document_title: Fire engine

question_text: when did the first american steam-powered fire engine come into service

text: Fire engine

text: Types[edit]

text: Conventional fire apparatus[edit]

text: The standard fire engine is an apparatus designed primarily for firefighting operations. The primary purpose of the engine is transporting firefighters to the scene, providing a limited supply of water with which to fight the fire, and carrying tools, equipment, and hoses needed by the firefighters. The tools carried on the fire engine will vary greatly based on many factors including the size of the department and what sort of terrain the department must handle. For example, departments located near large bodies of water or rivers are likely to have some sort of water rescue equipment. Standard tools found on nearly all fire engines include ladders, hydraulic rescue tools (often referred to as the jaws of life), floodlights, fire hose, fire extinguishers, self-contained breathing apparatus, and thermal imaging cameras.[1]

text: The exact layout of what is carried on an engine is decided by the needs of the department. For example, fire departments which cover metropolitan areas are more likely to assist with non-fire-related cases such as hazardous material removal/cleanup and technical rescues of people from traffic collisions or structural collapses, while rural departments may need to do things like access remote areas or extinguish forest fires.

text: Some fire engines have a fixed deluge gun, also known as a master stream, which directs a heavy stream of water to wherever the operator points it. An additional feature of engines are their preconnected hose lines, commonly referred to as preconnects.[2] The preconnects are attached to the engine's onboard water supply and allow firefighters to quickly mount an aggressive attack on the fire as soon as they arrive on scene.[2] When the onboard water supply runs out, the engine is connected to more permanent sources such as fire hydrants or water tenders and can also use natural sources such as rivers or reservoirs by drafting water.

text: Aerial apparatus[edit]

text: Turntable ladder[edit]

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text: A turntable ladder (TL) is perhaps the best-known form of special purpose aerial apparatus, and is used to gain access to fires occurring at height using a large telescopic ladder, where conventional ladders carried on conventional appliances might not reach. The name is derived from the fact that the large ladder is mounted on a turntable on the back of a truck chassis, allowing it to pivot around a stable base. To increase its length, the ladder is telescopic. Modern telescopic ladders are either hydraulic or pneumatic. These mechanical features allow the use of ladders which are longer, sturdier, and more stable. They may also have pre-attached hoses or other equipment.

text: A ladder can also be mounted behind the cab. This is sometimes called "mid-ship" and the arrangement allows a lower travel height for the truck, and also can be more stable in certain conditions.

text: The key functions of a turntable ladder are:

text:
Allowing access or egress of firefighters and fire victims at height
Providing a high-level water point for firefighting (elevated master stream)
Providing a platform from which tasks such as ventilation or overhaul can be executed

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text: While the traditional characteristic of a fire appliance was a lack of water pumping or storage, many modern TLs have a water pumping function built in (and some have their own on-board supply reservoir), and may have a pre-piped waterway running the length of the ladder which directs a stream of water to the firefighters at the top. In some cases, there may also be a monitor at the top of the ladder for ease of use. Other appliances may simply have a track-way which will hold a manually-run hose reel securely, and prevent it from falling to the ground.

text: In the United States, some turntable ladders with additional functions such as an onboard pump, a water tank, fire hose, aerial ladder and multiple ground ladders, are known as quad or quint engines, indicating the number of functions they perform.[3]

text: The highest TL in the world is Magirus M68L. with range 68 meters.[4]

text: Tiller truck[edit]

text: In the United States, a tiller truck, also known as a tractor-drawn aerial, tiller ladder, or hook-and-ladder truck, is a specialized turntable ladder mounted on a semi-trailer truck. Unlike a commercial semi, the trailer and tractor are permanently combined and special tools are required to separate them. It has two drivers, with separate steering wheels for front and rear wheels.[5]

text: One of the main features of the tiller-truck is its enhanced maneuverability.[6] The independent steering of the front and back wheels allow the tiller to make much sharper turns, which is particularly helpful on narrow streets and in apartment complexes with maze-like roads.[5] An additional feature of the tiller-truck is that its overall length, over 50 feet (15 m) for most models, allows for additional storage of tools and equipment.[6] The extreme length gives compartment capacities that range between 500 and 650 cubic feet (14 and 18 m3) in the trailer with an additional 40 and 60 cubic feet (1.1 and 1.7 m3) in the cab.[6]

text: Some departments elect to use tiller-quints (see quint below), which are tiller trucks that have the added feature of being fitted with an on-board water tank.[6] These are particularly useful for smaller departments that do not have enough personnel to staff both an engine company and a truck company.[6]

text: Aerial platform[edit]

text: Some aerials have a platform, also known as a basket or bucket, mounted at the top of the ladder. These are commonly known as platform trucks. These platforms can provide a secure place from which a firefighter can operate. Many platforms also allow for rescues to be performed and are outfitted with tie down clips and rappelling arms.[7]

text: There are also platform trucks that do not have a ladder attached to the platform. These specialized elevated work platforms are capable of articulating which allows the arm to bend in one or more places. This is an advantage over the traditional platform ladder, which can only extend in a straight line and gives the articulating platform the ability to go "up and over" an obstacle (see picture).

text: Rescue apparatus[edit]

text: Heavy rescue vehicle[edit]

text: A heavy rescue vehicle, sometimes referred to as a Rescue Company, Rescue Squad or Technical Rescue, is a type of specialty firefighting apparatus. They are primarily designed to carry specialized equipment for technical rescue situations such as vehicle extrications following traffic collisions, confined space rescues, rope rescues, swiftwater rescues, or building collapses.

text: In addition to fire and rescue departments, tram or railway companies may have their own dedicated heavy rescue squads.[8][9] For example, railway rescue squads may carry very specialized equipment, for railway accidents, like hydraulic jacks with capacity for lifting locomotives or even moving them horizontally, and equipment for tank car accidents.[10]

text: Wildland and interface fire apparatus[edit]

text: Wildland firefighting requires vehicles that can easily negotiate difficult terrain and high-gradient roads, be self-reliant, and have high clearances for wheels and suspension. These wildland fire engines are traditionally smaller than standard fire apparatus and are primarily used for vegetation fires or wildland fires. They may also respond to emergencies in rough terrain where other vehicles cannot respond. Most wildland engines feature four-wheel drive capability to improve hill climbing and rough terrain capability.[11] Some wildland apparatus can pump water while driving (compared to some traditional engines which must be stationary to pump water), allowing "running attacks" on vegetation fires to minimize the rate of spread.[12]

text: Fire departments that serve areas along the wildland–urban interface are faced with unique challenges that departments based in larger cities or strictly rural areas do not need to worry about.[13] Departments in these areas often elect to use a type of fire engine commonly referred to as a wildland-urban interface engine or simply interface engines.[14] While technically considered a wildland fire engine by many[who?], these maintain the traditional look and feel of a standard engine.[15]

text: Logistical support apparatus[edit]

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text: Many fire departments operate a number of vehicles in specialized logistical functions. These can be stand-alone vehicles, or may be modular, such as with the use of a hook-lift system. Hooklifts are sometimes only employed for seldom-used equipment; they can load a variety of different equipment containers very rapidly and act as a special unit with lower investment costs. For example, the Helsinki Rescue Department has several hooklift trucks and more than 40 containers, including a water container, a hose container, and an oil destruction container. Containers may also carry a command post, salvage tools, foam barrels, hoses, special pumps for wildfires, and field hospitals.

text: Command support unit[edit]

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text: The advancement of technology and potential for very large-scale incidents has led to many fire departments increasing their use of mobile command support units.

text: A fundamental advantage of such an appliance is to accommodate the many different types of communication equipment needed at major incidents. In addition to the wide range of radio frequencies used, a fire chief often needs to communicate via landlines and send and receive information via satellite links and CCTV to keep aware of and control the ongoing situation. The command unit can essentially be used as an on-site conference center for command personnel, mapping and planning firefighting operations and directing crews as they arrive.

text: Water carrying apparatus[edit]

text: Tender truck[edit]

text: A tanker truck, which can also be known as a water tender or water bowser, is a specialist fire appliance with the primary purpose of transporting large amounts of water to the fire area to make it available for extinguishing operations. These are especially useful in rural areas where fire hydrants are not readily available and natural water resources are insufficient or difficult to exploit.

text: Most tankers have an on-board pumping system. This pump is often not of sufficient power to fight fires (as it is designed to be attached to a fire engine), but is more often used to draw water into the tender from hydrants or other water sources. In some areas, the tenders are used to pump water during floods, and may be fitted with a heavier duty pump for this purpose. Many tankers are equipped with fast-drain valves on the sides and back of the truck. This allows firefighters to empty thousands of gallons of water into a portable water tank in just a few seconds.

text: Most water tenders are designed to carry loads of 1,000 US gallons (3,800 L; 830 imp gal) or more.

text: Airport crash tender[edit]

text: An airport crash tender, or "crash rig", is a specialized fire engine designed for use at aerodromes in aircraft accidents.[16] Some of the features that make the crash rigs unique are their ability to move on rough terrain outside the runway and airport area, large water capacity as well as a foam tank, a high-capacity pump, and water/foam monitors. Newer ARFF vehicles also incorporate twin agent nozzles/injection systems to inject a stream of Purple-K dry chemical into the AFFF (Aqueous Film Forming Fluroprotein) foam stream, which "flattens" the fire faster.[17] Some also have Halotron tanks with handlines for fires which must be extinguished with a dry chemical similar to the ones which can be found in a fire extinguisher. These features give the airport crash tenders a capability to reach an airplane rapidly, and rapidly extinguish large fires with jet fuel involved.

text: Other apparatus[edit]

text: Other fire apparatus include:

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Swap-Body vehicles which use a specialized hitch and hydraulic system to be able to easily change bodies for various situations- these are common in Europe
Fire Police Unit
Fire/Arson Investigation Unit
Dive/Marine Rescue Unit
Operational Support Unit
Animal Rescue Unit
Rescue and firefighting robot

Fire truck used by the Montreal Fire Department for fleet maintenance

Crane trucks
Hazardous materials apparatus
Squad/Utility Unit
Tracked vehicle
Pump trailer
Other watercraft support such as rigid-hulled inflatable boats, hovercraft or hydrocopters

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text: Other functions[edit]

text: In some communities a fire apparatus, often a paramedic engine, will be used to carry first responder firefighters, paramedics or EMTs to medical emergencies because of their faster response times due to forward staging in the city.[18][19] Fire departments may also have lifeguards in places such as Los Angeles County, California.

text: Design and construction[edit]

text: The design and construction of fire engines focuses greatly on the use of both active and passive warnings. Passive visual warnings involve the use of high contrast patterns to increase the noticeability of the vehicle. These types of warnings are often seen on older vehicles and those in developing countries.[20] More modern designs make use of retroreflectors to reflect light from other vehicles. Vehicles will also often have these reflectors arranged in a chevron pattern along with the words fire or rescue.[20] European countries commonly use a pattern known as battenburg markings.[citation needed] Along with the passive warnings, are active visual warnings which are usually in the form of flashing colored lights (also known as "beacons" or "lightbars"). These flash to attract the attention of other drivers as the fire truck approaches, or to provide warning to drivers approaching a parked fire truck in a dangerous position on the road. While the fire truck is headed towards the scene, the lights are always accompanied by loud audible warnings such as sirens and air horns.[20]

text: History[edit]

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text: An early device used to squirt water onto a fire was known as a squirt or fire syringe. Hand squirts and hand pumps are noted before Ctesibius of Alexandria invented the first fire pump around the 2nd century B.C.,[21] and an example of a force-pump possibly used for a fire-engine is mentioned by Heron of Alexandria. The fire pump was reinvented in Europe during the 16th century, reportedly used in Augsburg in 1518 and Nuremberg in 1657. A book of 1655 inventions mentions a steam engine (called a fire engine) pump used to "raise a column of water 40 feet (12 m)", but there was no mention of whether it was portable.

text: Colonial laws in America required each house to have a bucket of water on the front stoop during fires at night. These buckets were intended for use by the initial bucket brigade that would supply the water at fires. Philadelphia obtained a hand-pumped fire engine in 1719, years after Boston's 1654 model appeared there, made by Joseph Jencks, but before New York's two engines arrived from London.

text: By 1730, Richard Newsham, in London, had made successful fire engines; he invented the first ones used in New York City (in 1731) (this was six years before formation of the NYC volunteer fire department). The amount of manpower and skill necessary for firefighting prompted Benjamin Franklin to found an organized fire company in 1737. Thomas Lote built the first fire engine made in America in 1743. These earliest engines are called hand tubs because they are manually (hand) powered and the water was supplied by a bucket brigade dumping it into a tub (cistern) where the pump had a permanent intake pipe. An important advancement around 1822 was the invention of an engine which could draft water from a water source. This rendered the bucket brigade obsolete. In 1822, a Philadelphia-based manufacturing company called Sellers and Pennock made a model called "The Hydraulion". It is said to be the first suction engine.[22] Some models had the hard, suction hose fixed to the intake and curled up over the apparatus known as a squirrel tail engine.

text: The earliest engines were small and were either carried by four men, or mounted on skids and dragged to a fire. As the engines grew larger they became horse-drawn and later self-propelled by steam engines. John Ericsson is credited with building the first American steam-powered fire engine. John Braithwaite built the first steam fire-engine in Britain.

text: Until the mid-19th century, most fire engines were maneuvered by men, but the introduction of horse-drawn fire engines considerably improved the response time to incidents. The first self-propelled steam pumper fire engine was built in New York in 1841. Unfortunately for the manufacturers, some firefighters sabotaged the device and its use of the first engine was discontinued. However, the need and the utility of power equipment ensured the success of the steam pumper well into the twentieth century. Many cities and towns around the world bought the steam fire engines.

text: Motorized fire engines did not become commonplace until the early 20th century. By 1905, the idea of combining gas engine motor trucks into fire engines was attracting great attention; according to a Popular Mechanics article in that year,[23] such trucks were rapidly gaining popularity in England. That same year, the Knox Automobile Company of Springfield, Massachusetts, began selling what some[24] have described as the world's first modern fire engine. A year later, the city of Springfield, Illinois, had filled their fire department with Knox engines.

text: For many years firefighters sat on the sides of the fire engines, or even stood on the rear of the vehicles, exposed to the elements. This arrangement was uncomfortable and dangerous (some firefighters were thrown to their deaths when their fire engines made sharp turns on the road), and today nearly all fire engines have fully enclosed seating areas for their crews.

text: Early pumpers[edit]

text: Early pumpers used cisterns as a source of water. Water was later put into wooden pipes under the streets and a "fire plug" was pulled out of the top of the pipe when a suction hose was to be inserted. Later systems incorporated pressurized fire hydrants, where the pressure was increased when a fire alarm was sounded. This was found to be harmful to the system and unreliable. Today's valved hydrant systems are kept under pressure at all times, although additional pressure may be added when needed. Pressurized hydrants eliminate much of the work in obtaining water for pumping through the engine and into the attack hoses. Many rural fire engines still rely upon cisterns or other sources for drafting water into the pumps.Steam pumper came in to use in the 1850s.

text: Early aerials[edit]

text: In the late 19th century, means of reaching tall structures were devised. At first, manually extendable ladders were used; as these grew in length (and weight), they were put onto two large wheels. When carried by fire engines these wheeled escape ladders had the wheels suspended behind the rear of the vehicle, making them a distinctive sight. Before long, turntable ladders — which were even longer, mechanically extendable, and installed directly onto fire trucks — made their appearances.

text: After the Second World War turntable ladders were supplemented by the aerial work platform (sometimes called "cherry picker"), a platform or bucket attached onto a mechanically bending arm (or "snorkel") installed onto a fire truck. While these could not reach the height of similar turntable ladders, the platforms could extend into previously unreachable "dead corners" of a burning building.


document_title: List of United States university campuses by enrollment

question_text: what is the largest university in the u.s

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text: 2016–17 enrollment[edit]

text:
Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2016–17 academic year

Ranking
University
Location
Enrollment
Reference(s)

1
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
64,335
[1]

2
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
60,435
[2]

3
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
59,482
[3]

4
Florida International University
Miami, Florida
55,111
[4]

5
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
52,367
[5]

6
Arizona State University [note 1]
Tempe, Arizona
51,869
[6]

7
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
51,580
[7]

8
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
51,331
[8]

9
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
50,344
[9]

10
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
49,695
[10]

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text: 2015–16 enrollment[edit]

text:
Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2015–16 academic year

Ranking
University
Location
Enrollment
Reference(s)

1
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
63,016
[11]

2
Ohio State University [note 2]
Columbus, Ohio
58,663
[12]

3
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
58,515
[13]

4
Florida International University
Miami, Florida
54,058
[14]

5
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
52,518
[15]

6
Arizona State University [note 1]
Tempe, Arizona
51,984
[16]

7
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
50,950
[17]

8
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
50,678
[18]

9
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
50,543
[19]

10
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
48,514
[20]

text: 2013–14 enrollment[edit]

text:
Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2013–14 academic year

Ranking
University
Location
Enrollment
Reference(s)

1
Arizona State University [note 1]
Tempe, Arizona
62,599
[21]

2
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
59,770
[22]

3
Ohio State University [note 3]
Columbus, Ohio
58,322
[23]

4
Florida International University [note 4]
Miami, Florida
52,986
[24]

5
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
52,449
[25]

6
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
51,147
[26]

7
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
51,145
[27]

8
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
50,085
[28]

9
University of Florida [note 4]
Gainesville, Florida
49,042
[29]

10
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
46,817
[30]

text: 2012–13 enrollment[edit]

text:
Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2012–13 academic year

Ranking
University
Location
Enrollment
Reference(s)

1
Arizona State University [note 1]
Tempe, Arizona
60,169
[31]

2
University of Central Florida [note 4]
Orlando, Florida
60,048
[32]

3
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
57,466
[33]

4
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
52,186
[34]

5
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
51,853
[35]

6
Florida International University [note 4]
Miami, Florida
50,396
[36]

7
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
50,227
[37]

8
University of Florida [note 4]
Gainesville, Florida
49,913
[38]

9
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
48,906
[39]

10
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
45,351
[40]

text: 2011–12 enrollment[edit]

text:
Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2011–12 academic year

Ranking
University
Location
Enrollment
Reference(s)

1
Arizona State University [note 1]
Tempe, Arizona
59,794
[41]

2
University of Central Florida [note 4]
Orlando, Florida
58,587
[42]

3
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
56,867
[43]

4
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
52,557
[44]

5
University of Texas at Austin [note 4]
Austin, Texas
51,112
[45]

6
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
49,861
[46]

7
University of Florida [note 4]
Gainesville, Florida
49,589
[47]

8
Florida International University [note 4]
Miami, Florida
47,966
[48]

9
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
47,800
[39]

10
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
44,485
[49]

text: 2010–11 enrollment[edit]

text:
Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2010–11 academic year

Ranking
University
Location
Enrollment
Reference(s)

1
Arizona State University [note 1]
Tempe, Arizona
58,000
[50]

2
University of Central Florida [note 4]
Orlando, Florida
56,235
[51]

3
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
56,064
[52]

4
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
51,721
[53]

5
University of Texas at Austin [note 4]
Austin, Texas
51,195
[54]

6
University of Florida [note 4]
Gainesville, Florida
49,827
[55]

7
Texas A&M University [note 4]
College Station, Texas
49,129
[56]

8
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
47,131
[57]

9
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
44,034
[58]

10
Florida International University [note 4]
Miami, Florida
44,010
[59]

text: 2009–10 enrollment[edit]

text:
Ten largest public university campuses by enrollment during the 2009–10 academic year

Ranking
University
Location
Enrollment
Reference(s)

1
Arizona State University [note 1]
Tempe, Arizona
55,552
[60]

2
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
55,014
[61]

3
University of Central Florida [note 4]
Orlando, Florida
53,537
[62]

4
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota
51,659
[63]

5
University of Texas at Austin [note 4]
Austin, Texas
51,032
[64]

6
University of Florida [note 4]
Gainesville, Florida
50,691
[65]

7
Texas A&M University [note 4]
College Station, Texas
48,885
[66]

8
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
47,100
[67]

9
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
44,832
[58]

10
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana
42,347
[68]


document_title: Marriage Boot Camp

question_text: marriage boot camp reality stars season 9 release date

text: Marriage Boot Camp

text: Synopsis[edit]

text: The first two seasons of Marriage Boot Camp chronicle the lives of five couples from previous seasons of Bridezillas as they move into one house together for approximately ten days in order to save their marital bonds. The next seven seasons chronicle the lives of five couples from various reality shows.[2] The couples do a number of exercises to see if their marriages are worth saving.[2] In the end, the couples decide if they should divorce or make up.[2] Leading the program for the first seven seasons is marriage counselor team Jim Carroll and his wife Elizabeth.[7]

