document_title: What's Happening!!

question_text: who played the father on what's happening

question_tokens: who played the father on what 's happening

text: What's Happening!!

text: Premise[edit]

text: What's Happening!! follows the lives of three working-class African-American teens living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. The show stars Ernest Thomas as Roger "Raj" Thomas, Haywood Nelson as Dwayne Nelson, and Fred Berry as Freddy "Rerun" Stubbs. Co-starring are Danielle Spencer as Roger's younger sister Dee; Mabel King as Roger and Dee's mother Mabel; and Shirley Hemphill as Shirley Wilson, a waitress at Rob's Place, the neighborhood restaurant where the boys are regular patrons. Recurring characters include Rob (Earl Billings), owner of Rob's Place; and Miss Collins (Fritzi Burr), a sarcastic history teacher and the sponsor of the school newspaper.

text: Characters[edit]

text: Principal cast[edit]

text: Roger "Raj" Thomas (Ernest Thomas), the show's protagonist, is a teenager living in Watts with his divorced mother Mabel and his younger sister Dee. Raj is an intelligent, well-mannered young man who sports large black horn-rimmed glasses and aspires to be a writer. Many episodes involve Raj taking steps to pursue his dream, from saving up for a screenwriting course or a typewriter to trying to impress a TV producer. Eventually, he graduates from high school, moves out, and attends college (ostensibly the University of Southern California). Raj is known for his trademark high-pitched laugh. Raj has some unique dance moves, such as placing his chin on his fist like “The Thinker” pose.

text: Frederick (Freddy) "Rerun" Stubbs (Fred Berry) is an overweight, bumbling, comedic young man, commonly seen wearing a red beret and matching suspenders. He is often teased by his friends for being overweight and unintelligent. However, Rerun is a very skilled dancer and is commonly seen entering dance contests or trying to get on TV commercials. He is nicknamed "Rerun" because, due to his failing grades in school, "every summer he has to go to school to rerun the stuff he did all winter." In the third season, Rerun shares an apartment with Raj and works as a page for ABC. His trademark phrase is "WHAT'S HAPPENING?!?!?!?!"

text: Dwayne Clemens Nelson (Haywood Nelson) is the youngest member of the trio. Dwayne has an unassuming, good-natured demeanor and suffers from debilitating shyness and acute fear of the dark. While Rerun attempts to enter dance contests and Roger aggressively pursues his dream of becoming a famous writer, Dwayne's plotlines often deal with his problems with girls, bullies, and uncertain future. Dwayne's character is well known for his greeting, "Hey, hey, hey!" (with an emphasis on the second "hey"). His other trademark catchphrase is when he utters "Uh-Uhn" when he denies or refuses something. Dwayne is the only character who appears in every episode of What's Happening!!

text: Mabel Thomas (Mabel King) is Raj's "large-and-in-charge" mother. She is typically the voice of wisdom, and the parental authority over not only Raj and Dee, but Dwayne and Rerun as well. Mabel's ex-husband drifts in and out of her life during the first season. Her role became less important in later episodes until eventually she disappeared from the show, though her character was never really written out and still mentioned off-screen. Supposedly, King disagreed with the show's concept and direction and decided to leave the show. Her trademark phrase is "This is true" when agreeing with something said.

text: Dee Thomas (Danielle Spencer) is Raj's younger sibling. She personifies the typical "annoying little sister." She is bratty, keen, shrewd, and obsessed with making money, usually by blackmailing her brother and his friends a quarter at a time. As the series progressed and Dee grew older, her caustic personality mellowed into a sly sense of sarcasm. While Dee still enjoyed scamming Raj out of a quarter every so often, she became more likable and got along better with him. After Raj moved into an apartment in the third season, Dee remained in the Thomas house with waitress Shirley moving in to help out. Her trademark phrase is "Ooooohh, I'm tellin' Mama!" or "Ooooohh, you're gonna get it!" when she witnesses or hears about a wrongdoing, especially by her brother. Her favorite food is peanut butter. Her birthday is September 17.

text: Shirley Wilson (Shirley Hemphill) is a portly waitress at the neighborhood restaurant Rob's Place, where the main cast is regular patrons. She is a brash person who likes to take shots at the boys, and most often clashes with Rerun (with both Shirley and Rerun being overweight, they exchange "fat jokes"). Some episodes turn the spotlight briefly on Shirley and her joys and sorrows. Shirley moves into the Thomas residence in the last season to be a guardian to Dee after Raj moves out and Mrs. Thomas leaves to tend to a sick relative.

text: Recurring characters[edit]

text: Bill Thomas (Thalmus Rasulala) is Mabel's ex-husband and the father of Roger and Dee. He divorced Mabel, ran out on his family, and became a shady character. When he first appears, he tries to con Mabel out of money. Later episodes in which he appears depict him in a more positive light and culminate with his marriage to Lee Henderson (Lee Chamberlin). After his marriage, Bill was never seen again on the show, although he is mentioned. On follow-up series What's Happening Now!!, he guest starred in that show's Season 2 premiere episode "Nadine's Surprise". In that particular episode, it was explained that him and Roger had a strained relationship since he remarried and the latter's wife Nadine had planned a surprise reunion because Bill was planning to make amends with his estranged son.

text: Gene "Rabbit" Walker (Ray Vitte) is a political-science major at the University of Southern California, and a track-team member. He appears in two first-season episodes as a boarder at the Thomas home, renting Dee's bedroom. In his first appearance, he is referred to as "Dean" which is even written on the end credits. Gene took a liking to Dee, giving her the nickname "Small Portion". In another episode his character is mentioned as being away (although his name was not given) so Mrs. Thomas offered his room to Dee's ex-con pen-pal.

text: Detective "Big Earl" Barnett (John Welsh) is a police detective who lives in the apartment building Raj and Rerun move into in the third and final season.

text: "Little Earl" Barnett (David Hollander) is Big Earl's son. He has a huge crush on Dee, who is about 5 years his senior.

text: Rob (Earl Billings) is the owner of Rob's Place.

text: Terry "Snake" Simpson (Leland Smith) is a basketball player whom Roger tutored. He eventually became a friend of Roger, Dwayne, and Rerun.

text: Miss Collins (Fritzi Burr) is a high-school teacher. She admired Roger, but had trouble with Rerun.

text: Marvin (Bryan O'Dell) is the boys' high-school classmate. He was a reporter for the school paper and was sometimes seen at Rob's Place.

text: Leon (Henry Robinson) made two appearances as a Rob's customer in "Shirley's a Mother" and as a strong arm gangster who bets on Rerun's disco dance abilities in "Disco Dollar Disaster".

text: Diane Harris (Debbi Morgan) is another classmate of Roger, Dwayne, and Rerun. For the first two seasons she was frequently seen in the classroom or at Rob's Place with them, and at a birthday party for Roger. (In the pilot episode, she was referred to as "Diane Stewart".)

text: Larry Nelson (Greg Morris) is Dwayne's father, a local politician.

text: Notable guest stars[edit]

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The Doobie Brothers appeared as themselves to perform a concert at Jefferson High (which was portrayed as the Doobies' alma mater), where Raj, Rerun, and Dwayne attend. Incidentally, one of the band's members (Patrick Simmons) stated he remembered Rerun from one of his old classes, saying "Glad you came back!" Rerun responded, "Came back? I'm still here!".
Actor Theodore Wilson made three appearances on What's Happening!! as three different characters: in the pilot episode he played the father of a classmate named Betty who hosted a house party without her parents' permission; a card player alongside Mabel's employer, who gambled away his wife's jewelry but pointed the finger at Mabel as a coverup; and as bootlegging criminal Al Dunbar, who forced Rerun to illegally record the Doobie Brothers concert.
Actress Chip Fields appeared on What's Happening!! as two different characters: Shirley's pregnant sister Norma; and Rerun's sister Donna, with whom (and her husband Ike) Rerun lived before moving in with Raj.
The dance group The Lockers appeared in the first season as a group called "The Rockets" that Rerun auditioned to perform with on TV. (Fred Berry was an original member of the Lockers.) Wolfman Jack also made an appearance in this episode.
Sorrell Booke, Hazzard County's corrupt commissioner Boss Hogg from The Dukes of Hazzard, appears in the Season Three episode "Basketball Brain," as an agent of the star basketball player whom Roger is tutoring.
Actor Tim Reid appeared as Dr. Claymore in the episode "It's All in Your Head".
Future Academy Award winner Irene Cara guest-starred as Rerun's would-be immigrant bride Maria in the episode "Rerun Gets Married."
Musician and actor Slim Gaillard appeared as Al in the episode "The Thomas Treasure" (March 16, 1979).

