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The Big Blue Marble
''Big Blue Marble'' is a half-hour children's television program that was aired from 1974 to 1983 in syndication including on PBS television stations. Overview Distinctive content included stories about children around the world and a pen-pal club that encouraged intercultural communication. The name of the show referred to the appearance of Earth as a giant marble, popularized by ''The Blue Marble'', a famous photograph taken in December 1972 by the crew of ''Apollo 17''. Each episode featured a segment about the real life of a boy and a girl, one American, the other foreign. The show also had occasional stories about world ecology. In addition there was a weekly segment in which a singing globe "Bluey" invited viewers to write letters to the show, often requests for pen pals. The address to send the letters was in Santa Barbara, California. The character was voiced by executive producer Robert Wiemer. Production The program was funded by ITT. Production personnel includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Television Program
Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during the early evening, allowing younger children to watch them after school. The purpose of these shows is mainly to entertain or educate. The children's series are in four categories: those aimed at infants and toddlers, those aimed at those aged 6 to 11 years old, those for adolescents and those aimed at all children. History Children's television is nearly as old as television itself. The BBC's ''Children's Hour'', broadcast in the UK in 1946, is generally credited with being the first TV programme specifically for children. Television for children tended to originate from similar programs on radio; the BBC's ''Children's Hour'' was launched in 1922, and BBC School Radio began broadcasting in 1924. In the US in the early 1930s, adventure serials such as ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pen Pal
Pen pals (or penpals, pen-pals, penfriends or pen friends) are people who regularly write to each other, particularly via postal mail. Pen pals are usually strangers whose relationship is based primarily, or even solely, on their exchange of letters. Occasionally, pen pals may already have a relationship that is not regularly conducted in person. Purposes A pen pal relationship is often used to practice reading and writing in a foreign language, to improve literacy, to learn more about other countries and lifestyles, and to make friendships. While the expansion of the Internet has reduced the number of traditional pen pals, pen pal clubs can nowadays be found on the Internet, in magazine columns, newspapers, and sometimes through clubs or special interest groups. Organizations Many pen pals meet each other through organizations that bring people together for this purpose. Organizations can be split into three main categories: free, partial subscription, and subscription-based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Reno
Kelly Reno (born June 19, 1966) is a former child actor, rancher, and trucker. At age 11, he was cast in the role of Alec Ramsey, the young boy who is marooned on a deserted island along with an Arabian horse, in ''The Black Stallion'' (based on the novel by Walter Farley). Early life, family and education Reno was born in Pueblo, Colorado. His parents, Bud and Ruth, were cattle ranchers. He graduated from high school in 1984. Career After responding to an open casting call, he was cast at age 13 as the main character, Alec Ramsey, in ''The Black Stallion''. Directed by Carroll Ballard and co-starring Mickey Rooney and Teri Garr, the film was made in 1979. Reno did nearly all of his own action scenes in the movie. He reprised the role in the 1983 film adaptation of Farley's ''The Black Stallion Returns'' much of which was filmed in Morocco. He performed as an Alamo messenger who travels through time in "Alamo Jobe", a 1985 episode in Steven Spielberg's anthology TV series ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American actress and television producer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. She is known for her role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television series ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), for which she won two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. The character was widely popular during the airing of the series and was later recognized as one of the greatest female characters in American television. She later reprised the role in films ''Sex and the City'' (2008) and ''Sex and the City 2'' (2010), as well as the revival seasons of '' And Just Like That...'' (2021–present). Parker made her Broadway debut at the age of 11 in the 1976 revival of '' The Innocents'', before going on to star i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sesame Street
''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) and was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. It is known for its images communicated through the use of Jim Henson's Muppets, and includes short films, with humor and cultural references. It premiered on November 10, 1969, to positive reviews, some controversy, and high viewership. It has aired on the United States national public television provider PBS since its debut, with its first run moving to premium channel HBO on January 16, 2016, then its sister streaming service HBO Max in 2020. ''Sesame Street'' is one of the longest-running shows in the world. The show's format consists of a combination of commercial television production elements and techniques which have evolved to reflect changes in American culture and audien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmo
Elmo is a red Muppet monster character on the long-running PBS/ HBO children's television show ''Sesame Street''. A furry red monster who has a falsetto voice and illeism, he hosts the last full five-minute segment (fifteen minutes prior to 2017) on ''Sesame Street'', " Elmo's World", which is aimed at toddlers. He was most often puppeteered by Kevin Clash, but since his resignation in late 2012, he has been puppeteered by Ryan Dillon. History Elmo is self-described as three-and-a-half years old and his birthday is on February 3. Elmo characteristically avoids pronouns in reference to himself, instead referring to himself in the third person (e.g. saying "Elmo wants this" instead of "I want this"). ''Sesame Street'' staff writer Nancy Sans once described Elmo's origins: "There was this extra red puppet lying around and the cast would pick him up sometimes and try to create a personality, but nothing seemed to materialize." The character of Elmo was originally conceive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Clash
Kevin Jeffrey Clash (born September 17, 1960) is an American puppeteer, director and producer known for puppeteering Elmo on ''Sesame Street'' from 1984 to 2012. He also performed puppets for ''Labyrinth'', '' Dinosaurs'', '' Oobi'', and various Muppet productions. Clash developed an interest in puppetry at an early age and, in his teen years, performed for local television children's shows in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. He joined the cast of ''Captain Kangaroo'' in the early 1980s and began performing on ''Sesame Street'' in 1984. He was the fifth puppeteer to perform Elmo, who became his signature character, and he also served as an executive producer and director for the show. Clash worked in various productions with The Jim Henson Company and occasionally on other projects. Clash's autobiography, ''My Life as a Furry Red Monster'', was published in 2006; he was later the subject of the documentary '' Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey'' (2011). Clash resigned from ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Joli
France Joli () (born February 2, 1963) is a Canadian singer, best known for the disco classics " Come to Me" and "Gonna Get Over You". Teen stardom Born France Joly in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Joli grew up in Dorion. Her father was a hardware merchant and her mother was a teacher. As early as age four, Joli was performing for relatives lip-syncing to Barbra Streisand records while handling a skipping rope like a microphone; she had appeared on television by age six. At age 11, Joli left the public school system (her mother tutored her) to concentrate on her performing career appearing regularly in television commercials and talent shows. A mutual acquaintance suggested Joli meet up with musician Tony Green who Joli approached backstage after he had given a concert, Joli inviting Green to be her record producer. Green did not take the 13-year-old Joli seriously: he recalled: "To get rid of her I oldher to keep in touch." According to one source, Joli eventually visited Green's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tisha Campbell
Tisha Michelle Campbell (born October 13, 1968) is an American actress and singer. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1986 rock musical comedy film '' Little Shop of Horrors'', and later starred on the short-lived NBC musical comedy drama ''Rags to Riches'' (1987–1988). Campbell has appeared in films including ''School Daze'' (1988), '' Rooftops'' (1989), ''Another 48 Hrs.'' (1990), ''Boomerang'' (1992), and '' Sprung'' (1997). She received Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female nomination for her performance in the 1990 comedy film ''House Party'', and later starred in its two sequels ''House Party 2'' (1991) and ''House Party 3'' (1994). On television, Campbell starred as Gina Waters-Payne in the Fox comedy series ''Martin'' from 1992 to 1997, and as Janet "Jay" Marie Johnson-Kyle in the ABC comedy series ''My Wife and Kids'' (2001–2005), for which she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. She later had regular roles o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney Kershaw
Whitney Kershaw (born April 10, 1962) is an American singer and actress, best known for her roles on television. Her most well known role was that of Merilee Gunderson during the first season of ''Major Dad'' in 1989 and 1990. Kershaw originated the role of Sillabub in the Broadway production of ''Cats (musical), Cats''. Additional television credits include ''Something Wilder'', ''The Wonder Years'', ''Valerie (TV series), Valerie'', ''Jake and the Fatman'', ''Longarm (TV movie), Longarm'', ''Simon & Simon'', ''L.A. Law'', ''Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series), Hunter'', ''Quicksilver (film), Quicksilver'', ''A Letter to Three Wives'', ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', ''HeartBeat (1988 TV series), HeartBeat'', ''Covenant (1985 film), Covenant'', ''Two Fathers' Justice'' and ''Knots Landing'' and for singing the closing theme song for ''Big Blue Marble'', a mid-1970s syndicated children's TV program produced by her father, Robert Wiemer. She is married to Glenn Kershaw and her eldest dau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ira Wohl
Ira Wohl is an American documentary filmmaker. He is most noted for his 1979 film '' Best Boy'', which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 52nd Academy Awards."The Documentary As Family Memoir: A Surprise Sequel" '''', January 11, 1998. Born and raised in New York City, Wohl attended Forest Hills High School. [...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] |
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