Encyclopedia - Sylvia And Gerry Anderson: Encyclopedia Ii - Sylvia And Gerry Anderson - Biography
Anderson was born Gerald Alexander Abrahams on 14 April 1929 in Hampstead, London. The family name was changed by deed poll in 1939. When...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diagnosis: Murder: Encyclopedia Ii - Diagnosis: Murder - Episodes
Diagnosis: Murder - Season 1 1993-199419 episodes. 01. Miracle Cure (10/29/93) 02. Amnesia (11/5/93) 03. Murder At The Telethon (11/12/...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in: Encyclopedia Ii - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in - Memorable Moments And Catchphrases
The show gave considerable publicity to singer Tiny Tim, an unusual-looking man with long hair who sang in a falsetto voice while accompa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Go-go Boots: Encyclopedia Ii - Go-go Boots - Go-go Boots Through The Decades
Go-Go boots - Cinema. Marisa Mell pranced around seductively in the 1960s film, Danger: Diabolik wearing a miniskirt and boots. Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space: 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - Space: 1999 - Series Overview
Space: 1999 was the first attempt since the demise of Star Trek in 1969 at producing a large-scale weekly science fiction series, and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mission: Impossible: Encyclopedia Ii - Mission: Impossible - Series Overview
Written, created, and produced by Bruce Geller. The "Impossible Mission Force" (IMF) is a team of secret agents employed by the United St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Landau: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin Landau - Biography
Landau was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, and at the age of 17 began working as a cartoonist for the New York Daily News,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gilligan's Island: Encyclopedia Ii - Gilligan's Island - Typical Plots
The show's plots often revolved around the characters' failed attempts to get off the deserted island where they have been shipwrecked. O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Girl Power In Popular Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Girl Power In Popular Culture - 1990s And 2000s Pop Culture
While it is difficult to locate a beginning point for the Girl Power movement in popular culture during the period of Third-wave feminism...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Get Smart: Encyclopedia Ii - Get Smart - Guest Appearances
Other guest appearances: Byron Morrow, Helen Kleeb, Val Avery, Bill Zuckert, Iris Adrian, Simon Oakland, Philip Pine, Len Lesser, Nestor ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space: 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - Space: 1999 - Books Comics And Media
A number of novels were published in the mid-1970s, consisting of novelizations of televised episodes and some original novels. Authors i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space: 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - Space: 1999 - Motion Picture Releases
Four films were culled together from various episodes of the series in the 1970s and 1980s. One aim was to provide content for new US and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space: 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - Space: 1999 - Space: 2024?
Johnny Byrne has since revealed that Message was intended as a back-door pilot in hopes of promoting enough interest in the series to con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space: 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - Space: 1999 - A Resolution Of Sorts
Fans were upset by the lack of narrative closure, particularly in that the ultimate fate of the Alphans was never resolved. Years later, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space: 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - Space: 1999 - Episodes
Individual episodes were intended to be broadcast in almost any order. The only guidelines are that Breakaway should be the first episode...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Get Smart: Encyclopedia Ii - Get Smart - Gadgets
Smart would communicate with CONTROL using a rotary telephone concealed in his shoe. While it is decades ahead of its time in real life, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mission: Impossible: Encyclopedia Ii - Mission: Impossible - Quote
The mission briefing heard at the start of every episode would usually begin with "Good morning/afternoon, Mister Phelps" (or "Mr. Briggs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mission: Impossible: Encyclopedia Ii - Mission: Impossible - Related Items
Several original novels, including two aimed at young readers and published by Whitman Books, were written in the late 1960s. Four paperb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mission: Impossible: Encyclopedia Ii - Mission: Impossible - Series Cast
In alphabetical order: Barbara Anderson as Mimi Davis (Season 7) Barbara Bain as Cinnamon Carter (Seasons 1-3) Sam Elliott as Dr. Doug R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mission: Impossible: Encyclopedia Ii - Mission: Impossible - Revivals
In 1980, media reports indicated that a reunion of the original cast was in the planning stages, for a project to be called Mission: Impo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Get Smart: Encyclopedia Ii - Get Smart - Stars
The series starred Don Adams as bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart, Agent 86. Barbara Feldon's character (Agent 99) had no name; even af...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space: 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - Space: 1999 - The Rise And Fall Of Series 2
The second season was, putting it mildly, problematic. Following the departure of Sylvia Anderson following her separation and subsequent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space: 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - Space: 1999 - Series Flaws And Criticisms
One of the major criticisms of the show was its scientific accuracy. Generally the writers seemed to have very little understanding of as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diagnosis: Murder: Encyclopedia Ii - Diagnosis: Murder - Tv Movies
Made prior to the series start: Diagnosis of Murder (January 5, 1992) The House on Sycamore Street (May 1, 1992) A Twist of the Knife (F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in: Encyclopedia Ii - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in - Cast Comings And Goings
The show was #1 in the ratings for the 1968–69 and '69–70 seasons. At the end of '68–69, Judy Carne chose not to renew her contract...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gilligan's Island: Encyclopedia Ii - Gilligan's Island - Cast
Gilligan (aka Willie Gilligan), of the show's title, was the hapless first mate of the S.S. Minnow. Other characters are the Skipper (ref...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gilligan's Island: Encyclopedia Ii - Gilligan's Island - Gilligan's First Name
Gilligan's full name has been a subject of debate among fans of the series for decades, a debate resolved by the release of Gilligan's Is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gilligan's Island: Encyclopedia Ii - Gilligan's Island - Lyrics
(During opening credits:) Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip. That started from this tropic port, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Girl Power In Popular Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Girl Power In Popular Culture - Background: 1960s 1970s And 1980s Pop Culture
Critics have contextualized this phenomenon within the dynamics between Third-wave feminism and Second-wave feminism, citing iconic figur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space: 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - Space: 1999 - Concepts And Plot Points
The concept of travelling through space encountering aliens and strange worlds is similar to Star Trek and Lost In Space, although the cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space: 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - Space: 1999 - The Basic Plot
The show involved the plight of the inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha following a calamity on September 13, 1999. When a huge nuclear waste d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Get Smart: Encyclopedia Ii - Get Smart - Spies At Work
CONTROL and KAOS didn't seem to be above everyday bureaucracy. KAOS is a Delaware corporation for tax purposes. The Guild of Surviving Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Get Smart: Encyclopedia Ii - Get Smart - Recurring Cast
Get Smart - CONTROL agents. Richard Gautier (as Hymie, the CONTROL robot) Victor French (as CONTROL Agent 44) Al Molinaro (as second C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gilligan's Island: Encyclopedia Ii - Gilligan's Island - Pilot Vs. First Broadcast Episode
The first episode broadcast is often wrongly referred to as the series' pilot. This episode begins with the characters on the beach, imme...   » Read the article