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BEST COPY AVAILABLE The Edmonton Journal, Tuesday, May 1, 1990 D1 5 Dmpsoims' opafnimess draws piriircipal's ire Teacher says cartoon character's message demoralizing I I 'To be proud of being an "To be proud of being an CV--T Sdf IV contradiction of what we stand for. We strive for excellence and to instill good values in kids." Principal Bill Krumnow Ballville Township, Ohio incompetent is a incompetent is a pia that only exists on Cosby, and after years of wholesome TV children serving up unrealistic TV expectations, Bart Simpson is a welcome change. He shouldn't be canned. He should be canonized. Wally Kirk, program manager at CITV, says The Simpsons locally has drawn several negative calls and one negative letter, but the response by far has been favorable.

Several episodes, notes Kirk, have had positive messages. In one, a guilt-ridden Homer apologized to Marge (and in the process, women everyhwere) after going to a stag party that featured a stripper. In another, Marge and Homer were drawn closer together after Marge contemplated having an affair with her Casanova bowling instructor. Awwww. So you see? The Simpsons isn't B.B.

King Blues legend cancels appearances fhe" Associated Press I New Orleans Blues musician B. B. King cancelled two appearances at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival after he suffered health problems j-elated to his diabetes, a festival jfficial said. King, 64, had been scheduled for two appearances on the festival's 6pening weekend. Blues guitarist 51vin Bishop took King's Friday Right performance.

Gay, lesbian groups honor TV programs Bob Remington Television This is nothing new to Bart, who has been kicked out of school before. There was one episode in which he drew a picture of principal Skinner on the school wall with the words "I am a weiner," causing Homer and Marge to make a trip to the principal's office with their son. As a result, Bart was sent to an institute for smart kids because the school psychiatrist determined that Bart's recalcitrant behavior was so recurrent that he must be a genius who is bored with school. Krumnow isn't the first adult to be offended by The Simpsons. Some parents and child devel Share the laughter, Share the fun, Share the feeling i am am MR am fa.i..

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Danger Bay Golden Girls Wonder Years National Journal News Movie Le Match de la vie AdLib Nouvelles TVA Cinema: Une certaine facon d'aimer kk (1970) Aimer -JUT Nashville Now Crook Songs of the Big Valley Nashville Now Crook SPECIAL CHANNELS WDV In the Heat of the Night Midnight Caller News Tonight Show Hard Copy David Letterman EAM New Kids on the Block Mother's Day Album Movie: Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) Burns Allen Predator-Prey SUP Movie: Cousins -kirk (1989) Ted Danson Movie: Speed Zone (1989) John Candy, Peter Boyle Movie: Bloodbafh-Dth Narrow-minded guardians of public taste have tried to ban ian everything from booze to books. Now, a school principal wants to ban Bart Yes, down in beautiful Ballville Township, Ohio, elementary school principal Bill Krumnow has asked students not to wear Bart Simpson T-shirts. He says the unruly star of the animated TV series The Simpsons sets a bad example for children and doesn't want to see Bart the brat celebrated in his school. Last week, after consulting with teachers, Krumnow asked students over the school's public-address system not to wear Bart Simpson T-shirts, specifically one with Bart's mug on it that says "Under-achiever and proud of it, man." The shirt is part of a line of Simpsons merchandising that next to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is fast becoming one of the hottest things going in the U.S.

"To be proud of being an incompetent is a contradiction of what we stand for," Krumnow was quoted as saying. "We strive for excellence and to instill good values in kids." TOM HANKS MEG RYAN "AN ERUPTION OF LAUGHS' JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO "PARENTAL GUIDANCE ES "A BLACK COMEDY THAT IS LUSTY, EARTHY AND THE CAST IS PERFECT!" MUD IotLm TubUh toRm Jwtow hiwrlv Lte ILCM-lQyJQJDEATH NEWLY RENOVATED hi You wanna laugh tonight? See 'Crazy People' it's a funny, funny movie." Crazy People 0UDUTM00M DUYLUMUH nmhlly 1.70; 9: Si MCK MUTE IMIIIIY HLTTON ARMAND ASSAMI "A COMBUSTIBLE DRAMA WITH SHOCKING iilntv I miwh h'LW lilm in triir Nnk i Tumiliv Huttim line, Ann.irxl Ass.inrc ii m-ipM-rk" I Mr I.Mi 9:10 tm, rw- Ri Bart Simpson so bad. For all of their bickering and sloveness, the "family from hell" really love each other. For cartoon characters, they are the only real people on TV. The only unfortunate thing about the show is that we can't get Simpsons merchandise here.

Newsweek magazine was honored in the outstanding print feature category for its special edition, 21st Century Family, which included gays and lesbians. John O'Connor, television critic for the New York Times, was cited for outstanding print commentary. Time magazine, nationally, and the News, locally, won awards for most improved coverage of gay and lesbian issues while the Village Voice was cited for best New York area coverage of gay and lesbian issues. At a ceremony to be held later, GLAAD will honor the Los Angeles Times for most improved local coverage. "The media play an important part in formulating society's perception of the gay and lesbian community, and these awards have been created to recognize accurate and positive portrayals by the media," said Craig Davidson, executive director of GLAAD.

Special recognition also was given to: Harvey Fierstein, for the film, Torch Song Trilogy. Bob Hope, for a public service announcement condemning homophobia and anti-gay violence. Hey Dude, This Is No Cartoon! PARENTAL GUIDANCE Check listings for locations and showtlmes OOrjt RESTRICTED RELEASED through Columbia NO COUPONS ACCEPTED Chock listings tor locations and showtlmes A INIVIfhAL PICTLRf. RESTRICTED Warning: gory KnM Chmck listings tor locations and showtlmss opment experts are bothered by a show that subverts many of the accepted norms of proper parenting and child behavior. Phooey on them.

Or, as Bart would say, "Don't have a cow, man." The Simpsons is wonderful anti-programming that holds the usual TV pieties on domestic life up to much-deserved ridicule. It is satire, plain and simple, and brilliant satire at that. The Simpson family is TV's lunch-bucket brigade, and what Krumnow and all the other do-gooder experts ignore is that Bart makes kids feel good about themselves. Corrupting influence? Hardly. If they'd bother to look below the surface, perhaps they'd see that Bart's message that it's okay to fail once in a while isn't such a bad one.

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TV talk show host Phil Donahue was named media person of the year for "continued excellence in coverage and support of gay and lesbian concerns." For outstanding broadcast news or editorial, HBO won for Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, a documentary about the creation of the AIDS memorial quilt; and PBS won for The AIDS Quarterly, a program that covered the medical and personal sides of the AIDS crisis. The awards, called GLAADS, were presented in New York at a ceremony hosted by Donahue. TV listings update CBC LISTINGS UPDATE: 5:00 p.m. Video Hits 5:30 p.m. Golden Girls 6:00 p.m.

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We've had about a dozen calls from various TV and film producers. But we haven't set any deals yet," says lit-erary agent Eric Ashworth, who handles Walking With Garbo. De-tailing Daum's experiences as Garbo's confidant and New York City walking partner through two ylecades, the b(X)k may be published this winter. "Meanwhile, Morton Janklow, handling the Garbo biography due out shortly, and which the herself once denounced as sham says that there has been "a lot of interest" in the manuscript. Janklow expects "to make a 'dramatic rights transaction," but to give details now.

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