"The More You Know" (1989) TV series 1989-????

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Writer:

Richard O'Sullivan (writer)

Genre:

Family

Plot:

Launched in 1989, NBC's "The More You Know" series of brief public service announcements has utilized...

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Jason Alexander	...	Himself
Tatyana Ali	...	Herself
Jennifer Aniston	...	Herself
Christina Applegate	...	Herself
Sharif Atkins	...	Himself
James Avery	...	Himself
Anissa Ayala	...	Herself
Scott Bakula	...	Himself
Dion Basco	...	Himself
Meredith Baxter	...	Herself
Michael Beach	...	Himself
Darryl M. Bell	...	Himself
Maria Bello	...	Herself
Richard Belzer	...	Himself (2001)
Crystal Bernard	...	Herself
Corbin Bernsen	...	Himself
Mayim Bialik	...	Herself
Tempestt Bledsoe	...	Herself
Julie Bowen	...	Herself
Zach Braff	...	Himself
Jonathan Brandis	...	Himself
Benjamin Bratt	...	Himself
Andre Braugher	...	Himself
Tom Brokaw	...	Himself
Jere Burns	...	Himself
George Bush	...	Himself
Candace Cameron Bure	...	Herself
Bruno Campos	...	Himself
Tom Cavanagh	...	Himself
Sarah Chalke	...	Herself
Stockard Channing	...	Herself
Eddie Cibrian	...	Himself
Bill Clinton	...	Himself
George Clooney	...	Himself
Enrico Colantoni	...	Himself
Bill Cosby	...	Himself
Katie Couric	...	Herself
Courteney Cox	...	Herself
Ann Curry	...	Herself
Jane Curtin	...	Herself
Tim Daly	...	Himself (as Timothy Daly)
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Herself
Tony Danza	...	Himself
Robert Davi	...	Himself
Clifton Davis	...	Himself
Bruce Davison	...	Himself
Daniella Deutscher	...	Herself
Larry Drake	...	Himself
Fred Dryer	...	Himself
Patty Duke	...	Herself
Marissa Dyan	...	Herself
Richard Dysart	...	Himself
Anthony Edwards	...	Himself
Jill Eikenberry	...	Herself
Samantha Esteban	...	Herself (as Samantha Becker)
Donald Faison	...	Himself
Mark Famiglietti	...	Himself
Farrah Fawcett	...	Herself
Gayle Gardner	...	Herself
Leeza Gibbons	...	Herself
Marla Gibbs	...	Herself
Melissa Gilbert	...	Herself
Bob Golic	...	Himself
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Himself
Mark-Paul Gosselaar	...	Himself
Ben Gould	...	Himself
Kelsey Grammer	...	Himself
Benji Gregory	...	Himself
Kathy Griffin	...	Herself
Bryant Gumbel	...	Himself
Jasmine Guy	...	Herself
Veronica Hamel	...	Herself
Kadeem Hardison	...	Himself
Mariska Hargitay	...	Herself
Angie Harmon	...	Herself
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Himself
Phil Hartman	...	Himself
Melissa Joan Hart	...	Herself
Sean Hayes	...	Himself
Marilu Henner	...	Herself
Dulé Hill	...	Himself
Judd Hirsch	...	Himself
Isabella Hofmann	...	Herself
Janet Hubert	...	Herself (as Janet Hubert-Whitten)
Helen Hunt	...	Herself
Laura Innes	...	Herself
Victoria Jackson	...	Herself
Allison Janney	...	Herself
Ann Jillian	...	Herself
Amy Jo Johnson	...	Herself
Kristen Johnston	...	Herself
Wesley Jonathan	...	Himself
Roger Kabler	...	Himself
Patricia Kalember	...	Herself
Melina Kanakaredes	...	Herself
Leila Kenzle	...	Herself
Joanna Kerns	...	Herself
Alex Kingston	...	Herself
Stepfanie Kramer	...	Herself
Michelle Krusiec	...	Herself
Lisa Kudrow	...	Herself
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Herself
Nathan Lane	...	Himself
John Larroquette	...	Himself
Eriq La Salle	...	Himself
Matt Lauer	...	Himself
Andy Lawrence	...	Himself
Joseph Lawrence	...	Himself (as Joey Lawrence)
Matthew Lawrence	...	Himself
Jane Leeves	...	Herself
Dawnn Lewis	...	Herself
Candy Lightner	...	Herself
John Lithgow	...	Himself
LL Cool J	...	Himself
Arroyn Lloyd	...	Herself
Shelley Long	...	Herself
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Herself
Wendie Malick	...	Herself
Jesse L. Martin	...	Himself
Eric McCormack	...	Himself
John C. McGinley	...	Himself
Christopher Meloni	...	Himself
S. Epatha Merkerson	...	Herself
Ming-Na	...	Herself
Janel Moloney	...	Herself
Judy Reyes	...	Herself
Laura San Giacomo	...	Herself
David Schwimmer	...	Himself
Martin Sheen	...	Himself
Harvey Silver	...	Himself
Brittany Snow	...	Herself
John Spencer	...	Himself
Donald Trump	...	Himself
Goran Visnjic	...	Himself
Bradley Whitford	...	Himself

Runtime:

1 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Family Guy: The Son Also Draws (#1.6)" (1999)

Example of 90s Socialist Propaganda

"The More You Know" was a series of so-called public service commercials during the 90s featuring rosy propaganda that glossed over difficult social issues. Good-looking television actors were the centerpiece of the commercials, in which they gave their gleaming smiles, talked softly, and acted compassionate. The ads generally had a liberal or socialist leaning and suggested that the solution to all social problems was for everyone to just befriend each other. Also, phrases such as "Knowledge is Power" were promoted without consideration for real social and economic forces. However, this series is a good example of propaganda which today would make people cringe.