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Bumper Robinson
Larry Clarence "Bumper" Robinson II is an American actor. He is best known for his voice roles as Damas in ''Jak 3'', Bumblebee and Blitzwing on '' Transformers: Animated'' Rook Blonko and various other characters in '' Ben 10: Omniverse'', and Falcon in various media. Career Robinson's first theatrical break came as the son of O. J. Simpson's character in the 1983 television film ''Cocaine and Blue Eyes''. Years later, he portrayed a young Simpson in '' The O. J. Simpson Story'' (1995). In the 1980s, Robinson played Zammis in '' Enemy Mine'', Clarence on ''Amen'', Jonah Carver on ''Days of Our Lives'' and a recurring role as Leon on NBC's ''Night Court''. He has made appearances on ''The Jeffersons'', ''Gimme a Break!'', ''Hill Street Blues'', ''Matt Houston'', '' Cagney & Lacey'', '' Webster'', ''Punky Brewster'', '' The Facts of Life'' and '' Family Matters''. He began his voice-over career on '' The Flintstone Kids'' as Philo Quartz, followed by work on ''Scooby-Doo'', among o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British English, British and American English. "Brackets", without further qualification, are in British English the ... marks and in American English the ... marks. Other symbols are repurposed as brackets in specialist contexts, such as International Phonetic Alphabet#Brackets and transcription delimiters, those used by linguists. Brackets are typically deployed in symmetric pairs, and an individual bracket may be identified as a "left" or "right" bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. In casual writing and in technical fields such as computing or linguistic analysis of grammar, brackets ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punky Brewster
''Punky Brewster'' is an American Situation comedy, sitcom television series about a young girl (Soleil Moon Frye) being raised by a foster parent (George Gaynes) in Chicago. The show ran on NBC from September 16, 1984, to March 9, 1986, and again in Broadcast syndication, syndication from October 30, 1987, to May 27, 1988. ''Punky Brewster'' spawned an animated spin-off, ''It's Punky Brewster''. The series featured the original cast voicing their respective characters. The cartoon was produced by Ruby-Spears, and aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to December 6, 1986. In 2020, NBC confirmed a 10-episode Punky Brewster (2021 TV series), revival to air on its Peacock (streaming service), Peacock streaming service. Frye returned, as did original cast member Cherie Johnson. The revival premiered on February 25, 2021. Synopsis Penelope "Punky" Brewster (Soleil Moon Frye) is a warm, funny, and bright child. Her father walked out on her family, then her mother abandoned her at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The John Larroquette Show
''The John Larroquette Show'' is an American sitcom television series that was created by Don Reo for NBC. ''The John Larroquette Show'' was a star vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on ''Night Court''. The series takes place in a seedy bus terminal in St. Louis, Missouri, and originally focused on the somewhat broken people who worked the night shift, and in particular, the lead character's battle with alcoholism. The series was produced by Reo's Impact Zone Productions, Larroquette's Port Street Films and Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on September 2, 1993 and ended on October 30, 1996, with a total of 84 episodes over the course of four seasons, although six of those episodes were never aired. NBC canceled the series after airing only six episodes in season four. Plot John Hemingway, recovering alcoholic, has been appointed to the role of night shift manager of the St. Louis bus depot. He mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister, Sister (TV Series)
''Sister, Sister'' is an American television sitcom starring Tia and Tamera Mowry as identical twin sisters separated at birth who are reunited as adolescents. It premiered on April 1, 1994, on ABC as part of its TGIF comedy lineup, and finished its run on The WB on May 23, 1999, airing 119 episodes over six seasons. The cast consisted of the Mowry sisters with Jackée Harry and Tim Reid costarring as their respective adoptive parents, alongside Marques Houston as their annoying neighbor Roger. RonReaco Lee and Deon Richmond later joined the cast in the fifth season as the sisters' love interests. The series was created by Kim Bass, Gary Gilbert, and Fred Shafferman, and a production of de Passe Entertainment in association with Paramount Television. The series was then picked up by The WB in 1995 after ABC canceled it that same year, as a replacement for ''Muscle'' on its Wednesday night lineup, where it aired for an additional four seasons until May 1999. In 2018, a pot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Steve Harvey Show
''The Steve Harvey Show'' is an American television sitcom created by Winifred Hervey and directed by Stan Lathan that aired on The WB from August 25, 1996 to February 17, 2002, with a total of 122 half-hour episodes spanning six seasons. Synopsis Steve Hightower (Steve Harvey) is a 1970s funk legend and a very successful music star with his musical group who is now a music teacher/vice principal at Booker T. Washington High School on Chicago's West Side. Budget cutbacks meant Steve also had to teach drama and art, much to his surprise. Cedric Robinson (Cedric the Entertainer) is a coach at the high school, and Steve's longtime best friend. The principal of Booker T. Washington High is Steve's former classmate, Regina Grier (Wendy Raquel Robinson), whom Steve affectionately calls "Piggy", because she was overweight in childhood. Steve forms a strong bond with two of his students: Romeo Santana ( Merlin Santana), a stylish, self-absorbed ladies' man, and the equally vacuous St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touched By An Angel
