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Word: supertrain (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...frenzied peak. Sitcoms like Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley are riding high in the Nielsens. Blockbuster mini-series are vying to reproduce the huge audiences that tuned in for Roots. Star programmer Fred Silverman, the Man with the Golden Gut, is ready to try everything from Gary Coleman to Supertrain in his quest to lift NBC out of the prime-time ratings cellar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: The Big Boys' Blues | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

...SUPERTRAIN (NBC, daily, 7 a.m.-2 a.m.) Last show of the series. The Supertrain is commandeered by Freddie, a brilliant but unstable technician who rearranges the schedule, fires the porters, loses most of his passengers and nearly derails the crack RCA Express. Freddie: Fred Silverman. Executive discretion is advised...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Fred Finally Comes A-Cropper | 7/13/1981 | See Source »

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