Betty Boop
| Betty Boop | |
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 A title card of one of the earliest Betty Boop cartoons | |
| First appearance | Dizzy Dishes (1930) |
| Created by | Max Fleischer, with Grim Natwick et al. |
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Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick.[4][5][6][7][8][9] She originally appeared in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop film series, which were produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pictures. She has also been featured in comic strips and mass merchandising.
A caricature of a Jazz Age flapper, Betty Boop was described in a 1934 court case as: "combin[ing] in appearance the childish with the sophisticated—a large round baby face with big eyes and a nose like a button, framed in a somewhat careful coiffure, with a very small body of which perhaps the leading characteristic is the most self-confident little bust imaginable".[10] Despite having been toned down in the mid-1930s as a result of the Hays Code to appear more demure, she became one of the best-known and popular cartoon characters in the world.
The Golden Girls
| The Golden Girls | |
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| Genre | Sitcom Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Susan Harris |
| Starring | Beatrice Arthur Betty White Rue McClanahan Estelle Getty |
| Theme music composer | Andrew Gold |
| Opening theme | "Thank You for Being a Friend" written by Andrew Gold sung by Cynthia Fee |
| Ending theme | "Thank You for Being a Friend" Instrumental |
| Composer(s) | George Tipton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 180 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Susan Harris Paul Junger Witt Tony Thomas |
| Camera setup | Videotape Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions Touchstone Television[1] |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Television |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | September 14, 1985 – May 9, 1992 |
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| Followed by | The Golden Palace |
| Related shows | Empty Nest Nurses |
The Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes spanning seven seasons. The show stars Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty as four older women who share a home in Miami, Florida. It was produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions, in association with Touchstone Television, and Paul Junger Witt. Tony Thomas and Harris served as the original executive producers.
The Golden Girls received critical acclaim throughout most of its run and won several awards including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series twice. It also won three Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.[2] Each of the four stars received an Emmy Award, making it one of only three sitcoms in the award's history to achieve this.[3][4][failed verification] The series also ranked among the top-10 highest-rated programs for six of its seven seasons.[5] In 2013, TV Guide ranked The Golden Girls number 54 on its list of the 60 Best Series of All Time.[6] In 2014, the Writers Guild of America placed the sitcom at number 69 in their list of the "101 Best Written TV Series of All Time".[7]
The Beatles
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 The Beatles in February 1964; clockwise from top left: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1960–1970 |
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| Associated acts | |
| Website | www |
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The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the most influential band of all time.[1] The group were integral to the evolution of pop music into an art form and to the development of the counterculture of the 1960s.[2] Their sound, rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways. They also pioneered recording techniques and explored music styles ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As they continued to draw influences from a variety of cultural sources, their musical and lyrical sophistication grew, and they came to be seen as embodying the era's socio-cultural movements.
Led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960, initially with Stuart Sutcliffe playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, who had been together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname "the Fab Four", with Epstein, Martin and other members of the band's entourage sometimes given the informal title of "fifth Beatle".