Kevin Slattery Movies

Created by Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy and American Dad fame, the weekly Fox comedy series The Winner was a remake of the 2002 movie Becoming Glen. The TV version was essentially extended flashback, recalled in "the present" by 43-year-old Buffalo resident Glen Abbott (played by former Daily Show contributor Rob Corddry). The action took place in 1994, when Glen was a 32-year-old virgin hypochondriac, still living at home with his parents Irene (Linda Hart) and Ron (Lenny Clarke). Most of the stories revolved around Glen's relationship with former girl-next-door Alison (Erinn Hayes), who'd returned to Buffalo a single mom with her 12-year-old son Keir (Josh Miller)--who, curiously, looked and behaved just like Glen--in tow. Throughout the series, the viewer was forearmed with the knowledge that, twelve years or so later, Glen Abbott would be a billionaire enterpreneur. . .though precious few clues were given as to how this metamorphosis would come about! The Winner debuted March 4, 2007, as a companion piece for Seth MacFarlane's animated Sunday-night offerings. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

This half-hour cartoon special manages to mix entertainment and education into an enjoyably balanced blend. It all begins when typical American youngsters Tad and Terry joins the magicial Sir Scrabble on a visit to the pumpkin patch, which turns out to be the first leg of their journey to the land of Nonsense. Here the kids find that all the Scrabble People are unhappy because learning has been forbidden. Using their own schoolroom knowhow, Tad and Terry set about to enlighten the Scrabbles--and to transform Nonsense into Makesense. First syndicated in the US on October 31, 1985, A Pumpkin Full of Nonsense was released to home video in 1987. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi