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Space Academy
''Space Academy'' is an American science fiction television series produced by Filmation that originally aired Saturday mornings on the CBS television network, from September 10 to December 17, 1977. (Repeats ran on and off until September 1, 1979.) A total of 15 half-hour episodes were made. Cast The program starred veteran actor Jonathan Harris, best known as Dr. Zachary Smith of ''Lost in Space;'' co-starring were Pamelyn Ferdin, Ric Carrott, Maggie Cooper, Brian Tochi, Ty Henderson, and Eric Greene. The program featured a pint-sized robot called "Peepo", a radio-controlled machine voiced by Erika Scheimer talking through a pitch-shifter with regenerative delay. Ferdin and Tochi had been among the child actors who played a group of children orphaned by an evil being masquerading as an angel in the 1968 ''Star Trek'' episode '' And the Children Shall Lead''. Guest stars included Lawrence "Larry" Dobkin; Dena Dietrich ("Mother Nature" in the Chiffon margarine TV commercials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life, sentient artificial intelligence, cybernetics, certain forms of immortality (like mind uploading), and the singularity. Science fiction predicted several existing inventions, such as the atomic bomb, robots, and borazon, whose names entirely match their fictional predecessors. In addition, science fiction might serve as an outlet to facilitate future scientific and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots to ancient mythology. It is also related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Control
Radio control (often abbreviated to RC) is the use of control signals transmitted by radio to remotely control a device. Examples of simple radio control systems are garage door openers and keyless entry systems for vehicles, in which a small handheld radio transmitter unlocks or opens doors. Radio control is also used for control of model vehicles from a hand-held radio transmitter. Industrial, military, and scientific research organizations make use of radio-controlled vehicles as well. A rapidly growing application is control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) for both civilian and military uses, although these have more sophisticated control systems than traditional applications. History The idea of controlling unmanned vehicles (for the most part in an attempt to improve the accuracy of torpedoes for military purposes) predates the invention of radio. The latter half of the 1800s saw development of many such devices, connected to an operator by wires, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Morris
Howard Jerome Morris (September 4, 1919 – May 21, 2005) was an American actor, comedian, and director. He was best known for his role in ''The Andy Griffith Show'' as Ernest T. Bass, and as "Uncle Goopy" in a celebrated comedy sketch on Sid Caesar's ''Your Show of Shows'' (1954). He also did some voices for television shows such as ''The Flintstones'' (1962-1965), ''The Jetsons'' (1962-1987), '' The Atom Ant Show'' (1965-1966), and ''Garfield and Friends'' (1988-1994). Life and career Morris was born to a Jewish family in the Bronx, New York, the son of Hugo and Elsie (née Theobald) Morris. His father was a rubber company executive. Morris attended New York University on a dramatic arts scholarship. During World War II, Howard was assigned to a United States Army Special Services unit where he was the First Sergeant. Maurice Evans was the company commander and Carl Reiner and Werner Klemperer were soldiers in the unit. Based in Honolulu, the unit entertained American troops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas McKennon
Dallas Raymond McKennon (July 19, 1919 – July 14, 2009), sometimes credited as Dal McKennon, was an American film, television and voice actor, who had a career lasting over 50 years. During World War II he served in the Army Signal Corps and was stationed in Alaska. Career Born near La Grande, Oregon, McKennon's best-known voice roles were Gumby for Art Clokey, Archie Andrews in several different '' Archie'' series for Filmation, and the primary voice of Buzz Buzzard in the ''Woody Woodpecker'' cartoons. In the early 1950s, McKennon created and hosted his own daily kids TV wraparound show, ''Space Funnies''/''Capt. Jet'', which was aired weekday mornings on KNXT (KCBS-TV) TV Ch. 2 in Los Angeles. It was the first Los Angeles-based kids show to air reruns of ''The Little Rascals'' and Laurel & Hardy shorts. He was also the primary voice actor for the 1960 cartoon series '' Q.T. Hush''. McKennon was also the voice of the Hardy Boys' sidekick, Chet Morton, in the 1969 animated my ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George DiCenzo
George Ralph DiCenzo (April 21, 1940 – August 9, 2010) was an American actor, and one-time associate producer for ''Dark Shadows''. He was in the show business for over 30 years, with extensive film, TV, stage, and commercial credits. DiCenzo notably played Marty's grandfather Sam Baines in the film ''Back to the Future''. He also had a minor role in William Peter Blatty's ''The Exorcist III''. Life and career DiCenzo was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He appeared in more than 30 feature films, including ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977), '' The Choirboys'' (1977), ''The Frisco Kid'' (1979), ''The Ninth Configuration'' (1980), ''Back to the Future'' (1985), '' About Last Night'' (1986), '' Walk Like a Man'' (1987), ''The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking'' (1988), '' 18 Again!'' (1988), ''Sing'' (1989) and ''The Exorcist III'' (1990). He appeared in ''Hotel'', directed by Mike Figgis, and '' Tempted'', directed by Bill Bennett. He also played the late baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiffon Margarine
