Word: gummed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mission to conquer Earth, a spaceship from Remulak crash-lands in Manhattan's East River. So the Coneheads must make do in the land of the Bluntskulls. They make better than do. Despite their three rows of teeth and their tendency to use condoms as chewing gum, Beldar and Prymaat and their earthborn daughter Connie (Michelle Burke) adapt splendidly to New Jersey suburban life. For this is the Conehead version of that familiar Hollywood fable, the grelbon out of pluvarb (bird out of water -- there are no fish on Remulak...
...with uncharacteristic introspection. "Certainly no acrimony." The night before his last NBC show, Letterman recalled, "Bob Wright came up to the office, and we sat and we talked for about an hour. And he gave me some very nice gifts." And what were the gifts? "Oh, a pack of gum...
...beginning of class, she calls in an assistant principal. "These girls won't stop their gum-popping," she says in a clipped accent. After the assistant principal warns the students to stop, the teacher turns slowly to the blackboard to continue writing notes...
...First Lady has earned grudging respect on Capitol Hill, in part because she makes house calls. During her first visit, 30 Democratic Senators listened carefully, although most of them would rather have been having gum surgery. Her every misstep was discussed, from an overly familiar manner to her middle name, but she won points for her preparation and willingness to meet endlessly. Minority leader Bob Dole disputes press reports that Hillary blundered when she called him Bob. "Last time I checked," he said, "that was my name." And he calls her Hillary...
...entire stage while his intriguing wickedness provides the dramatic tension (Wilde: "wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.") Bart St. Clair easily wins the heart and earns the laughter and admiration of the audience. And Brian Martin's nosy, gleaming, gum smacking support buttresses the entire plot. I offer three snaps, air kisses, and a curtsy to these fine actors. To the rest of the cast and everyone else, gay or non gay, who worked on the production, I offer thanks for bearing the torch Oscar Wilde carved into a work...