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In 1982, Ted Danson starred alongside Leslie Nielsen in the “Something to Tide You Over” segment of Creepshow, written by Stephen King and directed by George Romero.
On October 8, 1993, Ted Danson appeared in blackface at a Friars Club roast for his girlfriend at the time, Whoopi Goldberg. He performed a mock minstral routine, repeatedly blurted the n-word, and made fun of her private parts.
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“Uncle Floyd” Vivino, pictured here with his puppet Oogie, had a popular comedy/variety TV show in the late 1970s and early 1980s called The Uncle Floyd Show. He also performed the jingle for Wild West City, a western heritage theme park and frontier town re-creation in Netcong, NJ. He still performs live in NJ almost every night of the year.
Two cultural icons from the mid 1980s: Boy George, a gay singer, and Mr. T, a tough, jive-talking actor.
Boy George had several hit songs with his band Culture Club. Mr. T starred in the hit TV show The A-Team and a cartoon about children who do gymnastics. He also had his own cereal and pitied many fools.
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