Phil Hartman

In 1986, Hartman joined the cast of NBC's popular variety show Saturday Night Live and stayed for eight seasons, which was a record at the time. Hartman was known for his impressions, which included Ronald Reagan, Charlton Heston, Frank Sinatra, Telly Savalas, Ed McMahon, Michael Caine, Jack Nicholson, Barbara Bush, Burt Reynolds, Phil Donahue, and former president Bill Clinton, which was perhaps his best-known impression. His other Saturday Night Live characters included Frankenstein and Unfrozen Cave Man Lawyer. He returned t ...

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Phil Hartman, Phil Hartman - Life, Phil Hartman - Early career, Phil Hartman - Television career, Phil Hartman - Movies, Phil Hartman - Murder, Phil Hartman - Selected filmography

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1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. 1998 - Events. January 1998 - A massive ice storm, caused by El Niño, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to forests, and a number of deaths. January 1 - Smoking is banned in all California bars and restaurants. January 2 - Russia begins to circulate new rubl ...

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• 1998 - Nobel Prizes
• 1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
• 1998 - Fields Medalists
• 1998 - Templeton Prize

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General Zapp Brannigan is a fictional character, also referred to (mainly by himself) as "The Zapper" or "Big Z", who is a 25 star General and spaceship captain in the Democratic Order of Planets (the DOOP), in the television series Futurama. His flagship is the Nimbus. Kif Kroker is his beleaguered lieutenant and personal assistant, whose many duties include keeping Zapp's schedule stored on an Etch-a-sketch. Zapp Brannigan - Character. Zapp is an arrogant, idiotic, ineff ...

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• Zapp Brannigan - Character
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Chuck Cunningham syndrome is a term that refers to when in which an important character in a television series is removed with little or no explanation. The term comes from the character Chuck Cunningham in the American television series, Happy Days. Chuck, the oldest of the three children in the Cunningham family, initially appeared in the episode "Love and the Happy Days" (in the show Love, American Style), which served as the pilot for what became the Happy Days series. However, in Happy Days Chuck appea ...

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• Chuck Cunningham syndrome - Examples of Chuck Cunningham syndrome
• Chuck Cunningham syndrome - Examples of Chuck Cunningham syndrome where 'Chuck' returns
• Chuck Cunningham syndrome - Examples resembling Chuck Cunningham syndrome where the absence is briefly addressed
• Chuck Cunningham syndrome - Chuck Cunningham syndrome in reverse

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Albert Harry Goldman (April 15, 1927 – March 28, 1994) was an American professor and author. Born in Dormont, Pennsylvania, Albert Goldman wrote about the culture and personalities of the American music industry both in books and as a contributor to magazines. However, he is best known for his controversial biographies on Elvis Presley and John Lennon. Albert Goldman's 1981 book titled Elvis, the author repeatedly belittled the late singer over his weight problems, his diet, his choice of performing costumes, an ...

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Canadian humour is an integral part of the Canadian Identity. Canadians have excelled at comedy and humour in many domains. There are several traditions in Canadian humour in both English and French. While these traditions are distinct and at times very different, there are common themes that relate to Canadians' shared history and geopolitical situation in North America and the world. Various trends can be noted in Canadian comedy. One thread is the portrayal of a "typical" Canadian family in an on-going radio or television se ...

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• Canadian humour - Literature
• Canadian humour - Music
• Canadian humour - Radio
• Canadian humour - Television
• Canadian humour - Personalities

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Homer rents the family the movie Paint Your Wagon. He and Bart expect to see a violent Western starring Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood; the truth is, it is a musical. This causes Homer to dispose the tape and condemn singing, but Marge says that Homer often sings. Ultimately, this allows clips of the following songs from these episodes to be shown: "Baby on Board" from "Homer's Barbershop Quartet"; "We Put the Spring in Springfield" from "Bart After Dark"; "Springfield, Springfield" from "Boy Scout ...

