European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Here a a sitcom right for its time la do a Sarah Bottorff. To plus editor a. S onic programs Are just at the right place at the right time. Major dad premiered two years ago with the notion that the american pub lie finally was beginning to like the Mil itary a lot. The producers figured the Public. Would watch a comedy about a Marine major and his family. They did no to know How right they were going to be. The show went into its second season with operations desert shield and storm pushing americans love of the military to what seems like an All time High. And Here a major dad right in the Middle of it. The season starting monday on an to has maj. Mcgillis Gerald Mcrancy and family facing personal involvement in the Gulf War. That a in future weeks but there Are major changes in the first few weeks too for those who followed the comedy a first year. The Mcgillis family has moved from a fictional Ocean Side base in Southern California to a fictional base in the heart of the Virginia Countryside. Mcgillis aide Matt Mulhorn has come along too but the rest of the cast is new. Most notable addition is Jon Cypher the actor w to played a Jerk of a police chief on Hill Street blues and is now playing a Jerk of a general. He docs it perfectly. Major dad is no groundbreaking ail in the family Type comedy. Its just an Ordinary sitcom but a pleasurable one. And tailor made for its times. A a ,. A a a. A of the two new kids shows starting this week on an the. Winner is surprisingly not muppet babies on monday although its of but kids court on wednesday. Kids court As the name implies is a children a version of Peoples court. But while the grownup one seems to show humanity at its most unpleasant the kids version leaves you feeling. We All Arentt so bad after All. Instead of a judge an audience sized jury of kids determines such questions As should Steve have read his Sisters diary even though she left it lying open and should he have told his Best Friend that his sister wrote in the diary that she was thinking about dumping him the Best Friend ? the situations come from real kids but child actors play Steve and the sister arguing their cases. Since the defendant is referred to As a a Steve the Snoop a its fairly Clear what verdict the audience will come in with. The sentence is a Surprise though the audience decides Steve the Snoop should be ordered to write Down his most intimate secrets and show them to his in All its an interesting half hour even for a grownup. Muppet babies features animated younger versions of miss Piggy Kermit Etc. Its As charming As Jim Henson projects always Are but Thean eight Day week w Quot Etc know there Are Only % a / seven Days in a week but we also know some of you y y can t get the paper at Home and done get to the base on sundays. So As another Reader service the sunday Magazine in your hands has movie and television schedules for every Day up through next sunday. Next weekend you la know what s playing at the movies sunday afternoon before you go to the theater. And while television schedules Are subject to a lot of change during the week you la find next saturday and sundays television schedules a Good general guide to the programming you la be watching Over the weekend. Also those getting the Germany Ger Many Benelux and United kingdom editions will notice we be added the an Power network radio schedules. You la find them on Page 13. Updates on sports and specials on the radio will continue to appear in the sports Section. Arnold Schwarzenegger is in Conan the barbarian late Friday night Tau Newman and lid Asner do some of their Best work in the cop drama fort Apache the Bronx wednesday night. Who gets the. Friends is another new age comedy drama with Jill Claybough going through life changes thursday morning. Viva Zapata is one of Marlon Brando a Best saturday morning. And finally voyage to the Bottom of the sea is brought up from the archives for a monday night run. A a a first episode is somewhat marred by the plot the characters play children whose neighbor is a police officer and they spend the first episode in fear that he will come Over and put them in Handcuffs because they Are making too much noise. As you maps out there know kids should be taught Thal cops arc people not fearful beings to live next door to. Macgyver starts another season Friday night on Southern broadcasting. And the civil War miniseries the documentary for people who done to like documentaries begins wednesday night. Turk 182 sunday is a Fine film about a Young Guy Timothy 1 Lutton fighting City Hall. Aiu the Creepy miniseries front the dead of night with Lindsay Wagner haunted by the dead starts next sunday. Cha Hert Ford and Shanna re cd a Quot a Fri a left no a Dubu april 28, 1991 sunday a