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text: Cast[edit]

text: Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas Cast[edit]

text: Season 1 – Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas[edit]

text:
Danni and Marlon Starr[8]
Kirsten and Seth Walker[9]
Melissa and Chris Moore[10]
Porsha and Byron Martin[2]
Remy (Reham) and Rob Maaddi[2]
Hosts and Counselors - Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, David Bishop, Dana Hamman[2]

text: Season 2 – Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas 2[edit]

text:
Blanca and Julian Lujan[4]
Mai-Lee and Tomas Acea[4]
Gloria and Mark Darrington[4]
Sofia and Shaun Sulligan[4]
Tasha Daniel and Jeff Webster[4]
Hosts and Counselors - Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, Bobby Davis and Ilsa Norman[2]

text: Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Cast[edit]

text: Season 3 – Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars[edit]

text:
Jennifer "JWoww" Farley and Roger Mathews (from Jersey Shore and Snooki & Jwoww)[5]
Traci Braxton and Kevin Surratt (from Braxton Family Values)[5]
Tanisha Thomas and Clive Muir (from Bad Girls Club, Tanisha Gets Married and Celebrity Fit Club)[5]
Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley (from The Real Housewives of Orange County)[5]
Ryan and Trista Sutter (from The Bachelorette and Dancing with the Stars)[11]
Hosts and Counselors - Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, Bobby Davis and Ilsa Norman[2]

text: Season 4 – Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 2[edit]

text:
Natalie Nunn and Jacob Payne (from Bad Girls Club)[12]
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag (from The Hills, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, Famous Food and Celebrity Big Brother)[12]
Syleena Johnson and Kiwane Garris (from R&B Divas: Atlanta)[12]
Tyson Apostol and Rachel Foulger (from Survivor)[12]
Aviva and Reid Drescher (from The Real Housewives of New York City)[12]
Hosts and Counselors - Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, David Bishop and Ilsa Norman[2]

text: Season 5 – Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 3[edit]

text:
Aubrey O'Day and Travis Garland (from Making The Band, All About Aubrey, The Celebrity Apprentice and Celebrity Big Brother)
Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino and Lauren Pesce (from Jersey Shore, The Sorrentinos, Dancing with the Stars and Celebrity Big Brother)
Tami Roman and Reggie Youngblood (from The Real World and Basketball Wives)
Jeff Schroeder and Jordan Lloyd (from Big Brother and The Amazing Race)
Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett (from The Girls Next Door, Kendra, Kendra on Top, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and Dancing with the Stars)
Hosts and Counselors - Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, David Bishop and Ilsa Norman[2]

text: Season 6 - Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 4[edit]

text:
June "Mama June" Shannon and Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson (from Here Comes Honey Boo Boo)
Sarah Oliver and Jimmy "Inkman/Ink" Coney (from Bad Girls Club)
Sundy and Cedric Carter (from Basketball Wives LA)
Benzino and Althea Heart (from Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta)
Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici (from The Bachelor and Dancing with the Stars)
Hosts and Counselors - Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, David Bishop and Ilsa Norman[2]

text: Season 7 - Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 5[edit]

text:
Tara Reid & Dean May (from Taradise and Celebrity Big Brother)
Lisa D'Amato & Adam Friedman (from America’s Next Top Model and Celebrity Rehab)
Michelle Money & Cody Sattler (from Bachelor in Paradise)
Toya & Mickey "Memphitz" Wright (from Tiny and Toya and Toya: A Family Affair)
Brittish Williams & Lorenzo Gordon (from Basketball Wives LA)
Hosts and Counselors - Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, David Bishop and Ilsa Norman[2]

text: Season 8 - Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 6[edit]

text:
Jade Roper & Tanner Tolbert (from Bachelor in Paradise)[13]
Keke Wyatt & Michael Jamar (from R&B Divas: Atlanta)[13]
Amber Marchese & Jim Marchese (from The Real Housewives of New Jersey)[13]
Karen Gravano & Giovan "Storm" (from Mob Wives)[13]
Margeaux, Merika Palmiste & Nikko London (from Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta)[13]
Hosts and Counselors - Dr. Ish Major and Dr. Venus "Dr. V" Nicolino[2]

text: Season 9 - Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 7[edit]

text:
Ashley Hebert & J.P. Rosenbaum (from The Bachelorette)[14]
Amy Duggar & Dillon King (from 19 Kids and Counting)[14]
PreMadonna & Buck Thomas (from Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta)[14]
Gabrielle Victor & Victor Tarrats (from Bad Girls Club)[14]
Renee Graziano & Joey Gambino (from Mob Wives and Celebrity Big Brother)[14]
Hosts and Counselors - Dr. Ish Major and Dr. Venus "Dr. V" Nicolino[2][14]

text: Season 11 - Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 9[edit]

text:
Kailyn Lowry & Javi Marroquin (from 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom 2)[14]
Mehgan James & DeAndre Perry (from Bad Girls Club and Basketball Wives LA)[14]
JJ Lane & Juelia Kinney (from Bachelor in Paradise)[14]
Asifa Mirza & Bobby Panahi (from Shahs of Sunset)[14]
Amina Buddafly, Peter Gunz & Tara Wallace (from Love & Hip Hop: New York)[14]
Hosts and Counselors - Dr. Ish Major and Dr. Venus "Dr. V" Nicolino[2][14]

text: Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Family Edition Cast[edit]

text: Season 10 – Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 8 - Family Edition[edit]

text:
Chad "Ochocinco" and Paula Johnson (from Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch and Dancing with the Stars)
Michael "The Situation", Marc and Frank "Maximo" Sorrentino (from Jersey Shore, The Sorrentinos, Dancing with the Stars and Celebrity Big Brother)
Kendra and Patti Wilkinson (from The Girls Next Door, Kendra, Kendra on Top, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and Dancing with the Stars)
Farrah, Debra and Michael Abraham (from 16 & Pregnant, Teen Mom and Celebrity Big Brother)
Hosts and Counselors - Dr. Ish Major and Dr. Venus "Dr. V" Nicolino[2][14]

text: Season 12 – Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 10 - Family Edition 2[edit]

text:
Brandi and Guy Glanville (from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Celebrity Big Brother)
Renee, Jenniffer and Lana Graziano (from Mob Wives and Celebrity Big Brother)[14]
Jim Jones, Chrissy Lampkin and Nancy "Mama Jones" Jones (from Love & Hip Hop: New York, Chrissy & Mr. Jones and Jim & Chrissy: Vow or Never)
Amber, Tonya Portwood, and Matt Baier (from 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom)
Hosts and Counselors - Dr. Ish Major and Dr. Venus "Dr. V" Nicolino[2][14]

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
10
May 31, 2013 (2013-05-31)
July 26, 2013 (2013-07-26)

2
11
March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07)
May 16, 2014 (2014-05-16)

3
8
May 30, 2014 (2014-05-30)
July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)

4
10
January 9, 2015 (2015-01-09)
March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13)

5
12
May 29, 2015 (2015-05-29)
August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21)

6
10
December 4, 2015 (2015-12-04)
February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)

7
10
June 3, 2016 (2016-06-03)
August 12, 2016 (2016-08-12)

8
10
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
December 16, 2016 (2016-12-16)

9
10
January 6, 2017 (2017-01-06)
March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10)

10
8
April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)

11
10
October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
December 22, 2017 (2017-12-22)

12
13
March 2018 (2018-03)
Q4 2018

text: International broadcast[edit]

text: Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas premiered with double episodes in Australia on 9 May 2015 on Arena.[15] and Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars began on 27 June, 2015 on the same channel.[16] In the UK, Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars premiered in May 2016 on ITVBe, while the Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas (title changed to Bridezillas: The Boot Camp) will start airing on 18 June 2016 on the same channel.


document_title: Christmas with the Kranks

question_text: where did they film christmas with the kranks

text: Christmas with the Kranks

text: Plot[edit]

text: After Riverside, Illinois couple Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) see their daughter, Blair (Julie Gonzalo), depart for a Peace Corps assignment in Peru on the Sunday following Thanksgiving, empty nest syndrome sets in. Luther calculates the couple spent $6,132 during the previous year's holiday season and, not looking forward to celebrating Christmas without their daughter, he suggests they invest the money usually spent on decorations, gifts, and entertainment and treat themselves to a ten-day Caribbean cruise instead. Skeptical at first, Nora finally agrees under the condition that they still give a donation to the church and Children's Hospital. Luther tries to refuse but finally agrees and they begin planning the trip.

text: The Kranks are amazed to discover they are considered pariahs as a result of their decision. Luther's co-workers think he has become Ebenezer Scrooge when he gives all his employees letters that state about his Christmas boycott, local stationer Aubie is distressed to lose the couple's order for their engraved greeting cards and Christmas Eve party invitations, the Boy Scout troop is upset and angered when the Kranks refuse to purchase one of their Christmas trees to help the scouts make enough money for a camporee, and the police are stunned to discover they won't be buying this year's calendar from them. Most vocal in their objections are neighbors Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd) and Walt Scheel (M. Emmet Walsh). Vic, who's the unelected leader of the street, organizes a campaign to force the Kranks to decorate their home so Hemlock Street won't lose the coveted award for best decorations. Vic has political and bureaucratic connections in Chicago. Walt doesn't seem to like Luther, so his efforts are primarily personal. However, it is revealed that Walt's wife Bev is suffering from cancer, perhaps dampening his holiday spirits. Children picket, led by Vic's son Spike (Erik Per Sullivan), neighbors constantly call, and Christmas carolers try to revive the Kranks' holiday spirit by singing on their lawn, which Luther stops by freezing his front lawn. Even the newspaper gets into the act by publishing a front page story complete with a photograph of the unlit Krank house and states that the Kranks' street has lost the prize and won sixth place because of how Luther and Nora refused to decorate their house. Still, Luther and Nora continue to stand their ground.

text: The two are in the process of packing on Christmas Eve morning when they receive a call from Blair, who announces she's at Miami International Airport, en route home with her Peruvian fiancé as a surprise for her parents. She's anxious to introduce Enrique to her family's holiday traditions, and when she asks if they're having their usual party that night, a panicked Nora says yes. Comic chaos ensues as the couple finds themselves trying to decorate the house and coordinate a party with only twelve hours to spare before their daughter and future son-in-law arrive.