text: Series changes[edit]

text: During the second season, using the show's first season success as leverage, Fred Berry demanded a higher salary and better studio accommodations for the actors. The accommodations issue eventually led to a full-fledged walkout by Berry and Thomas during the second-season episode "If I'm Elected" (leaving Haywood Nelson to carry the entire episode, with Shirley Hemphill stepping in to a much more featured role).[3] The dispute was quickly settled, and both returned the following episode. In addition, Mabel King had a much-reduced role in the series during the second season, largely due to creative differences with the producers (she wanted the Roger and Dee characters to have married parents, rather than divorced). Her character, Mama, was not written out of the show, but rather limited to brief appearances on set (where she would say she was "leaving for work" or "going to the store"), or mentioned in passing by other characters as being "at work."

text: The show changed significantly in the third season, with Raj and Rerun graduating high school (Rerun after seven years), with the two moving into their own apartment near the University of Southern California. Mabel King finally left the show, and Shirley moved into the Thomas household as a boarder and Dee's guardian. Also, several new recurring characters were introduced. The first was a basketball player whom Roger tutored, nicknamed "The Snake," (played by Leland Smith). The other characters were Caucasian detective "Big Earl" Barnett (played by Johnathan Welsh) and his son "Little Earl" Barnett (played by David Hollander), who were neighbors in the apartment building where Roger and Rerun lived.

text: Also, during the third season (1978-79), Berry again threatened to strike, not appearing in the third-season episode "Dee, the Cheerleader." Thomas again joined Berry and threatened to strike, leading to a contentious meeting with the executive producers, who opted to cancel the series, rather than give a pay raise to the stars.[4]

text: What's Happening!! aired its last episode on April 28, 1979. A year later, Hemphill starred in her own sitcom, One In A Million, which premiered in January, 1980, and ended on July 23, 1980, after being on ABC for a few months.[5]

text: Ratings[edit]

text: What's Happening!! was a modest ratings success:

text:
Season
Time slot (ET)
Rank
Rating[6]

1976-1977
Thursday at 8:30-9:00 PM (Episodes 1-4, 10-21)
Saturday at 8:30-9:00 PM (Episodes 5-9)
25
20.9

1977-1978
Thursday at 8:30-9:00 PM (Episodes 1-15, 22)
Saturday at 8:00-8:30 PM (Episodes 16-20)
Thursday at 8:00-8:30 PM (Episode 21)
N/A

1978-1979
Thursday at 8:30-9:00 PM (Episodes 1-12)
Friday at 8:30-9:00 PM (Episodes 13-18)
Saturday at 8:00-8:30 PM (Episodes 19-22)
28
19.8 (Tied with Monday Night Football)

text: Success and What's Happening Now!![edit]

text: The show was a modest success in its network run, despite some serious production problems, and repeats of the show's 65 episodes did reasonably well in syndication. In some markets, the show was perceived to appeal to both children and adults in a similar way to The Brady Bunch and Happy Days. The show was often aired in transitional hours where stations would go from cartoons to evening sitcoms. In a few markets the show actually had higher ratings in syndication than during the network run. With this success in mind, a revival of the show was produced entitled What's Happening Now!! It ran from 1985 to 1988 in first-run syndication.

text: DVD releases[edit]

text: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released all three seasons of What's Happening!!

text: On August 27, 2013, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to various television series from the Sony Pictures library including What's Happening!![7] On September 2, 2014 they re-released the first two seasons on DVD.[8]

text: On April 21, 2015, Mill Creek released a budget-priced complete series set, a 6-disc set featuring all 65 episodes.[9]

text:
DVD Name
Ep #
Release Date

The Complete 1st Season
21
February 3, 2004
September 2, 2014 (re-release)

The Complete 2nd Season
22
October 5, 2004
September 2, 2014 (re-release)

The Complete 3rd Season
22
August 23, 2005

The Complete Series
65
June 10, 2008
April 21, 2015 (re-release)

text: Syndication[edit]

text: The show was syndicated on many local channels (with all 66 episodes of sequel series What's Happening Now!! joining the syndication package in the fall of 1988 to total 131 episodes) and continued in an on-again, off-again manner until 2009.

text: BET reran both series from September 20, 1993 to October 27, 1995.

text: TV Land reran the show during the 2005–2006 season.

text: As of March 1, 2013, cable network TV One shows reruns of What's Happening!!

text: On December 2, 2013, the newly rebranded Encore Black channel started airing What's Happening!!

text: Starting January 2, 2017, the digital broadcast network Antenna TV began airing the original series for the first time.


document_title: Yellow brick road

question_text: whats at the end of the yellow brick road

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text: Yellow brick road

text: Road's history[edit]

text: The following is an excerpt from the third chapter of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which Dorothy sets off to see the Wizard:

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text: ..."There were several roads near by, but it did not take Dorothy long to find the one paved with yellow bricks. Within a short time she was walking briskly toward the Emerald City; her Silver Shoes tinkling merrily on the hard, yellow road-bed ".

text: The road is first introduced in the third chapter of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The road begins in the heart of the eastern quadrant called Munchkin Country in the Land of Oz. It functions as a guideline that leads all who follow it, to the road's ultimate destination—the imperial capital of Oz called Emerald City that is located in the exact center of the entire continent. In the book, the novel's main protagonist, Dorothy, is forced to search for the road before she can begin her quest to seek the Wizard. This is because the cyclone from Kansas did not release her farmhouse closely near it as it did in the various film adaptations. After the council with the native Munchkins and their dear friend the Good Witch of the North, Dorothy begins looking for it and sees many pathways and roads nearby, (all of which lead in various directions). Thankfully it doesn't take her too long to spot the one paved with bright yellow bricks.

text: Later in the book, Dorothy and her companions, the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman and Cowardly Lion discover that the road has fallen into disrepair in some parts of the land, having several broken chasms ending at dangerous cliffs with deadly drops. In the end of the book we learn the road's history; unlike in Walt Disney's prequel film Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), the Emerald City and yellow brick road did not exist prior to Oz's arrival. When Oscar Diggs arrived in Oz via hot air-balloon that had been swept away in a storm, the people of the land were convinced he was a great "Wizard" who had finally come to fulfill Oz's long-awaited prophecy. Since the recent fall of Oz's mortal King Pastoria, and the mysterious disappearance of his baby daughter Princess Ozma, Oscar immediately proclaimed himself as Oz's new dominant ruler and had his people build the road as well as the city in his honor.

text: In the second Oz book, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Tip and his companion Jack Pumpkinhead, likewise follow a yellow brick road to reach Emerald City while traveling from Oz's northern quadrant, the Gillikin Country.[1] In the book The Patchwork Girl of Oz, it is revealed that there are two yellow brick roads from Munchkin Country to the Emerald City: according to the Shaggy Man, Dorothy took the longer and more dangerous one in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.[1]

text: In the classic 1939 film, a red brick road can be seen starting at the same point as the yellow brick road and is entwined with it, despite seemingly going in a different direction. This version of the road does not exist in Baum's books. Also, at the cornfield where Dorothy meets and befriends the Scarecrow, there is a fork in the yellow brick road leading in different directions. Luckily they choose the correct one of the three branches that leads to Emerald City.

text: In Disney's 1985 live action semi-sequel to the 1939 movie Return to Oz, Dorothy returns to Oz six months after being sent back home to Kansas from her first visit. Upon her second arrival she finds the yellow brick road in ruins by the hands of the evil Nome King who also conquered the Emerald City. In the end, it is presumed that after she defeats him and saves the city and its citizens, the road is restored as well.

text: Real yellow brick roads[edit]

text: The actual road is believed to be one in Peekskill, New York, where L. Frank Baum attended Peekskill Military Academy.[2] According to a local legend, the Yellow Brick Road was derived from a road paved with yellow bricks near Holland, Michigan, where Baum spent summers.[citation needed] Ithaca, New York, also makes a claim for being Frank Baum's inspiration. He opened a road tour of his musical, The Maid of Arran, in Ithaca, and he met his future wife Maud Gage Baum while she was attending Cornell University. At the time, yellow bricks paved local roads.[3] Yellow brick roads can also be found in Aberdeen, South Dakota; Albany, New York; Rossville (Baltimore County), Maryland; Montclair, New Jersey (Parkhurst Place and Afterglow Way); Bronxville, New York (on Prescott and Valley roads); Chicago, Illinois; Liberal, Kansas; Sedan, Kansas and Chittenango, New York, as well as a school in Abington, Pennsylvania, and abroad in Sofia, Bulgaria.

