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List Of Empty Nest Episodes
This is a list of episodes for the American television sitcom '' Empty Nest'', a spinoff of ''The Golden Girls ''The Golden Girls'' is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Bea Arthur, Betty White ...'' that originally aired on NBC from October 8, 1988, to June 17, 1995. Over the series run, 170 original episodes aired. During its run, ''Empty Nest'' had two crossover stories with ''The Golden Girls'' and '' Nurses''. The episode "Windy" continues an event depicting a hurricane that begins on the hour-long ''Golden Girls'' episode "The Monkey Show" and concludes on the ''Nurses'' episode "Begone with the Wind". The episode "Dr. Weston and Mr. Hyde" continues an event depicting a full moon that begins on the hour-long ''Golden Girls'' episode "A Midwinter Night's Dream" and concludes on the ''Nurses'' episode "Moon Ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Situation Comedy
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rue McClanahan
Eddi-Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 – June 3, 2010) was an American actress and comedian best known for her roles on television as Vivian Harmon on '' Maude'' (1972–78), Aunt Fran Crowley on ''Mama's Family'' (1983–84), and Blanche Devereaux on ''The Golden Girls'' (1985–92), for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1987. Early life Eddi-Rue McClanahan was born in Healdton, Oklahoma, on February 21, 1934. She was the daughter of Dreda Rheua-Nell ( Medaris), a beautician, and William Edwin "Bill" McClanahan, a building contractor. Her mother's maiden name was reportedly a variation of the Portuguese or Galician surname Medeiros (a derived from the Portuguese word, "medeiro," meaning "a place where shocks of maize are gathered"). She was raised Methodist and was of Irish and Choctaw ancestry. Her Choctaw great-grandfather was named Running Hawk according to her autobiography ''My First Five Husbands... and the Ones Who Got Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estelle Getty
Estelle Gettleman (née Scher; July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008), known professionally as Estelle Getty, was an American actress and comedian best known for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo on ''The Golden Girls'' (1985–92), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She reprised the role for appearances on ''Empty Nest'' (1993–95), ''The Golden Palace'' (1992–93), ''Blossom'' (1990–95), and ''Nurses'' (1991–94). Notable films in which she appeared include ''Mask'' (1985), a semibiographical film in which she played the grandmother of Roy L. Dennis, ''Mannequin (1987 film)'', and ''Stuart Little'' (1999). She retired from acting in 2001 due to failing health, and died in 2008 from dementia with Lewy bodies. Early life Getty was born Estelle Scher in New York City on July 25, 1923, to Charles Scher and Sarah (née Lacher), Jewish immigra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob LaZebnik
Rob or ROB may refer to: Places * Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia * Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia People * Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn * Rob (surname) * ''Rob.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for William Robinson (gardener) (1838–1935), Irish practical gardener and journalist Fictional characters * Rob, a character from the Cartoon Network series ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' * ROB 64, a character in the ''Star Fox'' video game series Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming * '' Castlevania: Rondo of Blood'', a 1993 video game nicknamed ''Castlevania: ROB'' * R.O.B., an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System Reports * ''ISM Report On Business'' (informally, "The R.O.B."), an economic report issued by the Institute for Supply Management * ''Report on Business'', or "ROB", a section of the ''Globe and Mail'' newspaper Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sacks (writer)
David Sacks is an American television writer and producer. Biography He attended Harvard College, graduating with a degree in Government. While there he began his comedy writing career as an editor of the school's humor magazine, ''The Harvard Lampoon''. Upon graduating, Sacks moved to Los Angeles and began writing for television. His writing and producing credits include seasons five and six on ''The Simpsons'', for which he won an Emmy Award, ''3rd Rock from the Sun'', for which he received a Golden Globe Award, ''Malcolm in the Middle'', ''The Tick'', ''Pound Puppies'', ''Regular Show'', ''Murphy Brown'', and created and executive produced '' Lewis Black's The Root of All Evil'' for Comedy Central. In 2013, Sacks produced a weekly podcast Spiritual Tools for An Outrageous World available on iTunes and Stitcher.com. He executive produced and cowrote Nickelodeon's ''Pig Goat Banana Cricket'' with series co-creator Johnny Ryan, and was executive producing and showrunning TBS' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnelly Rhodes
Henry Donnelly Rhodes (December 4, 1937 – January 8, 2018) was a Canadian actor, known professionally as Donnelly Rhodes. He had many American television and film credits, probably best known to American audiences as the hapless escaped convict Dutch Leitner on the soap opera spoof ''Soap'' and as Phillip Chancellor II on ''The Young and the Restless''. Rhodes was well-known to Canadian audiences as Sgt. Nick Raitt in the CBC TV series ''Sidestreet'' (1975–1978) and as Grant "Doc" Roberts in another CBC TV series, ''Danger Bay'' (1984–1990). He also starred as Doctor Cottle ("Doc") on ''Battlestar Galactica'' (2004–2009). Life and career Rhodes was born in 1937, although some sources say 1936, and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. A large portion of Rhodes' career consists of guest-starring roles in American television. He appeared twice on '' Laredo'': in 1965, he played Bob Jamison in ''Rendezvous at Arillo'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edan Gross
