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  diogenes club: December 2004 Archives
A note to my coworkers and anyone reading this in an rss reader, you can pretty much mark this is as read, I'm just going to be preaching to the choir here.
I won't bore you with the Webster's definition of it or what it stands for or anything, you can look that up yourself.
But rss basically solves a big problem for people trying to waste time at work when their boss isn't looking: Sites like this one don't update every day.
www.diogenesclub.net /archives/2004/12   (1035 words)

  
  Webster (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Webster was a sitcom which premiered on ABC on September 16, 1983, and ran on that network until September 11, 1987, but continued in first-run syndication until 1989.
Webster is delighted to find a job as the bat boy for the Chicago White Sox at the nearby Comiskey Park, but he laments no longer living with the two people who raised him through some formative years.
Webster is shown having to deal with crime for the first time in his life and his diminutive size quickly causes him problems with more street tough residents.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Webster_(sitcom)   (410 words)

  
 Webster
Webster is the name of some places in the United States of America:
Webster (referring to Noah Webster) is also a common term used for a dictionary, to the point that the Merriam-Webster Company attempted unsuccessfully to defend it as a trademark.
Webster[?] is also a television sitcom: Webster is a small fl boy played by actor Emmanuel Lewis[?].
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/we/Webster.html   (133 words)

  
 Webster TV Show - Webster Television Show - TV.com
This sitcom was like Diff'rent Strokes in a lot of ways: first, a Black orphan named Webster (Emmanuel Lewis) was adopted by White parents (Alex Karras and Susan Clark); and second, the show's star became a household name.
Webster's video game transports him as the captain of the Enterprise from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Based on the live-action hit of 1984-88, this animated version followed the adventures of Punky and her magical friend, Glomer, who came from the world at the end of the rainbow.
www.tv.com /show/694/summary.html   (278 words)

  
 Webster
Webster (referring to Noah Webster) is also (in North America) a common term for a dictionary, the Webster's Dictionary, to the point that the Merriam-Webster Company attempted unsuccessfully to defend it as a trademark
Webster Bank, National Association, a subsidiary of Webster Financial Corporation, announced today that Noel Dutton, vice president of enterprise risk management, is the winner of Webster's 2006 Outstanding Employee Volunteer Recognition Program.
Webster Bank, National Association, a subsidiary of Webster Financial Corporation, announced today the appointment of Kathryn T. Luria to be vice president, community affairs.
www.gamelow.com /TVandFilm-W/Webster.php   (597 words)

  
 lovercomeback
Jerry Webster (Rock Hudson) is the playboy fast operator who runs the Madison Avenue advertising company for the insecure Peter Ramsey (Tony Randall), the idiot son who took over the firm recently from his competent father and needs to prove to himself that he can make decisions.
Hiring a private detective Carol learns that Webster's client is the reclusive genius chemist Dr. Linus Tyler (Jack Kruschen), and when she visits the lab she mistakes Webster for the chemist--which results in Carol wining and dining Webster posing as Linus.
Webster has fun taking Carol for a ride, getting her guard down as he puts the idea into her head that he needs help building up his confidence of performing sexually and eventually succeeds into getting her into the sack after she samples the intoxicating product invented.
www.sover.net /~ozus/lovercomeback.htm   (419 words)

  
 A History of Comedy on Television
There were 45 sitcoms on the air, 50% of prime- time, with 30 new shows, the largest number of new programs ever.
There were 50 sitcoms on the air durng this year, 29 from previous seasons and 21 permieres.
This was a break from the usual problem-solution plots of the average sitcom.
www.wsu.edu:8080 /~taflinge/comhist2.html   (2137 words)

  
 Webster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nicholas Webster, American 20th Century film and television director
Webster University, a liberal arts university with satellite campuses worldwide
Webster pack, a disposable plastic and foil blister packet with medication doses for specific times and days preprepared for an individual by a pharmicist.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Webster   (306 words)

  
 TIME.com: Unhappy Days for the Sitcom -- Jun. 4, 1984 -- Page 1
In the ratings for the 1983-84 season, the genre made its worst showing in 30 years: not a single sitcom that ran all season was ranked among the top ten.
Norman Lear, who revitalized the sitcom in 1971 with All in the Family, flopped with his comeback series earlier this year, a.k.a.
Sitcoms began to tackle controversial issues, from racial bigotry to abortion, and to portray, often with biting candor, the way contemporary adults interact with one another at home and in the workplace.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,951165,00.html   (801 words)

  
 Book Of Daniel Sitcom: OK Except For Jesus - The Post Chronicle
On the other hand, most of those who are not apostate have moved out of the Episcopal Church as a denomination for a biblical pastorate—that is, if they can find a parish with rectory, health benefits and livable salary.
Yet those who have stayed inside the devilment of the denomination, except for the martyrs who are trying to remake in the biblical image the war-torn church, perhaps The Book of Daniel sitcom clergyman is right on.
So with parishioners driving her nuts via ad infinitum phone rings, impromptu calls at the front door, and endless meetings she was expected to attend, she's said "Hang it all." Exit.
www.postchronicle.com /commentary/printer_2122919.shtml   (842 words)

  
 Take the SITCOM DOOR QUIZ! at Plastic Bugs
Webster in the appartment (first season) it was left Second season it was center left next to the stairs(which had the appartment down below)
You must have been pretty bored, but it actually scared me a little to realize that when I think of any sitcom that I’ve seen I know where the door is. Weird.
One of the longest running sitcoms, and one of the most popular.
plasticbugs.com /?p=287   (978 words)

  
 Chain Letters: Sitcoms quiz -- free game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
This fifties/sixties sitcom was about an idealized family and their G-rated problems.
A future Oscar winner starred on this sitcom, her second one as the star, even though she was still quite young.
The theme song didn't have lyrics, but it was very catchy on this sitcom that took place in Los Angeles.
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=125514   (247 words)

  
 Amy Poehler
She then appeared in the box office flop Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and The Devil and Daniel Webster (2001), which was never theatrically released in America.
In 2004, she had the distinction of appearing in two major motion pictures opening on the same day - Envy, starring Jack Black and Ben Stiller, and Mean Girls, starring Lindsay Lohan and scripted by SNL writer/performer Tina Fey.
She divides her time between New York, where she works on SNL, and Los Angeles, where her husband's sitcom is produced.
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=10075   (286 words)

  
 Different Strokes star aims to distinguish himself from competing celebrity
The cast of the hit 80's sitcom "Different Strokes" has had a rough time of it since the cancellation of the show.
Coleman is hoping to turn his luck around with a successful bid for the governorship.
I loved you on that show Webster,” she said.
www.freepressed.com /gary.htm   (1005 words)

  
 Webster News - Webster Articles - Webster Information - TV.com
'Webster' Gets Cop in Trouble (external) "A police officer will be reprimanded for not giving a speeding ticket to former child star Emmanuel Lewis after he was clocked driving 25 mph over the posted speed limit." Source: Yahoo!
No Ticket To Ride (external) "Emmanuel Lewis, the former child star of the '80s TV series "Webster," got off with a warning for speeding after giving his autograph and posing for a photo with police, officials said." Source: CNN Showbiz, Thursday, April 14, 2005
Old Enough to Drive (external) "Emmanuel Lewis, the former child star of the '80s TV series 'Webster,' got off with a warning for speeding after giving his autograph and posing for a photo with police, officials said." Source: Jam!
www.tv.com /webster/show/694/news.html   (325 words)

  
 Game show hosts who were sitcom guest stars - Page 4 - GSN Buzz
Henry was on "Webster" during the entire series run from 1983 to 1989.
I know this doesn't count as a sitcom appearance, but Bob Barker made an appearance on Mission: Impossible in 1970 and even got to team up w/ the IMF Task Force as well.
I found it on a newsgroup for old TV sitcoms and downloaded the.avi file a few days ago (not sure if The Odd Couple is on DVD yet.).
www.gsn.com /buzz/showthread.php?p=1128882   (1113 words)

  
 Four Generations Of Americans Demand Sitcom Reparations | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
AFSR leaders are calling for each Telecaust survivor to receive a minimum of $8,900 for his or her suffering.
Under the AFSR plan, an additional $350 million would go toward the creation of a memorial to time killed during the Sitcom Era and toward educational programs designed to raise awareness and help prevent future sitcom crimes.
A visitor to Los Angeles' National Center For Sitcom Reparations solemnly observes photographs in the museum's Hall Of Atrocities.
www.theonion.com /content/node/28354   (755 words)

  
 Webster - OneLook Dictionary Search
Webster, webster : Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
Webster : Stedman's Online Medical Dictionary, 27th Edition [home, info]
Phrases that include Webster: noah webster, john webster, webster daniel, webster john, webster noah, more...
www.onelook.com /cgi-bin/cgiwrap/bware/dofind.cgi?word=Webster   (255 words)

  
 The 2004 Olympics Movie Event
You are a sitcom writer for a major television network.
The network is once again in a slump and as their star writer its up to you to come up with a clever, new sitcom to boost their ratings.
I'd also like to thank Jacob Eisenstein and Michael Siracusa for their ideas on scoring and Harold Fox for his tips on filming and editing.
www.ai.mit.edu /lab/olympics/04/sitcom   (246 words)

  
 I Love Television | I Love Television | The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper
For those among us who think life is like a sitcom, you are officially stoopid.
Here's the plot: Due to a voting snafu, Hammer and Webster have both been elected president of the United States.
After a narrow escape, Francie the Evil Clone moves to Chicago where she goes to work for a temp agency.
www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=13374   (503 words)

