document_title: Orange Is the New Black (season 6)

question_text: who plays beth in orange is the new black season 6

text: Orange Is the New Black (season 6)

text: Episodes[edit]

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No.overallNo. inseasonTitleDirected byWritten byFeatured character(s)Original release date661"Who Knows Better Than I"Michael TrimJenji KohanSuzanne & CindyJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
Suzanne hallucinates about those who were captured during the riot. Meanwhile, those who were found in the bunker have been taken to Litchfield's maximum security prison but soon detectives interrogate everyone about Piscatella's death, starting off with Suzanne. The girls soon face individual problems as a result of the aftermath as well as being emotionally and physically abused by the corrupt guards in the prison and facing new antagonistic inmates. The riot leaves Red frantic about her friends and wondering whether they will tell the truth or not, while Piper begins to worry about Alex after she was dragged away by guards in the chaos. Daya suffers abuse from the guards, while Gloria and Maria start a fight in the rec room, and are soon handcuffed and forced to kiss one another by the guards. Nicky struggles to deal with her father when she is forced to ask him to hire a lawyer to defend her. Piper learns that a prisoner died during the riot and fears it was Alex. Suzanne is released from questioning and brought to the prison which she realizes is not her "home" anymore.

Flashback: Flashbacks depict that Suzanne and Black Cindy hid from prisoners in the pool and that the CERT officers had covered up Piscatella's death to make it look like one of the inmates had killed him. Suzanne and Black Cindy are caught eventually. On the bus to max however, Red comes with a story that Piscatella brought them to the pool to torture them. Suzanne soon snaps when she is forced to lie about what they saw, but Cindy gently makes her do so for fear of the guards who did kill Piscatella.
672"Sh*tstorm Coming"Mark A. BurleyBrian ChamberlayneCindyJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
Federal authorities file charges over the riot, with two inmates getting life sentences for killing the guards, including Daya, who pleads guilty to second-degree murder for Humphrey. Three more will get 10 years for inciting the riot including Taystee. Meanwhile, Caputo, on paid suspension over the riot, reconnects with Figueroa but learns that she has taken his position as interim warden. Piper learns that her new cellmate, Beth, murdered her three children and that Madison "Badison" Murphy is the C-block bully. CO Coates is revealed to have run away with Pennsatucky and hidden her in the trunk of the car, but when he drives Dixon to his sister's, Dixon finds a road trip itinerary and—mistaking it for a bucket list—demands to come along. Gloria intends to frame Maria for what she did in the riot, but Ruiz tells an opposing story to the authorities; Gloria invents a religious holiday to get Blanca to corroborate her version. Black Cindy attempts to warn Taystee about the plan to frame her for Piscatella's death, but her prints are found on the gun. Black Cindy accidentally reveals that Taystee was the one who had the gun, and the agents reveal that they will grant immunity for testimony they can use.

Flashback: Flashbacks show Black Cindy during her teenage years, where she is used by a boy for sex. She is hurt when he sticks up for his real girlfriend Jasmine instead of Black Cindy when his friends mock her. When she gets pregnant, her parents demand to know the father's identity, something that she will not tell them, as she thinks they will ruin her chance with him. After her daughter's birth, Cindy ignores her child and frequently silences out the cries with music. Cindy watches her mother hold her daughter and sneaks out of the house.
683"Look Out for Number One"Erin FeeleyHilary Weisman GrahamFrieda, Carol & BarbJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
Linda is finally released but not before her head is shaved following a lice outbreak. She threatens to sue MCC for $10 million for her ordeal, unless they triple her salary and give her a promotion to senior vice president. In Litchfield Max, the inmates soon begin to realize the power structure that takes place among the prison with D Block being ruled by an older yet powerful inmate named Barbara, who orders others to steal the toiletries of the new inmates. It is revealed that B Block, dubbed "Florida" for its many elderly inmates, is the mildest and thus safest place to be amidst a decade-old feud between C Block and D Block. Daya continues to receive unprovoked beatings from the guards, and an inmate named "Daddy" tries to befriend her and gives her oxycodone for her injuries. Nicky discovers that her father is engaged to her lawyer and even has two children with her. Authorities threaten to add 70 years to Nicky's sentence for raiding the pharmacy during the riot. Trying to warn her about Piscatella, Red sends a message to Piper ("Tall one killed in pool"), but Piper misinterprets this to mean Alex. Devastated, Piper tells the authorities what they want to hear, that Red lured Piscatella to the pool, as does Frieda, who exchanges stares with an old enemy, Carol. Frieda is relieved to be taken to "Florida" where she reunites with Suzanne.

Flashback: In the 1980s, a young Frieda Berlin is in Litchfield Max and runs a secret black market with Carol, whose sister, Barbara, runs a rival market in the prison. After a confrontation with Barbara over property, both Frieda and Carol return to find that most of their stash has been stolen and immediately assume that it was Barbara. During a game of kickball with the inmates, Carol soon starts a brawl and upon pinning Barbara to the ground, she learns that her sister was not the one who stole their stash but that it was Frieda instead. Frieda brings the stolen items to the warden and as a reward, is brought to Litchfield minimum security prison.
694"I'm the Talking Ass"Phil AbrahamTami SagherNickyJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
Pressured to turn on Red, Nicky does not know what to do. Red, thinking she will only get a slightly shorter sentence, convinces Nicky to take the deal even if it means more time for her. Released from prison and trying to get her children out of foster care, Aleida struggles to find work and ends up hawking dietary shakes and supplements. Caputo faces a transfer to the Missouri State Penitentiary, a place so depressing the previous warden killed himself. Taystee, accused of killing Piscatella, begs Caputo for help, but he says he tried to help her during the riot and cannot do anything else for her. The COs play a "Fantasy Inmate" game where the inmates on their fantasy teams earn points for various infractions and incidents.

Flashback: Fed up with her divorced parents' selfish behavior, the well-behaved Nicky snaps during her bat mitzvah ceremony. Inspired by her Torah portion of Balaam's Talking Ass, Nicky mocks God for the Holocaust and her parents for neglecting her while comparing herself to the donkey who suddenly found its voice after enduring abuse. Afterward, her parents berate her while arguing with each other over who has to take her home.
705"Mischief Mischief"Andrew McCarthyAnthony NatolinoneJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
Daddy instructs her D Block gang to release rats in the cheese-packaging facility in the hopes it will get C Block fired and D Block will get the better work assignments there. It backfires when the rat infestation hits the newspapers and the cheese company cancels its work contract with the prison. Along with their chance for better jobs, Daddy and Hellman, a corrupt guard, lose the route they were using to smuggle in Oxycodone. Pennsatucky decides to give herself up and turns herself in at a small police station.
716"State of the Uterus"Constantine MakrisMerritt TierceDaddyJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
In retaliation for the rat prank, Badison convinces her gang to defecate on D Block's laundry. Daddy tells her gang, suffering from opiate withdrawal, that it was C Block who ruined their drug connection. Flaca is intent on hosting a talk show on the prison radio, but must find a co-host. Flaca and Black Cindy (a.k.a. Tova) dub themselves "Flava" and host a radio show, Flava to the Max. Gloria fears she is going through menopause and decides to follow the doctor's advice by exercising.  Taystee pleads guilty to inciting a riot but not guilty to murder and discovers activists from Black Lives Matter and the ACLU are rallying for her cause, after news of Poussey's death spreads.

Flashback: Daddy was once a madam at an escort agency/prostitution ring catering to successful Latino businessmen. One of her girls is killed by a John at a party, and she is forced to cover it up and dispose of her body.
727"Changing Winds"Andrew McCarthyHeather Jeng BladtBadisonJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
Carol holds Badison accountable for Daddy's prank that cost them their cushy jobs, and makes her persona non grata. Badison tries to restore her status by finding a new guard to smuggle in drugs. After talking to Alex, who points out that other contraband is more valuable, she recruits Luschek. Someone tries to drown Ruiz in a toilet and, accused of trying to commit suicide, she is sent to psych, where a nurse tries to convince her to find religion. Linda returns to Lichfield in her capacity as MCC Senior VP, and Pennsatucky threatens to tell everyone she had sex with Boo unless she gets transferred to B Block. Blanca frets that she will never have a baby, and Nicky convinces her it is possible to artificially inseminate herself. Caputo and Figueroa have a real date before he leaves for Missouri, and she is surprised by her feelings. Piper discovers old photos of inmates from C Block and D Block playing kickball together. While several D Block inmates suffer from withdrawals, Daya steals Barbara's personal stash from Daddy's hiding place. Daddy confronts her and threatens her, but Daya, high, kisses her. Luschek and Badison smuggle in cellphones. When Badison is shivved in the yard by a junkie, she hurriedly gives a phone to Alex.

Flashback: Bullied all her life, Badison begins to act up and is expelled from her Boston high school. She is sent to a boot camp for troubled teens, where she is still bullied. Trying to impress the other girls, she accidentally lights another girl on fire, severely burning her.
738"Gordons"Sian HederVera SantamariaTaystee & TamikaJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
Alex is unwittingly sucked into the C Block smuggling ring. Red, who was blamed for Frieda's bunker, is infuriated that Frieda is living the "good life" in B Block, where they get fresh fruit, pudding and yogurt. Red discovers Carol is Frieda's old nemesis. Now romantically involved, Daddy pushes Daya to connect with anyone she knew from minimum security at C Block in order to get opiates. Daya convinces Blanca, who is looking for help smuggling in her boyfriend Diablo's semen. Daya gets assigned janitorial duties in the visitors' area, where Diablo leaves his semen after masturbating into a condom. A journalist interviews Taystee, who details the abuse and harassment inmates suffer at the hands of the COs, while COs Ward and Hellman overhear. Piper schemes to bring kickball back. Blanca and Daya trade the oxycontin and condom, but Daya gets jumped by C Block inmates who steal most of the oxy. Nicky successfully "deposits" the semen in Blanca in the library, but looks up to see the same inmates who jumped Daya, angry that Blanca broke the rules against fraternizing with D Block.

