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From: libr@rosie.uh.edu (Harvey Brauner)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: What was his name(Cartoon)?
Date: 13 Aug 92 15:42:00 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Houston
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

I am trying to enlighten a younger friend of mine of the better toons of old,
but I can't seem to remember the name of one particular character.
This toon had a penguin and a walruss.  I believe the walruss was called 
Chumly but the only thing I can remember of the penguin was that Don Adams was
the voice.  Anybody remember the name of this bird?

Thanks,
Harv 


         Harvey Brauner - libr@jetson.uh.edu  | Systems Department    
                          lib1l@menudo.uh.edu | Univeristy Libraries  
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From: lalibr@jec304.its.rpi.edu (Ron Scott Laliberte)
Subject: Re: $6 Million Man Trivia
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 15:54:40 GMT

rocko@ireland.Berkeley.EDU (Rick O'leary) writes:

>Sally Smith Writes:

>"Anonimity preserved"
><stuff>  

>BTW, to all of you who mentioned the song Steve "sang" about Jamie:
><sarcasm on> Thanks a lot. <sarcasm off> I'd managed to block that
>one out of my memory.


>O.K. From The rec.arts.tv poster of the Jamie song !!!!

>???  What Calif. town was Steve's ranch in ?

Ohi (sp?)

>???  What was the name of the "doctor/scientist" who made Steve and Jamie?

Rudy Wells

>???  Who else was Bionic? (characters and actors/"breed")

The Seven Million Dollar Man, Maximillion, The female cyborg, and her evil
counterpart from one of the recent reunion movies, and Steve's Son..
I'm not that familiar with the show that I know all the actors/character
names.


>???  What was the cost of Jamie, bionic characters 3, 4, and "5"?

no idea

>???  What three characters knew about everyone's bionics ?

Oscar Goldman, Rudy Wells, and I wouldnt guess who else.  Jamie never met 
the Seven Million Dollar man, and Steve never met Max....



>tick

>tick

>tick
> 
>tick


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From: gillmore@picard.slc.mentorg.com (Mike Gillmore (Consultant))
Subject: Re: What are those things???
Reply-To: mike_gillmore@mentorg.com
Organization: Mentor Graphics Corp.,  Murray, Utah
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 13:46:57 GMT

In article <1992Aug20.133208.1@ssdvax.mdcbbs.com>, cuy@ssdvax.mdcbbs.com writes:
> Ok, this isn't one of the more entertaining question, but I was
> watching the Republican convention (and no, that does not neces-
> sarily decribe my political affiliations) the other night and I
> saw 2 plastic-looking things in front of the podium.  They seemed
> to be off at angles to the speaker rather than directly in front
> of him/her.
> 
> Does anyone know for sure what those are??  My first guess was a
> heads-up display kind-of thing....either that or a spit shield :-)
> 
> DMC
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Those "plastic things" are part of the teleprompter system.  They
project the text for speeches, etc on them so that the speakers can
give the illusion that they are addressing the audience, rather than
simply reading a speech.
-- 
Mike "Okie" Gillmore
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From: pesci@zaphod.uchicago.edu (Adriana Pesci)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Remington Steele
Date: 19 Aug 92 13:03:26 GMT
Article-I.D.: midway.1992Aug19.130326.18682
Distribution: usa
Organization: Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of Chicago


	I would like to know which was the last episode of Remington 
Steele, and how was it. Does anybody have that information?

Thank you !

Adriana
From: dolf@echo.philips.nl (Dolf Grunbauer)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: First braless actress in TV series?
Date: 21 Aug 92 14:01:48 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, E.C.H.O. development department

ddml@visual1.jhuapl.edu (Dave Libershal) writes:
>I once read (sometime in the 70's) an article (can't remember the source) which
>praised Marlo Thomas for being the first liberated TV series star to regularly
>go braless (I guess that was supposed to be proof of a liberated attitude). At

>Anyway, I accidentally came across an old BEWITCHED episode yesterday from
>1969 which openned with a scene showing a very definitely braless Elizabeth 
>Montgomery wearing a clinging silk blouse. It was an episode about the Loch 
>Ness monster.

Hmm, you didn't limit the braless girls to the US and as we have TV over here
too: did you know that the offical first topless (which includes braless :-)
actress on the Dutch TV is Phil Bloem, somewhere around 1967. It was in a
TV program of the VPRO (Hadiemassa ? or was she an announcer ? Oeps forgot that
part). The VPRO is a dutch broadcasting company. I thing she stayed on the
TV for 10 minutes. I don't think she moved a lot during here exposure (seem
to remember she was reading a paper but nevertheless revealed everything),
just sat there to 'annoy' the viewer. It raised quite a stir back then,
nowadays we even have total nudity in our commercials (not in all of them ;-)

Dolf
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From: cicone@m.cs.uiuc.edu (Barb Cicone)
Subject: Re: QUESTION: cartoon character??
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 16:11:03 GMT

dgm@moscom.UUCP (David G. Modl) writes:

>I have been searching for the name of a cartoon character from back in the
>60's and 70's.  The character is known to say:

>	"Help me Mr. Wizard!!!!!!"

>whenever he encounters trouble.  The troubles he encounters stem from pleading
>with 'Mr. Wizard' to send the bored character back in time to an
>era when 'life' *is* more exciting.  'Mr, Wizard' always seems to reluctantly
>comply, then bails him out when called to do so.

>I am not sure if this is the place to post this question.  If anyone has
>a better suggestion, I would appreciate your assistance.

>This has been a ten year (plus) quest.  I am just learning about network news.

>Thanks,


That was Tutor Turtle.  After calling "Help me, Mr. Wizard" (who was a
lizard I think) Mr. Wizard would say "Drizzle, Drazzle, Druzzle, Drone,
Time for this one to come home!" 


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From: sallylb@netcom.com (Sally Smith)
Subject: QL: KRON strikes again!!!
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 18:31:14 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: ba

(I think "Distribution:" is busted; apologies if this shows up outside
the Bay Area)

Yes, fellow Leapers, the world's most unpopular NBC affiliate has
decided to show us one of their local specials this Tuesday night,
instead of QL "It's a Wonderful Leap". :-( And here we thought we had
them cured of that nasty habit.

But nooooooooo. Call 'em up and complain again, let them know we're
mad as hell and we're not gonna take it any more.

Sally
No, I don't have the number handy -- try the phone book!

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I'm unemployed--these opinions *must* be mine!
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From: map@ccrwest.UUCP (Mark Prysant)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: What to see in Twin Peaks and Cicely(?)
Date: 17 Aug 92 23:34:58 GMT
Organization: IDA Center for Communications Research

I'm going to be travelling through Washington State during
September and might be passing through the towns of
Snoqualmie (Twin Peaks) and Roslyn (Cicely, Alaska from
Northern Exposure). I was wondering what there is to see/do
in those places. Is NX filming then? And what's the real 
name of the Double R Diner?

Please email or post any info you might have.

Thanks.

Mark Prysant
(map@ccrwest.org)
From: assist@orion.oac.uci.edu (ASSIST Coordination Site)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: BH 90210
Date: 20 Aug 92 22:12:18 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of California, Irvine



First, I must say that I am glad that Brook girl (Brandon's girlfriend) is
history (she was so obnoxious!).  But that is about the only thing in last 
night's episode that was worth watching.  The writers finally had a new
interesting twist to their stories with the Kelly/Dylan romance, and now,
they return to the predictable/boring twosome of Brenda/Dylan.  In addition,
they started that little jealously twinge with Brandon over Andrea in previous
episodes and then completely dropped that development too.  Do the writers
think that their audience won't be able to stand some changes and growth
in characters? After watching the episodes this summer, I thought they
were finally giving the show some new life, but it looks as if the characters  
are going to remain in the same roles they always have been with Kelly as
the "eternal" victim, hurt by some guy; Steve and Brandon out to pick up
some babes; Brenda and Dylan, like Romeo and Juliet in the 90's, and Andrea
acting like everyone's mother.

Was anyone else disappointed with last night's episode and the evident return
to the "status quo"?

Kris-I-can't-believe-I-watch-this-shown


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From: hjjcl@usho77.hou281.chevron.com (J.J.Clyde)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv,rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: What do you call YOUR remote?
Date: 14 Aug 92 19:32:21 GMT
Organization: Chevron

In article <QeWlLs_00io7E8vHlT@andrew.cmu.edu> ab4n+@andrew.cmu.edu (Anish Bharat Bhimani) writes:
>Personally, when I was an undergrad, we took to calling our remote the
>"thingamahoocher". I really don't remember how it started, but the name
>always seemed to be  accompanied by a zapping /clicking/
>channel-changing motion of the right hand.
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

That actually IS the internationally accepted Sign Language symbol for
the term "thingamahoocher" -- not to be confused with the symbol for a
"whatchamadoogle" (wiggling your index finger at the object in question, while
scratching your head with opposite hand, in hopes that your roommate will 
have pity on you and get it for you, even though you're closer).


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From: dmb@world.std.com (Deborah M Brown)
Subject: Re: Sheesh! NBC Censorship of Tremors!
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 18:54:20 GMT

In article <hv9m=7d.jrs@netcom.com> jrs@netcom.com (John Switzer) writes:
>I believe in standards and all that, but tell me, why NBC, the 
>network that has brought us so much sex and gore (no, not the Democratic
>ticket!), so afraid of the word "dump," as in "you think after eating 
>all those sheep, it'd have to take a dump somewhere." NBC is amazingly 
>frightened by the word since they changed it to "rest." Dittos for 
>"god-damned" which turned into gol-darned. 

Could that movie have been 'edited for television' by someone OTHER than
by NBC?  After hearing some of the language used regularly on shows like
Law & Order and LA Law, among others, I can't believe NBC would be so
wimpy with "Tremors".  The exception would be if they intended this movie
to be watched by children, who knows?

This is part of the reason I don't bother watching theatrically released 
movies on network television.  I went out and picked up a 'previously 
viewed' tape of the movie a few months ago.  To heck with network meddling.

>Sheesh, back to cable for me.

Cable's not much better.  USA Network is even WORSE with their language 
editing - I don't even think you can say 'damn' on that network, but you can
see someone's butt being blown off.

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From: bouma@cs.purdue.EDU (William J. Bouma)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: Forever Knight
Date: 14 Aug 92 20:55:49 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Purdue University


In article <1992Aug14.113004.800@engage.pko.dec.com>, boyajian@ruby.enet.dec.com (The Man from Another Place) writes:
|> genre conventions, it occurs to me that Nick's "vamping out" *does*
|> play an important part in that. I disagree that it's that they want to
|> show him as a "superhero" (though it certainly makes the plots easier
|> to resolve). What I *do* think is that it points out the dichotomy of
|> Nick's situation: he wants to become human, but he needs those powers
|> he has as a vampire to get the job done, and everytime he uses those
|> powers it makes it all the more difficult for him to regain his humanity.

   In the pilot episodes he seemed to struggle with this much more than
   in the following shows.  There he was even trying to ween himself off
   of the animal blood.  Now he shows much less reluctance to use his 
   powers in just about any situation where someone has a gun.  I wish it
   were made into much more of a balancing act as you describe.  Have him
   at least try to get the job done without going toothy immediately. 
   Right now, the show itself is a balancing act between the good life-of-
   Nick parts, and the not so good this-is-a-cop-show-so-we-gotta-catch-
   a-criminal-each-episode parts.

   Being a cop is not a bad idea for a vampire.  Every now and then you
   could have a pretty much undetectable snack.  "I had to shoot him in
   the heart, capm.  He was going to kill the helpless little girl."
-- 
Bill <bouma@cs.purdue.edu>
From: ekho.bbs@cybernet.cse.fau.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: ST:TNG STARS ON OTHER SERIES
Date: 18 Aug 92 00:51:32 GMT
Organization: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton

sbutler@bogart.uucp (Susan Butler) writes:

> In article <BsoqsH.IoE@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu> btdoerbe@laplace.uwaterlo
> >Lately I have been watching _"CHiPs"_ on TBS (12:35 EDT) and
> >noticed in the closing credits that Michael Dorn played the 
> >part of Turner.  Until that point in time, I never knew that
> >he had done previous series television.  
> >
> >I wonder, did any other ST:TNG current regular do any other 
> >series in the past? (I already know about Troy's mother on ST:TOS).
> >
> >--
> >Barry Doerbecker
> >
> >btdoerbe@descartes.uwaterloo.ca
> 
> Jonathan Frakes did a short stint on Falcon Crest a few years ago.
> He played the brother of Ann Archer who had a grudge against someone
> on the show (Angela I think or maybe Richard) and was out to get
> revenge.  He fell in love with Emma but then she found out what he
> and his sister were really up to and wouldn't have any more to do
> with him, so he left town brokenhearted--and he left the show at
> the same time.
> 
> 			Susan

  Brent Spiner made several appearances on "Night Court" as "Father".  He 
(I forget his character's name...) was a man from the mid-west come to 
seek his fortune with his wife and daughter who, now that they have 
gotten into enough trouble to warrant yet another court appearance, "will 
never get to see Disneyland". :)))  Spiner also was on an episode of 
Cheers.  I don't have the details, but I was struck by how _different_ he 
appeared in manner.  He was playing (if I remember correctly) an abusive 
husband (this may be mistaken), and his acting was very grabbing!  (I 
only saw one scene, and the event has still stuck in my mind...)

  Stay Safe!

    Yours in Time and Space,

         Ekho (Killer Queen, Dynamite with a Laser Beam)
From: hjjcl@usho77.hou281.chevron.com (J.J.Clyde)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: TV Themes
Date: 21 Aug 92 13:25:05 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Chevron

In article <1992Aug20.192734.691@mala.bc.ca> epp@mala.bc.ca (Lorne Epp) writes:
>In article <Aug.20.11.54.59.1992.15342@pilot.njin.net>, langbein@pilot.njin.net (John Langbein) writes:
>> 
>> Song to be added: Spider-Man - the Cartoons. (Great Music, too)
>
>Okay, lemme try it -
>
>Spiderman, Spiderman,
>Does whatever a spider can.
>Spins a web any size,
>catches thieves just like flies,
>Look out, here comes the Spiderman!
>
>In the something of night
>at the scene of the crime
>at the speed of light
>he'll arrive just in time

Some more . . .
Is he strong? Listen Bud.
He's got radioactive blood!
Look out, here comes the Spiderman!


>
>That's all I remember.
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>Lorne Epp                                               epp@mala.bc.ca
From: cole@unix.SRI.COM (Susan Cole)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: **Stuff You thought you forgot**
Date: 13 Aug 92 19:20:35 GMT
Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, California

In article <3981@moscom.UUCP#  de@moscom.UUCP (David Esan) writes:
# In article <1992Aug12.181722.8840@sunova.ssc.gov> kevin@andorra.Berkeley.EDU (Rick O'leary) writes:
# >2. 8th man :
# >	One of us says it was a real cartoon, all rest say he's
# >	brain dead.
# 
# He is not braindead.  The 8th man was name Tobor (read it backwards):

You left out a little piece of the song.  Coincidentally, it's the only
part I remember:

# There's a prehistoric monster
# that came from outer space,
# Created by the martians,
# to destroy the human race.
# 
# The FBI is helpless,
# he's 20 stories tall!
# What can be done?
# Who can we call?
# 
# Call Tobor, 
# the 8th man
# Call Tobor, 
# the 8th man

	Quicker than a rocket.
	Faster than a jet.
	He's the mighty robot!
	He's the one to get!
	Call Tobor,
	the 8th man

# Quick call Tobor,
# the mighty mighty Tobor
# 8th man!
# 

That's better.

Now, why was he called "the 8th man"?

- Susan

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From: dmb@world.std.com (Deborah M Brown)
Subject: MST3K - the Search for Agent J
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 23:23:23 GMT

With Comedy Central's coverage of the GOP primary this week, only the
West Coast Misties will be able to see the ten o'clock SNL airings.

Keep in mind that the rest of us are counting on you guys to report
any 'Agent J' sightings.  I'm guessing that he's due to make an appearance
any time now.

Thanks loads in advance! :-)


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From: langbein@pilot.njin.net (John Langbein)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: QL: Leaps we want to see Sam in.......
Date: 20 Aug 92 15:41:20 GMT
Organization: Information Builders, Inc.
To: lorena@sdl.mdcbbs.com

Before the flaming starts....

In article <1992Aug20.115245.1@sdl.mdcbbs.com> lorena@sdl.mdcbbs.com writes:

> In article <8084@dirac.physics.purdue.edu>, ns@bohr.physics.purdue.edu (Nancy M. Schnepp) writes:
> > I KNOW that Sam is going to be Oswald in the season premiere.  

> Who is Oswald?

Lee Harvey Oswald, the man responsible for the minor distraction from
the premier of a little know UK television program known as Dr. Who.

He allegedly is the sole assailent in the assasination of President
John F. Kennedy in November of 1963.
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From: eah4@po.CWRU.Edu (Elizabeth A. Hlabse)
Subject: re:Remote names (QL related)
Reply-To: eah4@po.CWRU.Edu (Elizabeth A. Hlabse)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 20:48:29 GMT


In a previous article, deryl@waikato.ac.nz () says:

>Just wondering if there are any leapers out there who call their
>remotes 'Ziggy'.  C'mon.... there has to be someone...
>
>:-)
>

Yup...ME!  And that damn thing causes me almost as many problems
as Ziggy causes Al (which is why it got named Ziggy).  It works 
fine for everyone in the house but me.  A good swift THWACK! usually
gets it working again.


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From: 31ochs@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: What was his name(Cartoon)?
Date: 14 Aug 92 16:10:26 EST
Distribution: usa
Organization: Western Michigan University

In article <989@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov>, jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski) writes:
> libr@rosie.uh.edu (Harvey Brauner) writes:
> 
>>I am trying to enlighten a younger friend of mine of the better toons of old,
>>but I can't seem to remember the name of one particular character.
>>This toon had a penguin and a walruss.  I believe the walruss was called 
>>Chumly but the only thing I can remember of the penguin was that Don Adams was
>>the voice.  Anybody remember the name of this bird?
> 
> Tennessee Tuxedo will not fail ;)

Yea Tennessee Tuxedo and Chumly(a dopey, but funny Walrus)
Tennessee's voice was done by Don Adams. He was always going to this guy
named Mr Whoopee (or something like that) also the Zoo's onwer/caretaker/what-
ever was Stanley Livingston(no relation to Chip Douglas on My Three Sons ;^)

It was one of the other "filler" cartoons on Underdog, which is shown everyday
on Nickelodian at 4pm (EDT)


Fred
From: margaret@cs.arizona.edu (Margaret Newman)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: FOREVER KNIGHT
Keywords: Natalie and Jeannette: the difference
Date: 13 Aug 92 22:32:08 GMT


Regarding the posting about Nick's beginnings, and who brought him
over:  it is Jeannette and Lacroix.  They are his vampire "friends".
(yes, I use that term loosely.)  Nick's friend who is the M.O. doctor
is Natalie.

I just HAD to get that straight!

Margaret

you know, the one that says "blood is thicker than water, and it tastes
better, too"  which Jeannette might argue about.  I guess it depends on
whose blood it is.  Preferable human?





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