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Pole Position (TV Series)
''Pole Position'' is an animated action and science fiction series produced by DIC Enterprises and MK Company. The series aired for one season in 1984 and appeared in re-runs for a few years thereafter. The series is loosely based on the arcade racing video game series ''Pole Position'' by Namco, though the game and the television program have very little in common beyond the basic concept of auto racing and two cars from the game being featured in the series. Plot The show features the Darretts, a family of stunt-driving crime fighters, who investigated and thwarted wrongdoing while operating under the front of a traveling show known as the "Pole Position Stunt Show", which was sponsored by the United States government in order to give cover for their investigative activity and provide maintenance for the high-demand vehicles. The Darretts had two adult children and a third child who was much younger in age. A road accident ended the life of the parents, and the father's younger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animated Series
An animated series, or a cartoon series, is a set of Animation, animated films with a common title, usually related to one another. These episodes typically share the same main heroes, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can either have a finite number of episodes like, for example, miniseries, a definite end, or be open-ended, without a predetermined number of episodes. They can be released on television, in movie theaters, on the internet or direct-to-video. Like other creative works, cartoon series can be of a wide variety of List of genres, genres and have different target audiences: both males and females, both Children's television series, children and adult animation, adults. Television Animated Television show, television series are aired daily or on certain days of the week during a prescribed Broadcast programming#Time slot, time slot, including, for example, saturday-morning cartoons, List of American prime time animated television series, pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaleena Kiff
Kaleena Kiff is an American actress, producer, and director. Kiff is known for her roles in the sitcoms ''Love, Sidney'' and ''The New Leave It to Beaver''. Career Kiff began her acting career in 1980. In 1982, she appeared in the NBC comedy ''Love, Sidney'' as Patricia (“Patti”) Morgan opposite Tony Randall and Swoosie Kurtz. In 1984, she landed the role of Kelly Cleaver, daughter of Wally (Tony Dow) and Mary Ellen Cleaver ( Janice Kent) in the 1985 revival series ''The New Leave It to Beaver''. After the series ended in 1989, Kiff acted sporadically in mainly bit roles. In 2008, she produced the musical short ''E vuoto per amore'' (''He Is Empty for Love''), directed by Galen Fletcher, screened at the Red Rock Film Festival. Also in 2008, she directed a short film titled ''Alice & Huck'', starring Allison Mack. The short won three accolades at The Big Easy Shorts Festival: Best Director (for herself), Best Editing, and Best Drama. She co-created and directed the first f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Santos
Jesse Santos (June 24, 1928 – April 27, 2013) was a List of Filipino comics creators, Filipino comics artist. He was best known as the co-creator of ''Dagar the Invincible'' and ''Tragg and the Sky Gods'' with writer Donald F. Glut. Biography Jesse Santos was born in Teresa, Rizal, the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, Philippines, and began drawing professionally at the age of 14. One of his artistic influences was Francisco Coching. His other influences include Hal Foster, Burne Hogarth, Jack Kirby, Alex Raymond, and Tony Velasquez. Santos began his career in the Philippine comics, ''Komiks'' industry by drawing the "Kidlat" feature in ''Halakhak Komiks'' in 1946. He moved to the United States in 1969 and began working for Western Publishing's line of Gold Key Comics after a chance meeting with editors Chase Craig and Del Connell. His earliest work in the U.S. is inking Jack Sparling's penciled artwork in ''The Microbots'' #1 (Dec. 1971). He became the artist on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mushi Production
or Mushi Pro for short, is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Fujimidai, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. It previously had a headquarters elsewhere in Nerima. The studio was headed by manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka started it as a rivalry with Toei Animation, his former employer, after Tezuka's contract with Toei expired in 1961. The studio pioneered TV animation in Japan, and was responsible for many successful anime television series, such as ''Astro Boy'', ''Gokū no Daibōken'', ''Ribon no Kishi, Princess Knight'', ''Kimba the White Lion'', ''Dororo'' and ''Tomorrow's Joe, Ashita no Joe'', as well as more adult-oriented feature films such as ''A Thousand and One Nights (1969 film), A Thousand and One Nights'', ''Cleopatra (1970 film), Cleopatra'' (the first Japanese X rating, X-rated animated film) and ''Belladonna of Sadness''. In addition to doing their anime productions, Mushi was best known for its overseas work on five traditionally animated TV projects from Arthur R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artmic
was a Japanese animation design studio formed in 1978. It went bankrupt and was liquidated in 1997. AIC RIGHTS now holds the intellectual property of most of Artmic's titles. The studio was founded by Toshimichi Suzuki after he left Tatsunoko Productions in 1978. The company's name is short for "Art and Modern Ideology for Creation". Members * Kenichi Sonoda * Shinji Aramaki is a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer from Fukuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School and Okayama University. He was a member of Artmic and is currently the Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at ... * Kimitoshi Yamane * Hideki Kakinuma Works Feature films and single-episode OVAs TV and OVA series External links * Anime International Company Mass media companies disestablished in 1997 Mass media companies established in 1978 Defunct mass media companies of Japan Japanese animation studios Japanese companies established in 1978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowby Goren