Flashback: Years before she became a prison guard, Tamika Ward worked with Taystee at Storky's, a fast-food restaurant. Late one night after closing, they smoke a joint but forget to lock the door and get robbed at gunpoint. When Taystee lies and says she cannot open the register that late or it would activate the security cameras, the robber steals her new Air Jordan 8 shoes instead. Tamika is impressed with Taystee's quick thinking, and Taystee reveals that there are no security cameras but she did not want to call the police or else she and Tamika would be arrested for being high and accused of stealing the money. She also reveals that her Jordans were actually "Gordons"—counterfeit.
749"Break the String"Nick SandowKirsa ReinnoneJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
Gloria takes over aerobics classes from the ineffective Luschek and begins teaching Latin dance. When dancing with Luschek, he gets an erection, enraging Zirconia, who has a crush on Luschek. Zirconia convinces Badison that Gloria is plotting against her by wooing Luschek, and Badison threatens Gloria to stop teaching her classes. Trying to reconnect with her real family, Red learns her husband is dating someone. Barbara threatens Daddy, who slips her bath salts instead of her usual oxycodone. Barbara ends up in medical with Nicky, who was beaten up in the library with Blanca. When Barbara sobers up, Nicky convinces her to get clean. Caputo is deposed for Taystee's case and is forced to admit she punched him in the face. When Linda insults him for helping Taystee over MCC, he quits. Daya tries to talk Aleida into helping her smuggle drugs into the prison. Aleida initially responds with anger, but reconsiders after being evicted. Aleida moves in with Hopper, the supervising CO, whom she has been dating. Piper successfully gets kickball reinstated.
7510"Chocolate Chip Nookie"Ludovic LitteeCarolina PaizCarol & BarbJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
Hopper unwittingly smuggles drugs into Lichfield each day through his canisters of herbal shake powder, which Daya retrieves from the trash. Barb gets her 30-day sobriety chip, thanks to Nicky. Black Cindy calls Caputo and tells him that Taystee is being framed for Piscatella's death, and he should look into CERT as the true culprits. When he approaches one of the CERT members and asks questions, the officer's defensive stance makes Caputo suspicious. When Daya pushes Aleida to increase the amount of drugs coming in, the weight leads to Hopper discovering the stash when he goes to throw out an empty can.

Flashback: In 1982 West Virginia, high schoolers Barb and Carol plot to get rid of their younger sister, Debbie, whom they resent when the family plans to move to Plano, Texas for her gymnastics training. Late one night, they lock her in the car and push it into a freezing lake, where it immediately sinks. In Lichfield, their argument over a funny story (which they both claim happened to them) leads to the sisters being separated and the beginning of the block feud.
7611"Well This Took a Dark Turn"Laura PreponAnthony NatolinoneJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
As Barb plots to finally murder Carol and take out her supporters, Nicky worries for Red. She tries to alert Red but her note is intercepted by a CO, and Carol is taken into administrative segregation. When Hopper confronts Aleida about the drug smuggling, she accuses him of having low expectations for being satisfied with his menial job. After realizing he has been at Lichfield for nearly 10 years, he decides to help her for three months only, during which time they will fill the whole can with drugs to smuggle in. Black Cindy tells her lawyer the story she told was not true, but he urges her not to make things worse for herself, saying it is impossible for her to help Taystee. At Taystee's trial, she testifies against her. Suzanne and Pennsatucky try to figure out who in B Block is secretly planning to kill Frieda on Carol's instructions. Badison, outraged when Piper stands up to her and is made captain of their kickball team, plots revenge. At prayer group, Beth confesses to Ruiz that she was the one who tried to drown her in the toilet, saying she just sometimes has compulsions. Angered, Ruiz leaves the group. Caputo encourages Sophia to sue MCC for her time in solitary, but Linda discovers this and offers her a $300,000 settlement and possible early release, which Sophia takes. Eager to get points for her fantasy team, CO Copeland a.k.a. Ginger locks Barb and Carol together in a cell.
7712"Double Trouble"Clark JohnsonHilary Weisman GrahamnoneJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
Barb and Carol ignore each other locked overnight in the cell, but declare war the next day. Caputo tries to cheer up Taystee before her testimony and convince her that she has a chance if she can win over the jury. Badison aims to get Piper's stay at Lichfield extended and plants drugs in her shoe. Piper informs Hopper, alarming him, and offers to be his snitch and find out who is bringing drugs in. Badison arranges for Hellman to get a blowjob from two Asian inmates in exchange for writing up a false incident report against Piper. Alex complains to Carol about Badison and reveals that she is the one behind the contraband idea, and agrees to work for her in exchange for Badison leaving Piper alone. It is too late as Hellman has already written up a fake incident report of Piper assaulting Badison and gives it to Hopper. MCC rebrands itself "PolyCon" and seeks to rebuild its image with a marketing campaign. Gloria offers to help Flaca with the radio show while Black Cindy is testifying against Taystee. Gloria discovers the "Fantasy Inmate" game and reveals it over the radio, only to be told the radio was not on, and she is sent to SHU. Red's son finally brings his two children to see her, but when she sees Frieda and attacks her, she ruins her first chance to meet her grandchildren and is sent to SHU. Instead of entering the fake infraction into the system, Hopper tears it up now knowing that Piper is being targeted, and instead modifies her record to put her among the top 25 inmates who are getting released early.
7813"Be Free"Nick SandowBrian ChamberlayneCarol & BarbJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
Piper, Sophia and Blanca discover they are getting early release the next day. Piper and Alex get "prison married" with Nicky officiating, and Piper makes Alex vow to get out of prison. Diablo is overjoyed that Blanca is getting out. Aleida is shocked to visit Daya and see her high on heroin, but she realizes that if she stops smuggling in the drugs, someone else will do it, and she needs to get her other children out of foster care. At trial, Taystee is found guilty of murder in the second degree for Piscatella's death. Caputo confronts the CERT member he spoke with earlier, who punches him. Carol and Barb meet in a closet and get dressed in the pink garb of B Block, as the "war" they have declared during the kickball game is merely a distraction to allow them to sneak in and kill Frieda, their mutual enemy of 35 years. Ruiz begs the guard to let the captains pick new teams so the blocks are not playing each other. When Carol and Barb do not show up, the inmates get caught up in the game and do not act when Badison gives the attack signal. Carol and Barb, waiting for lockdown from the planned fight, turn on each other and end up killing each other. Lorna, seven months pregnant, begins feeling intense stomach pains and is led to medical with her crotch covered in blood. Piper and Sophia are greeted by relatives upon their release, but Blanca is devastated when she is handed over to ICE to be sent to PolyCon's new immigration detention centre. Piper looks out of the car window and contemplates on what she will do now that she is free.

Flashback: The flashback reveals that the funny story Carol and Barb both claimed happened to them as waitresses (bringing a customer a newspaper after mishearing a request for a "glass of ice" as "classifieds") actually happened to neither, as another waitress told them both the story.

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main cast[edit]

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Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman, inmate
Natasha Lyonne as Nicky Nichols, inmate
Uzo Aduba as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren, inmate
Danielle Brooks as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson, inmate
Jackie Cruz as Marisol "Flaca" Gonzales, inmate
Laura Gómez as Blanca Flores, inmate
Selenis Leyva as Gloria Mendoza, inmate
Taryn Manning as Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett, inmate
Adrienne C. Moore as Cindy "Black Cindy" Hayes, inmate
Matt Peters as Joel Luschek, correctional officer
Jessica Pimentel as Maria Ruiz, inmate
Dascha Polanco as Dayanara "Daya" Diaz, inmate
Elizabeth Rodriguez as Aleida Diaz, former inmate
Nick Sandow as Joe Caputo, former warden
Dale Soules as Frieda Berlin, inmate
Yael Stone as Lorna Morello, inmate
Kate Mulgrew as Galina "Red" Reznikov, inmate
Laura Prepon as Alex Vause, inmate

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Michael J. Harney as Sam Healy
Lea DeLaria as Carrie "Big Boo" Black
Alex Trebek as himself

text: Recurring cast[edit]

text: Inmates[edit]

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Amanda Fuller as Madison "Badison" Murphy
Finnerty Steeves as Beth Hoefler
Alice Kremelberg as Nicole Eckelcamp
Vicci Martinez as Dominga "Daddy" Duarte
Laverne Cox as Sophia Burset
Henny Russell as Carol Denning
Ashley Jordyn as Young Carol Denning
Mackenzie Phillips as Barbara "Barb" Denning
Lauren Kelston as Young Barbara "Barb" Denning
Sipiwe Moyo as Adeola
Daniella De Jesus as Irene "Zirconia" Cabrera
Shannon Esper as Alana Dwight
Lori Petty as Lolly Whitehill
Christina Toth as Annalisa Damiva
Kana Hatakeyama as Charlene Teng
Reema Sampat as Shruti Chambal
Jo Lampert as Marie Brock
Shirley Roeca as Vazquez
Rebecca Knox as Tina Swope

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Alysia Reiner as Natalie Figueroa
Emily Tarver as Artesian McCullough
Susan Heyward as Tamika Ward
Nicholas Webber as CO Alvarez
Mike Houston as Lee Dixon
James McMenamin as Charlie Coates
Josh Segarra as CO Stefanovic
Beth Dover as Linda Ferguson
Nick Dillenburg as CO Blake
Branden Wellington as CO Jarod Young

text: Others[edit]

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Ali Ahn as Agent Nguyen
Alexander Wrigth as Vasily Reznikov
Miguel Izaguirre as Diablo
Karina Ortiz as Margarita

text: Production[edit]

text: In February 2016, Netflix gave the series a three-season renewal, which included its sixth season.[5] For the sixth season, Laura Gómez, Matt Peters and Dale Soules were promoted to series regulars.

text: Reception[edit]

text: The sixth season received positive reviews from critics, with most critics noting its improvement over the previous season. On Metacritic, it has a score of 69 out of 100 based on 14 reviews.[6] On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an 84% rating with an average score of 7.3 out of 10 based on 32 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Brutality and humor continue to mesh effectively in a season of Orange Is the New Black that stands as a marked improvement from its predecessor, even if some arcs are more inspired than others."[7]


document_title: The Partridge Family

question_text: who played the drums on the partridge family

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text: The Partridge Family

text: Premise[edit]

text: In the pilot episode, a group of musical siblings in the fictitious city of San Pueblo, California (said to be "40 miles from Napa County" in episode 24, A Partridge By Any Other Name) convinces their widowed mother, bank teller Shirley Partridge, to help them out by singing as they record a pop song in their garage. Through the efforts of precocious 10-year-old Danny they find a manager, Reuben Kincaid, who helps make the song a Top 40 hit. After more persuading, Shirley agrees that the family can go on tour. They acquire an old school bus, a 1957 Chevrolet[1] Series 6800 Superior, for touring, paint it with Mondrian-inspired patterns, and head to Las Vegas, Nevada for their first live gig at Caesars Palace.