  
 Omar Gooding Biography :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
As a child, he appeared in an educational film on crime which led to work in commercials and industrials.
He segued to the small screen with a guest shot on the sitcom "Webster" and subsequently made numerous other appearance in sitcoms like "Empty Nest" and "Just the Ten of Us".
When that show ended, he quickly found a new role as a gregarious high school pal of a basketball star (Jason Weaver) whose younger brother is a genius in "Smart Guy" (The WB, 1997-99).
www.hollywood.com /celebs/fulldetail/id/188302   (543 words)

  
 VH1.com : Shows : Where Are They Now? Kid Stars - About the episode
tracks down the sitcom kids whose childhoods were documented on the small screen.
In exclusive interviews, we’ll hear what it was like to survive the glare of the public eye at a young age, and what happened when they grew up and no one cared.
She’s kept her toe in the acting waters, but is also following a more down-home calling: Jenna’s recording a country music album.
www.vh1.com /shows/dyn/where_are_they_now/62111/episode_about.jhtml   (588 words)

  
 Ramblings | Daily Ramblings one-year anniversary
To prove this, I'd like to spend some time honoring the funniest columns from the past year.
Not only did this column provide tremendous insight into the complicated life of one of Hollywood's greatest and most sought-after entertainers, it was also a very funny interview.
The tearful part of the interview came when Lewis revealed that during the filming of "Webster", he had to go to the bathroom in empty Coca-Cola bottles because the toilet in his dressing room was too high.
www.dailyramblings.com /ramblings/289.php   (637 words)

  
 webster resources -
Webster or Webber - a weaver (originally a female weaver); operator of looms in medieval/early modern England
Webster University is a liberal arts university in Webster Groves, Missouri with satellite campuses worldwide
With Christmas upon us and the end of the year approaching fast, FSC writer Nick Webster presents his A-Z soccer wish-list for the holidays.
www.referensics.com /W/webster.php   (281 words)

  
 Ben Vereen - Biography - AOL Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
He won an Emmy Award for his 1978 TV special "Ben Vereen.
His Roots." During the 80s he made appearances on several TV series including "Webster" and the talent contest "You Write the Songs." In the sitcom Webster he played Webster's (Emmanuel Lewis') uncle, and frequently danced and sang on the show.
In the late 80s Ben Vereen was emotionally drained after the death of his son and contemplated suicide.
music.aol.com /artist/ben-vereen/134570/biography   (408 words)

  
 Media Relations: livin' the surreal life/ November 28, 2002
Emmanuel Lewis (aka Webster) and Mindy Cohn (aka Natalie) have been confirmed as cast members of WB's planned reality show The Surreal Life.
I will forego the easy crack about the name of the production company, since that's clearly what the owners of said company intend you to think, and I will merely state that the concept of people living their life as a sitcom continues to be...
After all, sitcoms intend to be funny; any humor in these shows is purely incidental.
after-words.org /mr/mtarchives/2002/10/Oct021247.shtml   (693 words)

  
 Boston.com / A&E / TV / Lighter Side 80s sitcom quiz
Check out the Lighter Side 80s sitcom quiz Page on Boston.com.
From Boner Stabone to Denise Huxtable, the Lighter Side's latest quiz is devoted to the wonderful world of 1980s sitcom television.
If you have a topic idea for a Lighter Side quiz, give us a shout at lighterside@boston.com.
www.boston.com /ae/tv/80s_sitcom_quiz   (202 words)

  
 80s * Net
This site is devoted to the 1982-1989 NBC sitcom, Family Ties which starred Meredith Baxter-Birney, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman, and Tina Yothers.
This site is devoted to the 1986-1991 sitcom The Hogan Family which was originally called Valerie and later called Valerie's Family.
This site is devoted to the 1983-1989 sitcom Webster which starred Emmanuel Lewis, Alex Karras, and Susan Clark.
s.webring.com /hub?ring=80snet   (1249 words)

  
 Don't Quote Me - Search for Webster Quotes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Packed with quotes and trivia from movies and television from the last 50 years, it's a romp through pop culture!
Results 1 to 1 of 1 matches for Webster quotes.
Don't Quote Me® and the bubble logo are registered trademarks of Wiggles 3D.
www.dontquoteme.com /search/search_result.jsp?sid=7209   (136 words)

  
 ohnotheydidnt: "Webster" hanging out at a recent Atlanta Hawks BBall game
"Webster" hanging out at a recent Atlanta Hawks BBall game
Emmanuel Lewis is a former child star who played on a sitcom called "Webster" in the 80s.
It was during the "adoption" phase of sitcoms, along with Different Strokes and Punky Brewster.
community.livejournal.com /ohnotheydidnt/9773206.html   (173 words)

  
 Main Page - TeeVeePedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
"Webster," a sitcom that aired on ABC in the 1980s, is universally regarded as the finest television program of all time.
A remarkable melange of social commentary, sexual politics, tragic pathos, and yes, even uproarious comedy, the show made "Papadopolous" a household name.
Webster ran for six seasons (1983-1989), proving that it was not a rip-off of competing series Diff'rent Strokes.
teeveepedia.teevee.org /index.php/Main_Page   (449 words)

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