What's Up, Doc? (1972 film)

What's Up, Doc? is a 1972 screwball comedy film released by Warner Bros., directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, and Madeline Kahn in her first feature film role (for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe). It was intended to pay homage to comedy films of the 1930s, especially Bringing Up Baby, as well as old Bugs Bunny cartoons (another WB product).

The film was a success, and became the third-highest grossing film of 1972. The film won the Writers Guild of America 1973 "Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen" award for writers Buck Henry, David Newman and Robert Benton. It was ranked number 61 on the list of the 100 greatest comedies published by the American Film Institute, and ranked number 68 on 100 Years... 100 Passions. It was also ranked number 58 on the list of the WGA's 101 Funniest Screenplays published by the Writers Guild of AmericaWhat's Up, Doc? is considered one of the greatest comedy films ever.

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What's Up, Doc?

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What's Up Doc? (TV series)

What's Up Doc? was a British children's entertainment show that aired on ITV on Saturday mornings from 5 September 1992 to 29 April 1995. It was hosted by Andy Crane, Yvette Fielding and Pat Sharp. The first two series were produced at Maidstone, before transfer to Glasgow.

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The series also included a variety of characters including Simon Perry, Colin, Wooly, Billy Box, Baljit, Pasty the Worm, Mister Spanky, Naughty Torty, Gaston, Sam Sam, and Bro and Bro the Wolves. What's Up Doc? was designed to promote and feature products created by Warner Bros. in the UK of which included video games, movies, tours of their studios, and of course, their vast library of Looney Tunes animated shorts from which the "What's up Doc?" catch phrase was derived, and new animated series; Animaniacs, Batman: The Animated Series and Taz-Mania.

What's Up Doc? made use of the "phone-in" game format made popular by BBC mainstays such as Going Live, using revolutionary for the time games technology to escalate the experience thanks in part to the budget and resources of Warner Bros. Phone-in games that featured on the programme included Hugo the Troll and Joe Razz. The show was also responsible for the success of Batman: The Animated Series and Animaniacs on terrestrial television. Music was also a huge part of the show and played a large role in launching the careers of music groups Take That, East 17 and Eternal.

What's up

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What's Up!

What's Up! is a Swedish boyband established in 2007 and was originally composed of Eric Saade, Robin Stjernberg, Luwdig "Ludde" Keijser and Johan Yngvesson. When Saade left the band to pursue a solo career, he was replaced by Johannes Magnusson.

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The band What's Up! was formed based on a competition that attracted hundreds of applicants. 15 finalists competed in an event held at the Globe theater and as a result the four original members were picked. They all had experience in earlier musical events. Eric Saade from Kattarp had won on the Swedish music contest Joker (now Popkorn). Robin Stjernberg from Hässleholm had been a winner in the Sommarchansen in Malmö in 2006, Luwdig "Ludde" Keijser from Enköping had competed in Lilla Melodifestivalen and Johan Yngvesson from Vetlanda had appeared in Super Trouper television series.

The newly formed band toured Sweden starting Spring 2008 and released an album entitled In Pose. It stayed one week in the Swedish Albums Chart at #40. They had two relatively successful singles from the album. "Go Girl!" in May 2007 that peaked at #5 in the Swedish Singles Chart and "If I Told You Once" in March 2008 reaching #16.