At one time there was a guy named Paul Reuben who became known as Pee Wee Herman. To delight children he has a TV show Pee Wee’s Playhouse which was a crazy kind of show with inanimate object talking, bright colors and alls sorts of loud noises.
The inspiration for Pee Wee Herman was based on Pinky Lee, who hosted a children’s show in the early 1950s. He wore a plaid suit and acted childishly. You’ll be amazed to know that the theme song was sung by Cyndi Lauper who was credited on the Pee Wee’s show as Ellen Shaw. The show also included lots of celebrities like Phil Hartman as Captain Car and Laurence Fishburne as Cowboy Curtis. There were also plenty of talents behind the scenes helping to put the show together.
Phil Hartman and Paul Rueben first came together at The Groundlings an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe and school in Los Angeles, California. Later they formed a writing team and wrote up all of Pee Wee’s great adventures. Paul Reuben was inspired to write “Big Top Pee Wee” from his time growing up in Sarasota, Florida where the Barnum & Bailey Circus spent their winters.
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Remembering the chance he got from his first collaboration with Paul Reubens Burton featured him in “Batman Returns” (as Penguin’s father) and as the voice of Lock in “The Nightmare Before
In 1985 Tim Burton and Paul Reubens asked Danny Elfman to write the score for their film Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. At the time he had no formal training but sought help from Steve Bartek the guitarist and arranger for Oin...
George Lois (1931- ) is a writer, art director, graphic designer and advertising legend. Lois is historically significant because of his memorable, historical and risk taking designs in the form of magazine covers that showcased in MOMA, and advertising campaigns for top brands that put companies on top.
JIM HENSON Jim Henson was born on September 24, 1936, in Greenville, Mississippi. He moved to Maryland in fifth grade and throughout his childhood had a strong interest in both art and television. His grandmother was very supportive of his interests and constantly encouraged him to use his imagination. In 1954 Jim started in television performing puppets on a local channel’s Saturday morning program. The next year, while studying at the University of Maryland, he was given a five-minute show called Sam and Friends which aired twice a day. This show introduced the first Muppets, marionette puppets. The success of this show led him to many appearances on shows such as The Today Show and The Steve Allen Show. During this time Jim began making many humorous commercials for sponsors. With weekly appearances on these shows, Jim asked for the help of a puppet maker name Don Sahlin and a puppeteer name Frank Oz. "From 1964 to 1969 Henson produced several experimental films." In the mid-60’s Jim was asked to create characters to populate a new children’s show, Sesame Street. It was here where he made some of his most famous characters such as Ernie and Bert, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, and Big Bird. On this show Jim produced over two dozen shorts to teach counting and other basics. Soon after his fame on Sesame Street Jim, after promoting the idea for The Muppet Show for years, finally received backing to produce. On this show the most famous Muppet of all, Kermit the Frog, was introduced along with Miss Piggy, Rizzo the Rat, Rowlf the Dog, Fozzie Bear, and of course Gonzo the Whatever. The Muppet Show became the most widely viewed television program in the world. From this show many movies and spin-off television shows have been produced. Jim Henson died in 1990 from pneumonia right after his last project for Muppet Vision 3-D, an attraction for Disney World, and right before he was going to sell his company to Disney Studios. Today his son runs and owns the Henson Company. Jim Henson possessed many lovable qualities about him but his most important characteristic was his creativity. Jim Henson created characters that were out of this world and quite unexpected. Jim Henson also had an extraordinary sense of humor, which attracted young and old to his television shows. Jim Henson once said, "Nobody creates a fad.
The Sultan of Swat, Jack Dunn's baby, The Caliph of Clout, The Big Bam, The Great Bambino are among a few of the nicknames given to George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. who should be next on the list on Time "Person of the Year”. Basketball has Michael Jordan, Golf has Tiger Woods, Boxing has Muhammed Ali, and when one thinks of Baseball, the first name that pops up is Babe Ruth. His accomplishments in the sport of baseball revamped how the world viewed baseball. Babe’s greatest strength greatest in baseball was his slugging power, which intimidated pitchers because if given the chance, he was gonna hit that ball out of the park. His slugging power and pitching made him unique and a star attraction for baseball fans around the world. This new found excitement for America’s sport was very important for U.S Citizens at the time due to the country going through the Great Depression. Americans needed any positive encouragement to get them through this time, and the Great Bambino’s slugging power it was what Americans needed at the time. He not only revolutionized baseball but also contributed to United States history. These contributions along with the sense of hope and encouragement he provided American citizens during this time in American history are why he should be declared Time "Person of the Year".
