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May 22-28, 1988

The 30th Anniversary Edition

Overview

What we learned this week from 1988 is that everything old continues to be new. There are always so many parallels between our present and our past. For instance, Ron Paul was running for President, and now Rand Paul is running. Here is Congressman Paul in an interview in 1988 when he ran for the Libertarian ticket. Sarah Palin was also making her name known on a bigger stage. Sarah Palin as sportscaster, link below. If scandal is what you like, than read about the Judith Exner and Kennedy relationship, in light of other Kennedy mistresses coming forward the last couple of years. There was also developing issues of US intervention in Nicaragua and Iraq/Iran, the Presidential Election, the after glow of the Olympics, the Grammy's, and a discussion of AIDS on "Highway to Heaven". In election news, Michael Dukakis and Jessie Jackson were seemingly in a neck and neck battle for the Democratic Nomination.  New York was dealing with the after effects of a Police Shooting. Also, the Likud Party in Israel was stopping Sec of State's Shultz "Land for Peace" deal in the West Bank. 

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 What I already Know (K)(what you should know coming into this week)



  • The Iran-Contra Scandal    
  • AIDS
  • Reaganomics
  • The War on Drugs
  • 80's rock music
  • The Conservative Coalition
  • The Crash of '87
  • Business Consolidation/Mergers
  • Outsourcing
  • The Middle Eastern Crisis
  • Glasnost
  • NATO/Warsaw Pact
  • The Computer Age
  • Iran-Iraq War
  • The Election system
  • US Central American policy
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This Week's Magazine Rack

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Cover: Richard Bernstein

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Cover: Gil Kane
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Photo Credit: Matthew Rolston

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Cover: Don Martin

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Cover Artist: John Byrne/George Perez

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Cover Credit: Richard Mackson

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Cover: Annie Leibovitz

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Cover Artist: Todd McFarlane; 1st featured appearance of Venom

