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Out Of This World (American TV Series)
''Out of This World'' is an American fantasy sitcom about a teenage girl who is half alien, which gives her unique supernatural powers. It first aired in syndication from September 17, 1987, and ended on May 25, 1991. During its first season, the series was originally part of NBC's Prime Time Begins at 7:30 campaign, in which the network's owned-and-operated stations would run first-run sitcoms in the 7:30–8:00 p.m. time slot to counter-program competing stations' game shows, sitcom reruns and other offerings. ''Out of This World'' was rotated with four other shows: the original series '' Marblehead Manor'' and '' She's the Sheriff'', a syndicated revival of the 1983 sitcom '' We Got It Made'', and a television adaptation of the play '' You Can't Take It with You''. NBC ended the experiment after the 1987–88 season due to the low ratings put up by three of the series, which were cancelled. ''Out of This World'' was renewed, as was ''She's the Sheriff''. After its first se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy (genre)
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, which later became fantasy literature, fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century onward, it has expanded into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animation, and video games. The expression ''fantastic literature'' is often used for this genre by Anglophone literary critics. An archaic spelling for the term is ''phantasy''. Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by an absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these can occur in fantasy. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that reflect the actual Earth, but with some sense of otherness. Characteristics Many works of fantasy use magic (paranorma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadcast Syndication
Broadcast syndication is the practice of content owners leasing the right to broadcast their content to other television stations or radio stations, without having an official broadcast network to air it on. It is common in the United States where broadcast programming is scheduled by television networks with local independent Network affiliate, affiliates. Syndication is less widespread in the rest of the world, as most countries have centralized networks or television stations without local affiliates. Shows can be syndicated internationally, although this is less common. Three common types of syndication are: ''first-run'' syndication, which is programming that is broadcast for the first time as a syndicated show and is made specifically for the purpose of selling it into syndication; ''Off-network'' syndication (colloquially called a "rerun"), which is the licensing of a program whose first airing was on stations inside the Television broadcaster, television network that prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Scully
Brian Scully (born August 10, 1953 in West Springfield, Massachusetts) is an American television writer and producer. Scully initially worked as a TV salesman before eventually getting a job writing on '' Out of This World''. After the show was canceled, Scully was unemployed for over a year but a residual payment of $20,000 for ''Out of This World'' reruns helped pay his health insurance costs after his wife gave birth to their premature child. He has written episodes for ''The Simpsons'' (such as " Lost Our Lisa") and '' Complete Savages''. He has produced ''The Drew Carey Show'' and ''The Pitts''. He is the older brother of long-time ''The Simpsons'' writer and showrunner Mike Scully, and has a brother, Neil, whose resume includes hockey writing for local newspapers and team magazines. He currently works on ''Family Guy'' as a writer and consulting producer. ''The Simpsons'' episodes Brian Scully wrote the following episodes for ''The Simpsons'': * " Lost Our Lisa" - May 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Petranto
Russ Petranto is an American television director. He directed for television programs including ''Too Close for Comfort'', ''Sanford and Son'' (and its spin-off ''Sanford Arms''), '' C.P.O. Sharkey'', '' Rocky Road'', ''Full House'', ''The Munsters Today ''The Munsters Today'' is an American sitcom and a revival of the original 1964–66 sitcom ''The Munsters'' that aired in syndication from October 8, 1988, to June 8, 1991. Plot The series concerns the day-to-day life of a family of benign m ...'', '' Out of This World'', '' She's the Sheriff'' and '' Down to Earth''. In 1992 Petranto directed the ABC News Presentation ''The Best of Barbara Walters Legends: The New Generation''. References External links * Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) American television directors {{tv-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Kelly
April Kelly (born April Kalinowski) is an American television writer and producer, who co-created ''Boy Meets World'' and '' Girl Meets World'' with Michael Jacobs. She is also known for being the writer of multiple short stories and mystery novels, one of which was nominated for a Shamus Award. Personal life April Kelly was born on Long Island, New York. She attended the University of South Florida before moving to Los Angeles to begin a career as a writer. From 1987 to 1991, Kelly took a break from full-time work in television to focus on a four-year homeopathic medicine course in England. During that time Kelly worked as a freelance writer, penning scripts for made-for-TV movies. In 1993, Kelly returned to television, where she co-created the series ''Boy Meets World''. As of 2000, Kelly now lives on a farm in Tennessee. Career April began her career as a writer for ''Mork & Mindy,'' where she wrote 15 of the first 52 episodes of the series. She was also a writer on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Hackel
Dave Hackel is an American producer and screenwriter. He is best known for creating, writing and producing the CBS sitcom ''Becker'', which starred Ted Danson and ran from 1998 until 2004. Hackel grew up in Delaware, Ohio. He later moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1970s, where he had started working as a game show staffer. He started writing with Steve Hattman as a writing partner for television shows and for projects such as the 1980 television movie ''The Great American Traffic Jam''. Aside from all his work on ''Becker'', Hackel has also worked on episodes of ''Frasier'', ''The Love Boat'', ''Wings'', '' Dear John'', '' Out of This World'', '' Webster'', ''9 to 5'', ''Fish'', ''LateLine'', '' Harper Valley PTA'', ''Gridlock'', '' Shirley'' and '' The Pursuit of Happiness''. Hackel wrote columns for ''The Huffington Post ''HuffPost'' (''The Huffington Post'' until 2017, itself often abbreviated as ''HPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Claver
