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Ami Foster
Ami Foster (born August 5, 1975) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Margaux Kramer in the TV series ''Punky Brewster''. Biography Foster, a native of California, won the National Tap Dance Championship after which she was discovered on '' Star Search'' as a singer at age eight. In 1984, Foster landed her most notable role, in the NBC series ''Punky Brewster'' as Margaux Kramer, the spoiled upper class friend of the title character. During the run of ''Punky Brewster'', Foster appeared on '' Circus of the Stars''; she shared an act with actor-musician Corey Yothers, whose sister Tina (of '' Family Ties'' fame) was also featured that year in ''COTS.'' Following the end of ''Punky Brewster'' in 1988, Foster appeared in various guest roles: on '' The Wonder Years'', '' Quantum Leap,'' and '' Life Goes On''. In 1986–87, she was the voice of Holly, the young owner of the Puppy Pound in the '' Pound Puppies'' television series. She also voiced S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Foster
"Amy Foster" is a short story by Joseph Conrad written in 1901, first published in the ''Illustrated London News'' (December 1901), and collected in ''Typhoon and Other Stories'' (1903). Plot A poor emigrant from Central Europe sailing from Hamburg to America is shipwrecked off the coast of England. The residents of nearby villages, at first unaware of the sinking, and hence of the possibility of survivors, regard him as a dangerous tramp and madman. He speaks no English; his strange foreign language frightens them, and they offer him no assistance. Eventually "Yanko Goorall" (as rendered in English spelling) is given shelter and employment by an eccentric old local, Mr. Swaffer. Yanko learns a little English. He explains that his given name ''Yanko'' means "little John" and that he was a mountaineer (a resident of a mountain area — a ''Goorall''), hence his surname.Though the story does not explicitly mention Yanko being a Pole or speaking Polish, the surname "Goorall" clear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troop Beverly Hills
''Troop Beverly Hills'' is a 1989 American adventure comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas, Mary Gross, Stephanie Beacham, and Jenny Lewis in her film debut. The film features a host of young actors, including Ami Foster, Carla Gugino, Kellie Martin, Emily Schulman, and Tori Spelling. The film follows Beverly Hills housewife Phyllis Nefler (Long) as she decides to become the leader of a local troop of Wilderness Girls to help maintain a relationship with her daughter during a divorce. Phyllis becomes an unlikely den mother to the girls, who are not taken seriously by other troops. When Phyllis falls afoul of a rival troop leader, the girls face the possibility of having their group dissolved—unless they can prove their wilderness skills at the annual Jamboree. Though the film was not a financial success during its release and received negative critical reception, it has since acquired a cult following as a 1980s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garfield And Friends
''Garfield and Friends'' is an American animated television series based on the comic strip '' Garfield'' by Jim Davis. The show aired on CBS as part of its Saturday morning children's lineup from September 17, 1988, to December 10, 1994. The show features animated story lines adapted from the comic strip ''Garfield'' and Davis's other comic strip '' U.S. Acres''. Mark Evanier was the show's head writer. Lorenzo Music provided the voice of Garfield the cat, the strip's title character, as he had done since '' Here Comes Garfield'' in 1982. Other voices present on the show included Thom Huge as Jon Arbuckle, Garfield's human owner, and Gregg Berger as Odie the dog, also returning from prior ''Garfield'' animated media. Berger and Huge also respectively voiced Orson Pig and Roy Rooster in the ''U.S. Acres'' segments. 121 episodes were made, each consisting of two ''Garfield'' segments and one ''U.S. Acres'' segment and a "Garfield Quickie" at the end. All episodes have bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Telling!
''I'm Telling!'' is an American television game show, which ran from September 12, 1987 to March 5, 1988 on NBC Saturday mornings and was hosted by Laurie Faso with Dean Goss announcing. The show is essentially a children's version of ''The Newlywed Game ''The Newlywed Game'' is an American television game show. Newly married couples compete against each other in a series of revealing question rounds to determine how well the spouses know or do not know each other. The program, originally created ...'' with young siblings playing instead of married couples. The show was produced by Saban Productions and DIC Enterprises. Gameplay Main game Three teams competed, each often consisting of a brother and sister. The front game was played in two rounds. In Round 1, the brothers were "teleported" to the "Isolation Zone" using special effects and a video edit (i.e., taken offstage to a soundproof room). One of three pun-styled categories was chosen at random by hitting a plunger, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Full House
''Full House'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The show is about the recently widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best friend Joey Gladstone to help raise his three daughters, List of Full House and Fuller House characters#D.J. Tanner, D.J., Stephanie Tanner, Stephanie and Michelle Tanner, Michelle, in his San Francisco home. It originally aired from September 22, 1987, to May 23, 1995, with a total of eight seasons consisting of List of Full House episodes, 192 episodes. While never a critical success, the series was consistently in the Nielsen ratings, Nielsen Top 30 (from season two onward) and continues to have an audience in Broadcast syndication, syndicated reruns, and is also aired internationally. One of the producers, Dennis Rinsler, called the show "''The Brady Bunch'' of the 1990s". For actor Dave Coulier, the show represented a "G-rated dysfunctional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Summer Playhouse
