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U1U THE CLARION-LEDGER I JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI MONDAY, MAY 24, 1993; I Beverly Hillbillies back in land of cement pond TV Astronaut transports to Enterprise The first African-American woman in space is on Star Trek. The cast returns for a retrospective of the cornpone classic. Nickelodeon, Fox plan to produce kids' movies Jat iw From Wire Service Reports By Mike Hughes Gannett News Service By Marcia Dunn Th Associated Press A I ''4, jK8 Twentieth Century Fox and cable's Nickelodeon have entered into a two-year deal to develop and produce theatrical motion pictures. "American movie theaters today don't have enough to offer kids and their parents," said Geraldine Laybourne, Nick president. "Our mission is to create family movie-going experiences where kids will feel comfortable bringing their parents." The cancellation of Lifetime's Jane Pratt Show wasn't funny to those who worked on the show, but it became hot fodder on Comedy Central.

The talk show for the 18-to 25-year-old set featuring Sassy magazine editor Pratt, got the hook because of sagging ratings. A few days later, Pratt appeared on Comedy Central's Short Attention Span Theater in a long-scheduled appearance. With no show to tout, she zapped the Lifetime brass: "Lifetime, you are all losers." Lifetime took the jab in good humor. "I have spoken to Jane's agent and he said she was quoted out of context," quipped Lifetime President Doug McCormick. Before Pratt's Comedy Central outburst, executive producer Jim Ackerman defended the canceled series.

"We produced a cutting-edge show that addressed issues like AIDS, sex, bigot- ry and politics subjects that young people are talking about," he said. Designing Women closes shop tonight at 8 on WJTV-Channel 12 after seven seasons. Feisty Julia (Dixie Carter) fights to prevent a takeover of her design firm, Sugarbaker's. Watch for the spoof of Gone with the Wind. Buddy Ebsen spent decades alongside icons, from Shirley Temple to Walt Disney.

He spent one wretched day as the Wizard of Oz' Tinman, gasping for air. "It was very scary, because I couldn't breathe," he says, due to an allergy to the silver dust in the makeup. He helped make Disney's first animatronic character. "One day, I got a call from Walt," Ebsen recalls. "In the course of the conversation, he told me about this little song-and-dance man.

He wanted it activated with my body movements." So Ebsen danced, Disney watched and history was made. Still, that wasn't his call to fame. Ebsen, 85, is marking another entertainment icon tonight at 7 on WJTV-Channel 12, as host of The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies. In 1962, writer-producer Paul Henning pitched a notion about hillbillies moving to Beverly Hills. "He told me the story and, of course, it broke me up," Ebsen says.

"We jumped to the gate ahead of everyone else. We did personal pitches for every station." By modern standards, the results were extraordinary. "The second week, we were No. 1." CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. The only black woman to fly in space, Dr.

Mae Jemison, is boldly going where no real-life space traveler has ever gone before she's going on Star Trek. Jemison makes her acting debut tonight at 9 on WDBD-Channel 40 on Star Trek: The Next Generation her favorite show. She plays a transporter operator, Lt. Palmer. Last September, Jemison made her first and only real space flight, aboard the shuttle Endeavour.

Now, she had an opportunity to portray a space traveler albeit one in the far-distant future, on a craft that bears little resemblance to the shuttle. Was this a weird experience? "It's sort of as though there is a place where fantasy and reality meet. It's sort of a nice mind game to play with yourself," she said. "As a child, Star Trek was one of the ways that many people lived their imagination of traveling to the stars and going into space. And some of us held on Jemison was invited to appear by LeVar Burton, who plays Lt.

Cmdr. Geordi La Forge; Burton directed Buddy Ebsen: He recalls his years as Jed Clampett. Ebsen talks warmly about his co-stars, including Donna Douglas, the late Irene Ryan and Max Baer. "Max had a lot of energy. He had a tendency to get into every department, which is why he's done so well (as a movie producer).

He's a fun-loving guy." Still, the tough part was stretching one gimmick over 274 scripts in nine seasons. "I think it's a tribute to Paul Henning's talent, that we were able to keep it up." In the middle of this nonsense was Ebsen's dead-serious Jed Clampett. "Somebody had to supply some dignity, to hold it together. He had comportment, which I enjoyed playing." The Associated Press Mae Jemison, seen here on a mission on the shuttle Endeavour, guest stars on Star Trek: The Next Generation tonight. Jemison isn't sure she'll watch the show, entitled Second Chances.

"I'm not sure if I really want to see it, actually," she said. "Maybe I'll just not watch the part I'm in and watch the rest of it, because it's going to be a very good episode." the episode. Flying in space had been Jemis-on's lifelong dream; she was inspired in part by the original Star Trek character Lt. Uhura, played by a black actress, Nichelle Nichols. The two are now friends.

ONDAY NIGHT Movies News Best bet: "The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies" (7 p.m. CBS). Original cast members Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas a and Max Baer return and reminisce. Specials Sports 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 6:30 Current Affair (CO 8:00 Movie: "Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story" (1993) (Premiere) Ted Wass, Brynn Thayer. Floridians strive to rebuild their lives after the storm.

(CC) NBC 6:00 News: Marsha Pollock. Howard Ballou 7:00 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Will Smith stars. 10:00 News: Maggie Wade, Howard Ballou 7:30 Blossom: Blossom imagines a mother figure. (10:35) Tonight Show: Walter Cronkite, cast members of "Jesus Christ Superstar," Carrot Top. (CC) (11:35) Cheers: "Diane Chambers Day" (CC) 10:30 With Children 11:00 Mama's Family CBS 6:00 News; Me- lame Christopher, I Walter Saddler.

6:30 Cosby Show: "Cliff Gets Jilted" (CC) 9:00 Northern Exposure: "Old Tree" Joel is asked to use his medical expertise to save an ancient tree. 8:00 Designing Women: Sugarbakers is forced to modernize a traditional Southern mansion. (CC) 10:00 News: Me- lanie Christopher, Walter Saddler. 7:00 Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies: A retrospective look at the legendary Clampett family. (CC) 1 1:30 Arsenio Hall: Corbin Bern-sen.

(CC) 11:00 Rush 6:30 Wheel of Fortune (CC) 7:30 American Detective (CC) 8:00 American Television Awards: Honoring the top American television programs and actors of the past year (CC) 11:30 Nightline (CC) 6:00 News: S.Bell Flynt, Mike Wool- folk, i 7:00 FBI: The Untold Stories: 10:00 News: Bell Flynt, Mike Woolfolk 10:30 Cops: Arrests in a bar; burglary suspects. ABC 6:00 MacNetiLehrer Newshour (CC) 7:30 Farmweek 7:00 Nightly Business Report 1 1:00 Are You Being Served? S3 PBS 8:00 Great Performances: "Bladerun-ners With Torvill and Dean" The ice dancers prepare routines. (CC) 9:00 Dancing: "The Individual and Tradition Dancing in One World" Ground-breaking choreographers, including Martha Graham; how people maintain their cultural identity by preserving their ethnic dances. (CC) 1 1:30 Destinos: "An Introduction to Spanish" (CC) 6:00 Andy 10:00 Studs 11:30 Hunter 7:00 Movie: "First Blood" (1982) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna. A Vietnam veteran is hounded by a brutal small-town sheriff.

6:30 Wonder Years: "Night Out" (CC) 9:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Riker is shocked when he encounters his identical twin. 10:30 In the Heat of the Night: Bubba returns to Los Angeles for a murder trial. (CC) FOX 7:00 Sullivans 7:30 Joy of Music 9:00 Methodist Hour 8:00 Sacred Songs, Sacred Spaces 10:00 Sing Out America 6:30 Beyond the Headlines 6:00 One in the Spirit ACT 1 1:00 Recovery Line: Dr. Bill Anderson interviews experts on problems related to chemical addictions. ART 6:00 In Search Long Island poltergeist; the mystery of the Salem witches.

(Rerun) 7:00 David L. Wolper Presents: "The Yanks Are Coming" The entry of America into World War I. 8:00 Sherlock Holmes Mysteries: "The Norwood Builder" Holmes helps a solicitor accused of murder. 1 1:00 David L. Wolper Presents: "The Yanks Are Coming" The entry of America into World War I.

9:00 Lovejoy Mysteries: Lovejoy is surprised to learn that he may be harboring a stolen golf trophy. 10:00 Evening at the Improv: Host: Sheryl Lee Ralph. Comics: Tony Lewis Black; Bo Smithson. Sports- (10: 1 5) Sportacenter 6:00 center 11:30 Indy Summary IV 9:30 Baseball Tonight (11:13) NHL Playoffs Tonight ESP 6:30 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Wales Conference Championship New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens. Game 5, if necessary, from the Montreal Forum.

The Canadiens try to advance to the Stanley Cup Championship as they host the Islanders. (Subject to Blackout) 9:00 700 Club 6:00 Waltons: "The Caretakers" Grandpa develops a bad case of "ruffled feathers." FAM 7:00 Young Riders: "Hard Time" The Kid is put to work on a slave labor gang after getting arrested. 8:00 Father Dowling Mysteries: Father Dowling's look-alike brother plans to steal a diamond. (CC) 10:00 Scarecrow and Mrs. King: An eccentric British accountant fears a Soviet spy plot.

1 1:00 Bonama: The Lost Episodes: Hoss goes after a dance-hall star who's trying to fleece a man. 6:00 Unsolved Mysteries 8:00 Movie: "Mame" (1974) Lucille Ball, Robert Preston. A wealthy eccentric becomes the guardian of her young nephew. 1 1 :00 Unsolved Mysteries LIF 7:00 L.A. Law: "Beef Jerky" Arnie plans to use an explicit videotape to urge a client to seek more money.

6:30 Bullwinkle 10:30 Superman 6:00 Looney Tunes 7:30 Dick Van Dyke 10:00 Alfred Hitchcock 1 1:00 F-Troop: A rival saloon opens. NIC 7:00 Get Smart: KAOS breaks the CONTROL code. 8:30 Lucy Show: Lucy rents Viv's room to robbers. 8:00 Dragnet: Juveniles burglarize a grocery. 9:00 Mary Tyler Moore: "I Gave at the Office" (CC) 9:30 Mary Tyler Moore: Ted's caught kissing.

11:30 Dobie Gil-lis: Dobie is torn between two girls. (7:05) Movie: "Mr. Horn" (1979) David Carradine, Richard Widmark. Based on the life of the bounty hunter who captured Geronimo. (6:35) Sanford and Son 10:00 Movie: "They Live by Night" (1949) Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell.

Two young lovers flee the long arm of the law. Colorized. TBS (6:05) Beverly Hillbillies: Elly's pack of dogs. (CC) 6:00 Jetsons 9:00 NBA Basketball Playoffs: Teams to Be Announced. 6:30 Bugs Bunny A Pals 7:00 Movie: "Billy the Kid" (1989) Val Kilmer, Duncan Regehr.

An account of the infamous outlaw's exploits. 11:30 Inside the NBA TNT 8:00 WWF: Monday Night Raw 11:00 Hitchhiker USA 6:00 Quantum Leap: Sam becomes a bounty hunter confused over the guilt or innocence of his prey. (CC) 7:00 Murder, She Wrote: Jessica faces voodoo and black magic while visiting a friend in Jamaica. (CC) 10:00 MacGyver: "Squeeze Play" Mac-Gyver rescues a star ballplayer from the hands of a counterfeiter. 9:00 Silk Stalkings: "Blo-Dn" Lance and Lorenzo investigate the murder of a mob lawyer.

(CC) 11:30 Ray Bradbury Theater: A mother won't die. 6:00 Designing Women 7:00 Movie: "Graveyard Shift" (1990) David Andrews, Kelly Wolf. Latenight workers find horror in a textile mill basement. 9:00 News: Rick Rosenthal, Allison Payne. (CC) 11:30 Movie: "Christine" (1983) 6:30 Jeffersons: George admits he needs Florence.

WGN 10:00 Night Court: Harry dates a court reporter. 10:30 Kojak: "Hush Now, Don't You Die" The murder of a rapist puts Kojak on the trail of the rape victim. 8:00 Movie: "Sink the Bismarck!" (1960) Kenneth More, Dana Wynter. An account of the British campaign to destroy a German ship. 1 37 min.) 10:00 Movie: "Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" (1987) Chuck Berry, Keith Richards.

A tribute to rock 'n' roll pioneer Chuck Berry. (PG) (Adult language) (2 hrs.) DIS (5:00) Movie: "Gus" (1976) Edward Asner. A football team hires a Yugoslavian mule to kick field goals. 7:00 A vonlea: Two mischievous orphans are deposited at Green Gables. (Rerun) (CC) (5:00) Movie: "Time Bandits" (1981) A boy trips through time with a band of diminutive thieves (PG) HBO 7:00 Movie: "Diary of a Hitman" 1 992) Forest Whitaker, Sharon Stone.

A hired killer has misgivings about his intended target. (R) (1 30 min.) 8:30 Lost in Yon-kers: First Look (R) 9:00 Comedy Hour: "Spic-O-Rama" John Leguizamo performs his character sketches. (Rerun) (CC) 10:00 Movie: "Scanners III: The Takeover" (1992) Steve Par-rish, Liliana Komorowska. A telepath's evil sister uses a TV station to work her will. (R) (CC) (11:45) Movie: "Daybreak" (1993)(R)(CC) 8:30 Movie: "Grand Canyon" (1991) Danny Glover, Kevin Kline.

A white lawyer befriends a black tow-truck driver. (R) (Adult language) (CC) (2 14 min.) MAX (5:15) Movie: "Footloose" (1984) Kevin Bacon. Lori Singer. Small-town teens fight for their right to dance. 7:00 Movie: "Moving" (1S88) Richard Pryor, Beverly Todd.

A man leads his family on a disastrous crosscountry move. (R) (Adult language) (1 hr 28 min (10:45) Movie: "Murder Blues" (1993) Francesco Quinn, Brad Dourif. A tough cop embarks on a difficult murder investigation. 29 min.) Movie: "Two Evil Eyes" (1990) Adrienne Barbeau. Harvey Keitel.

An adaptation of two stories by Edgar Allan Poe. (R) (Adult language, graphic violence) (1 55 min.) SHO (5:00) Movie: "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989) Martin Landau, Woody Allen. Movie: "In the Heat of Passion" (1991) Sally Kirkland, Nick Corri. An actor tries to pin his crime of passion on a sex offender. 11:00 Movie: "Dead On: Relentless II" 1991) Leo Rossi, Ray Sharkey.

(R) 1 33 min.) 10:30 Red Shoe Diaries: "Accidents Happen" 6:00 Movie: "The Man Inside" 1990) Jurgen Prochnow, Peter Coyote. A West German reporter infiltrates a corrupt newspaper. (PG) (Adult language, adult situations, violence) (1 33 min.) TMC 8:00 Movie: "The Fear Inside" (1992) Christine Lahti, Dylan McDermott. An agoraphobic rents a room to two malevolent strangers. (R) (Adult language, adult situations, violence) (1 30 min.) 10:00 Movie: "Ultraviolet" (1992) Esai Morales, Patricia Healy.

A deranged stranger terrorizes two lovers in the desert. (R) 1 19 min.) (11:20) Movie: "Ultimate Desires" (1991)(R)(CC) Morning, Afternoon and Late Night listings on previous page jn Ft Summer's Coming Weather ran mmm. m. ygi ServiceAUlX Heating and Air Conditioning 15 7 2 3 300-844-0779 PRE-SEASON AC SALE Going On Now! Call For FREE Estimate Financing Available.