TV Series 1982. Created by Ann Beatts. Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Jami Gertz, Tracy Nelson and Merritt Butrick.
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1The AcropolisBBBDiningDiners

The Acropolis
A Greek diner.

2Armed Response BBBPerforming ArtsMusicians-misc

Armed Response
Weemawee High School radio station WWEM DJ Marshall Blechtman plays a song called Love is Better than Money by a band named Armed Response.



3Beef Newtons BBBFoodChips and Crackers

Beef Newtons
Snack food that Johnny offers Marshall when he's depressed.

4The Blechtman LH700 Human Attraction Ana... BBBTechnologyElectronics

The Blechtman LH700 Human Attraction Analyzer
Marshall's device, designed to scientifically measure love as a physical force.

5Blechtman Organization BBBServicesPublic Relations

Blechtman Organization
Marshall's management company he starts to rep Johnny's band, Open 24 Hours, featuring The Doors drummer John Densmore.

6Brown Lumps BBBMenuMenu Items

Brown Lumps
Menu items in the Weemawee High School cafeteria.

7A Cafeteria Line 2 BBBPerforming ArtsTheater Productions

A Cafeteria Line 2
Potential sequel to A Cafeteria Line that Lauren mentions, the musical production by the high school drama department.

8A Cafeteria LineBBBPerforming ArtsTheater Productions

A Cafeteria Line
Musical production by the high school drama department.

9Cardinal Spellman High School BBBEducationHigh Schools

Cardinal Spellman High School
The Weemawee High Braves play baseball against their rich rivals Cardinal Spellman High School Birds.

10Cavalcade of Amateurs BBBVideoTV-Game Shows

Cavalcade of Amateurs
TV show that LaDonna mentions, that she was on when she was 4 years old, singing the song 'Bess, You is My Woman Now'.

11Centerville High School BBBEducationHigh Schools

Centerville High School
Rival high school.

12Channel 124 BBBVideoTV Stations

Channel 124
TV station, home of several TV shows featuring host Dan Vermillion.



13Channel 147 BBBVideoTV Stations

Channel 147
TV station airing Doug Henning's Magic Show and The Mysterians.

14Chunks 'N' Franks BBBFoodMeat

Chunks 'N' Franks
Food product. When Johnny Slash's new band Open 24 Hours performs at Jim's Family Market, they agree to open with the Chunks 'N' Franks jingle.

15The Clothes Vine BBBApparelClothing Stores

The Clothes Vine
Clothing store that LaDonna mentions to Vinnie.

16Creature Theater BBBVideoMovies-Horror

Creature Theater
Marshall mentions the scary movie anthology series Creature Theater, featuring the movie Horror at Party Beach.

17Dancing Mall Fever BBBVideoTV Shows-misc

Dancing Mall Fever
TV show on Channel 124 featuring host Dan Vermillion.



18The Dingletones BBBPerforming ArtsMusicians-misc

The Dingletones
Principal Dingleman's band from when he was in high school, seen in flashback.



19Dino DiNuccio's Very Reliable Cars BBBVehiclesVehicle Dealerships

Dino DiNuccio's Very Reliable Cars
Jennifer's father's car dealership.

20Doug Henning's Magic Show 3 Revisited BBBVideoTV-Specials

Doug Henning's Magic Show 3 Revisited
When completing their Nielson TV viewing report, Marshall and Johnny discuss several programs, including "Doug Henning's Magic Show 3 Revisited" and "Doug Henning's Magic Show 3 Revisited, Part 2". While magician Doug Henning did have several TV specials in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the specials were called "Doug Henning's World of Magic", not "Magic Show". Though he did have a stage show called "The Magic Show".

21Doug Henning's Magic Show 3 Revisited, P... BBBVideoTV-Specials

Doug Henning's Magic Show 3 Revisited, Part 2
When completing their Nielson TV viewing report, Marshall and Johnny discuss several programs, including "Doug Henning's Magic Show 3 Revisited" and "Doug Henning's Magic Show 3 Revisited, Part 2". While magician Doug Henning did have several TV specials in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the specials were called "Doug Henning's World of Magic", not "Magic Show". Though he did have a stage show called "The Magic Show".

22Dunkin' for Dollars BBBVideoTV Shows-misc

Dunkin' for Dollars
TV show on Channel 124 featuring host Dan Vermillion.



23E.T. 12 BBBVideoMovies-Sequels

E.T. 12
Patty: Everyone knows we wrote the graffiti and we're still not popular. And I am grounded until Poltergeist 2.
Lauren: Make that E.T. 12.


24Erase That BBBPerforming ArtsSongs

Erase That
Weemawee High School radio station WWEM DJ Marshall Blechtman plays the song Love is Better Than Money, immediately followed by the flipside, Erase That.



25First National Weemawee Pep Club Bank BBBFinancial CompaniesBanks

First National Weemawee Pep Club Bank
Bank name on the giant check that Muffy makes for Jennifer DiNuccio.



26Fun Warts BBBToysNovelty Items

Fun Warts
Store where Lauren buys "Fun Warts", fake warts to get out of swimming at school.

27Grease Burger BBBMenuBurgers

Grease Burger
Menu item at the local diner The Grease.

28The Grease BBBDiningDiners

The Grease
Local diner. Larry Simpson takes Patty to lunch.

29Greenwich Village Theater of Mime and An... BBBEntertainmentTheater Companies

Greenwich Village Theater of Mime and Anger
Substitute teacher Mr. McNulty claims to have been a founding member.

30Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Tech BBBEducationHigh Schools

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Tech
Weemawee's rival, and competitor on the TV game show It's Academical.

31Horror at Party Beach BBBVideoMovies-Horror

Horror at Party Beach
Marshall mentions the scary movie anthology series Creature Theater, featuring the movie Horror at Party Beach.

32Indians Are Cleveland BBBLiteraturePoetry

Indians Are Cleveland
Poem by John Long Couteau that Johnny Slash reads while competing to be the new Weemawee Indian mascot.

33It's a Reptile World BBBLiteratureBooks-Science

It's a Reptile World
Ten volume set of books bound in real lizard - prize for the victorious school in the TV game show It's Academical.

34It's Academical BBBVideoTV Shows-misc

It's Academical
TV show on Channel 124 featuring host Dan Vermillion.



35I'm Tired BBBPerforming ArtsSongs

I'm Tired
Song by Johnny Slash's new band Open 24 Hours.

36Jim's Family Market BBBFoodGrocery Stores

Jim's Family Market
Grocery store where Johnny Slash's band Open 24 Hours performs.

37Johnny Bars BBBFoodCandy

Johnny Bars
When Johnny Slash becomes a star baseball player, Marshall sells "Johnny Bars" in the stands during the Weemawee High Braves game against Cardinal Spellman.

38Lake Murongo High School BBBEducationHigh Schools

Lake Murongo High School
The Weemawee High Braves play baseball against the Lake Murongo High Falcons, now featuring Johnny Slash as designated hitter.

39Love Is Better Than Money BBBPerforming ArtsSongs

Love Is Better Than Money
Weemawee High School radio station WWEM DJ Marshall Blechtman plays a song called Love is Better than Money by a band named Armed Response.



40The Marshall Blechtman Hour BBBRadioRadio Programs

The Marshall Blechtman Hour
Marshall's show on the campus radio station.

41Marshall Blechtman Joke of the Month Clu... BBBServicesServices-misc

Marshall Blechtman Joke of the Month Club
Joke Marshall makes.

42Mid-Central High School BBBEducationHigh Schools

Mid-Central High School
Weemawee High's new female football team the Squaws play against Mid-Central High Colossus.

43Moe Spangler and His Band of Renown BBBPerforming ArtsMusicians-misc

Moe Spangler and His Band of Renown
Band that Muffy mentions, who she'll be stuck with if Johnny's band won't play.

44Open 24 Hours BBBPerforming ArtsMusicians-misc

Open 24 Hours
Johnny Slash's new band, featuring The Doors drummer John Densmore.



45Open 48 Hours BBBPerforming ArtsMusicians-misc

Open 48 Hours
New name of Johnny Slash's band. Twice as good as his old band, Open 24 Hours. When Devo cancels, Muffy asks Johnny to play her bar mitzvah. Ultimately, Devo does end up playing.

46Poltergeist 2 BBBVideoMovies-Horror

Poltergeist 2
Joke Patty makes: Everyone knows we wrote the graffiti and we're still not popular. And I am grounded until Poltergeist 2. A film which wouldn't come out for 3 more years, in 1986.

47Purple Things BBBMenuMenu Items

Purple Things
Menu items in the Weemawee High School cafeteria.

48Really Unique Stuff BBBRetailGift Shops

Really Unique Stuff
Store Johnny Slash mentions, where you can get really unique stuff.

49The Return of the Mysterians BBBVideoMovies-Sci Fi

The Return of the Mysterians
When completing their Nielson TV viewing report, Marshall and Johnny discuss several programs, including"The Mysterians" and "The Return of the Mysterians". While there is a 1957 Japanese science fiction film called "The Mysterians", there was no sequel produced.

50Rocky IV BBBVideoMovies-Sequels

Rocky IV
Joke Lauren makes: I'm in training for Rocky IV. A film which wouldn't come out for 2 more years, in 1985.

51Sitting Here Resting My Bones Because Th... BBBPerforming ArtsSongs

Sitting Here Resting My Bones Because This Loneliness Won't Leave Me Alone
Song title - Muffy's answer to the audio clip question during the TV game show It's Academical. The correct answer was: Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding.

52Slashmobile BBBVehiclesMotor Vehicles

Slashmobile
Johnny Slash's car. Mentioned.

53The Small World's Children's Choir BBBPerforming ArtsMusic-A Cappella

The Small World's Children's Choir
Choir that Muffy invites to perform at the school.

54Snack Valley Treats BBBFoodFood Companies

Snack Valley Treats
Company that makes Chunks 'N' Franks, food product that consists of pineapple chunks and hot dog tid bits. When Johnny Slash's new band Open 24 Hours performs at Jim's Family Market, they agree to open with the Chunks 'N' Franks jingle.

55Somerville Elementary School BBBEducationElementary Schools

Somerville Elementary School
School that Principal Dingleman mentions, where he used to work.

56Soul Train College of Musical Knowledge BBBEducationPerforming Arts Schools

Soul Train College of Musical Knowledge
Joke LaDonna makes, school she claims to have attended.

57Suburban Housewife BBBMediaMagazines-misc

Suburban Housewife
Magazine Marshall shows Johnny.

58Sunday Night Fever BBBVideoMovies-Sequels

Sunday Night Fever
Joke Jennifer makes - the sequel to Saturday Night Fever.

59Taco-flavored Cheeseballs BBBFoodChips and Crackers

Taco-flavored Cheeseballs
Snack food that Johnny offers Marshall when he's depressed.

60Teen Rap BBBVideoTV Shows-misc

Teen Rap
TV show on Channel 124 featuring host Dan Vermillion.



61There Ain't a Black Girl Alive Who Can L... BBBLiteraturePoetry

There Ain't a Black Girl Alive Who Can Look at a Broom and Think About Halloween
Poem by student LaDonna Fredericks.

62Uncle Sal's Dress Barn BBBApparelClothing Stores

Uncle Sal's Dress Barn
Clothing store at the mall that Lauren mentions that's having their 3rd annual going out of business sale.

63Uncle Sal's Magic Shop BBBRetailMagic Shops

Uncle Sal's Magic Shop
Store where Lauren buys "Fun Warts", fake warts to get out of swimming at school.

64Uncle Sal's Video and Antique Clothing A... BBBEntertainmentVideo Game Arcades

Uncle Sal's Video and Antique Clothing Arcade
Company that provides the school with video games, with all quarters going to support he school's adopted Guatemalan child.

65Weemawee High SchoolBBBEducationHigh Schools

Weemawee High School
Setting.

66Weemawee Hills Ice Rink BBBEntertainmentSkating Rinks

Weemawee Hills Ice Rink
Lauren suggests crashing the Children of Computer Programmers Teen Skating Party at the Weemawee Hills Ice Rink as part of her Christmas Party Blitzkrieg.

67Weemawee Tom Tom BBBMediaNewspapers-misc

Weemawee Tom Tom
Weemawee High School newspaper.

68Weemaweek Heights Family Fun Center BBBEntertainmentAmusement Parks

Weemaweek Heights Family Fun Center
Lauren suggests crashing the Children of Anesthesiologists Tobogganing Party at the Weemaweek Heights Family Fun Center as part of her Christmas Party Blitzkrieg.

69WWEM BBBRadioRadio Stations

WWEM
Weemawee High School radio station, featuring Marshall Blechtman as DJ.



70Ye Old Renaissance Country Club BBBEntertainmentPrivate Clubs

Ye Old Renaissance Country Club
Country club where Muffy was originally planning to have her bar mitzvah, before moving it to Milton Felcher Hall.

71Yellow Runny Stuff BBBMenuMenu Items

Yellow Runny Stuff
Menu items in the Weemawee High School cafeteria.

FICTITIOUS TIMELINE
72December 31, 1981 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

December 31, 1981
Vinnie's New Year's Eve party. When Vinnie invites Patty and Lauren to his New Year's Eve party, he says it will be the best party since his party last year.



73April 30, 1982 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

April 30, 1982
Arbor Day. When Muffy convinces teacher Miss Loomis to let the girls come over to her house on Halloween, mentioning that holidays are hard on people, Miss Loomis admits that she did have a bad Arbor Day.



74October 31, 1982 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

October 31, 1982
Patty and Lauren and their friends spend Halloween at their teacher Miss Loomis' house for a sleepover. Marshall and Slash crash the party.



75December 20, 1982 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

December 20, 1982
Date of the Children of Computer Programmers Teen Skating Party at the Weemawee Hills Ice Rink - party that Lauren suggests crashing.



76December 21, 1982 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

December 21, 1982
Date of the Children of Anesthesiologists Tobogganing Party at the Weemaweek Heights Family Fun Center - party that Lauren suggests crashing.



77December 31, 1982 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

December 31, 1982
Patty and Lauren and their friends have so much fun spending Halloween at their teacher Miss Loomis' house for a sleepover that they plan to do it again on new Year's Eve.



78December 31, 1982 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

December 31, 1982
Vinnie invites Patty and Lauren to his New Year's Eve party, the best party since his party last year.



79January 10, 1983 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

January 10, 1983
Weemawee students arrive at school to find Patty and Lauren's graffiti.



80January 11, 1983 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

January 11, 1983
Weemawee students arrive at school to find Patty and Lauren's graffiti for the second day in a row.



81January 12, 1983 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

January 12, 1983
Weemawee students arrive at school to find Patty and Lauren's graffiti for the third day in a row.



MAKE BELIEVE MAP
82The City MapUrban AreasCities-U.S.

The City
Nearby city. State not specified. Johnny mentions that he visits all the time, offers to take Patty.

83Hallelujah-ville MapUrban AreasCities-Joke

Hallelujah-ville
Joke Patty makes reporting on the Weemawee High Braves baseball game: When Johnny sent that nugget on a ride to Hallelujah-villa, the crowd went bananas. Every man, woman and child took off their hats, threw them on the ground, jumped up and down, and swore to name their first born "Johnny Slash".

84Meadowbrook MapTransit RoutesStreets-misc

Meadowbrook
Street Slash mentions, after bringing Father Guido Sarducci to see Marshall.

85Milton Felcher Hall MapStructuresEvent Venues

Milton Felcher Hall
Location of Muffy's bar mitzvah, after moving it from Ye Old Renaissance Country Club.

86Uncle Sal's Rest Home MapResidential CommunitiesRetirement Communities

Uncle Sal's Rest Home
After Johnny Slash's new band Open 24 Hours performs at Jim's Family Market, Muffy wants them to perform at Uncle Sal's Rest Home.

87WeemaweeMapUrban AreasCities-U.S.

Weemawee
Setting.

OTHER
88Advisors OtherSportsFootball Teams

Advisors
Mekong Delta Advisors. New teacher Mr. Murphy's football team back in Vietnam.

89Birds OtherSportsSchool Mascots

Birds
Cardinal Spellman High School mascot. The Weemawee High Braves play baseball against their rich rivals Cardinal Spellman High School Birds.

90Braves OtherSportsSchool Mascots

Braves
Weemawee High School mascot.

 

91Champagne Beige OtherMatterColors

Champagne Beige
Jennifer tells Johnny that her hair color is champagne beige.

92Colossus OtherSportsSchool Mascots

Colossus
Mid-Central High School mascot. Weemawee High's new female football team the Squaws play against Mid-Central High Colossus.

93Falcons OtherSportsSchool Mascots

Falcons
Lake Murongo High School mascot. The Weemawee High Braves play baseball against the Lake Murongo High Falcons, now featuring Johnny Slash as designated hitter.



94Intense Red OtherMatterColors

Intense Red
During Careers Week, Jennifer DiNuccio announces that for her career, she'd like to come up with names for new nail polish colors, including Intense Red, Tres Red and Very Red.

95Jennifer DiNuccio OtherQuotesQuotes

Jennifer DiNuccio
Jennifer DiNuccio: Well, excuse like me, okay?

96Jennifer DiNuccio OtherQuotesQuotes

Jennifer DiNuccio
Jennifer DiNuccio: Like, gross me back to the stone age.

97Jennifer DiNuccio OtherQuotesQuotes

Jennifer DiNuccio
Jennifer DiNuccio: This is like beyond the valley of out of control.

98Johnny Slash OtherQuotesQuotes

Johnny Slash
Johnny Slash: Boo! Totally.

99Johnny Slash OtherQuotesQuotes

Johnny Slash
Johnny Slash: I like love. Love is good.

100Johnny Slash OtherQuotesQuotes

Johnny Slash
Johnny Slash: Want some Beef Newtons?

101Johnny Slash OtherQuotesQuotes

Johnny Slash
Johnny Slash: Life is weird. It scares me.

102Johnny Slash OtherQuotesQuotes

Johnny Slash
Johnny Slash: I love plans. Plans are good. Totally.

103LaDonna Fredericks OtherQuotesQuotes

LaDonna Fredericks
LaDonna Fredericks: I don't know, girl. Halloween, huh. To me, white people in sheets is not a good time. I hate that holiday.

104Marshall Blechtman & Johnny Slash OtherQuotesQuotes

Marshall Blechtman & Johnny Slash
Marshall Blechtman: I'm so depressed.
Johnny Slash: Depressed? I've got something for that - Taco-flavored Cheeseballs.


105Marshall Blechtman & Johnny Slash OtherQuotesQuotes

Marshall Blechtman & Johnny Slash
Marshall Blechtman: Slash, I can't believe it! You have a hidden talent! I feel like Alfred the butler finding out that Bruce Wayne is actually Batman.
Johnny Slash: Bruce Wayne is Batman? This changes everything. I have to go home and check my back issues.


106The Mean Reds OtherMedical ConditionsConditions

The Mean Reds
What LaDonna tells Jennifer Vinnie has when he snaps at her for working at the Grease.

107Muffy Tepperman OtherQuotesQuotes

Muffy Tepperman
Muffy Tepperman: Honestly, I could just barf.

108Muffy Tepperman OtherQuotesQuotes

Muffy Tepperman
Muffy Tepperman: My cousin Adam had a Star Wars bar mitzvah, and then Joshue Grossman had a Rocky III bar mitzvah, so I was going to have a Poltergeist bar mitzvah. But then I thought that movie themes had been done to death.

109Muffy Tepperman OtherQuotesQuotes

Muffy Tepperman
Muffy Tepperman: I'm going to ignore that because, frankly, I don't get it.

110Patty OtherQuotesQuotes

Patty
Patty: When Johnny sent that nugget on a ride to Hallelujah-villa, the crowd went bananas. Every man, woman and child took off their hats, threw them on the ground, jumped up and down, and swore to name their first born "Johnny Slash".

111Patty & Lauren OtherQuotesQuotes

Patty & Lauren
Patty: Ever since I was little, nobody I cared about wore glasses except for Clark Kent, and when he took them off, he could see through walls.
Lauren: And when he put them on, he wrote great articles.
Patty: Oh, you mean like, Giant meteorite heading for Metropolis.


112Patty & Lauren OtherQuotesQuotes

Patty & Lauren
Patty: Everyone knows we wrote the graffiti and we're still not popular. And I am grounded until Poltergeist 2.
Lauren: Make that E.T. 12.


113Principal Dingleman, Johnny Slash & Mars... OtherQuotesQuotes

Principal Dingleman, Johnny Slash & Marshall Blechtman
Principal Dingleman: Class, I wish I could say good morning, but I can't, that's because I'm too outraged by the latest assault on the hallowed halls of Weemawee. "Jim Morrison is God" scrawled across the cafeteria wall.
Johnny Slash: People are strange.
Marshall Blechtman: They sure are, especially when you're a stranger.
Johnny Slash: Or when you're alone.

114Shanghai Scarlett OtherMatterColors

Shanghai Scarlett
Nail polish color that Jennifer mentions.

115Squaws OtherSportsSchool Mascots

Squaws
Weemawee High's new female football team. Name suggested by Muffy.

116Substitute teacher Mr. McNulty's nicknam... OtherTriviaName Game-Nicknames

Substitute teacher Mr. McNulty's nickname for Muffy Tepperman.
Muffaletta
Muffler
Muffin


117Tigers OtherSportsSchool Mascots

Tigers
Centerville High School mascot.

118Tres Red OtherMatterColors

Tres Red
During Careers Week, Jennifer DiNuccio announces that for her career, she'd like to come up with names for new nail polish colors, including Intense Red, Tres Red and Very Red.

119Untitled OtherThemesPleasantville


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120Very Red OtherMatterColors

Very Red
During Careers Week, Jennifer DiNuccio announces that for her career, she'd like to come up with names for new nail polish colors, including Intense Red, Tres Red and Very Red.

121Which reindeer does Johnny Slash play in... OtherTriviaQuestions

Which reindeer does Johnny Slash play in the Christmas pageant?
Rudolph
Blitzen
Prancer





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