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Harvey Bullock (writer)
Harvey Bullock (born June 4, 1921 in Oxford, North Carolina – died April 24, 2006) was an American television and film writer and producer. His work with R.S. Allen included episodes for ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', ''Love, American Style'', and ''Alice'', along with the films ''Who's Minding the Mint?'', ''With Six You Get Eggroll'' and ''Girl Happy''. He graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He served with the US Navy in a special operations unit called "Beach Jumpers" during World War II, writing and transmitting false messages over radio in order to deceive the Nazis. After the war, he served stateside in Hawaii. In 1956, he was married to Betty Jane Folker. Together they had four children: Kerry Scarvie, Diana Bullock, Courtney Bullock and Andy Bullock; and three grandchildren: Sean Bullock, Samantha Scarvie and Andrew Scarvie. In DC Comics' Batman series, a police officer sharing Bullock's name was named as such as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford, North Carolina
Oxford is a town in Granville County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 8,628 as of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Granville County. History The town's history dates to 1761, when local legislator Samuel Benton built a plantation home and called it "Oxford." The legislature ordered the area around his plantation to be the seat of Granville County. The town was not incorporated until 1816. The first Masonic orphanage for children in the United States was built in Oxford. It was originally established as St. John's College in 1858. The college ceased operations shortly after opening, however. In 1872 the community decided that the property should be repurposed to educate disadvantaged populations. In December 1873 the first residents were admitted to the Oxford Orphans Asylum, which is today known as the "Masonic Home for Children at Oxford." In 1851 James H. Horner established Horner Military School, which enrolled many young men from New York, Pennsyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. In the DC Universe continuity, Batman is the alias of Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American Playboy lifestyle, playboy, Philanthropy, philanthropist, and industrialist who resides in Gotham City. Origin of Batman, Batman's origin story features him swearing vengeance against criminals after witnessing the murder of his parents Thomas Wayne, Thomas and Martha Wayne, Martha as a child, a vendetta tempered with the ideal of justice. He trains himself physically and intellectually, crafts a Batsuit, bat-inspired persona, and monitors the Gotham streets at night. Kane, Finger, and other creators accompanied Batman with List of Batman supporting characters, supporting characters, including his sidekicks Robin (character), Robin and Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeymoon Hotel (1964 Film)
''Honeymoon Hotel'' is a 1964 American Romantic comedy film, directed by Henry Levin for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It stars Robert Goulet, Nancy Kwan, Robert Morse, and Jill St. John. The movie, which contains four songs, is a sex farce about two male friends who find themselves at a hotel that is supposed to be for honeymooners only. Unusual for its time, the film centers on an interracial romance (involving characters played by Robert Goulet and Nancy Kwan) but the racial difference is never mentioned or even alluded to. Plot When the wedding of a bridegroom falls apart, he and his best man, a bachelor, use the already booked and paid-for suite in a Caribbean resort dedicated to honeymooning couples. Cast * Robert Goulet as Ross Kingsley * Nancy Kwan as Lynn Hope * Robert Morse as Jay Menlow * Jill St. John as Sherry Nugent * Keenan Wynn as Mr. Sampson * Anne Helm as Cynthia Hampton * Elsa Lanchester as Chambermaid * Bernard Fox as Room Clerk * Elvia Allman as Mrs. Sampson * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To Mayberry
''Return to Mayberry'' is a 1986 American made-for-television romantic comedy film based on the 1960s sitcoms ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and ''Mayberry R.F.D.''. The film premiered on April 13, 1986, on NBC, and was the highest- rated television film of 1986. Sixteen of the original cast members reunited and reprised their roles for the film and its success could have led to additional Mayberry programs, but Griffith was committed to '' Matlock'' (also airing on NBC at the time) for the 1986–87 season. Most of the characters from the old series are revisited. The slightly milquetoast Howard Sprague (Jack Dodson), in an attempt to look younger, is seen in various hues of hair color. Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors), having returned to civilian life following his stint in the Marines, shares filling-station duties with his cousin Goober (George Lindsey), and the pair are seen together for only the third time in the history of the franchise (after having previously only been shown toge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jetsons
''The Jetsons'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It originally aired in prime time from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963, on ABC, then later aired in reruns via syndication, with new episodes produced from 1985 to 1987. It was Hanna-Barbera's Space Age counterpart to ''The Flintstones''.CD liner notes: Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits, 1995 MCA Records While the Flintstones lived in a world which was a comical version of the Stone Age, with machines powered by birds and dinosaurs, the Jetsons live in a comical version of a century in the future, with elaborate robotic contraptions, aliens, holograms, and whimsical inventions. The original had 24 episodes and aired on Sunday nights on ABC beginning on September 23, 1962, with prime time reruns continuing through September 22, 1963. It debuted as the first program broadcast in color on ABC, back in the early 1960s when only a handful of ABC stations were capable of broadcasting i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Boat
''The Love Boat'' is an American romantic comedy/drama television series that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986; in addition, four three-hour specials aired in 1986, 1987, and 1990. The series was set on the luxury passenger cruise ship MS ''Pacific Princess'', and revolved around the ship's captain Merrill Stubing (played by Gavin MacLeod) and a handful of his crew, with passengers played by guest actors for each episode, having romantic and humorous adventures. The ship's regular ports of call were Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco and Mazatlán. The series was part of ABC's popular Saturday-night lineup of the time, which also included ''Fantasy Island'' until 1984. The original 1976 made-for-TV movie on which the show was based (also titled ''The Love Boat'' was itself based on the nonfiction book ''The Love Boats'' by Jeraldine Saunders, a real-life cruise director for a passenger cruise-ship line. Saunders was also partly inspired by the German cruise ship MV ''Aurora''. The TV mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
