Smoky Hill High School - Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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T.V. Tackles Controversial Issues The 1984 fall season opened up with many new T. V. series and dramas. Television had expanded and tested the limits of its viewers by confronting such issues as Physical Abuse f Burn- ing Bed l, drug and alcohol abuse l Not My Kid J, Incest t Something about Ameila l, homosexuality t Con- senting Adult J, suicide t Surviving l, and Missing Children. While these dramas were highly successful, the most popular television shows of the 1984-1985 season were the comedies. Shows such as Family Ties and The Cosby Show were enjoyable to watch yet they still had a meaningful message to convey to the audience. Other successful T. V. shows were detective stories. Action packed, suspense filled shows with a touch of humor ranked in the Nielson ratings that year. These included Simon 81 Simon, Ftiptide, Murder She Wrote, and Mickey SpilIane's Mike Hammer. The star of Mike Hammer, Stacey Keach, was convicted of drug possession during the filming in England. He served a nine month sentence in a London prison. This discontinued the series for the rest of the year. Stacy Keach, as Mike Hammer, is interested in a rock, on Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. The CBS show, a major hit, halted its production as Keach served a nine month prison sentence in London for possession of cocaine. Joan Collins starred as Alexis Carrington Colby and Michael Nader starred as Dex Dexter, on ABCs television hit drama in Denver, Dynasty. 92 Television its W ,sf M ., . Nita ,gen 09 'Qs' ,QQ gl 1 Agway kk-9.11 .. -. -' -1 i . Qt

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x 1 , My e f 'MM s, f M, New styles in shoes dominated the SH scene as tennis shoes were replaced by a variety of different styles. Kristine Gull and Stephanie Pugmire display the broad range of clothing worn this year. Fashions 91

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.tt t , if in Charter fishing boat owner Ethan Cragg iCIaude Akins, Ieftl and Sheriff Tupper iTom Bosleyl get help from Jessica Fletcher iAngela Lansburyj when murder hits her home town, in Murder, She Wrote. 1 N Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter Birney, Tina Yothers starred in NBC hit show Family Ties. Gerald McRaney 8i Jameson Parker starred in CBS television show Simon 81 Simon. Television 93