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Dave Mandel
David Mandel (born ) is a writer, actor, director, and producer. He was an executive producer and showrunner of ''Veep'', and also an executive producer and director of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' and ''Seinfeld''. He is also a comedian, and one of the producer-directors of the teen comedy '' EuroTrip''. He was a writer for ''Seinfeld'' during its seventh, eighth, and ninth seasons and also co-wrote the screenplay for the 2003 film adaptation of ''The Cat in the Hat''. He is one of the creators of '' Clerks: The Animated Series'', and he was a writer for ''Saturday Night Live''. He had a brief stint as a host of '' Dave and Steve's Video Game Explosion'', a comedy video game review show that aired late nights on TBS as part of the Burly Bear Network. The show only lasted a few episodes before the entire block was canceled. Mandel is also one of the authors of ''Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie'', a comprehensive collection of ''Star Wars'' artwork by Ralph McQuarrie, published in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. and the largest in the Western United States with a print circulation of 118,760. It has 500,000 online subscribers, the fifth-largest among U.S. newspapers. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by California Times, the paper has won over 40 Pulitzer Prizes since its founding. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United States, the paper's readership has declined since 2010. It has also been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dictator (2012 Film)
''The Dictator'' is a 2012 political satire black comedy film co-written by and starring Sacha Baron Cohen in his fourth feature film in a leading role. The film was directed by Larry Charles, who also directed Baron Cohen's mockumentaries ''Borat'' and ''Brüno''. Baron Cohen, in the role of Admiral General Aladeen, the dictator of the fictional Republic of Wadiya visiting the United States, stars alongside Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, and Jason Mantzoukas, with uncredited appearances by John C. Reilly, Garry Shandling, and Edward Norton. Producers Jeff Schaffer and David Mandel said that Baron Cohen's character was inspired by real-life dictators with personality cults like Kim Jong Il, Idi Amin, Muammar Gaddafi, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Saparmurat Niyazov. The film's opening credits sarcastically dedicate it "in loving memory" to Kim Jong Il, who died in 2011. It received mixed reviews from critics, grossing $190.2 million. Plot For years, the fictional Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Maid (Seinfeld)
"The Maid" is the 175th episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This was the 19th episode of the ninth and final season. It aired on April 30, 1998. In this episode, Jerry hires a maid and ends up having a sexual relationship with her, George tries to get people to give him a good nickname, and Elaine falls into a chain of phone problems after Kramer subscribes her phone number to an incessant fax service. Plot Jerry hires a maid, Cindy, with whom he then starts having sex. On one visit Cindy leaves without getting around to any work, but still takes the money he left for her, which Jerry realizes could be considered prostitution. He stops leaving money for Cindy, and when she demands money on her next visit, he points out that she didn't do any work. Angered, she walks out on the job and the relationship. Cindy's boss Maxwell demands that Jerry pay Cindy for this last visit, threatening to publicly expose Jerry's fastidious cleaning requests and make Cindy pay for the vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Betrayal
"The Betrayal" is the 164th episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This was the eighth episode for the ninth and final season. It aired on November 20, 1997. In this episode, Jerry betrays George by having sex with his girlfriend Nina, right before Elaine invites all three of them to come with her to India for the wedding of Sue Ellen Mischke, Elaine's longtime rival. The episode is colloquially referred to as the "backwards episode" due to its reverse chronology, starting with the final scene and playing in reverse order. Written collaboratively by Peter Mehlman (a major writer for ''Seinfeld'' seasons 2 through 8 who was no longer on staff) and David Mandel (one of the new wave of ''Seinfeld'' writers), the episode bridges ''Seinfeld''s final season to its past with scenes from George's engagement to Susan Ross and Jerry's moving in to his apartment, and with a format which evoked the series' early gimmick-based episodes like " The Chinese Restaurant" and " The Limo". Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice (Seinfeld)
"The Voice" is the 158th episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This was the second episode for the ninth and final season. It aired on October 2, 1997. - ''TV.com'' The episode's title refers to a joke Jerry Seinfeld (character), Jerry and his friends share about his girlfriend's stomach having a voice, which ends up coming between Jerry and his girlfriend. Meanwhile, a chance encounter with David Puddy leads to Elaine Benes, Elaine renewing their relationship, George Costanza, George sticks with a job where his co-workers all hate him because he has a one-year contract with the company, and Cosmo Kramer, Kramer hires an intern and works with him on creating an oil bladder system. Plot George Costanza, George's employer, Play Now, wants to get rid of him after finding out he isn't really disabled, but ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Butter Shave
"The Butter Shave" is the 157th episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. It is also the first episode of the ninth and final season. It aired on September 25, 1997. In this episode, George gets a new job and preferential treatment due to his co-workers mistakenly thinking he has a physical disability, Kramer rubs butter all over his body and accidentally burns it into his skin, and Elaine and David Puddy break up at the tail end of a European vacation, forcing them to endure an uncomfortable transatlantic flight together. Plot Over the summer George, Jerry, and Kramer grew mustaches; they admit it was a bad idea, and shave them off. Not fully recovered from " The Summer of George", George is using a cane to get around. He gets a job with a playground equipment company, Play Now, because they think he is disabled due to his use of the cane and are afraid of appearing prejudiced. George takes full advantage after they offer him his own disabled bathroom. Jerry has another sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Susie
