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Spot
Spot or SPOT may refer to: Places * Spot, North Carolina, a community in the United States * The Spot, New South Wales, a locality in Sydney, Australia * South Pole Traverse, sometimes called the South Pole Overland Traverse People * Spot (producer), the house producer and engineer for the label SST Records * Spot (rapper) * Spot Collins (1922-1996), American football player and coach * Jerry Chamberlain (known as "Spot"), the guitarist for the rock group the Swirling Eddies * Scott Draves (known as "Spot"), digital artist and VJ * Moondog Spot, a ring name for professional wrestler Larry Booker Advertising * Radio spot, an over-the-air advertisement * TV spot, a televised advertisement * Underwriting spot, an announcement made on public broadcasting outlets, especially in the United States, in exchange for funding Animals * Spot, a dog that remained faithful after his master's death, described in the List of individual dogs * Spot Fetcher, a dog owned by U.S. President George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spot (franchise)
Spot is a fictional puppy created by Eric Hill, an English author and illustrator of children's picture books. The success of Hill's books about Spot led to other media productions, including television and home video titles, music albums, and CD-ROM titles. History First published in 1980, ''Where's Spot?'' was inspired while Hill was working in creative marketing; he noticed his three-year-old son was fascinated by the process of lifting up a paper, on a design he was creating. Captivated by this thought, Hill created a story about a puppy which incorporated the flap design. During the late 1970s, this was an extraordinarily innovative concept, and it took some time for any publisher to take any notice of the idea before Puffin books decided to publish his book. Within weeks of the first book being released it topped the Bestseller list. Hill said "When I first drew Spot I realised that when I came to draw the spot on his body and the tip of his tail I was copying the markin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spot (comics)
The Spot (Dr. Jonathan Ohnn) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as an enemy of Spider-Man and Daredevil who gained the ability to open interdimensional portals, as well as smaller-scale ones, which he uses to travel long distances instantly and commit crimes. Jason Schwartzman will voice the character in the 2023 animated feature film, '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse''. Publication history Dr. Jonathan Ohnn first appeared unnamed in ''Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man'' #97 (December 1984) and became the Spot in ''Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man'' #98 (January 1985). He was created by writer Al Milgrom and artist Herb Trimpe. Fictional character biography As a former MIT scientist working for the Kingpin, Dr. Jonathan Ohnn was assigned to reproduce the radiation levels of the superhero Cloak to find a way to artificially mimic his powers. Working late one night, he succeeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SpoT
Spot or SPOT may refer to: Places * Spot, North Carolina, a community in the United States * The Spot, New South Wales, a locality in Sydney, Australia * South Pole Traverse, sometimes called the South Pole Overland Traverse People * Spot (producer), the house producer and engineer for the label SST Records * Spot (rapper) * Spot Collins (1922-1996), American football player and coach * Jerry Chamberlain (known as "Spot"), the guitarist for the rock group the Swirling Eddies * Scott Draves (known as "Spot"), digital artist and VJ * Moondog Spot, a ring name for professional wrestler Larry Booker Advertising * Radio spot, an over-the-air advertisement * TV spot, a televised advertisement * Underwriting spot, an announcement made on public broadcasting outlets, especially in the United States, in exchange for funding Animals * Spot, a dog that remained faithful after his master's death, described in the List of individual dogs * Spot Fetcher, a dog owned by U.S. President George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spot (chicken)
''101 Dalmatians: The Series'' is an American animated television series that aired from September 1, 1997 to March 4, 1998 on the Disney-Kellogg Alliance and ABC. It is produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and Jumbo Pictures and is based on the 1961 Disney animated feature of the same name and its 1996 live-action remake. It features the voices of Pamela Adlon, Debi Mae West, Kath Soucie and Tara Strong, and is the first television series based on the ''101 Dalmatians'' franchise; it was followed by ''101 Dalmatian Street'' in 2019. Many staff members previously worked on the '' Timon & Pumbaa'' television show, ''Doug'' creator Jim Jinkins and his partner David Campbell both were developers of the series. Premise The show focuses primarily on three particular puppies; Lucky, TV addict leader and unconventional hero, Rolly, his fat cheerful laid-back and always-hungry brother, and Cadpig, their uncanny but loveable sister who is the runt of the family. The three s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Dinosaur
''The Good Dinosaur'' is a 2015 American computer-animated adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film was directed by Peter Sohn (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Denise Ream, making it the first Pixar film to be directed by a non-white director. The screenplay was written by Meg LeFauve, who also wrote the film's story with Sohn, Bob Peterson, Kelsey Mann, and Erik Benson. It stars the voices of Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Steve Zahn, Sam Elliott, Anna Paquin, A. J. Buckley, Jeffrey Wright, and Frances McDormand. The film explores an alternate history where non-avian dinosaurs never became extinct, following a young, timid ''Apatosaurus'' named Arlo (Ochoa), who meets an unlikely human friend named Spot (Bright) while traveling through a dangerous and mysterious landscape in order to return home, after being washed downriver by a rainstorm. Development of ''The Good Dinosaur'' began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spot, New South Wales
