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Synopsis: George Newman is a daydreamer whose hyperactive imagination keeps him from holding a steady job. His uncle decides George would be the perfect man to manage Channel 62, a television station which is losing money and viewers fast. When George replaces the station's reruns with bizarre programs such as "Stanley Spadowski's Clubhouse", "Wheel of Fish" and "Raul's Wild Kingdom", ratings begin to soar again. Mean-spirited and cynical mogul R.J. Fletcher becomes furious that the UHF station is getting better ratings than his network's programming. Because of gambling debts, the uncle is forced to consider selling the station to Fletcher, who would only too happily shut down (he cannot legally own two stations in the same town). George and his friends organize a 48-hour telethon to raise the money by selling investment stock from Channel 62 to save the town's new favorite station.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Jay Levey
Production: Orion Pictures Corporation
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
32
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
PG-13
Year:
1989
97 min
850 Views


Want me to clean your glasses for you?

- No, I...

I'm make them shiny, nice and shiny. Cause we're friends aren't we George.

No!

- Is this it...?

- No!

- Is this it...?

- No!

- Is this it?

- No, George, I can't delay the broadcast,

because the mayor is suppose to be coming any minute.

Where is he...? No, I've looked all over.

- I don't see a "Noodles" Maclntire

- Macintosh! At your service!

Yah, George, Never mind. I think I found him.

Come on, come on!

We now go live to U62's Pamela Finklestein on the steps at City Hall.

Thank you. HI! Pamela Finklestein here.

Boy it's quite a scene this morning on the front steps of City Hall.

We're awaiting the emergence of Mayor Thompson from his annual city budget meeting...

Oh, I think he.... oh yah, here comes the mayor now....

let's go over and maybe we can get a few words out of him.

Aww, did I do that? Oopsie!

Hey, Noodles, those things are pretty fragile. You should be more careful.

Here he comes now... I think we should be able to...

Hey, sweet heart, take my advice... Broads don't belong in broadcasting.

Mr. Mayor! Mr. Mayor! Richard Fletcher, channel 8 news, how are you?

Yah but, yah but..'Broads don't belong in broadcasting'?!

Is that the kind of professional courtesy you teach your news department?

Why, that's just terrible.

I don't know how many times I've told those boys...

never call chicks 'broads.'

Why, you slimy

Hello, and welcome to 'Town Talk.'

I'm George Newman and today our special guest

is local high school shop teacher Joe Earley.

Joe thanks for joining us

Thank you homeboy.

Well, I see you've brought some equipment with you today.

Would you mind giving us a demonstration?

Not at all.

There's only a few simple principles

you must bare in mind before attempting

to operate a sophisticated piece of machinery, like this...

Table saw.

You know, lots of times, when my students first learn to..

What? oh, Can you believe this?

wouldja look at that.

Just call me Mr. Butterfingers.

Oh I think its on the floor somewhere...

Is my face red.

Honey, where's the spatula?

Ok, kids, let's go!

There's just one place to go for all of your spatula needs

Spatula City

A giant warehouse of spatulas for every occasion.

Thousands to choose from in every shape, size, and color.

Thousands to choose from in every shape, size, and color.

Thousands to choose from in every shape, size, and color.

And because we eliminate the middle man,

we can sell all our spatulas

factory direct to you.

Where do you go if you want to buy

name brand spatulas at a

fraction of retail cost?

Spatula City

And this weekend only, take advantage of our special liquidation sale.

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