|
Throb (TV Series)
''Throb'' is an American sitcom that aired in syndication from September 6, 1986, to May 21, 1988. The series, created by Fredi Towbin, was produced by Procter & Gamble Productions in association with Taft Entertainment Television, and was distributed by Worldvision Enterprises. The series' rights are currently held by CBS Media Ventures. Synopsis The series revolved around a thirty-something divorcee named Sandy Beatty ( Diana Canova), who gets a job at a small new wave record label, Throb. Beatty's boss is Zachary Armstrong ( Jonathan Prince), who had a huge crush on Sandy. Beatty also has a 12-year-old son named Jeremy (played in the first season by Paul Walker and in season two by Sean de Veritch). Beatty's best friend was Meredith (Maryedith Burrell), a single teacher who lived in her building, and her co-workers included hip business manager Phil Gaines (Richard Cummings, Jr.) and British-born Prudence Anne Bartlett, who was nicknamed "Blue" ( Jane Leeves). During the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Situation Comedy
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent setting, such as a home, workplace, or community. Unlike sketch comedy, which features different characters and settings in each Sketch comedy, skit, sitcoms typically maintain plot continuity across episodes. This continuity allows for the development of storylines and characters over time, fostering audience engagement and investment in the characters' lives and relationships. History The structure and concept of a sitcom have roots in earlier forms of comedic theater, such as farces and comedy of manners. These forms relied on running gags to generate humor, but the term ''sitcom'' emerged as radio and TV adapted these principles into a new medium. The word was not commonly used until the 1950s. Early television sitcoms were often filme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frasier
''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey (screenwriter), Peter Casey, and David Lee (screenwriter), David Lee (as Grub Street Productions), in association with Kelsey Grammer, Grammnet Productions (1995–2004) and Paramount Television (original), Paramount Television. The series was created as a Spin-off (media), spin-off of the sitcom ''Cheers''. It continues the story of psychiatrist Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), who returns to his hometown, Seattle, as a radio show host. He reconnects with his father, Martin Crane, Martin (John Mahoney), a retired police officer, and his younger brother, Niles Crane, Niles (David Hyde Pierce), a fellow psychiatrist. Included in the series cast were Peri Gilpin as Frasier's producer Roz Doyle, and Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon, Martin's live-in caregiver. Dan Butler's role as List of Frasie ... [...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 rock 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 of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Zuckerman
Stephen Edward "Steve" Zuckerman is an American television and theater director. He began his career in the theater. After being trained at the University of Michigan and the Yale School of Drama, he went on to be the Associate Artistic Director of the IRT Theater where he directed celebrated productions of Odets "Clash By Night" and Ibsen's "Brand" among many others. He was Director of Play Development at the Circle in the Square Theater and the Associate Artistic Director of the WPA Theater where he directed the premiere of ''Nuts'' which moved directly to Broadway and received two Tony Nominations and two Drama Desk Nominations. Since 1987, he has amassed a number television credits including ''Full House'', ''The Golden Girls'', ''Murphy Brown ''Murphy Brown'' is an American television sitcom created by Diane English that premiered on November 14, 1988, on CBS. The series stars Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Arthur Bloom
George Arthur Bloom (born 1945) is a US-born Canadian screenwriter and producer known for his work on Nelvana television titles such as ''The Magic School Bus'' and ''Cyberchase''. He also wrote the pilots for ''The Transformers'' and ''My Little Pony'', as well as a number of installments of the ''My Little Pony'' series such as ''My Little Pony 'n Friends'' and ''My Little Pony Tales''. For over four decades, Bloom has written television and film scripts for children and adults alike. Television credits * series head writer denoted in bold Live-action series *''The New Dick Van Dyke Show'' (1971) *''All in the Family'' (1972) *''The Julie Andrews Hour'' (1972) *''Carter Country'' (1977) *''Chico and the Man'' (1977) *'' Phyllis'' (1977) *''Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1977) *''Starsky & Hutch'' (1979) *''The Incredible Hulk'' (1980) *''Alice'' (1981) *''Too Close for Comfort'' (1982) *''Love, Sidney'' (1982–1983) *'' Condo'' (1983) *''9 to 5'' (1983) *'' Throb'' (1987) Animated se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Singletary
Tony Singletary is an American television director. In 1977, he began his career as a stage manager on the sitcom ''What's Happening!!'', then stage-managed for ''Good Times'' and ''The Jeffersons''. He made his directorial debut on the series '' Busting Loose'' starring Adam Arkin. Throughout his career he amassed a number of television credits, namely ''The Cosby Show'', ''Charles in Charge'', '' One Day at a Time'', ''Who's the Boss'', ''Diff'rent Strokes'', ''Silver Spoons'', ''Gimme a Break!'', ''Martin'', '' Married... with Children'', and ''227'' among other series. In 1998, he directed his first and only film, ''High Freakquency'' starring John Witherspoon. The last television series he directed was the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Just Jordan ''Just Jordan'' is an American sitcom created by Alison Taylor. It aired on Nickelodeon as a part of the network's TEENick lineup. The series debuted on January 7, 2007, and ended its run on August 23, 2008, with 29 episodes produced. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnet Kellman
Barnet Kellman (born November 9, 1947) is an American theatre, television and film director, television producer and film actor, and educator, best known for the premiere productions of new American plays, and for the pilots of long-running television series such as '' Murphy Brown'' and '' Mad About You''. He is the recipient of two Emmy Awards and a Directors Guild of America Award. He is the co-founder and director of USC Comedy at the School of Cinematic Arts, and holds the school's Robin Williams Endowed Chair in Comedy. Early life and education Barnet Kellman was born in New York City, and raised in suburban Long Island. His father was Joseph A. G. Kellman, an attorney, and his mother was Verona Kellman (née Kramer). He attended Colgate University, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated cum laude in 1969. He attended Yale School of Drama, eventually earning his Ph.D. from Union Institute at Antioch on a Danforth Graduate Fellowship. As a Thomas J. Watson F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Cowan
Andy Cowan (born Andrew Glenn Cowan) is an American writer and script consultant for television and other media and a podcast host. He is the creator and host of the comedy/therapy podcast, ''The Neurotic Vaccine'', launched in 2022, winner of the 2025 Quill (podcasting) Award for Best Comedy Podcast. ''The Neurotic Vaccine'' wound up landing among the top comedy interview podcasts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Italy, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, and Romania, and in 2023 was a multiple final Quill Podcast Award nominee for Best New Podcast and Best Comedy Podcast. From 2010–2011, he co-hosted his radio comedy therapy talk show, ''Up & Down Guys'', on KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles. In 2019 an ''Up & Down Guys'' podcast pilot was produced for Westwood One. He has appeared on several television shows, hosted the hour-long talk show pilot, ''Another Talk Show! with Andy Cowan'', featuring Jason Alexander and Sheila Raye Charles, and was guest commentator on KTTV's '' Good Day L.A.'' He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Lessac
Michael Lessac (born 1940) is a theatre, television, and film director and screenwriter. Lessac is also the Artistic Director of Colonnades Theatre Lab, Inc and of Colonnades Theatre Lab, South Africa. He is the Project Creator & Director of the international theatre piece, '' Truth in Translation''. Career Lessac started his career in theatre after having received a Ph.D. in developmental and perceptual psychology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1965 under the tutelage of Richard Solomon and Henry Gleitman, and was then given a McKnight Fellowship to the Tyronne Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Later Lessac was given a two-year Ford Foundation Grant to work at the national theatres of England, Italy, France, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. He also developed his interest in music and was signed to Columbia Records in 1968 to record an album, ''Sleep Faster, We Need the Pillow'', produced by John Hammond. From 1974 to 1984, as founder and artistic director o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Ramuno
Phil Ramuno is an American television director. During the early years of his career he worked as a stage manager on the sitcoms ''Fish'', '' Benson'' and ''Soap''. His credits as a director includes ''Too Close for Comfort'', ''Gimme a Break!'', ''Amen'', ''9 to 5'', '' Throb'', ''Charles in Charge'', '' Sister Kate'' and ''Grace Under Fire''. In 2006, he along with fellow television director Mary Lou Belli wrote the book ''The Sitcom Career Book'' with foreword by actor Henry Winkler Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, producer, director, and author. Widely known as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the sitcom ''Happy Days'' (1974–1984), Winkler has distinguished himself as a character acto .... References External links * American television directors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) American male writers Stage managers {{tv-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Tibbles
George F. Tibbles (June 7, 1913February 14, 1987) was an American composer and screenwriter. He and Ramey Idriss, Ramez Idriss co-wrote "Wet Blanket Policy#"The Woody Woodpecker Song" and Buzz Buzzard, The Woody Woodpecker Song" for the 1948 short film, ''Wet Blanket Policy''; the song would receive an Academy Award nomination (Academy Award for Best Original Song), and by June 30, 1948, it was third on the hit parade. Tibbles also composed the theme music for ''Bringing Up Buddy'' and ''Pistols 'n' Petticoats''. Tibbles wrote the scripts for the TV series ''My Three Sons'', as well as several for the shows ''Leave It to Beaver'', One Day at a Time (1975 TV series), ''One Day at a Time'', The Betty White Show (1952 TV series), ''The Betty White Show'', and ''Life with Elizabeth''. Tibbles authored the stage comedy ''That's All the Love I've Got...'', which played at the Charles Playhouse in Boston from July 17-26, 1981. The production starred Kaye Ballard and Marisa Pavan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Day
Linda Day Varnum (born Linda Gail Brickner; August 12, 1938 – October 23, 2009)''Hollywood Reporter'' obituary was an American , working primarily in . Early and personal life Day was born Linda Gail Brickner on August 12, 1938, in , the daughter of Roy Brickner, a film ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
