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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

  • Episode aired Apr 16, 1985
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1985)
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A look at how violence, sex, and depravity on TV are thought to corrupt, but education can uplift the young and disadvantaged.A look at how violence, sex, and depravity on TV are thought to corrupt, but education can uplift the young and disadvantaged.A look at how violence, sex, and depravity on TV are thought to corrupt, but education can uplift the young and disadvantaged.

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    • Michael Beckham
  • Stars
    • Ian Holm
    • Tony Lara
    • Abigail Van Buren
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    • Director
      • Michael Beckham
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      • Ian Holm
      • Tony Lara
      • Abigail Van Buren
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    Ian Holm
    Ian Holm
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    Tony Lara
    Tony Lara
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    Abigail Van Buren
    Abigail Van Buren
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    • (as Abby Van Buren)
    Les Brown
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    Dean Rusk
    Dean Rusk
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    Fred W. Friendly
    Fred W. Friendly
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    David Frost
    David Frost
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    Joan Ganz Cooney
    Joan Ganz Cooney
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    Franco Zeffirelli
    Franco Zeffirelli
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    Cliff Robertson
    Cliff Robertson
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    David L. Wolper
    David L. Wolper
    • Self
    Spike Milligan
    Spike Milligan
    • Self
    Malcolm Watson
    • Self
    George Gerbner
    George Gerbner
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    Brian Moser
    • Self
    David Attenborough
    David Attenborough
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    Dick Van Dyke
    Dick Van Dyke
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    Sid Caesar
    Sid Caesar
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      • Michael Beckham
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      Includes clips from the obscure but infamous Channel J. shows "The Ugly George Hour of Truth, Sex and Violence," and America's first nude talk show, "Interludes After Midnight."
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      Features Queen for a Day (1956)
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      Dolly Parton's Tits
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      Written and performed by Gary MacLean & Blair MacLean

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      • April 16, 1985 (United Kingdom)
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