1 - The Nana Show
Half-hour comedy-variety show, just like the way they used
to make 'em way back when. SNL-type sketches, backup dancers
for the musical numbers, etc.
BC: *Original* SNL, not the dreck its become...
2 - Here's Nana!
Nana could become the next Lucy in this show, set in NYC
(where else... LA??? *g*). Yuppie-type balances career with
kids. Cast Armin as a maintenance-man (who spouts Shakespeare)
and John DeLancie as a Mr. Rooney-type boss.
3 - I Need Nana
Similar to I Love Lucy, with Sid effecting a Cuban accent as
bandleader Ricky Montalban. Rehash the famous candy-factory
conveyor-belt sketch. *g* The BIG question: who to cast
as Fred & Ethel?
BC: Marc Alaimo or Harris Yulin (both do comedy quite well!)
for Fred.
RV: Majel a shoo-in as Ethel.
4 - Bryn Down Da House
Working Girl's Bryn Newhouse quits the office & goes into show
business. Pilot: she auditions for Bring In Da Noise, Bring
In Da Funk; winds up in It's Showtime At The Apollo.
BC: [waiting for the rim shots....]
RV: Bryn appears onstage, performs "Let Me Entertain You",
backed by the Wayans family.
**Bmmbmbmpmp.... Tshhht!!**
5 - All Tied In Knots
Nana as a yoga instructor. Go figure...
6 - Fabulous Sports Vamp
Imagine the Intendant as a sports radio talk-show host...
BC: The Intendant meets Howard Stern?
RV: The Intendant meets Frazier?? Niles???
7 - The Muppets Tonight!
Nana meets the Muppets!
BC: Liza Minnelli did a film noir episode for the original
Muppet Show. How about a western?
RV: BoNana? (actually, this name was used in an early '70s
kids-show: Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp. Featuring
live-action simian "actors" & their "rock-band", The
Evolution Revolution!)
8 - 3rd Wok From The Sun
Sitcom about an alien cutie who owns a chain of Chinese
take-out restaurants.
BC: [just got hit by the rim shots!] *ba-RUMP-bump!*
9 - Armin's Angels
Nana, Terry & Chase as three beautiful, athletic agents,
led by some short guy.
BC: OK boys....Stop drooling!
10 - Where Does It Hurt?
Inspired by the Sept '97 Universe Magazine. Dr. Sid falls
for Nana Desmond... that about sums it up. Only on cable!
*snicker*
BC: So who's taking care of the malpractice insurance?
11 - On Her Toes
Ballerina inherits papa's shoe-factory, becomes CEO.
Sounds kinda Disney, doesn't it?
BC: Disney doesn't begin to describe it...
Can we use "Disney" as an adjective?
RV: How about "Spelling"?
12 - Leave it to Buster
Suburban family with typical 2 kids and varied menagerie
of animals.
13 - Surfing with Sid!
Each week Alexander Siddig answers your questions about
computers and the Web.
RV: Nana appears as a "novice" user with an old Radio
Shack Tandy-type computer (how Realistic!! *g*).
Live how-to demonstrations...
14 - Home Improvement
Need we say more? Tim gets fired. Sid is hired as the new
spokesman for Binford Tools. Part of the deal is that Sid
gets to take home all the tools each week. Al is replaced
by John DeLancie.
RV: In one ep, Nana wonders how that huge hole in the roof
got there...
15 - Trouble with Angels
Series from the Disney movie (late 60s) with Louise Fletcher
as Mother Superior and Nana as one of the nuns at a Catholic
girls school.
RV: Our Lady Of The Eternal Double-Take?
16 - Who's Cooking this Turkey?
Similar to the British comedy "Chef". Nana owns an upscale
restaurant in NYC, Sid is the temperamental chef.
RV: Aron Eisenberg as an itinerant busboy, the Table Nazi -
"No tip for you!"
17 - The Bashir Bunch
Okay everybody, let's sing along: "Here's the story..."
BC: I think I'm going to throw up...
RV: Auditioning for "ER"? *g*
18 - Ya Gotta Have Art
Nana & Sister Wendy touring the world's great museums. A
PBS or Discover Channel-type of show... first stop: the
Museum of Modern Art in NYC.
SW: "Now, this, Nana, is a Picasso... and this is a Dali."
NV: "Wooowww!! What's that coming out of his ear??"
19 - Lost In Melrose Place
Yes, here they are again... the Robinson family, Dr. Smith
& the Robot, etc., this time stranded in the spaced-out
world of Heather-ville!
BC: Yep..."Spelling" is definitely an adjective. Or a
pejorative...
*** And the Twentieth Item On Our List Is..... ***
20 - SuperNana!
Mild-mannered yet energetic reporter for the New York Times'
Food Page by day... caped, masked & leotarded Defender
of Justice by night, battling evil-doers at the blink of
an eyelash. Featuring her trusty sidekick, Peter The
Wonder-Dog (keep the Pepsid AC handy! *g*). And the
rottweiller as back-up!
RV: Now, Blanche... I know this is pretty BAD, but I'll
bet an idea like this just *might* be good enough for
UPN... BTW, here's the Pepto-Bismol, just in case *g*.
©1999 Bob & Blanche