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  "A Morty's TV Showcard Page"227" Resource Page
During it's run, Jackée Harry won an Emmy for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series" but her role, Sandra Clark, was never intended to be a regular character,.
The comedy is set around an apartment building, numbered 227, located in a racially-mixed neighborhood of Washington D. Featuring a cast that includes such popular television personalities as Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Paul Winfield, Barry Sobel, Regina King, Helen Martin and Jackee Harry.
The 227 apartment complex has a host of entertaining and memorable characters.
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 gary12
His smallness proved to be a professional advantage when he began appearing in Chicago-area TV commercials; even at the age of 9, he could still pass as a precocious five-year-old.
It was this extraordinarily popular series, coupled with the precocious Coleman's spirited TV talk show appearances, that catapulted the 10-year-old to stardom.
He was supposed to have a series sometime in 1992 after he did a guest shot on Geraldo, but the pilot did not sell and the project was scrapped.
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 227 (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
227 is an American sitcom that originally aired on the NBC network from September 14, 1985 to May 6, 1990.
The series was adapted from a play written by Christine Houston about the lives of women in a predominantly fl apartment building in Chicago.
The setting of the series was changed to Washington, D.C. The show was started as a starring vehicle for Marla Gibbs, who had first shot to fame as the sassy maid Florence Johnston on The Jeffersons, and had starred in Houston's theater adaptation in Los Angeles.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/227_(TV_series)   (1094 words)

  
 tvdvdreviews.com -- 227: The Complete First Season DVD Review
Within a few weeks of her last performance as the smart-mouthed maid Florence on The Jeffersons, Gibbs purchased the rights to a stage play called 227, had it developed into a sitcom, and began filming the new series.
Set in Washington, DC, the series follows the residents of building number 227, a solidly middle-class apartment house located in a neighbor that is rapidly becoming gentrified with posh condominiums.
The result is that the characters and their concerns can be easily related to by a broad cross section of viewers.
www.tvdvdreviews.com /227a.html   (1119 words)

  
 Miami Vice : tvland.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Tune in all weekend long April 29-30 for TV Land's 48-hour Miami Vice weekend marathon.
It's TV Land on demand, at your command.
The enormous popularity and neon sheen of the series attracted A-list celebrities who would not otherwise appear in acting roles on TV.
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 Zap2it - TV news - 'Good Times' Indeed for TV One
The series, which also co-starred John Amos and featured a young Janet Jackson, may be best remembered for Jimmie Walker's J.J. and his catchphrase "Dy-No-Mite." Walker actually earned two Golden Globe nominations for his performance on the popular sitcom.
While "227" wasn't a spin-off of "The Jeffersons," it might as well have been.
Starring Marla Gibbs as a variation on the wisecracking character she played on "The Jeffersons," the show ran for five seasons on NBC, during which time co-star Jackee Harry became its breakout star, picking up an Emmy in 1987 for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy.
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 Amazon.com: 227 - The Complete First Season: DVD: Hal Williams,Alaina Reed Hall,Jackée Harry,Regina King,Helen Martin ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The first season of 227 we really learn about the foundation of the characters on 227, Mary, Lester and her daughter Brenda.
227 will truly be rendered as one of the classic sitcoms of the twentieth century.
227 is a family comedy that transcends all ages and races.
www.amazon.com /227-Complete-Season-Hal-Williams/dp/B0002O7Y8U   (2159 words)

  
 Getting hot at Series time can turn baseball no-names into October surprises - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
While the World Series has provided a grander stage for some of the game's greats — among them Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Sandy Koufax, Willie Mays and Reggie Jackson — to showcase their talent, the Series has a tradition of producing improbable heroes, too.
Before the 1972 World Series against the Reds, Tenace, a catcher for the A's, would have been a good candidate for whom to be pinch-hit, too.
Instrumental in his continued success in the Series, he says, was that there was no time to dwell on the past.
www.usatoday.com /sports/bbw/2006-10-18-world-series-heroes_x.htm   (4827 words)

