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"Very special episode" is an advertising term originally used in American television promos to refer to an episode of a sitcom or drama series which deals with a difficult or controversial social issue.[1]

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  1. 131 relations: Abortion, Advertising, After school special, All in the Family, Amphetamine, Animaniacs, Anorexia nervosa, Asthma, Automated teller machine, Bike shop, Birth control, Bitch (magazine), Blanche Devereaux, Blood transfusion, Boy Meets World, Broadcast Standards and Practices, Business Insider, Bustle (magazine), BuzzFeed, Caffeine, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Carlton Banks, Child abandonment, Child abuse, Cult, Death, Diff'rent Strokes, Domestic violence, Dorothy Zbornak, Drama (film and television), Drunk driving, E! News, Edith Bunker, Edith's 50th Birthday, Emily Nussbaum, Entertainment Weekly, Frank Caliendo, Full House, Future plc, Gallbladder, Good Housekeeping, Heritage Bank Center, Hitchhiking, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Homosexuality, HuffPost, IGN, In Concert (WKRP in Cincinnati), IndieWire, ... Expand index (81 more) »

  2. 1970s in television
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  4. 1990s in animation
  5. 1990s in television
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Abortion

Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus.

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Advertising

Advertising is the practice and techniques employed to bring attention to a product or service.

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After school special

The American Broadcasting Company coined the term Afterschool Special in 1972 with a series of television films, usually dealing with controversial or socially relevant issues, that were generally broadcast in the late afternoon and meant to be viewed by school-age children, particularly teenagers. Very special episode and after school special are 1970s in television, 1980s in television, 1990s in television and television terminology.

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All in the Family

All in the Family is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979.

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Amphetamine

Amphetamine (contracted from alpha-methylphenethylamine) is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, and obesity.

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Animaniacs

Animaniacs is an American animated comedy musical television series created by Tom Ruegger for Fox's Fox Kids block in 1993, before moving to The WB in 1995, as part of its Kids' WB afternoon programming block, until the series ended on November 14, 1998.

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Anorexia nervosa

Anorexia nervosa (AN), often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin.

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Asthma

Asthma is a long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs.

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Automated teller machine

An automated teller machine (ATM) is an electronic telecommunications device that enables customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions, such as cash withdrawals, deposits, funds transfers, balance inquiries or account information inquiries, at any time and without the need for direct interaction with bank staff.

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Bike shop

A bike shop or bicycle shop is a business specializing in bicycle sale, maintenance and parts.

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Birth control

Birth control, also known as contraception, anticonception, and fertility control, is the use of methods or devices to prevent unintended pregnancy.

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Bitch (magazine)

Bitch was an independent, quarterly alternative magazine published in Portland, Oregon.

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Blanche Devereaux

Blanche Devereaux is a character from the sitcom television series The Golden Girls, and its spin-off The Golden Palace.

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Blood transfusion

Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood products into a person's circulation intravenously.

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Boy Meets World

Boy Meets World is an American coming-of-age sitcom created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly that aired on ABC for seven seasons between September1993 and May2000.

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Broadcast Standards and Practices

In the United States, Standards and Practices (also referred to as Broadcast Standards and Practices or BS&P for short) is the name traditionally given to the department at a television network which is responsible for the moral, ethical, and legal implications of the program that the network airs. Very special episode and Broadcast Standards and Practices are television terminology.

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Business Insider

Business Insider (stylized in all caps, shortened to BI, known from 2021 to 2023 as Insider) is a New York City–based multinational financial and business news website founded in 2007.

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Bustle (magazine)

Bustle is an online American women's magazine founded in August 2013 by Bryan Goldberg.

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BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed, Inc. is an American Internet media, news and entertainment company with a focus on digital media.

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Caffeine

Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class.

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Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Captain Planet and the Planeteers, commonly referred to as simply Captain Planet, is an American animated environmentalist superhero television series created by Barbara Pyle and Ted Turner and developed by Pyle, Nicholas Boxer, Thom Beers, Andy Heyward, Robby London, Bob Forward and Cassandra Schafausen.

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Carlton Banks

Carlton Banks is a fictional character portrayed by Alfonso Ribeiro on the NBC television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from September 1990 to May 1996, the preppy and politically conservative cousin, main foil, and eventual close friend to Will Smith's cool and street-smart lead character.

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Child abandonment

Child abandonment is the practice of relinquishing interests and claims over one's offspring in an illegal way, with the intent of never resuming or reasserting guardianship.

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Child abuse

Child abuse (also called child endangerment or child maltreatment) is physical, sexual, emotional and/or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child, especially by a parent or a caregiver.

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Cult

A cult is a group requiring unwavering devotion to a set of beliefs and practices which are considered deviant outside the norms of society, which is typically led by a charismatic and self-appointed leader who tightly controls its members.

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Death

Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.

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Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom, which aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986.

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Domestic violence

Domestic violence is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation.

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Dorothy Zbornak

Dorothy Zbornak is a character from the sitcom television series The Golden Girls, portrayed by Bea Arthur.

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Drama (film and television)

In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone.

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Drunk driving

Drunk driving (or drink-driving in British English) is the act of driving under the influence of alcohol.

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E! News

E! News, previously known as E! News Daily and E! News Live, is the entertainment news operation for the cable network E! in the United States.

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Edith Bunker

Edith Bunker is a fictional character on the 1970s sitcom All in the Family (and occasionally Archie Bunker's Place), played by Jean Stapleton.

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Edith's 50th Birthday

"Edith's 50th Birthday" (Parts 1 & 2) are the fourth and fifth episodes of the eighth season of the American television sitcom All in the Family.

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Emily Nussbaum

Emily Nussbaum (born February 20, 1966) is an American television critic.

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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture.

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Frank Caliendo

Frank Caliendo Jr. (born January 19, 1974) is an American comedian, actor, and impressionist best known for his impersonations on the Fox Network television series MADtv as well as being the in-house prognosticator for Fox NFL Sunday.

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Full House

Full House is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for ABC.

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Future plc

Future plc is a British publishing company. It was started in 1985 by Chris Anderson. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Among its many titles are Country Life, Homes and Gardens, Decanter, Marie Claire, and The Week. Zillah Byng-Thorne was chief executive officer from 2014 to 2023, when she was replaced by Jon Steinberg.

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Gallbladder

In vertebrates, the gallbladder, also known as the cholecyst, is a small hollow organ where bile is stored and concentrated before it is released into the small intestine.

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Good Housekeeping

Good Housekeeping is an American and British lifestyle media brand that covers a wide range of topics from home decor and renovation, health, beauty and food, to entertainment, pets and gifts.

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Heritage Bank Center

Heritage Bank Center is an indoor arena located in downtown Cincinnati, next to the Great American Ball Park.

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Hitchhiking

Hitchhiking (also known as thumbing, autostop or hitching) is a means of transportation that is gained by asking individuals, usually strangers, for a ride in their car or other vehicle.

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HIV

The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of Lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans.

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HIV/AIDS

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system.

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Homosexuality

Homosexuality is sexual attraction, romantic attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.

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HuffPost

HuffPost (The Huffington Post until 2017; often abbreviated as HuffPo) is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions.

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IGN

IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc.

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In Concert (WKRP in Cincinnati)

"In Concert" is a very special episode of the television series WKRP in Cincinnati.

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IndieWire

IndieWire is a film industry and film criticism website that was established in 1996.

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Isn't It Romantic? (The Golden Girls)

"Isn't It Romantic?" is the fifth episode of the second season of The Golden Girls.

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John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.

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Jumping the shark

The idiom "jumping the shark" or "jump the shark" is a term that is used to argue that a creative work or entity has reached a point in which it has exhausted its core intent and is introducing new ideas that are discordant with, or an extreme exaggeration of, its original purpose. Very special episode and Jumping the shark are television terminology.

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Kidnapping

In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful abduction and confinement of a person against their will.

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Kitsch

Kitsch (loanword from German) is a term applied to art and design that is perceived as naïve imitation, overly eccentric, gratuitous or of banal taste.

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La Porte, Indiana

La Porte is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States, of which it is the county seat.

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Larry David

Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer.

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Lesbian

A lesbian is a homosexual woman or girl.

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List of Diff'rent Strokes characters

This is a list of characters from the NBC and ABC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.

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List of Full House and Fuller House characters

The American television sitcom Full House ran for eight seasons on ABC from September 22, 1987, to May 23, 1995.

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List of Saved by the Bell characters

The American television sitcom Saved by the Bell, that aired on NBC from 1989 to 1993, follows a group of six high school students and their principal, Mr.

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Logo TV

Logo TV (often shortened to Logo, and stylized as Logo.) is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Media Networks, a division of Paramount Global.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (ISO: Mōhanadāsa Karamacaṁda Gāṁdhī; 2 October 186930 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

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Maude (TV series)

Maude is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 12, 1972, until April 22, 1978.

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Maude Findlay

Maude Findlay is a fictional character and protagonist on the controversial 1970s sitcom Maude, portrayed by the Emmy-winning actress Bea Arthur.

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Mental Floss

Mental Floss (stylized as mental_floss) is an online magazine and its related American digital, print, and e-commerce media company focused on millennials.

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Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz, commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926.

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Message picture

A message picture (or message movie) is a motion picture that, in addition to or instead of being for entertainment, intends to communicate a certain message or ideal about society.

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Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS

The spread of HIV/AIDS has affected millions of people worldwide; AIDS is considered a pandemic.

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Mr. Belvedere

Mr.

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Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disabling chronic illness.

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Narcotic

The term narcotic (from ancient Greek ναρκῶ narkō, "I make numb") originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with numbing or paralyzing properties.

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Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host.

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New York Post

The New York Post (NY Post) is an American conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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Oscar bait

Oscar bait is a term used in the film community for movies that appear to have been produced for the sole purpose of earning nominations for Academy Awards, or "Oscars", as they are commonly known.