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All Singing All Dancing, All Singing All Dancing - Synopsis, All Singing All Dancing - Trivia, All Singing All Dancing - Quotes, All Singing All Dancing - Other clip shows, All Singing All Dancing - External link

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1998 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present). Candid Camera (1948-present). 1998 in television - 1950s. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present). Guiding Light (1952-present). The Today Show (1952-present). Panorama (UK) (1953-present). Face the Nation (1954-present). The Tonight Show (1954-present). This Is Your Life (UK) (19 ...

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1998 in television, 1998 in television - Events, 1998 in television - Debuts, 1998 in television - Television shows, 1998 in television - 1940s, 1998 in television - 1950s, 1998 in television - 1960s, 1998 in television - 1970s, 1998 in television - 1980s, 1998 in television - 1990s, 1998 in television - Ending this year, 1998 in television - Changes of Network Affiliation, 1998 in television - Deaths

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The teens of the MTV Generation who grew up in the 1990s have also been referred to as the Doom Generation, picked up from Gregg Araki's The Doom Generation (1995) and due to the popularity of the 1993 computer game Doom. The meaning also represents the overall feeling of the generation, having been children through most of the revolutionary changes that occured to Generation X, not to mention living their childhood through the 1980s they had no sense of direction or sentiment of belonging, thus encapsulating an entire gene ...

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MTV Generation, MTV Generation - XY Cusp, MTV Generation - Differences with Generation Y, MTV Generation - Global factors defining the MTV Generation, MTV Generation - Culture Political and Social, MTV Generation - Overview of the cultural impact of the media upon the MTV Generation, MTV Generation - Movies associated to the generation, MTV Generation - TV shows that are often associated to the generation, MTV Generation - Music associated to the generation, MTV Generation - Technology/Media experienced by the generation, MTV Generation - The Doomed Generation, MTV Generation - Crime in the early 1990s, MTV Generation - Cultural influences of crime in the early 90s, MTV Generation - Media Antagonism of the late 1990s, MTV Generation - An Ambitious Generation of Drifting Dreamers, MTV Generation - September 11 2001 Attacks

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List of suicides - A. Johnny Ace, (1954), singer George Washington Adams, (1829), son of John Quincy Adams, jumped off a boat Robert Adams Jr., (1906), congressman from Pennsylvania, shot self after heavy losses in stock speculation Stuart Adamson, (2001), lead singer of the Scottish bands Big Country and the Skids Chris Adkisson a.k.a. Chris von Erich, (1991), professional wrestler Kerry Adkisson a.k.a Kerry von Erich, (1993), professional wrestler Mike ...

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List of suicides, List of suicides - Alphabetical, List of suicides - A, List of suicides - B, List of suicides - C, List of suicides - D, List of suicides - E, List of suicides - F, List of suicides - G, List of suicides - H, List of suicides - I, List of suicides - J, List of suicides - K, List of suicides - L, List of suicides - M, List of suicides - N, List of suicides - O, List of suicides - P, List of suicides - Q, List of suicides - R, List of suicides - S, List of suicides - T, List of suicides - U, List of suicides - V, List of suicides - W, List of suicides - X, List of suicides - Y, List of suicides - Z, List of suicides - Monarchs, List of suicides - By Seppuku, List of suicides - Known afterwards

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Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - A. Abe Scheinwald (Rachel Dratch) Adult Students (Tracy Morgan, Fred Armisen, Rachel Dratch, Horatio Sanz) Alfalfa (Mary Gross) Amber, the One-Legged Hypoglycemic (Amy Poehler) The Ambiguously Gay Duo (a cartoon by Robert Smigel) America Undercover (Chris Kattan, Amy Poehler) Appalachian Emergency Room (Seth Meyers, Chris Parnell, and various others) April May June (Julia Louis-D ...

