Thelma Adams
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Flashback: The Post's First Annual Turkey Awards
Appeared in print: Nov. 27, 1998 Oh, what a harvest bounty, pilgrims!This year’s feast of Hollywood turkeys has a stellar guest list. Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia...
SEE BOB. SEE BOB MESS UP: NICK'S LITTLE BRITISH HARDHAT SCREWS UP A LOT. BUT SEEING HIS MISTAKES IS REASSURING FOR THE KIDS
TWO years ago, the big surprise of my son's third birthday party was the success of a tape called "Movin' Dirt." We popped it in the VCR and all the...
WHAT MADE 'BLUE'S' DORKY MASTER STEVE BURNS BEHAVE SO BADLY? THELMA ADAMS EXPLAINS...; CLUELESS; STEVE
SIX months ago, I met Steve Burns at Nickelodeon. There were already clues that the 27-year-old "Blues Clues" star was uncomfortable in his green-striped rugby shirt. There was that tattoo....
OHMIGOD! IT'S THE FAB FOUR!
WHEN it comes to British imports, at one extreme is The Beatles and at the other is the ill-fated Mr. Blobby. The BBC believes that a new show for pre-schoolers,...
FAMILY TV'S 7 SMALL; BLESSINGS ...AND, YES, THEY INCLUDE THAT PURPLE DINOSAUR
IN the spirit of my little pilgrim's first Thanksgiving pageant at Brooklyn's Immaculate Heart of Mary, I'd like to give thanks for the blessings of family television in the past...
DISCOVER SHEEP AND A NEW EWE THE WOOLLY HERO LOVES 'SILENCE OF THE LAMBS'
"BARNEY" is the perfect example of a kids' show that no self-respecting parent could enjoy. We tolerate the purple one - and his gaggle of obnoxious hangers-on, children only a...
OUT OF 'TOON;: GROWN UP BUNCH OF 'RATS' ARE KINDA HARD TO HANDLE
NICKELODEON'S new animated show, "As Told By Ginger," could just be the most unintentionally scary show this Halloween season. That's because it takes you into the mind and maelstrom of...
USING HIS (MR.) NOODLE - ACTOR MICHAEL JETER IS TICKLED TO BE ELMO'S BUMBLING BEST FRIEND
IT may ruffle Big Bird's feathers, but Mr. Noodle is "Sesame Street's" fastest rising star. For the past two years, Mr. Noodle has been a featured player in "Elmo's World,"...
THEY KNOW WHAT BOYS LIKE...
GIRLS just wanna have fun and boys just wanna kick butt. Give a boy a Tinker Toy and he'll light an imaginary fuse and toss it like TNT. Three new...
HERE'S A POLITICAL STORY OF 'O'
LET'S travel east of the Sun and west of "The West Wing" to the political-cartoon landscape. I caught the first episode of the Kids' WB new fall show "Generation O!,"...
'HIGHLAND'S A DOWNER AND WOE IS 'WHIPPED'
The last weekend of summer - and there's not much to recommend in the way of family films. So along with the two big flicks that opened this week, we've...
GOOD NEWS FOR ALL BAD GIRLS - CARTOON WORLD'S MINI QUEENS OF MEAN
I'M all for female role models on kids' TV, but let's hear it for the bad girls. There's a brave new world beyond the exemplary Power Puff Girls - and...
THREE CHEERS FOR THE POMPOM CROWD
RECOMMENDED, WITH RESERVATIONS "BRING IT ON" (PG-13): Torrance (Kirsten Dunst of "The Virgin Suicides") has made it to the top of the heap: She's the head cheerleader at San Diego's...
GOD BLESS 'GODZILLA'
PICK OF THE WEEK "GODZILLA" (PG): The prehistoric monster, played by a stunt man in a rubber suit, endures attacks by the Japanese military before saving Tokyo from a shape-shifting...
PBS PUTS ON THE (BIG RED) DOG
NICKELODEON, watch your back! PBS rolls out eight new preschool shows this fall, including a block of Saturday morning programming intended to rival the commerical networks. The new shows are...
THESE 'COWBOYS' CUSS UP A STORM
PICK OF THE WEEK Given the purple language and topics of the films that opened this week, you might want to play it safe this weekend and catch "Chicken Run,"...
YOU'RE NOT ALONE, GEEKS
GROWING up, I didn't fit in. I was not alone. But I couldn't tell that from watching the majority of TV programs. I wanted to be normal like "The Brady...
DISCOVERY ANSWERS THOSE TRICKY QUESTIONS
WHO knew that we all breathe 10 million balloons of air in a lifetime? This is the kind of startling-yet-digestible fact, broadcast on "Sci Trek" that freezes our family in...
'X-MEN' CONQUER ALL
PICK OF THE WEEK: "X-MEN" (PG-13) - Mutants battle humans and each other for breeding rights in director Bryan Singer's incredibly cast adaptation of the Marvel Comics classic. Fighting for...
STEVE BURNS IS THE NEW MR. ROGERS - WITH A GEN-X DIFFERENCE RIGHT THERE ON HIS ARM...
I'D heard from a pal who goes to Steve Burns' gym that he had a tattoo. Who is Steve Burns? For kids, he's a one-named phenom - just Steve. Like...