Edan Gross (born October 10, 1978) is an American businessman and former child actor. Career He appeared in many guest spots on television programs in the 1980s and 1990s including ''Cheers'', '' Murphy Brown'', ''The Golden Girls'', ''Empty Nest'', ''Newhart'', ''Highway to Heaven'', '' Married... with Children'', '' Northern Exposure'', and ''Herman's Head''. He was also featured as a regular on the short-lived sitcoms '' Sweet Surrender'' (NBC, 1987), ''Free Spirit'' (ABC, 1989–1990) and ''Walter & Emily'' (NBC, 1991–1992). Additionally, Gross was the voice of the Good Guy dolls in '' Child's Play'', the "Corky doll" from the Cricket doll series, the title character of the animated series ''Little Dracula'', Flounder on the animated series ''The Little Mermaid'' and Waif in the computer game Return to Zork. He also voiced Tyrone Turtle on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', Christopher Robin on the Christmas special ''Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too'', Merton on the ABC Weekend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raye Birk
Raye Birk (born May 27, 1943, Flint, Michigan) is an American film and television actor best known for a variety of roles, such as playing the role of Pahpshmir in the first and last of the ''Naked Gun'' movies, and a variety of television appearances where he played very unique characters each time, including ''The Wonder Years, The Golden Girls, Wings,'' and ''Cheers'', well known for portraying the character of mailman Walt Twitchell in the latter. Career Birk appeared as the main villain in '' Naked Gun : The Final Insult''. He has also guest starred in '' Due South'' as the terrorist Francis Bolt in the Episodes "All the Queens Horses", "Red, White and Blue", "Call of the Wild Part One" and "Call of the Wild Part Two". He also had roles in the '' X-Files'' and ''Babylon 5''. His other film credits include roles in ''Best Defense'' (1984), ''Amazon Women on the Moon'' (1987), ''Throw Momma from the Train'' (1987), ''Doc Hollywood'' (1991) and '' Star Trek: Insurrection'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Bernard
Jason Bernard (born Ronald Carl Johnson, May 17, 1938 – October 16, 1996) was an American actor. Life and career Bernard was born in Chicago, Illinois. His first starring role was in the pilot episode of the television series '' The White Shadow'' as Jim Willis. His other well-known television roles are in the television series ''Cagney & Lacey'' as Inspector Marquette from 1982 to 1983, ''Days of Our Lives'' as Preston Wade in 1982, and a recurring role in the first season of ''Night Court'' as Judge Stone's arrogant rival Judge Willard. His big role came in the 1983 NBC miniseries '' V'' as Caleb Taylor. Bernard reprised his role in the 1984 sequel '' V: The Final Battle''. In the 1990s Fox comedy series ''Herman's Head'', he played Herman's boss, Mr. Paul Bracken. He appeared in the video games '' Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger'' and '' Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom'' as Captain William Eisen. Bernard's first role in a feature film was a cameo in the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Adams (actor)
Brandon Quintin Adams (born August 22, 1979) is an American actor, known for having played Jesse Hall in the first two ''Mighty Ducks'' movies and Kenny DeNunez in '' The Sandlot''. He also played in the 1989 film ''Polly'' as Jimmy Bean. Career Adams has also appeared in ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', ''A Different World'', ''Moesha'', ''Sister, Sister (TV series)'', ''Martin'', Michael Jackson's ''Moonwalker'' where he played Zeke in the " Smooth Criminal" segment and Young Michael in the "Badder" segment, a parody of Jackson's classic video for " Bad", and was the leading actor in Wes Craven's ''The People Under the Stairs''. He also provided the voice of Rai in ''Kingdom Hearts II is a 2005 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios, Buena Vista Games for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The game is a sequel to ''Kingdom Hearts (video game), King ...''. Filmography Film Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcia Rodd
Marcia Rodd is an American actress. She made her film debut playing a leading role in the 1971 film ''Little Murders'', and later had supporting roles in films and television series. In 1973, she acted on Broadway in ''Shelter''. Early years The daughter of an oil company executive, Rodd was born in Lyons, Kansas, the daughter of Rosetta (née Thran) and Charles C. Rodd. For most of her youth, Rodd and her family lived in Tulsa. They moved to Wichita in time for her to attend East High School for her senior year. She also worked part-time at a store. She studied drama at Northwestern University. In the 1950s, she moved to New York City and performed onstage. Career Rodd spent the 1960s appearing on Broadway in such plays as Neil Simon's ''The Last of the Red Hot Lovers''. In 1971, she appeared in the film ''T.R. Baskin'' with Candice Bergen, and the black comedy ''Little Murders'' opposite Elliott Gould. Her other film credits included '' Handle with Care'' (1977) and ''Last Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Hinkley
Hiram Thomas Hinkley (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in the comedy ''Back to the Beach'' (1987), and subsequently appeared in the Academy Award-winning short film ''Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall'' (also 1987). The same year, he appeared as a lead character opposite Bill Maher in the short-lived Showtime series '' Hard Knocks''. Hinkley later had supporting roles in ''Men at Work'' (1990), the horror film '' Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation'' (also 1990), and the comedy '' The Little Vampire'' (2000). Life and career Hinkley was born Hiram Thomas Hinkley, Jr. on May 31, 1960, in El Centro, California. He attended Culver High School in Culver, Oregon. Hinkley's on-screen career began in the 1980s, including television guest roles, and periodic regular turns on TV series, including the short-lived Showtime series '' Hard Knocks'' (1987), that also featured Bill Maher. Having appeared in the Academy Award-winning ''Ray's Male He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