text: Two direct, and the only published, references to the origin of the Yellow Brick Road came from Baum's own descendants: his son Frank Joslyn Baum in To Please A Child and the other by Roger S. Baum, the great-grandson of L. Frank Baum who stated, "Most people don't realize that the Wizard of Oz was written in Chicago, and the Yellow Brick Road was named after winding cobblestone roads in Holland, Michigan, where great-grandfather spent vacations with his family."

text: Dallas, Texas makes a claim that Baum once stayed at a downtown hotel during his newspaper career (located near what is now the Triple Underpass) at a time when the streets were paved with wooden blocks of Bois D'Arc also known as Osage Orange. Supposedly, after a rainstorm the sun came out and he saw a bright yellow brick road from the window of his room.

text: The Vision Oz Fund was established in November 2009 to raise funds that will be used to help increase the awareness, enhancement, and further development of Oz-related attractions and assets in Wamego, Kansas. The first fundraiser is underway and includes selling personalized engraved yellow bricks, which will become part of the permanent walkway (aka "The Yellow Brick Road") in downtown Wamego.[4]

text: In popular culture[edit]

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Inspired the title, artwork, and title song of Elton John's 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
Inspired the title of the song by American musician, artist and poet Don Van Vliet, also known as Captain Beefheart, on his 1967 album Safe as Milk.
Inspired the title of the 2010 horror film YellowBrickRoad.
A song by Arctic Monkeys is called "Old Yellow Bricks."
Commenting on the song "The Sweet Escape," singer Gwen Stefani stated that it would put her "on the yellow brick road to the No Doubt record I might do."[5]
Oprah Winfrey has referred to her success as a "yellow brick road of blessings" during both the announcement of the decision to end her talk show and the farewell episode.[6][7]
Angus and Julia Stone also referred to the Yellow Brick Road in a song of the same name.
The American band Breaking Benjamin also referred to the Yellow Brick Road in their song "Home".
In "Gypsy", a song from Lady Gaga's Artpop, she sings "So I just packed my baggage and / Said goodbye to family and friends / And took a road to nowhere on my own / Like Dorothy on the yellow brick / Hope my ruby shoes get us there quick."[8]
The band Muse use a sample of "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" in the outro of their 2015 song Reapers.
Inspired the title of the famous ice cream shop Yellow Brick Road in Brick, NJ.[9]
Eminem used "Yellow Brick Road" as title to the track number 4 from his album Encore, which portrays his childhood.
The road also appears in "Lego Dimensions", where the main characters: Batman, Gandalf, and Wyldstyle arrive at and they encounter Dorothy and her group along with the Wicked Witch of the West. Later, fragments of the road were summon to help the trio reach Foundation Prime's palace.

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document_title: I Can Only Imagine (film)

question_text: who played bart millard in i can only imagin

text: I Can Only Imagine (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Coming from a home with an abusive father, 10-year-old Bart Millard is dropped off at a Christian camp by his mother, where he meets Shannon. Upon his return from camp, Bart finds his mother has left and movers are removing her belongings, leading to a physical confrontation with his father Arthur, who takes custody of him.

text: Years later, Millard is in Lakeside high school and dating Shannon. Hoping to impress his father, he begins playing football. However, he is injured, breaking both ankles and ending his career. In order to make up the credits he would miss from football, he signs up for music class, the only available class left. Initially, Millard is assigned to be a sound technician. After the director catches him singing in the empty auditorium of Lakeside high school, she casts him as Curly, the lead role in the school production of Oklahoma. He doesn't tell his father of his role in the play, and while Bart has risen to the singing demands of the part, Arthur subsequently collapses with severe abdominal pain, but refuses to tell Bart or Shannon about his cancer diagnosis. The following morning, Millard voices his frustrations with his father and is assaulted by his father, who smashes a plate over his head. Shannon presses Bart to open up, but he responds by breaking up with her and leaving to seek his fortune in the city after graduation.

text: Millard then connects with the band who would become MercyMe, and eventually attracts the attention of Christian music producer Scott Brickell (Trace Adkins), who coaches Millard and gets them a showcase in Nashville, leading to meetings with Amy Grant (Nicole DuPort) and Michael W. Smith (Jake B. Miller). Millard has been unable to reconcile with Shannon, who rejects his invitation to tour with the band to their upcoming Nashville showcase. While the band felt their performance was the best of their career, industry representatives reject the band as not being good enough to sell records. In despair, Millard quits the band. After talking with Brickell, who encourages him to resolve his issues with his father, Millard rejoins the band but asks they wait for him to confront his father and settle the conflict before they play again.

text: Millard returns home and is greeted enthusiastically by his father, who prepares breakfast for him the next morning. His father claims to have become a Christian, but Bart is initially skeptical and rejects his father's offer to start over. In anger, Arthur takes a baseball bat and hits his old Jeep, which he had hoped to repair with his son. As Bart prepares to leave, he finds out his father has terminal cancer. Bart and his father reconcile and form a deep bond before Arthur dies of his illness.

text: After his father's funeral, Millard rejoins the band and writes "I Can Only Imagine". Brickell sends the demo tape to several artists, including Grant, who, deeply moved by the song, asks to record it herself as her next single. The band accepts Grant's offer. Millard is seated in the audience when Grant intends to unveil the song live in concert. However, Grant decides that Millard should be the one to sing the song, and offers it back to him, calling him to the microphone to sing it before the large audience. Millard's unexpected performance is wildly applauded and he reunites with Shannon, who had also been in attendance at the concert. The band releases the song as their first single, achieving success on Christian and mainstream radio.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
J. Michael Finley as Bart Millard

Brody Rose as Young Bart

Dennis Quaid as Arthur Millard, Bart's father
Cloris Leachman as Meemaw, Bart's grandmother
Madeline Carroll as Shannon, Bart's girlfriend

Taegen Burns as Young Shannon

Trace Adkins as Scott Brickell, MercyMe's manager
Priscilla Shirer as Mrs. Fincher, Bart's teacher
Nicole DuPort as Amy Grant
Jake B. Miller as Michael W. Smith
Mark Furze as Nathan

text: Production[edit]

text: This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2018)

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text: The film was announced in December 2016.[4] Dennis Quaid joined the cast in January 2017.[5] Broadway actor J. Michael Finley makes his film debut as Bart Millard.[1] The same month, it was announced that the film was slated for release in the spring of 2018.[5] In August 2017, Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions signed on as distributors for the film for a nationwide release in the United States.[1][6]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: As of May 13, 2018[update], I Can Only Imagine has grossed $82.4 million in the United States, and Canada and $1.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $83.5 million, against a production budget of $7 million.[2] It is the third-highest grossing music biopic of all-time in the United States, behind Straight Outta Compton and Walk the Line.[7]

text: The film was released on March 16, 2018, alongside Tomb Raider and Love, Simon, and was originally projected to gross $2–4 million from 1,620 theaters in its opening weekend.[8] However, after making $6.2 million on its first day (including $1.3 million from Thursday night previews), weekend estimates were increased to $14 million.[9] It ended up grossing $17.1 million, exceeding expectations and finishing third at the box office behind Black Panther and Tomb Raider. 67% of the opening weekend audience was female while 80% was over the age of 35.[10] It was the fourth best-ever opening for a faith-based film, following The Passion of the Christ ($83.8 million), Son of God ($25.6 million) and Heaven Is for Real ($22.5 million).[11] In its second weekend the film was added to 624 additional theaters and dropped just 19% to $13.8 million, again finishing third.[12] It was added to another 395 venues and finished fourth in its third weekend, making $10.4 million (including $3 million on Easter Sunday).[13] The film will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and available at iTunes Store and Google Play Store, June 5, 2018.