  
 ER (TV series) Summary
ER is a long-running serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Elizabeth Corday, left the series in the Season 11 episode "Fear" after getting in trouble for performing an illegal organ donation procedure; rather than being summarily fired, County offered her a demotion to a non-tenured position, but she turned it down and opted to return to England instead.
Julianna Margulies's character, nurse Carol Hathaway, was originally supposed to be in the pilot episode of the series only (she was scripted to commit suicide), but test audiences responded so positively to her that the producers asked Margulies to continue on the show.
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 VH1.com : Movies : Person : Gary Coleman : Biography
His smallness proved to be a professional advantage when he began appearing in Chicago-area TV commercials; even at the age of nine, he could still pass as a precocious five-year-old.
It was this extraordinarily popular series, coupled with the precocious Coleman's spirited TV talk show appearances, that catapulted the ten-year-old to stardom.
Gary Coleman's later TV appearances were largely confined to a series of late-night commercials for a "psychic" telephone service.
www.vh1.com /movies/person/12522/bio.jhtml   (382 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Death Takes a Powder
Many programs aired in the early days of commercial broadcast TV were staged live, and flawed performances were viewed by audiences numbering in the millions rather than the hundreds.
For its opener, the series presented a tight taut Raymond Chandler murder thriller titled, "The Long Goodby," starring Dick Powell as a private eye.
Despite this bobble, this was a great show with Powell turning in a top grade performance as a casual, cool detective, who unraveled a complicated case, but I'll bet he will always insist on a filmed show in the future to avoid such boners, even tho he had no part in causing this one.
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 TV Series Finale :: The last episodes of your favorite tv shows
TV Series Finale News: CBS Pulls the Plug on 3 Lbs.
We have enjoyed the Taye Diggs series each week and are dismayed that it has been pulled from the primetime schedule.
She has been seen in a number of TV guest roles on such series as Touched by an Angel, Blue's Clues (as Steve's grandmother), Murphy Brown, and Wonderfalls.
www.tvseriesfinale.com   (2941 words)

  
 Highlander: The Animated Series TV Show - Highlander: The Animated Series Television Show - TV.com
This animated series followed the adventures of Quentin MacLeod, the Last of the MacLeods.
The series was about Ultras, originally ordinary people who gained super powers that were used for evil purposes.
In this spin-off of the popular syndicated series HIGHLANDER, 1200-year-old immortal thief Amanda becomes involved with Nick Wolfe, a detective who resigns from the force after his partner is...
www.tv.com /highlander-the-animated-series/show/10195/summary.html   (294 words)

  
 227 TV Show Cast Members And Episodes On NBC
The 227 TV show was a African-American comedy series on NBC.
The series began as a play titled, "227" at Marla Gibb's "Crossroads Theatre and Arts Academy" and then was adapted to the TV show.
Countess Vaughn was cast as Alexandria DeWitt after 227 Producers saw her on "Star Search" where she said that it was her dream to appear on 227!
www.crazyabouttv.com /227.html   (329 words)

  
 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Preview: Loudon
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is one of the most diverse in NASCAR with two female drivers (Deborah Renshaw and Kelly Sutton), an African-American driver (Bill Lester) and a native of Japan (Shige Hattori).
The series produces future NASCAR stars including Greg Biffle, a five-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup winner in 2005, Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion and Carl Edwards qualified for the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup which begins Sunday at NHIS.
Nine runnings of the series at NHIS have produced nine different winners, a record it shares with Homestead Miami Speedway, The Milwaukee Mile and Texas Motor Speedway.
www.truckseries.com /cgi-script/NCTS/articles/000059/005957.htm   (2103 words)

  
 1986 TV
By then, Bruce Willis was a big movie star, and didn't need a TV series any longer.
She was replaced by Sandy Duncan and the series was renamed The Hogan Family, running five years.
Max Headroom debuted at the end of the 86-87 season and holds the distinction of being the only TV program based on both a British TV show and a series of Coke commercials.
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 VH1.com : Shows : Celebrity Fit Club 2 - Bios About Your Favourite Characters
A resident of Miami Lakes, Florida, Victoria is married to her high school sweetheart and has two children (one from a previous marriage).
In addition to producing, Willie has played the title role in Bibleman, a Christian TV show about a superhero who defeats evil with prayer and the sword of truth.
Famous for her Emmy winning role as Sandra Clark in the '80's sitcom 227, Jackee Harry became an actress after leaving her job as a high school history teacher.
www.vh1.com /shows/dyn/celebrity_fit_club_2/series_characters.jhtml   (1113 words)

  
 Girls in Love TV Show - AOL Television
Magda's hamster is buried; Nadine decides she's the victim of a hospital error at birth.
Girls in Love TV Show, TV.com is your reference guide to Girls in Love Show.
Get Girls in Love TV show listings, episode guide, Girls in Love cast and crew, Girls in Love recaps, video clips, Girls in Love spoilers, Girls in Love DVDs and more on AOL Television.
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 Study Shows TV Can Be Good Sex Educator - Family
Researchers from the RAND Corp. interviewed about 500 teenagers shortly after an episode of the hit series that included a pregnancy caused by condom failure.
Most of the research on the topic of sex education from TV has been done in Africa, where television soap operas have been used to successfully deliver public health messages about HIV.
Nearly half of all high school students in the United States have had sex, with the rate of sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancy high among this group, according to the RAND Corp. The prevalence of sexual content on television is sometimes blamed as one factor in adolescents' sexual attitudes.
www.thewbalchannel.com /family/2604246/detail.html   (634 words)

