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Top Of The Heap
''Top of the Heap'' is an American sitcom that ran for seven episodes on Fox from April 7 until May 19, 1991, the most successful (as it was the only one to make it to series) of three attempted spin-offs of '' Married... with Children'' that started as backdoor pilots (the other two being '' Radio Free Trumaine'' and '' Enemies''). The pilot was episode 20 of the fifth season of ''Married... with Children''. The series aired Sundays at 9:30 pm. Synopsis ''Top of the Heap'' focused on the attempts of two minor ''Married... with Children'' characters—Charlie Verducci ( Joseph Bologna) and his son Vinnie (Matt LeBlanc)—to get rich. Charlie's "master plan" is for Vinnie to marry into a wealthy family; to this end, the two Chicago slum residents try to get into high society. Vinnie also owns a cat, Mr. Fluffy, who is despised by Charlie. Mona Mullins (Joey Lauren Adams) is a girl from the Verduccis' neighborhood who has a crush on Vinnie, who tries to fend her off. Alixandra S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent setting, such as a home, workplace, or community. Unlike sketch comedy, which features different characters and settings in each Sketch comedy, skit, sitcoms typically maintain plot continuity across episodes. This continuity allows for the development of storylines and characters over time, fostering audience engagement and investment in the characters' lives and relationships. History The structure and concept of a sitcom have roots in earlier forms of comedic theater, such as farces and comedy of manners. These forms relied on running gags to generate humor, but the term ''sitcom'' emerged as radio and TV adapted these principles into a new medium. The word was not commonly used until the 1950s. Early television sitcoms were often filme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Scully
Michael C. Scully (born October 2, 1956) is an American television writer and producer. He is known for his work as executive producer and showrunner of the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' from 1997 to 2001. Scully grew up in West Springfield, Massachusetts, and long had an interest in writing. He was an underachiever at school and dropped out of college, going on to work in a series of jobs. Eventually, in 1986, he moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a stand-up comic and wrote for Yakov Smirnoff. Scully went on to write for several television sitcoms before 1993, when he was hired to write for ''The Simpsons''. There, he wrote twelve episodes, including " Lisa on Ice" and " Team Homer", and served as showrunner from seasons 9 to 12. Scully won three Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the series, with many publications praising his episodes, but others criticizing his tenure as a period of decline in the show's quality. Scully still works on the show and also co-wrot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Day
Linda Day Varnum (born Linda Gail Brickner; August 12, 1938 – October 23, 2009)''Hollywood Reporter'' obituary was an American , working primarily in . Early and personal life Day was born Linda Gail Brickner on August 12, 1938, in , the daughter of Roy Brickner, a film ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, most popular entertainers of the 20th century. Sinatra is among the List of best-selling music artists, world's best-selling music artists, with an estimated 150 million record sales globally. Born to Italian Americans, Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era and was influenced by the easy-listening vocal style of Bing Crosby. He joined the Harry James band as the vocalist in 1939 before finding success as a solo artist after signing with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "Bobby-soxer, bobby soxers". In 1946, Sinatra released his debut album, ''The Voice of Frank Sinatra''. He then signed with Capitol Records and released several albums wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Marriage
"Love and Marriage" is a 1955 song with lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Jimmy Van Heusen. It is published by Barton Music Corporation (ASCAP). Frank Sinatra versions "Love and Marriage" was introduced by Frank Sinatra in the 1955 television production of Thornton Wilder's ''Our Town'', which aired on ''Producers' Showcase''. Sinatra went on to record two versions of the song. The first was recorded for Capitol Records on August 15, 1955 and became a major chart hit. (A competing version by Dinah Shore also achieved popularity.) This first recording appeared on the 1956 album ''This Is Sinatra!'' The second version was recorded for the Reprise Records album '' A Man and His Music'' on October 11, 1965. The Capitol version was later used as the theme song for the 1987–1997 Fox TV sitcom '' Married... with Children''. Although both versions were arranged by Nelson Riddle, there are many slight but noticeable differences. For instance: *In the Capitol version, the opening ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Pilot
A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie) in United Kingdom and United States television, is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell a show to a television network or other distributor. A pilot is created to be a testing ground to gauge whether a series will be successful. It is, therefore, a test episode for the intended television series, an early step in the series development, much like pilot studies serve as precursors to the start of larger activity. A successful pilot may be used as the series premiere, the first aired episode of a new show, but sometimes a series' pilot may be aired as a later episode or never aired at all. Some series are commissioned straight-to-series without a pilot (although an increasing number of such series have their first episodes titled "Pilot"). On some occasions, pilots that were not ordered to series may also be broadcast as a standalone television film or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Cohen (director)
Gerry Cohen is an American television and theatre director. He began his career as a stage manager and associate director on the television series '' Fridays'', ''The Golden Girls'', ''Who's the Boss?'' and '' Married... with Children'', making his network directorial debut on the latter series. He eventually directed 156 of the show's 262 episodes. His other television credits include ''The Drew Carey Show'', '' Unhappily Ever After'', '' Nikki'', ''The Norm Show'', '' George Lopez'', '' Still Standing'', '' Freddie'', ''Anger Management Anger management is a psycho-therapeutic program for anger prevention and control. It has been described as deploying anger successfully.Schwarts, Gil. July 2006. Anger Management', July 2006 The Office Politic. Men's Health magazine. Emmaus, PA: ...'', '' The Carmichael Show'', and a number of other series. References External links * American television directors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Torti
Robert Felix Torti (born October 22, 1961) is an American actor of stage and screen. Torti was honored with a Tony Award nomination for his Broadway debut as Greaseball in ''Starlight Express'' (1984). He returned to Broadway as the Pharaoh in the 1993 revival of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', a role he reprised in the 1999 film adaptation. Torti originated the roles of Jesus and Jack in the (1998) Los Angeles and (2001) New York City stage productions of the musical ''Reefer Madness''. He also appeared in the London and Los Angeles productions of '' Smokey Joe's Cafe''. On screen, Torti appeared in the Tom Hanks film ''That Thing You Do!'' as singer Freddy Fredrickson. Other film credits include ''Who's Your Daddy'', '' Submerged'', and '' Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical''. Torti has appeared in regular and recurring television roles on such series as ''The Drew Carey Show'', '' Vinnie & Bobby'', '' Generations'', ''The Young and the Restless'', and ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971) is an American actress. With a career spanning five decades, her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, along with nominations for four Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. After appearing in several roles since early childhood, Applegate gained recognition in the late 1980s for playing Kelly Bundy in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox sitcom ''Married... with Children'' (1987–1997). For her titular role in the sitcom ''Jesse (TV series), Jesse'' (1998–2000), she earned her first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. For her guest role in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' (2002–2003), she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. She received additional Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her roles in the television sitcom ''Samantha Who?'' (2007–2009) and the dark tragicomedy series ''Dead to Me (T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Faustino
David Anthony Faustino (; born March 3, 1974) is an American actor who played Bud Bundy on the Fox sitcom '' Married... with Children''. He has also voiced animated characters for Nickelodeon, including Mako on ''The Legend of Korra'' and Helia on Nickelodeon's revival of ''Winx Club''. Early life Faustino was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 3, 1974, to Roger, a costumer, and Kay Faustino (née Freeman), a homemaker. His younger brother Michael made many guest appearances on '' Married... with Children'', including the episode David co-wrote, " T*R*A*S*H". Career Acting Faustino made his television debut at the age of three months when he appeared in the ''Lily Tomlin Special''. He did not start acting regularly until 1980, after a small role on ''Little House on the Prairie''. Throughout the early to mid-1980s, Faustino guest-starred on several TV shows such as ''Highway to Heaven'', '' Family Ties'', ''St. Elsewhere'', and ''The Love Boat''. In 1986 and 1987, Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