text: While Nora scrambles to find food, especially Blair's favorite honey glazed ham, Luther goes to buy a tree from the Boy Scouts but they only have one worthless non-green tree left since their sales went big and rapid. Luther decides to give a donation by giving them money but taking the tree in the process; he then rejects it by throwing it in his backyard. While Spike leads a picket at the Kranks', Luther arranges to borrow the tree of neighbor Wes Trogdon (who is going away for a week with his kids and wife to close relatives) being given the warning that he is not to break one ornament or damage it. Luther and Spike try to transport it across the street on Spike's Radio Flyer wagon, only for the neighbors to confuse this with Luther stealing the family's Christmas tree and end up calling for the police to arrest him for theft. Spike comes to Luther's rescue by showing the neighbors and officers that Luther has Trogdon's keys and thus was given permission to borrow the tree. Nora comes home enraged at Luther for making the borrowed Christmas tree a "Disaster" and how she had to buy "Smoked Trout" to replace the honey ham (which was crushed by a truck). Once it is established why Luther is trying frantically to decorate his home, the neighbors, led by Vic, come out full force to help him and Nora ready it for Blair. Blair calls to say she landed from Miami; despite this, she is sent by a police transport to their house thus leaving her still unaware of the chaos.

text: After subtly giving everybody, including Blair and Enrique, a half-hearted toast, Luther tries to convince Nora to accept the cruise when she confronts him for the toast, but she refuses, disgusted that he isn't happy Blair is home. Having a change of heart, Luther sadly slips out of the house and goes across the street to the Scheel home. Bev's cancer, once in remission, has returned and, knowing this may be their last holiday together, Luther insists they take the cruise in place of him and Nora, going so far as to offer to take care of their hated cat, Muffles, so they can go. At first Walt and Bev decline, but ultimately decide to accept his generosity; as a result, Luther, whose holiday spirit has been renewed, realizes skipping Christmas wasn't as good an idea as he had originally thought.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Tim Allen as Luther Krank
Jamie Lee Curtis as Nora Krank, Luther's wife
Dan Aykroyd as Vic Frohmeyer, the Kranks' domineering neighbor
Dava Hulsey as Amanda Frohmeyer, the doting wife of Vic and loving mother of Spike.
Julie Gonzalo as Blair Krank, the Kranks' daughter
M. Emmet Walsh as Walt Scheel, the Kranks' obnoxious neighbor
Elizabeth Franz as Bev Scheel, Walt's ailing wife
Erik Per Sullivan as Spike Frohmeyer, Vic's kid
Cheech Marin as Officer Salino
Jake Busey as Officer Treen, Salino's partner
Austin Pendleton as Marty, an umbrella salesman who is actually Santa Claus
Tom Poston as Father Zabriskie, a priest
Kim Rhodes as Julie, Luther's employee
Arden Myrin as Daisy
René Lavan as Enrique Decardenal, Blair's fiance
Patrick Breen as Aubie, a stationier
Caroline Rhea as Candi, a friend of Nora's
Felicity Huffman as Merry, a friend of Nora's
Kevin Chamberlin as Duke Scanlon, a Boy Scout leader

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: Joe Roth knew about John Grisham's Skipping Christmas before it was even published in 2001. He was asked by Grisham to read the book in galley form, assuming he could direct a movie based on it. Roth recalls: "It turns out he was right. Even while I was reading it, all I could think was that this would make a great Christmas movie. It had humor, it had wonderful characters and it had heart." It was a huge change for him as he, who previously directed thrillers, would now do work for a film lighter in tone and style. With the rights of the book received and the May 2000 founding of Revolution Studios, he stated that "as a start-up company, there was a great deal of work to do in order to get up and running."[2]

text: Later, filmmaker Chris Columbus, who also bought the rights to Skipping Christmas and had written a screenplay, called Roth about directing the adaption. As Roth explains: "Naturally, I thought he was going to direct it. But he said, 'No, you should direct it.' It turns out I was getting ready to direct another project. But when I read Chris's script, I knew I had to at least try to direct it. I promised myself that if I could get the right cast in place, I would do it." Producer Michael Barnathan said, "Joe read the script on a Sunday, bought it on Monday, decided he wanted to direct it on Tuesday and by Friday had cast Tim [Allen] and Jamie Lee [Curtis]. The following Monday morning we started pre-production."[2]

text: Setting[edit]

text: Christmas with the Kranks takes place mostly in the Kranks's neighborhood of Hemlock Street in Riverside, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, over the course of four weeks from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve. Production designer Garreth Stover originally looked for locations with the right weather conditions and suburban ambience for Hemlock Street, as described specifically in Columbus's script of the film. He was scouting from the metropolitan area of Chicago to Minnesota, but due to the extreme conditions of this part of the United States at the time, the filmmakers felt it was better to set up the neighborhood in an empty location instead of finding one.[2]

text: When looking for a place to build the set 15 weeks before filming began, Stover chose a parking lot of a former Boeing aircraft factory in Downey, California, about 15 miles away from downtown Los Angeles and in the midst of Downey Studios. The rest of the first three weeks were spent on designing the houses with assistance from construction coordinator David Elliott. In the next 12 weeks, hundreds of carpenters, plasterers and painters working built had built what would become the largest exterior set ever for a movie, being more than 700 feet long and including 16 houses. What Stover called "the core five" were the houses of the Kranks, the Frohmeyers, the Scheels, the Beckers and Trogdons, which he claimed had "full ground floors that are dressed and you can see into." He also said that the second floor of the Kranks' was built on a soundstage. Producer Michael Barnathan claimed that the set would later be available for other movies, TV series and commercials to use.[2]However, due to health complaints from the locals over toxic residues from factory period and lack of profit, the studio closed in 2012 and was razed to build a mall.[3]

text: Costumes[edit]

text: Susie DeSanto handled the costume design of Christmas with the Kranks. According to DeSanto, "I was looking for a project that was really textural, and maybe a bit nostalgic. I saw Christmas With the Kranks like a Christmas card, a beautiful Christmas memory of how we wish the holiday to be. So a lot of the fabrics I chose were not so much high-tech bright colors, but wools, plaids and mixing patterns. Joe [Roth] was specific about what he wanted, but within that, he allowed me a great deal of freedom to express myself.”[2]

text: DeSanto viewed that all the characters in Christmas with the Kranks would wear dresses that are supposed to serve as their "accents" rather than overtly defining them. Luther Krank is seen wearing the same-colored shirt and suit at work all the time, and according to DeSanto, this "tells that Luther’s a punch-the-clock kind of guy, so the whole idea of skipping Christmas and going off on a tropical vacation is completely averse to anything he’s ever done." She described Nora as "tasteful and kind of folksy, a middle-American woman approaching middle age. In our first meeting, Jamie Lee Curtis was totally prepared. She wanted to look like a real Midwestern woman who lives in the suburbs of Chicago and is as obsessed with Christmas as everyone around her. Nora dresses for the seasons and I found out by speaking to people at Marshall Field’s in Chicago that the Christmas sweater is a big deal. And Jamie wears it so well.” As for Vic Frohmeyer, she saw him as "a sort of commander-in-chief of the neighborhood, so I wanted something with a bit of a military flair. Since he’s also a college professor, we cut the pattern from a general’s jacket and made it professorial by using a vintage tweed mixed with corduroy.”[2]

text: Music[edit]

text: The soundtrack features many holiday standards, including "Jingle Bell Rock" by Brenda Lee; "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Billy May & His Orchestra with vocal by Alvin Stoller; "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Eddie Dunstedter; "White Christmas" by Dean Martin; "Frosty the Snowman" by Steve Van Zandt; "Blue Christmas" by Elvis Presley; and "The Christmas Song" by Ella Fitzgerald.

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 5% based on 131 reviews with an average rating of 2.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A mirthless movie as fresh as last year's fruit cake, Christmas with the Kranks is a coarse, garish comedy that promotes conformity."[4] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 22 out of 100 based on 33 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[5] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[6]

text: Home media[edit]

text: Christmas with the Kranks was released on DVD and VHS on November 8, 2005.

text: Box office[edit]

text: The film was a box office success. On its opening weekend, it earned $21,570,867 on 3,393 screens, ranking #3 behind National Treasure and The Incredibles. It eventually grossed $96,572,480 worldwide.[1]


document_title: Knoop hardness test

question_text: knoop hardness test is used to measure the hardness of

text: Knoop hardness test

text: The Knoop hardness test /kəˈnuːp/ is a microhardness test – a test for mechanical hardness used particularly for very brittle materials or thin sheets, where only a small indentation may be made for testing purposes. A pyramidal diamond point is pressed into the polished surface of the test material with a known (often 100g) load, for a specified dwell time, and the resulting indentation is measured using a microscope. The geometry of this indenter is an extended pyramid with the length to width ratio being 7:1 and respective face angles are 172 degrees for the long edge and 130 degrees for the short edge. The depth of the indentation can be approximated as 1/30 of the long dimension.[1] The Knoop hardness HK or KHN is then given by the formula:

text: where:

text: HK values are typically in the range from 100 to 1000, when specified in the conventional units of kgf·mm−2. The SI unit, pascals, are sometimes used instead: 1 kgf·mm−2 = 9.80665 MPa.

text: The test was developed by Frederick Knoop[2] and colleagues at the National Bureau of Standards (now NIST) of the United States in 1939, and is defined by the ASTM E384 standard.

text: The advantages of the test are that only a very small sample of material is required, and that it is valid for a wide range of test forces. The main disadvantages are the difficulty of using a microscope to measure the indentation (with an accuracy of 0.5 micrometre), and the time needed to prepare the sample and apply the indenter.

text: Variables such as load, temperature, and environment, may affect this procedure, which have been examined in detail.[3]

text:
Sample values

Material
HK

Dentin
68

Gold foil
69

Tooth enamel
343

Quartz
820

Silicon carbide
2480

Diamond
7000


document_title: Patrick Melrose (TV series)

question_text: how many episodes are there in patrick melrose

text: Patrick Melrose (TV series)

text: Premise[edit]

text: Following the death of his father in the 1980s, Englishman Patrick Melrose attempts to overcome his addictions and demons rooted in abuse by his father and negligent mother.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Benedict Cumberbatch as Patrick Melrose
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Eleanor Melrose
Hugo Weaving as David Melrose
Jessica Raine as Julia
Pip Torrens as Nicholas Pratt
Prasanna Puwanarajah as Johnny Hall
Holliday Grainger as Bridget Watson Scott
Indira Varma as Anne Moore
Anna Madeley as Mary Melrose
Blythe Danner as Nancy
Celia Imrie as Kettle
Harriet Walter as Princess Margaret
Allison Williams as Marianne
Morfydd Clark as Debbie Hickman

text: Production[edit]

text: It was announced in February 2017 that Benedict Cumberbatch would star in and produce a television adaptation of Edward St Aubyn’s Patrick Melrose book series that would air on Showtime in the United States and Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom. David Nicholls wrote the five episodes of the series, with Edward Berger directing.[2] In July, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Hugo Weaving joined as Patrick’s mother and father, and Anna Madeley was cast as Patrick’s wife.[3] Allison Williams and Blythe Danner joined in August 2017, with filming having begun by October in Glasgow.[4][5][6]

text: Release[edit]

text:
The first trailer debuted in April 2018, with the series set to premiere on May 12 on Showtime.[7][8] The series will consecutively stream new episodes on CraveTV in Canada.[9]
It's showing on Sky Atlantic in the UK.

