The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two-hour special featured an ensemble cast addressing concerns about global warming, deforestation, and other environmental ills.
Plot
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Cast
- Danny DeVito - Vic
- Rhea Perlman - Carla
- Bette Midler - Mother Earth
- Candice Bergen - Murphy Brown
- Kirstie Alley - Rebecca Howe
- Christina Applegate - Kelly Bundy
- Bea Arthur - Dorothy Zbornak
- Dan Aykroyd - Vic's Buddy
- Mayim Bialik - Herself
- Amanda Bearse - Marcy D'Arcy
- Jeff Bergman - Bugs Bunny, Tweety, Porky Pig (voices)
- Tempestt Bledsoe - Vanessa Huxtable
- Lisa Bonet - Denise Huxtable
- Jonathan Brandis - Himself
- James Brolin - Doctor
- Downtown Julie Brown - Herself
- Chevy Chase - Vic's Buddy
- Bill Cosby - Cliff Huxtable
- Kevin Costner - Bartender
- Heavy D - Himself
- Rodney Dangerfield - Dr. Vinny Boombatz
- Ted Danson - Sam Malone
- Geena Davis - Kim
- Dana Delaney - Doctor
- Michael Douglas - Himself
- David Faustino - Bud Bundy
- Jane Fonda - Helen
- Morgan Freeman - Walter Samson
- Estelle Getty - Sophia Petrillo
- Kelsey Grammer - Dr. Frasier Crane
- Woody Harrelson - Woody Boyd
- Neil Patrick Harris - Doogie Howser
- Dustin Hoffman - Everylawyer
- Ice-T - Himself
- Magic Johnson - Himself
- Quincy Jones - Himself
- Michael Keaton - Charles McIntyre
- Kid 'n Play - Themselves
- Queen Latifah - Herself
- Jack Lemmon - Coach Stewart
- Christopher Lloyd - Emmett L. Brown[2]
- Tone Loc - Himself
- Melanie Mayron - Herself
- Rue McClanahan - Blanche Devereaux
- Dennis Miller - Weekend Update Anchorman
- Rick Moranis - Vic's Buddy
- Ed O'Neill - Al Bundy
- Edward James Olmos - Hospital Director
- Don Pardo - Weekend Update Announcer
- Keshia Knight Pulliam - Rudy Huxtable
- Harold Ramis - Elon Spengler (brother of Egon Spengler[3])
- Phylicia Rashad - Clair Huxtable
- John Ratzenberger - Cliff Clavin
- Raven-Symoné - Olivia Kendall
- Pat Riley - Himself
- Katey Sagal - Peggy Bundy
- Carl Sagan - Himself
- Martin Short - Nathan Thurm
- Will Smith - Himself (as "Fresh Prince")
- Meryl Streep - Concerned Citizen
- Alex Trebek - Himself
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner - Theo Huxtable
- George Wendt - Norm Peterson
- Betty White - Rose Nylund
- Robin Williams - Everyman
Muppet performers
- Jim Henson - Kermit the Frog
- Kevin Clash - Alligator
- Dave Goelz - Elderly Frog
- Jerry Nelson - Robin the Frog
- David Rudman - Iguana
References
- ↑ A Matter of Time: The Unauthorized Back to the Future Lexicon Page 125
- ↑ A Matter of Time: The Unauthorized Back to the Future Lexicon Page 300
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-mK907DpKU at 0:19
External links
- The Earth Day Special at Internet Movie Database
- The Earth Day Special at Muppet Wiki
