Word: pigged
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pageant Hancock competed in has grown and changed since the days when feminist activists crowned a pig outside the Atlantic City Convention Center in 1969. It now requires contestants to come prepared with a "Platform Issue," an area personally important to them that they would advocate for as Miss America. Only a small percentage of the total scores come from 'beauty' areas--the interviews and platform issues are increasingly important. Which makes a big difference in Hancock's attitude towards the pageant...
...movie version of the popular children's TV show, which opens Nov. 20 and is expected to be a powerful contender in the intense holiday family-entertainment race. But that move to Nov. 25 puts A Bug's Life in direct competition with Universal's sequel to the popular pig movie, Babe...
...PIG WITH PERFECT TIMING...
Looking for an interactive toy that knows when to shut up? Real Live Babe ($40), from Equity Marketing, is a plush pig that cracks wise, sings songs and makes chewing noises while it eats--all in synch with the time of day. Babe asks for pancakes in the morning, plays games in the afternoon and sings lullabies at night. With more than 100 recorded phrases and songs, this porker should amuse kids without driving parents totally insane. Best feature? Babe falls asleep at 9 p.m. and never wakes up before...
...year-old comic-actor is currently co-starring in Lethal Weapon 4, the latest installment of the cop-action franchise. He nearly steals the show as the voice of a guinea pig in Eddie Murphy's hit comedy Dr. Dolittle. Rock is co-starring in a comedy-fantasy due out early next year called Dogma, which also stars buzzed-about actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and is directed by hot indie filmmaker Kevin Smith (Chasing Amy). On Aug. 21, Rock begins a new season of his critically lauded, superhip HBO talk show, The Chris Rock Show. And Rock recently...