One of the earliest cameo appearances in film history is that of Erik Satie and his artist friends in the silent movie Entr'acte (1924, see below). It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World included cameos by Jim Backus, Jack Benny, Sterling Holloway, Buster Keaton, Don Knotts, Jerry Lewis, and the Three Stooges. The following is a partial list of other cameo appearances in film: Ann Druyan (Carl Sagan's widow), Contact Frank Abagnale, Jr., Catch Me If You Can Dan Aykroyd, Indiana Jo ...

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Cameo appearance, Cameo appearance - In film, Cameo appearance - In television, Cameo appearance - External link

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Camp is best explained to those unfamiliar with the concept of camp through the use of examples. Television shows such as The Brady Bunch, Leave It to Beaver, Dragnet, The Lawrence Welk Show, Hee Haw, Sing Along with Mitch, Get Smart,, Laugh-In, Gilligan's Island, Batman, The Love Boat, Saved by the Bell, The Monkees, and The Dukes of H ...

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Camp style, Camp style - Origins and development, Camp style - Academic appropriation or proliferation of camp, Camp style - Examples of Camp, Camp style - Source

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Since the late 1990s, cult shows have increasingly been available on DVD, leading to many formerly niche programs (such as Family Guy and Freaks and Geeks) becoming popular as new people discover them. Cartoon Network's adult oriented "Adult Swim" progamming block shows cult television quite often. Before the DVD and internet file sharing, cult shows were often much harder to obtain and spread. Success in syndication and DVD sales even influenced Fox to bring b ...

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Cult television, Cult television - Recent Developments, Cult television - List of cult programs, Cult television - #, Cult television - A, Cult television - B, Cult television - C, Cult television - D, Cult television - E, Cult television - F, Cult television - G, Cult television - H, Cult television - I, Cult television - J, Cult television - K, Cult television - L, Cult television - M, Cult television - N, Cult television - P, Cult television - Q, Cult television - R, Cult television - S, Cult television - T, Cult television - U, Cult television - V, Cult television - W, Cult television - X, Cult television - Y

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List of comedies - Australia. All Together Now (sitcom) Aunty Jack (satire/sketch comedy) Australia, You're Standing In It (sketch comedy) CNNNN (satire/parody of CNN) Daas Kapital (satire/sketch comedy) The D-Generation (sketch comedy) Double the Fist (satire with sketch elements) Fast Forward (sketch comedy) Frontline (satire/sitcom) Full Frontal (sketch co ...

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List of comedies, List of comedies - Television comedies, List of comedies - Australia, List of comedies - Belgium, List of comedies - Canada, List of comedies - United Kingdom, List of comedies - United States, List of comedies - Theatrical comedies, List of comedies - France, List of comedies - Russia, List of comedies - United Kingdom, List of comedies - United States, List of comedies - Radio comedies, List of comedies - Canada, List of comedies - United Kingdom, List of comedies - USA

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Abbreviations have been traditionally written using a full stop/period to mark the part that was deleted. In the case of most acronyms and initialisms, each letter is its own abbreviation, and in theory should get its own full stop/period. This usage is becoming less common as the presence of all capital letters is sufficient to indicate the word is an abbreviation; nevertheless some influential American style guides still insist on the many-periods treatment, such as the one used by The New York Times (which recommends periods after ...

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Acronym and initialism, Acronym and initialism - History, Acronym and initialism - Written usage, Acronym and initialism - Nomenclature, Acronym and initialism - Examples, Acronym and initialism - Trivia

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Jumping the shark - Archetypal jump-the-shark moments. A "jumping the shark" moment is usually specific to what makes a series popular, or to a show's original premise. Common scenes or situations listed below only qualify as shark jumping moments when they cross a line that in retrospect can be cited as a sign of the show's decline; series have recovered from just about everything listed below, but the f ...

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Jumping the shark, Jumping the shark - Origin, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in episodic media, Jumping the shark - Archetypal jump-the-shark moments, Jumping the shark - Format, Jumping the shark - Actors, Jumping the shark - Characters, Jumping the shark - Production, Jumping the shark - Other, Jumping the shark - Jump the shark references, Jumping the shark - Sitcom or dramatic series references, Jumping the shark - Cartoon references, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in music, Jumping the shark - Term used in other contexts

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List of Carnegie Mellon University people - Nobel laureates 13. Clinton Davisson (Professor), Nobel Prize in Physics, 1937 Otto Stern (Professor), Nobel Prize in Physics, 1943 Herbert Simon (Professor, 1949-2001), Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences, 1978 Franco Modigliani (Professor), Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences, 1985 Merton Miller (Professor), Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences, 1990 John Forbes Nash (B.S. 1948, M.S. 1948), Bank of Sw ...