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers(millions)1"Bad News"Edward BergerDavid NichollsMay 12, 2018 (2018-05-12)0.219[10][11]
In 1982, Patrick Melrose is dispatched to New York City to retrieve the ashes of his father David. He decides to quit using drugs but finds himself unable to stop as he recollects his father's abuse and encounters associates of his father. Patrick resorts to using heroin, alcohol, and other drugs and finally breaks down with a botched suicide attempt. Patrick places a call to his friend Johnny telling him he wishes to finally give up drugs.
2"Never Mind"Edward BergerDavid NichollsMay 19, 2018 (2018-05-19)0.186[12][11]
While going through heroin withdrawal, Patrick recalls a traumatic day he experienced as an 8 year old while on holiday in France with his parents. His father David is manipulative and cruel, his mother Eleanor an alcoholic who is terrified of her husband. It is revealed through a series of flashbacks that the young Patrick was abused by his father, while his mother more or less acquiesced.
3"Some Hope"Edward BergerDavid NichollsMay 26, 2018 (2018-05-26)0.236[13][11]
It's 1990 and Patrick has been invited to go to a party of the upper class where Princess Margaret will be present. We see a Patrick who is trying to put his substance abuse in the past and has help from his friend Johnny who is in a therapy group. At the party, we find Princess Margaret behaving unpleasantly due to her social status and humiliating the French ambassador. She also dismisses the hostess' daughter from meeting her and this reminds Patrick of himself as a boy when his father wouldn't allow his mother to talk to him during dinner in France. Patrick later reveals to Johnny that he was sexually abused by his father for a number of years as a young boy. The episode ends with Patrick meeting the drug dealer Chilly Willy, who we as the audience met in the first episode as the drug dealer who passed out, as he is about to leave from playing in the band at the party.
4"Mother's Milk"Edward BergerDavid NichollsJune 2, 2018 (2018-06-02)0.264[14][11]
In 2003, Patrick is sober and has become a lawyer. He brings his wife Mary and three children to the South of France to visit his gravely ill mother, who has suffered a stroke. Eleanor has been taken in by a shady guru named Seamus, who has convinced her to sign the deed to the house over to the "foundation" which he leads. Being disinherited conjures up Patrick's buried resentment toward his mother, causing him to begin drinking and using prescription drugs again. His marriage to Mary is also in trouble, which he makes worse by engaging in an affair with his old girlfriend Julia when she visits. Patrick comes to terms with the loss of his childhood home and gives his blessing to his mother's plans, offering to arrange for her to be brought to London. Thereafter Patrick brings his family to Connecticut to see his snobbish aunt Nancy, where his drinking spirals out of control. After an angry confrontation with Nancy, Mary confronts Patrick and gives him an ultimatum: sober up or leave.
5"At Last"Edward BergerDavid NichollsJune 9, 2018 (2018-06-09)0.197[15][11]
April 2005 - Eleanor Melrose has passed away and Patrick presides over her funeral. There are flashbacks of Patrick's life over the past two years, in which his drinking problem continued unabated after separating from Mary and his children. Eventually he returns to a rehab center, and after initially resisting the process and even escaping, he returned to focus on his recovery. His mother, bedridden in a London nursing home, insisted on being euthanised, so Patrick petitioned the British government to allow her to be brought to Switzerland. After gaining approval, Eleanor changes her mind at the last minute. There is also a flashback to years earlier, when Mary and Patrick realize that his father was a serial child molester, and Patrick for the first time confronts his mother about the abuse, who claims to have also been abused by David. In the present day, Eleanor's funeral and wake turn into a bizarre show as old faces converge. Patrick struggles to reconcile the positive portrait of Eleanor which others knew to his own experience of her as a neglectful mother.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The series has received critical acclaim, with particular praise directed towards Cumberbatch's performance. It currently has a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a score of 80/100 on Metacritic.[16][17]

text: U.S. ratings[edit]

text:
No.

Title

Air date
Rating(18–49)
Viewers(millions)

1

"Bad News"

May 12, 2018
0.03[10][11]
0.219

2

"Never Mind"

May 19, 2018
0.03[12][11]
0.186

3

"Some Hope"

May 26, 2018
0.04[13][11]
0.236

4

"Mother's Milk"

June 2, 2018
0.04[14][11]
0.264

5

"At Last"

June 9, 2018
0.03[15][11]
0.197

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Year

Award

Category

Nominee(s)

Result

Ref.

2018

Primetime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Limited Series

Pending

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Benedict Cumberbatch

Pending

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Edward Berger

Pending

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

David Nicholls

Pending

Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special

Nina Gold and Martin Ware

Pending


document_title: List of Home and Away characters (2018)

question_text: who plays hazel eastern in home and away

text: List of Home and Away characters (2018)

text: Dean Thompson[edit]

text:
Dean Thompson

Home and Away character

Portrayed by
Patrick O'Connor

Duration
2018–

First appearance
1 February 2018

Introduced by
Lucy Addario

Classification
Present; recurring

Profile

Occupation
Summer Bay Auto assistant

Home
Summer Bay Caravan Park

text: Dean Thompson, played by Patrick O'Connor, made his first appearance on 1 February 2018.[2] O'Connor's casting and character details were announced on 13 January 2018. The actor began filming his first scenes five months prior to the announcement.[2] He had previously auditioned for other characters, and came close to securing the roles, before being cast as Dean. This is O'Connor's first acting role.[2] Of joining the show, he stated "Home and Away is obviously known as a launch pad for many actors’ careers. Obviously going into the type of role that this is, being a River Boy and there being a story there already that is so big and well known, it means there is a legacy there to play around with and being a bad boy on the show is exciting."[2]

text: Dean is a member of the show's River Boys group, who were introduced in 2011 with the arrival of the Braxton brothers.[2] The character's appearance was first teased in a trailer showcasing some of the upcoming 2018 storylines.[1] Dean was branded "the new bad boy of Summer Bay" by Jonathon Moran of The Daily Telegraph.[2] While O'Connor described him as "cheeky" and said that he loves AFL. The actor added that he likes that his character has tattoos, as he has always wanted one.[2]

text: Martin Ashford (George Mason) contacts Dean and the River Boys surf gang to help him find Robbo (Jake Ryan), who he holds responsible for the death of Kat Chapman (Pia Miller) and his unborn son. Dean sends Taz (Jerome Meyer) to search the cottage Robbo was last seen at, and the others to spread the word that they are on the look out for him. Dean and Ash go to Salt, where Taz and some others disrupt the wake. Ash orders Dean and the others out, and they split up to search the local pubs and bars, before returning to Salt. Dean recognises his former girlfriend Willow Harris (Sarah Roberts) when she turns up. The following day, he asks her where she has been and invites her for a drink to catch up. One night while having a bonfire with Willow, Dean has a seizure after drinking home brew beer.

text: Colby Thorne[edit]

text:
Colby Thorne

Home and Away character

Portrayed by
Tim Franklin

Duration
2018–

First appearance
6 February 2018

Introduced by
Lucy Addario

Classification
Present; recurring

Profile

Occupation
Senior constable

Home
Pier flat

showFamily

Half-sisters
Bella Nixon

text: Colby Thorne,[3] played by Tim Franklin, made his first appearance on 6 February 2018.[4] Franklin's casting was confirmed in December 2017, after he was photographed filming scenes at Palm Beach, the show's outdoor filming location.[4][5] Franklin previously appeared in the show in 2015 as Azza Mason.[6] He learned from his agent that he had secured the role of Colby on his 27th birthday. He stated, "My agent sang 'Happy Birthday', but changed my name to Colby. When I heard it, I jumped out of my seat and screamed – it was the best gift."[4]

text: Colby is Summer Bay's new police officer.[5] Franklin said Colby had "a turbulent upbringing", which led him to join the police force. He told Tamara Cullen of TV Week, "I believe that any character has to come from a reality within myself. We've both had traumas and heartache in our past – as we all have – so I try to bring as much of myself to the role."[4] The actor admitted that he was initially "daunted" about playing a police officer.[4] Colby is a potential love interest for Jasmine Delaney (Sam Frost) and a former member of the River Boys surf gang.[4] Cullen branded Colby "tall, handsome and confident" and thought he was "bound to attract attention."[4]

text: Colby appears outside the Summer Bay Surf Club and helps Mason Morgan (Orpheus Pledger) fight off River boys Taz (Jerome Meyer) and Bluey (Alex Jewson). He is almost arrested by Sergeant Phillip McCarthy (Nicholas Cassim), but then reveals himself to be the Bay's new senior constable.

text: Lance Salisbury[edit]

text:
Lance Salisbury

Home and Away character

Portrayed by
Angus McLaren

First appearance
17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)

Introduced by
Lucy Addario

Classification
Present; recurring

Profile

Occupation
Federal agent

text: Lance Salisbury, played by Angus McLaren, made his first appearance on 17 April 2018.[7] McLaren's casting and character details were announced on 16 April 2018. Of joining the cast, McLaren commented, "It's very exciting. It hit home for me when I walked into the Diner and all the characters I've grown up watching were there."[7] McLaren was reunited with his former Packed to the Rafters co-star James Stewart, who plays Justin Morgan.[7] Lance is a federal agent and best friend of Robbo (Jake Ryan). Lance is involved with the circumstances surrounding Robbo's amnesia and he helps out as the "mystery slowly gets unpacked."[7] Lance also wants his friend to get justice.[7]

text: After Robbo is brought in to an AFP base, Lance helps him to recall his memories and identity. Lance explains that Robbo's real name is Ryan Shaw and that he is a federal agent, whose family were killed when he began investigating corruption in the force. Robbo went undercover as Beckett Reid and he was sent to Summer Bay to protect Kat Chapman (Pia Miller). The federal police were unsure whether Robbo's amnesia was real or not, so they did not intervene. Lance drives Robbo back to Summer Bay and tells him that all the charges against him have been dropped. He also returns all of Robbo's belongings, including his birth certificate, passport, driver's licence and credit cards. Lance advises Robbo to think about returning to AFP before he leaves.

