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Theodore J. Flicker

Born June 6, 1930 · Freehold Borough, New Jersey, USA

Died September 12, 2014 · aged 84

Theodore Jonas Flicker (June 6, 1930 – September 12, 2014) was an American playwright, theatrical producer, television and film director, actor, television writer, screenwriter, author, and sculptor. Born in 1930 at Freehold Borough, New Jersey, Flicker attended Admiral Farragut Academy in Tom's River, New Jersey from 1947 to 1949. From 1949 to 1951, he studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in …

Known For

SpinoutSpinout · 1966
Spinout
5.61966
MovieComedyMusic
Band singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race.
Up in the CellarUp in the Cellar · 1970
Up in the Cellar
6.51970
MovieComedyRomance
A student poet seduces his college president's wife, daughter, and girlfriend over lost financial aid.
The President's AnalystThe President's Analyst · 1967
The President's Analyst
5.91967
MovieComedyScience Fiction
At first, Dr. Sidney Schaefer feels honored and thrilled to be offered the job of the President's Analyst. But then the stress of the job and the paranoid spies that come with a sensitive government position get to him, and he runs away. Now spies from all over the world are after him, either to get him for their own side or to kill him and prevent someone else from getting him.
Where the Ladies GoWhere the Ladies Go · 1980
Where the Ladies Go
10.01980
MovieComedyDrama
A small-town bar, open only from 9AM to 3PM and owned by Buck (Earl Holliman), is the setting where bored housewives and wandering husbands go to find some adventure in their miserable lives.
The Christian Licorice StoreThe Christian Licorice Store · 1971
The Christian Licorice Store
4.81971
MovieComedyDrama
A tennis champ falls in with the Hollywood crowd, finds himself being corrupted by the life in the fast lane.
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. · 1981
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
5.11981
MovieComedy
In a small Southern town, the local sheriff tries to keep everything peaceful and under control.
The TroublemakerThe Troublemaker · 1964
The Troublemaker
5.71964
MovieComedy
A naive chicken farmer from New Jersey moves to Greenwich Village to open a coffee house.
PlaymatesPlaymates · 1972
Playmates
10.01972
MovieComedyRomance
Two divorced men meet and become friends, but unbeknownst to each other, start dating each other's ex-wives.

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The Andy Griffith ShowThe Andy Griffith Show · 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
7.61960
SeriesComedyFamily
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.

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