  
 Public TV 13 Digital FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The programming on TV13 HD includes some familiar PBS series' like Nature, NOVA, Frontline and Austin City Limits, plus a variety of how-to, kids and documentary programs that you will not have seen on Public TV 13.
Please give us a call at 227-9668 or send an email and let us know where you are and what you think of our digital TV lineup.
Public TV 13 is a public service of Northern Michigan University since 1972.
www.nmu.edu /wnmutv/digitalfaq.htm   (572 words)

  
 Police Academy: The Series TV Show - Police Academy: The Series Television Show - TV.com
As the cadets go on a ski trip, Casey meets a girl who he considers to be the love of his life.
Captain Barney Miller and his officers fight crime in this humorous classic TV series.
Captain Barney Miller is the consummate boss, earning the loyalty of the officers under him.
www.tv.com /police-academy-the-series/show/4279/summary.html   (290 words)

  
 Gary Coleman's Biography
(1982) This last project was spun off into the Saturday-morning cartoon series The Gary Coleman Show (1983), with Coleman providing his own voice.
Gary Coleman's TV appearances are largely confined to a series of late-night commercials for a "psychic" telephone service.
In addition, The Simpsons casted him as a security officer (his current real job) in one of their episodes.
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 227 TV Show
So I imagined the setting for 227 was Sesame street itself!
Sandra and the others were Olivia's other friends who lived on the street.
In my imagination, Big Bird etc. just weren't around during the streets scenes of of 227, likewise Sandra etc weren't around during the scenes of Sesame street.
www.retrojunk.com /details_tvshows/776-227   (248 words)

  
 "227" (1985)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The cast would frequently be found sitting outside on a large set of stone stairs...
In conclusion, even though it can be seen on TV Land now, I strongly recommend you catch it just in case it goes off the air for good.
You may add a new episode for this TV series by clicking the button on the left.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0088470   (346 words)

  
 AustinActors.net - Supporting the Austin Film, Theater and Filmmaking Community
We see it all the time, in casting notice after casting notice: slender, attractive woman in her twenties to play the lead; slender, attractive woman in her thirties to play the slender, attractive lead's mother.
While we're on the subject, one of my pet peeves is big women who make it big in film or TV while they are big and then, after success, go on diets to conform to the thin hype.
I remember reading in The University of Texas's "Daily Texan" newspaper a few years back about the top three female superstars in Egypt: all three were BIG beautiful women.
www.austinactors.net /cgi-bin/article.pl?60330   (1672 words)

  
 Chapman University-Television and Broadcast Journalism
With growing student interest in writing and producing for TV series, the Television and Broadcast Journalism degree has been revised to offer more opportunities for students who wish to work in episodic television.
Seminar in TV Writing and Television Series Production I and II have been added to the major to offer students the opportunity to learn to write for a comedy or drama series as well as to produce their work.
Learn more in The Business of Television and History of Television, where you’ll get a well rounded perspective on how the medium has evolved over time, with particular attention to how new distribution models are affecting programming content and the impact of social, technological and economic trends.
ftv.chapman.edu /prospective/undergraduate/tv_broadcast.cfm   (334 words)

  
 Amazon: Listmania! - View List "My Favorite Childhood Series on DVD"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Raccoons was an awesome Canadian animated series that I used to watch on the Disney Channel back in the 1980s.
I just loved 227 and used to watch it all the time when it was on in primetime.
Garfield and Friends, a cute animated series with Garfield and also some residents of a farm.
www.amazon.com /My-Favorite-Childhood-Series-on-DVD/lm/3RYX5O56PHOPV   (830 words)

  
 227 - The Complete First Season
Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for 227 - The Complete First Season to receive a rating.
Gibbs stars as the witty, wisecracking housewife Mary, whose husband, Lester, is a contractor; they have a fourteen year old daughter named Brenda, and together this small household go through the trials and tribulations of Anyfamily, USA.
George Clooney goes noir in this tale of a hard-boiled reporter, a dame, and the mystery that envelops them both in post-WWII Berlin.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/227_the_complete_first_season   (415 words)

  
 Spinoff TV Series for Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda - Signatures
We endorse the Spinoff TV Series for Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda Petition to Tribune Entertainment, Inc. and every TV Network.
Read the Spinoff TV Series for Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda Petition
The Spinoff TV Series for Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda Petition to Tribune Entertainment, Inc. and every TV Network was created by and written by Harold Lines (tarantulas@saveandromeda.com).
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