text: Critical response[edit]

text: On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 70% based on 23 reviews, and an average rating of 6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "I Can Only Imagine's message will have the most impact among Christian audiences, but overall, its performances and storytelling represent a notable evolution in faith-based cinema."[14] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 29 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[15] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale, one of fewer than 80 films in the history of the service to earn such a score.[9]

text: The Arizona Republic's James Ward gave the film 4/5 stars and wrote, "Too often faith-based films — say anything with Kirk Cameron or the terrible God's Not Dead series — tend to preach to the choir or hector their audience. The Erwins’ films — I Can Only Imagine definitely among them — are more inclusive, charitable of spirit and hopeful, all qualities that are always appreciated, be they rooted in Christian faith or otherwise."[16] David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a "C–" saying: "There’s a reason why all of these movies are so amateurishly made; why they all end with links to religious websites; why they all look like they were shot on an iPhone by a Walmart-brand Janusz Kaminski who lit each interior like the white light of heaven was streaming through every window...Art can be affirmation, but affirmation cannot be art."[17]


document_title: Hot in Cleveland

question_text: who played joy's mother on hot in cleveland

question_tokens: who played joy 's mother on hot in cleveland

text: Hot in Cleveland

text: Synopsis[edit]

text: The series centers on three aging entertainment industry veterans from Los Angeles, Melanie (Valerie Bertinelli), Joy (Jane Leeves), and Victoria (Wendie Malick). The three women find a more welcoming and less shallow and youth-obsessed community in Cleveland, Ohio, where, as seen in the pilot episode, their Paris-bound plane makes an emergency landing. They decide to stay and lease a home where a sassy caretaker Elka (Betty White) still lives in the guest house.

text: Cast and characters [edit]

text: Main cast[edit]

text: Valerie Bertinelli as Melanie Hope Moretti, a writer and mother of college-age kids Will and Jenna. Depressed by her divorce, she boards a plane to Paris in the pilot episode to find love. However, when the plane makes an emergency landing in Cleveland, Melanie loves the city and its people so much that she decides to stay. Melanie discovers she is pregnant at the end of season 4 with Alec's baby; however, it turns out that she has a brain tumor, which caused symptoms that affected her pregnancy test.[4][5]

text: Jane Leeves as Rejoyla "Joy" Scroggs, a never-married beautician, known as the "Eyebrow Queen of Beverly Hills", who counts among her clients stars such as Oprah Winfrey and Ryan Seacrest.[4] Joy's mother, who lives in England, is highly critical of her.[4][5] She had a son, Owen, when she was 15, but put him up for adoption.[6] In the first season finale, Joy receives a message from her son, but a tornado prevents her from contacting him.[7] Her son finally comes to visit her in Season 2, with disastrous results. At the end of season 3 a baby is left on the women's doorstep. This baby is revealed in season 4 as Joy's grandson Wilbur. At the end of season 4, Joy's "Baby-Daddy" Simon shows up and wants to get back together. Joy eventually marries her quirky boss, Bob, in the series finale.

text: Wendie Malick as Victoria Chase, a six-time-divorced, Daytime Emmy and Oscar Award-winning[8] soap opera star who is famous for playing the lead role of Honor St. Raven in the 27-year running show, Edge of Tomorrow. With the show recently canceled, Victoria laments that her only career opportunities are playing Megan Fox's grandmother[4][5] and Melanie Griffith's mother[9] (in separate projects), and promoting adult underpants in Japan.[10] She has also appeared in numerous Lifetime movies, the titles of which she brings up throughout the series. Her jobs in Cleveland have included high school drama teacher and reporter for Oh Hi, Ohio, a local news magazine program. In Season 4, she stars in a fictional Woody Allen movie, later marrying her co-star Emmett Lawson while he is in prison. Also in Season 4, someone reveals her real age, but it is bleeped and the character's mouth is obscured. She has two daughters, Emmy (an actress) and Oscar (a journalist), and one son named Tony (a software developer). She is sworn enemies with Susan Lucci and has fought Melanie Griffith.

text: Betty White as Elka Ostrovsky, an elderly Polish caretaker whose judgmental retorts to the other women in the pilot reveal an astringent demeanor and allude to a storied life, including escaping from the Nazis, an active sex life, heavy drinking, and possible marijuana use.[5] It is revealed in the first season finale that her late husband had mob connections, and that the smell of marijuana came from the polish of his stolen goods. In the season 2 finale her "dead" husband surprisingly shows up at her wedding to Fred. White was only expected to have a guest role in the pilot episode, but her performance was so well-received that the producers decided to make her a regular.[11] During season 3, her age is revealed. At least once in several episodes she says, "I'm 90." A running joke on the series is Elka's ability to attract men better than Joy does. Elka is elected to a Cleveland City Council seat in Season 5.

text: Recurring cast[edit]

text:
Wayne Knight as Rick (season 1–2), the women's neighbor and a reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Rick has slept with Joy, but professes in Season 2 that he is more attracted to Melanie.
Carl Reiner as Max (season 1–3, 5), Elka's on-again/off-again (mostly off) boyfriend.
Susan Lucci (season 1–3; 5), as a fictionalized version of herself. A rival of Victoria's from their soap opera days, who is constantly competing with her.
Huey Lewis as Johnny Revere (season 1–3, 6), a famous musician who has an on/off sexual relationship with Victoria that dates back many years. Though the two have genuine affection for each other, career pursuits always got in the way of a lasting relationship. In the series finale, the two finally decide to settle down, and they get engaged.
Joe Jonas as Will (season 1–3), Melanie's son, who is in college.
Juliet Mills as Philippa (season 1; 4–5), Joy's uptight and critical mother
Michael McMillian as Owen (season 2–6), Joy's son from a teenage pregnancy, whom she gave up for adoption. He has his own illegitimate son, Wilbur, in the fourth season.
Jennifer Love Hewitt as Emmy Chase (season 2–3; 5), Victoria's actress daughter. In the fifth season, it is revealed she is married and eight months pregnant with a daughter, named Melon, to whom she gives birth in the same episode. She played a cop named Cole in the TV series Cole's Law.
John Mahoney as Roy (season 2–3; 5), a waiter who flirts with Elka in season two. In season three, he fakes a murder investigation to get closer to Elka. The two start dating, and go on many adventures, including skydiving. They break up after Roy's mother disapproves of Elka, but get back together in season 5, albeit briefly.
Buck Henry as Fred (season 2–3), Elka's fiancé in season 2. Their wedding is halted before they say their vows after Elka's "dead" husband shockingly shows up.
James Patrick Stuart as Colin Cooper (season 2–3), Victoria's co-anchor on Oh Hi, Ohio, whom she finds annoying. He has an off/on relationship with Joy throughout the second and third seasons.
Jon Lovitz as Artie Firestone (season 2–3), a mentally unstable billionaire who is heir to the Firestone family fortune. In season two, while disowned by his family and homeless, he became engaged to Joy so she could get her green card. In season three, he began taking medication for his mental illness and was welcomed back into the Firestone family. The character's name and personal fortune is a reference to another character played by Lovitz, Artie Ziff, on The Simpsons.
Georgia Engel as Mamie-Sue Johnson (season 3–6), a naïve friend of Elka's. She and Elka run an illegal pharmacy in the fourth season.
Dave Foley as Detective Bob Moore (season 4–6), Joy's strange employer at a private detective agency where she works as a college intern. He quickly becomes infatuated with Joy. By Season 6, Joy finally reciprocates the feelings and the two get engaged. They get married and adopt a baby girl in the series finale.
Craig Ferguson as Simon (season 4–6), Joy's former lover, Owen's father, and Wilbur's grandfather, who comes back into her life unexpectedly.
Jay Harrington as Alec (season 4–5), Melanie's boss and love interest in the fourth season. He and Melanie break up amicably, so that he can have the chance to be a father.
Heather Locklear as Chloe (season 4), Alec's ex-wife who is still his business partner.
Alan Dale as Emmett Lawson (season 4), Victoria's on-screen and off-screen love interest during the fourth season. He proposes to Victoria, but is soon arrested for tax fraud. He and Victoria marry in prison in the season finale, but he escapes from prison disguised as her. He faked his death and is presumably still alive in a remote area of the world, but Victoria has decided to move on without him.
Eddie Cibrian as Sean (season 4), Joy's fireman love interest.
Tim Daly as Mitch Turner (season 5), Joy's new boss after he takes over the detective agency from Bob. He later becomes Joy's boyfriend.
Bill Bellamy as Councilman Powell (season 5), a wheelchair-bound, former Ohio State University football star who holds a city council seat that Elka seeks.

