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Also convincing is the character of Millie Davis, a smart-mouthed young Black actress, well-played by Mychelle Shegog. Millie has most of the play's funniest lines, which she delivers in an inimitable no-nonsense style...
Though the comics were an instant hit, Turtlemania did not reach the big time until New York licensing agent Mark Freedman offered to market the heroes. "It just hit me in the gut. The name was great. It was going to be the funniest thing I'd ever done or the worst thing." Freedman cut the deal with Playmates Toys, who, in turn, sponsored the first TV episodes. The Turtles have been modified somewhat in the process of being turned into media stars. Their passion for pizza, for instance, and their "Hey, Dude" lingo were added...
Oberhuber and Blumenthal are largely indistinguishable on stage, but that does not detract from the production, as the actors are equally amusing. Oberhuber, however, does steal the funniest scene in the work. He remarks on the globular maid Nell: "I could discern countries upon her." When his master, Antipholus of Syracuse, quizzes him about the location of the Netherlands, he responds in mock-shock, "Oh, master, I did not look...
...campaign for Rooney's reinstatement was fierce. Hewitt even posted a memo at CBS headquarters blaming a dip in 60 Minutes' ratings on Rooney's absence. A much more important factor: last week ABC scheduled the hit show America's Funniest Home Videos opposite it. Though Burke did not elaborate on the reasons for his change of heart, Rooney was quick to attribute it to "the preponderance of public opinion." Says he: "It took a lot of courage to do what ((Burke's)) done...
Executive producer Vin Di Bona, who got the idea for America's Funniest Home Videos from a popular Japanese TV show (from which he culls some clips), had to put ads in TV Guide and People magazine to solicit tapes for his first special last November. Now submissions are pouring in at the rate of up to 2,000 a day. The tapes are screened by an overworked staff of 15. Though labor-intensive, the show is a relative bargain to produce: even after giving away a $10,000 prize for the best scene each week, the program costs less...