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McDonald's "Best Friends" commercial (1978)
Likely Stories
Volume #1: Tommy Rispoli
(1981), Atlantic
Television, 58m
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Appears in 1 scene of a 12m segment; screengrabs
here
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Segment directed by Rob Reiner
[directing debut]
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Video-only series, not broadcast on U.S. television
that I know of [?]
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Released on
FHE/U.S.A. Home Video VHS [long out-of-print]
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The Merv Griffin Show [1980s], CBS, (60m) ?
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Sang
“Send in the Clowns” in 1 show |
The Young and the Restless [mid-1980s] CBS, (60m) ?
Silver Spoons:
"Growing Pains, Part One", broadcast 30 September 1984, NBC (30m)
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appears as Rick Schroder's girlfriend "Tawnee"
[?]
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It’s Your Move: “The Experts”, broadcast 16 February 1985, NBC (30m)
Cagney & Lacey: “The Psychic”, broadcast 21 October 1985, CBS (60m)
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Broadcast the Monday prior to the broadcast premiere of “Crime of Innocence” |
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Appears
off-screen in 1 scene [only her voice his heard over a phone] |
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Screengrabs
here |
All is Forgiven (1986) NBC/Paramount, (30m), 9 episodes
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Co-starring role, receives third billing in title sequence |
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Rerun on
USA Network and/or Lifetime TV in 1990 |
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At least
4 episodes were broadcast on TV Land around 1997/8 |
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Episode list
here |
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Screengrabs here |
On the Edge (1987)
(60m) unaired crime-drama pilot
Brand New Life (1989-1990) NBC/Disney (60m), 7 episodes
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Co-starring role, third billing |
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94m
pilot movie [episode 1 & 2] broadcast 18 September 1989 |
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Some
filming for the pilot movie was done at La Quinta Hotel, Golf & Tennis Resort
in Las Vegas around 4th August 1989 and Lake Tahoe |
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Executive produced and written by Chris Carter (“The X Files”) |
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The
opening few minutes of episode 6 were pre-empted by a sports overtime in the
central US when it was first broadcast |
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Episode
3, 4 & 5 were broadcast as part of “The Wonderful World of Disney” on Sunday
nights with lame introductions by someone called Michael Eisner |
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Episode
6 & 7 were broadcast as a separate series, each with an opening title sequence |
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In episode 6 & 7 Shawnee has the some of the best scenes in the series |
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Shawnee lip-synchs to “Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom” briefly early in episode 7 and
does an excellent job singing “Baby What You Want Me To Do?”
a traditional blues song at the end.
MP3
here
[48kbps, mono] |
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Cast
includes Jennie Garth one year before she co-starred in “Beverly Hills 90210” |
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Series completed filming by late 1989 |
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Episode list
here |
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Screengrabs
here |
Murder, She
Wrote: "Bloodlines", broadcast 7 November 1993, CBS/Universal, (60m)
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Episode
#204 in the series, she appears as a horse jockey for the second time and on the
same television network (Bluegrass, CBS) |
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Episode
also guest stars Don Murray (Brand New Life) and Mickey Rooney (Bluegrass) |
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Rerun on A&E at least
annually, edited by about 3 mins to make
room for more commercials within the 60 minute timeslot |
The X
Files: “Firewalker”, broadcast 18 November 1994, FOX , (60m)
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Was rerun on FOX at least twice before the series was sold to syndication |
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Available on DVD as an episode in the Complete Season 2 DVD Boxed Set |
Out of
Order – Rock the Vote Targets Healthcare: Familiar Bonds, broadcast 16 May 1995,
MTV, (30m)
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NY Times Article about this MTV public service
TV series
here |
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Website of director
here |
Final Justice: “Tammy Weller”, broadcast 11 October 1995, FOX syndication, (30m)
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Stars in
a 9-minute segment dramatizing a fugitive's crime |
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The segment she appeared in was produced by
George Hickenlooper ("Dogtown") |
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Billed
as “Jennifer Eastman” in this “America’s Most Wanted” variant |
Arsenio
(1997) ABC sitcom, (30m), 6 episodes
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Sports a
cropped white hair style for this series |
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Review
here |
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Episode list
here |
The Tom Show (1997) WB Network/Universal sitcom (30m)
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Co-starred in the first 12 episodes |
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She appears to be wearing hair extensions throughout her time on this series |
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After episode 12, the series was reworked and her character dropped entirely |
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The
series was eventually cancelled after about 19 episodes (no surprise there) |
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Review and other information
here |
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Episode list
here |
Macio
(1997) UPN sitcom pilot (30m) ?