text: Guest stars[edit]

text: Season 1[edit]

text: Guest stars during the first season included Shirley Knight as Melanie's overprotective mother, Loretta;[12] Hal Linden as Victoria's womanizing actor father, Alex; singer Joe Jonas as Melanie's son, Will;[13] Carl Reiner as Max, Elka's boyfriend;[12] Bil Dwyer as Melanie's ex-husband Anders; and Juliet Mills as Joy's critical mother, Philippa. Other first season guest stars include John Schneider, Wayne Knight, Robert Gant, Huey Lewis,[12] Amy Yasbeck, Tim Conway, Mark Indelicato, David Starzyk, Gary Anthony Williams, Dave Foley and Susan Lucci.[14]

text: Season 2[edit]

text: For the second season, Mary Tyler Moore guest starred in the season premiere as Elka's jail cellmate, in the wake of the latter's arrest in the first season finale. This marked the first time since 1977, when The Mary Tyler Moore Show ended, that White and Moore had worked together.[15] Sherri Shepherd appeared in two episodes as the judge in Elka's competency case.[16] David Starzyk, John Schneider, Huey Lewis, Wayne Knight and Carl Reiner all reprised their roles from season 1. Bonnie Franklin also guest starred as Melanie's ex-boyfriend's mother, Franklin reuniting with One Day at a Time co-star Valerie Bertinelli. On July 20, 2011, Doris Roberts appeared as Lydia Dombrosky, Elka's nemesis. Jennifer Love Hewitt guest starred as Victoria's daughter Emmy, while Michael McMillian appeared as Joy's son, Owen. Buck Henry appeared in multiple episodes as Elka's love interest and eventual fiancé. Jimmy Kimmel, Susan Lucci, and Melanie Griffith made guest appearances as themselves. Michael E. Knight, Jon Lovitz, Isaiah Mustafa, Monica Horan, Frank Caliendo, Cedric the Entertainer, Darnell Williams and Jane Leeves' Frasier co-stars Peri Gilpin and John Mahoney also appeared on the show as guest stars. Don Rickles made a surprise appearance as Elka's dead husband in the Season 2 finale, "Elka's Wedding".

text: Season 3[edit]

text: Season three features guest stars such as series producer Sean Hayes as a hand model boyfriend of Victoria's, Gilles Marini as Captain Lebeau, Kathie Lee Gifford, Sandra Bernhard, Don Rickles as Elka's late husband Bob, who faked his death, John Mahoney (Leeves' former Frasier costar) as Roy, Elka's boyfriend, and Laura San Giacomo as Melanie's estranged sister, and Baron Davis and Josh Cribbs as themselves. In addition to Mary Tyler Moore guest starring in the second season premiere, the third season saw Betty White reunite with Ed Asner and Georgia Engel in two different episodes. The season includes the return of guests Jennifer Love Hewitt, Susan Lucci, Huey Lewis, Joe Jonas and Jon Lovitz.[17] Cybill Shepherd, Curtis Armstrong, Doug Savant, Kristin Chenoweth, Barry Bostwick, Dan Cortese, Lee Corso, Regis Philbin, Joan Rivers, and David Spade --who had co-starred with Malick in Just Shoot Me, as had San Giacomo -- also make guest appearances in the third season.

text: Season 4[edit]

text: Season four recurring guests include Heather Locklear as Chloe, Jay Harrington as Alec, and Alan Dale as Emmett. Other guest stars include Craig Ferguson, who plays the ex-boyfriend that left Joy when she became pregnant, Eddie Cibrian as Sean, Fred Willard as Dr. Hill, and Gary Anthony Sturgis as Officer Davenport, while Ed Begley Jr., Nicholas Bishop, Heather Dubrow, Dave Foley, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and George Hamilton also make guest appearances. Georgia Engel and Regis Philbin reprise their roles from the previous season, while Michael McMillian returns as Owen, Joy's son and Juliet Mills returns for one episode as Joy's mother.[18] In the live episode for the mid-season premiere, Academy Award winner Shirley Jones makes a guest appearance, as does William Shatner as "Sally from Cincinnati". Carol Burnett guest-starred as Victoria's mother and Jean Smart guest-starred as Victoria's sister in the second episode of the summer season. Tim Conway also reprised his role as Elka's ex-boyfriend, Nick.

text: The Mary Tyler Moore Show cast reunited on screen for the first time in 36 years, in an episode where Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Betty White and Georgia Engel were all members of a 1960s bowling team reuniting for the first time in 50 years.

text: In the season finale, Melanie announces she is pregnant, Joy rekindles her love for her son's father, and Victoria's husband, Emmett, who is in jail, has escaped on the night of their jailhouse honeymoon.

text: Season 5[edit]

text: Season 5 premiered with The Soul Man with two back-to-back live episodes on March 26, 2014 (10:00PM EDT and 10:30PM EDT).[19] Guest stars in the premiere episode included Dave Foley and Georgia Engel reprising their roles from the previous seasons, and Ken Jeong making a guest appearance, with Alex Trebek appearing as himself. Cedric the Entertainer made a special guest appearance reprising his role from the Hot in Cleveland spin-off The Soul Man, while Betty White reprised her role as Elka on The Soul Man. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jay Harrington, Craig Ferguson, Michael McMillian, Susan Lucci and Juliet Mills reprised their roles from the previous seasons. Tim Daly was added as recurring character Mitch, Joy's new boss and love interest. Additional guest appearances were made by Thomas Lennon, Jaime Pressly, Angela Kinsey, Chris Elliott, Jason Priestley, Sarah Hyland, Max Greenfield, Cheri Oteri, Chevy Chase, Rob Schneider, Nora Dunn, Morgan Fairchild, Coby Bell, Chris Colfer, Will Sasso, Steven Tyler (in the special animated episode), Queen Latifah, Perez Hilton and Debra Monk.

text: Season 6[edit]

text: The sixth season was announced by TV Land as the final season for the series.[3] Guest stars for this season include: Ernie Hudson as one of Victoria's ex-husbands who helps her come to terms with their once embarrassing legacy, Lesley Nicol who appeared in the Christmas episode; Andrew J. West as a man who hits on Melanie, Timm Sharp as the producer of Victoria's new TV show, and Robert Wagner as Jim, a new man in Elka's life. Mario Lopez appears as himself, with newly appointed Councilwoman Elka trying to lure him into taping his TV show in Cleveland. Will Sasso reprises his role as Franky, Melanie's co-host on the "He Said/She Said" radio program. Bob Newhart, Thomas Gibson and Huey Lewis all appear in the season and series finale. Stacy Keach plays Victoria's father Alex in two episodes.

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Viewers
(in millions)

First aired
Last aired

1
10
June 16, 2010 (2010-06-16)
August 18, 2010 (2010-08-18)
3.12

2
22
January 19, 2011 (2011-01-19)
August 31, 2011 (2011-08-31)
2.09

3
24
November 30, 2011 (2011-11-30)
June 6, 2012 (2012-06-06)
1.52

4
24
November 28, 2012 (2012-11-28)
September 4, 2013 (2013-09-04)
1.34

5
24
March 26, 2014 (2014-03-26)
September 10, 2014 (2014-09-10)
N/A

6
24
November 5, 2014 (2014-11-05)
June 3, 2015 (2015-06-03)
0.79

text: Development and production[edit]

text: Hot in Cleveland is TV Land's first attempt at a first-run scripted comedy (the channel has rerun other sitcoms since its debut) and is produced by Sean Hayes's Hazy Mills Productions and written by Suzanne Martin, who also serves as the showrunner.[1][20] It is shot with a multicamera setup in front of a live studio audience at the CBS Studio Center production studios.[21][22]

text: Martin initially got the idea from the period after Estelle Getty died in which clips of Getty's sitcom, Golden Girls were being replayed on the news which cause Martin "to think about women in their 50s and what the show meant for women now." [23] She then devised a scenario in which "women in that age group landed somewhere in America and they were "hot again" there?" Martin initially pitched the series to CBS who rejected it, due to what Martin believes was "because it involved women older than the demo they were looking at"[23] At the time of the pick up Martin was unaware of TV Land's existence. [23]

text: TV Land announced that the show was renewed for a second season on July 7, 2010. The 20-episode second season began production on November 1, 2010, and premiered January 19, 2011.[24][25][26] On February 28, 2011, TV Land renewed the show for a third season to consist of 22 episodes.[27] On March 21, 2011, TV Land announced that the third season order was increased to 24 episodes.[28] On January 12, 2012, TV Land renewed the series for a fourth season.[29]

text: Betty White was only meant to appear in the pilot of the show but was asked to stay on for the entire series.[30] She reportedly earned $75,000 per episode for the series.[31]

text: Spin-off series and crossovers[edit]

text: On April 18, 2011, It was announced that Cedric the Entertainer would guest star in a season 2 episode as a minister that gets caught up in the girls' problems.[32] The episode served as a backdoor pilot for a spin-off series to star Cedric. The episode entitled "Bridezelka"[33] was written by Hot in Cleveland creator Suzanne Martin[34] and aired on August 24, 2011.[35]

text: The spin-off series centers on Reverend Boyce (Cedric) as he moves from Cleveland to St. Louis and has to balance his wild past as an R&B singer with the expectations of his congregation and his family.[36] On January 12, 2012, TV Land officially picked up the pilot to series, under the title Have Faith; with the first season set to have 12 episodes.[37] On March 11, 2012, it was announced that the series' title was changed from Have Faith to The Soul Man. The series premiered on June 20, 2012. In the March 27, 2014 premiere of Hot in Cleveland, Cedric the Entertainer reprises his role as Reverend Boyce; however, he doesn't appear to recognize the characters from his appearance in Season 2 of Hot in Cleveland. Betty White also reprises her role as Elka on The Soul Man.

text: In the second season of Hot in Cleveland, the show crossed over with daytime soap opera All My Children, in the two-part episode 'I Love Lucci'. Wendie Malick appeared on All My Children, where she was credited as Victoria Chase, while Susan Lucci appears as herself on Hot in Cleveland.

text: The fifth season of Hot in Cleveland featured a crossover with the television show Kirstie, which also aired on TV Land in 2013–14.[38]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: The show has received positive reviews from critics. Wendie Malick and Betty White have both received extensive praise for their performances. The first season scored a 65 out of 100 on Metacritic.[39]

text: Comparisons with The Golden Girls[edit]

text: Hot in Cleveland has been referred to as a modern spin on the classic 1980s television series The Golden Girls which also featured actress Betty White in a starring role. Craig Berman of Today stated that the show is "as close as we're likely to get to a repeat of White's 1980s ensemble comedy hit, The Golden Girls ... [TV Land] the network known as the refuge for people looking to fall asleep to reruns of shows from their childhood has made its first scripted program a modern version of the classic sitcom premise."[40] Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times commented: "This is the first original scripted comedy on TV Land, a network that was founded on reruns. So not surprisingly, Hot in Cleveland is a pastiche of classics – a little bit Cheers and Frasier, a little bit The Golden Girls."[41] Michael Musto of The Village Voice wrote: "Wendy [sic] Malick is basically the modern-day Bea Arthur. Sweet-faced Valerie Bertinelli is the new Betty White. Been-around Jane Leeves is the nouveau Rue McClanahan. And witheringly sarcastic Golden Girl Betty White has turned into Estelle Getty."[42]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text: Betty White received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her role as Elka Ostrovsky, and went on to win the award. The cast received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

text: On May 17, 2011, TV Land entered the show in the race for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. The show submitted for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for all four leading women, to reinforce the idea of an ensemble cast. The show also submitted in technical categories.[43]

text: On July 14, 2011, the show received two Primetime Emmy nominations, including Betty White getting nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series.[44]

text: In December 2011, Betty White received her second consecutive SAG nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series. She went on to win it.[45] In 2012 Hot in Cleveland received 2 more Emmy nominations.

text:
Awards
Year
Category
Nominee
Result

The Comedy Awards
2011
Best Actress in a TV Comedy
Betty White
Nominated[46]

Emmy Awards
2011
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Betty White
Nominated[44]

Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series
Michael Andrew Hynes and Maralee Zediker
(for "Sisterhood of the Traveling SPANX©", "I Love Lucci: Part Two", and "LeBron is Le Gone")
Won[44]

Gracie Allen Awards
2011
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Betty White
Won[47]

Screen Actors Guild Awards
2011
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Betty White
Won[45]

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White
Nominated[45]

People's Choice Awards
2012
Favorite Cable TV Comedy
Hot in Cleveland
Won[48]

Screen Actors Guild Awards
2012
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Betty White
Won[49]

GLAAD Media Awards
2012
Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character)
Hot in Cleveland episode "Beards"
Won[50]

People's Choice Awards
2013
Favorite Cable TV Comedy
Hot in Cleveland
Nominated[51]

People's Choice Awards
2014
Favorite Cable TV Comedy
Hot in Cleveland
Nominated[52]

text: Ratings[edit]

text: The series premiere of Hot in Cleveland was a ratings success for TV Land. It earned a 1.9 rating and averaged 2 million viewers among the network's target adults 25–54 audience and also averaged 1.3 million among women 25–54. It drew a total of 4.75 million viewers making it the most watched show in TV Land history.[21]

text:
Season
Timeslot
(ET/PT)
# Ep.
Premiere date
Premiere
viewers
(millions)
18-49
rating
Finale date
Finale
viewers
(millions)
18-49
rating
TV season
Viewers
(millions)

1
Wednesday
10:00 pm
10
June 16, 2010
4.75[53]
1.5[53]
August 18, 2010
3.40[54]
0.9[54]
2010
4.2[55]
2.8[56]

2
22
January 19, 2011
2.95[57]
0.7[57]
August 31, 2011
2.44[58]
0.5[58]
2011
2.08

3
24
November 30, 2011
1.94[59]
0.4[59]
June 6, 2012
1.95[60]
0.5[60]
2011–2012
1.52

4
24
November 28, 2012
1.70[61]
0.4[61]
September 4, 2013
1.90[62]
0.5[62]
2012–2013
1.34

5
24
March 26, 2014
1.35[63]
0.3[63]
September 10, 2014
0.91[64]
0.2[64]
2014
N/A

6
24
November 5, 2014
0.66[65]
0.2[65]
June 3, 2015
1.02[66]
0.2[66]
2014–2015
N/A

text: DVD releases[edit]

text: Paramount Home Media Distribution has released all six seasons on DVD in Region 1.[67] [68]

text:
DVD Name
Region 1
Release Date
Region 2
Release Date
Region 4
Release Date
# Ep.
Discs
Special features

Season 1
January 11, 2011
April 25, 2011
February 17, 2011[69]
10
2
Original full-length pilot, bloopers, wardrobe featurette, "We Love Our Age" featurette, set tour, Victoria's full-length Japanese "lady pants" commercial, episode of "Retired at 35".

Season 2
November 29, 2011 (USA)
January 31, 2012 (Canada)
August 29, 2011 (Part 1)
February 25, 2013 (Part 2)[70]
February 25, 2013 (Complete Season 2) [71]
January 19, 2012[72]
22
3
Interviews, The Cast Visits Cleveland, On the Set of Hot in Cleveland, The First Episode of TV Land's Newest Sitcom, The Exes.

Season 3
November 27, 2012[73]
N/A
N/A
24
3

Season 4
December 3, 2013[74]
N/A
N/A
24
3
Look Who's Hot Now clip episode.

Season 5
November 4, 2014[75]
N/A
N/A
24
3

Season 6
April 26, 2016[76]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: Syndication[edit]

text: On March 20, 2013, TV Land announced that Hot in Cleveland was renewed for a 24-episode fifth season, to begin in late fall of 2013. With the fifth season bringing the total episodes in the series to 104, TV Land also announced it had made deals in 92% of the U.S. television markets for a syndication package, which premiered in the fall of 2015.[77]

text: International[edit]

text: On June 22, 2010, it was announced that Endemol will distribute Hot in Cleveland internationally,[78] while CBS Television Distribution will own the US rights, with syndication to start in 2013.[79] The show began broadcasting on July 5, 2010, in Canada on CTV and on July 9 on The Comedy Network but only Season 1 and Part 1 of Season 2 have aired.[80] It currently airs in strip on M3.

text: It began broadcasting on July 26, 2010, in Australia on the Nine Network. In the UK and Ireland, the series began airing on Sky Living on February 15, 2011.[81] For season 3, the show switched to Sony Entertainment Television (UK & Ireland).[82]

text: In South Africa, it began broadcasting on M-Net on July 8, 2011. In India, Hot in Cleveland started airing from June 2012 on Comedy Central.


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question_text: what engine is in the acura rsx type s

question_tokens: what engine is in the acura rsx type s

text: Honda Integra DC5

text: Market[edit]

text: Japan[edit]

text: In Japan, the Integra was introduced in two versions, the Integra iS (later renamed Integra Type S in the 2004 refresh) and the Integra Type R.

text: The JDM iS/Type S (not to be confused with the RSX Type-S), which was essentially the same as the base Acura RSX, featured the K20A3 engine with an output of 160 hp (120 kW) and is offered with either a 5-speed automatic or a 5-speed manual transmission. Integra iS is offered in 2002-2004 model years with 15-inch steel wheels with covers, or optional 16-inch 5-spoke alloy wheels. JDM Type S was offered in 2005-2006 model years, and was equipped with a 17-inch 5-spoke alloy wheels shared with the Acura RSX Type-S. The Integra Type R, sold in Japan had reduced weight, a 220 PS / 164 kW / 217 hp K20A I4 engine (Japan-only; Oceania models have an engine similar to the Acura RSX-S), 6-speed close-ratio manual transmission, as well as a helical limited slip differential (LSD), stiffer springs and shocks, high intensity discharge projector headlights, aluminum pedal set, 4-piston front Brembo brake calipers, 17-inch 5 double spoke wheels on Bridgestone Potenza tires, Recaro suede seats/matching interior, leather wrapped MOMO steering wheel, body trim, front strut bar, and more. The Type R lacked many of the luxury features (like vanity mirrors  or side airbags) in the Type S, true to its racing heritage. The C package on the Type R added various accessories like the rear window wiper, remote control, folding mirrors.[3] JDM Integras iS had one interior colour, Ebony, available for the first model year. After 2002, Titanium interiors became available for all exterior colours. Type S had redesigned cloth and leather seats. Type R had choices of black/blue/red interiors (including colour matching Recaro seats), depending on exterior colours. Refreshed Integra Type R had the option of either the high wing, or the trunk lip spoiler. Integra iS and Type S were available with sunroof, and navigation systems.[4] Additional interior and exterior accessories were available from Honda's Modulo line. Modulo accessories offered include interior trim (shift knobs, decals, etc.), foglights, aero kits (front/side/rear bumper enhancements), wing spoilers, alloy wheels, push button start, upgraded speakers, and navigation.

text:
Exterior Color
Interior Color
iS
Type S

Taffetta White
Ebony/Titanium
X

Premium White Pearl
Ebony/Titanium

X

Alabaster Silver Metallic
Ebony/Titanium

X

Satin Silver Metallic
Ebony/Titanium
X

Magnesium Metallic
Ebony/Titanium

X

Desert Silver Metallic
Ebony/Titanium
X

Jade Green Metallic
Ebony/Titanium

X

Eternal Blue Pearl
Ebony/Titanium
X

Vivid Blue Pearl
Ebony/Titanium

X

Nighthawk Black Pearl
Ebony/Titanium
X
X

Milano Red
Ebony/Titanium
X
X

Blaze Orange Metallic
Ebony/Titanium

X

text:
Exterior Color
Interior Color
Type R

Championship White
Black
Red

Milano Red
Black
Red

Satin Silver Metallic (02-04)
Black
Red

Alabaster Silver Metallic (05-06)
Black
Red

Nighthawk Black Pearl
Black
Red

Eternal Blue Pearl (02-04)
Black
Blue

Vivid Blue Pearl (05-06)
Black
Blue

text: Oceania[edit]

text: Australia had four models of the Integra. They were simply named Integra, Integra Luxury, Integra Type R and Integra Type S. The base Integra was simply the JDM Integra iS, while the Luxury added accessories like leather seats, sunroof, and side driver/passenger airbags. Australian Type Rs did not have full JDM specifications, they lacked the Brembo braking system, K20A 220PS engine (instead it has 200 hp K20A2), and the 17-inch 5-spoke alloy wheels (Regular 16-inch 5-spokes were mounted, painted in gun metal or white). However, the Australian Type R does still retain the JDM's helical limited slip differential, and full Type R interior (MOMO steering wheel, aluminum pedals+shift knob, Recaro seats and colour matched carpets)/aero (wing/front/rear bumper lips). The Honda Integra Type R was dropped in 2004, and was replaced by the Integra Type S. The Type S was mechanically identical to the USDM Acura RSX Type-S (though it did lack cruise control), but badged like the JDM Type S. When the Integra was refreshed in 2005, Integra base model was dropped. The only trims available in 2006 was Integra Luxury and Type S.[5] Black interior was the only colour available for the redesign. For the oceanic redesign extra strengthening was given to fit a higher safety regulations.

text:
Exterior Color
Integra
Integra Luxury
Type R (02-04)
Type S (05-06)

Championship White
N/A
N/A
Black/Red
N/A

Premium White Pearl
Black
Black
N/A
Black

Milano Red
Black
Black
Black
Black

Satin Silver Metallic
Black
Black
Black
N/A

Nighthawk Black Pearl
Black
Black
Black/Red
Black

Arctic Blue Pearl
N/A
N/A
Black/Blue
N/A

Eternal Blue Pearl
Black
Black
N/A
N/A

Vivid Blue Pearl (05-06)
N/A
Black
N/A
Black

Magnesium Metallic (05-06)
N/A
Black
N/A
Black

Blaze Orange Metallic (05-06)
N/A
Black
N/A
Black

text: New Zealand only had two models, the Integra VTi and Type R. Integra VTi came with alloy wheels as standard, but was otherwise the same as JDM Integra iS. Type R was also replaced by the Type-S like Australia in 2004. NZDM Type R models are the same as AUDM, but did not have ABS.

text:
Exterior Color
Integra VTi
Type R (02-04)
Type S (05-06)

Championship White
N/A
Black/Red
Black

Premium White Pearl
Black
N/A
N/A

Milano Red
Black
Black
Black

Satin Silver Metallic
Black
Black
N/A

Nighthawk Black Pearl
Black
Black/Red
Black

Arctic Blue Pearl
N/A
Black/Blue
N/A

Eternal Blue Pearl
Black
N/A
N/A

Vivid Blue (05-06)
N/A
N/A
Black

Magnesium (05-06)
N/A
N/A
Black

Blaze Orange (05-06)
Black
N/A
Black

Blade Green (05-06)
Black
N/A
Black

text: Acura RSX[edit]

text: US[edit]

text: Two models were available in the US: RSX and RSX Type-S. The RSX had numerous standard features such as cruise control, 4-wheel ABS, power windows and a power moonroof. The RSX used the 160 hp (120 kW) K20A3 engine throughout the entire production run. (Engine was rated 155 hp (116 kW) after SAE net revision)[6] Sport cloth seats were standard with optional perforated leather interior. An optional 16-inch 7-spoke alloy wheel was available that is very similar to the USDM 15-inch DC2 Integra Type R alloy wheels. The RSX was available with either a 5-speed manual transmission or a 5-speed automatic with Sequential SportShift and Grade Logic Control.

text: The RSX Type-S had a 200 hp (150 kW) (2002–2004) K20A2 or 210 hp (160 kW) K20Z1 [7][8] (Labeled in 2006 as 201 hp due to SAE hp calculation revision)[6] in 2005-2006 and a close-ratio 6-speed manual transmission. An automatic transmission was not offered on the Type-S. The Type-S included additional features such as sport-tuned suspension, gunmetal painted wheels, 11.8" ventilated front disc brakes, larger sway bars and a Bose 7-speaker (including a subwoofer mounted on the spare tire) audio system.[9]

text: One peculiar note for the initial 2002 model year were two available options. HID projector headlights from the Integra Type R was made available to the RSX for $1500.[10]

text: In 2005, the RSX received a refresh. On the exterior, Acura updated the headlights and taillights and the Type-S received an updated rear hatch spoiler. The base model received 12 spoke Enkei alloy wheels, while the Type-S came with 17-inch 5-spoke Enkei/Asahi wheels wrapped in Michelin HX MXM4 215/45/R17 tires.[8] 17-inch Enkei J10s alloy wheels (with Acura specific fitment and center caps) were optional. Under the hood, the RSX Type-S received the camshafts, b-pipe and muffler, 4.77 final drive ratio, crankshaft pulley and the intake snorkel duct from the Japanese DC5 Type R.

text: The "A-Spec Performance Package" was a dealer option package. The body kit is essentially debadged JDM Honda Modulo kit, while the wing is from the Type R. The package included a sport suspension system, under-body spoiler kit, wing spoiler (came with stronger hatch shocks to hold additional weight), exterior badging and 5 dual spoke 17-inch gun metal wheels.[11][12]

text: The RSX had numerous exterior color options but only two interior colors: Black (Ebony) and Beige (Titanium). The exterior color choice would dictate the interior color.  Some colors were available in either trim package while other colors would be available in one trim level but not the other.