Rowby Goren is an American writer specializing in comedy. He was a part of the writing team of the comedy series ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'', created by George Schlatter. Goren's writing talents range from variety shows to situation comedy, game shows, cartoons, as well as directing Joe Roth and Neal Israel's comedy feature ''Cracking Up''. Goren was Creative Director of Joe Roth and Neal Israel's cult video ''Tunnel Vision''. Goren won an Emmy for writing ''Hollywood Squares''. He also wrote for numerous animated series including ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'', ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'', ''The Berenstain Bears'', ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', '' The Busy World of Richard Scarry'', ''The Adventures of Paddington Bear'', '' The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'',''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' as well as Saturday morning series such as various Sid and Marty Krofft's '' H.R. Pufnstuf'' series. Screenwriting credits Television * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Lorre
Charles Michael Lorre ( ; né Levine; born October 18, 1952) is an American television producer, writer, director, and composer. Nicknamed the "King of Sitcoms", Lorre has created/co-created and produced many sitcoms including '' Cybill'' (1995–1998), '' Dharma & Greg'' (1997–2002), ''Two and a Half Men'' (2003–2015), ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019), and '' Mom'' (2013–2021). He also served as an executive producer of '' Roseanne''. Lorre won three Golden Globe Awards for his work on ''Roseanne'', ''Cybill'', and '' The Kominsky Method''. Early life and education Lorre was born in Plainview, New York, to a Jewish family and given the Hebrew name Chaim. His father, Robert, opened a luncheonette that did poorly, which caused financial problems. After graduating from high school, Lorre attended State University of New York at Potsdam, dropping out after two years to pursue a career as a songwriter. During his two years at college he "majored in rock 'n' roll and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Scott Zicree
Marc Scott Zicree (born 1955) is an American science fiction author, television writer and screenwriter. Zicree has written for major studios and networks including Paramount, Universal, Disney, Sony/Columbia Tri-Star, MGM, New Line, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, WB, UPN, Showtime, PBS, Turner, USA, Syfy, Discovery, Nickelodeon, the BBC, Marvel and NPR. His credits include '' Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, The Twilight Zone, Babylon 5, Beauty and the Beast, Forever Knight, Sliders, Friday the 13th: The Series, Liberty's Kids, Super Friends, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Real Ghostbusters, The Smurfs'' and many others, as well as pilots for CBS, NBC, ABC and Showtime. Career He is the author of ''The Twilight Zone Companion'', a detailed history of Rod Serling's TV series ''The Twilight Zone''. Several of his interviews with ''The Twilight Zone'' actors, directors and producers are available as special features on the ''Twilight Zone: The Complete De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Temptations
The Temptations is an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1961 as The Elgins, known for their string of successful singles and albums with Motown from the 1960s to the mid-1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield, beginning with the Top 10 hit 45 rpm single, single "Cloud Nine (The Temptations song), Cloud Nine" in October 1968, pioneered psychedelic soul, and was significant in the evolution of Rhythm and blues, R&B and soul music. The group members were known for their choreography, distinct harmonies, and dress style. Having sold tens of millions of albums, the Temptations are among the most successful groups in popular music. Featuring five male vocalists and dancers (save for brief periods with fewer or more members), the group's founding members came from two rival Detroit vocal groups: Otis Williams, Elbridge "Al" Bryant, and Melvin Franklin of (Otis Williams &) The Distants, and Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams (The Temptations), Paul Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer, computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of research in computer science that develops and studies methods and software that enable machines to machine perception, perceive their environment and use machine learning, learning and intelligence to take actions that maximize their chances of achieving defined goals. High-profile applications of AI include advanced web search engines (e.g., Google Search); recommendation systems (used by YouTube, Amazon (company), Amazon, and Netflix); virtual assistants (e.g., Google Assistant, Siri, and Amazon Alexa, Alexa); autonomous vehicles (e.g., Waymo); Generative artificial intelligence, generative and Computational creativity, creative tools (e.g., ChatGPT and AI art); and Superintelligence, superhuman play and analysis in strategy games (e.g., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Mustang (first Generation)
The first-generation Ford Mustang was manufactured by Ford from March 1964 until 1973. The introduction of the Mustang created a new class of automobiles known as pony cars. The Mustang's styling, with its long hood and short deck, proved wildly popular and inspired a host of competition. It was introduced on April 17, 1964, as a hardtop and convertible, with the fastback version following in August 1964. Upon introduction, the Mustang, sharing its platform with the Falcon, was slotted into the compact car segment. The first-generation Mustangs grew in overall dimensions and engine power with each revision. The 1971 model featured a drastic redesign. After an initial surge, sales steadily declined, and Ford began working on a new generation Mustang. With the onset of the 1973 oil crisis, Ford was prepared, having already designed the smaller Mustang II for the 1974 model year. This new car shared no components with preceding models. Conception and styling As Lee Iacoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyn Schreffler
Marilyn Sue Schreffler (June 14, 1945 – January 7, 1988) was an American voice actress who provided voice-overs for several animated television series, mostly for Hanna-Barbera Productions. Biography Marilyn Schreffler was born in Wichita, Kansas, on June 14, 1945. She graduated from Topeka West High School in 1963. She briefly attended Washburn University before moving on to Chicago and Cleveland, where she worked in several comedy groups. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Schreffler had moved to Los Angeles and began her career doing voice-overs for animated TV programs. at The Wichita Eagle Her first television voice-over roles for |
