Word: plugged
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...contrast, is a show about men, or more precisely about maleness. Tim is a swaggering takeoff on a macho guy who gets his kicks from rebuilding closets and working on his hot rod at 4 a.m. "I can hear my power tools callin' right now," he coos. " 'C'mon, plug us in, we're ready to serve.' " For advice he turns to his next-door neighbor, a Robert Bly disciple whose conversation usually opens with an avuncular chuckle ("Ho-ho- ho-no-no-no, Tim") and ends with an anecdote about tribal customs...
AMID THE VIDEO JUNK FOOD OF CHILDREN'S TELEVIsion are still such educational entrees as Sesame Street, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, G.I. Joe . . . G.I. JOE? Who would call a weekly cartoon plug for war toys educational? Your local TV broadcaster, that's who. A 1990 law forces stations seeking license renewal to show a commitment to educational programming, but some have stymied the legislation by solemnly labeling such frivolous fare as The Flintstones, The Jetsons and G.I. Joe "educational...
...only alternative left to the frustrated student is Safety Walk, instituted to plug the gaps left by the unreliable mechanical transportation system...
...President launched an all-out hard sell for his program last week with his TV appearance and meetings with business executives and legislators. The pace will pick up sharply this week: immediately after the speech to Congress, Cabinet members will fan out to radio and TV shows to plug the program, and some will be dispatched to their home state to begin grass-roots lobbying...
...there widespread agreement on how much to give. West Germans were shocked at the $100 billion annual tab for integrating their 16 million formerly communist kinsmen; even though eastern Germany can plug into a ready- made legal and commercial system, economic parity could take 20 years. A comparable effort for the former Soviet republics would cost $1.8 trillion a year...