“If it wasn’t for baseball, I’d be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.” (Pettinger,Tejavan) This quote from George Herman Ruth Jr. explains how the sports baseball changed his life. Throughout Ruth’s childhood he faced a tremendous amount of tragedies. Ruth had a troublesome childhood he came from a family of German American immigrants. He had to over came the deaths of six siblings and being sent to a catholic orphanage. Although Ruth had to over come a troublesome child hood he is one of the most influential athletes in American history because of his dedication to the sport baseball. (Biography Online)
There is a lot of debate going around about who is the best baseball player of all time. There are a lot of different answers out there. One thing is certain, though, Babe Ruth's name is always mentioned in the conversation. The slugger from the 1920's is one of the most famous athletes in the world. To this day he still holds some of the records for hitting in the MLB.
His neighbors also have a strange game they play that’s called Interstellar Pig. Their neighbors are about in their mid-twenties there is one girl, Zena, and two boys, Joe and Manny. Barney is rummaging threw the neighbors house when they leave to try and find out why they are so interested in the house and why they just stopped and was like in a trance when they saw the markings on the window.
Burton's career started in 1985 and it includes a lot of movies. In all his movies, Burton
Woody’s home is Andy’s bedroom. Amongst woody are other toy, for instance, Mr. Potato Head and Bo peep. These toys have sort of a routine. While Andy plays with them, the toys are supposed to be absolutely still, but when Andy is not in the room, then the toys come to life! In Andy’s bedroom, Woody is a role model and a leader among the other toys. He holds the toy meetings, and his friends with all the toys. They see him as a leader because he is Andy’s favorite toy.
Kaufman was born in New York City on January 17, 1949, his parents where Stanley Kaufman and Janice Bernstein (Kaufaman). Kaufman was raised in the affluent suburb of Great Neck, Long Island, New York, Kaufman early on began practicing his unorthodox brand of comedy, staging a make-believe television show in his bedroom and performing at children's birthday parties from the age of 8 (Kaufaman). He was young kid when he started performing in front of his family and friends. Soon he was appearing on TV, including on show’s called “Saturday Night Live”, “Van Dyke and Company”, “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson”, “The Mike Douglas Show”, The Dating Game and the comedy show Fridays (Kaufaman). He started doing stand-up on the East Coast after graduating college in 1971 (Bromley). Andy spent much time of his career deconstructing the idea of being a stand-up, he loved entertainment and spectacle (one of the reasons he loved pro wrestling) but set out to provide anti-ente...
Then, the first time Phillip starts humming the Star-Spangled Banner, he tells his dad about Miss Narwin yelling at him to stop (44), omitting the fact that the announcements specifically say to be quiet. She was also not yelling, but rather just speaking in a firm, strict tone of voice. And then when Phillip was sent to Dr. Palleni, the second time he was disturbing class with his humming, he told him that he was doing it to be patriotic (51). That was very untrue, he was obviously doing it to annoy Miss Narwin. So later on, when Phillip gets suspended for getting sent to the office twice in one week and refuses to apologize to Miss Narwin, he tells his dad about it again, his dad decides to talk t...
The film is then set against the background of toys. Woody voiced by Tom Hanks is the favourite toy of a little boy called Andy. However on Andy’s birthday he receives a new toy: Buzz Lightyear voiced by Tim Allen. This leads to a massive shift in roles with Woody being alienated not only by Andy but by the rest of his toys who once looked up to him as an authority figure and role model. However rather than them switching their allegiance from Woody to Buzz it is more a result of Woody’s own insecurity turning him into a bully than Buzz’s arrival which makes the other toys turn on him. However they both learn that when Woody pushes them into a difficult situation they aren’t so different from each other af...
“Vincent Price, Edgar Allan Poe, those monster movies, those spoke to me”, Tim Burton said Disney really influence Tim Burton's career. Burton’s taste on Vincent Price films is no secret. As a child growing up In Burbank California, there was something undeniably fascinating about this playfully creepy actor that Burton latched onto. His early film career was fueled by almost unbelievable good luck, but it's his talent and originality that have kept him at the top of the Hollywood tree. He worked on such films as The Fox and the Hound (1981) and The Black Cauldron (1985). Tim burton creates a dark and sinister mood and tone by using music, camera angle, and movement.
It wasn’t long for them and others to realize that this musical duo was a perfect match. Paul Simon’s melodic rhyme-making and lyrical abilities were complemented by Art Garfunkel’s vocals and ability to harmonize. Shortly after, the duo discovered the Everly Brothers, a musical group that sang in a style similar to Paul and Art’s, which drove them to releasing their own music under the stage name Tom & Jerry assigned to them by their record studio. “Hey, Schoolgirl”, their first official recording, was a relative hit reaching #49 on the Billboard chart and selling over 100,000 copies.
The two then made a contract with the local Kansas City theater to screen their cartoons that they called Laugh-O-Grams. It became popular which helped Disney acquire his own studio. The Laugh-O-Gram hired Harman, Harman’s brother Hugh and Iwerks and they soon started their show, Alice in Cartoon Land. By 1923, the studio however, became