Background... Brothers Sid & Marty Krofft Have Been Producing Quality Family Entertainment for Over 50 Years

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Background... Brothers Sid & Marty Krofft Have Been Producing Quality Family Entertainment for Over 50 Years

SID & MARTY KROFFT PICTURES The Kroffts received a Life-Time Achievement Award from the Emmys last year They will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this year They celebrated the 50th anniversary of H.R. Pufnstuf at Comic Con If you have preschool children in the past couple of years you probably have seen the Kroffts' hit series Mutt & Stuff on Nickelodeon (with 73 episodes.) A new vision of their classic Electra Woman & Dyna Girl series is out on Amazon Prime, produced by Krofft and Legendary Entertainment. The latest Sigmund & the Sea Monsters is an Amazon Prime Series. Background... Brothers Sid & Marty Krofft have been producing quality family entertainment for over 50 years. Sid & Marty first became a household name in the '70s with quite a list of TV Shows. H.R. Pufnstuf, The Bugaloos, Lidsville, Land Of The Lost, Sigmund & the Sea Monsters, Pryor's Place (starring Richard Pryor), Far Out Space Nuts, Lost Saucer, The Krofft Supershaw, Wonderbug and Bigfoot & Wildboy. For prime-time they created these classic series: the satirical and funny D.C. Follies series, and the good-natured bantering of siblings with The Donny & Marie Show series and Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters series, which were audience favorites. They opened their World of Sid & Marty Krofft amusement park in downtown Atlanta in 1976, where CNN is now headquartered. They were creative directors for Six Flags and installed live shows in parks across America before they embarked on their television career..

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Chapter ONE: Introduction had a massive budget and the acting ranged from good to abysmal, often within the same Blast Off series. Continuity was commonly spotty as well and nobody was going to confuse the writing for high art. Science fiction (n.): fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual But that was fine and dandy, because these or imagined science on society or in- television shows were fun and that’s what dividuals or having a scientific factor made us tune in every week. We longed for as an essential orienting component. adventure and they delivered that in spades! So what if we could tell that the robot was made of cheap plastic? Who cared if the cam- Now, add disco! This is RETROSTAR! era was just being tilted back and forth to give the illusion of the spaceship being hit? You say These days, science fiction can be found on vir- the laser blasts looked hokey? Big deal. We tually every television channel. It’s everywhere. wanted a fun science fiction story and that’s One only has to turn on the television in order exactly what we got. to find starship battles, post-apocalyptic survi- vors, malevolent aliens and robots of all kind. If you understand where we’re coming from, then Retrostar may very well be the game for you! But that wasn’t always the case. Sample Ourfile goal was to create a game that captured the essence of these shows from beginning to end. There was a time, back in the 1970s, when We wanted to bring all the fun, excitement and, science fiction was pretty hard to come by yes, cheesiness of the 1970s-era science fiction on television.
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~Rntral Tlainr'.S Lorrkly Nrw.S Ilagazine
,. M.S.A. D. NO. 41 DIBECTOR'S MEETING HELD The M.S.A.D. No . 41 School Director's Meeting was held at the administration building on July 14, 1976 at 7:30 p. m • . Directors present were: Nancy Belvin, Sharon Kallweit, ·Dr. Ralph Monroe, Harold Murray, Raebel Prescott, Rodney Ross, Clive Royal, Gary Eaton; Directors absent: Marcel Dyer, Rosabelle French, Cieorge Mayo, Donald stickney; staff: Mal colm Buchanan, Francis Foss, John Sherburne; Guest: Stephen Pratt, l'/I ilo Recreation Director. · otun AGENDA 1. Reading and Approval of June 2, 1976 lliinutes. Vote: Unanimous - To approve and dispense with the reading of the · June 2, 1976 minutes. 2. Communications: Letter of Resignation - Director, Stephen Hamlin - Milo. It was voted to accept the resignation Vol. 15, No. 32 of Mr. Stephen Hamlin with thanks for his service and to in Thursday, Aug. s·, form the Milo selectmen of the official resignation and their Twenty Cents procedure for procuring a replacement. 3. Milo Recreation Department - Mr. Stephen Pratt. Vote: ~rntral tlainr'.s lOrrkly Nrw.s ilagazine Unanimous - To authorize the use of buses to the Milo Recrea tion Dept., utilizing the same procedures as are used with the Brownville Recreation Dept., with Mr. John Sherburne, the District Transportation Supervisor, as coordinator.· 4. Staff Elections: SEE INSIDE : a) Elementary Music - Vote: Unanimous -To elect Eugenia More Baseball Photos Churchill Viscusi to the position of Elementary Music Teacher Weekly Hospital Report for the 1976- 77 school year. Piscataquis Retired Teachers Meet b) Speech/Hearing - Vote: Unanimous -: To elect Catherine Report on Activities of M.
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Proper Boskonian 17
PROPER BOEKON1AN A<W=r ///g* /V' THE PROPER BOSKONIAN is rarely published quarterly by the New England Science Fiction Association, Inc., a non-profit literary and educational association, PO Box G, MIT Branch Station, Cambridge Mass. 02139. But it has had at least one issue annually for ten consecutive years. This is the December, 1978 issue. Available to NESFA members and for 50^, editorial whim, or contribution of artwork, article, or letter. (c) 1978 NESFA, Inc. All rights revert to individual contributors aftar publication. Editor Production Associate Mike Blake Mark M. Keller 89 South Bend Street Pawtucket, Rhode Island Front Cover 02860 Bill Rotsler Back Cover Al Sirois Art Credits: Al Sirois, pages 2 & 16; Hillary Schiff, page 13 Table of Contents The Instrumentality Speaks Editor’s Page 2 The Third Dubious Fringe SF Awards Mark M. Keller 3 Lost in the Jungle Melissa Dowd 13 Science Fiction vs. the Supernatural Howard Smukler 17 . Notes on This Issue’s \ Contributors .. ' ■' HOWARD SMUKLER is a name to be reckoned.■with in the field of the occult and UFOlogy. " Former editor of ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS magazine (with a . circulation twice that of ■ • ' most pro sf magazines.and r . reminiscent in content of the current OMNI) and head of the Occult Studies Department of the University of Rhode Is land's Evening Extension, his article- is-a plea f-or: under standing from the intellect , uaL hierarchy of science 'fiction fandom. Since this article was written he has fled'the ultra-rigid'east . coast scientific community ' f 6r the more’ open-minded . atmosphere of Mouthe-rn Cali fornia, where his theories are warmly received by.
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Stavola's Assault Case Dismissed
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Stars of Television, Film, and Stage Bill Hayes & Susan
STARS OF TELEVISION, FILM, AND STAGE BILL HAYES & SUSAN SEAFORTH HAYES AND LEGENDARY PRODUCERS SID & MARTY KROFFT TO RECEIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS AT THE 45th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS Sid & Marty Krofft to be Honored on Friday, April 27th at Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Bill Hayes & Susan Seaforth Hayes to be Honored on Sunday, April 29th at Daytime Emmy Awards Both Daytime Emmy Award Presentations To Take Place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium New York, NY – February 1, 2018 - The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today proudly announced that Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes, stars of television, film and stage and Sid and Marty Krofft, two legendary television producers, will be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards this year during the Daytime Emmy® Awards. The Krofft Brothers will be celebrated at the 45th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards which will take place on Friday, April 27th, 2018, while Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes will be celebrated on Sunday, April 29th, 2018 at the 45th Daytime Emmy® Awards. Both presentations will take place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Southern California. “I’ve been star-struck by the dynamic duo of Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes for decades,” said David Michaels, SVP, Daytime Emmy Awards, NATAS. “The scope of their work across the television, film and stage landscape is amazing. Their continuing roles of almost 50 years on Days of Our Lives, where they also met and married, is a Daytime story like no other! Sid and Marty Krofft, our Daytime Creative Arts honorees, are masters of children’s television programming and have been part of my family viewing since the creation of H.R.
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Ulster Tense Land Bennet and Tiling Grade 9 at Over $800
PAGE TWENTY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1972 Average Dally Net Press Run iiatttlfpater lEttaitittg ifaralii For The Week Ended The Weather fm aaary 29, 1912 Clear, cold tonight; Iowa from The DeMolay Mothers Group The Manchester Square perimental Items stolen from teens to near zero. Sunday fair, which meets on the first Mon About Town Dance Club will have Its annual Meyers are irreplaceable, ac- clouding up with chance of oc meeting and election of officers day of each month will meet M H SToTell Job Office ■Hie Rev. Ralph W. Spencer cor^ng to a Meyers spokes 15,630 casional snow at night Into tomorrow after a potluck at Monday at 8:30 p.m. instead of man. PLAZA DEPT. STORE Monday. Sunday’s high; 86. of South United Methodist 6:30‘ p.m. at Verplanck School. 7:30 fronrnow on. Manchester——A City of Village Charm Parents Of Over $1,000 worth of power Retraining (We Have A Notion To Pleaae) Church will conduct a service After' the annual session, there tools were taken from Wilke, Sunday at 8:16 a.m. on radio will be dancing. Earl Johnston The Ladles Guild of the E. MIDDLE TPKE. (Next to. Popular Market) which is a factory representa VOL. XCI, NO. 107 station WINP. The prog^ram Is will be the caller, and Mr. and Church of the Assumption will Its Courses (EIGHTEEN PAGES—TV SECTION) MANCHESTER, CONN., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1972 (Classified Advertising on Page 14) tive for Black and Decker. Engineers OPEN WED., THUR8., FRL tIU 8 PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS sponsored by the Manchester Mrs.
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A Reportof TV Programming and Advertising on Bostoncommercial Television
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 055 461 EM 009 312 AUTHOR Barcus, F. Earle TITLE Saturday Children's Television; A Reportof TV Programming and Advertising on BostonCommercial Television. INSTITUTION Action for Children's Television, Boston, Mass. SPONS AGENCY John and Mary R. Markle Foundation, NewYork, N.Y. PUB DATE Jul 71 NOTE 112p. EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$6158 DESCRIPTORS Cartoons; *Children; *CommercialTelevision; *Programing (Broadcast) ;*Television Commercials; *Violence ABSTRACT Saturday children's television programmingin Boston was monitored and videotaped sothat the content could be analyzed tor a study to gather data relevant tocontent and commercial practices. Some of the major findings werethat overall, about 77 percent of time is devoted to program contentand 23 percent to announcements of various kinds; thatcommercial announcements (CA's)--product and program promotion--accountfor almost 19 percent of total time; that there were morecommercials within programs than between programs; that CA's were evenlydivided among four major categories--toys, cereals, candy, and other foods;that CA's appear to have both sexual and racial biases;and that little product information is given in the CA's. Otherfindings were that noncommercial announcements were primarilyeither youth-oriented or for medical or environmental causes,and some of these did not appear to be appropriate for children.Also, when individual cartoons and other program segments were studiedin detail for subject matter, it was found that 64 percentof the dramatic programming was in some sense violent, while 67 percentof nondramatic segments dealt with science and technology, race and nationality,literature and fine arts, and nature.. However, 77 percentof total programming was drama, with only 12 percent informational.(SR) 19sic5003 " r Iv U.S.
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AUTHOR Mendelson, Gilbert; Young, Morissa TITLE Network Children's Programming; a Content Analysis of Black and Minority Treatment on Children's Television
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Cahill Criticizes Nixon TRENTON (AP) — Gov
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