"The Susie" is the 149th episode of the sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This was the 15th episode for the eighth season, originally airing on February 13, 1997. In this episode, Jerry unintentionally terrorizes a bookie, George avoids all contact with his girlfriend so that she cannot break up with him, and Elaine ends up leading a double life at the office after a co-worker starts mistakenly calling her "Susie". Plot Kramer's friend Mike has become a bookie. Kramer, a compulsive gambler, places bets with Mike on Jerry's behalf. But when Jerry wins, Mike can't pay up. When Jerry accidentally slams Jerry’s trunk lid on Mike's thumbs, breaking them, Mike becomes afraid of him. Mike tries to make up his debt by fixing Jerry's trunk but gets trapped inside. Kramer sets his watch ahead one hour even though Daylight Saving Time hasn't started yet. Elaine's co-worker Peggy calls Elaine "Susie," but Elaine neglects to correct her. When she attempts to do so later, Peggy unknowingly bad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Abstinence
"The Abstinence" is the 143rd episode of the United States, American sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This was the ninth episode for the Seinfeld season 8, eighth season, originally broadcast on the NBC network on November 21, 1996. This episode focuses on George Costanza, George and Elaine Benes, Elaine's experiments with sexual abstinence, which has a polar opposite effect on each one's intelligence. Meanwhile, Cosmo Kramer, Kramer's face becomes disfigured by smoke when he turns his apartment into a smoking lounge, prompting him to file a lawsuit against the tobacco companies. Plot George Costanza, George's girlfriend Louise has mononucleosis, so he can't have sex with her for six weeks. Without sex to distract him, George's mind becomes sharper, he learns things more quickly, and develops a deeper relationship with Louise. Elaine Benes, Elaine brags that she is dating a doctor, but her boyfriend Ben informs her that not only is he not yet a doctor, he has failed his licensing exam three t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Friar's Club
"The Friar's Club" is the 128th episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This is the 18th episode for the seventh season, originally airing on March 7, 1996. In this episode, Jerry jeopardizes his chances of becoming a member of the New York Friars' Club when he accidentally takes a club jacket home with him, George hopes to spend more time with Jerry by fixing him up with his fiancé Susan's best friend, and J. Peterman saddles Elaine with the workload of her hard-of-hearing co-worker. Plot Due to a mixup by the caterers, George's wedding is delayed until June. He sets Jerry up with Susan's best friend Hallie so that he and Jerry can double date. At their first double date, at the Friars Club, Jerry neglects to wear a jacket, then accidentally leaves with the one the club loaned him. Kramer borrows it without permission, gets it dirty, and takes it to the cleaners. Jerry is unable to return it before a second double date, this time at the Flying Sandos Brothers magic s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pool Guy
"The Pool Guy" is the 118th episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This was the eighth episode of the seventh season. It aired on November 16, 1995. The end credit states "In Memory of our Friend Rick Bolden". Rick Bolden was one of the musicians who worked on the show's theme song. The episode centers on George's fears that he is losing all life independent from his fiancée Susan after she begins fraternizing with his friends. Jerry is uncomfortable at his pool guy's efforts to befriend him, and after getting a new phone number Kramer keeps getting wrong numbers from people trying to call Moviefone. Plot Lacking any female friends, Elaine invites Susan to an art exhibit at Jerry's suggestion. This upsets George, who fears that his fiancée interacting with his friends will leave him no life apart from Susan; he informs Jerry that his "worlds are colliding" and that "Relationship George" is replacing "Independent George". When Jerry also begins spending time with Sus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bizarro Jerry
"The Bizarro Jerry" is the 137th episode of the American television sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This was the third episode of the eighth season, originally airing on the NBC network on October 3, 1996. The title and plot extensively reference the character Bizarro Superman, originally published by DC Comics. This episode introduced the phrase "man-hands.” Plot Elaine breaks up with her boyfriend Kevin, but they decide to remain friends. Kevin proves to be a much more reliable friend than Jerry, leading Jerry to suggest that Kevin is "Bizarro Jerry,” and explains to Elaine how the Superman character Bizarro does everything in an opposite manner to Superman. While using the restrooms at a company called Brandt-Leland, Kramer aids an employee with a printer and is mistaken for a co-worker by the staff. He begins showing up at regular work hours with no contract and no pay, simply appreciating the structure that a steady job adds to his life. Jerry starts dating Gillian, an at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White House Plumbers (miniseries)
''White House Plumbers'' is an American satirical political drama television miniseries created and written by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck and directed by David Mandel, based on the 2007 book ''Integrity'' by Egil Krogh and Matthew Krogh. The series stars Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, Domhnall Gleeson, Kiernan Shipka, and Lena Headey and it premiered on HBO on May 1, 2023. Premise Watergate masterminds and President Richard Nixon's political operatives E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy are part of the "White House Plumbers". Charged with plugging press leaks by any means necessary, they accidentally overturned the Presidency they were trying to protect. Cast and characters Main * Woody Harrelson as E. Howard Hunt: A Central Intelligence Agency, CIA officer who, as part of the White House Plumbers, was tasked with identifying the sources of national security leaks following the publication of the Pentagon Papers in 1971. Hunt was convicted of burglary, conspiracy, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
