An Earth Day special about pollution's effects on the Earth. Numerous celebrities have guest appearances whether as themselves, or as characters for whom they're best known.
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Title: The Earth Day Special (1990– )
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| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Vic's Buddy | |
| Candice Bergen | ... | Murphy Brown | |
| James Brolin | ... | Doctor | |
| Downtown Julie Brown | ... | Herself | |
| Jeff Bergman | ... | Bugs Bunny / Porky Pig / Tweety (voice) | |
| Chevy Chase | ... | Vic's Buddy | |
| Kevin Costner | ... | Bartender | |
| Rodney Dangerfield | ... | Dr. Vinny Boombatz | |
| Geena Davis | ... | Kim | |
| Dana Delany | ... | Doctor | |
| Danny DeVito | ... | Vic | |
| Michael Douglas | ... | Himself | |
| Jane Fonda | ... | Hellen | |
| Morgan Freeman | ... | Walter Samson | |
| Will Smith | ... | Himself (as Fresh Prince) | |
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It's been 20 years since the first Earth Day and all is far from well. Pollution is still a huge problem and global warming is becoming an issue as well. Bugs Bunny arrives by mistake at the Earth Day festival and shares his worries about the state of the environment. Well-meaning Everyman then arrives and holds a speech to try to calm down the worried festival-goers. Suddenly, Mother Earth appears and announces that things are actually as bad as everyone fears and that she's dying. She's quickly taken to hospital and nursed by two doctors as well as Doogie Howser. Hospital Director is suspicious that her condition might not be as bad as she's portraying it. Newswomen Murphy Brown and Downtown Julie Brown report in front of the hospital on Mother Nature's condition. Popular astronomer Carl Sagan talks about the greenhouse effect. Game show Jeopardy! has a special Earth Day edition. Ghostbuster Egon Spengler's twin brother, wastebuster Elon Spengler, shows up to stop heavy smoker and ...
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22 April 1990 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 16, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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Vic's Buddy # 2: Oh, it's that, eh, gopher thing, itn't it?
Vic's Buddy # 1: No, no, what, are you kidding me? You're thinking of Groundhog day. Gopher was the bartender on Love Boat.
Vic's Buddy # 2: No, no, no, Gopher was the steward on Love Boat, Ted was the Bartender.
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Lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
Music by Michel Legrand
Performed by Barbra Streisand (uncredited)
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The film cast includes eight Oscar winners: Meryl Streep, Robin Williams, Michael Douglas, Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Morgan Freeman, Geena Davis, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, and Kevin Costner; and eleven Oscar nominees: Candice Bergen, Will Smith, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Dan Aykroyd, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, Woody Harrelson, Jim Henson, Edward James Olmos, and Queen Latifah. See more »Quotes
Vic's Buddy # 1: What the hell is Earth day anyway?Vic's Buddy # 2: Oh, it's that, eh, gopher thing, itn't it?
Vic's Buddy # 1: No, no, what, are you kidding me? You're thinking of Groundhog day. Gopher was the bartender on Love Boat.
Vic's Buddy # 2: No, no, no, Gopher was the steward on Love Boat, Ted was the Bartender.
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Crazy Credits
Bugs Bunny, E.T., The Muppets, Porky Pig, and Tweety Bird are listed among the cast in the opening credits. See more »Soundtracks
One DayLyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
Music by Michel Legrand
Performed by Barbra Streisand (uncredited)
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I'm surprised that the IMDb credits leave out the rappers who were on this show. There was Will Smith as Fresh Prince, Heavy D, Tone Loc, Queen Latifah, and Ice T doing some old school environmental rap. I showed the video of this to my 7th grade classes this year. They were able to overlook the big hair and shoulder pads mostly, and learned a lot. They were blown away by how young Raven was, lol. They didn't enjoy Barbra Streisand, but I did, and there were enough stars who are still famous enough that even 7th graders recognized them. I'm hoping they will be touched enough to get a recycling program going at our school for the polystyrene trays our cafeteria uses, or at least to discourage their families from dumping their oil changes on the ground.