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Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - Listed alphabetically, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - A, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - B, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - C, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - D, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - E, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - F, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - G, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - H, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - I, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - J, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - K, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - L, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - M, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - N, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - O, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - P, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - Q to R, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - S, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - T, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - U to V, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - W, Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches - X to Z

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In common usage, the phrases "anally retentive," "anal-retentive" or "anal" are used to describe a certain style of behavior, and it is implied that this is due to a person clenching their anal sphincter, causing retention of feces (although this is not necessarily literally the case, or even intended literally.) A person characterized as anal-retentive is perceived as worrying excessively about "passing feces": little details of fecal consistency, color and aroma or as otherwise being overly uptight o ...

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Anal retentive, Anal retentive - Common usage, Anal retentive - Freudian terminology, Anal retentive - Popular Culture

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As Stewie rides on Brian's back, he quotes Yoda saying "Strong with the force young Skywalker is." A young Bill Cosby (circa Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids) shows up right before a commercial break. Peter and friends dance on the bar table like the girls of Coyote Ugly. Neil Armstrong fakes the moon landing on Stage 51, a reference to Area 51. For their band Fat, Horny, Black and Joe, Peter dresses like a member of Devo, Cleveland dresses like John Travolta, Joe dresses like David Lee Roth, and Quagmire dresses like Tommy Lee. Miss Swan from Mad T ...

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Don't Make Me Over, Don't Make Me Over - Plot summary, Don't Make Me Over - References to movies other TV shows, Don't Make Me Over - Songs of Don't Make Me Over

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As one of Springfield's most prominent Japanese American citizens, Akira is the owner of a karate dojo (which Bart briefly attended) and also works at "The Happy Sumo" sushi restaurant. He once helped Homer, Bart, and Lisa discover the origin of the mysterious "Mr. Sparkle" box (it came from a Japanese dishwashing detergent company with a mascot that coincidentally bears a striking resemblance to Homer). Also once, he, Luigi, Capt. McAllister, and other restaurant owners of Springfield planned a ( ...

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List of recurring characters from The Simpsons, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Akira, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Arnie Pie, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Artie Ziff, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Baby Gerald, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Blue Haired Lawyer, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Brandine Spuckler, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Bumblebee Man, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Colonel O'Hara Rich Texan, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Cookie Kwan, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Crazy Old Man, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Disco Stu, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Drederick Tatum, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Duffman, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Eddie and Lou, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Eleanor Abernathy Crazy Cat Lady, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Frankie the Squealer, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Gil, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Gunter and Ernst, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Helen Lovejoy, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Herman, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Hyman Krustofski, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Jack Larson, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Jasper Beardly, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Jebediah Springfield, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Johnny Tightlips, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Judge Constance Harm, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Judge Roy Snyder, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Legs and Louie, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Lindsey Naegle, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Lionel Hutz, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Luigi Risotto, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Lugash, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Menthol Moose, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Sarcastic middle-aged man, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Sarah Wiggum, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Snake, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Wendell, List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Yes guy

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Happy-go-lucky man-child Pee-wee Herman loves his bicycle more than anything else in the world. After a day of shopping for boomerang bow ties, headlight glasses, trick gum, and a repaired bicycle horn, Pee-wee discovers that his precious bike has been stolen. A brief stint of hysteria sets into Pee-wee's mind, and at the guidance of a psychic who tells Pee-wee the bike is located in the basement of the Alamo, sets out on a cross country adventure. On his journey, Pee-wee encounters an escaped convict, phantom trucker Large Marge, a r ...

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Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Pee-wee's Big Adventure - Main cast, Pee-wee's Big Adventure - Plot summary, Pee-wee's Big Adventure - Trivia

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In a small change from the original sketches, daughter Connie in the film speaks in a typical American accent and acts like a typical American teen, having grown up on Earth. In the original sketches, Connie had the same alien accent and mannerisms as her parents. To date, Coneheads holds the record for having the most Saturday Night Live alums in a single film. Sixteen current, former, or future cast members of the show appeared in the film, and two others (Ellen Cleghorne and Brian Doyle-Murray) appeared in scenes t ...

