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The Earth Day Special
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Wikipedia article
'The Earth Day Special' is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two-hour special featured an ensemble cast addressing concerns about pollution, deforestation, and other environmental ills.
Several cutaways are made to famous fictional characters watching events unfold, and discussing what can be done to save the planet.
This special was one of Jim Henson's final performances as Kermit the Frog prior to his death later that year, as well as one of Jeff Bergman's first as Bugs Bunny following the death of Mel Blanc the year prior.
Plot
The episodic narrative, consisting of several individual skits threaded together, focused on an ailing Mother Earth (Bette Midler), who falls from the sky and faints, and is rushed to the hospital where she is attended to by Doogie Howser (Neil Patrick Harris'A Matter of Time: The Unauthorized Back to the Future Lexicon' Page 125) and two other doctors (James Brolin and Dana Delany). This special is watched by a married couple named Vic (Danny DeVito) and Paula (Rhea Perlman), and features a host of contemporary celebrities and characters, including Bugs Bunny, The Muppets, Emmett "Doc" Brown, and E.T.
Cast
* Bette Midler as Mother Earth
* Danny DeVito as Vic
* Rhea Perlman as Paula
* Dan Aykroyd as Vic's Buddy
* Mary Kay Bergman as Allison
* Mayim Bialik as Kid
* Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable
* Jonathan Brandis as Doug
* James Brolin as Doctor
* Chevy Chase as Vic's Buddy
* Kevin Costner as Bartender
* Rodney Dangerfield as Bachelor #3 (Dr. Vinny Boombatz)
* Geena Davis as Kim
* Dana Delaney as Doctor
* Rick Ducommun as Hospital Security Guard
* Jane Fonda as Helen
* Nika Futterman as Giulia
* Morgan Freeman as Walter Samson
* Dan Gauthier as Bachelor #2
* Edan Gross as Kid
* Dustin Hoffman as Everylawyer
* Dom Irrera as Fan
* Michael Keaton as Charles McIntyre
* Jack Lemmon as Coach Stewart
* Rick Moranis as Vic's Buddy
* Edward James Olmos as Hospital Director
* Pat Riley as Bachelor #1
* Meryl Streep as Concerned Citizen
* Robin Williams as Everyman
* Robert Wuhl as Fan
TV and Movie characters
Back to the Future* Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Emmett Brown'A Matter of Time: The Unauthorized Back to the Future Lexicon' Page 300
Cheers
* Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe
* Ted Danson as Sam Malone
* Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Fraiser Crane
* Woody Harrelson as Woody Boyd
* John Ratzenberger as Cliff Clavin
* George Wendt as Norm Peterson
The Cosby Show
* Lisa Bonet as Denise Huxtable Kendall
* Bill Cosby as Cliff Huxtable
* Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy Huxtable
* Phylicia Rashad as Clair Huxtable
* Raven-Symon as Olivia Kendall
* Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Theo Huxtable
Doogie Howser, M.D.
* Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Doogie Howser
Ghostbusters
* Harold Ramis as Elon Spengler (brother of Egon Spengler)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-mK907DpKU YouTube clip of Wastebusters]
The Golden Girls
* Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak
* Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo
* Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux
* Betty White as Rose Nylund
Married... with Children
* Christina Applegate as Kelly Bundy
* Amanda Bearse as Marcy Rhoades
* David Faustino as Bud Bundy
* Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy
* Katey Sagal as Peggy Bundy
Murphy Brown
* Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown
Saturday Night Live
* Martin Short as Nathan Thurm
Appearing as themselves
* Downtown Julie Brown* Heavy D
* Michael Douglas
* Isaac Hayes
* Ice-T
* Magic Johnson
* Quincy Jones
* Kid 'n Play
* Jim Lange
* Queen Latifah
* Tone Lc
* Melanie Mayron
* Dennis Miller
* Fresh Prince
* Dr. Carl Sagan
* Barbra Streisand
* Donna Summer
* Alex Trebek
Muppet performers
* Kevin Clash as Alligator* Dave Goelz as Elderly Frog
* Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog
* Jerry Nelson as Robin the Frog
* David Rudman as Iguana
Voices
* Jeff Bergman as Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety* Don Pardo as Weekend Update Announcer (uncredited)
References
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