ON TV CONTEST : Fill that empty nest with a television child
Posted on Monday, August 4, 2008
They can be obnoxious, cloying, disrespectful, overly precocious or just downright evil. Or, they can be adorable little angels.
They are TV children. And they deserve good homes.
For the On TV Contest, the judge is looking to house these fictional rug rats. So, if you could have any TV child as your very own, which one would it be ? Why ?
Have you always been drawn to Elizabeth, the youngest Walton child ? What about only son Theo Huxtable of The Cosby Show ? Or how about responsible oldest-child D. J. Tanner of Full House ?
Just keep in mind that a child is anyone under 18 years of age. That means that if you want to choose one of those walking hormones from Beverly Hills 90210 you may do so. But when you’re explaining your reasons, you must limit yourself to discussing the early, pre-college years of the show.
Also, limit your choice to flesh-and-blood kiddies on scripted series. No puppets, cartoons or “reality” participants.
And don’t forget that you are only allowed to choose one. If you’re extremely attached to all three of Tim and Jill Taylor’s boys on Home Improvement, the judge is very sorry, but you’ll have to narrow down your choice to just one. No multiple adoptions allowed.
Other than that, the choice is yours. But make sure that your entry is devoted solely to the child character and not the child actor.
Your entry can take any form you like. Just be sure you explain your choice.
Send the entry (one per contestant ), including your mailing address and daytime phone number, to Jennifer Nixon at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, P. O. Box 2221, Little Rock, Ark. 72203; or jnixon@arkansasonline. com. Entries must be received no later than 3 p. m. Aug. 11.
The reader with the best-written entry will win the chance to choose from Judge Nixon’s Fabulous Prize Pile of TV DVD sets. The judge loves humor and creativity.
Who can enter: Anyone except the winner of the last contest, Cyndi Justice of North Little Rock. And no Democrat-Gazette employees.
What about children who weren’t major characters ? Are they up for grabs too ? Absolutely. Recurring and one-shot characters are perfectly acceptable choices as long as the character had a name and you can remember it. Saying “that kid who sat behind Beaver at school” won’t cut it.
Note to privacy-conscious readers: We do not compile lists of mail or e-mail addresses for evil plots or marketing purposes. All entries are destroyed after the judge has selected her winner.
Note to sticklers for the truth: TV Judge Nixon is not a government official. “TV judge” is a made-up title.
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