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...referred to as the "Ayatullah Doumanian" may have been television's most public and widely publicized embarrassment since My Mother the Car. From 1981 to 1985, Producer Dick Ebersol got the show back on a firmer, though slicker, course from which Eddie Murphy busted loose, as did his pal Joe Piscopo. Then Ebersol left, and Michaels, with a new cast and a lot of the old staff, took over again, but without the original brew of fervor and innocence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Flying and Crashing in Mig Alley Saturday Night | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

...Annie Potts), a perky eccentric in her 30s who has never discarded the totems of a happily trashy youth: prom dress, beehive hairdo and the Association crooning Cherish. But there is enough sweet irony in her voice to suggest that she has looked into the face of her teenage pal Andie (Molly Ringwald) and seen just why the Fountain of Youth is laced with citric acid. Teenhood is the pits. Faces are constantly aflush with anger, ardor, embarrassment. Anguish over dates and grades streaks the first application of mascara. Clique rivalries make the Iran-Iraq war seem congenial by comparison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Growing Pains Pretty in Pink | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

...path to this new unity detoured through the stomach. Costin, who almost always has a jar of M&Ms in her office, introduced the idea of "secret pal" last year whereby swimmers anonymously exchange gifts throughout the season. "It's a riot," Wilson said, "and usually food...

Author: By Ian R. Condry, | Title: United They Stand | 2/7/1986 | See Source »

...FRIENDS in UHall, we've packed full our sled With gifts for the group newly joined by L.Fred. To the new dean we're happy to offer our cheer For a term without scandal, and alcohol-free beer. Our pal Archie Epps deserves something new: A break from the grind, a year off or two. We hear you, Steve Ozment; too bad we're alone--About our education you care, and with us you moan Of arbitrary grading and professors who bore, So to you our thanks; of action let's see more...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Christmas Hit List | 12/19/1985 | See Source »

...camera as he lies scratching himself in his pajamas, are tour-de-force, unrehearsed stand-up routines. If Ebert/Siskel ever decide to review this film, which they won't because no one gets exploited, I vote they show the four-minute passage where McElwee discusses Sherman with his pal the camera while dressed in a Confederate uniform and swilling good Southern Scotch...

Author: By Ari Z. Posner, | Title: McElwee's Sherman | 12/12/1985 | See Source »

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