The Spot is a locality in south-eastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Spot is located in the south-eastern part of the suburb of Randwick, around the intersection of Perouse Road and St Pauls Street. It is a vibrant part of Randwick and consists of a collection of shops, restaurants, cafes and a cinema. The Spot is a heritage conservation area and has many heritage listed buildings, such as the Ritz Cinema and Pan Arcadian House, a 1930s Masonic Temple and most notably the facade of shops on the corner of Perouse Road and St Pauls Street which follows a curved pattern, necessary for the tram route which used to extend to Coogee Beach.Schedule 5, . The Royal Hotel and Randwick shopping centre are a short distance away. The area is well served by public transport with regular buses from the Sydney CBD and Bondi Junction. Name The Spot lies at the geographic centre of a residential suburb that some maps identify as “St Pauls”. The post office located at The Spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moondog Spot
Larry Wayne Booker (June 6, 1952 – November 29, 2003), better known by his ring names Moondog Spot and Larry Latham, was an American professional wrestler. Professional wrestling career Early career (1977–1981) Booker debuted in 1977 under the ring name Larry Latham. Latham formed a tag team with Carl Fergie called "The Ragin' Cajuns" managed by Billy Spears in the Gulf Coast territory. Early in his career, he wrestled in Memphis and Mid-South, and his first big push came as a member of the Blond Bombers with Wayne Farris (The Honky Tonk Man). The Blond Bombers were involved in heated feuds with several babyfaces across the two competing Tennessee promotions, appearing in both Nick Gulas Nashville based territory, and Jerry Jarrett's Memphis area. The team was managed by Danny Davis. Their signature moment was the "Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl" against Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee, which occurred on June 15, 1979 and won Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Feud of the Yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spot (fish)
The spot (''Leiostomus xanthurus''), also known commonly as the Norfolk spot and the Virginia spot, is a species of small short-lived saltwater fish in the family Sciaenidae. The species inhabits estuary and coastal waters from Massachusetts to Texas, and derives its name from the prominent dark spot behind each gill. It is the only species in the genus ''Leiostomus''. Spot are frequently caught by recreational anglers and are good to eat. Their diet consists largely of organic detritus, small crustaceans, and worms. Bloodworms are the ideal bait when fishing for spot. Spot are the natural prey of the following fish: striped bass, blue fish, flounder, sandbar shark, dogfish shark, weakfish, red drum, black drum, spotted seatrout, Atlantic mackerel, king mackerel, spanish mackerel, barracuda, cobia, black sea bass, and tarpon. The list can go on for some time however these are some of the most known predators of the spot fish. Fishermen also use juvenile spot as whole li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spot (rapper)
SPOT or BeingSpot is an American rapper from Brooklyn that became known in Atlanta, Georgia for his album The Good Son. Background The eldest son of Jamaican and Guyanese parents, SPOT initially lived in many different parts of the United States. As a child Hargett and his family relocated to Coney Island, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. His childhood was spent between Brooklyn, Harlem, New York and Atlanta, GA. A talented yet troublesome child, Spot traveled the country playing basketball with top AAU clubs during his preteen years. Spot has described growing up in the projects as "vicious." Career Spot first came into the public view in 2004, when he teamed with Jimmy Henchman and Bryce Wilson to kick-start newly formed music company Czar Entertainment. With Czar signing a distribution deal with Sony Music Group, Spot seemed primed to release an album, although he had just begun rapping and producing. A fast learner in the studio, Spot began working with major lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spot (producer)
Spot (born Glen Lockett in 1951) is an American record producer best known for being the house producer and engineer for the influential independent punk record label SST Records. Early life Glen Lockett was born to a Caucasian mother and an African-American father in 1951 and raised in upper-middle-class Hollywood. Lockett's father was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen in WW II. Lockett moved from Hollywood to Hermosa Beach in the mid-1970s, where he met Greg Ginn while working at a vegetarian restaurant called Garden of Eden. Lockett also freelanced for ''Easy Reader'', authoring record reviews under the name Spot. Befriending Ginn, Spot was briefly bassist for Panic, the band which would soon become Black Flag. Career Spot recorded, mixed, produced or co-produced most of SST's pivotal acts between 1979 and 1986. He is credited on albums by such notable bands as Black Flag, Minutemen, Mood of Defiance, Meat Puppets, Hüsker Dü, Saint Vitus, Misfits ( Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spot Fetcher
Spot "Spotty" Fetcher (March 17, 1989 – February 21, 2004) was U.S. President George W. Bush's dog. She was an English Springer Spaniel, named after Scott Fletcher, a baseball player with the Texas Rangers, a team George W. Bush owned before becoming Governor of Texas in 1994. Born in the White House, she was the daughter of Millie, who had belonged to President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush. Her father was Tug Farish from Lane's End Farm in Kentucky, better known for its thoroughbred horse breeding program. She was euthanized after suffering a series of strokes. She was 14 years old.Mike Allen"A Dog's Life Remembered: Spot Is Dead At Age 14"''The Washington Post'', February 22, 2004, p. D1 See also *United States presidential pets *List of individual dogs References External links Whitehouse.gov biography of Spot Fetcher(archived at the Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolie Polie Olie
''Rolie Polie Olie'' is a computer-animated children's television series produced by Nelvana and created by William Joyce. The show focuses on a little robot who is composed of several spheres and other three-dimensional geometric shapes. The show was one of the earliest series that was fully animated in CGI. ''Rolie Polie Olie'' was broadcast from October 4, 1998, to April 28, 2004 and later reran on Disney Junior from March 23, 2012, until September 28, 2014. The series was followed by two straight-to-video films based on the series (''The Great Defender of Fun'' and ''The Baby Bot Chase''), in 2002 and 2003 respectively. ''Rolie Polie Olie'' won a Gemini Award in Canada for "Best Animated Program" in 1999. The show also won a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Special Class Animated Program" in 2000 and 2005. William Joyce won a 1999 Daytime Emmy for Best Production Design for this series. The show has a vintage atmosphere, with futuristic elements. The first five seasons w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