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Coneheads film, Coneheads film - Trivia, Coneheads film - External link

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These are the full 22-minute long episodes that premiered before Christmas of 1989 as a spinoff of the shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show. List of The Simpsons episodes - Season One 1989-1990. 13 episodes Ron Taylor guest stars Albert Brooks guest stars Albert Brooks guest stars Kelsey Grammer guest stars Penny Marshall guest stars List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Two 1990-1991. ...

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List of The Simpsons episodes, List of The Simpsons episodes - The shorts, List of The Simpsons episodes - The series, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season One 1989-1990, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Two 1990-1991, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Three 1991-1992, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Four 1992-1993, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Five 1993-1994, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Six 1994-1995, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Seven 1995-1996, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Eight 1996-1997, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Nine 1997-1998, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Ten 1998-1999, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Eleven 1999-2000, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Twelve 2000-2001, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Thirteen 2001-2002, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Fourteen 2002-2003, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Fifteen 2003-2004, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Sixteen 2004-2005, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Seventeen 2005-2006, List of The Simpsons episodes - Season Eighteen 2006-2007, List of The Simpsons episodes - Music videos, List of The Simpsons episodes - The spots, List of The Simpsons episodes - Simpsons Alternative UK Christmas Message 2004

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Reubens auditioned for Saturday Night Live prior to Eddie Murphy's first season, but wasn't accepted into the cast. Instead, he started a stage show with the Herman character. Originally, Reubens imbued "Pee-wee" with a sexuality that was later toned down as the character made the transition from raucous night club to children's television (though sexual innuendo was still readily apparent, especially with the "Cowboy Curtis" and "Miss Yvonne" segments; Curtis was played by actor Laurence Fishburne and Miss Yvonne was played by Lynne Marie Stewart). His stage show was immortalize ...

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Paul Reubens, Paul Reubens - Early development, Paul Reubens - The Pee-wee Herman Show, Paul Reubens - Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Paul Reubens - Pee-wee's Playhouse era, Paul Reubens - First arrest, Paul Reubens - Post-arrest work, Paul Reubens - Second arrest, Paul Reubens - Current activity

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A picture of McNeal/Hartman remained as part of the set in the news director's office during the final season. Lovitz, who had gotten his start with Hartman in The Groundlings later said he agreed to do the show out of love for his friend, saying "I'm doing this for Phil." When the show was canceled, Andy Dick became very vocal about off-screen feuds with Lovitz on the set (which oddly mirrored Matthew's initial reluctance to accept Bill's replacement). NewsRadio - Recurring characters and guest appearance ...

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NewsRadio, NewsRadio - Cast, NewsRadio - Recurring characters and guest appearances, NewsRadio - Additional Character Episode and Series Info

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Since it is broadcast live, SNL has had several infamous events that were either unplanned or provoked sufficient controversy to receive media coverage. Several hosts and musical guests have also been banned from returning due to their actions during the show. On the second season premiere (September 18, 1976) Chevy Chase, playing Gerald Ford during a Ford/Carter debate sketch, falls over a unpadded podium and injures his testicles in the process. He misses the next two shows. October 30, 1976, John Belushi accid ...

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Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live - Structure of the show, Saturday Night Live - History, Saturday Night Live - Cast, Saturday Night Live - Current repertory players, Saturday Night Live - Current featured players, Saturday Night Live - Notable tenures, Saturday Night Live - Family connections, Saturday Night Live - Cast member deaths, Saturday Night Live - Contracts, Saturday Night Live - The Studio, Saturday Night Live - Production process, Saturday Night Live - When it's not live, Saturday Night Live - When it's less than live, Saturday Night Live - Rights to SNL, Saturday Night Live - Infamous moments, Saturday Night Live - Banned from the show, Saturday Night Live - Frequent hosts, Saturday Night Live - Last-minute replacements/changes, Saturday Night Live - Recurring characters and sketches, Saturday Night Live - Movies based on SNL skits, Saturday Night Live - Trivia

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