''Wait Till Your Father Gets Home'' is an American comedy animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired in first-run syndication in the United States from 1972 to 1974. The show originated as a one-time segment on ''Love, American Style'' called "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father". The same pilot was later produced with a live cast (starring Van Johnson), but with no success. The show was the first primetime animated sitcom to run for more than a single season since fellow Hanna-Barbera show ''The Flintstones'' more than ten years earlier, and would be the only one until ''The Simpsons'' seventeen years later. The show was inspired by ''All in the Family''. Premise The show features Harry Boyle, wife Irma, daughter Alice, and sons Chet and Jamie. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio.Iverson, Paul: "The Advent of the Laugh Track". Hofstra University archives; February 1994. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gomer Pyle, U
Gomer ( he, ''Gōmer'', ; el, Γαμὲρ, translit=Gamér) was the eldest son of Japheth (and of the Japhetic line), and father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah, according to the "Table of Nations" in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 10). The eponymous Gomer, "standing for the whole family," as the compilers of ''The Jewish Encyclopedia'' expressed it, is also mentioned in Book of Ezekiel 38:6 as the ally of Gog, the chief of the land of Magog. The Hebrew name ''Gomer'' refers to the Cimmerians, who dwelt in what is now southern Russia, "beyond the Caucasus", and attacked Assyria in the late 7th century BC. The Assyrians called them ''Gimmerai''; the Cimmerian king Teushpa was defeated by Assarhadon of Assyria sometime between 681 and 668 BC. Traditional identifications Josephus placed Gomer and the "Gomerites" in Anatolian Galatia: "For Gomer founded those whom the Greeks now call Galatians, but were then called Gomerites." Galatia in fact takes its name from the ancient Gaul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Spy (1965 TV Series)
''I Spy'' is an American secret-agent adventure television series that ran for three seasons on NBC from September 15, 1965, to April 15, 1968, and teamed US intelligence agents Kelly Robinson (Robert Culp) and Alexander "Scotty" Scott (Bill Cosby), traveling undercover as international "tennis bums". Robinson poses as an amateur with Scott as his trainer, playing against wealthy opponents in return for food and lodging. Their work involved chasing villains, spies, and beautiful women. The creative forces behind the show were writers David Friedkin and Morton Fine and cinematographer Fouad Said. Together they formed Triple F Productions under the aegis of Desilu Productions where the show was produced. Fine and Friedkin (who previously wrote scripts for radio's ''Broadway Is My Beat'' and ''Crime Classics'' under producer-director Elliott Lewis) were co-producers and head writers, and wrote the scripts for 16 episodes, one of which Friedkin directed. Friedkin also dabbled in ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Danny Thomas Show
''The Danny Thomas Show'' (titled ''Make Room for Daddy'' for its first three seasons) is an American sitcom that ran from 1953 to 1957 on ABC and from 1957 to 1964 on CBS. Starring Danny Thomas as a successful night club entertainer, the show focused on his relationship with his family, yet went through a number of significant changes in cast and characters during the course of its run. Episodes regularly featured music by Thomas, guest stars and occasionally other cast members as part of the plot. In March 1953, Thomas first signed the contract for the show with ABC and chose Desilu Studios to film it using its three-camera method.''The I Love Lucy Book'' by Bart Andrews (revised and updated Broadway Books trade paperback edition, 2001), , p. 116 Two proposed titles during pre-production were ''The Children's Hour'' and ''Here Comes Daddy''. Synopsis Thomas played the role of Danny Williams, a successful comedian and nightclub entertainer at the Copa Club, based on the iconic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dick Van Dyke Show
''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' is an American television sitcom created by Carl Reiner that initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961 to June 1, 1966, with a total of 158 half-hour episodes spanning five seasons. It was produced by Calvada Productions"Calvada" is derived from the letters from producers ''CA''rl Reiner, Sheldon ''L''eonard, ''VA''n Dyke and ''DA''nny Thomas. SourceThe Dick Van Dyke Show: Anatomy of a Classic/ref> in association with the CBS Television Network, and was shot at Desilu Studios. Other producers included Bill Persky and Sam Denoff. The music for the show's theme song was written by Earle Hagen. The show starred Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, and Larry Mathews. ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' centered on the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke), the head writer for the fictional ''Alan Brady Show,'' who lived in New Rochelle, New York with his stylish wife Laura Petrie (Mary Tyler Moore) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Cat
''Top Cat'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and originally broadcast in prime time on the ABC network. It aired in a weekly evening time slot from September 27, 1961, to April 18, 1962, for a single season of 30 episodes. The show was a ratings failure in prime time, but became successful upon its time on Saturday morning television. The show also became very popular in Latin American countries (especially Mexico), and the United Kingdom. History ''Top Cat'' was created as a parody of ''The Phil Silvers Show'' with Arnold Stang imitating Sgt Bilko's voice for the titular character. Hanna-Barbera sold the cartoon to ABC based on a drawing of the main character. This was only the second cartoon series to premiere on prime time network television in the United States. Premise The title character, Top Cat (T.C.) (voiced by Arnold Stang) is the leader of a gang of Manhattan alley cats living in Hoagy's Alley: Fancy-Fancy, Spook, Benny the Ball, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