text: Ebony Easton[edit]

text:
Ebony Easton

Home and Away character

Portrayed by
Cariba Heine

First appearance
19 April 2018 (2018-04-19)

Introduced by
Lucy Addario

Classification
Present; recurring

Profile

Other names
Ebony Harding

Occupation
Bartender

showFamily

Mother
Hazel Easton

Brothers
Boyd Easton

text: Ebony Easton, played by Cariba Heine, made her first appearance on 19 April 2018.[8] The character and Heine's casting was confirmed during a trailer which aired before the show's break for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[8] Heine sent a taped audition to the casting directors while she was overseas. Weeks later, she learnt via email that she had secured the role of Ebony.[9] Ebony was introduced as the show's new villain, who wants revenge on some of the residents of Summer Bay. She is connected with the kidnapping of Justin Morgan's (James Stewart) daughter Ava Gilbert (Grace Thomas).[8] Eliza Velk of Yahoo7 Be speculated that Ebony also has a connection to criminal Boyd Easton (Steve Le Marquand) and commented, "Either way something bad is brewing in the bay."[8] Heine later said that she was excited to play a villain, adding "She's pretty despicable, so I hope she gets a rise out of people!"[9]

text: Ebony goes to Northern Districts Hospital and pretends to be a doctor, after learning her brother Boyd Easton has been brought in. After over hearing that her brother has died, she goes to see her mother, Hazel Easton (Genevieve Lemon) and they both swear revenge on the people who are responsible for Boyd's death. Ebony comes to Summer Bay and begins trying to get to know Colby Thorne (Tim Franklin), the police constable who shot Boyd. She slashes her car tyre, hoping Colby will help her change it, but he has to leave and Hunter King (Scott Lee) helps out. Hazel tells her to hurry up and make everyone pay, but Ebony replies that she wants to have some fun and plans to go after Willow Harris (Sarah Roberts) and Justin Morgan too. Hazel continues to doubt Ebony's plan. Ebony brings her car to Justin's business Summer Bay Auto for a service, and later stages a car crash, hoping to discredit the garage.

text: Ty Anderson[edit]

text:
Ty Anderson

Home and Away character

Portrayed by
Darius Williams

First appearance
7 May 2018 (2018-05-07)

Introduced by
Lucy Addario

Classification
Present; recurring

Profile

Occupation
Student

Home
33 Saxon Avenue

text: Ty Anderson, played by Darius Williams, made his first appearance on 7 May 2018.[10] The character and casting details were announced in the 21–27 April 2018 issue of Inside Soap.[11] Williams began filming his six-week guest stint from October 2017.[10]

text: Actor Ray Meagher (Alf Stewart) confirmed that the producers would be introducing a gay character during a February 2018 interview. He stated, "Our writers do try to keep abreast with the times, so there is an interesting character coming in. I won't tell you too much more about him, about how he works out or what happens, but that is being addressed."[12] Ty is the first gay character to be introduced to Home and Away since 2009, when the show featured a same-sex relationship between Charlie Buckton (Esther Anderson) and Joey Collins (Kate Bell), which was criticised by conservative groups and parents.[11][12] Ty is fostered by John Palmer (Shane Withington) and Marilyn Chambers (Emily Symons). He also befriends Raffy Morrison (Olivia Deeble) during his time in Summer Bay.[11]

text: After his grandfather gets sick, Ty's case worker brings him to Summer Bay to stay with John Palmer and Marilyn Chambers. Ty refuses the food on offer, as he has already eaten, and later goes out on his own for a walk. Ty appears disinterested during a talk about his new school, leading Raffy Morrison to call him out for being rude to everyone. When Ty tells her that he does not plan on staying long and will be gone when he turns sixteen, Raffy tells him to leave. Ty befriends Ryder Jackson (Lukas Radovich) when they pair up for an assignment during Ty's first day at school. Raffy accuses Ty of taking advantage of John and Marilyn, while he counters that she is jealous of not being the focus of all their attention. When Raffy sees Ty throwing away the packed lunch Marilyn prepared for him, she confronts him again about his ungrateful attitude towards the Palmers. Ty tells her that they will never love her like their own child and Raffy slaps him. Roo Stewart (Georgie Parker) ask them to apologise to each other, but they refuse and Ty walks out of the office. Raffy later finds him on the beach and apologises for slapping him. She asks him if they can have a fresh start and they finally bond, with Ty vowing to make more of an effort with the Palmers. Ty stands up for Raffy when another student purposely bumps her, making her drop her money. They continue to get on well, until she asks to listen to his music and they argue again. Ty later decides to share his music with her. While Raffy is listening to one of his newer tracks, Ty kisses her and she kisses him back. John and Raffy's brother Justin Morgan (James Stewart) walk in on them and Justin orders Raffy to move home. Ty apologises to John and Marilyn for jeopardising their chance at fostering. Ty later meets Raffy at the beach and they kiss again. Ty and Raffy later start dating.

text: Chelsea Campbell[edit]

text: Chelsea Campbell,[13] played by Ashleigh Brewer, will make her first appearance in 2018. Brewer's casting and character details were announced on 31 March 2018.[14] Brewer was in Los Angeles when she learned about the role, and she filmed an audition to send over to the Home and Away producers. After recording a second tape and sending it over, she learned that she had secured the role. The actress is contracted for six months.[14] Of joining the show, Brewer stated "I'm so excited about it. The character in particular is great and the storyline is fantastic. I'm very excited to dive into a show that is so long-standing and one that I know very well."[14]

text: Chelsea is a police officer, who has a connection to one of the established characters. Brewer commented that Chelsea would give the character "a real shock..."[14] She also called her character "extremely nice with a strong head on her shoulders", but added that Chelsea would cause some trouble.[14]

text: Others[edit]

text:
Date(s)
Character
Actor
Circumstances

29 January
Nurse
Kate Boladian[15]
The nurse informs Tori Morgan that someone is enquiring after Kat Chapman, who was brought into the hospital after a road traffic accident.

30 January
Odette
Romy Poulier[16]
Odette meets with Willow Harris to pay her for helping to prove that Odette's husband is a cheater. Odette asks Willow if she will do the same thing for her friend.

1 February
Nurse
Christina Falsone[17]
Leah Patterson asks the nurse where Jasmine Delaney is, as her room is empty. The nurse calls security after realising that she is missing.

1 February
Devera
Mia Karaz[18]
Kat Chapman's mother and brother attend her funeral.

Paulo
Christian Leiva Fuentes[17]

1 February
Minister
Richard Saunders[17]
The minister conducts Kat Chapman's funeral service.

1–22 February
Taz
Jerome Meyer[19]
Taz is a member of the River Boys, who comes to Summer Bay to help Martin Ashford to find Robbo. Dean Thompson sends Taz to search the cottage that Robbo was last seen at. When they return, Taz and the others disrupt the wake at Salt. Taz and Bluey go to Summer Bay Fit to question people about Robbo and Mason asks them to leave. Taz decides he and Bluey should take advantage of the free trial. Mason asks them to go when they continue harassing gym members and he squares up to Taz. Taz and Bluey approach Mason outside the Surf Club and they start a fight. Colby Thorne intervenes and Taz punches him. The police turn up and arrest Taz and Bluey. Taz later informs Ash that he and some of the River Boys spoke to a man at a service station who saw Robbo, and they decide to return to speak to him.

1–19 February
Bluey
Alex Jewson[19]
Bluey is a member of the River Boys, who comes to Summer Bay to help Martin Ashford find Robbo. Bluey and Taz go to Summer Bay Fit to question people about Robbo and Mason asks them to leave. Taz decides he and Bluey should take advantage of the free trial. Mason asks them to go when they continue harassing gym members and he manhandles Bluey. Taz and Bluey approach Mason outside the Surf Club and they start a fight. Colby Thorne intervenes and helps Mason, before the police turn up and arrest Bluey and Taz.

1 February
Jimmy
Kyle Hazebroek[20]
Jimmy tells Dean Thompson and Martin Ashford that he spoke to an old man, who gave Robbo a lift. Jimmy and Ash almost get into a fight.

8 February
Bushwalker
Adam Hedditch[21]
The bushwalker notices Robbo behind the wheel of a stationary car and calls the police, knowing he is a wanted man.

8 February
Ambulance Officer Karen
Jerusha Sutton[22]
Karen brings Justin Morgan to the hospital after he is involved in a car crash. She later helps Mason Morgan to treat and rescue Alf Stewart from a sink hole.

12 February
Lauren
Lianne Mackessy[23]
After finding a photograph of his family, amnesiac Robbo recalls the memory of his wife Lauren and their two children, Sophia and Lucas, celebrating his birthday. He thinks he remembers the day they all died in a car accident, but when Tori Morgan asks Colby Thorne to search for them, Colby finds out that they were all murdered in a home invasion.

Sophia
Ava Rose Bowen[24]

Lucas
Luca Rochaix[24]

19 February–
Dr Callan
Virginie Laverdure[25]
Dr Callan is Maggie Astoni's oncologist. She tells Maggie that they have caught her cancer early and it has not spread. Dr Callan also suggests starting a course of chemotherapy straight away to treat her high-grade B-cell lymphoma. Dr Callan meets with Maggie a few weeks later to inform her that her white cell count is up.

20–22 February
David
Jack Ellis[26]
David is Jasmine Delaney's former boyfriend. After stalking her for months, David finally shows up in Summer Bay and asks Hunter King for directions to the local caravan park. When Jasmine returns to her caravan, she finds David sitting on her bed and he tells her they need to talk. David insists that he and Jasmine leave the Bay together. He takes her up to Summer Bay House to return her caravan keys to Leah Patterson. Leah insists that they both stay for lunch. After a heated conversation, Leah and Jasmine try to escape, but David grabs them and tells them to stay. Ryder Jackson returns home and David holds him, Leah and Jasmine hostage. David allows Leah to order a pizza for him and Jasmine, and she adds an SOS message to the receipt. Shortly after, Colby Thorne arrives and arrests David. Jasmine visits David to tell him that what he did was not out of love, while David protests that they had something.