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text: Subsequent episodes usually feature the band performing in various venues or in their garage. The shows often contrast suburban life with the adventures of a show-business family on the road. After the first season, more of the show's action takes place in their hometown than on tour.

text: History[edit]

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text: Created for television by Bernard Slade, the series' executive producer was Bob Claver. The show was inspired by and loosely based on The Cowsills,[2]:51–52 a family pop music group that was famous in the late 1960s. In the show's early development, the Cowsill children were considered by the producers, but because the Cowsills were not trained actors and were too old for the roles as scripted, Slade and Claver abandoned that idea.[3] Shirley Jones had already been signed as mother Shirley Partridge and star of the show.

text: The pilot was filmed in December 1969. This unaired pilot differs from the pilot broadcast in 1970. In the unaired pilot, Shirley's name is "Connie" and she has a boyfriend played by Jones' real-life husband at the time, Jack Cassidy, father of David Cassidy. Laurie mentions her late father once getting drunk at a Christmas party, and the family has a different address and live in Ohio.[4]

text: The show proved popular, but the fame took its toll on several, if not most, of the starring cast, particularly David Cassidy. In the midst of his rise to fame, Cassidy soon felt stifled by the show and trapped by the mass hysteria surrounding his every move.[2]:92–95 In May 1972, he appeared nude on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in a cropped Annie Leibovitz photo. He used the article to get away from his squeaky clean image.[2]:167 Among other things, the article mentions Cassidy was riding around New York in the back of a car "stoned and drunk."[5]

text: Shortly after the series ended, scriptwriter Roberta Tatum launched a lawsuit against Screen Gems concerning the creation of the show. Tatum claimed that she had submitted a similar premise to Screen Gems prior to 1970 called Baker's Half-Dozen. The matter was resolved out of court, with Tatum receiving a reported $150,000 from Screen Gems.[6]

text: Cast and characters[edit]

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Shirley Jones as Shirley Partridge: vocals, keyboard, tambourine, percussion
David Cassidy as Keith Partridge: lead vocals, rhythm guitar, electric lead guitar, banjo
Susan Dey as Laurie Partridge: vocals, harmony, piano, Hammond organ, percussion
Danny Bonaduce as Danny Partridge: vocals, bass guitar
Jeremy Gelbwaks as Chris Partridge (season 1): vocals, drums
Brian Forster as Chris Partridge (seasons 2–4): vocals, drums
Suzanne Crough as Tracy Partridge: tambourine, percussion
Dave Madden as Reuben Kincaid: band manager
Ricky Segall as Ricky Stevens (season 4): singer
Simone, the family's pet dog (season 1 only)

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text: On the show's soundtrack and records, none of the actors actually played the indicated instruments, and only Jones and primarily Cassidy sang. The actors pretended while listening to recordings by session musicians who provided the real vocal and instrumental music attributed to The Partridge Family.

text: Notable guest stars[edit]

text: During its four-season run, many actors made guest appearances on the show. Some of them were well known at the time, such as Morey Amsterdam, John Astin, Carl Ballantine, John Banner, Edgar Buchanan, George Chakiris, Dick Clark (who later hosted The Other Half from 2001 to 2003 with Danny Bonaduce), Jackie Coogan, Howard Cosell, Jodie Foster, Bernard Fox, Ned Glass, James Gregory, Margaret Hamilton, Pat Harrington Jr., Arte Johnson, Harvey Lembeck, Art Metrano, Mary Ann Mobley, Harry Morgan, Slim Pickens, Richard Pryor, Barbara Rhoades, William Schallert, Nita Talbot, Larry Wilcox, Dick Wilson, and William Windom. Others would later become famous in other roles, such as Meredith Baxter, Richard Bull, Bert Convy, Farrah Fawcett, Norman Fell, Anthony Geary, Louis Gossett Jr., Harold Gould, Jackie Earle Haley, Mark Hamill, Season Hubley, Ann Jillian, Gordon Jump, Cheryl Ladd, Michael Lembeck, William Lucking, Stuart Margolin, Richard Mulligan, Michael Ontkean, Noam Pitlik, Annette O'Toole, Charlotte Rae, Rob Reiner, Jack Riley, Jaclyn Smith, Vic Tayback, Nancy Walker, and Frank Welker.

text: Country singer Johnny Cash made an uncredited cameo appearance in the pilot episode. Ray Bolger played Shirley's father in three episodes, and Rosemary DeCamp played Shirley's mother in four episodes. Then-Governor Ronald Reagan's daughter, Maureen Reagan, was also featured in one episode. Future Charlie's Angels stars Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett and Cheryl Ladd all made guest appearances on separate episodes.

text: Bobby Sherman appeared in the last episode of the first season (Episode 25) as struggling songwriter Bobby Conway. This episode led into a short-lived spinoff series on ABC, Getting Together, starring Sherman and Wes Stern as Bobby Conway's business partner Lionel Poindexter.

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Production[edit]

text: At the end of the first season, Jeremy Gelbwaks' family moved out of the Los Angeles area, and the part of Chris was recast with actor Brian Forster. According to David Cassidy, Gelbwaks "had a personality conflict with every person in the cast and the producers" and especially did not get along with Cassidy or Bonaduce.[2]:87 A dog named Simone was featured in the first season, but it was phased out during the second season. At the beginning of the fourth season, a four-year-old neighbor, Ricky Stevens (Ricky Segall), was featured and would sing a children's song during each episode, but the character was dropped mid-season.

text: Music[edit]

text: Music recorded for the pilot episode was produced by Monkees' producer Shorty Rogers. Songs for the ongoing series were recorded by music producer Wes Farrell.

text: The Partridge Family songs heard in the show, and on the several Partridge Family singles and albums, were not performed as seen on-screen. Actor David Cassidy sang lead on most of the records, and actor Shirley Jones can be heard on a few. But the other voices and all the instruments were recorded by session musicians.

text: The Partridge Family's instrumental sound was provided by musicians informally known as The Wrecking Crew, who did many of the pop hits of the day attributed to other performers. The actors pretended to play their instruments.

text: None of the actors sang background; they lip-synched to recorded singing by The Love Generation, AKA The Ron Hicklin Singers, composed of brothers John and Tom Bahler, Jackie Ward (who as Robin Ward had a #14 hit "Wonderful Summer" on Dot Records in 1963 [7]), and Ron Hicklin.

text: Actor David Cassidy was originally to lip sync with the rest of the cast, but convinced Farrell that he could sing and was allowed to join the studio ensemble as the lead singer.[2]:56–60 He and his step-mother, Shirley, are the only two show actors allowed to sing for recording.

text: The Partridge Family theme song, produced by Rogers, was shown over opening credits. More than one song was used as the theme song. Season 1 episodes feature the song "When We're Singin'", which was replaced in subsequent seasons with "C'mon Get Happy".

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"Five of us, and Mom working all day,
we knew we could help her if our music would pay,
Danny got Reuben to sell our song, and it really
came together when Mom sang along..." (from "When We're Singin'")

text: Later, under Farrell's direction, the new version had new lyrics sung to the "When We're Singin'" tune. With the new chorus finalized, "C'mon Get Happy" showcased the new verse:

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"We had a dream, we'd go travelin' together,
We'd spread a little lovin' then we'd keep movin' on.
Somethin' always happens whenever we're together
We get a happy feelin' when we're singing a song..." (from "C'Mon Get Happy")

text: Broadcast history[edit]

text: For its final season, ABC moved the show from its 8:30 pm Friday night slot (where it rated first in its timeslot) to Saturday at 8:00 pm (opposite CBS' top-rated All in the Family, with which it could not compete successfully). After the show's popularity began to decline in the US, it began to increase in the UK. This new popularity in the UK gave them five UK Top 20 Hits, some of which were less popular in the States.

text: After 96 episodes and eight Partridge Family albums, ABC canceled the show.

text: Ratings[edit]

text: (Households with TV: 62,100,000)

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1970–1971: No. 26 The Partridge Family ABC Estimated Audience 11,899,800
1971–1972: No. 16 The Partridge Family ABC Estimated Audience 14,034,600
1972–1973: No. 19 The Partridge Family ABC Estimated Audience 13,348,800
1973–1974: No. 78

text: Syndication[edit]

text: Nickelodeon featured a run of The Partridge Family from 1993 to 1994 as part of its Nick at Nite lineup. The network used interviews and commercials featuring cast members, and created a new version of the bus for promotion. The show also aired at various times on Fox Family, Ion Television, and Hallmark Channel. As of January 2011[update], it airs on Antenna TV. FETV also started airing The Partridge Family in December 2017.

text: The cast was reunited in 1977 on the special Thanksgiving Reunion with The Partridge Family and My Three Sons. Reunited again in the 1990s on The Arsenio Hall Show and The Danny Bonaduce Show and were featured on E! True Hollywood Story, Biography and VH1's Behind the Music.

text: When the digital subchannel Antenna TV premiered in January 2011, The Partridge Family became one of its offerings through the network's distribution agreement with Sony Pictures Television (parent company and successor of series producer Screen Gems).[8][9][10][11]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

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Year
Association
Category
Result

1971
Grammy Awards
Best New Artist[12]
Nominated

Golden Globe Awards
Best TV Show – Musical/Comedy
Nominated

1972
Best TV Show – Musical/Comedy
Nominated

2003
TV Land Awards
Quintessential Non-Traditional Family
Nominated

Hippest Fashion Plate – Male to David Cassidy
Won

2004
Favorite Teen Dream – Female to Susan Dey
Won

Irreplaceable Replacement for Brian Forster replacing Jeremy Gelbwaks
Nominated

2006
Favorite Singing Siblings
Nominated

The Most Irreplaceable Replacement for Brian Forster replacing Jeremy Gelbwaks
Nominated

2007
Most Beautiful Braces – Susan Dey
Nominated

text: Media[edit]

text: Discography[edit]

text: The Partridge Family was produced for ABC by Screen Gems. The company promoted the show by releasing a series of albums featuring the family band, though David Cassidy and Shirley Jones, who sang background, were the only cast members who were actually featured on the recordings.[2]:56–60

text: As the show and other associated merchandising soared, David Cassidy became a teen idol.[2]:68–73 The producers signed Cassidy as a solo act as well. Cassidy began touring with his own group of musicians, performing Partridge songs as well as hits from his own albums, to thousands of screaming teenagers in major stadiums across the USA, UK, Europe, Japan and Australia.

text: The Partridge Family's biggest hit came in 1970 with the song "I Think I Love You", written by Tony Romeo (who had previously written several of the Cowsills' hits), peaked at Number 1 on the Billboard charts in December of that year. It sold over five million copies, outselling the Beatles' "Let It Be", was awarded a gold disc, and made the group the third fictional artist to have a No. 1 hit (after The Chipmunks and The Archies).[13] The song's companion LP, The Partridge Family Album, reached Number 4 in the Billboard 200. It was also awarded a gold disc by the RIAA in December 1970, having sold over 500,000 copies.[13] A string of hit Partridge singles followed: "Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted", "I'll Meet You Halfway", "I Woke Up In Love This Morning", "It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love)", "Am I Losing You", "Looking Through the Eyes of Love", "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do", and "A Friend and a Lover".[14] These singles were showcased on million-selling albums including Up To Date, Sound Magazine, Shopping Bag, Notebook, Crossword Puzzle, and Bulletin Board.[15] Their holiday album A Partridge Family Christmas Card was the No. 1 selling Christmas record of 1971.[16] Record sales success was replicated internationally, with both The Partridge Family (group) and David Cassidy (solo) achieving huge hits in Canada, Great Britain, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In all, The Partridge Family released 89 songs on 9 albums between 1970 and 1973.

