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Jim Thurman

Born March 13, 1935 · Dallas, Texas, USA

Died April 14, 2007 · aged 72

James Frederick Thurman (March 13, 1935 – April 14, 2007) was an American actor, writer, director, cartoonist, and producer. He is best known for the writings of TV gags for the likes of Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Carol Burnett, Bill Cosby, and Dean Martin. Born in Dallas, Texas but raised in Vicksburg, Michigan, Thurman received a degree from the University of Michigan. He began his career as a copy…

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Out to LunchOut to Lunch · 1974
Out to Lunch
8.01974
MovieComedyTV Movie
The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News when the newsroom staff takes a lunch break.
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! · 2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
7.62004
MovieMusicComedy
Elmo's World celebrates 35 years of Sesame Street. Elmo wants to know more about the street he lives on, so Grover takes him on a trip back in time to see what Sesame Street was like before Elmo was born.
A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetA Walking Tour of Sesame Street · 1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
MovieComedyFamily
Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hosted by James Earl Jones titled A Walking Tour of Sesame Street. The special aired on individual PBS stations at various times between March and May 1979. (Muppet Wiki)
Richard Scarry's Best ABC Video Ever!Richard Scarry's Best ABC Video Ever! · 1989
Richard Scarry's Best ABC Video Ever!
1989
MovieAnimation
A delightful tool to help kids learn their letters, Richard Scarry's Best ABC Video Ever finds Busytown pals Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm discovering that it's Alphabet Day at school. Their teacher, Miss Honey, invites her students to join in a spirited rendition of "The Alphabet Song." Next comes a series of 26 vignettes developed around each letter and cleverly intertwined with Sergeant Murphy's investigation into the mystery of some stolen bananas. Simple, sweet, and as entertaining as it is instructive, this production exemplifies the great care put into the Richard Scarry video series.
Snowie and the Seven DorpsSnowie and the Seven Dorps · 1990
Snowie and the Seven Dorps
7.51990
MovieAnimation
Puts a new slant on an old favorite fairy tale, bringing it up-to-date to explain such new age pop-psych phenomena as passive/aggressive behavior, co-dependency, compulsiveness and enabling. It even brings a new insight on the Prince's immediate passion for the sleeping Princess!!
Crocodile eating crackersCrocodile eating crackers · 1976
Crocodile eating crackers
1976
MovieAnimation
A man tries to record a crocodile eating crisp crackers, but he doesn’t hear the cracker sound twice. So he decides to go in the crocodile's jaw to hear it, but the crocodile ends up eating him instead.
Right!Right! · 2006
Right!
2006
MovieAnimation
There are people who think it is more important to choose a philosophical side or team and to stick to its fundamentals, rather than allow free thinking and debate.
King of the RestKing of the Rest · 2020
King of the Rest
2020
MovieAnimation
Based on his own personal memories of his long-time close friend, actor and voice actor Jim Thurman, Fierlinger recounts a number of unbelievable events they experienced together. A memory travelogue.

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Square One TelevisionSquare One Television · 1987
Square One Television
5.61987
SeriesComedyFamily
Square One Television is an American children's television program produced by the Children's Television Workshop to teach mathematics and abstract mathematical concepts to young viewers. Created and broadcast by PBS in the United States from January 26, 1987 to November 6, 1992, the show was intended to address the math crisis among American schoolchildren. After the last episode aired, the show went into reruns until May 6, 1994. The show was revived for the 1995–1996 PBS season as a teacher instruction program, Square One TV Math Talk. Square One was also shown on the U.S. cable television channel Noggin in syndication beginning in 1999, but was removed from its lineup along with other Sesame Workshop shows on May 26, 2003.

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