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Teen Angel (TV Series)
''Teen Angel'' was an American fantasy sitcom that aired as part of ABC's TGIF Friday night lineup from September 26, 1997, to February 13, 1998. It stars Corbin Allred as a high school student whose recently deceased best friend, played by Mike Damus, returns to earth as his guardian angel. The series was created by Al Jean and Mike Reiss. Synopsis ''Teen Angel'' follows a high school boy, Steve Beauchamp (Corbin Allred), and his recently deceased best friend, Marty DePolo (Mike Damus), who dies from eating a six-month-old hamburger from under Steve's bed on a dare and is then sent back to Earth as Steve's guardian angel. Marty's guide is a large disembodied head named Rod ( Ron Glass), who identifies himself as God's cousin (a running gag throughout the series is that Rod is mistaken for God himself). Maureen McCormick, who played Steve's mother, Judy, left the series halfway through its run. Marty, as a supernatural being, would frequently break the fourth wall. For i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Television
Fantasy television is a genre of television programming featuring elements of the fantastic, often including magic, supernatural forces, or exotic fantasy worlds. Fantasy television programs are often based on tales from mythology and folklore, or are adapted from fantasy stories in other media. The boundaries of fantasy television often overlap with science fiction and horror but also realistic fiction. Genre and subgenres Similar to the difficulty faced by scholars of fantasy film, classifying a television program as fantasy can be somewhat problematic given the fluid boundaries of the genre. Not all programs with fantastic elements may qualify as fantasy. Children's programs in particular often feature fantastic elements that do not qualify the program as fantasy, such as the giant talking avian Big Bird of the popular PBS series ''Sesame Street''. Nevertheless, some critics classify certain children's programs that feature traditional fantasy elements such as barb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamburger
A hamburger, or simply burger, is a food consisting of fillings—usually a patty of ground meat, typically beef—placed inside a sliced bun or bread roll. Hamburgers are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, or chilis; condiments such as ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, relish, or a " special sauce," often a variation of Thousand Island dressing; and are frequently placed on sesame seed buns. A hamburger patty topped with cheese is called a cheeseburger. The term ''burger'' can also be applied to the meat patty on its own, especially in the United Kingdom, where the term ''patty'' is rarely used or can even refer to ground beef. Since the term ''hamburger'' usually implies beef, for clarity ''burger'' may be prefixed with the type of meat or meat substitute used, as in beef burger, turkey burger, bison burger, portobello burger, or veggie burger. In Australia and New Zealand, a piece of chicken breast on a bun is known as a chicken burger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Halvorson
Gary S. Halvorson is an American director of television shows, series and film, best known for directing and producing the show, ''Friends''. Directing He was trained as a classical pianist at but is primarily noted as the director of situation comedies such as ''Friends'' (of which he directed 56 episodes) and ''The Drew Carey Show''. He also made his film directorial debut ''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'' (1999), a children's film. For the New York Metropolitan Opera, he directed high-definition theater simulcasts of ''The Magic Flute'' (30 Dec 2006), ''I Puritani'' (6 Jan 2007), Il Barbiere di Siviglia (24 Mar 2007), ''Il Tabarro'' (28 Apr 2007), '' Roméo et Juliette'' (15 Dec 2007), Macbeth (11 Jan 2008), Peter Grimes (15 Mar 2008), La Bohème (5 Apr 2008), La fille du régiment (26 Avr 2008), the 2008-09 opening night gala starring Renée Fleming (22 Sep 2008), Doctor Atomic (8 Nov 2008), Thaïs (20 Dec 2008), Lucia di Lammermoor (7 Feb 2009), Madama Butterfly (7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Wilmore
Elister Larry WilmoreThe name Elister L. Wilmore is given at This matches the birth date and birthplace for "Larry Wilmore" at (born October 30, 1961) is an American comedian, writer, producer, and actor. He served as the "Senior Black Correspondent" on ''The Daily Show'' from 2006 to 2014, and hosted ''The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore'' in 2015 and 2016. He is also the creator of the sitcom ''The Bernie Mac Show''. He served as an executive producer for the ABC television series ''Black-ish'', and is the co-creator, with Issa Rae, of the HBO television series '' Insecure''. Since May 2017, he has hosted a podcast, ''Black on the Air'', where he discusses current events and interviews guests. He is the host of the talk show ''Wilmore''. Early life Wilmore was born October 30, 1961, in Los Angeles County, California, to parents Betty and Larry, and grew up in suburban Pomona. His family is from Evanston, Illinois.Wilmore, Larr"Larry Wilmore: The Wilmore Report." hicago H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget Flanery
Bridget Christine Flanery (born March 24, 1970 in Guthrie Center, Iowa) is an American actress. Early life Bridget Christine Flanery was born on March 24 in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Flanery has an older sister, Jill, and three brothers, James, Bill and John. She studied Theatre and graduated from Drake University in 1992. After graduation, she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. Career Flanery played Lila Fowler in the comedy-drama series '' Sweet Valley High'' from 1994 until 1996, when she was replaced by Shirlee Elliot. She was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1997 for the Best Performance in a TV Comedy — Guest Starring Young Performer for the television show ''Pearl''. Between 1996 and 1998, she portrayed Jill on sitcom ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch''. She appeared in several guest starring television roles, including '' Love Boat: The Next Wave'', ''Will & Grace'', ''Desperate Housewives'', '' Boy Meets World'', '' Out of Practice'', ''Without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Price (writer)
Michael Price (born October 22, 1958) is an American writer and producer, best known for his Emmy and Writers Guild award-winning work on ''The Simpsons''. Price is a writer and co-executive producer of the ABC series '' Teacher's Pet''. He served as a script consultant on ''The Simpsons Movie'' and wrote the Lego Star Wars special, '' ''Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace''''. He works at Lucasfilm writing and producing Lego Star Wars Franchise. Other television shows he has written for include '' What About Joan?'', ''The PJs'', '' Teen Angel'', ''Homeboys in Outer Space'', ''The Newz'' and '' One Minute to Air''. Price co-wrote and co-produced the Bill Burr series ''F Is for Family'' in 2015 on Netflix. The show is an animated sitcom, and draws from Burr's standup. He grew up in South Plainfield, New Jersey, and attended Montclair State University, where he earned a B.A. degree in Theatre Arts, and Tulane University, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts A Master of Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Van Dyke
Jerry McCord Van Dyke (July 27, 1931 – January 5, 2018) was an American actor and comedian. He was the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke. Van Dyke had a long and successful career mostly as a character actor in supporting and guest roles on popular television series. He made his television acting debut on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' with several guest appearances as Rob Petrie's brother, Stacey. From 1989 to 1997, he played Luther Van Dam on the popular series ''Coach''. Early life Jerry McCord Van Dyke was born in Danville, Illinois on July 27, 1931, to Hazel Victoria (née McCord), a stenographer, and Loren Wayne "Cookie" Van Dyke, a salesman. He was of Dutch, English, Irish, and Scottish descent. Career Early career Van Dyke pursued a stand-up comedy career while still in Danville High School and was already a veteran of strip joints and nightclubs when he joined the United States Air Force Tops In Blue in 1954 and 1955. During the mid-1950s, Van Dyke worked at WTHI-TV i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Hinkley
Hiram Thomas Hinkley (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in the comedy '' Back to the Beach'' (1987), and subsequently appeared in the Academy Award-winning short film '' Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall'' (also 1987). The same year, he appeared as a lead character opposite Bill Maher in the short-lived Showtime series '' Hard Knocks''. Hinkley later had supporting roles in ''Men at Work'' (1990), the horror film '' Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation'' (also 1990), and the comedy '' The Little Vampire'' (2000). Life and career Hinkley was born Hiram Thomas Hinkley, Jr. on May 31, 1960, in El Centro, California. He attended Culver High School in Culver, Oregon. Hinkley's on-screen career began in the 1980s, including television guest roles, and periodic regular turns on TV series, including the short-lived Showtime series '' Hard Knocks'' (1987), that also featured Bill Maher. Having appeared in the Academy Award-winning '' Ray's M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Block Party
''CBS Block Party'' (referred to on-air as the ''CBS Friday Night Block Party'') was a programming block that aired on the CBS television network during the 1997–1998 television season. The block was similar to, and was intended as direct competition to, ABC's TGIF lineup and aired on Friday nights from 8:00p.m. to 10:00p.m. ET, and included two former stalwarts of the TGIF lineup. Although the block was canceled after one year, the resulting audience fracture caused what turned out to be irreparable harm to the previously dominant TGIF, eventually clearing the way for CBS to dominate the Friday night lineup beginning in the next decade. Background When ABC (a network that was in the midst of an overhaul as The Walt Disney Company took over) canceled the long-running shows ''Family Matters'' and '' Step by Step'', CBS picked them up, paying a $40 million sum to earn the rights to the shows, and made them the cornerstones of the new "Block Party." Two new family comedies wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Wish (TV Series)
''You Wish'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series created by Michael Jacobs, that ran from September 26, 1997 to June 19, 1998. It started as part of ABC's TGIF programming on Friday nights for the fall of 1997, along with ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'', ''Boy Meets World'', and '' Teen Angel''. Synopsis Just as ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' was considered a 1990s version of '' Bewitched'', ''You Wish'' was a 1990s version of '' I Dream of Jeannie''. In this sitcom, a genie lives with a family, instead of a single man. In the show's pilot episode (in which the proposed series was still known under a working title of ''Genie''), Gillian Apple (Harley Jane Kozak) and her two children, Mickey Apple (Alex McKenna) and Travis Apple ( Nathan Lawrence) visit a rug shop where they meet the owner, Madman Mustafa (John Rhys-Davies). There they buy a rug, where they unexpectedly release a genie ( John Ales), who has been imprisoned for 2,000 years. The genie's name is simply "Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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