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Tuesday Jun 23 | Bradenton Herald

In late-night TV, second-bananas not second-rate

Some second bananas who have brightened late-night TV: -Dagmar: Bombshell who became a household name in the early 1950s on "Broadway Open House"; her dumb blonde act became so popular she received 2,000 fan letters a week.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Morey Amsterdam, Dick Van Dyke, Steve Allen

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Residents rate famous W.Va. natives

West Virginia's history has produced a long roster of outstanding people, but is there actually a person who could claim the title "Greatest West Virginian?" Mercer County residents had varying opinions as West Virginia Day approached.

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Related Topix: West Virginia, US Politics, US News, Robert Byrd, US Senate, Democrat, Mercer County, WV, Country, Andy Griffith

Sat Jun 13, 2009

Ain't It Cool News

A new MR. LIMPET? Hrmm...

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Again, the news is dominated by remakes and reboots. This time it's Disney remaking THE INCREDIBLE MR.

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Related Topix: Family, War Movies, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, The Incredible Mr. Limpet

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Cinema Blend News

Enchanted Director Remaking The Incredible Mr. Limpet

The Incredible Mr. Limpet is one of those thoroughly 60s movies that, like Mary Poppins and Bedknobs and Broomsticks , treats the combination of live-action and animation as the kind of revolutionary technology that no audience could see enough of.

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Related Topix: Family, War Movies, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, The Incredible Mr. Limpet

Thu Jun 11, 2009

ComingSoon.net

Kevin Lima Helming The Incredible Mr. Limpet

Enchanted director Kevin Lima is attached to direct Warner Bros.' update of The Incredible Mr.

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Related Topix: Family, War Movies, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Movies, Entertainment

Mon May 11, 2009

Valdosta Daily Times

Fife Life

Many folks still enjoy watching "The Andy Griffith Show," but Sammy Sawyer can claim watching these beloved reruns as part of his job.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, The Andy Griffith Show, Country, Andy Griffith

Tue Apr 14, 2009

What about the plastic animals?

Two Kanab Sights

I'm getting out of sequence here, but the cover story yesterday's New York Times travel section was about southern Utah.

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Related Topix: Kanab, UT, Western, Family, The Apple Dumpling Gang, Comedy Movies

Sun Apr 05, 2009

Glodderby

Continue reading "Quiz: Who is Emmy's biggest undefeated champ?"

Which of the stars below won five Emmys and suffered no losses? See the answer here .

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Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Comedy, Boston Legal, Murphy Brown, Drama, Candice Bergen

Tue Feb 24, 2009

Associated Content

The Nervous Deputy

Don Knotts passed away on Friday, February 24, 2006 of complications from lung cancer.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, The Andy Griffith Show, Country, Andy Griffith

Sun Feb 15, 2009

The Strand

The ghost is Mr. Chicken

As I meet him for an interview in a Yorkville coffee shop, comedian Don Knotts, in town promoting his new film Mr.

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Related Topix: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, Family, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies

Fri Feb 06, 2009

Rational Review

Fear itself, and the deadly varieties of state terrorism

Fear itself, and the deadly varieties of state terrorism Source: The Power of Narrative Author: Arthur Silber Posted on 02.06.09 by Thomas L. Knapp "I recall a beloved friend recounting for me, several decades ...

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Related Topix: Country, Andy Griffith

Sun Dec 28, 2008

EntertainmentWeekly

TV Review: Classic TV that's near perfect?

My candidate for this evening's viewing? The Andy Griffith Show , with six episodes airing tonight on TV Land .

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, The Andy Griffith Show, Country, Andy Griffith

Wed Dec 17, 2008

Valdosta Daily Times

Christian comedian Dennis Swanberg performs Sunday

Dennis Swanberg's comedy career began with Deputy Barney Fife. As a youngster, he would do impersonations of Don Knotts' character from "The Andy Griffith Show." That impersonation blossomed into dozens of ...

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, The Andy Griffith Show, Country, Andy Griffith

KSDK NewsChannel 5

St. Louisans write book about 'Andy Griffith Show' actor

Two life-long fans of Don Knotts, who played Deputy Barney Fife on 'The Andy Griffith Show', have written a new book about the star called 'The Incredible Mr.

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Related Topix: Country, Andy Griffith

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