Robert Earl Claver (May 22, 1928 – December 14, 2017) was an American television director and producer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, where he earned his journalism degree at University of Illinois and served in the United States Army for two years. Claver began his career in 1959, producing an episode of the variety series ''The Jimmie Rodgers Show''. He also made his directional debut in 1963, as directing an episode for the American military comedy television series '' Ensign O'Toole''. Later in his career, Claver directed and produced for other television series, as his credits includes, '' Small Wonder'', ''The Partridge Family'', ''Rhoda'', ''The Bob Newhart Show'', ''Mork & Mindy'', '' Here Comes the Brides'', '' The Farmer's Daughter'', ''Welcome Back, Kotter'', ''The New Leave It to Beaver'', ''Charles in Charge'', '' Gloria'', '' The Girl with Something Extra'', ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' and ''Captain Kangaroo''. He retired his career in 1991, last directing for the tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Steven
Carlo Steven Krakoff (November 7, 1974 – July 31, 2011), professionally known as Carl Steven, was an American child actor. He was best known for his roles in '' Out of This World'' and '' Weird Science''. He additionally portrayed young Spock in '' Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' (1984), and voiced Fred Jones in ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' (1988-1991). Early life Steven was the middle of three boys born to Glenn and Cynthia Krakoff and was a native of Glendale, California in Los Angeles County. Career As a child, Steven appeared in a number of television series and films, with recurring roles on '' Webster'', ''Punky Brewster'', '' Out of This World'', and '' Weird Science''. Steven also appeared in '' Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' (1984) as a young Spock (the first actor other than Leonard Nimoy to play the role in a live action portrayal), and in a minor role in Disney's ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' (1989). He provided the voice of a young Fred Jones for four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Can't Take It With You (TV Series)
''You Can't Take It with You'' is an American sitcom television series produced for syndication in 1986.Vincent Terrace, ''Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937-2012'' (2014), p. 332.Tim Brooks, Earle F. Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present'' (2009), p. 1554. It was based on the 1938 film adaptation of the 1937 play by the same name. Set in a contemporaneous home in Staten Island, the show starred Harry Morgan as the eccentric elderly family patriarch Martin Vanderhof, and Lois Nettleton as his daughter, Penny. The cast also included Richard Sanders as Penny's inventor-husband Paul, Lisa Aliff as Penny's older daughter, Alice, and Heather Blodgett (Elizabeth Townsend in the pilot) as Penny's younger daughter, Essie. Theodore Wilson appeared as neighbor Durwood Pinner. some episodes are available to watch on various content streaming services. One review of the show noted that the play from which the material for the show w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Got It Made
''We Got It Made'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 8, 1983, to March 10, 1984, and in first-run syndication from September 11, 1987, to March 30, 1988. It starred Teri Copley as a woman who works as a maid for two bachelors in New York City, played by Tom Villard and Matt McCoy, who was replaced by John Hillner for the syndicated version. The series was created by Gordon Farr and Lynne Farr Brao (credited as simply Lynne Farr during the 1987–88 season). The executive producer was Fred Silverman. Synopsis 1983 NBC version The show focuses on Mickey Mackenzie ( Teri Copley), a girl in her early 20s who applies for a housekeeping job in Manhattan. Her employers are two bachelors who share the two-bedroom apartment—conservative attorney David Tucker ( Matt McCoy) and goofy, idealistic salesman Jay Bostwick ( Tom Villard). Mickey is the first — and only — applicant for the job; in fact, both David and Jay are so taken by her beaut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She's The Sheriff
''She's the Sheriff'' is an American television sitcom that aired in Broadcast syndication, first-run syndication from September 19, 1987, to April 1, 1989. Produced by Lorimar Television, the series marked the return of Suzanne Somers to television for the first time since she left her role as Chrissy Snow on American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''Three's Company'' in 1980. In 2002, ''She's the Sheriff'' was ranked number 44 on ''TV Guide (magazine), TV Guide'' "50 Worst TV Shows of All Time". Synopsis Somers stars as Hildy Granger, a young woman whose husband, the sheriff of fictional Lakes County, Nevada (near Lake Tahoe), has died suddenly. Now a widow with two children to support, Hildy accepts the county commissioner's offer to appoint her to serve as sheriff herself, despite her lack of relevant experience. The show focuses on her efforts to handle the daily problems of locals and tourists, while learning to work with her four deputies. In particular, Hildy has regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marblehead Manor
''Marblehead Manor'' is an American sitcom that originally aired in first-run syndication from September 19, 1987, to May 28, 1988. It starred Paxton Whitehead, Phil Morris, Linda Thorson, Bob Fraser and Michael Richards. The series was a Dames-Fraser Production in association with Paramount Television. Premise The series concerned the goings on at the estate of the wealthy, eccentric Randolf Stonehill, heir to a corn oil fortune, and involved long-suffering butler and head of the household staff Albert, who'd known Randolf when they were children; groundskeeper Rick who had eyes for maid Lupe; chauffeur Jerry; handyman Dwayne; and Randolf's materialistic, yet good-hearted wife Hillary. Rounding out the cast was Lupe's mischievous son Elvis. Cast * Paxton Whitehead as Albert Dudley * Linda Thorson as Hillary Stonehill * Phil Morris as Jerry Stockton * Rodney Scott Hudson as Dwayne Stockton * Bob Fraser as Randolf Stonehill * Dyana Ortelli as Lupe * Humberto Ortiz as Elv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
