
Birthday:
01-04-1964
(61 years)
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
David Bowe (born January 4, 1964) is an often seen but rarely recognized character actor in American movies and television. His best known role is that of "Weird Al" Yankovic's sidekick, Bob, in 1989's UHF. His other film credits include A Few Good Men (1992), Made in America (1993, starring Whoopi Goldberg), The Rock (1996), Kicking & Screaming (2005) and Rubber (2010).
Bowe also had a recurring role on the short-lived television series Life... and Stuff, which aired in 1997 and co-starred Andrea Martin.
His wife is Olivia.
Bowe also had a recurring role on the short-lived television series Life... and Stuff, which aired in 1997 and co-starred Andrea Martin.
His wife is Olivia.
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Malice
Act like Dr. Matthew Robertson
event1993 star_border 6.3
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A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor.
Where There's a Will
Act like Reverend Stevens
event2006 star_border 6.7
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A hapless grifter stands to inherit a small fortune from his estranged grandmother if he travels to Harmony, Texas to live with her. Instead of a short road to easy money, he finds a soft spot in his heart for the little town and unconditional love from his only living relative.
Air America
Act like Saunders
event1990 star_border 5.8
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Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. After losing his pilot's license, Billy Covington is recruited, and ends up in the middle of a bunch of lunatic pilots, gun-running by his friend Gene Ryack, and opium smuggling by his own superiors.
UHF
Act like Bob
event1989 star_border 6.7
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The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.
Grind
Act like Registration Clerk
event2003 star_border 6
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Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.
Back to the Beach
Act like Mountain
event1987 star_border 6
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Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With special appearances by Bob Denver, Tony Dow, Pee-Wee Herman, Jerry Mathers and other familiar faces. Frankie and Annette grow up and have kids in the midwest. They return to LA to visit their daughter who is shacked up with her boyfriend and tries to hide the fact. They begin to have marriage problems when Frankie runs into Connie, who has erected a shrine to him in her night club. Their punk son has joined up with the local surf toughs, and things all come to a head when the toughs challenge the good guys to a surfing duel
The Rock
Act like Dr. Ling
event1996 star_border 7.1
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When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Act like Norman Fishbine
event1992 star_border 4.6
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Bernie Fishbine is overweight. He stops at the neighborhood store to buy some chocolate kisses every day. This is where he meets Theresa Garabaldi. Then they take the same bus route every evening. Theresa invites Bernie to see her play piano at her father's restaurant. It is here that she gets him to join a gym. Theresa is in college and gets the idea to write about Bernie's weight problem for her thesis. She does this without telling Bernie. Meanwhile, Bernie is falling in love with Theresa, and vice versa.
Checking Out
Act like Allen
event2005 star_border 6.6
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A feisty octogenarian on the verge of his ninetieth birthday invites his three grown children to his upcoming birthday celebration with the explicit understanding that when the festivities end, so does his life.
Rubber
Act like M. Hughes
event2010 star_border 5.9
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A group of people gather in the California desert to watch a "film" set in the late 1990s featuring a sentient, homicidal car tire named Robert. The assembled crowd of onlookers watch as Robert becomes obsessed with a beautiful and mysterious woman and goes on a rampage through a desert town.
Masters of Menace
Act like Sloppy Joe
event1990 star_border 5.6
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The Masters of Menace are actually a motorcycle gang. When one of their own dies while performing a dangerous bike stunt, they decide to cross the country to go bury him. With the coffin in the back of the pick-up truck and the tight-butt lawyer in the front, their craving for beer combined with lack of manners will disturb quite a few people wherever they go, including the police.
Think Big
Act like Security Guard #1
event1989 star_border 6.3
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Two truckers hired to transport toxic waste across the country get caught up with a teen genius who stows away on their truck.
The Cable Guy
Act like Helicopter Paramedic
event1996 star_border 6
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When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.