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Pedophilia

Pedophilia (alternatively spelled paedophilia) is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children.

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People (magazine)

People is an American weekly magazine that specializes in celebrity news and human-interest stories.

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Police officer

A police officer (also called a policeman (male) or policewoman (female), a cop, an officer, or less commonly a constable) is a warranted law employee of a police force.

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Political correctness

"Political correctness" (adjectivally "politically correct"; commonly abbreviated to P.C.) is a term used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental and behavioral disorder that develops from experiencing a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, child abuse, domestic violence, or other threats on a person's life or well-being.

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Pregnancy

Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops (gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb).

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Problem play

The problem play is a form of drama that emerged during the 19th century as part of the wider movement of realism in the arts, especially following the innovations of Henrik Ibsen.

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A promo (a shorthand term for promotion) is a form of commercial advertising used in broadcast media, either television or radio, which promotes a program airing on a television or radio station/network to the viewing or listening audience. Very special episode and promo (media) are television terminology.

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Racism

Racism is discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity.

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Rape

Rape is a type of sexual assault involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent.

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Recreational drug use

Recreational drug use is the use of one or more psychoactive drugs to induce an altered state of consciousness, either for pleasure or for some other casual purpose or pastime.

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Refinery29

Refinery29 (R29) is an American multinational digital media and entertainment website focused on young women.

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Rose Nylund

Rose Nylund is a fictional character from the sitcom television series The Golden Girls and its spin-off, The Golden Palace.

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Roseanne

Roseanne is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams that originally aired on ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May 22, 2018.

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Roseanne Conner

Roseanne Harris Conner is the title character of the TV series Roseanne, created and portrayed by comedian and namesake Roseanne Barr.

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Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is a daily newspaper, located in Sarasota, Florida, founded in 1925 as the Sarasota Herald.

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Saved by the Bell

Saved by the Bell is an American television teen sitcom created by Sam Bobrick for NBC.

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Screen Rant

Screen Rant is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of television, films, video games, and film theories.

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Seating assignment

In live entertainment there are several possible schemes for the seating assignment of spectators, including completely unassigned seating.

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Seinfeld

Seinfeld is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, with a total of nine seasons consisting of 180 episodes.

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Serial rapist

A serial rapist is someone who commits multiple rapes, whether with multiple victims or a single victim repeatedly over a period of time.

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Sex education

Sex education, also known as sexual education, sexuality education or sex ed, is the instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual reproduction, safe sex, and birth control, sexual health, reproductive health, emotional relations and responsibilities, age of consent, and reproductive rights.

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Sexism

Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender.

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Sexual abuse

Sexual abuse or sex abuse, also referred to as molestation, is abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another.

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Sexual assault

Sexual assault is an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will.

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Sitcom

A sitcom (a shortening of situation comedy, or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy centred on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Very special episode and sitcom are television terminology.

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Social guidance films constitute a genre of propaganda films attempting to influence children and adults to behave in certain ways.

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A social issue is a problem that affects many people within a society.

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A social problem film is a narrative film that integrates a larger social conflict into the individual conflict between its characters.

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Stereogum

Stereogum is a daily Internet publication that focuses on music news, reviews, interviews, and commentary.

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Substance abuse

Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is the use of a drug in amounts or by methods that are harmful to the individual or others.

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Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.

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Teenage pregnancy

Teenage pregnancy, also known as adolescent pregnancy, is pregnancy in a female adolescent under the age of 20.

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Television

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Very special episode and Television are television terminology.

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The A.V. Club

The A.V. Club is an online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media.

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The Atlantic

The Atlantic is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher.

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The Bicycle Man

"The Bicycle Man" is a two-part very special episode of the American sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986).

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom created by Andy and Susan Borowitz for NBC.

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The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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The Who concert disaster

The Who concert disaster was a crowd disaster that occurred on December 3, 1979, when English rock band the Who performed at Riverfront Coliseum (now known as Heritage Bank Center) in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, and a rush of concert-goers outside the Coliseum's entry doors resulted in the deaths of 11 people.

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TheWrap

TheWrap is an American media company covering the business of entertainment and media.

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Unintended pregnancy

Unintended pregnancies are pregnancies that are mistimed or unwanted at the time of conception, also known as unplanned pregnancies.

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United Press International

United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th century until its eventual decline beginning in the early 1980s.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Vanity Fair (magazine)

Vanity Fair is an American monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States.

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Violence

Violence is the use of physical force to cause harm to people, or non-human life, such as pain, injury, death, damage, or destruction.

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Vulture (website)

Vulture is an American entertainment news website.

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Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)

William "Will" Smith (portrayed by himself) is a fictionalized version of Smith and main character in the 1990–1996 NBC television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and the 2022 Peacock television drama Bel-Air, portrayed in the latter series by Jabari Banks.

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WKRP in Cincinnati

WKRP in Cincinnati is an American sitcom television series about the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional AM radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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See also

1970s in television

1980s in television

1990s in animation

1990s in television

Comedy drama

References

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