The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special
Written by Armyan Bernstein
Richard Baskin
Various Writers
Directed by Dwight Hemion
James Burrows
Gerry Cohen
Ted Haimes
Jim Henson
Terry Hughes
Terry Lennon
Jay Sandrich
Dick Schneider
Dave Wilson
Starring Bette Midler
Danny DeVito
Rhea Perlman
Voices of Jeff Bergman
Opening theme "Somewhere," performed by Barbra Streisand
Composer(s) Patrick Williams
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) Armyan Bernstein
Richard Baskin
Paul Junger Witt
Lorne Michaels
Production location(s) Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, California, U.S.
Running time 120 minutes
Production company(s) Warner Bros. Television
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format 4:3 SDTV
Audio format Mono
Original release April 22, 1990

The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two-hour special featured an ensemble cast addressing concerns about pollution, deforestation, and other environmental ills.

Several cutaways are made to famous fictional characters watching events unfold, and discussing what can be done to save the planet.

Plot

The episodic narrative, consisting of several individual skits threaded together, focused on an ailing Mother Earth (Bette Midler), who falls from the sky and faints, and is rushed to the hospital where she is attended to by Doogie Howser (Neil Patrick Harris[1]) and two other doctors (James Brolin and Dana Delany). This special is watched by a married couple named Vic (Danny DeVito) and Paula (Rhea Perlman), and features a host of contemporary celebrities and characters, including Bugs Bunny, the Muppets, and E.T.

Cast

Appearing as themselves

Voiceover performers

References

  1. ↑ A Matter of Time: The Unauthorized Back to the Future Lexicon Page 125
  2. ↑ A Matter of Time: The Unauthorized Back to the Future Lexicon Page 300
  3. ↑ YouTube clip of Wastebusters
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