Live! From Death Row
Act like Durbin
event1992 star_border 9
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Convicted killer Laurence Dvorak grants an exclusive last interview to TV newswoman Alana Powers shortly before his scheduled execution. Urbane and unrepentant, he seems almost mild at first. But Dvorak's real intention is revealed when he takes Powers, her crew and two guards hostage, and demands that the television network broadcast an execution - live.
Heaven Sent
Act like Howard
event1994 star_border 4.8
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Eddie, a fourteen-year-old juvenile delinquent of sorts, collides with a car during a petty theft and dies in the hospital. Due to some confusion in heaven, however, he is given three days to clean up his life with the help of a beginner angel - and save his mom.
Sleeping with the Devil
Act like Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky
event1997 star_border 7
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Professional nurse Rebecca Dubrovich is swept off her feet by charming millionaire Dick Strang, and the two begin a passionate romance. Only when it is too late does Rebecca discover that Strang has a very dark side...
Future Shock
Act like Fred
event1994 star_border 4
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A psychiatrist uses virtual reality to probe the minds of three unsuspecting patients, unleashing horrific psychic forces in the process.
Kicking & Screaming
Act like Forest Avery
event2005 star_border 5.8
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Phil Weston has been unathletic his entire life. In college he failed at every sport that he tried out for. It looks like his 10-year old son, Sam, is following in his footsteps. But when Phil's hyper-competitive dad benches Sam, Phil decides to transfer his son to a new team which needs a coach. Phil steps in to be the temporary coach and immediately begins to butt heads with his dad over this new competition in their lives.
A Dog's Tale
Act like Henry Webster
event1999 star_border 3.5
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Anything is possible when the Professor tells Tim about a supernova that grants wishes. Unfortunately, when Tim's wish doesn't go as planned, he finds himself in a dog's body!
McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out
Act like Leo
event2005 star_border 7.2
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In this particular episode, McBride's client is double-crossed during a custody case by his psychiatrist. The client later confesses to McBride that he believes he accidentally shot the doctor when he confronted him in his home. When McBride goes to the murder scene, the doctor is, as the title says, out - as in gone! A search for the body begins, with time of the essence. David Bowe has a nice comic turn as the panicked client. Former child star Sydney Penny plays one of the suspects, and she has grown up to be a very beautiful young woman. Soap star John Ingle is the confused head of the hospital.
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
Act like Jay
event2002 star_border 5.3
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Sloan McBride is an 1980s music star who is trying to hold on to her career. She hires Jenny as her assistant and Jenny seems to be the perfect employee. However, Jenny is actually planning her revenge because she blames Sloan for ruining her mother's career and causing her suicide.
Drillbit Taylor
Act like Male Teacher
event2008 star_border 5.8
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Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.
Maybe Baby
Act like Mark
event1988 star_border 4.7
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For a happily married man changes his life completely and he finds himself in distress when his wife decides to have a baby after several years of marriage.
My Boyfriend's Back
Act like Eddy
event1989 star_border 6.7
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A female singing group from the '60s reunites for a TV special.
Air Panic
Act like Co-Pilot
event2002 star_border 4.4
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FAA system analyzer named Neil McCabe is the only person who seems to have this different hunch towards a group of international terrorists after a horrific plane incident occured. He thinks that an evil genius computer hacker sets out and manipulate the computer electronical system which linked to several airplanes to cause destruction and tragedy. In order to prevent the mishap, McCabe and his teammate, Rudy, finds out about the machine used by the criminals which leads them to a psychotic thrilling fight between the terrorist.
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Act like College Boy
event1990 star_border 6.1
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To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a heavy-metal musician dies mid-concert, Fairlane is on the case before the lights come up. But things turn shocking when radio personality Johnny Crunch hires Fairlane to find a missing groupie mere hours before he is electrocuted live on air.
Mystery Woman
Act like Mike Landry
event2003 star_border 6.4
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A famous writer is found hanged in his office. At first, all police investigations conclude that it was suicide, but when Samantha Kinsey, owner of Seller 'Mystery Woman' starts his own investigation, he discovers that there is chance that has been committed murder. The film is the first in a long series of American TV movies called" Mystery Woman", in which Samantha Kinsey, the owner of a bookshop specializing in thrillers and suspense is involved in the resolution of real cases.
Ablaze
Act like Rick Woods
event2002 star_border 3.9
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The owner of a gigantic oil refinery decides to burn the place down for insurance purposes, only to create a giant fireball that endangers the lives of a small town.
A Few Good Men
Act like Cdr. Gibbs
event1992 star_border 7.5
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When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Act like Smithsonian Guard
event2009 star_border 6.2
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Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.
Wedding Band
Act like Max
event1990 star_border 6
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A couple who both work at wedding receptions encounter complications when they decide to marry.
Heavyweights
Act like Chris Donelly
event1995 star_border 6.2
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Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyrannical fitness guru Tony buys the camp, he puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far. Sick of the endless weeks of "all work and no play," the kids stage a coup and reclaim their summer of fun.
Cheaper by the Dozen
Act like TV Interviewer
event2003 star_border 6.3
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The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.
Late Last Night
Act like Guy at Club
event1999 star_border 5.3
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After a fight with his wife, who's leaving him, Dan's day is getting worse by the minute. He calls an old friend for a night of binge drinking and intoxication. They start a cathartic ride through the city's underbelly.
Made in America
Act like Teddy
event1993 star_border 5.5
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A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's white.
For the Boys
Act like Photographer, Awards T.V. Show
event1991 star_border 6.2
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On a USO tour during World War II, entertainer Eddie Sparks needs a partner to round out his act. Soon after hiring performer Dixie Leonard, Eddie decides he wants her out of the show — mostly because she upstages him. Dixie is close to leaving of her own accord, but her uncle, Art Silver, convinces her to stay. As the years and wars go by, Eddie and Dixie experience a tumultuous relationship onstage and off while they continue the act for the troops.
Jim Henson Idea Man
Act like Self (archive footage)
event2024 star_border 7.8
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Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world.
House
Act like Doug (1 ep.)
event2004 star_border 8.6
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Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
Castle
Act like Max Haverstock (2 ep.)
event2009 star_border 8
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After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Beverly Hills, 90210
(4 ep.)
event1990 star_border 7.4
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Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending the fictitious West Beverly Hills High School and, subsequently, the fictitious California University after graduation.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Act like Phil Boyd (1 ep.)
event2000 star_border 7.6
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A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.
The X-Files
Act like Robert Werther (1 ep.)
event1993 star_border 8.4
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The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
Life. . .and Stuff
Act like Andy Boswell (4 ep.)
event1997
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Rick Boswell is an unhappy man who lives in a suburban home with his wife of ten years, Ronnie, their two young sons and his lazy brother, and works at a small ad agency.
Diagnosis: Murder
Act like Larry Larson (1 ep.)
event1993 star_border 7.1
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Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
Felicity
Act like Jerry (1 ep.)
event1998 star_border 6.5
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Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to give up a slot at Stanford University's pre-med program to follow her long time crush to college in New York City. Things get even more complicated when she meets her dorm's resident advisor and they fall in love.
The Mentalist
Act like Brady Walton (1 ep.)
event2008 star_border 8.4
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Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
The Morning Show
Act like Clyde Canter (1 ep.)
event2019 star_border 7.8
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A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Act like Director (1 ep.)
event1990 star_border 7.9
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Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.
Oh Baby
(1 ep.)
event1998 star_border 5
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Tracy is a successful career woman who longs to be a mom. When her boyfriend refuses to commit, Tracy decides she can't wait around...
Rugrats
Act like Ticket Taker / Judge (voice) (1 ep.)
event1991 star_border 7.6
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Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. Adults in the series are almost always unaware of what the children are up to; however, this only provides more room for the babies to explore and discover their surroundings.
For All Mankind
Act like CIA Dep. Director Robert Burks (1 ep.)
event2019 star_border 7.7
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Explore an aspirational world where NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams as told through the lives of NASA astronauts, engineers, and their families.
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Act like Russell Goldstein (1 ep.)
event2022 star_border 8
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This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Act like Security Guard (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 6.5
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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 1992 to 1997, starring Mark Curry and Holly Robinson. The show took place in Curry's hometown of Oakland, California. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television, and also became produced by Bickley-Warren Productions by the third season.
The show originally aired on Tuesdays in prime time after sister series Full House. The show found its niche as an addition to the already successful TGIF Friday night lineup on ABC, and was part of the lineup from September 1993 to May 1996, before moving to Saturdays for its fifth and final season.
Freaks and Geeks
Act like Salesman (1 ep.)
event1999 star_border 8.2
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High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").
Criminal Minds
Act like Kruger Spence (1 ep.)
event2005 star_border 8.3
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An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
Grey's Anatomy
Act like Don (1 ep.)
event2005 star_border 8.2
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Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Life with Bonnie
Act like Bruce Chevillat (1 ep.)
event2002 star_border 6.5
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The host of the local morning talk show Morning Chicago creatively balances family commitment—to her husband John, a hard-working family practice doctor, and their three young children— and career obligations.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Act like Basso (1 ep.)
event1993 star_border 7.9
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At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.
Dirty John
Act like Ronald P. Ollen (1 ep.)
event2018 star_border 6.8
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Anthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.
The Weird Al Show
Act like Miner (1 ep.)
event1997 star_border 6.5
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The Weird Al Show is a television show hosted by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Produced in association with Dick Clark Productions, it aired Saturday mornings on the CBS TV network from September to December 1997. The show was released on DVD on August 15, 2006. The show was similar to Pee-Wee's Playhouse which also premiered on CBS.
Al's television set was called "Al TV", the name of a number of Yankovic's television specials.
black-ish
Act like Stranger (1 ep.)
event2014 star_border 7.2
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A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
American Horror Story
Act like Detective (1 ep.)
event2011 star_border 8.1
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An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
(1 ep.)
event1993 star_border 7
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A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man of Steel's early adult years in Metropolis. With the unknowing help of Lois Lane, Clark Kent created Superman there in Metropolis after finding work at the world-famous Daily Planet newspaper, where he meets fellow reporter Lois Lane.
The Goldbergs
Act like Scoot (1 ep.)
event2013 star_border 7.5
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Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy. The Goldbergs are a loving family like any other, just with a lot more yelling.
Bones
Act like Howard Fileman (1 ep.)
event2005 star_border 8.2
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Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.
Dream On
Act like Bruce (1 ep.)
event1990 star_border 6.9
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The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from older black and white television series to punctuate Tupper's feelings or thoughts.
Mad Men
Act like Dr. Adams (1 ep.)
event2007 star_border 8.1
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Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising.
Them
Act like Mitch (1 ep.)
event2021 star_border 7.6
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A limited anthology series that explores terror in America.
9-1-1
Act like Dr. Gordon (1 ep.)
event2018 star_border 8.2
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Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
Time Trax
Act like Mitch's Partner (1 ep.)
event1993 star_border 6.4
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Time Trax is an American/Australian co-produced science fiction television series that first aired in 1993. A police officer, sent through time into the past, has to track down and return convicted criminals who have escaped prison in the future. This was the last new production from Lorimar Television.
Shameless
Act like Bob (5 ep.)
event2011 star_border 8.2
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Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.
S.W.A.T.
Act like Bolton (1 ep.)
event2017 star_border 8.1
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A locally born and bred S.W.A.T. lieutenant is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his fellow officers when he's tasked to run a highly-trained unit that's the last stop for solving crimes in Los Angeles.
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