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The Academy Awards — 59th Oscars

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A competitive Oscar ceremony is given some pep thanks to Paul Hogan and presenter Bugs Bunny, but an especially lame opening act and glacial pacing mar a night full of decidedly exciting victors.

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Bud Wilkinson Arizona Republic 04/21/2021
Co-hosts Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn were merely adequate, and without the presence of Paul Hogan at the beginning and Bugs Bunny later, the telecast would have been without redemption. Go to Full Review Jack Mathews Los Angeles Times 04/21/2021
Monday's Oscar show was a gem to watch, both for the awards and the production, the first under the aegis of Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Goldwyn's decision to dwell on film clips... kept the show rolling without the usual second-hour flat spots. Go to Full Review Jay Carr Boston Globe 04/21/2021
As usual, though, the evening, while not without gratifications, was mediocre television. There were no lapses of taste... But the production numbers all seemed tasteless in a curiously old-fashioned way. Go to Full Review Patrick Taggart Austin American-Statesman 04/21/2021
Australia's Paul Hogan warned that Academy Awards shows sooner or later "go off the boil." The one Monday night was no exception. Go to Full Review Bill Cosford Miami Herald 04/21/2021
Chevy Chase followed with an extended monologue in the Johnny Carson mold with the expected array of topical jokes... Taste aside, he made a good Carson. Go to Full Review Tony Atherton Ottawa Citizen 04/21/2021
The show bubbled along relatively painlessly until the last half hour or so when technical miscues, an unimaginative production number, and presenters who were either pompous or befuddled had viewers nodding off. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Chevy Chase

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Episode 1 Aired Mar 30, 1987 59th Oscars Details

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Season Info

Network
ABC
Genre
Special Interest
Release Date
Mar 30, 1987