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David Coburn (actor)
David Coburn (born October 31, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known as the voice of Captain Planet in the TV series ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers''. Early life Coburn was born in Los Angeles, California on October 31, 1969, the day of Halloween. Career At the age of ten, he made his acting career debut as Ted Loomis in the television series '' One Day at a Time'' (1979–1981). He went on to voice Captain Planet in the hit animated television series ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'', which ran for 113 episodes. He reprised the role in the crossover episode of '' OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes''. Personal life He has lived in Paris, France, since 2011. Filmography * 1979–1981: '' One Day at a Time'' (TV series) (Ted Loomis) * 1980: '' Facts of Life'' (Carl on the December 17, 1980 episode "Who Am I?") * 1980: ''Diff'rent Strokes'' (Jimmy) * 1980: ''The Jazz Singer'' (Bar Mitzvah Boy) * 1984: '' Pole Position'' (TV series) (voice of Dan Darret) * 1986: '' Born Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Kids On The Block (TV Series)
''New Kids on the Block'' is an animated television series featuring the adventures of the New Kids on the Block. It lasted a season from 1990 on ABC. Beginning the following year, it aired in reruns from October 12, 1991 to 1993 on The Disney Channel. Though the group appeared in live action clips, their animated voices were performed by other voice actors. "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" was the opening theme, while an instrumental version of " Step by Step" was the closing theme. In each episode, the group is traveling to a concert location when something takes them off track, ending in a pro-social moral lesson. A primetime special, ''New Kids on the Block Christmas Special'', aired on ABC on December 14, 1990. Plot The series focuses on the group's misadventures along with their managers, who are based on their real-life manager, Maurice Starr. Episodes # "The New Kid in the Class" (September 8, 1990) # "Sheik of My Dreams" (September 15, 1990) # "In Step... Out of Time! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinocchio (2002 Film)
''Pinocchio'' is a 2002 Italian fantasy comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Roberto Benigni, who also stars. It is based on the 1883 novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi, with Benigni portraying Pinocchio. Filming took place in Italy and Kalkara, Malta. It was dedicated to costume and production designer Danilo Donati, who died on 1 December 2001. The film was released in Italy on 11 October 2002 by Medusa Distribuzione, which was met with mixed reviews. It received an English-language dub in the United States in December 2002, released by Miramax Films; this version was critically panned. ''Pinocchio'' was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot A magical log falls off a wagon, stopping at Geppetto's door. The wood carver creates a puppet from the log and names it Pinocchio. Pinocchio comes to life and runs away in the streets, turning the town upside down. The carpent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can Of Worms (film)
''Can of Worms'' is a science fiction comedy film and is part of the Disney Channel Original Movie lineup. It premiered on Disney Channel on April 10, 1999, and is based on the novel of the same name by Kathy Mackel, which was a Young Reader's Choice Nominee in 2002 and a nominee for the 2001 Rhode Island Children's Book Award. It is also the first Disney Channel Original Movie to be rated TV-PG. Plot Mike Pillsbury is a teenage boy who believes that he is an alien and does not belong on Earth. Mike is injured during a football game and sees an alien as part of a hallucination. Mike wonders if football is the right sport for him, but his father, a former football player, insists he stick with the sport. Mike is surprised when Katelyn Sandman, a popular girl at school, requests his help decorating the school for an upcoming Halloween dance party. Mike's foe, Scott Schriebner, who is a player on Mike's football team and a friend of Katelyn, sabotages the light and music equipment dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Call To Arms
Call to arms may refer to: Television * "A Call to Arms" (''Charmed''), an episode of the television series ''Charmed'' * '' Babylon 5: A Call to Arms'', the fourth feature-length film set in the ''Babylon 5'' universe * "Call to Arms" (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''), the twenty-sixth and final episode of the fifth season of the television series ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' Music * ''Call to Arms'' (Sick of It All album) * ''Call to Arms'' (C4 album) * ''Call to Arms'' (Saxon album) * ''A Call to Arms'' (EP), a 2001 EP by Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution * Called to Arms, a progressive metal band from Raleigh, NC * "Call to Arms", a song by Manowar from the album ''Warriors of the World'' * "Call to Arms", a song by Angels and Airwaves from the album ''I-Empire'' * "Call to Arms", a song by Soulfly from the album '' 3'' * "A Call to Arms", a song by Bayside from the album ''Shudder'' * "A Call to Arms", a song by Mike + The Mechanics from their self-titled album Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Strikers
''Space Strikers'' (french: 20,000 Lieues dans l'espace, lit ''20,000 Leagues in Space'') is a 1995 animated television series based on the 1870 Jules Verne novel ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea''. Episodes center around the crew of the spaceship ''Nautilus'', led by Captain Nemo, in an attempt to liberate Earth and other planets from the control of Master Phantom. The series later premiered in France on M6 on March 8, 1995 and later aired in the United States on UPN from September 10 to December 3, 1995. Action sequences were shown in "Strikervision" 3-D. Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Saban Entertainment. The series is not available on Disney+. Plot ''Space Strikers'' has a single continuous plot running through all twelve episodes. The universe is inhabited by humans and a variety of other space-faring species. They are under threat from the mostly-robotic armies of Master Phantom, a human c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Shot