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List of Carnegie Mellon University people, List of Carnegie Mellon University people - Notable Carnegie Mellon students alumni and professors, List of Carnegie Mellon University people - Nobel laureates 13, List of Carnegie Mellon University people - Turing Award recipients Nobel Prize of computing 9, List of Carnegie Mellon University people - Business, List of Carnegie Mellon University people - Science and technology, List of Carnegie Mellon University people - Performing arts film and television, List of Carnegie Mellon University people - Visual arts, List of Carnegie Mellon University people - Design, List of Carnegie Mellon University people - Government and politics, List of Carnegie Mellon University people - Literature, List of Carnegie Mellon University people - Sports

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James Bond - The character. Commander James Bond is an agent of the international arm of the British Secret Service, now known as MI6, under which he holds the code number "007". The 'double-oh' prefix indicates his discretionary licence to kill in the performance of his duties. Fleming named James Bond after an ornithologist of the same name who had written Birds of the West Indies. Fleming, a keen birdwatcher, was in Jamaica with a copy of Bond's field guide when he chose Bond's name for the lead ...

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James Bond, James Bond - Overview, James Bond - The character, James Bond - The franchise, James Bond - Biography of James Bond, James Bond - Novels, James Bond - By Ian Fleming, James Bond - Post-Fleming James Bond novels, James Bond - Young Bond, James Bond - The Moneypenny Diaries, James Bond - Other Bond-related fiction, James Bond - Films, James Bond - Official, James Bond - Unofficial, James Bond - Other films pertaining to James Bond, James Bond - Music, James Bond - Medium Dry Vodka Martini with Lemon Peel Shaken not stirred, James Bond - Video games, James Bond - Comic strips and comic books, James Bond - Bond characters, James Bond - Vehicles & gadgets, James Bond - Trivia

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Many sports, music, and media personalities, and a number of Hollywood actors, looked forward to and enjoyed their appearances as villains on the Batman show. They were generally allowed to overact and enjoy themselves on a high-rated TV series, guaranteeing them considerable exposure (and thus boosting their careers). The most popular villains on the show included Cesar Romero as The Joker; Burgess Meredith as The Penguin; Frank Gorshin as The Riddler; and Julie Newmar as Catwoman. Other famous names from the "rogues gallery" in the ...

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Batman TV series, Batman TV series - The series, Batman TV series - Genesis of the series, Batman TV series - Plot summary, Batman TV series - Popularity, Batman TV series - Trivia, Batman TV series - Cast, Batman TV series - Regular cast, Batman TV series - Notable guest cast, Batman TV series - Cameos, Batman TV series - Bit parts before they were famous, Batman TV series - Last appearances on screen, Batman TV series - Parodies, Batman TV series - External links

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The show's focus was the mixed marriage of a nose-twitching witch, Samantha Stephens, and her mortal husband, Darrin. Samantha's mother, Endora, (played by Agnes Moorehead), disapproves of Darrin, and many episodes revolve around her using magic to make life difficult for her non-magical son-in-law, whose name she invariably mispronounces as "Durwood," "Darwin," and other variations even less complimentary. The only member of Samantha's family that Darrin really likes is the lovable and forgetful Aunt Clara (played by Marion Lorne — ...

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Bewitched, Bewitched - Background, Bewitched - Regular and recurring characters, Bewitched - Spin-offs, Bewitched - Tabitha and Adam and the Clown Family, Bewitched - Tabitha, Bewitched - Bewitched movie, Bewitched - Remakes, Bewitched - India, Bewitched - Japan, Bewitched - Chile, Bewitched - Controversy, Bewitched - Bewitched in other languages, Bewitched - Trivia

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List of fictional institutions - Government/international agencies. Hypnos (Digimon) MASK (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) - M.A.S.K. NERV - Neon Genesis Evangelion SHIELD (Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-enforcement Division, later Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate) - Marvel Comics STRIKE (Specia ...

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List of fictional institutions, List of fictional institutions - Medical/Technological, List of fictional institutions - Asylums and mental health institutions, List of fictional institutions - Hospitals, List of fictional institutions - Research institutes and facilities, List of fictional institutions - Retirement homes and elderly care facilities, List of fictional institutions - Political/Governmental, List of fictional institutions - Government/international agencies, List of fictional institutions - Paramilitary rebel and rogue military groups, List of fictional institutions - Activist groups, List of fictional institutions - Inter-political alliances, List of fictional institutions - Political parties, List of fictional institutions - Social, List of fictional institutions - Chivalric brotherly and secret orders, List of fictional institutions - College fraternities and sororities, List of fictional institutions - Social and private clubs, List of fictional institutions - Youth organizations, List of fictional institutions - Charitable or rescue organizations, List of fictional institutions - Religious charities and foundations, List of fictional institutions - Places of worship, List of fictional institutions - Other, List of fictional institutions - Libraries, List of fictional institutions - Paranormal organizations, List of fictional institutions - Unions and professional organisations, List of fictional institutions - Miscellaneous

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The first Greek known to have arrived on U.S. soil was a man named Don Theodoro, who landed on Florida with the Narváez expedition in 1528 [1][2]. He died during the expedition, as did most of his companions. In 1768, about 500 Greeks from Smyrna, Crete and Mani settled in New Smyrna, Florida (near present-day New Smyrna Beach). The colony was unsuccessful, and the settlers moved to St. Augustine, Florida in 1776, wher ...

