| rdfs:comment | - On April 3, 1974, Ernie and Bert appeared on The Today Show where Bert redressed himself to look like Shalit. In 1977, Shalit hosted the PBS special Sesame Street at Night?. In 1980, as part of his regular appearances on The Today Show, he interviewed Jim Henson about the NBC Pipes in the basement of (what was then) the RCA Building. Shalit jokingly stated that the pipes would be preserved as a museum, the "Jim Henson Memorial Pipes"—in a way, presaging the inclusion, in 2010, of the pipes on the public tour of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
- He is known to have had a rocky relationship with former Today co-host Bryant Gumbel. He has been involved in reviewing the arts since 1967. He has written for publications including Look Magazine, Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, TV Guide, Seventeen, Glamour, McCall's, and The New York Times. In "Ready, Willing, and Disabled", after Peter has revealed he put steroids in Joe's water before the final event and ends his fame, Peter thinks Joe's waiting to be interviewed by Gene Shalit.
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| abstract | - He is known to have had a rocky relationship with former Today co-host Bryant Gumbel. He has been involved in reviewing the arts since 1967. He has written for publications including Look Magazine, Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, TV Guide, Seventeen, Glamour, McCall's, and The New York Times. In "Ready, Willing, and Disabled", after Peter has revealed he put steroids in Joe's water before the final event and ends his fame, Peter thinks Joe's waiting to be interviewed by Gene Shalit. Peter turns himself from Britney Spears into Shalit while kissing Justin Timberlake in the "Supergriffins" segment of "Family Guy Viewer Mail No. 1". In a flashback in "Brian Sings and Swings", Peter is mugged by Shalit. Shalit threatens Peter using movie titles and actors: “Don’t...Panic Room; I’m not going to...William Hurt you. I only want your...Tango & Cash, so just...Pay It Forward and we’ll all be...Happy Gilmore.” Peter, confused then asks what just happened. In "Tiegs for Two", when Mr. Washee Washee remarks that all Americans look the same to him, Peter's face is replaced by a live-action photograph of Shalit's face, which is animated South Park style. Peter sets up a cutaway in "The Book of Joe" in which he assures Joe that he can pull off pretending to be someone he's not when Joe needs him to stand in for him. Peter dresses as the ghost of Roger Ebert and haunts Gene, claiming to still be a better critic in death, only to be thwarted by a crucifix. Gene's wife JoAnne who appears wearing the same mustache wakes up and is reassured by Gene that everything is alright as they make love.
- On April 3, 1974, Ernie and Bert appeared on The Today Show where Bert redressed himself to look like Shalit. In 1977, Shalit hosted the PBS special Sesame Street at Night?. In 1980, as part of his regular appearances on The Today Show, he interviewed Jim Henson about the NBC Pipes in the basement of (what was then) the RCA Building. Shalit jokingly stated that the pipes would be preserved as a museum, the "Jim Henson Memorial Pipes"—in a way, presaging the inclusion, in 2010, of the pipes on the public tour of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. In 1983, he appeared in the "Great Muppet Look-Alike Contest" in Muppet Magazine issue 1, paired with the Swedish Chef. And he also contributed a "Movie Crumb Cake" recipe for Miss Piggy's 1996 cookbook, In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy. Shalit has ventured into the medium he critiques as well, appearing as himself, or a parody voiced by him, in SpongeBob SquarePants, The Critic and Family Guy.
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