Chuck Vinson Movies

Comedian Frank Caliendo has become a popular name in comedy for his spot-on impressions, spoofing everyone from Dr. Phil to George W. Bush. In All Over the Place, Caliendo provides samples from every area of his comedic repertoire, with a collection of bits to both delight fans and hook newcomers. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide

After several years of starring on his own WB sitcom, Steve Harvey returned to the network to helm a weekly, hour-long variety show. The guests were not the usual run of A- and B-list showbiz celebrities, but instead what Harvey described as "the superstars of your neighborhood": otherwise normal, everyday people with unusual and/or peculiar talents. Performers ranged from a four-year-old political expert to a 90-year-old rap artist. Distancing this program from the usual "let's make fun of innocent people" talent show was the fact that the guests performed their acts before a warm and appreciative host and studio audience, and were neither booed or rushed off the stage. Providing low-key but entertaining Thursday-night competition for rival series Friends and Survivor, Steve Harvey's Big Time debuted September 10, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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

Upon learning that their mother owes $5,000 to the IRS, a quartet of siblings endeavor to find a way to scare up the cash. Three of them decide to sign up for a local hip-hop contest. Unfortunately the trio really stinks. Fortunately, the youngest would-be singer meets up with ex-rap star Kendrick Bragg (AKA Kick'nBak Flash, played by Hammer/AKAStanley Kirk Burrell). A kindly fellow, he decides to help them out. But with their lack of talent and less than a week to go, things look grim until the group is able to convince their reluctant fourth sibling (the one with real talent) to pitch in for their mama and do his stuff on stage. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

The proverbial tangled web of deceit proves to be all but inextricable when both Will (Will Smith) and Lisa (Nia Long) make up stories as to why they can't go out on a scheduled date. As "luck" would have it, both of them end up at the same party, and both have a lot of 'splainin' to do. But Will and Lisa's prevarications pale in comparison to the lie told by Ashley (Tatyana M. Ali), who is discovered dallying in a cloakroom with a football player when she's supposed to be somewhere else entirely. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Both Will (Will Smith) and Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) aspire to join an all-black college fraternity. After a humiliating initiation ritual, Will is accepted--but Carlton is rejected as a Bel Air-bred "sellout" to his race. This sets the stage for a remarkable closing sequence, in which an indignant Carlton brilliantly defends himself, and his choices in life. Award-winning stage and screen actor Glenn Plummer is seen as the hostile fraternity head man. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

So eager is Cliff (Bill Cosby) to get Sondra (Sabrina LeBeauf) and Elvin (Geoffrey Owens) out of the house that he agrees to babysit the twins while the couple moves into their new home in New Jersey. In his efforts to keep the kids entertained, Cliff plays a rough-house game with them--which culminates in his breaking the grandfather clock in the living room. Terrified that Clair (Phylicia Rashad) will give him what-for when she sees the damage, Cliff is "rescued" in the nick of time by a pair of resourceful moving men (played by network sportscasters Jim Valvano and Dick Vitale!) This episode was originally shown in tandem with "Cliff Gets Jilted". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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

Invited to go on an archeological trip to Egypt, Theo (Malcolm Jamal-Warner) is unable to rely on his parents for the necessary money--he's already into them way, way too deep to ask for even a penny more! Meanwhile, Theo's pals Howard (Reno Wilson) and Lou (Alex Ruiz) try to persuade Cliff (Bill Cosby) and Clair (Phylicia Rashad) that the trip will do their son a world of good. Joining the chorus is Theo's teacher Professor Grayson (Eden Svendahl), a clever and capricious lady who provides this final episode of The Cosby Show's fifth season with a most unusual throughline. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Coming down with a bad case of strep throat, Sondra (Sabrina LeBeauf) is temporarily unable to care for the twins by herself. This situation proves to be a golden opportunity for the babies' grandmothers Clair (Phylicia Rashad) and Francine (Marcella Lowery), who swoop down and "kidnap" the twins for a fun family outing. As an outraged Sondra (who has long dreaded this moment) chases all over town, the babies and their doting grandmas zip and zap from one location to another, seemingly at the speed of light! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Singer Melba Moore guest stars as Rudy's schoolteacher Mrs. Abbott. When her parents get a letter from her teacher, Rudy (Keshia Knight Pulliam) fears the worst. Actually, Mrs. Abbott is quite pleased with Rudy's classroom performance, except for the fact that the girl refuses to play the violin in music class. Accordingly, Cliff (Bill Cosby) invites classmates Kenny (Deon Richmond) and Kim (Naoka Nakagawa) to the house to rehearse with Rudy, despite Kenny's fears that the girls will clash--as in "clash of cymbals!" ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide