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AS SEEN ON TV - SNOWBALL

SNOWBALL

CREATED BY:

George Orwell

VOICED BY:

Kelsey Grammer

AS SEEN IN:

"Animal Farm"

From Wikipedia:

Snowball is a fictional pig in the book Animal Farm written by George Orwell. He is based on Leon Trotsky.

Snowball believes in a continued revolution: he argues that in order to defend Animal Farm and strengthen the reality of Old Major's dream of a life without humans, the animals should stir up rebellions in other farms throughout England. He is the only Pig on the farm who works with the other animals and is the kinder pig on the farm. Snowball also writes the first version of the Seven Commandments. These are later altered by Squealer under the orders of Napoleon to accommodate the actions of the pigs. For example, the commandment stating “No animal shall drink alcohol” is changed to “No animal shall drink alcohol to excess”, and is later removed entirely. The rule that states, “No animal should sleep in a bed,” changed to “No animal should sleep in a bed with sheets”.

Snowball is eventually forced out of the farm when Napoleon uses his guard dogs to chase Snowball. After that he is blamed for problems on the farm, and it is claimed he was in support of Jones from the start. Though he fought bravely at the Battle of Cowshed, the facts are altered to say he openly fought for Jones and the shot wounds are changed to wounds Napoleon inflicted on him. Those accused of supporting him are executed after being forced to confess, and a reward is offered for his capture.

Snowball was a very inventive and quick speech pig that influenced others to his side. It is never revealed what happened to him after his escape, although in the 1950s film adaptation it is implied the dogs killed him.

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AS SEEN ON TV: OLD MAJOR

OLD MAJOR

CREATED BY:

George Orwell

VOICED BY:

Sir Peter Ustinov

AS SEEN IN:

"Animal Farm"

From the Muppet Wiki:

Old Major is an aging prized show pig in Animal Farm. Nearing the end of his life, Old Major wishes to impart wisdom to his fellow animals, encouraging them to rejoice in the nobility of their "animalism," care for each other collectively, and fight to eventually be freed from men. During the meeting at the barn, Jones (who is attracted by the noise) goes to investigate, he slips in mud and fires his gun, hitting Old Major in the rear. Major then falls back off of the loft to his death. His memory is honored by the animals, but later abused by Napoleon, who goes so far as to bring the rotting head of the boar, saved from the Jones' icebox.

In the original George Orwell novel, Old Major was largely inspired by Karl Marx.

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For the rest of my vacation, the theme for the As Seen On TV showcase will be George Orwell's classic allegory......

AS SEEN ON TV: THE CARELLAS

STEVE CARELLA & TEDDY CARELLA

CREATED BY:

Ed McBain (Evan Hunter)

PORTRAYED BY:

Detective Steve Carella - Robert Lansing

Teddy Carella - Gena Rowlands

AS SEEN IN:

'87th Precinct'

TV STATUS:
Recastaways

TV DIMENSION:

Earth Prime-Time

Carella was the lead detective at the 87th Precinct on his shift. Teddy was his wife, and she was a deaf mute.

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AS SEEN ON TV: MEYER MEYER

Just another Meyer Monday.....

MEYER MEYER

Detectives Meyer & Carella

CREATED BY:

Ed McBain (Evan Hunter)

PORTRAYED BY:

Norman Fell

AS SEEN IN:

'87th Precinct'

TV STATUS:

Recastaway

TV DIMENSION:

Earth Prime-Time

The doubly-named Detective Meyer was a dry, oddly wry philosopher. I can't prove this, but he may have been the inspiration in the creation of Detective Arthur Dietrich on 'Barney Miller'. Within the reality of Toobworld, Meyer Meyer may have been Dietrich's mentor before Arthur joined the squad at the 12th Precinct.....

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AS SEEN ON TV: BERT KLING

BERT KLING

CREATED BY:

Ed McBain (Evan Hunter)

PORTRAYED BY:

Ron Harper

AS SEEN IN:

'87th Precinct'

TV STATUS:

Recastaway

TV DIMENSION:

Earth Prime-Time

Bert was the "newbie" in the squad, hoping to learn all he could from his three mentors.

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