Ehrich Van Lowe Movies
- 2005
Popular black radio talk-show host Tom Joyner, whose syndicated morning program was heard in some 110 major markets, added to his workload with this weekly comedy-variety TV hour. Less issue-oriented than Joyner's radio show, the new series was top-heavy with A-list guest stars and audience participation. Regular segments include the "My Big Break" amateur talent contest, the "Old School" dance competition, a taste of "Local Flavor" from around the country, and "Bamboozled," featuring celebrity pranks and practical jokes. The Tom Joyner Show entered local syndication on September 26, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Joyner
- 2001
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Image Entertainment presents this live performance by stand-up comedian and actor Jamie Foxx. After making a name for himself as a regular cast member of the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color and later as an actor in such films as Any Given Sunday and Booty Call, Fox is one of the biggest entertainment. In this concert film, originally broadcast on HBO, Foxx offers up his signature brand of comedy to a sold out crowd at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- 1991
In the conclusion of a two-part story, novice community-center youth counselor Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) is frustrated in his efforts to help a bright but troubled teen named Stanley (Merlin Santana), who may be suffering from dyslexia--but refuses to be tested for fear of being stigmatized as "different." Weighed down by a plethora of similar crises, Theo begins to wonder if he is capable of handling his new job--prompting his dad Cliff and the center's head Mrs. Hudson (Lynne Thigpen) to team up for some "counseling" of their own. This is the final episode of The Cosby Show's seventh season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1991
In the first episode of a two-part story, Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) begins his internship as a community-center counselor assigned to "The Rosa Parks Group", a collection of underprivileged 7th graders. Unable to maintain his professional aloofness, Theo puts in overtime trying to help a bright youngster named Stanley (Merlin Santana, in his first series appearance), whose inability to finish his schoolwork may be due to dyslexia. And back at the Huxtable home, Cliff (Bill Cosby) instills terror in the hearts of his family as he sets about to fix the sink. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1991
John Ritter and his future wife Amy Yasbeck show up in this episode as high school coach Ray Evans and his pregnant spouse Alicia. A lifelong control freak on the job and at home, Ray has prepared meticulously for the moment that Alicia gives birth, carefully rehearsing every possible scenario. But when Alicia actually goes into labor, Ray forgets his "winning strategy" and panics--leaving it up to Cliff (Bill Cosby) to salvage the situation with a bit of astute psychology. This episode is unusual in that none of the Huxtable children makes an appearance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
In the first episode of a two-part story (originally telecast as a single one-hour special), Slide (Mushond Lee) is pressuring Pam (Erika Alexander) to prove her love by having sex with him: "We both know how we feel about each other, now's the time we did something about it." In his efforts to prove that "everybody's doing it," Slide gets his friend Lance (Allen Payne) in hot water; it seems that Lance has been bragging about sleeping with his own girlfriend Charmaine (Karen Malina White)--which is news to her! Back at the Huxtable household, Cliff (Bill Cosby) and Clair (Phylicia Rashad) try to keep their cool while counseling Pam, but are unable to hide their shock and dismay when she asks permission to take birth-control pills. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
Season Seven of The Cosby Show begins with the traditonal "emptying of the nest", as Cliff and Clair Huxtable (Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad) bundle their progeny off to school. Second-eldest daughter Denise (Lisa Bonet) launches what she hopes will be a rewarding career in special education as she enters her first semester at Medgar Evers College; having graduated from high school a year early, third daughter Vanessa (Tempestt Bledsoe) heads off to Lincoln University; youngest daughter Rudy (Keshia Knight Pulliam) prepares for the sixth grade; and Denise's stepdaughter Olivia (Raven-Symone) starts preschool. Of the four, Rudy is the most trepidatious, worried that she'll be a social outcast because she hasn't "developed" as prominently as her friend Margie, a shortcoming she hopes to overcome with a special "bust-enhancing" cream. At the same time, the Huxtable's son Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) returns to the fold after an archeological expedition in Europe. Though she doesn't appear in this episode, series newcomer Erika Alexander is billed amongst the regular cast in the role of Clair's underprivileged second cousin Pam Tucker. (Note: this episode was originally slated to air on September 27, 1990). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
"I'm healthy. I'm in shape. And I'm beginning menopause." Clearly, Clair (Phylicia Rashad) is not troubled in the least about facing the Change of Life. Such, however, is not the cases with the Huxtable children, who are terrified that Clair will rend the household asunder with hot flashes and mood swings--and thus begin treating her as if she is an invalid, driving her crazy in the process. Prankishly, Clair and Cliff (Bill Cosby) cook up a scheme to convince the youngsters that their worst fears about mom's menopause have come horribly true! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
Embarrassed that his wife Bernice (Catherine Cox) is more athletically skilled than he is, father-to-be Alfred Phelps (Ray Demattis) prevails upon Cliff (Bill Cosby) to act as his sports coach, in anticipation of the birth of the couple's son. Alas, Cliff's input does nothing to build up Mr. Phelps' ego, so it is up to Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) to straighten out a knotty situation. Meanwhile, Pam (Erika Alexander) prepares for a date with Aaron Dexter (Seth Gilliam), an intelligent but timid fellow who is quite a contrast to Pam's boisterous Bed-Stuy buddies. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
In the conclusion of a two-part story (originally telecast as a single one-hour special), Pam (Erika Alexander) is still being pressured by her boyfriend Slide (Mushond Lee) to begin having sex with him. When Slide gets angry over Pam's insistence upon using birth control, he blurts out that it's "no big deal" if she gets pregnant--and instantly loses himself a girlfriend. Turning to her family for advice, Pam has a heart-to-heart with cousin Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner), who assures her that Slide will one day grow up and take responsibility for his actions, just as Theo himself has (we hope!). And in a separate development, little Olivia (Raven-Symone) tries to pin the blame for her own mischief on an invisible dog. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
Hoping to buy a trendy shirt, Rudy (Keshia Knight Pulliam) is short $2.30, so she gives Kenny (Deon Richmond) her autographed photo of Magic Johnson--only to end up empty-handed because Kenny hasn't got the cash just now. With her sister Vanessa (Tempestt Bleadsoe) already bugging mom Clair (Phylicia Rashad) to advance her allowance to purchase a CD, Rudy is moved to an act of desperation: namely, "borrowing" the money that Clair has saved up for the dry cleaners, fully intending to replace the cash after Kenny comes through. The result: Clair becomes convinced that she's losing her memory--and Rudy is too terrified to tell the truth. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
There is a terrible price to pay when Cliff (Bill Cosby) devours a sausage sandwich as a midnight snack. Sure enough, Cliff suffers a nightmare in which he is back in the Navy with son Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) as his CO, wife Clair (Phylicia Rashad) is sucked out of the house by a tornado, and Vanessa (Tempestt Bledsoe) disgraces the family by becoming a jazz-funk performer. Add to this some monsters, a staff of muppet doctors, a talking sandwich and the birth of "Koozbanian" and you can understand why Cliff ultimately swears off sausages--at least until next time. Several members of The Cosby Show's writing and production staff show up in cameos. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
