European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse To briefs from Max to Frewert a still causing trouble Phil kl0er Cox news service Matt Frewer has made the transition from Jokester Jokester to doctor doctor. Or As he puts it he s Quot come out of the rubber As Max headroom Frewer burst onto to screens in 1986 As the ultimate talking head pitching coca cola and advising kids to Quot catch the buried under makeup and rubber prosthetics Frewer was almost Anonymous. The character of Max headroom was expanded into an series in 1987 Max headroom 20 minutes into the future a spinoff of a similar bbl series. A devastating take off on television lbs Matt Frewer As Max headroom above and As or. Michael Stratford in a doctor As be All and end All it combined the scorched Earth satire of Paddy Chayefsky a network and the grungy future schlock of movies like Brazil and Blade runner. But Max was More than 20 minutes ahead of its time and lasted Only a few months. Frewer a 32-year-old born in Washington d.c., but raised in Canada landed on his feet almost immediately with the debut last summer of doctor doctor. In this lbs sitcom he plays or. Mike Stratford a Wacky compassionate Rhode Island physician. It s hard to Tell about the compassion but Frewer certainly has the Wack quotient ratcheted up pretty High. He a Quick and funny enough that the show s producers have Given him the freest improvisational rein since Robin Williams As Mork from Ork a noted Down to Earth in the 70s. Quot he does create a lot of trouble Quot says Norman Steinberg the shows creator. Quot he s very Frewer sitting next to Steinberg makes faces at his Boss without his seeing them. He resembles an overgrown 6-foot-2hyperactive kid fidgeting with coiled Energy puffing his Cheeks out running his fingers through his thinning hair which makes it temporarily stand on end As if he s stuck his toe into a Light socket. Some of Frewer s improvisations have been too risque to be allowed on the air. The show shoots each scene two or three times to make sure there s something usable. Quot we have possibly the Best out take reel in the history of network television Quot Steinberg says. In person too Frewer is frequently a rated. A sampling of what s printable who makes him laugh a Robin Williams Bill Murray Tom Hanks in certain things Flipper. Ole yeller was pretty funny. I thought the impossible journey you know you could see the Way he the dog was looking at the cat he had something on his on possible sequels to Honey i shrunk the kids the 1988 Disney comedy in which Frewer played the belligerent dad Quot i think they want to do Honey i made the kids invisible which will probably be pretty cheap to shoot. And then there s Honey i xeroxed the kids kind of a cloning in mid september doctor doctor will move to 8 30 . Wednesdays in the states considerably earlier than the 10 30 . Time Slot it most recently played a an appropriate one Given the show s sometimes Bawdy humor. Two weeks ago lbs pulled a few new episodes of the series off the shelf and is airing them at 8 30 . Mondays until the new season. Steinberg says the show Quot May be a Little More circumspect Quot in its new time Slot. Much of the humor on doctor doctor comes from Mike s interaction with his three partners arrogant Grant Linowitz Beau Gravity buttoned up Deidre Bennett Maureen Mueller and peacekeeping Abraham Butterfield Julius j. Carry Iii. There a also his out of the closet Gay brother Richard Tony Carreiro. But its rubber face Loose climbed Frewer who s the Anchor. After an injury As a teen Ager Cut Short his dream of being a pro hockey player Frewer drifted to England where he met his wife actress Amanda Hillwood who s guest starred on the show and studied at the old Vic theatre school. Quot i was a classically trained actor Quot he jokes in a mock posh accent Quot which explains my Slouch and my it s hard to Tell about the slur but As a comic actor Matt Frewer is no Slouch. N m m m m a 1 Joo o Nielsen i he following Are the latest available rankings of television shows in America starting with the top shows As compiled by the . Nielsen co. The season to Date ranking is in parentheses or an a for firs time shoeing and the final figure is the rating which notes the percentage of the nations 92.1 million Homes where people watched the show. 1 60 minutes 7 lbs 16.5 rating. 2 cheers 1 15.4. 3 Cosby show 3 15.0. 3 unsolved mysteries tie 12 15.0. 5 empty nest 10 14.9. 6 Ferris bueller preview x 14.2 7 parenthood preview x 14.1. 8 Golden girls 7 13.9. 9 Matlock 20 13.8. 10 Roseanne 2 13.6. A / and these Are the least watched shows the ones at the Bottom of the Nielsen ratings. 80 farm Aid concert lbs 4.8. 81 magical world of Disney 4.7. 82 his amp hers lbs 4.2. 83 China Beach 4.1. 84 glory Days Fox 4.0. 85 wish you were Here lbs 3.8. 85 21 jump Street Fox 3.8. 87 outsiders Fox 3.3. 88 Tracey Ullman show Fox 3.1. 88 alien nation Fox 3.1. Page 4 c to plus sunday september 2,1990
