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...course. Chevy Chase in his tux intends to perform his Ford-the-Klutz routine of stumbling and bumping, the old Saturday Night Live act that helped catapult him to national notice. "But I've got to be careful," warns Chase. "I've got a couple of squashed disks in my back now, and I can't take falls like I used to." When Ford first called to ask him to join in the presidential hilarity, Chase thought there had been a mistake. "After all, I'd been pretty mean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: The Wit and Wisdom | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...declare him "in better than good health-You're an Aryan! You can become a German." When Stani declines the honor, they rule he must be hanged by a fellow Pole, who will receive three cigarettes as reward. Through all the meticulous absurdities of the Nazi bureaucracy, these Klutz-en-jammer Kids tiptoe like hippos in a chorus line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Prima Donna of Passion | 11/19/1984 | See Source »

Yetis, Daleks and a changeable klutz win a big following...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Who's Who in Outer Space | 1/9/1984 | See Source »

...premise of the series is as eccentric as its plots: rather than rule his stodgy fellow Time Lords, Doctor Who opts for the carefree life of a roving extraterrestrial. Nevertheless, he is a klutz who frequently pratfalls into time-dimensional danger. The Doctor has one life, but can regenerate up to twelve new existences, for a total of 13. Each time the actor portraying the Doctor leaves the show, which is every few years, a new one appears, complete with new male sidekicks and female fellow travelers. The different Doctors are explained by the character's ability to assume...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Who's Who in Outer Space | 1/9/1984 | See Source »

...computer "novels" produced by Infocorn, a Cambridge, Mass.-based software publishing house, the player is given a casebook of evidence, a floppy disc containing the plot, and twelve hours to unravel the mystery. If the murderer is not found in the allotted time, a character named Chief Inspector Klutz takes the player off the case. The program shuts down automatically and must be replayed from the beginning. As Deadline opens, a wealthy businessman has been found dead in the library of his mansion from a mysterious drug overdose. The player, who takes the role of inspector, has been called...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Putting Fiction on a Floppy | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

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