text: Danny Bonaduce album[edit]

text: Though Danny Bonaduce was not part of the session band, he also got a recording contract, and released a self-titled album in 1972, Danny Bonaduce. Though Bonaduce was credited as lead singer on all songs, he insists that he had a weak voice and that Bruce Roberts provided most of the vocals on the album. The first track, "I'll Be Your Magician", in which the 13-year-old Bonaduce seduces a woman into having sexual intercourse with him, has developed a cult following for its campy entertainment value. The original, watered-down, version was recorded with Cassidy for the Sound Magazine album, but was discarded and never released. In fall 2010, Cassidy dared Bonaduce to learn how to play the bass guitar lines on the songs the Partridge Family performed. Bonaduce learned the bass guitar line for "Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted", stating that although he had no ability to read music, the song was relatively easy to learn; Cassidy and Bonaduce subsequently performed together on rare occasions.[17]

text: Animated spin-off[edit]

text: The Partridges had a brief resurgence in animated form which saw the family propelled into the future. The animated Partridges first appeared when the kids did a series of guest spots on Goober and the Ghost Chasers. That idea evolved into a CBS Saturday morning Hanna-Barbera-produced cartoon in 1974, Partridge Family 2200 A.D. (also called The Partridge Family in Outer Space when rerun later as part of Fred Flintstone and Friends). Shirley Jones and David Cassidy did not voice their animated and Susan Dey and Dave Madden had very limited involvement with this cartoon.

text: Board game[edit]

text: Released in 1971 by Milton Bradley, The Partridge Family Game offers a glimpse of what life on the road was like for one of TV’s favorite fictional pop bands. The back of the box explains, “As on TV, many happenings occur to the Partridge family, this game describes one of them. They have finished playing at a local arena and must hurry to their BUS to get traveling again. On the way, they may have some delays.” The object of the game is to be the first player to get back to the tour bus.[18]

text: Comic books[edit]

text: Charlton Comics produced a comic book featuring The Partridge Family between March 1971 and December 1973. It features stories about the characters, song lyrics and features about David Cassidy.[19] The drawings were provided by Don Sherwood. [20][21]

text: Reunion special[edit]

text: Three years after the show's cancellation, Shirley Jones and other cast members gathered with cast members of My Three Sons for the ABC special Thanksgiving Reunion with The Partridge Family and My Three Sons, that aired on November 25, 1977. The show featured the casts discussing the histories of their shows, although other than Jones and Fred MacMurray both portraying single parents of large families, the two series had no narrative link.

text: Reunion on Danny![edit]

text: In 1995, a majority of the cast appeared on Bonaduce's talk show Danny!, including Shirley Jones, Dave Madden, Jeremy Gelbwaks, Brian Forster, Suzanne Crough, Ricky Segall and the show's executive producer Bob Claver. Susan Dey was working on a movie at the time but called into the show to briefly reminisce with Bonaduce. David Cassidy was also unable to appear as he was working on a new album at that time.

text: The New Partridge Family[edit]

text: In 2004, VH1 produced a pilot for a syndicated The New Partridge Family, starring Suzanne Sole as Shirley, Leland Grant as Keith, Emma Stone as Laurie and Spencer Tuskowski as Danny. The pilot was the only episode produced.

text: DVD releases[edit]

text: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released all 4 Seasons of The Partridge Family in DVD Region 1. Seasons 1 and 2 have been released in Regions 2 and 4.

text: On October 15, 2013, Sony released The Partridge Family – The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[22] The 12-disc set features all 96 episodes of the series as well as bonus features.

text: The Screen Gems closing logo was removed from episodes for the first three seasons on DVD.

text: On August 27, 2013, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to various television series from the Sony Pictures library including The Partridge Family.[23] They subsequently re-released the first two seasons on June 24, 2014.[24]

text: On September 22, 2015, Mill Creek re-released Partridge Family- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 with the original Screen Gems logo reinstated at the end of the credits. No U.S. DVD releases contain the epilogue to episode #25 (which does appear on Region 2 & 4 releases), nor the unaired 1969 pilot, nor any episodes of the spin-off series Getting Together.[25]

text:
DVD name
Ep. #
Release date

The Complete 1st Season
25
May 3, 2005
June 24, 2014 (re-release)

The Complete 2nd Season
24
November 8, 2005
June 24, 2014 (re-release)

The Complete 3rd Season
25
October 14, 2008

The Complete 4th Season
22
February 3, 2009

The Complete Series
96
October 15, 2013
September 22, 2015 (re-release)


document_title: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

question_text: the herdmans names in the best christmas pageant ever

text: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

text:
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

First edition

Author
Barbara Robinson

Illustrator
Judith Gwyn Brown

Country
United States

Language
English

Publisher
Harper & Row

Publication date

1971

Pages
150

ISBN
0-06-025044-5

OCLC
588978

Followed by
The Best Halloween Ever

text: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (titled "The Worst Kids in the World" in Australia, New Zealand and the UK) is a book written by Barbara Robinson in 1971. It tells the story of Imogene, Claude, Ralph, Leroy, Ollie, and Gladys, six delinquent children named the Herdmans who were engaged in misfit behavior for their age such as smoking, cussing, drinking jug wine, and shoplifting. They go to church for the first time after being told that the church offers snacks. Despite protests from other church members, they are given roles in the Sunday school's Christmas play, in which they tell the Christmas story in a nonconventional fashion.[1] Robinson first published the story in McCall's magazine before it was adapted into a book, which sold over 800,000 copies.[1]

text: Stage and Screen Adaptations[edit]

text: The book was adapted by Robinson into a play which was first performed on November 26, 1982 by the Seattle Children's Theatre.[2] "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" is a play performed annually for over 20 years by Stage One, the world renowned Theatre for Young Audiences in Louisville, KY. Other theatres that have performed the play are the Public Theatre of Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY, Spotlight Youth Theatre in Glendale, AZ, and by The Communication Department of Mississippi College in Clinton, MS. The book was next adapted into a television movie on ABC in 1983, starring Loretta Swit. Robinson also wrote this adaptation's teleplay.[1]

text: The Herdmans were featured in two sequels, The Best Halloween Ever! and The Best School Year Ever.

text: In November 2016, the Children's Theatre of Charlotte in Charlotte, NC, premiered The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical written by Jahnna Beecham and Malcolm Hillgartener and featuring a cast of both student and professional adult actors. The musical had the highest ticket sales of any show in the theatre's history, causing CTC to remount the show in the 2017 season.


document_title: Let's Get This Party Started

question_text: who sang let's get this party started

question_tokens: who sang let 's get this party started

text: Let's Get This Party Started

text: Let's Get This Party Started may refer to:

text: Television[edit]

text:
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text: Music[edit]

text:
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document_title: B.B. King

question_text: who did bb king tour with in 1969

question_tokens: who did bb king tour with in 1969

text: B.B. King

text: Early life[edit]

text: Riley B. King was born on September 16, 1925,[8] on a cotton plantation called Berclair, near the town of Itta Bena, Mississippi,[9][10] the son of sharecroppers Albert and Nora Ella King.[10] He considered the nearby city of Indianola, Mississippi to be his home.[11] When Riley was four years old, his mother left his father for another man, so he was raised by his maternal grandmother, Elnora Farr, in Kilmichael, Mississippi.[10]

text: While young, King sang in the gospel choir at Elkhorn Baptist Church in Kilmichael. King was attracted to the Pentecostal Church of God in Christ because of its music. The local minister led worship with a Sears Roebuck Silvertone guitar. The minister taught King his first three chords.[12] It seems that at the age of 12 he purchased his first guitar for $15.00,[10] although another source indicates he was given his first guitar by Bukka White, his mother's first cousin (King's grandmother and White's mother were sisters).[13]

text: In November 1941 "King Biscuit Time" first aired, broadcasting on KFFA in Helena, Arkansas. It was a radio show featuring the Mississippi Delta blues. King listened to it while on break at a plantation. A self-taught guitarist, he then wanted to become a radio musician.[14]

text: In 1943, King left Kilmichael to work as a tractor driver and play guitar with the Famous St. John's Quartet of Inverness, Mississippi, performing at area churches and on WGRM in Greenwood, Mississippi.[15][16]

text: In 1946, King followed Bukka White to Memphis, Tennessee. White took him in for the next ten months.[10] However, King returned to Mississippi shortly afterward, where he decided to prepare himself better for the next visit, and returned to West Memphis, Arkansas, two years later in 1948. He performed on Sonny Boy Williamson's radio program on KWEM in West Memphis, where he began to develop an audience. King's appearances led to steady engagements at the Sixteenth Avenue Grill in West Memphis and later to a ten-minute spot on the Memphis radio station WDIA.[17] The radio spot became so popular that it was expanded and became the Sepia Swing Club.[18]

text: Initially he worked at WDIA as a singer and disc jockey, gaining the nickname "Beale Street Blues Boy", which was later shortened to "Blues Boy" and finally to B.B.[19][20][21][22] It was there that he first met T-Bone Walker. King said, "Once I'd heard him for the first time, I knew I'd have to have [an electric guitar] myself. 'Had' to have one, short of stealing!"[23]

text: Career[edit]

text: In 1949, King began recording songs under contract with Los Angeles-based RPM Records. Many of King's early recordings were produced by Sam Phillips, who later founded Sun Records. Before his RPM contract, King had debuted on Bullet Records by issuing the single "Miss Martha King" (1949), which did not chart well. "My very first recordings [in 1949] were for a company out of Nashville called Bullet, the Bullet Record Transcription company," King recalled. "I had horns that very first session. I had Phineas Newborn on piano; his father played drums, and his brother, Calvin, played guitar with me. I had Tuff Green on bass, Ben Branch on tenor sax, his brother, Thomas Branch, on trumpet, and a lady trombone player. The Newborn family were the house band at the famous Plantation Inn in West Memphis."[24]

text: King assembled his own band; the B.B. King Review, under the leadership of Millard Lee. The band initially consisted of Calvin Owens and Kenneth Sands (trumpet), Lawrence Burdin (alto saxophone), George Coleman (tenor saxophone),[25] Floyd Newman (baritone saxophone), Millard Lee (piano), George Joyner (bass) and Earl Forest and Ted Curry (drums). Onzie Horne was a trained musician elicited as an arranger to assist King with his compositions. By his own admission, King could not play chords well and always relied on improvisation.[26]

