'' and made uncredited appearances in several musical films, including ''The Music Man'', '' Bye Bye Birdie'', and '' Funny Girl'' before being cast in '' Such Good Friends'' and '' How to Frame a Figg'' in 1971. She made her television debut in an episode of '' Route 66'' in 1962. She was one of the dancers on '' The Danny Kaye Show''. She also had recurring roles in ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''Days of Our Lives''; made guest appearances in such series as ''The Andy Griffith Show''; '' The Red Skelton Show''; '' Love, American Style''; '' The Carol Burnett Show''; '' Kojak''; ''Charlie's Angels''; '' Green Acres''; '' Hawaii Five-O''; '' Quincy, M.E.''; '' The Feather and Father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Daily
William Edward Daily (August 30, 1927 – September 4, 2018) was an American actor and comedian known for his sitcom work as Major Roger Healey on '' I Dream of Jeannie'', and Howard Borden on '' The Bob Newhart Show''. Early life and early career Willard Carroll Smith James Daily was born on August 30, 1927, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Fern Ellis and Raymonde Daily. Two weeks after his son was born, Daily's father left his home to buy a loaf of bread and never returned. In 1939, Daily and his family moved from Des Moines to Chicago, Illinois, where he spent the rest of his youth. Following graduation from Lane Technical High School, Daily studied for a time at the Peterson Theatre School, then left home to become a professional musician, playing upright bass with jazz bands in numerous clubs across the Midwest. In the early 1950s, he was drafted into the United States Army, serving in the Korean War with an artillery unit and later with an entertainment unit. Comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956) is an American actor and director. He is known for playing the role of Aaron Shutt on ''Chicago Hope''. He has been nominated for numerous awards, including a Tony (Best Actor, 1991, '' I Hate Hamlet'') as well as three primetime Emmys, four SAG Awards (Ensemble, ''Chicago Hope''), and a DGA Award (''My Louisiana Sky''). In 2002, Arkin won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for ''My Louisiana Sky''. He is also one of the three actors to portray Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck on ''Monk''. Between 2007 and 2009, he starred in ''Life''. Beginning in 1990, he had a guest role on ''Northern Exposure'' playing the angry, paranoid Adam, for which he received an Emmy nomination. In 2009, he portrayed villain Ethan Zobelle, a white separatist gang leader, in ''Sons of Anarchy'' and as Principal Ed Gibb in ''8 Simple Rules'' (2003–2005). His father Alan Arkin and brother Matthew are also actors. Early life Arkin was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abe Vigoda
Abraham Charles Vigoda (February 24, 1921 – January 26, 2016) was an American actor known for his portrayals of Salvatore Tessio in '' The Godfather'' (1972) and Phil Fish in both '' Barney Miller'' (1975–1977, 1982) and '' Fish'' (1977–1978). Early life Vigoda was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 24, 1921, the son of Samuel Vigoda and Lena Moses, Jewish immigrants from Russia. His father was a tailor who had two other sons: Hy and Bill. The latter was a comic book artist who drew for the ''Archie Comics'' franchise and others in the 1940s. Upon leaving school, Vigoda worked as a printer before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1943, serving in World War II. After his military service, he studied acting on the GI Bill at the American Theatre Wing. In the late 1940s, he began working in radio and made his television debut in an installment of the live drama series ''Studio One''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Helmond
Katherine Marie Helmond (July 5, 1929 – February 23, 2019) was an American actress. Over her five decades of television acting, she was known for her starring role as Jessica Tate on the sitcom '' Soap'' (1977–1981) and her co-starring role as Mona Robinson on '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992). Helmond also appeared in a 1993 episode of '' The Upper Hand'', the British version of ''Who's the Boss?''. She also played Doris Sherman on ''Coach'' and Lois Whelan (the mother of Debra Barone) on '' Everybody Loves Raymond''. She also appeared as a guest on several talk and variety shows. Helmond had minor or supporting roles in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's ''Family Plot'' (1976), Terry Gilliam's '' Time Bandits (1981)'' and ''Brazil'' (1985), and Garry Marshall's ''Overboard'' (1987). She also voiced Lizzie in the '' Cars'' film franchise by Disney/ Pixar between 2006 and 2017. Early life Helmond was born on July 5, 1929, in Galveston, Texas, the only child of Thelma (n� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Probation
Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court often in lieu of incarceration. In some jurisdictions, the term ''probation'' applies only to community sentences ( alternatives to incarceration), such as suspended sentences. In others, probation also includes supervision of those conditionally released from prison on parole. An offender on probation is ordered to follow certain conditions set forth by the court, often under the supervision of a probation officer. During the period of probation, an offender faces the threat of being incarcerated if found breaking the rules set by the court or probation officer. Offenders are ordinarily required to maintain law-abiding behavior, and may be ordered to refrain from possession of firearms, remain employed, participate in an educational program, abide a curfew, live at a directed place, obey the orders of the probation officer, or not leave the jurisdiction. The probationer might be or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Time
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small portion of westernmost Brazil in South America, along with certain Caribbean and Atlantic islands. Places that use: * Eastern Standard Time (EST), when observing standard time (autumn/winter), are five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00). * Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), when observing daylight saving time (spring/summer), are four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−04:00). On the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00 a.m. EDT leaving a one-hour "gap". On the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00 a.m. EST, thus "duplicating" one hour. Southern parts of the zone (Panama and the Caribbean) do not observe daylight saving time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello, Larry
''Hello, Larry'' is an American sitcom television series created by Dick Bensfield and Perry Grant, starring McLean Stevenson. It aired on NBC from January 26, 1979, to April 30, 1980. Its broadcast run consisted of 38 episodes over two seasons. When ''Hello, Larry'' was created, Bensfield and Grant were veteran writers with résumés going back to ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' and ''The Andy Griffith Show.'' They had also worked on '' One Day at a Time'', a CBS sitcom about a single woman raising two teenage daughters alone. The show was produced by Woody Kling and directed by Doug Rogers. Synopsis First season Larry Alder (McLean Stevenson) is a radio talk show host who left Los Angeles after being divorced and moved to Portland, Oregon, with his two teenage daughters, Diane (played in the first season by Donna Wilkes and in the second season by Krista Errickson) and Ruthie (played by Kim Richards). The supporting cast consisted of producer Morgan (Joanna Gle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turnabout (TV Series)
''Turnabout'' is an American sitcom that first aired on NBC in 1979 and was based on a 1931 novel of the same title by Thorne Smith (which had already been developed into the 1940 movie, '' Turnabout''). The plot was about a husband and wife who found themselves inhabiting each other's bodies. The series lasted seven episodes. Plot Sports writer Sam Alston (John Schuck) and his cosmetics-executive wife Penny (Sharon Gless) each envy the other's life. One day, Penny buys a small statue from a gypsy and the statue turns out to have the magical power to grant wishes. The next morning, Sam and Penny each discover that they have switched bodies. Once they realize that the switch is not going to simply wear off, they both try to adjust without letting anyone know about it: Sam discovers what it is like to live as a woman and Penny as a man. Episodes TV-movie Four episodes of the series — "Turnabout," "Penny's Old Boyfriend," "Till Dad Do Us Part," and "Statutory Theft" — were comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers And Sisters (1979 TV Series)
''Brothers and Sisters'' is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from January to April 1979. The series attempted to capitalize on the success of the 1978 motion picture ''National Lampoon's Animal House''. It was the second of three frat-house comedy series to air in early 1979 (the others were ABC's '' Delta House'' and CBS' '' Co-Ed Fever''). Synopsis ''Brothers and Sisters'' takes place on the campus of Crandall College, with William Windom starring as Dean Larry Crandall. Chris Lemmon (Milos "Checko" Sabolcik), Jon Cutler (Larry Zipper), and Randy Brooks (Ronald Holmes III) play three students who live in the basement of Pi Nu fraternity, nicknamed "Le Dump". Rather than attend class, the three cellar-dwellers create havoc with the more strait-laced members of the fraternity, and interact with the Gamma Iota sorority sisters who live nearby. On January 21, NBC debuted ''Brothers and Sisters'' as a follow-up to their telecast of Super Bowl XIII, three days after ABC aired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