text: In 2002, colour options were as follows:[13]

text:
Exterior Color
Interior Color
Base
Type-S

Taffetta White
Titanium
X

Premium White Pearl
Titanium

X

Noble Green Tricoat (2002 only)
Optional
Never ordered

Satin Silver Metallic
Ebony
X
X

Desert Silver Metallic
Titanium
X
X

Jade Green Metallic
Titanium
X
X

Arctic Blue Pearl
Ebony

X

Eternal Blue Pearl
Ebony
X

Nighthawk Black Pearl
Ebony
X
X

Firepepper Red (2002 only)
Titanium
X
X

Milano Red
Titanium
X
X

Redondo Red Pearl (2003 only)
Titanium
X
X

text: In 2006, the available color combinations were as follows:[14]

text:
Exterior Color
Interior Color
Base
Type-S

Taffetta White
Titanium
X

Premium White Pearl
Titanium

X

Alabaster Silver Metallic
Ebony
X
X

Magnesium Metallic
Ebony/Titanium
X
X

Jade Green Metallic
Titanium
X
X

Vivid Blue Pearl
Ebony
X
X

Nighthawk Black Pearl
Ebony
X
X

Milano Red
Titanium
X
X

Redondo Red Metallic
Titanium
X
X

Blaze Orange Metallic
Ebony

X

text: Canada[edit]

text: Three models were available in Canada: Base (cloth interior, no ABS, no moonroof, no cruise control, unpainted foglight cover, unpainted side skirt, 15-inch steel wheels with wheel covers, essentially an Integra iS.), Premium (Moonroof, 16-inch alloy wheels, heated seats) and Type-S. The A-Spec package was available to the Type-S models. Canadian RSX had a significantly larger washer sprayer bottle to deal with harsher weather. They were 4.5 litres vs. 2.5 litres for USDM cars.

text: The refresh in 2005 brought the same updates as USDM cars. Base model now has standard alloy wheels (16 inch, 12 spoke). Sport cloth standard in 2005, optional leather in 2005-2006.

text: Wheel types varied according to model year. 2002-2004 models had a 15-inch steel wheel with covers (Base), 16-inch 5-spoke alloy wheels in silver (Premium) or gunmetal (Type-S). 2005-2006 had 12 spoke wheels for both Base and Premium. Type-S had the 17 inch 5 spoke alloys. Acura branded Enkei J10s, 16 inch old ITR, and 17 inch 5 dual spoke A-Specs were available as accessory wheels.[15]

text: The CDM RSX had the same interior as the USDM RSX, however the exterior and interior colours are different. e.g. CDM Taffeta/Premium White Pearl exterior cars came with Ebony black interiors.

text: Safety[edit]

text: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has determined crash test ratings of the RSX[16]

text:
Model year

Model

Frontal driver rating

Frontal passenger rating

Side driver rating

4x2 Rollover rating

2002

RSX

2003

RSX

2004

RSX

2005

RSX

2006

RSX

text: Performance[edit]

text:
0-60 mph: 7.2sec (2002-06 BASE)
0-60 mph: 6.3 sec (2002-04 TYPE -S)
0-60 mph: 6.1 sec (2005-06 TYPE -S)[17]
Top speed : (drag limited) 145 mph (233 km/h)[17]
Standing 1/4-mile: 15.8 sec(2002-06 BASE)
Standing 1/4-mile: 15.1 sec(2002-04 TYPE -S)
Standing 1/4-mile: 14.6 sec(2005-06 TYPE -S) @ 95 mph[17]
70 mph-0 mph braking distance : 181 ft (55 m) [17]
300 ft (91 m) skidpad : 0.86 g [17]
EPA Fuel Economy: 24 mpg‑US (9.8 L/100 km; 29 mpg‑imp) city/31 mpg‑US (7.6 L/100 km; 37 mpg‑imp) highway[18]

text: Awards[edit]

text: The RSX was named to Car and Driver's 10 Best List in 2002 and 2003.[19][20]

text: Racing[edit]

text:
Acura won the Manufacturers' Championship of the SCCA World Challenge Touring Car class in 2006, running both RSXs and TSXs. RSX drivers finished in 5th and 9th in the Drivers' Championship.[21]
Kensai Racing is using RSXs and TSXs in the KONI Challenge Series.[22]
Badged as a Honda, the DC5 won the British Touring Car Championship with Matt Neal in 2005 and 2006, for Team Dynamics (branded as Team Halfords after the title sponsor).

text: Sales[edit]

text:
Calendar year

US[23]

2001

16,401

2002

30,117

2003

24,292

2004

21,940

2005

20,809

2006

16,996


document_title: Some Assembly Required (2014 TV series)

question_text: when does some assembly required season 3 come out

text: Some Assembly Required (2014 TV series)

text: Premise[edit]

text: Jarvis Raines (Kolton Stewart) is an average 14-year-old who becomes a boss overnight after he sues a toy company over a defective chemistry set that blows up his house. Jarvis' first act as CEO of Knickknack Toys is to recruit a diverse group of kids from his high school to help him run the company. Usually something backfires when they are trying to develop a new toy. Before the end credits there are usually advertisements showing Knickknack Toys' newest products, which are shown or often invented in said episode.

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
26
January 6, 2014 (2014-01-06)
August 26, 2014 (2014-08-26)

2
18
January 5, 2015 (2015-01-05)
February 1, 2016 (2016-02-01)

3
13
March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)
June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06)

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text:
Kolton Stewart[1] as Jarvis Raines is a fun-loving teenager who becomes the new owner of Knickknack Toys, after suing the company when a defective chemistry set he got blows up his house on Christmas. After time discovering that he has a crush on Piper, he became Piper's boyfriend in Season 3.
Charlie Storwick[1] as Piper Gray is a computer-savvy, sardonic 'hacker chick' who is hired by Jarvis as the Chief Technology Officer and the vice president of the company. She has had a huge crush on Jarvis even before starting at Knickknack Toys, but if he were to find out about this, she would be very embarrassed. In Season 3 she became Jarvis's girlfriend.
Harrison Houde[1] as Bowie Sherman is Jarvis's nerdy best friend whom he also hired. He gets ideas ranging from bad to worse which are idiotic including taking words seriously. Even so, he is still like everyone's lovable little brother. In episode 106 Jarvis puts him in charge of the Joke and Prank Division.
Sydney Scotia[1] as Geneva Hayes is a beautiful yet dimwitted young girl who "works" as the receptionist and Jarvis's personal executive assistant. She is the prettiest girl in school. Jarvis, like many young boys, has a huge crush on her, until developing feelings for Piper. She has a few hidden talents like being able to solve a puzzle cube (like Rubik's Cube) faster than a robot.
Dylan Playfair[1] as Malcolm "Knox" Knoxford III is an amateur extreme sports daredevil who is not very smart. He is recruited as the product and safety tester and human crash test dummy. He likes a brand of clothing called "Epic Thunder" and also likes playing with Boxes.
Travis Turner[1] as Aster Vanderberg is creative, confident and the most fashionable guy in the whole school. He is the self-proclaimed King of Swag and the company's Chief Design Officer. He is also the only one who knows about Piper's crush on Jarvis, and has promised not to tell anyone, because, as he says "he likes to keep his conversations interesting". Aster also has some twisted pleasure in always insulting and mocking Piper and everyone on how they dress, even to the point that when he called in sick, he asked Bowie to fill in for his "job" of making fun of her.
Ellie Harvie[1] as Candace Wheeler is the previous owner and CEO of Knickknack and the only adult in the main cast of characters. She refused to give Jarvis a settlement after selling him a defective chemistry set that blew up his house, and the jury awarded the company to Jarvis as compensation instead. She has high doubts that Jarvis can run a company, but she's always proved wrong in the end.

Mrs. Bubkes is actually former Knickknack owner Candace (Ellie Harvie) in disguise. She masquerades as Knickknack's janitor Mrs. Bubkes, an old woman from Meeskatania, a fictitious country in Eastern Europe, in order to snoop on Jarvis in hopes of regaining control of the company. She frequently attempts to sabotage Jarvis' plans in secret, to no avail.

Russell Roberts[1] as P. Everett Knickknack is the original owner of Knickknack toys since 1943 who pop out of nowhere, everyone thinks he is a fraud trying to steal the company especially Bowie who thinks he's Candace due to his stupidity, but due to being innocent they claim him as part of the team, It's unknown that he's the real deal or a whacko thinking he is him, Throughouts he and his cartoon counterpart use a running gag to say words and sentence start with the letter "P" because they randomly say what it stands for.
Mmmboing is a rubber bouncing ball that was created by Bowie in the pilot and hasn't stopped bouncing since. Mmmboing has become a running gag in the series appearing somewhere in almost every episode.

text: Production[edit]

text: The series was created and is executive produced by Dan Signer and Howard Nemetz and produced in Burnaby, British Columbia.

text: The series was renewed for a second season in June 2014. On August 19, 2015, the series was renewed for a third season. On January 7, 2017, YTV cancelled the series, but was immediately picked up by Netflix for a 19 episode fourth season.