TV Guide: Anne Meara

Listing: The Ick Factor

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:30:00 -0400

Sat Oct 25 01:30 AM TBS Miranda proposes to Steve; Samantha considers breast implants; Carrie is unnerved by Aleksandr's sentimental gestures; Charlotte and Harry (Evan Handler) pay for a romantic dinner in more ways than one. Aleksandr: Mikhail Baryshnikov. Steve: David Eigenberg. Mary: Anne Meara. Magda: Lynn Cohen.

Listing: The One

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:10:00 -0400

Fri Oct 24 12:10 AM TBS Carrie has a brush with greatness when she meets a famous artist (Mikhail Baryshnikov) at an art gallery; an interesting bunch assembles for Brady's first-birthday bash. Steve: David Eigenberg.

Listing: The Daytrippers

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:00:00 -0400

Mon Oct 20 01:00 PM TMCe

Listing: Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400

Sun Oct 19 07:00 PM COMEDY The crew become teenage versions of themselves after falling into the professor's youth treatment. Voices include John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal, Billy West.

Listing: Heavyweights

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0400

Sat Oct 18 11:00 AM HALMRK

Listing: Kiss of Death

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:00:00 -0400

Fri Oct 17 02:00 PM FMC

Listing: Night at the Museum

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400

Tue Oct 14 10:00 AM HBOe

Listing: Unoriginal Sin

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:30:00 -0400

Tue Oct 14 12:30 AM TBS Reluctant to have her baby baptized, Miranda is even less thrilled when she meets Steve's mother (Anne Meara). Also: Samantha is still skeptical of Richard's behavior; Charlotte drags Carrie to a self-help seminar. Dr. Grayson: Cheryl Bricker. Gabe: Matt Servitto. Patrick: Danton Stone. Father Andrew: Joseph O'Brien.

Listing: The Gambler

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:00:00 -0400

Mon Oct 13 09:00 PM WGN ALF thinks the family's garage sale is a desperate attempt to raise money for an mortgage payment, so he plays the ponies to help---and runs up a $6000 debt. Max Wright. Nicky: David Leisure. Dorothy: Anne Meara.

Video: My Little Girl

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:04:43 -0400

This drama concerns a young teen's transformation as she works at a half-way house for troubled kids. Franny (Mary Stuart Masterson) leaves behind a pampered, rich kid's life of yachting parties and affluent pastimes to take up a summer job working under Mrs. Chopper (Anne Meara) at a temporary shelter for homeless teens. Even though the experienced Mrs. Chopper warns Franny about not getting too involved with her charges, Franny decides that if she can organize a talent show, the youngsters will see that they are really worth something. Needless to say, Mrs. Chopper was partly right, and partly wrong. Jennifer Lopez of 1997's Selena and 1998's Out of Sight makes a precocious film debut here as one of the young teens. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide.

Video: That's Adequate

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:11:14 -0400

Fans of movie industry satire will want to see That's Adequate, an all-star production which spoofs the popular series of documentary films honoring MGM's musical comedies, That's Entertainment. Narrated by Tony Randall, this mock-history chronicles the film output of the second-rate Adequate Film Studios during its six precarious decades of existence. At times the humor gets very broad, including a fair amount of vulgarity. We see clips from such Adequate Studios monstrosities as Singing in the Synagogue, and Sluts of the South. Some of the stars enlivening these parodies are Bruce Willis, Robert Downey, Jr., James Coco, Anne Meara, Professor Irwin Corey, Jerry Stiller and Robert Vaughn. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide.

Video: Longshot, The

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:43:00 -0400

With a cast starring such comic veterans as Harvey Korman, Anne Meara, Jack Weston and Tim Conway (who also wrote the script), and executive produced by Mike Nichols, it is normally a safe bet that hiliarity will ensue. Unfortunately, this sure thing does not pay off and is disappointingly dumb as it tells the tale of four luckless gamblers who in desperation borrow a large sum for a local loanshark so they can bet on a particular horse. Unfortunately, they bet on the wrong nag and suddenly the foursome must scramble around for quick cash before the loanshark's thugs show up for some bruising payback. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide.

Video: Like Mike

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:41:01 -0400

Pint-size rap music star Lil Bow Wow shows that he can play ball as well as he raps in this youth-oriented comedy about a young boy whose dream comes true in an unexpected way. Calvin Cambridge (Lil Bow Wow) is a 14-year-old boy, who, since the death of his parents, has been living in an orphanage run by the unpleasantly eccentric Stan Bittleman (Crispin Glover). While the tough but caring Sister Theresa (Anne Meara) tries to encourage the kids, Calvin knows that he and most of the other kids his age are poor prospects for adoption. Calvin loves basketball and idolizes Michael Jordan, but he's too short to be much of a challenge to the older kids when shooting hoop at the playground. One day, Calvin discovers a pair of old basketball sneakers with the initials MJ written on the inside. Calvin is convinced they once belonged to Michael Jordan, but he can hardly believe what happens when he puts them on -- suddenly he's able to make superhuman jump shots and dunks just like a miniature version of Air Jordan him

Video: Nasty Habits

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:35:20 -0400

An all-star female cast (Glenda Jackson, Melina Mecouri, Geraldine Page, Sandy Dennis, Anne Jackson, Anne Meara, and Dame Edith Evans) enliven this satirical treatment of the Nixon Watergate scandal, Nasty Habits -- based on Muriel Sparks's novella {~The Abbess of Crewe}. When a dying abbess (Dame Edith Evans) of a Pennsylvania convent is ready to name Sister Alexandra (Glenda Jackson) as her successor, Sister Alexandra and her two flunkies (Sandy Dennis and Anne Jackson) try to get the abbess to sign a document of intent. But their plans are dashed when liberal Sister Felicity (Susan Penhaligon) arrives and wants to change the institution. Her arrival delays the signing of the document of intent, and before the abbess can sign the paper she dies.Now the job of running the convent is up for grabs, with Sister Alexandra employing Nixon-like techniques of surveillance and dirty tricks to get the goods on Sister Felicity. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide.

Video: King Of Queens: The Complete Sixth Season, The

Video Detective — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:42:16 -0400

Season six of The King of Queens begins by opening an old wound: namely, the argument between blue-collar couple Doug and Carrie Heffernan (Kevin James, Leah Remini) over Doug's weight problem. Ironically, Carrie is not upset because Doug is fat, but because he has shed several pounds -- and now is attracting the attention of various and sundry female onlookers! Though this crisis will be resolved, there is still Carrie's cantankerous dad, Arthur (Jerry Stiller), who lives with the couple, to contend with. Elsewhere, Doug's pal Deacon (Victor Williams) is given the opportunity to reconcile with his wife, Kelly (Merrin Dungey), from whom he's been separated for two years. Among the many highlights of the series' sixth season are a guest appearance by Anne Meara, the wife and longtime comedy partner of regular Jerry Stiller; another guest-star turn by Janeane Garofalo as Doug's ex-girlfriend Trish Flintoff; the trepidations accompanying rumors that the law firm where Carrie works may be laying people off; Doug'

Photo: The King of Queens - "China Syndrome" - Jerry Stiller as Arthur, Anne Meara as Veronica

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King of Queens, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara

Photo: Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller - "Meet the Fockers" Los Angeles Premiere - 2004

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Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller

Photo: Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller - 58th Annual Tony Awards Nominee Announcements - 2004

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Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller