Life with Bonnie (television)
Life with Bonnie (television) Half-hour television series on ABC; premiering on September 17, 2002, and ending on July 30, 2004. Bonnie Molloy is a woman who creatively balances the roles of wife, mother, and host of the local morning talk show, Morning Chicago, with sincerity and humor. Stars Bonnie Hunt (Bonnie Molloy), Mark Derwin (Dr. …
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life as we know it (television) Hour-long drama series on ABC; premiered on October 7, 2004 and ended on January 20, 2005. Three hormone-charged teenage boys are trying to do something even harder than losing their virginity, and that’s growing up without totally “losing it.” There’s Dino, the handsome jock with the secret sensitive side; …
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Liberty Tree Tavern Restaurant in Liberty Square in Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World; opened on October 1, 1971. An eighteenth-century feel is given to the restaurant through the use of antique furniture, oak plank floors, and pewter ware.
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Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The (film) Eccentric, down-but-not-out oceanographer Steve Zissou and his motley crew—Team Zissou—find themselves in troubled waters when they attempt to track down the mysterious “jaguar shark” that ate Zissou’s partner while filming a documentary of their latest adventure. Adding to his troubles, Zissou must contend with a beautiful journalist assigned …
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Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (film) This modern-day Robinson Crusoe is a pilot for the U.S. Navy who is forced to ditch his plane in the Pacific. Rescued from a tropical island a year later, he writes to his fiancée, explaining why he never showed up for their wedding. His story is a humorous one, involving …
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Liberty Street In 1956, Walt Disney announced plans for a Liberty Street at Disneyland to be located behind the east side of Main Street. Included would be a Hall of Presidents. But, this was long before Audio-Animatronics figures were invented, so the presidential figures would have been mere mannequins. Other projects occupied Disney’s time, while …
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Liberty Inn Fast-food restaurant in The American Adventure complex in World Showcase at Epcot, opened on October 1, 1982. Since each World Showcase country features its own cuisine, hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries, chili, apple pies, and chocolate chip cookies are the standard fare at this large eatery. It closed July 7, 2019, to become …
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Liberty Belle
Liberty Belle Riverboat in Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World. Formerly the Richard F. Irvine, it was renamed the Liberty Belle after an extensive rehab in 1996.
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Liberty Story, The (television) Television show; aired on May 29, 1957. Directed by Hamilton S. Luske, Robert Stevenson. A segment from Johnny Tremain, depicting the Boston Tea Party and the battle at Concord, is followed by Ben and Me.
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Liberty Square
Liberty Square Area in Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World, where The Hall of Presidents and The Haunted Mansion are located. As in Disney’s movie, Johnny Tremain, there is a liberty tree, with lanterns hanging from its branches. The patriots did the same after they dumped the tea in Boston harbor. The majestic 135-year-old …
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