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TV schedule

Sunday May 22nd
Network7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABCWonderful World of Disney
"Meet the Muncey's" (1988)
Special That's Incredible! reunion Baby M (1988)
CBS60 Minutes Murder She Wrote
" R"
My Father, My Son (1988)
Fox21 Jump Street
"School's Out"
America's Most WantedMarried with Children
"R"
It's Garry Shandling's Show DuetThe Tracey Ullman ShowWerewolf
"Amazing Grace"
NBCOur House
"R"
Family Ties
"R"
The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)
Monday May 23rd
Network7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABCMacGyver
"R"
Baby M (Pt 2)(1988)local newssyndication
CBSKate & Allie
"The Clip Show"
Designing Women
"R"
Miss Universe Pageant
winner: Porntip Nakhirunkanok from Thailand
local newssyndication
Foxall syndication programming
NBCAlf
"R"
Valerie's Family
"R"
C.A.T. Squad
"Python Wolf" (1988)
local newssyndication
David Letterman
guests
no guests-writer's strike (returns June 28th)
Johnny Carson
guests
"R"
Tuesday May 24th
Network7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Who's the Boss?
"R"
Who's the Boss
"R"
Moonlighting
"R"
thirtysomething
"R"
local news syndication
CBSBugs Bunny Mystery Special It's Magic Charlie Brown Nightmare at Bitter Creek(1988) local news syndication
Foxsyndication
NBC Matlock
"R"
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (1988)local news syndication
David Letterman
guests
no guests-writer's strike (returns June 28th)
Johnny Carson
guests
"R"
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Wednesday May 25th
Network7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABCGrowing Pains
"R"
Head of the Class
"R"
Hooperman
"R"
A Royal Galalocal news syndication
CBS Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Guests: Chet Atkins, Gary Muledeer,Wally Eastwood
Jake and The Fatman
"R"
The Equalizer
"R"
local news syndication
Foxsyndication
NBC Aaron's Way
"New Patterns" (finale)
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
"Here's a little known Ingrid Bergman incident"
Cheers
"R"
St Elsewhere
"The Last One" (Finale)
local news syndication
David Letterman guests no guests-writer's strike (returns June 28th)
Johnny Carson guests Paul Hogan, David Brenner Linda Hopkins
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Thursday May 26th
Network7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Probe
"R"
Hotel
"R"
Omnibus
host: Beverly Sills
Local NewsSyndication
CBS48 Hours
"The Warriors"
Nairobi Affair (1984)Local NewsSyndication
Foxsyndication
NBCThe Cosby Show
"R"
A Different World
"R"
Cheers
"R"
Night Court
"R"
LA Law
"R"
Local NewsSyndication
David Letterman guests no guests- writer's strike(returns June 28th)
Johnny Carson guests Chevy Chase, John Suter, Thalassa Cruso
Friday May 27th
Network7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABCPerfect Strangers
"R"
Full House
"R"
Mr Belvedere
"R"
I Married Dora
"R"
20/20Local NewsSyndication
CBSBeauty and the Beast
"R"
Irving Berlin's 100th BirthdayLocal News Syndication
Foxsyndication
NBC TV's Bloopers and Practical JokesSonny Spoon
"R"
Miami Vice
"R"
Local NewsSyndication
David Letterman guests no guests-writer's strike (returns June 28th)
Johnny Carson guests James Stewart, Fred Roggin
Saturday May 28th
Network7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABC Juarez Ohara
"R"
Spenser: For Hire
"R"
local newssyndication
CBS High Mountain Rangers
"R"
Tour of Duty
"R"
W 57th local newssyndication
FoxFamily Double Dare Boys Will Be Boys
"R"
Dirty Dozen
"A Quiet Weekend in the Country "
syndication
NBCFacts of Life
"R"
227
"R"
The Golden Girls
"R"
Amen
"R"
Hunter
"R"
local newssyndication
SNL this weekSNL is over for the season, writer's strike started on March 7th
Saturday morning
Network7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:3011:0011:30
ABC Little Clowns of HappytownPound Puppies My Pet Monster The Little Wizards The Real Ghostbusters The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show The Flintstone KidsAnimal Crack-Ups or syndication ABC Weekend Special or syndication
CBS Hello Kitty's Furry Tale TheaterMuppet BabiesPee-wee's PlayhouseMighty Mouse: The New AdventuresPopeye and Son Dennis the MenaceTeen Wolf or syndication Kidd Video/Galaxy High or syndication
Foxsyndication programs
NBC Disney's Adventures of the Gummi BearsThe SmurfsALF:The Animated SeriesAlvin and the Chipmunks Fraggle RockThe New ArchiesFoofur or syndicationI'm Telling!or syndication
First Run Syndication
Charles in Charge
"Five Easy Pizzas"
It's a Living
"Tune In, Tune Out"
emptyShe's the Sheriff
(returns October 8th)
Bustin' Loose
"It's a Pizza Cake"(finale)
Punky Brewster
"Wimped Out, One Plus Tutor is Three, The Dilemma, What's Your Sign?, Wedding Bells for Brandon" (finale)
Webster
(returns September 9th)
Star Trek:The Next Generation
(returns November 21st)
emptyFriday the 13th
(returns July 2nd)
Tales from the Darkside
"Family Reunion"
EmptyEmptyEmptySmall Wonder
(returns September 17th)
Mama's Family
(returns November 5th)
Out of this World
"I've Got a Secret"
EmptyTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(returns October 8th)
Empty
EmptyThunderCats
(returns September 5)
WWF Superstars of WrestlingKids IncorporatedEmpty
EmptyMarblehead Manor
"If You Knew Sushi" (finale)
Finders Keepers The Raccoons
(return in October)
Empty
Austin City Limits
(returns in January 1989)
Danger Mouse
(New Episodes in 1991)
Mr Wizard's World
(Returns June 1st)
You Can't Do That on Television
(would go on a retooling hiatus in 1988)
Star Search
Doctor Who
(Returns in October)
T and T
"Pros and Cons"
Hee Haw
(Returns October 1st)
emptyThe New Leave It To Beaver
"The End of the World"
GLOW
(Returns June 3rd)
DuckTales
(returns in Nov)
Soul Train
Teena Marie, Junior, Guy
American Bandstand
Keith Pebbles, Desert Rose Band
DeGrassi Jr High
(returns November)
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GARFIELD ©1988 Paws, Inc. Reprinted with permission of UNIVERSAL UCLICK. All rights
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DOONESBURY © G. B. Trudeau. Reprinted with permission of UNIVERSAL UCLICK
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PEANUTS ©C. Schulz REPRINTED with Permission by Universal UCLICK