In broadcast engineering, a remote broadcast (usually just called a remote or a live remote, or in news parlance, a live shot) is broadcasting done from a location away from a formal television studio and is considered an electronic field production (EFP). A remote pickup unit (RPU) is usually used to transmit the audio and/or video back to the television station, where it joins the normal airchain. Other methods include satellite trucks, production trucks and even regular telephone lines if necessary. History The first airing of a remote broadcast came in 1924, when Loew's Theater publicist and WHN (New York City) station manager Nils Granlund leased telegraph lines from Western Union to provide the first link in what became called cabaret broadcasting." By early 1925, Granlund had established remote lines between WHN and more than thirty New York City jazz nightclubs, including the Silver Slipper, The Parody Club, the Cotton Club, the Strand Roof, and Club Moritz. These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister, Sister (TV Series)
''Sister, Sister'' is an American television sitcom starring Tia and Tamera Mowry as identical twin sisters separated at birth who are reunited as teenagers. It premiered on April 1, 1994 on ABC as part of its TGIF comedy lineup, and finished its run on The WB on May 23, 1999, airing 119 episodes over six seasons. The predominantly black cast consisted of the Mowry sisters with Jackée Harry and Tim Reid costarring as their respective adoptive parents, alongside Marques Houston as their annoying neighbor Roger. RonReaco Lee and Deon Richmond later joined the cast in the fifth season. The series was created by Kim Bass, Gary Gilbert, and Fred Shafferman, and produced by de Passe Entertainment and Paramount Network Television. As a result of ABC removing ''Sister, Sister'' from its TGIF lineup for its second season, ratings declined significantly and the network ultimately cancelled the series in April 1995. The series was then picked up by The WB as a replacement for ''Muscle'' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
''Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?'' is an American animated television series based on the series of computer games. The show was produced by DIC Productions L.P. and originally aired from 1994 to 1999, on Saturday mornings during FOX's Fox Kids Network block. Reruns aired on the Qubo television network from June 9, 2012 (alongside ''Animal Atlas'') to May 26, 2018. The series won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program in 1995, and in the same year was spun-off into a ''Where in the World''-styled video game entitled ''Carmen Sandiego Junior Detective''. Its theme song uses the melody from the chorus "Singt dem großen Bassa Lieder" ("Sing Songs of the Great Pasha") from Mozart's opera ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'' (''The Abduction from the Seraglio''). History Production and broadcast (1994–1999) The script for every ''Earth'' episode had to meet the approval of Broderbund, which created and, at the time, owned the ''Carmen'' franchise. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defenders Of Dynatron City
''Defenders of Dynatron City'' is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System by JVC Musical Industries and Lucasfilm Games (later, LucasArts) in August 1992. The designer of the game was Gary Winnick. This was Winnick's first project as sole designer. He was previously the co-designer of ''Maniac Mansion'', alongside Ron Gilbert. It was supported by a short-lived media franchise consisting of an animated TV pilot and a six-issues comic book series. Video game The game centers on a team of superheroes who protect a futuristic metropolis from Dr. Mayhem and his robotic henchmen. The Defenders are: * Ms. Megawatt (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg in the animated special), who can generate electrical energies. * Jet Headstrong (voiced by Pat Fraley in the animated special), who can fire his head like a rocket. * Buzzsaw Girl (voiced by Candi Milo in the animated special), who has a buzzsaw blade instead of legs and feet. * Toolbox (voiced by David Coburn in the animat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Complete Directory To Prime Time Network And Cable TV Shows 1946–Present
''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present'' is a trade paperback reference work by the American television researchers Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, first published by Ballantine Books in 1979. History That first edition won a 1980 U.S. National Book Award in the one-year category General Reference (paperback)."National Book Awards – 1980" . Retrieved 2012-03-08. From 1980 to 1983 in National Book Award history there were dual awards for hardcover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry And The Hendersons (TV Series)
''Harry and the Hendersons'' is an American sitcom based on the film of the same name, produced by Amblin Television for Universal Television. It aired in syndication from January 13, 1991, to June 18, 1993, with 72 half-hour episodes produced. It is about a family who adopts a Bigfoot called Harry. Synopsis Bruce Davison and Molly Cheek played the parents George and Nancy (in the film, they were played by John Lithgow and Melinda Dillon respectively) with Carol-Ann Plante and Zachary Bostrom as the children Sarah and Ernie (in the film, they were played by Margaret Langrick and Joshua Rudoy respectively). Kevin Peter Hall played the role of Harry in both the film and TV series, until his death late in the production of the first season. He was replaced first by Dawan Scott and then by Brian Steele in the third season (Steele had filled in for Scott in the Harry costume for numerous scenes during season two, before taking over the role full-time). Harry's vocal effects were provid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