Chiffon margarine was first manufactured in 1954 by Anderson, Clayton and Company, a cotton products firm of Houston, Texas. the slogan was first used on June 28, 1972. Chiffon was one of the first soft, tub-style products. It was originally available in "regular", "sweet", and "unsalted" forms. Background and history was founded in early 1905 by brothers-in-law |
Dena Dietrich
Deanne Frances Dietrich (December 4, 1928 – November 21, 2020) was an American actress. She was born in Pittsburgh and perhaps best known for her portrayal of Mother Nature in a series of 30-second Chiffon margarine commercials from 1971 to 1979. Career On television, Dietrich portrayed Grace Peterson in ''Adam's Rib'', Dena Madison in ''Karen'', Estelle Milner in ''Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers'', Molly Gibbons in ''The Practice'' Ethel Armbrewster in ''The Ropers'', and Pearl Newman in ''13 East''. Her other television credits include recurring roles on '' Life with Lucy'', '' Santa Barbara'', ''All My Children'' and ''Philly''. She made guest appearances on ''Emergency!'', '' Life Goes On'', ''NYPD Blue'', '' Murphy Brown'', and ''The Golden Girls'' (as Dorothy's sister Gloria). Dietrich appeared in such films as '' The Wild Party'' (1975), Disney's ''The North Avenue Irregulars'' (1979) and the Mel Brooks film ''History of the World, Part I'' (1981). She appeared on B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Dobkin
Lawrence Dobkin (September 16, 1919 – October 28, 2002) was an American television director, character actor and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades. Dobkin was a prolific performer during the Golden Age of Radio. He narrated the western '' Broken Arrow'' (1950). His film performances include ''Never Fear'' (1949), ''Sweet Smell of Success'' (1957) and ''North by Northwest'' (1959). Before the closing credits of each episode of the landmark ABC television network series '' Naked City'' (1958–1963), he said, "There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them." Early years Dobkin was born in New York City. Radio Dobkin understudied on Broadway. When he returned to network radio he was one of five actors who played the detective Ellery Queen in ''The Adventures of Ellery Queen''. In ''The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe'' (1950–1951), Dobkin played detective Archie Goodwin opposite Sydney Greenstreet's Nero Wolfe. While playi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And The Children Shall Lead
"And the Children Shall Lead" is the fourth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek''. Written by Edward J. Lakso and directed by Marvin Chomsky, it was first broadcast on October 11, 1968. In the episode, the crew of the ''Enterprise'' find children with great powers at their disposal. Plot The federation starship ''Enterprise'' arrives at the planet Triacus. Captain Kirk, Dr. McCoy, and First Officer Spock beam down in time to witness the death of Professor Starnes, the leader of a scientific expedition team. The other members of the expedition, apart from their five seemingly unconcerned children, seem to have died at their own hands. The crew bring the children back to the ''Enterprise'', where McCoy evaluates them and determines that they are suffering from lacunar amnesia, unaware of what happened to their parents and unable to grieve. However, when left unattended in one of the ship's rooms, the children chant an evoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into various films, television series, video games, novels, and comic books. With an estimated $10.6 billion in revenue, it is one of the most recognizable and highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The franchise began with ''Star Trek: The Original Series'', which debuted in the US on September 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on NBC. It was first broadcast on September 6, 1966 on Canada's CTV network. It followed the voyages of the crew of the starship USS ''Enterprise'', a space exploration vessel built by the United Federation of Planets in the 23rd century, on a mission "to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before". In creating ''Star Trek'', Roddenberry w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include protectors and guides for humans, and servants of God. Abrahamic religions describe angelic hierarchies, which vary by religion and sect. Some angels have specific names (such as Gabriel or Michael) or titles (such as seraph or archangel). Those expelled from Heaven are called fallen angels, distinct from the heavenly host. Angels in art are usually shaped like humans of extraordinary beauty. They are often identified in Christian artwork with bird wings, halos, and divine light. Etymology The word ''angel'' arrives in modern English from Old English ''engel'' (with a hard ''g'') and the Old French ''angele''. Both of these derive from Late Latin ''angelus'', which in turn was borrowed from Late Greek ''angelos'' (literally "messenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delay (audio Effect)
Delay is an audio signal processing technique that records an input signal to a storage medium and then plays it back after a period of time. When the delayed playback is mixed with the live audio, it creates an echo-like effect, whereby the original audio is heard followed by the delayed audio. The delayed signal may be played back multiple times, or fed back into the recording, to create the sound of a repeating, decaying echo. Delay effects range from a subtle echo effect to a pronounced blending of previous sounds with new sounds. Delay effects can be created using tape loops, an approach developed in the 1940s and 1950s and used by artists including Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly. Analog effects units were introduced in the 1970s; digital effects pedals in 1984; and audio plug-in software in the 2000s. History The first delay effects were achieved using tape loops improvised on reel-to-reel audio tape recording systems. By shortening or lengthening the loop of tape and adj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