26 February–
Barry Johnson
Brad McMurray [27]
Barry accuses his former employee Dean Thompson of stealing his tools, while Dean accuses him of withholding his wages. Dean provokes Barry into a fight, which is broken up by Martin Ashford and Justin Morgan. Ash later calls Barry and arranges for him to pay Dean, who gives the tools back. Barry is hired to fix the sinkhole at the local high school. He tells Maggie Astoni that work will have to take place during classes, but it will be safe. Barry interviews Maggie's husband Ben Astoni for a job and later offers it to him. Barry warns Ben about talking to his wife while on the job. Ben tells Barry that Maggie has cancer, and while Barry sympathises with Ben's situation, he tells him that he should have considered that before taking the job. When Ben has to leave early, he tells Barry that he quits.

28 February–
Professor Pickford
Lisa Kay[28]
Professor Pickford is a psychiatrist, who meets with Tori Morgan at Salt to discuss Robbo, who has been suffering from amnesia. Tori takes Professor Pickford to the local police station to meet Robbo. Professor Pickford tells Sergeant Phillip McCarthy that she will be endorsing Tori's evaluation of Robbo, and writes a statement for the magistrate. a couple of weeks later, Robbo has a therapy session with Professor Pickford. He refuses to talk about his relationships and leaves.

8 March
Joseph
Ishak Issa[29]
Joseph notices Mason Morgan at a university party and comes over to say hello. He asks if Mason is coming back to study medicine, and they agree to catch up soon.

Li Xue
Indiana Kwong[30]
Li Xue helps Mason Morgan to re-enrol at Yabbie Creek University. She tells him that he needs to sort out his hospital placement first, as he has been suspended from Northern Districts.

14 March
Dr Lucas
Grant Cartwright[31]
Dr Lucas treats Dean Thompson after he is brought in following a collapse. When he suffers hallucinations, Dr Lucas asks Willow Harris and Colby Thorne if Dean has taken something, as he does not believe that Dean has just been drinking beer.

14 March
Julian Wells
Tahki Saul[32]
Julian is Ben Astoni's solicitor. He tells Ben that he is eighth on the list for that day's court hearings, but he will be out in time to make his wife's hospital appointment. When Ben decides to leave, he advises him that if he misses his hearing he will be facing a fine and possibly jail time.

20–21 March
Ambo Ken
Joshua Morton[33]
Ken tends to Martin Ashford after he is crushed by a car, and assists Tori Morgan in administering treatment.

21 March
Lisa Petrov
Kate Williams[34]
Lisa is a lawyer hired to represent Robbo. When she suggests that he should plead insanity, Robbo refuses and fires her.

22 March–4 April
Kurt Adams
Tiriel Mora[35]
Kurt is a lawyer, who meets with Tori Morgan and Robbo to discuss taking on Robbo's case, which Kurt hopes will bring him wealthy clients, as it is high profile. He gets in contact with the DPP to find out what evidence they have on Robbo, and tells Robbo and Tori that they have CCTV footage of Robbo's escape from the police station and assault on Martin Ashford. Kurt agrees to take on the case. When Kurt decides that they should say Kat Chapman was a crooked officer, Robbo grabs Kurt's shirt and tells him to shut up. Kurt tells Tori that he quits, but later changes his mind when Tori suggests that he finds another defence for Robbo. Kurt plans to eliminate as many of the charges against Robbo as he can, including those attributed to Beckett Reid. Kurt wants Ash to testify that it was Kat's idea to release Robbo, but Tori refuses to ask him. Kurt soon learns that Robbo is being charged with Dylan Carter's murder. He advises Robbo not to testify, but Robbo insists that he will. At the conclusion of the trial, Robbo is taken away from the federal police.

26 March
Theresa Clarke
Debbie Zukerman[36]
Theresa is an administrative assistant at Summer Bay High, who brings Maggie Astoni some public liability forms to fill in and a list of problems that she needs to look into. Theresa later tells Maggie that the department wants to discuss some timetables and that the builder has left early.

27 March
Gordon
Haris Mirza[37]
Gordon agrees to pair up with Raffy Morrison for an assignment during their English class.

3–4 April
Samantha Woodhouse
Charlotte Cashion[38]
Samantha approaches Robbo outside the courthouse and poses as a journalist asking questions about his trial. The following day, Samantha approaches Robbo again and he tells her to stop calling him Beckett Reid. She then contacts someone to let them know that something has changed and to get things ready to go. Samantha later interrupts the trial, revealing that she is a federal agent and takes Robbo into custody.

3 April
Prosecutor
Lucy Bell[38]
The prosecutor in Robbo's trial tries to convince the jury that Robbo is guilty of murder and assault.

Magistrate
Richie Singer[38]
The magistrate in Robbo's trial. Robbo's lawyer Kurt Adams argues that Martin Ashford should not testify for the prosecution, but the magistrate allows it. He also allows the defence's medical evidence about Robbo's amnesia. Before the magistrate can hear the jury's verdict on the first charge, federal agents interrupt and take Robbo into custody. The magistrate tells Kurt that they can not stop them and puts the court in recess.

Court Officer
Ben Dalton[38]
The court officer calls everyone into the court for Robbo's trial. He reads out the charges and later calls Martin Ashford to testify.

Foreperson
Karina Bracken[39]
The foreperson tells the magistrate that the jury has reached a verdict.

Dr Lucy Dobson
Danielle Baynes[40]
Dr Dobson informs the Astoni family that Ziggy Astoni has gastroenteritis and is not suffering a reaction to the stem cell injections she is taking. Dr Dobson tells Ziggy that they will keep her in overnight to rehydrate her and then collect the stem cells when she is better.

3 April–
Hazel Easton
Genevieve Lemon[40]
Hazel brings Ava Gilbert a snack and tells her that her father is working late, so they have agreed that Ava can stay with Hazel for the night. Hazel later meets with Ava's father Justin Morgan to collect a ransom of $25,000. She allows Justin to briefly speak to Ava, before demanding the money, but he refuses to hand it over until she tells him where Ava is. Hazel is spooked by a noise caused by Colby Thorne and Ben Murray and she drives off. Willow Harris recognises a description of Hazel and reveals that she is Boyd Easton's mother, who is out for revenge. Boyd goes to collect the ransom, and when Hazel calls him, Sergeant McCarthy informs her that Boyd was injured during a police operation. Hazel sends her daughter, Ebony Easton to find out more information and she tells Hazel that Boyd died. They both swear revenge on those involved in Boyd's death. Hazel wants Ebony to hurry up and make Colby pay for killing Boyd, but Ebony asks her mother to have patience with her plan.

16 April
Newsreader
Natalie Barr[41]
The newsreader reads out an appeal for witnesses who have seen missing child Ava Gilbert.

18 April
Nurse
Adeline Lee[42]
The nurse attends to Ziggy Astoni as she undergoes stem cell collection.

19 April
Police Officer
Murray Scarce[43]
The police officer and his colleagues raid Hazel Easton's house looking for Ava Gilbert.

30 April
Rick
Ben Purser[44]
Rick welcomes Ben Astoni to workforce. He advises him to turn off his phone, as their boss Barry Johnson might fire him if he sees Ben using it. At the end of the day, Rick persuades Ben to have a drink with the crew at Salt.

3 May
Dominic Pfeiffer
Uncredited[45]
Dominic is an inspector from NSW Fair Trading, who checks over Summer Bay Auto, following an accident with Ebony Easton's car. Dominic tells Justin Morgan that after looking over the car, he found the brake line was frayed and covered in fluid. As it should have been picked up on, Dominic recommends the garage is closed while Fair Trading investigates work place practices.

7 May
Catherine
Lisbeth Kennelly[46]
Catherine is Ty Anderson's case worker. She brings him to Summer Bay to meet his foster parents John Palmer and Marilyn Chambers.

9–10 May
Gus
Alex Nicholas[47]
Gus moors his boat at the pier and unloads several boxes. Hunter King asks him to move his boat, as a barge needs to dock there, but Gus tells him to leave. Robbo sees Gus push Hunter and comes down to confront him and his two associates, knowing that they are not unloading fish. A fight breaks out and Hunter suffers a head injury. Robbo performs a citizen's arrest on Gus, who is taken away by the police.

23–24 May
Jason
Elijah Williams[48]
Jason is a AFP recruit. Robbo plays a joke on during a run, so he loses. Jason approaches Robbo, after learning that he is retraining, and asks him to talk to a few of the recruits about his experiences on the job. Jason tells Robbo that if he beats him on the beep test, Robbo has to talk to him about anything he wants to know. Robbo agrees and then beats Jason's time. Robbo later asks Jason why he wants to become a federal police officer and they both realise that they want to make a difference. Robbo then allows Jason to ask him anything.

23 May
Trainer
Steve Willis[49]
The trainer puts the AFP recruits through various exercises to test their fitness. He forces Robbo to do more sit-ups than the others, as he is undergoing specialist training.

31 May–
Dempsey
Sophie Don[50]
Dempsey attends a singles night at Salt and meets Mason Morgan. They sit down to talk and she learns that they both work at Northern Districts Hospital. Their date is interrupted by Hunter King and Olivia Fraser Richards who need advice from Mason, and Dempsey leaves.

31 May
Raj
Bali Padda[50]
Raj is paired with Olivia Fraser Richards at a singles night at Salt, while Suz meets Hunter King. After learning that she is a fashion designer, Raj tells Olivia that he works in sales at a clothes shop. Suz reveals she is a nutritionist when she stops Hunter from eating a snack that is high in fat. Hunter encourages her to relax and eat what they want. Neither Olivia or Hunter want to go on a date with Raj and Suz.

Suz
Bianca Magistro[50]


document_title: This Is Us (TV series)

question_text: who is the actor that plays the dad on this is us

text: This Is Us (TV series)

text: Series overview[edit]

text: The series follows siblings Kate, Kevin and Randall as their lives intertwine. Kate and Kevin were originally part of a triplet pregnancy, conceived in the bathroom of Froggy's, a bar, during Super Bowl XIV.[4] Their due date was October 12, 1980, but they were born six weeks early on August 31; their biological brother was stillborn.[5] Their parents, Jack and Rebecca, having expected to bring home three babies, decide to adopt another newborn: Randall, a black child born the same day and brought to the same hospital after his biological father abandoned him at a fire station.[6]

text: Episodes weave through the stories of the past and present of the characters, with most scenes taking place in 1980, 1989–1995, and the present day (2016–2017). Flashback scenes take place in Pittsburgh, while current scenes are typically split between Los Angeles, New Jersey, and New York City.