History (information gathered from The Milwaukee Sentinel,  Times-News from Henderson, NC, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The New York Times, The LA Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Southeast Missourian, The Palm Beach Post,  history.orb; Garfield , Doonesbury, and Peanuts strips used with permission, however we do not own the rights, please do not copy) 
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Topic: AIDS

→ News Developing--Film at 11

Topic: Iran-Contra

→News Developing--Film at 11

Topic: Central America/Caribbean

→ News Developing--Film at 11

Topic: Israel/Palestine Crisis

→ News Developing--Film at 11

Topic: Iran/Iraq War

→ News Developing--Film at 11

Topic: Literature
Fiction
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Topic: The East Side of the Iron Curtain

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Topic: The West Side of the Iron Curtain

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Topic: Apartheid

→ News Developing--Film at 11

Topic: Entertainment

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Topic: Global Violence

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Topic: Political Scandal

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Topic: Physical Events/Environment


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Topic: Art/Literature

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Topic: Business and Economics

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Non Fiction
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Topic: Science and Technology

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Topic:Fads and Fashions

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Topic: Transportation

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Topic: TV events

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Topic: Northern Africa

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Topic:Southern Africa

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Topic: Central Asia
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Topic: The Pacific

→ News Developing--Film at 11

Topic: The Reagan Era

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Topic:Drugs

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Topic:Afghanistan

→ News Developing--Film at 11

Topic: Education

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Topic: The Election of '88

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Topic: Environmental and Energy Policy

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Topic: The Vietnam War fallout

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Topic: Music

→ #1 Top 40 song of the week:
Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine
Anything For You

→ #1 Country song of the week:
Kathy Mattea
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses

→ #1 Rock song of the week:
Bruce Hornsby and the Range
The Valley Road

→ #1 R&B/Hip Hop song of the week:
Pebbles
Mercedes Boy

→ #1 Adult Contemporary Song:
Johnny Hates Jazz
Shattered Dreams

→ #1 Dance song of the week:
Noel
Like a Child

→ #1 Latin Song:
Yuri
Que Te Pasa?

Topic:Race, Class, and Gender in the USA

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Topic:Crime

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Topic:Human Interest Stories

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Topic:The Quest for Peace

→ News Developing--Film at 11

Topic:The Middle East

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Topic: Religion

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Topic:Sports

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What I would like to know more about? (W)

Specific Questions to think about
  • Would you say this was a good or a bad week for the Reagan Administration?why?
  • What did it mean to be a citizen of the USA this week?
  • What did it mean to be a citizen of another nation of your choosing this week?
  • What issues were the biggest concerns this week?
  • What cultural events would have drawn you in this week? why?
  • What are your observations about this week?
  • What do you feel like you need to learn more about in order to understand this week?


Demonstrating What I Learned (L); Thinking like an Historian

ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK, CHOOSE 1

1. Choose 1 story from each day of the week and follow it further (read about it in the 1988 newspapers provided)... why is the story important? what happened in the end? Does this story still relate to us today? Is this still an ongoing story? (logical intelligence)

2. Examine the TV schedule, find one of the episodes on any number of streaming sites. Use the Library of Congress reflection guide to Observe, reflect, and question the information/culture being presented to you. How does this episode tie into the larger themes of the week (IE, Miami Vice and its reliance on drug trafficking themes) (visual intelligence)

3. Diagram the relevance of this week's events/culture to one of our guest interviews, how does hearing from a 1988 voice enhance the information presented? (intrapersonal intelligence)

4. Create and craft a mock news broadcast following several of this week's stories, or design a week summary skit (both will need to be performed) (bodily intelligence)

5. Listen to the music of this week and assess its relevance and importance to the issues and events  or craft a song about the events of the week (musical intelligence)
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 6. Write a mock journal entry from someone of your age in 1988, telling their journal about his/her week in 1988, OR write a series of poems about the week, OR write a report about how this week shaped 1988, OR read one of the top selling books and report about what you read (linguistic intelligence)


Other ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE 1988 ARCHIVES (use 1988project format)
  • Choose an age appropriate 1988 film and review it for our film reviews
  • Choose an TV episode from 1988 and review it for our television reviews
  • Choose an album, artist, or song from 1988 and review for our music section
  • Choose a game to play (board, video, etc) from 1988 and review it for our game section
  • Choose a 1988 book and review it for the literature section
  • Google Newspaper archives to enhance understanding and explore primary sources
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