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Three of Ernest Thompson's short plays are presented, each involving a surprise visitor. In the first, "A Good Time," a vacationing California Highway Patrolman visits a young woman in New York who had told him if he ever came to New York, she'd show him a good time. In the second, "The Constituent," a United States Senator drops in on a constituent who has been sending him scathing and profane letters for decades. Lastly, in "Twinkle, Twinkle," a restless housewife who has been writing fan letters to a television soap opera star, receives a surprise visit by him on her husband's bowling night.

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Ned Beatty
Senator William Blaine (segment "The Constituent")
Sam Bottoms
Patrolman Rick Selby (Segment "A Good Time")
Eileen Brennan
Amanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")

Awards

  • 1985 - ACE - Actor in a Theatrical or Dramatic Special - nominated
  • 1985 - ACE - Actress in a Theatrical or Dramatic Special - nominated

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