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THE HERALD Wednesday September 1989PageZS Maria Gibbs 227 series heads into fifth season STAR SPEAK Maria Gibbs became a popular TV star as Florence the smartalecky maid she played for years on The Jeffersons on CBS Rejecting the offer of a spinoff se ries based on the Florence character chose a riskier route and began a new series on NBC Its about the gossipy residents of an apartment building in Washington IXC She plays Mary Jenkins the Buildings manager and resident busybody The awardwinning sitcom now be ginning its fifth season was an imme diate hit which confirmed Gibbs decision Gibbs who is years old has al ways been a risktaker Instead of spending her hiatus from ap pearing in TV movies or feature films the philanthropic actress creat ed Crossroads an educational and performing arts center in a predomi nantly black neighborhood of Los Angeles Born and raised in Chicago Gibbs eventually moved to Detroit with her thenhusband and appeared on local television in the Motor City After her divorce she moved to Los Angeles in 1969 Gibbs appeared in local stage pro ductions before being tapped for her starmaking role on The fersons 1975 What would you like to see hap pen to Mary Jenkins this season A I want more involvement with the other family members One of our shows does that in spades Marys hus band gets locked out of the house When he finally gets in he catches me in what he thinks is a compromising position Is it a compromising position A Youll have to watch But I promise you its HOT This Is your fifth season How do you keep 227 fresh A Were going to get involved in topical issues I love comedy But I want to make people think a little while theyre laughing I dont think the two are incompatible Would you like your character to have a career outside the house A Yes Ive talked to the writers about that I want Mary to get in volved in counseling gangs the home less or drug abusers so we get a chance to really offer some alterna tives to the community These arc is sues people are interested in We can educate them and at the same time be hilarious want to make people think a little while theyre laughing Maria THE WORLD ALMANAC DATE SPOR Sept 27 1989- Today is the 270th day of 1989 and the 6th day of autumn TODAYS HISTORY On this day in 1825 the worlds first public railroad to use locomotive traction opened in En gland between Stockton and Darlington TODAYS BIRTHDAYS Samuel Ad ams 17221803 American patriot Thomas 18401902 cartoonist Louis 1917- novelist William Conrad actor Arthur Heller director Mike Schmidt 1949- pro baseball player Shaun Cassldy singer Your costar Jackee did a spinoff pilot didnt make it onto the fall schedule What happened Will Jackee return to this season A Jackee is coming back The gos sip is her pilot has to be reshot but thats only gossip and far be It from me to spread gossip will be on approximately onefourth of our shows That will give her time to work TODAYS QUOTE Only little boys and old men sneer at love Louis TODAYS MOON Between last quarter Sept and new moon Sept TODAYS BARBS BY PHIL PASTORET Where did people who yell a lot find employment before they invented usedcar commercials to show on TV The perfect spread tor muffins munched while driving to work Traffic jam I CRITICS CHOICE VIDEO Rentals Service Open Every Till 1 0 pm HAPPY ALL movies HOUR iPnCE nUUn Hout Closing 870754 OFF AMY PIZZA OVER 900 DELIVER STREET 8734499 GEORGETOWNS GENERAL STORE BOO HALLOWEEN MAKEUP ON SALE NOW tee Witchy Pool Georgetown Ont IS HERE RIVIERA CENTRE Street PO Box Oni LOP IK0416I VIDEO RANCH ETA MNTCNDO VMS NEW ARRIVALS LEAN OH ME BMH FAREWELL TO THE KM CYBORG MACHINE RENTALS CAMCOflOEH VCft NlhTENDO 8730700 up something on her own Does provide positive role models for blacks A Absolutely It would be ridicu lous for us to have this powerful fo rum called television and riot be pro moting positive role models Q You started out on local televi sion in Detroit What did you do there Maria Gibbs A I was on a show called Juvenile Court On one episode I played the mother of a young man who had thrown a brick at a passing train and caused an injury got letters from viewers who thought reaily was the boys mother We were very early reality programming Q Your press biography says you went to boarding school Did you grow up welltodo A My father was a mechanic who had an ice business on the side We lived in a neighborhood that had poor people and middleclass people We lived in a house that was originally owned by Capones banker somebody called Big Jim Colosimo In retrospect our family spanned sev eral socioeconomic classes I went to boarding school Catholic school and public school At one point we got clothes from a local charity but I never felt poor The clothes nice Are blacks still discriminated against in the field of acting A Theres racism against blacks in everything I believe people are basi cally good but theyve been Benefit Biologists in the United States and China are working to develop new genetic strains of sea plants for the benefit of agriculture worldwide Seaweeds or pro duced by the biologists ultimately might be used as medicines food fungicides and as other products Ancient Cargo Vessel A shipwreck which goes back to the time of the Trojan War- is yielding the most extensive collection of Bronze Age arti facts ever found beneath the sea Salvage includes the oldest glass ingots known tin three tons of copper amphoras pottery gold objects and ivory The 65foot cargo ship went down about years ago while trying to round a peninsula off the coast of what is now southern Turkey VIDEO PLUS West of Georgetown Fruir Market BRING HOME A STAR THISWEEK BOUNTY HUNTER HORROR SHOW EVIL LEAH ON ME CRIMINAL ACT SPEED LANE FAREWELL TO THE KING 134 SI Unit Georgetown Ontario tw HOURS Wed 12 00 Ml 17 10 DO 1 99 WW RELEASES EA WEEKENDS hi 8731022 Unit A Georgetown i UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT NEILS MUSIC CENTRE WIDE SELECTION OF auscAL and S0HG BOOKS ADO SHEET MUSE- PRIVATE LESSONS FOR KAWAI ONE FINGER PERSONAL AD LIB KEYBOARDS ARE HERE 130 St Unit programmed to go along with racism Theres even racism against blacks by blacks I think act ing works against programming Thats why I want to see acting taught in schools What would Maria Gibbs like to be doing in years A In 10 years I hope I wont have to work on the social problems we have now Id like to be producing and starring in some good films By then Ml be NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE effects Framing Centre- Limited Edition Prints 4168777491 348 Guelph Street NEXT TO BELL GLASS IN THE CENTRE Georgetown DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS PATIO Across From GO Station 37 King SI Georgetown 8773541 GOOEY flllt GOOD TRYOURNEWl DELIVERY SERVICE 308 St 8731651 O hTh DIVISION OF 8771234 AIRPORT SERVICE PARCEL DELIVERY DELICIOUS Rotisserie Style BARBQUE CHICKEN 232 GUELPH ST 87316467 the HERALD MUSIC TRIVIA CONTEST You Could Win A Record Or Tape Of Your Choice InStock Itemi Only QUESTION What record was on Billboards Top 1 00 for over 1 3 years 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