HALLOWEEN WITH THE ADDAMS FAMILY...

**It's THAT Time of year again.. and since it's FRIDAY, let's celebrate with a Classic Halloween Episode of "The Addams Family"..



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The A-Team

**"I PITY DA' FOOL!".. The TV Series that made MR. T a Star..

"The A Team" debuted on NBC's Tuesday Night lineup in 1983 and revolved around a team of former U.S. Army Commandos and mercenaries who are on the run from the Army for "crimes they didn't commit"..

"The A-Team" helped to usher in the "MR.T" era of the 80's, where MR. T was featured EVERYWHERE from inspiring episodes of other sitcoms like "Diff'rent Strokes" to having his own Cartoon "Mr. T" to even having cereal sponsorships..

Check out an episode of the "A TEAM" from the first season originally aired in May of 1983, the episode is called "A Nice Place to Visit"



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ALF

**A Fixture on NBC's Monday nights in the late 80's, the TV Series "ALF" was about a furry Alien in a spaceship from the planet MELMAC that crashes into the home of the suburban Tanner family (not to be confused with the "Full House" Tanner family)..

"ALF" was in hiding from a branch of the U.S. military called the "ALIEN TASK FORCE".. ALF seemed to have a few close calls with the nosy neighbors, the OCHMONEKs...

Check out the Very first Episode of "ALF" that aired in the fall of 1986..

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ALF: The Very First Episode

They Might Be Giants - "Don't Let Start"

Forming in LINCOLN, MASS in 1982, THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS emerged onto the scene with the music that was dubbed "GEEK ROCK".. With their quirky, folk-inspired sound, they released several albums, the most successful being 1990's "Flood".. TMBG is now known for recording CHILDREN's albums..

Here is a clip of TMBG during the peak of their career, from their self-titled 1986 album, check out "Don't Let Start"..




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SCI-FI SUNDAY: "V"

**The Television series, "V" made it's way into homes during the 1984 - 1985 TV season and in a brief rerun stint on the SCI-FI CHANNEL.. The series was picked up on the NBC NETWORK during that season as network executives were looking for something different to compete with CBS who's ALL STAR Friday night lineup included the popular "Dukes of Hazzard" and the night-time soaps, "Dallas" and "Falcon Crest" AND ABC who had the family comedy "Webster" and action series "Hawiian Heat" and drama "Matt Houston"..

On Friday nights, NBC already had cop dramas "Miami Vice" and "Hunter", but were seeking something totally different for the 8pm slot and picked up "V"..

"V" was based on a mini-series about aliens that arrive in New York City and appear like humans.. The aliens appear on the United Nations building and are welcomed by the U.S. Government as "visitors".. A reporter named MICHAEL DONOVAN sneaks aboard the "Visitor's" Mothership to discover that beneath the aliens facade, they are in fact carnivarous reptiles that prefer to eat live prey like birds and rodents.. The Visitors gain influence and power within the government and police force with their "Conversion" and mind control powers..

Through all of this, a resistance movement was formed threatening to expose the visitor's true intent to conquor and subdue the Earth, steal the water, and harvest the human race as food..

The Television series centered around this battle between the resistance and the "visitors".. Unfortunately though the TV Series ended in 1985 with a cliffhanger called "The Return" but the series, in fact, never "RETURNED"..

Check out the first episode of the series titled "Liberation Day"..



"V": EPISODE: "LIBERATION DAY"


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RIP PAUL NEWMAN

The World of Entertainment lost a legendary actor on Friday night as PAUL NEWMAN succumbed to cancer at age 83...

Best known for his roles in films like "The Sting", "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof", "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "Cool Hand Luke", and "The Color Of Money" among others, MR. NEWMAN was also a man that donated the proceeds from the sales of his salad dressings and other products to charities.. One of the main charities was an organization called the "Hole in the Wall Group" that provided a residential summer camp for terminally ill children.. MR. NEWMAN also contributed to Catholic Relief Services to aid KOSOVO REFUGEES during the 1990's..

In his later days, films to PAUL NEWMAN's credit included a voiceover in "Cars" and "The Road to Peridition"..