Players: “Confidence Man”, broadcast 9 January 1998, NBC, (60m)
The
Keenan-Ivory Wayans Show (1998) (60m)
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Guest
interview segment in
1 episode of this short-lived syndicated late-night chat show |
Becker (1998-2004) CBS/Paramount sitcom, (30m) [6 seasons, 129 episodes]
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Co-starring as Linda,
Dr. Becker's (Ted Danson) receptionist/nurse assistant [4th billing in opening credits] |
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Her pregnancy was hidden by a lab coat during the first season |
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Bloopers [outtakes] from various episodes
have appeared on a few "TV Bloopers" shows from 1999-2003 |
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There are several Becker-related links
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Cosby: "The Vesey Method",
(30m)
The King of Queens: "Where's Poppa", (30m)
Everybody Loves Raymond: "Be Nice", (30m)
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On the night of 3 May 1999, the 3 shows
preceding Becker featured the main character of each series arriving in Becker's reception area at
the end of the episode; all 3 (Bill Cosby, Ray Romano, Kevin James) appear at
the start of Becker Episode 20, "Drive, They Said"
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Karen
Black: Actress at Work (1999) 55m, documentary
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Appears
as an interview participant |
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Broadcast on IFC (Independent Film Channel) [I think] |
Hollywood
Squares, syndicated, (30m) [celebrity Tic-Tac-Toe game show]
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11-15
October 1999 |
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22-26
January 2001 |
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30 July – 3 August 2001 |
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21-25
January 2002 |
The X Show, broadcast 29 November 1999, FX Network, (60m)
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Appears
as an interview guest in 1 segment of this late-night cable TV chat show |
Celebrity Homes, broadcast 14 January 2000, E! Television, (30m)
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Episode includes
a segment where she gives a brief tour of her home in
Los Angeles |
Donny & Marie, broadcast 27 March 2000, syndicated, (60m)
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Cast of
Becker appears on this afternoon chat show |
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Donny Osmond reads a 1985
Letter of
Appreciation from Steven Spielberg |
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Other segments include: craft services [food
caterer] guy reveals Shawnee likes muffins, craft services guy tries to "match
the but sketch" [?!] |
TV
Insider, broadcast 31 March 2000, TV Guide Channel, 2m
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Brief
interview and behind the scenes of Becker |
The List: “Best Wedding Song”, broadcast 4 May 2000, VH1, (30m)
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Cast of Becker appears discussing their list of songs [yawn] |
Politically Incorrect, ABC, (30m)
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Appeared as a guest in at least 3 episodes of this political panel discussion show where
celebrities argue over current affairs and politics, solve absolutely nothing and
generally alienate their fans |
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The host, Bill Maher, represents the “center” and celebrities are either on
the “right” or "left" |
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Shawnee
appears to “lean to the right” [she’s a Republican] |
Episodes:
CBS & VH1 Live at the Grammys, broadcast 21 February
2001, CBS/VH1, (3 hrs.)
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Co-host for the Grammy Awards Pre-show
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The View, broadcast 26 February 2001, ABC, (60m)
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Cast of
Becker appears in 13-minute segment of this morning chat show |
Celebrity Spotlight, broadcast 10 March 2001, Fox News Channel, 3m
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Cast of
Becker is featured at New York University talking to acting students |
The Test (2001) FX Network (30m)
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Appeared in 1
episode of this late-night celebrity quiz show hosted by Jillian Barberie |
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, 5 June 2001, CBS (60m)
Funny Flubs & Screw-Ups X, broadcast 9 August 2002,
CBS (60m)
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Introduces a 4 minute segment of outtakes from 4th season episodes of Becker |
Funny Flubs & Screw-Ups XI, broadcast 31 January
2003, CBS (60m)
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Show
includes outtakes from 5th season episodes of Becker |
Woof! It's a Dog's Life, broadcast 3 February
2003, PBS (30m)
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Program 209 in the series, she appears in 1 segment training her dogs
Vegas & Roja to sit |
Kim
Possible: "Grudge Match", broadcast 25 July 2003, Disney Channel (30m)
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Guest
voice in an episode of this animated Disney series
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screengrabs here
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Washington Street (2005), CBS/Warner Bros sitcom pilot
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pilot
episode was filmed on 2 February 2005
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Jimmy
Kimmel Live, broadcast 31 October 2006, ABC (60m)
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appears
as an interview guest in 1 segment and at the end during program sign-off.
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Traveling in Packs, (2007) ABC/Paramount sitcom pilot
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