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List Of Small Wonder Episodes
This is a list of episodes for the 1980s television series ''Small Wonder''. Series overview Shout! Factory has released the first two seasons of ''Small Wonder'' on DVD in Region 1. Season 2 was released as a Shout! Factory select title, available exclusively through their online store. Episodes Season 1 (1985–86) Season 2 (1986–87) Season 3 (1987–88) Season 4 (1988–89) References External links * * {{epguides, id=SmallWonder, title=Small Wonder Small Wonder Small Wonder or variants may refer to: Film, television and theatre * ''Small Wonder'' (TV series), a 1985–1989 American sitcom * '' A Small Wonder'', a 1966 Australian television film * '' Small Wonders'', a 1995 documentary film * ''Small Wond ... fr:Petite Merveille#Épisodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Wonder (TV Series)
''Small Wonder'' is an American children's comedy science fiction sitcom that aired in first-run syndication from September 7, 1985, to May 20, 1989. The show chronicles the family of a robotics engineer who secretly creates a robot modeled after a human girl, then tries to pass it off as their adopted daughter, Vicki. The series turned out to be a surprise hit, specifically amongst the kid section, as many channels belonging to different nations witnessed while re-running the show. Owing to its popularity in some countries, the show had to be dubbed for different languages. Premise The story lines revolve around V.I.C.I. (an acronym for Voice Input Child Identicant, pronounced "Vicki"), an android in the form of a 10-year-old girl. Vicki was built by Ted Lawson, an engineer/inventor for United Robotronics, in an effort to assist handicapped children. Lawson takes the robot home so that it can mature within a family environment. Vicki's features include superhuman strength and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Blitzer
Barry E. Blitzer (April 21, 1929 – January 27, 2010) was an American television writer. Life and career Blitzer was well known as a writer for the Hanna-Barbera cartoons including '' The Flintstones'', '' Top Cat'', and '' The Jetsons''. Listed as the last surviving member of a group of writers that won a 1956 Best Comedy Writing Emmy, the award was given for his work on the show '' The Phil Silvers Show'' and the episode was "You’ll Never Get Rich". He worked on 1970s children's TV show ''Land of the Lost'' and the 1960s comedy series '' Get Smart'' along with writing stints on '' The Love Boat'', '' Too Close for Comfort'', '' McHale's Navy'' and ''Good Times''. Honors Blitzer was part of a group of writers that won a 1956 Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (AT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Alzado
Lyle Martin Alzado (April 3, 1949 – May 14, 1992) was an American professional All Pro football defensive end of the National Football League (NFL), famous for his intense and intimidating style of play. Alzado played 15 seasons, splitting his time among the Denver Broncos, the Cleveland Browns, and finally the Los Angeles Raiders with whom he won a championship in Super Bowl XVIII. Early life Alzado was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, to an Italian-Spanish father, Maurice, and a Jewish mother with a Russian family background, Martha Sokolow Alzado, and was himself Jewish."Lyle Alzado Hits Only on Sunday" Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal, October 15, 1978 When he was 10, the family moved to [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international mutual aid fellowship of alcoholics dedicated to abstinence-based recovery from alcoholism through its spiritually-inclined Twelve Step program. Following its Twelve Traditions, AA is non-professional, non-denominational, as well as apolitical and unaffiliated. In 2020 AA estimated its worldwide membership to be over two million with 75% of those in the U.S. and Canada. Despite viewing the disease model of alcoholism as an outside issue on which it has no opinion, AA is commonly associated with its popularity since many of its members took a large role in spreading it. Regarding its effectiveness, a 2020 scientific review saw clinical interventions encouraging increased AA participation resulting in higher abstinence rates over other clinical interventions while probably reducing health costs. AA marks 1935 for its start when Bill Wilson (Bill W.) first commiserated alcoholic to alcoholic with Bob Smith (Dr. Bob) who, along w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Cutler (screenwriter)
Stan Cutler is an American screenwriter. Born in Newark, New Jersey. Cutler began his career in 1957, first writing for the ''NBC Matinee Theater''. He then wrote episodes for television programs, such as, ''That Girl'', ''The Partridge Family'', ''Occasional Wife'', '' The Second Hundred Years'', ''9 to 5'' and ''The Courtship of Eddie's Father''. Cutler had written 26 episodes for the sitcom television series '' The Farmer's Daughter''.The Farmer's Daughter Writing Credits In 1976, he served as the developer for the new NBC sitcom television series '' Snip''. His last screenwriting credit was from ''Small Wonder''. After retiring, he wrote books for the ''Mark Bradley and Rayford Goodman'' series, in which was published by E. P. Dutton. Cutler lived in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Herbeck
Robert William Herbeck is an actor, film producer and screenwriter, known for writing the first ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' film. Career Actor Herbeck had a television acting career in the 1970s and 1980s. His roles were credited in several television series including Mash, CHiPs Diff'rent Strokes, and The Jeffersons. Producer In 1998 Herbeck was listed as a co-producer on the Warner Brothers movie Wrongfully Accused. Writer Herbeck was a comedy writer when he came up with the idea of creating a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film in 1988. The film had a 25 Million dollar opening weekend which surprised many Hollywood insiders. Herbeck wrote the first screenplay of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Miche ...''. Screenwriter Todd W. Lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos; July 15, 1951) is an American politician, actor, and retired professional wrestler. After achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), he served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was elected governor with the Reform Party and is the party's only candidate to win a major government office. Ventura was a member of the U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Team during the Vietnam War. After leaving the military, he embarked on a professional wrestling career from 1975 to 1986, taking the ring name "Jesse 'The Body' Ventura". He had a lengthy tenure in the WWF/WWE as a performer and color commentator and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004. In addition to wrestling, Ventura pursued an acting career, appearing in films such as ''Predator'' and '' The Running Man'' (both released in 1987 and starring fellow actor-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger). Ventura entered politics in 1991 when he was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Starr
Benjamin Starr (October 18, 1921 – January 19, 2014) was an American television producer, creator, writer and playwright. Biography Born in Manhattan, New York, to Jewish Russian immigrants, Starr grew up in Brooklyn and worked in his parents' doughnut factory. He attended City College, later graduated from UCLA, and served in World War II. He became a second lieutenant navigator stationed in England and received the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the military, he began writing comedy for radio stars, such as Al Jolson, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and George Burns. He started his television writing career for the live program ''Climax!''. Starr co-created the sitcom ''Silver Spoons'', helped develop '' The Facts of Life'', and was a regular screenwriter for the popular series ''Mister Ed'' and ''All in the Family''. He also wrote for such comedies as ''Chico and the Man'', '' Maude'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''Petticoat Junction'' and ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Austin Green
Brian Austin Green (born Brian Green; July 15, 1973) is an American actor, rapper, television personality and podcaster, best known for his portrayal of David Silver on the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–2000). Green was also a series regular on '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', '' Freddie'', '' Wedding Band'', and ''Anger Management''. Early life Green was born in Van Nuys, California, the son of Joyce and George Green. He has some Scottish ancestry. His middle name, "Austin", was added to differentiate himself from another actor when he joined the Screen Actor's Guild as a child. Green grew up in North Hollywood and attended North Hollywood High School, after attending the Hamilton High School Academy of Music. Career Prior to his role on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', Green had a recurring role for three seasons (1986–1989) on the CBS primetime soap opera ''Knots Landing'', playing the role of Brian Cunningham, the son of Abby Cunningham Ew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Leopold
Glenn Leopold is an American writer and musician. He worked for Hanna-Barbera as a story editor, writer, character creator, and show developer. He is also a member of the music band, Gunhill Road. Screenwriting credits Television (series head writer denoted in bold) *'' CB Bears'' (1977) *'' Dinky Dog'' (1978) *'' Yogi's Space Race'' (1978) *'' The All-New Popeye Hour'' (1978-1981) *'' Buford and the Galloping Ghost'' (1979) *''Godzilla'' (1979) *'' The New Fred and Barney Show'' (1979) *''The New Shmoo'' (1979) *'' Scooby and Scrappy Doo'' (1979) *'' Drak Pack'' (1980) *'' The Flintstone Comedy Show'' (1980) *'' The Smurfs'' (1981-1989) * '' Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince'' (1983) *'' Lucky Luke'' (1983) *'' Shirt Tales'' (1983) *'' The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show'' (1983-1984) *''Super Friends'' (1984-1985) *'' Pink Panther and Sons'' (1984-1986) *''Snorks'' (1985) *'' The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo'' (1985) *'' The Jetsons'' (1985) *'' Paw Paws'' (1986) *'' The New Adventures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut [Massachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət],'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine to the east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York (state), New York to the west. The state's capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city, as well as its cultural and financial center, is Boston. Massachusetts is also home to the urban area, urban core of Greater Boston, the largest metropolitan area in New England and a region profoundly influential upon American History of the United States, history, academia, and the Economy of the United States, research economy. Originally dependent on agriculture, fishing, and trade. Massachusetts was transformed into a manuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Gross (screenwriter)
Jack Gross Jr. (February 4, 1929 – December 14, 2007) was an American film screenwriter and television situation comedy writer. Biography Gross was born in Fort Worth, Texas. His father, Jack O. Gross, founded KFMB-TV, the first television station in San Diego in May 1949. His brother Laurence Gross was an entertainment critic on KNSD. He wrote the screenplays for '' Clay Pigeon'' and ''Welcome to Arrow Beach'' (1974)''. On television, he wrote episodes of '' Gilligan's Island'', ''Diff'rent Strokes'' and ''My Favorite Martian''."Man in Rolls Hails from Hollywood" (14 March 2001), The Press-Enterprise, page B2 He graduated Point Loma High School in 1947. He was a graduate of San Fernando Valley State College, now known as CSUN, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Gross died of heart failure in La Jolla, California. His son is Josh E. Gross, publisher of ''Beverly Hills Weekly ''Beverly Hills Weekly'' is the free weekly tabloid-sized newspaper serving Beverly Hills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
