Astin, JohnOverview
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John Astin
Most widely held works by
John Astin
Freaky Friday
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10 editions published between 1976 and 2004 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 879 libraries worldwide A conservative, refined mother magically changes place with her thirteen-year old daughter for one day.
What the bleep!? down the rabbit hole
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2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 452 libraries worldwide Amanda, a divorced photographer, finds herself bored and uninspired by everyday events. Suddenly, she envisions herself in a fantasy world with strange creatures and quirky representations of real-life subcellular particles. Interjected by discussions with mystics and scientists, she questions what reality is and searches for a redefinition of her perception of life. Explores the links between quantum mechanics, neurobiology, human consciousness, and day-to-day reality.
The Addams family. Volume one
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9 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in English and held by 356 libraries worldwide Join Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Cousin Itt and the rest of the gang for a fiendishly funny and altogether ooky experience.
The twilight zone. Season 2
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2 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 276 libraries worldwide Complete second season, 1960-1961, of Rod Serling's classic, groundbreaking series exploring the fantastic and frightening.
The adventures of Brisco County, Jr. the complete series
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 247 libraries worldwide In the late 1890s, Brisco is a tough-as-rawhide cowpoke, debonair ladies' man, and Harvard-educated smarty-britches who roams from Frisco to Jalisco in pursuit of outlaws who killed his legendary lawman father. He is hired by rich tycoons as a bounty hunter and teams up with their liaison, nervous lawyer Socrates Poole, and rival African-American bounty hunter Lord Bowler to hunt down the evil John Bly. Both sides are aided by mysterious, futuristic inventions and powerful, mysterious orbs.
The Addams family. Volume 2
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5 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 245 libraries worldwide The Addams family returns for more creepy capers and hair-raising hilarity, terrifying their neighbors and delighting viewers like never before. Volume 2 features the ghoulish gang in fine form: Gomez runs for mayor, Lurch becomes a pop star, Uncle Fester turns Pugsley into a chimp, and Cousin Itt loses his hair.
Move over, darling
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2 editions published between 1963 and 2007 in English and held by 242 libraries worldwide A man who is ready to have his missing wife declared legally dead and remarry finds himself in a predicament when his first wife turns up after five years of being gone!
The Addams family. Volume 3
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4 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 191 libraries worldwide Brace yourself for more macabre mayhem and monstrous madness as television's creepiest clan wreaks hilarious havoc on their unsuspecting victims. This time, love is in the air, and it seems that everyone--Pugsley, Ophelia, Uncle Fester, and even Lurch--is being bitten by the bug. Gomez, meanwhile, is burglarizing houses in his sleep, and it's curtains for the new neighbors when Morticia tries her hand at decorating.
Huck and the king of hearts
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4 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 152 libraries worldwide Young Huck and a slick-talking card shark hit the road in search of Huck's long-lost eccentric grandfather. From the backroads of Hannibal, Missouri to the fast lanes of Los Angeles, to the neon lights of Las Vegas, they find adventure, friendship, and courage.
Evil Roy Slade
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5 editions published between 1972 and 2010 in English and held by 133 libraries worldwide Spoof of the western film genre in which good triumphs over evil. Rascally scoundrel Evil Roy Slade (Astin) struggles to become an honest man to win the love of a beautiful women.
Return of the killer tomatoes
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4 editions published between 1988 and 2002 in English and held by 123 libraries worldwide It's been twenty five years since the Great Tomato War and tomatoes are still banned throughout the country. But traumatic memories of the man-eating fruit are fresh in the minds of those who literally squashed the bizarre revolution. Far up a mountain road, a terrible plot is being hatched. Professor Gangreen, a lecherous mad-scientist, is hard at work on his latest discovery--turning tomatoes into perfect replicas of real men and women!
The Addams Family. The Addams Family goes to school
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1 edition published in 1964 in English and held by 75 libraries worldwide In The Addams Family goes to school, the village truant officer pays a visit to the Addams home to find out why little Wednesday and Pugsley are skipping school. In Morticia and the psychiatrist, the Addams home is teetering on the brink of normalcy when nine-year old Pugsley abandons his pet octopus for (ugh!) a puppy. Worse yet, his mortified parents catch their son wearing a Boy Scout uniform and helping an old lady across the street. Morticia, like any good modern mother, seeks the counsel of a psychiatrist.
The Addams family
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5 editions published between 1964 and 1999 in English and held by 65 libraries worldwide New neighbors meet the Addams Family: Newlyweds lease the house next door. Their honeymoon loses its tranquility when Uncle Fester enters their love nest through an adjoining tunnel.
The terrible clockman The house of the seven Gables
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 63 libraries worldwide Terrible clockman: An eccentric Swiss watchmaker builds a creature out of clock parts but soon loses control of his creation. House of the seven Gables: Young Phoebe Pyncheon comes to visit her distant aunt Hepzibah at the House of the Seven Gables, a place rumored to be haunted.
Halloween with the new Addams family
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2 editions published between 1989 and 1991 in English and held by 59 libraries worldwide As Halloween night draws near, the Addams clan buzzes with unearthly activity in preparation for their annual bash.
The Addams family. Volume one
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7 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in English and held by 56 libraries worldwide Join Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Cousin Itt and the rest of the gang for a fiendishly funny and altogether ooky experience.
The wheeler dealers
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2 editions published between 1993 and 2011 in English and held by 56 libraries worldwide A Texas oilman heads to Wall Street to raise cash and meets a blonde stock analyst with her own angle.
Betaville
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3 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and held by 51 libraries worldwide "Welcome to Betaville, the most exclusive summer camp on Earth; where the world's leaders send their children. They are the sons and daughters of presidents and kings, with supervisors to care for them and an army to protect them. Meanwhile, in outer space, Planet Z is threatened by the evil forces of Planet 38. Planet Z's president, XM, launches a secret plan to trick Planet 38 into attacking Earth instead. A peace-loving emissary from Planet Z recruits the children of Betaville to warn the president about XM's secret plan before it's too late." -- from insert.
Teen wolf too
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6 editions published between 1987 and 1993 in English and French and held by 49 libraries worldwide Todd is a bookish freshman whose full moon transformation into a big wolf on campus brings him glory, girls and a conflict of values.
The adventures of Brisco County, Jr. The complete series. [Disc 1
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8 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 10 libraries worldwide Brisco is a tough-as-rawhide cowpoke, debonair ladies' man, and Harvard-educated smarty-britches who roams from Frisco to Jalisco in pursuit of outlaws who killed his father. more
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Absence and presumption of death Addams, Charles,--1912-1988 Addams family (Fictitious characters) Bounty hunters Children's films Comedy films Comedy films Critical phenomena (Physics) Documentary films Drama Families Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Films Films for the hearing impaired Horror television programs Horror television programs Husband and wife Identity (Psychology) Jinn Juvenile works Man-woman relationships Marriage service Metaphysics Mothers and daughters Murder for hire Murder--Investigation Outlaws Perception Quantum logic Quantum theory Reality Remarriage Romantic comedy films Science fiction films Science fiction television programs Shipwreck survival Television comedies Television comedies Television programs Television programs Television programs--for the hearing impaired United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired West (U.S.) Western films Western television programs
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