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VIDEO: Family Ties: Season 6: Read It and Weep: Part 1

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Family Ties: Season 6: Read It and Weep: Part 1
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Length: 24:17
Aired: 2/28/1988

Jennifer comes home from school feeling blue because after choosing the American classic "Huckleberry Finn" as the subject of her book report, she learns that the novel has been put on the school board's list of banned books. watch

VIDEO: 2010 TV Land Awards: Favorite Mel Brooks Moments

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2010 TV Land Awards: Favorite Mel Brooks Moments
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Length: 02:04
Posted: 10/7/2011

The stars have a laugh remembering great Brooksian scenes. watch

As promised, I've been snoopin'...

As promised, I've been snoopin' for the poop on Constance McCashin's MIA status from CBS' Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again special. Word is, McCashin — who played Laura Avery Sumner in eight out of Knots Landing's 14 seasons — has retired from showbiz to do volunteer work with mentally challenged people. (Among other activities, she sits on the advisory board of the National Down Syndrome Society.) Allegedly, McCashin doesn't want the folks she works with to become confused by seeing her on TV. She just might also still harbor resentment toward Knots, since it's well known that both she and Julie Harris were casualties of budget cuts.

Since she declined to participate in this Knots reunion or in 1997's Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac movie, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that TVGuide.com'read more

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2007 TV Land Awards TV Show Series, Appearing
1999 The Out-Of-Towners Movie, Actor - Mrs. Wellstone
1979 Knots Landing TV Show Series, Actor - Laura Avery Sumner
Brooklyn Bridge: War of the Worlds Episode, Actor - Rosemary
Brooklyn Bridge: War of the Worlds Episode, Actor - Rosemary

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I haven't forgotten my promise...

I haven't forgotten my promise to explain Constance McCashin's mysterious absence from last week's Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again special on CBS. Read this Friday's Soaps News for TVGuide.com's in-depth report on the elusive artist formerly known as Laura Avery Sumner. read more

Knots Landing Reunion: Together...

Knots Landing Reunion: Together AgainI'll say it right away: Knots Landing is my all-time favorite show. So you know I was totally looking forward to this two-hour reunion of the cast of the third-longest-running hourlong drama, which ran from '79 to '93. For the most part, I was not disappointed. What I loved: - The quick recap of all 14 seasons using several of the actors narrating was hilarious and well written. - Speaking of hilarious — shut up that Joan Van Ark and Ted Shackelford did a Wonder Woman episode right before Knots began. Joan calling Ted's costume a big "silver co read more

Hurrah! The long-anticipated Knots...

Hurrah! The long-anticipated Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again special airs tonight at 9 pm/ET on CBS. Be sure to catch my fellow Knots addict Dave Anderson's recap in Monday morning's Watercooler. Having screened an advance copy myself, I can tell you it's well worth the wait. Just one thing bugs me: The excellent Constance McCashin — who dwelled in the cul-de-sac for eight seasons as Laura Avery Sumner — is notably MIA. McCashin's face is even blurred out of one vintage Knots clip, when William Devane (aka Greg Sumner) tearfully viewed the late Laura's heartbreaking farewell video message on his TV. But why? Rest assured, Coleridge is on the case. read more

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