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Nielsen ratings

First aired
Last aired
Rank
Average viewership
(in millions)

1
18
September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)
March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)
6
14.70[7]

2
18[3]
September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
TBA
TBA
TBA

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson: Rebecca's husband, and Kate, Kevin, & Randall's father.
Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson (née Malone): Jack's wife, and Kate, Kevin, & Randall's mother.
Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson: Jack & Rebecca's son, and Kate & Kevin's brother. Also played by Niles Fitch (age 15) and Lonnie Chavis (ages 8–10).
Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson: Jack & Rebecca's daughter, and Kevin & Randall's sister. Also played by Hannah Zeile (age 15) and Mackenzie Hancsicsak (ages 8–10).
Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson: Jack & Rebecca's son, and Kate & Randall's brother. Also played by Logan Shroyer (age 15) and Parker Bates (ages 8–10).
Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson: Randall's wife, and mother of Tess and Annie.
Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon: Kate's fiancé.
Ron Cephas Jones as William H. "Shakespeare" Hill: Randall's biological father. Also played by Jermel Nakia as a young adult.
Jon Huertas as Miguel Rivas: Jack's best friend and Rebecca's second husband. (recurring season 1; main season 2–present)[8]
Alexandra Breckenridge as Sophie: Kate's childhood best friend as well as Kevin's childhood love and ex-wife. Also played by Amanda Leighton (age 15) and Sophia Coto (age 10). (recurring season 1; main season 2–present)[8]
Eris Baker as Tess Pearson: Randall and Beth's older daughter. (recurring season 1; main season 2–present)
Faithe Herman as Annie Pearson: Randall and Beth's younger daughter. (recurring season 1; main season 2–present)

text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Gerald McRaney as Dr. Nathan Katowski (aka Dr. K): An elderly widower, who delivers Kate and Kevin.
Janet Montgomery as Olivia Maine: Kevin's former stage partner and ex-girlfriend.
Milana Vayntrub as Sloane Sandburg: Kevin's stage partner and ex-girlfriend.
Ryan Michelle Bathe as Yvette: A family friend of the Pearsons.
Denis O'Hare as Jesse: William's friend and former romantic partner.
Adam Bartley as Duke: The stable worker at the weight-loss camp Kate attends.
Jill Johnson as Laurie: A member of Toby and Kate's weight-loss support group.

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Season 1 (2016–17)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"Pilot"
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra
Dan Fogelman
September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)
1AZC01
10.07[9]

2
2
"The Big Three"
Ken Olin
Dan Fogelman
September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)
1AZC02
8.75[10]

3
3
"Kyle"
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra
Dan Fogelman
October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)
1AZC03
9.87[11]

4
4
"The Pool"
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra
Dan Fogelman & Donald Todd
October 18, 2016 (2016-10-18)
1AZC04
9.71[12]

5
5
"The Game Plan"
George Tillman
Joe Lawson
October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)
1AZC05
8.68[13]

6
6
"Career Days"
Craig Zisk
Bekah Brunstetter
November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
1AZC06
8.48[14]

7
7
"The Best Washing Machine in the World"
Silas Howard
K.J. Steinberg
November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)
1AZC07
9.50[15]

8
8
"Pilgrim Rick"
Sarah Pia Anderson
Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger
November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)
1AZC08
9.00[16]

9
9
"The Trip"
Uta Briesewitz
Vera Herbert
November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29)
1AZC09
10.53[17]

10
10
"Last Christmas"
Helen Hunt
Donald Todd
December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06)
1AZC10
10.95[18]

11
11
"The Right Thing to Do"
Timothy Busfield
Aurin Squire
January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10)
1AZC11
10.48[19]

12
12
"The Big Day"
Ken Olin
Dan Fogelman & Laura Kenar
January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17)
1AZC12
9.59[20]

13
13
"Three Sentences"
Chris Koch
Joe Lawson & Bekah Brunstetter
January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24)
1AZC13
9.63[21]

14
14
"I Call Marriage"
George Tillman Jr.
Kay Oyegun
February 7, 2017 (2017-02-07)
1AZC14
9.57[22]

15
15
"Jack Pearson's Son"
Ken Olin
Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger
February 14, 2017 (2017-02-14)
1AZC15
9.03[23]

16
16
"Memphis"
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra
Dan Fogelman
February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)
1AZC16
9.35[24]

17
17
"What Now?"
Wendey Stanzler
K.J. Steinberg & Vera Herbert
March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07)
1AZC17
11.15[25]

18
18
"Moonshadow"
Ken Olin
Dan Fogelman & Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger
March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)
1AZC18
12.84[26]

text: Season 2 (2017)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

19
1
"A Father's Advice"
Ken Olin
Dan Fogelman
September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
2AZC01
12.94[27]

20
2
"A Manny-Splendored Thing"
John Fortenberry
Dan Fogelman & Bekah Brunstetter
October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)
2AZC02
11.06[28]

21
3
"Déjà Vu"
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra
Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger
October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)
2AZC03
11.02[29]

22
4
"Still There"
Ken Olin
Vera Herbert
October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17)
2AZC04
10.65[30]

23
5
"Brothers"
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra
Tyler Bensinger
October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
2AZC05
10.60[31]

24
6
"The 20's"
Regina King
Don Roos
October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)
2AZC06
8.43[32]

25
7
"The Most Disappointed Man"
Chris Koch
Kay Oyegun
November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
2AZC07
9.89[33]

26
8
"Number One"
Ken Olin
K.J. Steinberg
November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)
2AZC08
10.05[34]

27
9
"Number Two"
Ken Olin
K.J. Steinberg & Shukree Hassan Tilghman
November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)
2AZC09
9.34[35]

28
10
"Number Three"
Ken Olin
Shukree Hassan Tilghman
November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28)
2AZC10
10.94[36]

29
11
"The Fifth Wheel"[37]
TBA
TBA
January 9, 2018 (2018-01-09)
2AZC11
TBD

30
12
"Clooney"[38]
TBA
TBA
January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16)
2AZC12
TBD

text: Release[edit]

text: Home media[edit]

text: In May 2017, Hulu acquired the SVOD rights to new and past episodes of the series to air exclusively on Hulu, in addition to NBC.com and the NBC app.[39]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating for the first season with an average rating of 7.7/10 based on 56 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Featuring full-tilt heartstring-tugging family drama, This Is Us will provide a suitable surrogate for those who have felt a void in their lives since Parenthood went off the air."[40] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 76 out of 100 based on 34 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[41] Season 2 received a 94% approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes based on 16 reviews.[42]

text: Entertainment Weekly gave the first few episodes of This Is Us a rating of B, calling it "a refreshing respite from the relational violence and pessimism that marks the other buzz soaps that have bubbled forth from a culture of divisiveness". Moreover, they praised all the actors, specifically Sterling K. Brown, for being able to navigate "his scenes with such intelligence, authenticity, and charisma".[43]

text: Ratings[edit]

text:
Season
Timeslot (ET)
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
TV season
Rank
Avg. viewers
(millions)
18–49 rating
(average)

Date
Viewers
(millions)
Date
Viewers
(millions)

1
Tuesday 10:00 pm (1–2, 11)
Tuesday 9:00 pm (3–10, 12–18)
18
September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)
10.07[9]
March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)
12.84[26]
2016–17
6
14.70
4.6/16[7]

2
Tuesday 9:00 pm
18[3]
September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
12.94[27]
TBA
TBD
2017–18
TBD
TBD
TBD

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.

2016
African-American Critics Association Awards
Top Ten TV Show
This Is Us
Won

American Film Institute Awards
TV Program of the Year
This Is Us
Won
[44]

Critics' Choice Television Awards
Best Drama Series
This Is Us
Nominated
[45]

Most Exciting New Series
This Is Us
Won
[45]

2017
ACE Eddie Awards
Best Edited One Hour Series for Commercial Television
David L. Bertman (for "Pilot")
Won
[46]

Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Chrissy Metz
Nominated
[47]

Mandy Moore
Nominated

Best Television Series – Drama
This Is Us
Nominated

Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Outstanding Music Supervision – Television
Jennifer Pyken
Nominated
[48]

MTV Movie & TV Awards
Best Actor in a Show
Mandy Moore
Nominated
[49]

Show of the Year
This Is Us
Nominated

Tearjerker
Milo Ventimiglia and Lonnie Chavis (Jack and Randall at Karate)
Won

NAACP Image Awards
Outstanding Drama Series
This Is Us
Nominated
[50]

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown
Won

Outstanding Performance by a Youth
Lonnie Chavis
Nominated

Peabody Awards
Entertainment and Children's programs
This Is Us
Nominated
[51]

People's Choice Awards
Favorite Actor in a New TV Series
Milo Ventimiglia
Nominated
[52]

Favorite Actress in a New TV Series
Mandy Moore
Nominated

Favorite New TV Drama
This Is Us
Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown
Nominated
[53]

Teen Choice Awards
Choice TV: Breakout Star
Chrissy Metz
Nominated

Choice TV Actor: Drama
Sterling K. Brown
Nominated

Milo Ventimiglia
Nominated

Choice TV Show: Drama
This Is Us
Nominated

Television Critics Association Awards
Individual Achievement in Drama
Sterling K. Brown
Nominated
[54]

Outstanding Achievement in Drama
This Is Us
Nominated

Outstanding New Program
This Is Us
Won

Program of the Year
This Is Us
Nominated

Writers Guild of America Awards
Episodic Drama
Vera Herbert (for "The Trip")
Won
[55]
[56]

New Series
This Is Us
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Drama Series
This Is Us
Nominated
[57]

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Milo Ventimiglia
Nominated

Sterling K. Brown
Won

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Ron Cephas Jones
Nominated

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Chrissy Metz
Nominated

Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[a]
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Brian Tyree Henry
Nominated

Gerald McRaney
Won

Denis O'Hare
Nominated

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield
Nominated

Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
Zoe Hay, Heather Plott, Elizabeth Hoel-Chang, Judith Lynn Staats, John Damiani
Nominated

Seoul International Drama Awards
Grand Prize
This Is Us
Won
[59]

Best Director
Dan Fogelman
Nominated

2018

NAACP Image Awards
Outstanding Drama Series
This Is Us
Pending
[60]

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown
Pending

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Susan Kelechi Watson
Pending

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Vera Herbert (for "Still Here")
Pending

Outstanding Performance by a Youth
Lonnie Chavis
Pending

text: Notes[edit]

text: Jump up ^ In 2017, Hala Bahmet, Marina Ray and Elinor Bardach were nominated for Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or Movie. The nomination was rescinded after it was determined that the submitted episode "Moonshadow" was primarily set in the 1970s, violating the TV Academy's rule that "more than 50 percent" of the episode must be contemporary (within 25 years of the air date).[58]