text: King's recording contract was followed by tours across the United States, with performances in major theaters in cities such as Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, and St. Louis, as well as numerous gigs in small clubs and juke joints of the southern United States. During one show in Twist, Arkansas, a brawl broke out between two men and caused a fire. He evacuated along with the rest of the crowd but went back to retrieve his guitar. He said he later found out that the two men were fighting over a woman named Lucille. He named the guitar Lucille, as a reminder not to fight over women or run into any more burning buildings.[27][28][29]

text: Following his first Billboard Rhythm and Blues chart number one, "3 O'Clock Blues" (February 1952),[30] B.B. King became one of the most important names in R&B music in the 1950s, amassing an impressive list of hits[22] including "You Know I Love You", "Woke Up This Morning", "Please Love Me", "When My Heart Beats like a Hammer", "Whole Lotta Love", "You Upset Me Baby", "Every Day I Have the Blues", "Sneakin' Around", "Ten Long Years", "Bad Luck", "Sweet Little Angel", "On My Word of Honor", and "Please Accept My Love". This led to a significant increase in his weekly earnings, from about $85 to $2,500,[31] with appearances at major venues such as the Howard Theater in Washington and the Apollo in New York, as well as touring the entire "Chitlin' circuit". 1956 became a record-breaking year, with 342 concerts booked and three recording sessions.[32] That same year he founded his own record label, Blues Boys Kingdom, with headquarters at Beale Street in Memphis. There, among other projects, he produced artists such as Millard Lee and Levi Seabury.[11] In 1962, King signed to ABC-Paramount Records, which was later absorbed into MCA Records, and which itself was later absorbed into Geffen Records. In November 1964, King recorded the Live at the Regal album at the Regal Theater.[30] King later said that Regal Live "is considered by some the best recording I've ever had . . . that particular day in Chicago everything came together . . ."[33]

text: From the late 1960s, new manager Sid Seidenberg pushed King into a different type of venue as blues-rock performers like Eric Clapton, once a member of The Yardbirds as well as Cream, and Paul Butterfield were popularizing an appreciation of blues music among white audiences.[34]

text: King gained further visibility among rock audiences as an opening act on the Rolling Stones' 1969 American Tour.[35] He won a 1970 Grammy Award for the song "The Thrill Is Gone";[36] his version became a hit on both the pop and R&B charts. It also gained the number 183 spot in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[37]

text: King was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and the Official Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2014.[6][38] In 2004, he was awarded the international Polar Music Prize, given to artists "in recognition of exceptional achievements in the creation and advancement of music."[39]

text: From the 1980s to his death in 2015, he maintained a highly visible and active career, appearing on numerous television shows and performing 300 nights a year. In 1988, King reached a new generation of fans with the single "When Love Comes to Town", a collaborative effort between King and the Irish band U2 on their Rattle and Hum album.[30] In December 1997, he performed in the Vatican's fifth annual Christmas concert and presented his trademark guitar "Lucille" to Pope John Paul II.[40] In 1998, he appeared in The Blues Brothers 2000, playing the part of the lead singer of the Louisiana Gator Boys, along with Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Koko Taylor and Bo Diddley. In 2000, he and Clapton teamed up again to record Riding With the King, which won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.[41]

text: Discussing where he took the Blues, from "dirt floor, smoke in the air" joints to grand concert halls, King said the Blues belonged everywhere beautiful music belonged. He successfully worked both sides of the commercial divide, with sophisticated recordings and "raw, raucous" live performance.[33]

text: 2006–2014: farewell tour and later activities[edit]

text: In 2006, King went on a "farewell" world tour, although he remained active afterward during the last years of his life.[42] The tour was partly supported by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, with whom King had previously toured and recorded, including the song "Since I Met You Baby". It started in the United Kingdom, and continued with performances in the Montreux Jazz Festival and in Zürich at the Blues at Sunset. During his show in Montreux at the Stravinski Hall he jammed with Joe Sample, Randy Crawford, David Sanborn, Gladys Knight, Leela James, Andre Beeka, Earl Thomas, Stanley Clarke, John McLaughlin, Barbara Hendricks and George Duke.[43]

text: In June 2006, King was present at a memorial of his first radio broadcast at the Three Deuces Building in Greenwood, Mississippi, where an official marker of the Mississippi Blues Trail was erected. The same month, a groundbreaking was held for a new museum, dedicated to King,[44] in Indianola, Mississippi.[45] The B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center opened on September 13, 2008.[46]

text: In late October 2006, King recorded a concert album and video entitled B.B. King: Live at his B.B. King Blues Clubs in Nashville and Memphis. The four-night production featured his regular B.B. King Blues Band and captured his show as he performed it nightly around the world. Released in 2008, it was his first live performance recording in over a decade.[47]

text: In 2007, King played at Eric Clapton's second Crossroads Guitar Festival[48] and contributed the songs "Goin' Home", to Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (with Ivan Neville's DumpstaPhunk)[49] and "One Shoe Blues" to Sandra Boynton's children's album Blue Moo, accompanied by a pair of sock puppets in a music video for the song.[50]

text: In the summer of 2008, King played at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, where he was given a key to the city.[51] Also in 2008, he was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame.[52]

text: King performed at the Mawazine festival in Rabat, Morocco, on May 27, 2010.[53] In June 2010, King performed at the Crossroads Guitar Festival with Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan, and Eric Clapton.[54] He also contributed to Cyndi Lauper's album Memphis Blues, which was released on June 22, 2010.[55]

text: In 2011, King played at the Glastonbury Music Festival,[56] and in the Royal Albert Hall in London, where he recorded a concert video.[57]

text: Rolling Stone ranked King at No. 6 on its 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.[58]

text: On February 21, 2012, King was among the performers of "In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues", during which President Barack Obama sang part of "Sweet Home Chicago".[59] King recorded for the debut album of rapper and producer Big K.R.I.T., who also hails from Mississippi.[60] On July 5, 2012, King performed a concert at the Byblos International Festival in Lebanon.[61]

text: On May 26, 2013, King appeared at the New Orleans Jazz Festival.[62]

text: On October 3, 2014, after completing his live performance at the House of Blues in Chicago, a doctor diagnosed King with dehydration and exhaustion, and the eight remaining shows of his ongoing tour had to be cancelled. King didn't schedule any additional shows for the remainder of the year.[63][64]

text:
When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.[65]
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text: Equipment[edit]

text: B.B. King used simple equipment. He played guitars made by various manufacturers early in his career: he played a Fender Esquire on most of his recordings with RPM Records (USA).[66] However, he was best known for playing variants of the Gibson ES-355. In 1980, Gibson Guitar Corporation launched the B.B. King Lucille model. In 2005, Gibson made a special run of 80 Gibson Lucilles, referred to as the "80th Birthday Lucille", the first prototype of which was given as a birthday gift to King, and which he used thereafter.[67]

text: King used a Lab Series L5 2×12" combo amplifier and had been using this amplifier for a long time. It was made by Norlin Industries for Gibson in the 1970s and 1980s. Other popular L5 users are Allan Holdsworth and Ty Tabor of King's X. The L5 has an onboard compressor, parametric equalization, and four inputs. King also used a Fender Twin Reverb.[68]

text: He used his signature model strings "Gibson SEG-BBS B.B. King Signature Electric Guitar Strings" with gauges: 10–13–17p–32w–45w–54w and D'Andrea 351 MD SHL CX (Medium 0.71mm, Tortoise Shell, Celluloid) Picks.[68]

text: B.B. King's Blues Club[edit]

text: In 1991, Beale Street developer John Elkington recruited B.B. King to Memphis to open the original B.B. King's Blues Club, and in 1994, a second club was launched at Universal Citywalk in Los Angeles. A third club in New York City's Times Square opened in June 2000. Two further clubs opened at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut in January 2002[69] and another in Nashville in 2003.[70] Another club opened in Orlando in 2007.[71] A club in West Palm Beach opened in the fall of 2009[72] and an additional one, based in the Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, opened in the winter of 2009.[73]

text: Television and other appearances[edit]

text: King made guest appearances in numerous popular television shows, including The Cosby Show, The Young and the Restless, General Hospital,[74] The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Sesame Street,[75] Married... with Children, Sanford and Son, and Touched by an Angel.

text: In 2000, the children's show Between The Lions featured a singing character named "B.B. the King Of Beasts", modeled on the real King.[76]

text: A feature documentary about King narrated by Morgan Freeman and directed by Jon Brewer was released on October 15, 2012.[77]

text: Commercials[edit]

text: King, who was diabetic, appeared in several television commercials for OneTouch Ultra, a blood glucose monitoring device, in the 2000s and early 2010s.[78] He appeared in a 2014 commercial for the Toyota Camry with his guitar Lucille.[79]

text: Personal life[edit]

text: King was married twice, to Martha Lee Denton, November 1946 to 1952, and to Sue Carol Hall, 1958 to 1966. The failure of both marriages has been attributed to the heavy demands made on the marriage by King's 250 performances a year.[10][80] It is reported that he fathered 15 children with several different women.[10] King was also diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1990.[81] He lived with diabetes for over 20 years and was a high-profile spokesman in the fight against the disease, appearing in advertisements for diabetes-management products along with American Idol season nine contestant Crystal Bowersox.[43][82]

text: King was an FAA certified private pilot and learned to fly in 1963 at what was then Chicago Hammond Airport in Lansing, Illinois.[83][84] He frequently flew to gigs but in 1995 his insurance company and manager asked him to fly only with another certified pilot. As a result, he stopped flying around the age of 70.[85]

text: King was a Christian.[86]

text: King's favorite singer was Frank Sinatra. In his autobiography he spoke about how he was a "Sinatra nut" and how he went to bed every night listening to Sinatra's classic album In the Wee Small Hours. During the 1960s Sinatra had arranged for King to play at the main clubs in Las Vegas. He credited Sinatra for opening doors to black entertainers who were not given the chance to play in "white-dominated" venues.[87]

text: Philanthropy and notable campaigns[edit]

text: In September 1970, King recorded Live in Cook County Jail, during a time in which issues of race[88] and class in the prison system were prominent in politics. King also co-founded the Foundation for the Advancement of Inmate Rehabilitation and Recreation, tying in his support for prisoners and interest in prison reform.[88] In addition to prison reform, King also wanted to utilize prison performances as a way to preserve music and songs in a similar way that Alan Lomax did.[89]

text: In 2002, King signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in underprivileged public schools throughout the United States. He sat on the organization's Honorary Board of Directors.[90]

text: In the 2000s to early 2010s, King was involved in the spread of awareness of diabetes since his diagnosis in 1990.[81] He was also involved in a diabetes awareness campaign with American Idol contestant, Crystal Bowersox, with One Touch Ultra, starring in commercials and spreading awareness about diabetes and promoting diabetes health management.[91][92]

text: Illness and death[edit]

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text: After the cancellation of the remaining eight shows of his 2014 tour because of health problems, King announced on October 8, 2014, he was back at home to recuperate.[64] On May 1, 2015, after two hospitalizations caused by complications from high blood pressure and diabetes, King announced on his website that he was in hospice care at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada.[93] He died in his sleep on May 14, 2015, at the age of 89.[14][94]

text: King's cause of death was determined to be multi-infarct dementia, brought on by a series of small strokes caused by atherosclerotic vascular disease as a consequence of type 2 diabetes.[95] However, two of his daughters alleged that King was deliberately poisoned by two associates trying to induce diabetic shock.[96] The Clark County coroner's office confirmed on May 25, 2015, that it was performing an autopsy on King's body and conducting a homicide investigation with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, although CNN reported that initial indications did not support the notion of foul play.[97] The autopsy revealed King's death was of complications of Alzheimer's disease and congestive heart failure, with no evidence of poisoning.[94][98]

text: Funeral and burial[edit]

text: On May 27, 2015, King's body was flown to Memphis. The funeral procession led down Beale Street, with a brass band marching in front of the hearse, playing "When the Saints Go Marching In", as mourners called out "BB". Rodd Bland, son of the late blues singer Bobby "Blue" Bland, carried the latest iteration of King's famous guitar "Lucille." Thousands lined the streets to pay their last respects. His body was then driven down Route 61 to his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi.[99]

text: On May 29, 2015, King's body was laid out in a purple satin vest and a floral tuxedo jacket over a white (formal) tuxedo shirt and flanked by two black Gibson guitars, at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, in Indianola. Fans lined up to view his open casket.[100][101]

text: On May 30, 2015, King's funeral was held at the Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Indianola, Mississippi.[102][103][104] He was buried at the B.B. King Museum.[101]

text: Aftermath[edit]

text: King is alleged to have fathered 15 children by 15 different women;[8] and after his death, three more have come forward, claiming King as their father as well.[105] Though neither of his marriages produced children, and biographer Charles Sawyer wrote that doctors found his sperm count too low to conceive children,[106] King never disputed paternity of any of the 15 who claimed it, and by all accounts was generous in bankrolling college tuitions and establishing trust funds.[105]

text: In May 2016, the 11 surviving children initiated legal proceedings against King's appointed trustee over his estimated $30 million to $40 million estate. Several of them also went public with the allegation that King's business manager, LaVerne Toney, and his personal assistant, Myron Johnson, had fatally poisoned him. Autopsy results showed no evidence of poisoning. A defamation suit filed by Johnson against the accusing family members (including his own sister, Karen Williams) is pending. Other children have filed lawsuits targeting King's music estate, which remains in dispute.[105]

text: Discography[edit]

text: Studio albums[edit]

text:
Singin' the Blues (1956)[107]
The Blues (1958)
B.B. King Wails (1959)
King of the Blues (1960)
Sings Spirituals (1960)
The Great B.B. King (1960)
My Kind of Blues (1961)
Blues For Me (1961)
Blues in My Heart (1962)
Easy Listening Blues (1962)
B.B. King (1963)
Mr. Blues (1963)
Confessin' the Blues (1966)
Blues on Top of Blues (1968)
Lucille (1968)
Live & Well (1969)
Completely Well (1969)
Indianola Mississippi Seeds (1970)
B.B. King in London (1971)
L.A. Midnight (1972)
Guess Who (1972)
To Know You Is to Love You (1973)
Friends (1974)
Lucille Talks Back (1975)
King Size (1977)
Midnight Believer (1978)
Take It Home (1979)
There Must Be a Better World Somewhere (1981)
Love Me Tender (1982)
Blues 'N' Jazz (1983)
Six Silver Strings (1985)
King of the Blues: 1989 (1988)
There Is Always One More Time (1991)
Blues Summit (1993)
Lucille & Friends (1995)
Deuces Wild (1997)
Blues on the Bayou (1998)
Let the Good Times Roll (1999)
Makin' Love Is Good for You (2000)
Riding with the King (2000, with Eric Clapton)
A Christmas Celebration of Hope (2001)
Reflections (2003)
B.B. King & Friends: 80 (2005)
One Kind Favor (2008)

text: Accolades[edit]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text: Years reflect the year in which the Grammy was awarded, for music released in the previous year.

text:
Grammy Awards

Year
Category
Work
Result

1971
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"The Thrill Is Gone"
Won

1981
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
"When I'm Wrong"
Nominated

1982
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording
"There Must Be a Better World Somewhere"
Won

1983
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Street Life"
Nominated

1984
Best Traditional Blues Recording
Blues 'n Jazz
Won

1986
My Guitar Sings the Blues
Won

1991
Live at San Quentin
Won

1991
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
"Waiting on the Light to Change"
Nominated

1992
Best Traditional Blues Album
Live at the Apollo
Won

1994
Blues Summit
Won

1995
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
"Patches"
Nominated

1997
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
"SRV Shuffle"
Won

1999
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Deuces Wild
Nominated

2000
Best Traditional Blues Album
Blues on the Bayou
Won

2001
Best Traditional Blues Album
Riding with the King
Won

2001
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
"Is You or Is You Ain't (Baby)"
Won

2003
Best Traditional Blues Album
A Christmas Celebration of Hope
Won

2003
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
"Auld Lang Syne"
Won

2005
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Sinner's Prayer" (with Ray Charles)
Nominated

2006
Best Traditional Blues Album
B. B. King & Friends: 80
Won

2009
Best Traditional Blues Album
One Kind Favor
Won

text: Other awards

text:
Year
Association
Category
Work
Result

1995
Country Music Association
Album of the Year
Rhythm, Country and Blues ("Patches" with George Jones)
Nominated

2002
NAACP Image Awards
Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special
Sesame Street
Nominated

text: Other honors[edit]

text:
1977: Honorary Doctor of Music by Yale University[108]
1980: Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame[109]
1987: Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame[110]
1987: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[111]
1990: The National Medal of Arts[112]
1991: The National Heritage Fellowship from the NEA[113]

text:
1995: The Kennedy Center Honors; given to recognize "the lifelong accomplishments and extraordinary talents of our nation's most prestigious artists"[114]
1998: Grammy Hall of Fame Award for "The Thrill is Gone"; the award is given to recordings that are at least 25 years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance"[115]
2004: The Royal Swedish Academy of Music awarded him the Polar Music Prize for his "significant contributions to the blues"[39]
2006: The Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded by President George W. Bush on December 15[116]
2007: An honorary doctorate in music by Brown University (May 27)[117]
2008: The keys to the city of Portland, Maine (May 14)[118]
2009: Time named King No. 3 on its list of the 10 best electric guitarists[119]
2010: Sabrosa Park (in the small town of Sabrosa, north of Portugal) was renamed B.B. King Park in honor of King and the free concert he played before 20,000 people on May 29[citation needed]
Each year during the first week in June, a King Homecoming Festival is held in Indianola, Mississippi[120]
A Mississippi Blues Trail marker was added for King, commemorating his birthplace[121]


question_text: who did bill hader play in night at the museum 2

text: Plot[edit]

text: Larry Daley, former night guard at the American Museum of Natural History, now runs his own direct response television company that sells inventions based on his experiences. He travels to the museum, discovering most of the exhibits will be moved to the Federal Archives at the Smithsonian Institution and replaced with holographic information providers. The Tablet of Ahkmenrah is to remain in the museum, leaving most of the exhibits without the ability to come to life at night. After the exhibits are moved, Larry receives a phone call from  Jedediah, who informs him that Dexter the monkey stole the Tablet and took it to the Smithsonian, bringing every exhibit in it to life. Larry travels to Washington, DC, navigating his way to the archives with help from his son Nick while posing as a night guard.

text: Larry finds his friends trapped in their shipping container under attack from Ahkmenrah’s evil older brother Kahmunrah, accidentally activating the tablet and bringing the exhibits in the Smithsonian to life again. Kahmunrah reveals his plans to use the tablet’s powers to conquer the world. Larry escapes, aided by a gigantic octopus and General George A. Custer, who is captured, and then the adventurous Amelia Earhart, who becomes his travelling companion around the museum. The two evade Kahmunrah’s men, trapping them in the portrait of V-J Day in Times Square. Kahmunrah enlists fellow evil historical leaders, Ivan the Terrible, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Al Capone to help capture Larry and retrieve the tablet. Jedediah tries to help but is placed in an hourglass. Kahmunrah is unable to open the Gate of the Underworld with the tablet, sending Larry and Amelia off to translate it or Jedediah dies.

text: While searching for someone in the museum who can help, Larry and Amelia end up falling in love. They travel to the National Air and Space Museum, briefly encountering the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial. Inside the museum, Larry grounds all of the aircraft and rockets from taking off, before a group of Albert Einstein bobbleheads inform him that the combination is the value of pi. Napoleon, Ivan, and Capone’s troops arrive, prompting Larry and Amelia to escape using the Wright Flyer. They crash the plane into the Smithsonian, where Kahmunrah uses the acquired combination to summon an army of bird-headed warriors. Lincoln crashes in through the window, frightening the warriors back into the Underworld.

text: Amelia gathers an army of allies including Larry’s friends and Custer, leading to a climactic battle. Larry obtains the tablet, banishing Kahmunrah back to the Underworld. Amelia flies Larry and the New York exhibits back home, giving Larry a final kiss before taking off in her plane, knowing she will become dust before reaching the Smithsonian. Larry sells his company, donating the money to the museum to renovate it, and the exhibits remain, capable of moving about at night under the pretense of being animatronics. Larry is rehired as night guard and aids a woman who resembles Amelia during the debut of the museum's new extension of visiting hours.

text: Cast[edit]

text: Humans[edit]

text:
Ben Stiller as Larry Daley, a former security guard turned CEO of Daley Devices.
Ricky Gervais as Dr. McPhee, the curator at the Museum of Natural History.
Jake Cherry as Nick Daley, the son of Larry Daley.
Amy Adams as Tess, a young woman at the end of the movie who looks like Amelia Earhart.

text: Exhibits[edit]

text:
Robin Williams as Theodore Roosevelt, the wax statue of the 26th President of the United States
Robin Williams also voices the bronze bust of Theodore Roosevelt.
Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart, a known historic pilot.
Owen Wilson as Jedediah, a cowboy minifigure.
Hank Azaria as Kahmunrah, a pharaoh who is the evil and sinister brother of Ahkmenrah.
Christopher Guest as Ivan the Terrible, the historic Tsar of Russia who allies with Kahmunrah.
Alain Chabat as Napoleon Bonaparte, the leader of the First French Empire who allies with Kahmunrah.
Jon Bernthal as Al Capone, a gangster and founder of the Chicago Outfit who allies with Kahmunrah.
Steve Coogan as Octavius, a Roman soldier minifigure.
Mizuo Peck as Sacagawea, the polyurethane model of the Lemhi Shoshone woman who is Theodore Roosevelt's girlfriend.
Bill Hader as George Armstrong Custer, a military figure who Larry befriends.
Rami Malek as Ahkmenrah, a pharaoh who is the good brother of Kahmunrah.
Patrick Gallagher as Attila the Hun
Brad Garrett as Easter Island Head (voice)
Kerry van der Griend as Neanderthal #1
Matthew Harrison as Neanderthal #2
Rick Dobran as Neanderthal #3
Randy Lee as Hun #1
Darryl Quon as Hun #2
Gerald Wong as Hun #3
Paul Chih-Ping Cheng as Hun #4
Jonas Brothers as Cupid Statues
Jay Baruchel as Joey Motorola, a sailor who resides in the V-J Day in Times Square photograph.
Keith Powell as Tuskegee Airman #1
Craig Robinson as Tuskegee Airman #2
Clint Howard as Air and Space Mission Control Tech #1
Matty Finochio as Air and Space Mission Control Tech #2
Thomas Lennon (uncredited) as Orville Wright
Robert Ben Garant (uncredited) as Wilbur Wright
Caroll Spinney as Oscar the Grouch, the famous Sesame Street character that tries to ally with Kahmunrah only to be dismissed because Kahmunrah classified him as a "grouch."
Thomas Morley as Darth Vader, the infamous Star Wars character that tries to ally with Kahmunrah only to be turned away because he was "dark."

text: Others[edit]

text:
Hank Azaria as The Thinker, Abraham Lincoln Statue
Eugene Levy as Albert Einstein Bobbleheads
Mindy Kaling as Docent
George Foreman as Himself
Shawn Levy as Infomercial Father
Alberta Mayne as Kissing Nurse
Ed Helms (uncredited) as Ed, Larry Daley's assistant
Jonah Hill (uncredited) as Brandon, a security guard at the Smithsonian who vigorously insists his name is pronounced "Brundon"

text: Exhibits at the Smithsonian[edit]

text:
Gigantic Octopus
Pteranodon
Smilodon skeleton
Hippopotamus
Giraffe
Fairy Penguin
Kangaroo

text: Artwork[edit]

text:
Little Dancer of Fourteen Years
Crying Girl
American Gothic
LOVE (sculpture)
V-J Day in Times Square
Nighthawks
The Thinker
Orange Balloon Dog

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: Writers Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon confirmed to Dark Horizons that they were writing a sequel to Night at the Museum, originally with the tentative title Another Night at the Museum. The writers said that "there'll be existing characters and plenty of new ones."

text: 20th Century Fox announced that the sequel, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, would be released during Memorial Day weekend in 2009. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Patrick Gallagher, Jake Cherry, Rami Malek, Mizuo Peck, Brad Garrett and Robin Williams would return for the sequel, with Shawn Levy returning as director.

text: The film was mostly filmed in Vancouver and Montreal with some scenes filmed in the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C..[2] A scene was shot at the Lincoln Memorial on the night of May 21, 2008. Scenes were also shot at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on August 18 and 20, 2008.

text: The trailer was released with Bedtime Stories, Yes Man and Marley & Me in December 2008. The trailer accompanied the film Bride Wars in January, The Pink Panther 2 in February, and Dragonball Evolution in April 2009. The film was also promoted as an opening skit on American Idol, where a replica of the Idol judge seats are being held at the real Smithsonian Institution.

text: An alternate ending included on the DVD and Blu-ray releases featured the return of Dick Van Dyke as Cecil Fredericks, Bill Cobbs as Reginald, and Mickey Rooney as Gus.

text: Filmmakers loaned the Smithsonian Institution props used in the movie which were displayed in the Smithsonian Castle including the pile of artifacts featured in the film.[3] The Smithsonian also made a brochure available online and at museum visitor service desks outlining where to find artifacts.[4]

text: As of 2009, numerous artifacts which inspired the movie were on display at Smithsonian Museums along the National Mall. Many of the artifacts are labeled with "Night at the Museum" logos.[4]

text: National Air and Space Museum

text:
Able the space monkey
Lunar rover
Lunar Module
1903 Wright Flyer
Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
Medal belonging to Tuskegee Airmen
Supermarine Spitfire
F-104 Starfighter

tag: ol

text: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

text: Messerschmitt 262

text: National Museum of Natural History

text:
Gigantic octopus
Moai
Tyrannosaurus

text: National Museum of American History

text:
Oscar the Grouch puppet
George Armstrong Custer's fringed jacket
Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves
Theodore Roosevelt's chaps
Archie Bunker's chair from the television sitcom All in the Family
Theodore Roosevelt's teddy bear
Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz

text: Gift shops at the Smithsonian also sell a replica of the Einstein Bobble-head, created specifically as a tie-in to the movie.

text: Music[edit]

text: Alan Silvestri returned to score the sequel.[5][6]

text:
Night At the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Film score by Alan SilvestriReleased
19 May 2009 (2009-05-19)Recorded
2008Genre
Film scoreLength
49:51Label
Varèse Sarabande

text: Track listing[edit]

text: Varèse Sarabande issued the score on May 19, 2009.[7]

text: All tracks written by Alan Silvestri.

text: Night At the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)No.TitleLength1."Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"02:382."Daley Devices"00:363."This Night is Their Last"04:354."To Washington"00:375."Getting Past Security"01:496."Finding Jed and the Others"03:167."I Have Come Back to Life"01:048."The Tablet"03:259."I Smell Adventure"04:3110."He Doesn't Have All Night"01:4611."The Adventure Continues"03:2512."Octavius Attacks"01:2213."Entering the Air & Space Museum"01:3214."Escape in Wright Flyer"03:2915."Got the Combination"02:1916."Gate to the Underworld"01:0217."I Ride the Squirrel"01:2518."On Your Toes"01:5419."The Battle"01:4420."Divide the House"01:2821."Victory is Ours"01:1922."Goodbye"02:4323."Museum Open Late"02:02Total length:49:51

text: "Museum Open Late" incorporates excerpt of "Life in Technicolor" written by Coldplay

text: Release[edit]

text: A trailer of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian was released on December 19, 2008.[9] The film premiered on May 14, 2009 in Washington, D.C.. The film released in UK on May 20, 2009, on May 22, 2009 in United States, and in Japan on August 12, 2009.[10]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: At the end of its box office run, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian earned a gross of $177 million in North America and $236 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $413 million against a budget of $150 million.[1]

text: On Friday, May 22, 2009, its opening day, the film's estimated gross was $16 million, for second day the film grossed $20 million and for third day the gross was $19 million, coming in ahead of Terminator Salvation (which released on Thursday) in 4,096 theaters at No. 1, reaching up to $54.1 million, with a $13,226 per-theater average over the Memorial Day weekend.[11] By comparison, Night at the Museum reached up to $30 million on its opening weekend in December 2006. For its second weekend, the film grossed $24.35 million, for third weekend $14.6 million.[12]

text: For the opening weekend of May 22, 2009 the film grossed $49 million while playing in theaters of 56 territories; the film debuted in UK ($6.6 million), Russia ($5.23 million) and France ($5.05 million).[13] The largest market in other territories being UK, Japan, Germany, Australia and France where the film grossed $32.8 million, $21.49 million, $18.78 million, $14.03 million and $13.3 million.[14]

text: Critical reaction[edit]

text: Like its predecessor, the sequel has received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 44% "rotten" approval rating, based on 163 reviews, with an average score of 5.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian is busy enough to keep the kids interested but the slapstick goes overboard and the special effects (however well executed) throw the production into mania".[15] Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film an average score of 42 out of 100 based on 31 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[16]

text: Despite mixed reviews from critics, most critics praised Amy Adams' and Hank Azaria's performances. Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune awarded the film 3 stars stating that "[Adams]'s terrific -- a sparkling screen presence."[17] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B+ stating "Battle of the Smithsonian has plenty of life. But it's Adams who gives it zing."[18] Also, many reviews noted the costume worn by Amy Adams during the movie.[19] Perry Seibert of TV Guide gave the film 2 stars despite honoring that "thanks to Azaria, a master of comic timing. His grandiose, yet slightly fey bad guy is equally funny when he's chewing out minions as he is when deliberating if Oscar the Grouch and Darth Vader are evil enough to join his team.[20] Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter and A.O. Scott of The New York Times enjoyed both performances.[21][22]

text: One critic panned the movie on its excessive use of special effects as noted by Scott Tobias of The A.V. Club when he described the film as "a baffling master plot and a crowded pileup of special effects in search of something to do."[23] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times awarded the film 1½ stars out of 4 claiming "its premise is lame, its plot relentlessly predictable, its characters with personalities that would distinguish picture books."[24]

text: In CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend, cinema audiences gave Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[25]

text: Awards and honors[edit]

text:
List of awards and nominations

Year

Award / Film Festival

Category

Recipient(s)

Result

Ref.

2009

Teen Choice Award

Choice Movie: Comedy

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Won

[26]

Choice Movie Actor: Comedy

Ben Stiller

Nominated

Choice Movie Actress: Comedy

Amy Adams

Nominated

Choice Movie: Villain

Hank Azaria

Nominated

2010

MTV Movie Award

Best Comedic Performance

Ben Stiller

Nominated

People's Choice Awards

Favorite Family Movie

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Nominated

Visual Effects Society Awards

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture

Ian Hunter, Forest Fischer, Robert Chapin, Tony Chen for the "National Air and Space Museum Escape"

Nominated

text: Home media[edit]

text: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian was made available December 1, 2009 on DVD and Blu-ray as a two-disc Special Edition and a three-disc Digital Copy Edition.[27]

text: As of  12 February 2015[update], the film has sold 4,083,829 DVDs and 585,023 Blu-ray discs grossing $51,481,903 and $11,674,546 totalling $63,156,449 in North America.[28]

text: In other media[edit]

text: The video game based on the film was released on May 5, 2009. It was fairly well received in comparison to the majority of film-based video-games, netting a 7.5 out of 10 from IGN.com.

text: Sequel[edit]

text: Ben Stiller admitted that a sequel was "a possibility" and on January 22, 2010, co-writer Thomas Lennon said to Access Hollywood, "That after the success of two Night at the Museum films, it's no surprise that 20th Century Fox is looking to develop a third and that those suspicions are indeed true and how could you not? I think it's a really outstanding idea to do Night at the Museum 3, in fact," he said. "I wonder if someone's not even already working on a script for that," he added with a raised eyebrow. "I cannot confirm that for a fact, but I cannot deny it for a fact either... It might be in the works." In an interview, Stiller confirmed the sequel, however, he said that it was only in the "ideas stage".[29]

text: It was announced in February 2013 that the film, directed by Shawn Levy, would be released on December 25, 2014.[30] On September 10, 2013, it was announced that shooting would start in February 2014.[31] On November 8, 2013, English actor Dan Stevens was cast as Sir Lancelot.[32] On November 15, 2013, it was announced Skyler Gisondo would be replacing Jake Cherry for the role of Nicky Daley.[33]  On December 18, 2013 it was announced that Robin Williams, Stiller, and Ricky Gervais would be returning for the sequel.[34] On January 9, 2014, it was announced that Rebel Wilson would play a security guard in the British Museum.[35] On January 14, 2014, the film's release date was moved up from December 25, 2014, to December 19, 2014.[36] On January 23, 2014, it was announced Ben Kingsley would play an Egyptian Pharaoh at the British Museum.[37] Principal photography and production began on January 27, 2014.[38] In May 2014, principal photography ended.[39]


document_title: State fair

question_text: who has the biggest state fair in the usa

text: State fair

text: List of state fairs[edit]

text: United States[edit]

text:
State or Region

Fair Name
Location
Attendance (year)
Attendance as % of State Pop.!

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Alabama

Alabama State Fair
Pelham

Alabama

Alabama National Fair
Montgomery

Alaska

Kenai Peninsula State Fair
Ninilchik
7,300 (2013) [1]
.99%

Alaska

Southeast Alaska State Fair
Haines

Alaska

Tanana Valley State Fair
Fairbanks

12.49%

Alaska

Alaska State Fair
Palmer
299,698 (2015) [2]
40.68%

Arizona

Arizona State Fair
Phoenix
1,102,044 (2015) [3]
16.37%

Arizona

Navajo Nation Fair
Window Rock
100,000 (2016) [4]
57.58% (of Navajo Nation)

Arkansas

Arkansas State Fair
Little Rock
473,106 (2015) [5]
15.95%

California

California State Fair
Sacramento
673,237 (2016) [6]
1.7%

California

LA County Fair
Pomona, California
1,300,000 (2016) [7]
3.35%

Colorado

Colorado State Fair
Pueblo
466,576 (2016) [8]
8.71%

Delaware

Delaware State Fair
Harrington
262,587 (2016) [9]
28.07%

District of Columbia

DC State Fair
Washington

Florida

Florida State Fair
Tampa
395,435 (2016) [10]
1.99%

Georgia

Georgia State Fair
Hampton

Georgia

Georgia National Fair
Perry, Georgia
535,000 (2016) [11]
5.30%

Georgia

North Georgia State Fair
Marietta
320,000 (2016) [12]
3.17%

Hawaii

Hawaii 50th State Fair
Aiea

Idaho

Eastern Idaho State Fair
Blackfoot
229,992 (2015) [13]
14.08%

Idaho

Western Idaho Fair
Boise
243,474 (2016) [14]
14.90%

Idaho

North Idaho Fair[15]
Coeur d'Alene
84,600 (2015) [16]
5.18%

Illinois

DuQuoin State Fair
Du Quoin

Illinois

Illinois State Fair
Springfield
411,547 (2015) [17]
3.20%

Indiana

Indiana State Fair
Indianapolis
730,000 (2016) [18]
11.07%

Iowa

Iowa State Fair
Des Moines
1,130,071 (2017) [19]
36.05%

Kansas

Kansas State Fair
Hutchinson
359,808 (2016) [20]
12.39%

Kentucky

Kentucky State Fair
Louisville
564,937 (2016) [21]
12.80%

Louisiana

Cajun Heartland State Fair
Lafayette

Louisiana

Greater Baton Rouge State Fair
Baton Rouge

Louisiana

State Fair of Louisiana
Shreveport
455,000 (2014) [22]
9.78%

Maine

Bangor State Fair
Bangor

Maine

Skowhegan State Fair
Skowhegan

Maine

Fryeburg Fair
Fryeburg
166,838 (2016) [23]
12.54%

Maryland

Maryland State Fair
Timonium
407,000 (2013) [24]
6.81%

Michigan

Great Lakes State Fair
Novi
Closed in 2009

Michigan

Third Bank Michigan State Fair
Novi, Michigan
92,000 (2014) [25]
.93%

Michigan

Upper Peninsula State Fair
Escanaba
80,000 (2013) [26]
.81%

Minnesota

Minnesota State Fair
Falcon Heights
1,997,320 (2017) [5]
35.62%

Mississippi

Mississippi State Fair
Jackson
733,151 (2016) [27]
24.49%

Missouri

Missouri State Fair
Sedalia
366,218 (2013) [28]
6.04%

Montana

Montana State Fair
Great Falls
54,938 (2015) [29]
5.37%

Montana

MontanaFair
Billings, Montana
226,333 (2016) [30]
22.10%

Nebraska

Nebraska State Fair
Grand Island
379,108 (2017)[6]
19.88%

Nevada

Nevada State Fair
Reno
Closed

Nevada

The Nevada Fair
Carson City, Nevada
22,000 (2015) [31]
.77%

New England[a]

The Big E
West Springfield, Massachusetts
1,418,042 (2016) [32]
9.6%[b]

New Hampshire

Hopkinton State Fair
Contoocook

New Jersey

New Jersey State Fair
Augusta
420,000 (2013) [33]
4.70%

New Mexico

New Mexico State Fair
Albuquerque
497,000 (2016) [34]
23.83%

New Mexico

Southern New Mexico State Fair
Las Cruces

New Mexico

Northern Navajo Nation Fair
Shiprock

New York

Great New York State Fair
Syracuse
1,117,630 (2016) [35]
5.6%

North Carolina

North Carolina State Fair
Raleigh
1,028,364 (2016) [36]
10.34%

North Carolina

Dixie Classic Fair
Winston Salem
357,416 (2011)
3.7%

North Carolina

North Carolina Mountain State Fair
Fletcher
187,819 (2007) [37]
1.89%

North Dakota

North Dakota State Fair
Minot
293,123 (2016) [38]
39.64%

Ohio

Ohio State Fair
Columbus
921,000 (2016) [39]
7.95%

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Fair
Oklahoma City
900,000 (2012) [40]
23.21%

Oklahoma

Tulsa State Fair
Tulsa
1,206,000 (2016 estimate) [41]
31.10%

Oregon

Oregon State Fair
Salem
295,000 (2016 estimate) [42]
7.43%

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Farm Show
Harrisburg
500,000 (approx) (2008) [43]
3.91%

Pennsylvania

Allentown Fair
Allentown
500,000 (approx) (2014) [44]
3.91%

Pennsylvania

Butler Fair
Prospect
240,000 (approx) (2011) [45]
1.88%

Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg Fair
Bloomsburg
364,037 (2015) [46]
2.85%

Pennsylvania

The Reading Fair
Reading
40,000 (2016) [47]
0.3%

Pennsylvania

York Fair
York
555,252 (2016) [48]
4.34%

Rhode Island

Washington County Fair
Richmond
around 100,000 [49]
9.48%

South Carolina

South Carolina State Fair
Columbia
464,878 (2016) [50]
9.62%

South Dakota

South Dakota State Fair
Huron
211,371 (2016) [51]
24.77%

Tennessee

Tennessee State Fair
Nashville
115,000 (2015) [52]
1.76%

Tennessee

Delta Fair
Memphis
about 200,000 (2016) [53]
3.05%

Tennessee

Tennessee Valley Fair
Knoxville
180,000 (approx) [54]
2.75%

Texas

South Texas State Fair
Beaumont
175,000 (2014) [55]
.65%

Texas

State Fair of Texas
Dallas
2,408,032 (2016) [56]
8.93%

Texas

East Texas State Fair[7]
Tyler
about 250,000 (estimate from 2016) [57]
.93%

Texas

North Texas State Fair
Denton
140,000 (2009)[58]
.52%

Utah

Utah State Fair
Salt Lake City
around 300,000 (2014) [59]
10.19%

Vermont

Vermont State Fair
Rutland
61,604 (2010) [60]
9.83%

Virginia

State Fair of Virginia
Caroline County
238,000 (2014) [61]
2.86%

Washington

Central Washington State Fair
Yakima
312,191 (2016) [62]
4.42%

Washington

Evergreen State Fair
Monroe
342,631 (2016) [63]
4.85%

Washington

Northwest Washington Fair
Lynden
189,154 (2015) [64]
2.68%

Washington

Washington State Fair
Puyallup
1,117,323 (2012) [65]
15.82%

West Virginia

State Fair of West Virginia
Fairlea
155,000-160,000 (2016) [66]
8.65%

Wisconsin

Wisconsin State Fair
West Allis
1,015,815 (2016) [67]
17.64%

Wisconsin

Central Wisconsin State Fair
Marshfield
85,000 (2015) [68]
1.48%

Wisconsin

Northern Wisconsin State Fair
Chippewa Falls
90,000 (2016) [69]
1.56%

Wyoming

Wyoming State Fair
Douglas
about 50,000 (2012 estimate) [70]
8.56%

text:
Jump up ^ The Eastern States Exposition, popularly known as The Big E, is a combined state fair for all six New England states. Each state has its own dedicated area during the fair.
Jump up ^ Percentage based on combined population for all New England states.

text: Provincial exhibitions in Canada[edit]

text: A few annual exhibitions in the summer in Canada are similar to state fairs in the United States:

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Province
Fair Name
Location
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Alberta
Calgary Stampede
Calgary
1,133,050 (2013)[8]

Alberta
K-Days
Edmonton
740,339 (2012)[9]

British Columbia
Pacific National Exhibition
Vancouver
712,049 (2013)[10]

Ontario
Canadian National Exhibition
Toronto
1,360,000 (2013)[11]

Ontario
Ottawa SuperEX
Ottawa
422,095 (2009)[12]

Ontario
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Toronto

Manitoba
Red River Exhibition
Winnipeg
175,971 (2013)[13]

Manitoba
Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
Brandon
114,000 (2012)[14]

Saskatchewan
Canadian Western Agribition
Regina
122,300 (2013)[15]

text: Awards[edit]

text: State and county fairs are famous for a variety of competitions that award ribbons. Awards are generally given according to the following scale:[citation needed][4]

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First place – blue ribbon
Second place – red ribbon
Third place – white ribbon
Fourth place – yellow ribbon
Fifth place – green ribbon
Sixth place – orange ribbon
Seventh place-purple ribbon
Eighth place-brown ribbon

text: Attendance[edit]

text: The largest attendance at a state fair in the USA is in Texas attracting an estimated 2,000,000 people annually. The largest average per day attendance is at the Minnesota State Fair averaging just under 200,000 people per day.