S1.E1

Episode #1.1

Episode aired Mar 1, 1980
1h

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Keiko Masuda and Mie in Pink Lady (1980)

Jeff introduces Pink Lady to America; Sherman Hemsley banters and appears in a few sketches; Blondie's music video for "Shayla" gets some exposure; Bert Parks sings a song; there's a montage... Read allJeff introduces Pink Lady to America; Sherman Hemsley banters and appears in a few sketches; Blondie's music video for "Shayla" gets some exposure; Bert Parks sings a song; there's a montage of Hollywood-themed skits; and Mie and Kei perform "Boogie Wonderland," "Stop. In the Nam... Read allJeff introduces Pink Lady to America; Sherman Hemsley banters and appears in a few sketches; Blondie's music video for "Shayla" gets some exposure; Bert Parks sings a song; there's a montage of Hollywood-themed skits; and Mie and Kei perform "Boogie Wonderland," "Stop. In the Name of Love," "You've Got a Friend," "Don't Stop" and "Knock on Wood."

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6.2/10

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3Critic reviews

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Keiko Masuda

Kei
(as Kei Masuda)

Mie

Mie
(as Mie Nemoto)

Jeff Altman

Self

Blondie

Themselves

Debbie Harry

Self
(as Blondie)

Sherman Hemsley

Self

Bert Parks

Self

Byron Allen

Self

Anna Mathias

Various Characters

Ed Nakamoto

Various Characters

Cheri Steinkellner

Various Characters
(as Cheri Eichen)

Smith Wordes

Dancer

Linda Harmon

Pink Lady
(singing voice)
(uncredited)

Richard Lee-Sung

Shecky Nakamoto
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The show's producers wrongly thought Mie and Kei could speak at least passable English because of a disastrous mis-reading of an interview the two women gave for a Japanese TV show. In the interview, they spoke a fair amount of clear if accented English along with the show's host. However, this was a situation where they had learned those lines phonetically, since the show they were on always had some segments in English. The producers only realized in horror that they had no impromptu ESL skills when pre-production began.