''Touched by an Angel'' is an American drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes over nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and executive produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey as an angel named Monica, and Della Reese as her supervisor Tess. Throughout the series, Monica is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives. From season three onward, they are frequently joined by Andrew ( John Dye), the Angel of Death (who first appeared as a recurring character in season two). Plot The episodes of the series generally revolved around the "cases" of Monica ( Roma Downey), an angel recently promoted from the "search and rescue" division, who works under the guidance of Tess (Della Reese), a sarcastic boss who is sometimes hard on her junior colleague, but is more of a surrogate mother than a supervisor. Monic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Client (TV Series)
''The Client'' (also referred to as ''John Grisham's The Client'') is an American legal thriller drama television series developed by Judith Paige Mitchell that aired on CBS for one season, premiering with a two-hour pilot on September 17, 1995, and airing new episodes through April 16, 1996. The series was based on the 1994 film '' The Client'', itself adapted from the 1993 John Grisham novel. It starred JoBeth Williams, John Heard, and Polly Holliday in the roles created in the film by Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, and Micole Mercurio, respectively. Cast Main * JoBeth Williams Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an American actress. She rose to prominence appearing in such films as '' Kramer vs. Kramer'' (1979), '' Stir Crazy'' (1980), ''Poltergeist'' (1982), '' The Big Chill'' (1983), '' The Day After' ... as Reggie Love * John Heard as Roy Foltrigg * Polly Holliday as Momma Love * David Barry Gray as Clint McGuire * Ossie Davis as Judge Harry R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangin' With Mr
"Hangin" is a single from the sixth studio album by the Chic, '' Tongue in Chic''. It was the first single from this album and it reached #64 on the UK singles chart in March 1983, spending 1 week on the chart. It was Chic's first chart position in the UK for three and a half years. It just failed to enter US Billboard R&B chart top 40 (peaked at #48). '' Billboard'' said that "street feel is the main suit here, starting with spoken banter and slipping into the crisply syncopated arrangement." Track listing ;Atlantic 7" 89954 October 12, 1982 * A. "Hangin (7" Edit) - 3:35 * B. "City Lights" - 4:26 ;Atlantic promo 12" DMD 371, 1982 * A. "Hangin - 5:13 * B. "Hangin (7" Edit) - 3:35 References 1982 singles Chic (band) songs Songs written by Bernard Edwards Songs written by Nile Rodgers Song recordings produced by Nile Rodgers Song recordings produced by Bernard Edwards 1982 songs {{1980s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generation X (film)
''Generation X'' is a television pilot directed by Jack Sholder that aired on Fox on February 20, 1996. It was later broadcast as a television film. It is based on the Marvel comic book series of the same name, a spin-off of the X-Men franchise. It was produced by New World Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment Group. Plot Rebellious teenager Jubilation Lee finds herself in trouble after her mutant "fireworks" power manifests itself at a local arcade. She is rescued from her predicament by Emma Frost and Sean Cassidy, the headmasters of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. They recruit "Jubilee" and offer her sanctuary at the school, a place where mutants learn to control their powers. The trio then picks up teenager Angelo "Skin" Espinosa and proceed to the school where Jubilee and Skin are introduced to their fellow students; M, Mondo, Buff, and Refrax. At the school the students are taught not only to cope with their mutant powers but also with a world that fears and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC (commonly known as Fox; stylized in all caps) is an Television in the United States, American commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast television broadcaster, television network serving as the flagship property of Fox Corporation and operated through Fox Entertainment. Fox is based at Fox Corporation's corporate headquarters at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and it hosts additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and at the Fox Media Center in Tempe, Arizona. The channel was launched by News Corporation on October 9, 1986 as a competitor to the Big Three (American television), Big Three television networks, which are the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the CBS, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), and the NBC, National Broadcasting Company (NBC). Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network; it was also the highest-Nielsen ratings, rated free-to-air netwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Space Nine
''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (''DS9'') is an American science fiction on television, science-fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired Broadcast syndication, in syndication from January 3, 1993, to June 2, 1999, spanning 176 episodes over seven seasons. Set in the 24th century, when Earth is part of a United Federation of Planets, its narrative is centered on the eponymous space station Deep Space Nine (fictional space station), Deep Space Nine, located adjacent to a wormhole connecting Federation territory to the Galactic quadrant (Star Trek)#Gamma Quadrant, Gamma Quadrant on the far side of the Milky Way galaxy. Following the success of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Paramount Pictures commissioned a new series set in the ''Star Trek'' fictional universe. In creating ''Deep Space Nine'', Berman and Piller drew upon plot elements introduced in ''The Next Generation'', na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