''CBS Summer Playhouse'' is an American anthology series that ran from June 12, 1987 to August 22, 1989 on CBS. It aired unsold television pilots during the summer season. Overview Tim Reid and Daphne Maxwell Reid acted as hosts during the first season, introducing each pilot. Viewers were also encouraged to call a 1-800 number at the end of each episode, to voice their preference. However, the "winning" pilot chosen by the viewers was never picked up as a series. The series was revamped during the second and third seasons, and featured no hosts or viewer voting. Reception David Bianculli of ''The Philadelphia Inquirer ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', often referred to simply as ''The Inquirer'', is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded on June 1, 1829, ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' is the third-longest continuously operating da ...'' criticized the anthology series, writing that it "may be the most inaccurate title ever given to a TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Troll Prince
''The Little Troll Prince'' (onscreen title: ''The Little Troll Prince: A Christmas Parable'') is a 1987 animated Christmas television special produced by Hanna-Barbera. Backed by the International Lutheran Laymen's League, it has strong Christian themes of unconditional love, self-sacrifice, and redemption, with a substantial Protestant influence. The story was a written as a parable script for the Christmas special. The special aired in syndication on US broadcast TV. Synopsis In a Norwegian mountain village, children play under the shadow of a sinister mountain of the trolls. In one small cottage, a gnome named Bu (voiced by Danny Cooksey) is happily decorating his own home with Christmas decorations, aided by mice and birds. He explains to the viewers that the Christmas season doesn't really start for him until the arrival of the Christmas tree, at which point two girls and their father return to the cottage dragging a tree on a sleigh. When the humans set the tree up in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Punky Brewster (TV Series)
''It's Punky Brewster'' is a 1985–86 animated spin-off of the live-action television sitcom ''Punky Brewster''. It was animated by Ruby-Spears Productions. The show uses the same premise and main cast as its parent series, but also includes a magical sprite named Glomer. 26 episodes were produced over two seasons. Synopsis The series featured the voices of the original ''Punky Brewster'' cast as their respective characters. A new character, Glomer (voiced by Frank Welker), was added as the "leprechaun gopher". He came from Chaundoon, a city at the end of the rainbow and possesses all of magical powers. One such power was the ability to teleport Punky and her friends, Margaux, Cherie, and Allen, and at times her pet dog, Brandon, to any part of the Earth instantly. Some episodes included Glomer having to correct his own mistakes, as when he plays around with magic and transforms Henry into a statue of Julius Caesar. Title ''It's Punky Brewster'' is the series' unofficial n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wildside (Australian TV Series)
''Wildside'' is an Australian crime drama television series broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 1997 to 1999. It was created by director Michael Jenkins and producer Ben Gannon. ''Wildside'' began as a 180-minute miniseries which aired over two nights on November 23, 1997 and November 24, 1997. It returned on February 4, 1998 in a one-hour format. The show stars Tony Martin as Bill McCoy, a former detective who comes to Sydney looking for his missing son. Unlike other police procedurals, it also follows the staff of a crisis centre, run by Dr. Maxine Summers ( Rachael Blake), in the gritty, red-light district of the city. The series was filmed in Darlinghurst, Sydney and was characterised by its use of ad lib dialogue and hand held camera work. The show was critically acclaimed, winning several Logie Awards, including Most Outstanding Miniseries Logie in 1998, and Silver Logies for outstanding work by Tony Martin and Rachael Blake in 1999, as well as s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fame (1982 TV Series)
''Fame'' is an American musical drama television series based on the 1980 film of the same name. It followed the lives of the students and faculty at New York City's High School of Performing Arts. Most interior scenes were filmed in Hollywood, California. In all seasons except the third, the show filmed several exterior scenes on location in New York City. The popularity of the series around the world, most notably in the United Kingdom, led to several hit records and live concert tours by the cast. Despite its success, few of the actors maintained high-profile careers after the series was cancelled. Several of the cast members were seen again briefly in ''Bring Back...Fame'', a reunion special made for Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in 2008. Episodes Cast Cast timeline ;Cast notes Main cast *Debbie Allen as Lydia Grant, dance teacher and choreographer, reprising her role from the original film * Lee Curreri as Bruno Martelli (seasons 1–3; guest season 6), music ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Webster (TV Series)
''Webster'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from September 16, 1983 to May 8, 1987 and in first-run syndication from September 21, 1987 to March 10, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver. The show stars Emmanuel Lewis in the title role as a young boy who, after losing his parents, is adopted by his NFL-pro godfather, portrayed by Alex Karras, and his new socialite wife, played by Susan Clark. The focus was largely on how this impulsively married couple had to adjust to their new lives and sudden parenthood, but it was the congenial Webster himself who drove much of the plot. The series was produced by Georgian Bay Ltd., Emmanuel Lewis Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. (1986–1989) and Paramount Television (Network 1983–1987, Domestic 1987–1989). Synopsis The show, set in Chicago, revolves around Webster Long (Emmanuel Lewis), a 5-year-old African American orphan whose biological parents, Travis and Gert Long, were recently killed in a car ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, television series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was prevalent before streaming platforms came to dominate the TV and movie distribution markets. Because sequels or prequels of larger-budget films may be released direct-to-video, review references to direct-to-video releases are often pejorative. Direct-to-video release has also become profitable for independent filmmakers and smaller companies. Some direct-to-video genre films (with a high-profile star) can generate well in excess of $50 million revenue worldwide. Reasons for releasing direct to video A production studio may decide not to generally release a TV show or film for several possible reasons: a low budget, a lack of support from a TV network, negative reviews, its controversial nature, that it may appeal to a small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |