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It’s a jolly holiday when the PJ’s offers up it;s own humor
When Thurgood (voiced by Eddie
Murphy) becomes a repo man for
the local pawn shop so he can buy
Muriel (voice by Loretta Devine) a
computer for Christmas, he gives
the Hilton-Jacob’s tenants a ho-ho-
h o rrib le h o lid a y w hen he
repossesses all their stuff in the
“How the Super Stoled Christmas”
episode o f Imagine Television and
Touchstone Television’s “ThePJs,”
airing Friday, December 17, 9PM
(ET/PT) on FOX. Steve Pepoon
wrote the episode from a story by
Steve Pepoon & Bill Freiberger.
In a parody o f Dr. Seuss’ holiday
favorite “ How the Grinch Stole
Christmas,” Walter Burkett (voiced
by Marc Wllmore) rhymingly retells
the tale o f the year Thuegood
(voiced by Eddie Murphy) lost his
Christmas spirit. The Super goes to
work as a repo man for the local
paw n shop in exchange for a
computer Muriel (voiced by Loretta
Devine) wants forChristmas. Using
his building passkey to easily pilfer
possessions, Thurgood handily
makes his way through the list, until
he comes across the names o f his
friends from Hilton Jacobs. When
the pawn shop owner sees the job
hasn’t been completed, he tells
Thurgood that if he doesn’t finish
the list, the com puter must be
returned.
Later, still upset that his holiday tip
envelopes came back empty from
the tenants, Thurgood nearly blow
a gasket when he overhears the
group collecting money amongst
themselves. They make an excuse
that they’re going to the track, which
really gets Thurgood’s dander up,
so he decides to finish his repo
assignment on Christmas E ve whi le
the projects’ Christmas pageant is
in full swing. When the tenants later
present the Super with a special gift
- a leather massage recliner- he is
overwhelmed with guilt. Thurgood
sells the beautiful chair to tamell
(voiced by James Black), so he can
buy back the tenants’ repossessed
property.
“The PJs” is produced by Imagine
Television, The Murphy Company
and W ill V in to n S tu d io s in
a sso c ia tio n w ith T ouchstone
Television, Brian Grazer, Ron
H o w a r d . T o n v K rantz. Eddie
Murphy, Will Vinton, Tom Tuipin,
Larry Wilmore and Steve Tompkins
e x e c u tiv e nrnducer.
Chico De Barge
Today, neo-classic soul has extended far beyond a trendy catch
phrase— it’s come to define a highly successful sub-genre o f
R&B music. The love child o f musical styles from first-name-
only icons like Aretha, Marvin and Stevie, today’s soul music
reaches deep with real instrumentation, tight production and
pure, rich vocals.
You know this man’s voice. Neo-classic, deeply rhythmic,
sultry, soothing and yes, very sexy. Chico DeBarge, the youngest
o f the world renown DeBarge family, is a man with a mission.
After the release o f his critically acclaimed gold-certified
Kedar Entertainment debut Long Time No See, Chico went
right back to work, doing what he does best: writing, producing
and recording ballads and mid-tempos that make you wish,
feel, and dream. It’s obvious that this talented vocalist
loves his music.
“Recording this album really wore me out but it was a good
feeling because I know I worked hard and I ’ m pleased with
the result,” says Chico about his scintillating sophomore
Motown album. The Game. This ambitious collection is a
continuation o f Chico’s musical exploration o f the risks and perils
o f falling in love and fighting temptation.
O f course, he also expects to top the success ofhis popular freshman
set. “I feel like I’ve just knocked on the door in this business. With
the name DeBarge, there was pressure to live up to the name. And
I still have some very important things to say,” says Chico.
The Game. The title’s meaning is two-fold. Chico served several
years in prison during his younger years. He offers no excuses and
refuses to play the blame game for his own mistakes. Upon his
release, he made a conscious decision to not allow the negative
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