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Greek American, Greek American - History, Greek American - Popular culture, Greek American - Major Greek-American organizations, Greek American - List of notable Greek Americans

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Being There depicts the story of a gardener named Chance/Chauncey Gardiner who grew up living as an employee in the townhouse of a wealthy man in Washington, D.C. with virtually no contact with the outside world and no social interaction. Apart from his limited relationship with Louise, the maid, Chance's cultural and social education is derived entirely from what he watches on the televisions provided by his employer. When his employer dies, Chance is forced to leave his sheltered existence in the house and discover the world ...

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Being There, Being There - Synopsis, Being There - Use of television, Being There - Famous quotes

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List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Panaphonics. Panaphonics is a fictional brand of electronics referred to in "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield." It is a parody of the Panasonic brand. In that episode, Homer goes to the television outlet in Ogdenville to shop for a new television, and Bart tells him that the televisions being sold there are knockoff brands. Homer then showcases his trademark ignorance by saying: "I know a genuine Panaphonics when I see it. And look, there's Magnetbox and Sorny!" (Parodies of ...

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List of neologisms on The Simpsons, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - 0-9, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - 40 Rods to the Hogshead, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - A, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Adultivity, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Ahoy Hoy, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - America Balls, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Apple Segment, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Apulina, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Assal Horizontalogy, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Assbutt, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Automated Teller Machineyolatrolamaton, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Avoision, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - B, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Banjologist, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Bartesque, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - BBBQ, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Beemobile, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Beginulate, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Beverine, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Blingwad, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Bloodening, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Blundering Numbskullery, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - The Blunch Black of Blotre Blame, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Blurst, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Bolognium, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Boneis Eruptus, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Bonestorm, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Boo-urns, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Bort, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Brain Medicine, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Buh, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - C, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Capdabbler, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Captain Whats-His-Name, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Car Hole, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Charlie Church, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Cheese-eating Surrender Monkeys, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Chestal, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Chester A. Arthritis, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Chewtality, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Chocobots, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Chocotastic, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Clouseauesque, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Clown Pole, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Cobblerin' Time, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - COMQUAAQ, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Commi-Nazis, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Corpse Hatch, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Crantastic, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Craptacular, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Creamium, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Crisitunity, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Cromulent, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - D, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Dash Hole, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Debigulator, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Deceleratrix, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - De Fault, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Delochinator, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Dickety, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Diddly, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Dog-Dangling, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - D'oh!, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Donder-Blitzen, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Dorkus Malorkus, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Double-Bacon Geniusburger, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Droodel, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Drunkening, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Dumbening, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Dumpster Buns, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - E, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Edna Krabappoly, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Electromicide, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Eltdown, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Embiggen, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - F, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Faxtrola, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Feast of Maximum Occupancy, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Female Madman, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Financial Panther, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Fishbulb, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Five H Club, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Flanswered, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Flintstones chewable morphine, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Floor Pie, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Flunjer, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Flupid Bloroplope, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Flurking Schnit, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Focusyn, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Foilage, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Fortress of Choclitude, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Frinkahedron, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Frogurt, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Frostillicus, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Fudd, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Führerific, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Funzo, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - G, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Gamblor, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Garbagewater, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Gime, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Glaven, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - GM Chrysler!, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Groin-Grabbingly, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - H, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Headbag, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Hoaxiscope, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - HoJu, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Holy Flurking Schnit, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Homersexual, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Hoyvin-Mayvin, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Hullabalooza, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Hungy, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Hypohemia, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - I, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - I for one welcome our new insert word overlords, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Immigants, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Innocence Tube, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Interslice, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Introubulate, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Italian-American Mexican Standoff, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - J, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Jammitin, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Jebeditis, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Jebus, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Jerkass, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Jerkface, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Juggler's Despair, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - K, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Karmaseuticals, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Khlav Kalash, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Knowitallism, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Krudler, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Kwyjibo, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - L, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Land Cow, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Learnding, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Lupper, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - M, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Macamadamia, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Magaggie, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Malk, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Malparkage, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Maxwell Circuit, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Megacide, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Meh, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Metabomolism, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Milpool, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Mmm gummi beers chocolate floor pie forbidden doughnut etc., List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Momato, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Money Fight, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Monosodium Poisonate, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Monsterometer, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Mumbly Joe, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Municipal Fortress of Vengeance, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Myerhoff Lifters, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - N, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - National Fatherhood Institute, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Nuclear Panner Plant, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Nuclear Whipping Boy NWB, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Nucleon, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - O, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Oboemoboe, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Ovulicious, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - P, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Panaphonics, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Penetrada, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Petroleum distillate, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Poindextrose, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Pie Pants, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Ponii, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Possi-bligh, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Posturologists, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - P.P.A.S.S.C.C.A.T.A.G., List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Presbylutheran, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Pricetaggery, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Pull a Homer, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Q, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Quetzlzacatenango, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - R, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Radio-activity, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Rageohol, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Rebigulator, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Re-Deadening, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Redorkulated, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Repressitol, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Retirony, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Reversifying Glass, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Ribwich, List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Robo Trumble,